#Liberation of Ryloth

[rainintheevening]

Things I think about: In the liberation of Ryloth, when Obi-Wan and Mace are bringing the three Acclamators in, one of them gets shot down, and like... that had a whole freaking other legion in it. Not to mention the support staff? The ship's crew (engineers, mechanics, cooks, officers)? Like the whole idea of filling the Navy with clones is preposterous, there could never have been enough. So the clones and the nat-born crews and officers aboard a ship the size of an Acclamator would number well past 10,000.

Ten thousand.

Now there would be survivors, even with the ship falling out of the sky they'd get every gunship out of there they could. Of course the ramp could be damaged. But like, everyone knows the crash procedures. So there would be SOME survivors.

Unless it got freaking fireballed, in which case... 10,000 lives lost.

10,000 that's as many Jedi as there were left to take the field in the entire galaxy.

Imagine the backlash in the Force.

Imagine how the Jedi have to take that. Imagine them wishing that the clones were droids, so they didn't have to feel it, and then feeling horribly guilty.

Imagine wishing you could send everyone else home and you alone could be the one life at risk to save all those people the Separatists are threatening to wipe out. But you can't. Alone, you are nothing in the face of the Confederate might and power.

So you stay. And you take every metaphorical punch to the gut, because it's better than standing by and doing nothing.

Saving lives costs lives in war.

[dankovskaya]

Mostly I just had the idea rewatching the Ryloth arc inspired by twi’lek obsession and the intended personality of the swtor character I played for 2 days and then abandoned possibly forever but I’m thinking Jedi Knight with a sort of um. Any means necessary in retaliation to oppressive forces attitude that the Jedi Order is not a huge fan of who learns of the separatist occupation of Ryloth => Requests to be part of the liberation force => Denied due to prior assignment and the Republic army being stretched thin enough as is as well as personal emotional investment => and then since this is all relatively early in the war they become one of the first notable Jedi defectors. Not to “the other side” just like Fuck y’all I’m going to Ryloth anyway Lmfao.

[eldstunga]

What kind of view does Rynn have of some of the big events that happen, like the clone wars or death star destruction, or the key factors and characters, like Luke, Leia, or the rebellion in general?

As with everything Rynn, one has to remember she is not some hero or important person or even well informed - This is pretty key to her whole character - So we'll need to exercise some critical thought. 1. The Clone Wars: Rynn was very young during the "liberation" of Ryloth and the battles fought there, but for obvious reasons such a traumatic time will leave scars in a child. Her mother fought and died with the resistance and she famously harbours a deep mistrust and dislike for droids. (a distrust most of the outer and mid rim canonically shared before 2012)

2. Murderball: So in Rynn's Timeline the Death Star has not yet been destroyed if I recall correctly, about 4BBY. But when it does occur it's good to keep in mind the Death Star is secret until the destruction of Alderaan and is destroyed itself just days later, well before any public news network has even figured out that the empire was responsible. It would take a long time for anyone not directly involved with the rebellion to know about its destruction, and further still to grasp the significance of the event. Much of the information would likely also either be republic or imperial propaganda, or be suspected of being rebel propaganda. Rynn's opinion would probably be to shake her head or express disbelief at casualty estimates like you might react to a tv broadcast about a war or disaster in a distant country, and then go back to work because she has to eat.

3. She's heard of Han, because they move in similar, gossipy circles, but otherwise the characters would all be unknown to her until probably around the establishment of the new Republic. She'd be surprised people that 'common' and from the outer rim too were important leaders of the Rebellion, maybe a little proud because she's acquainted with Han, spacers represent, but ultimately again, it's far away and rent is due...

4. The Rebellion: The Rebellion is primarily trouble to Rynn, their presence in a system makes her life harder on a good day, their existence at ALL makes everyone's life harder. She understands and respects their creed but doesn't trust the purity of their motives and do not think they'll win. Plus they are underfunded and desperate - tried to cheat her out of a deal once and nearly blew her ship so she does not work with them anymore. Once they actually win, she will be on edge and very curious. It takes a long time for change to reach the Outer Rim but those days will be dangerous and exciting. The market prices will be crazy weird for months if not years, how will fuel be affected? Will they forgive loans to imperial banks? (no) Plenty of ways in those heady days for a clever spacer to get rich or die stupidly...

She just wants to get on with work.

[darimurtales]

STAR WARS DIVERGENCE | act one anime opening

From January 24th, 2021 (YouTube Description)

Beridin Darimur was a Jedi General during The Clone Wars equally famous for her heroism and treason toward the Republic. She was fully dedicated to the liberation of her home planet Ryloth, even if that meant reestablishing where her loyalties lied. Beridin was dishonorably discharged from The Grand Army of the Republic, expelled from the Jedi order and sentenced to four years federal prison, but escaped with the help of the Twi’Lek Resistance. She spent the rest of her life fighting for what she believed in, true justice. Well, I'm finally finished with this project, 4 1/2 months in the making! I often feel like I'm not posting here as frequently as I want to, and then I remember it's because I'm always working on stuff like this behind the scenes. Just a little insight, Divergence was my method of coping during 2020 and everything that happened in the world and my personal life. I've never had so much fun pouring into a world and I'm so happy I decided to push this further. It's allowed me to really explore Beridin as a character in depth and really get some good practice as far as writing, world building, and story telling in general goes. And I'm overwhelmed and flattered by the response to this fanon, you guys are so kind and I'm so happy you enjoy my indulgence.

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[ivonhart]

love and war | wrecker x fem twi’lek!reader

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summary: The love you shared was one of wide smiles and flushed cheeks. The love that made your heart grow twofold to the point it ached. The love that made one believe in soulmates. But with this love came war. War to survive in such a harsh world. War to ensure that the light of love would not be snuffed out by the growing darkness throughout the galaxy. War to simply…find peace.

a/n: !! chapter warnings !! brief mention of Twi'lek enslavement and scars from slave whips - really nothing major / Summaries are so hard I'm so sorry. Straight up pulled that outta my butt while I listened to Flawed Mangoes. But anyway, I just love love and I love Wrecker so much so here we are! Also, I took some creative libarties and made our Twi'lek reader's lekkus to be considerable longer than presented in the shows/movies because I said so. If that nasty ass Bib Fortuna can have them so can my girl!! Also also, apparently the head-tails that Twi'leks have are kinda like living parts or something. Like I read that they can pick things up and move to communicate like sign language. So that's pretty cool. As well as a backstory behind Wrecker's blind eye and scars, plus a little headcanon about slight hearing loss on his part.

“Oh, I’m so excited to see what Phee has brought back!” Lyana said with bright eyes as the three of you made your way to the top of the island. You eyed her father with a small smile before responding. “As am I.” A thoughtful hum passed by your lips as you pulled one of your lekkus over your shoulder, messing with the flower vines you decorated your head-tails with. “I wonder if she picked up any new seeds for me? The gardens could use some new friends.”

You were as close of a friend to Phee as she let you be after she freed you from slavers whilst on a mission to “liberate” an ancient Ryloth artifact the slavers wished to part with. As the three of you reached the summit and watched the ship come into view, you noted the four individuals that stood in front of her.

One being a young girl with short, blonde hair. Despite the fact they ranged from shape and size, they all sported the same colored armor. “After all, I am a liberator–” Shep was quick to announce their presence by finishing her sentence. “Liberator of ancient wonders.” Clone Force 99’s attention turned towards the new voice and that was when Wrecker saw you.

A Twi’lek dressed in a long, airy dress that blew in the light ocean breeze, paired with a slightly dirty apron that held gardening tools looked at his brother from underneath her large floppy hat that was decorated with flowers along the top. Even though you wore a hat, he could still take in your lekkus that dropped down your back and swayed with each breath you took.

As you got closer, he saw that your head-tails were wrapped in small vines that sprouted a few tiny flowers along the larger parts of the vines. You were the most beautiful creature he had ever laid his eyes on. His eyes never left your figure as you bounced over to Phee with a wide smile. “PHEEEEEEEE!” The woman in question opened her arms with a small smile as she braced for impact.

Everything about you drew Wrecker’s attention and he felt his heart speed up as you passed him to get to her. Your scent was one of dirt and flora. It was intoxicating. “Easy now.” Phee started with a laugh. “Those tools you got might poke my kidney out if you hug me any tighter.” And your laugh. Wrecker had to force his legs to stay under him as the sound flowed through his ears like the sweetest melody. He was so enamored with you that he didn’t see the way Hunter eyed him. The speed of his heart was like a hammer inside Hunter’s ears from how fast his heart was beating.

“About time you showed your face around here.” Shep said with a laugh after you pulled away, allowing both him and Lyana to embrace her. “What’d you bring this time?” As Phee knelt down to show Layana, you took the time to look at those she brought along. From a closer distance it was clear that they were clones, but they weren’t like the ones you remembered from the war.

They had similar faces, but they had slightly different aspects about each and every one of them. The one next to the little girl sported a skull tattoo that took half his face along with a notable, red bandanna that held his long hair back a tad. The next one seemed to hide behind his data pad, but you could still see that his goggled-eyes were stuck on Phee as she spoke about the artifact. You couldn’t help the small smile that tugged on your lips.

Then your attention moved to the last clone and he was…breathtaking. He was as large as a house with broad shoulders and strong arms, but his eyes held almost a shyness from under your gaze. His brown and white eye shifted side to side every few seconds as you kept your full attention on him.

You were so focused on memorizing the trail of scars along his eye that you didn’t realize Phee had been speaking to you until she waved her hand in front of her face. “Seems Flower here likes what she sees, huh?” Heat burned your cheeks as you snapped your eyes away from the man with an open mouth. You were about to rebuttal the woman, but she simply turned on her heel and began introducing everyone.

“This is Shep Hazard, Mayor of Pabu, his daughter, Lyana…” She then said your name whilst pointing towards you. “Shep, Lyana, Flower, meet Omega, Hunter, Wrecker and Tech.” Wrecker…that was his name. You thought the name was quite fitting for a man of his size. Even his hand seemed to engulf Shep’s as he gave him a firm handshake with joy.

You shadowed Lyana as she walked closer to Omega while she spoke. “Phee’s never brought any friends here before.” “Never?” You noted the accent the young girl had as she spoke. “Not even Cid?” Phee moved closer to you and hung her elbow on your shoulder while she answered the girl. “Nope.”

“So why bring us?” Hunter’s deep voice was a stark difference from Omega. “Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?” You smiled brightly before you poked her in the side. “She must really like you guys.” Phee stepped away from you with a playful hiss whilst waving her hand at you. “All right, Flower. That’s enough out of you. You want to see what I got you don’t ya?” Wrecker watched as your eyes lit up while you clasped your hands together under your chin.

“A gift? For me?” With quick, small shuffles you closed the gap between you and the woman with a wide smile as she pulled a small pouch from her bag. “Managed to snag you some Bluebell Squish seeds.” You squeal in excitement as you quickly open the pouch to see inside. “The gardens will love them! They have been longing for some new friends.”

“Scientifically speaking, flora of any kind cannot “long” for friends. They do not have the emotional intelligence for such things. In fact, they have no intelligence whatsoever.” You turned to see the voice belong to the one named Tech. His finger was up in the air as he spoke the words as if they were law.

Wrecker nudged his brother in the side to get him to apologize, but your sweet laugh filled the air once more. “Well you may be right, but they still do have emotional intelligence…just not in the same way we do.” You leaned closer to Tech with a smile. “Plants may lack a central nervous system, but they are still able to process information from the world around them and respond to them. And that, to me, is all I need to know to determine that they do, in fact, have feelings.” You stepped back with a joyful sigh before finishing.

“We are all children of the Force, and our energies recognize one another no matter what form we may take and respond to one another.” The Batch watched with wide eyes as Tech lifted his finger once more but was unable to formulate a reply. He simply cleared his throat and moved his hand to adjust his glasses. “I suppose it would be a waste of my time to discuss this further, seeing that you believe in such things, whilst I am a man of fact and logic.” Despite the fact that Tech’s words could be viewed in a negative light, you still smiled at him.

You both were right in your own ways and you had no right to diminish his outlook just because you believed another. And you sensed that he felt the same…but said it in a more clean-cut way.

“Then it’s settled. You’ll join us for dinner.” And with that the group began their way into lower Pabu. Omega and Lyana ran ahead whilst Shep spoke with Hunter and Tech following not far behind.

You had gradually made your way to the back of the group as many members of the community stopped to speak to you. From a quick “hello” to a brief conversation about a plant they had purchased from you. You bid farewell to a fellow Twi’lek when Wrecker spoke to you. “Do you know everyone here?” Oh how his voice made your stomach flip from the rasp it held.

A smile graced your lips as you fell in step with the man whilst responding. “We all know one another. We are all family to one another.” The two of you fell silent for a beat before both speaking at the same time. “So your group–” “So, how do you know Phee?” Both of you looked at one another before falling into a fit of giggles and laughs. While yours was light, his was hearty. You had to take hold of the tips of your head-tails due to the fact they seemed to keep reaching out for him.

Wrecker cleared his throat. “L-Ladies first.” His stutter brought heat to your cheeks once more as you moved your eyes back ahead of you. “I was just curious about you and your group. From what I know about the war, the clones were soldiers. So, your group having a child intrigued me.” You gazed towards the blonde girl as she jumped around with Lyana. “Is she the daughter of one of you?”

You turned your attention back to the large man and saw him shaking his head. “No, she’s our big sister.” You knew of the clones' accelerated growth so you put the pieces together that she must have been different. Wrecker tilted his head slightly. “Though…she is more like a daughter to Hunter.” A small laugh passed his lips. “It’s a lil’ odd.”

You softly shook your head. “Relationships between one another are complex things. As long as she is loved and cared for.” Wrecker looked down at you with sudden serious eyes. “We would lay down our lives for her.” You gave a stern nod. “Good. She deserves nothing less.”

The man was about to open his mouth once more, but Shep suddenly spoke your name. “This is her home and shop.” You looked towards him to see that the group was now in front of your home. “She nurtures the most beautiful plants in the entire galaxy. None are able to do what she does.”

Wrecker watched as you walked over to him while waving your hands in bashfulness. “Oh Shep, you act as though it was magic.” With a polite smile you slipped past Hunter and moved towards your door. “But, since I am here I suppose it’s time to say goodbye for now.” “Wait, you’re not coming to dinner with us?” Wrecker’s question shot through the air even before you had finished your sentence, earning everyone’s eyes on him.

Hunter could hear the way both hearts were beating so fast he feared he would get a headache. You dropped your gaze with a small laugh while taking a lekku in your hands. “I’m sure you all must have matters to discuss and I do not wish to intrude.” Shep shook his head with a gentle laugh before getting your attention. “You would never intrude. We all assumed you would be joining us; you missed Phee the most and I’m sure you’d love to catch up as well as get to know our guests more.” That’s when heat exploded along your cheeks once more.

You didn’t have to see Shep’s face to know he was smiling about a certain member of their team you quickly grew enamored with. With a small laugh you began walking backwards. “Well, in that case–” A gasp shot from your mouth as your hip hit one of the many plant pots you had scattered around your front porch.

Wrecker felt his hands twitch to reach out and steady you as he watched you regain your balance with an awkward cough. “Um…yeah, I’m–I’ll go freshen up then.” You were quick to shut your front door before letting a heavy sigh out from the embarrassment that spread throughout your body. Unaware of the eyes that lingered on your front door for longer than needed before eventually joining his brothers.

-

It was near sunset when Wrecker saw you again and when he did, the man launched to his feet as he took you in. The chair he sat on almost tumbled over from his speed in which he stood. There you were, the woman that already seemed to take over his mind, glowing underneath the light of Pabu’s setting sun.

Eyes staring straight at him. You were dressed in a loose fitting dress that draped over your body with your head-tails resting down your chest after you tied them together in the front with a ribbon. The tips of your tails barely sweeping across your belly button with the light breeze. 

Because of the lack of vines he was able to see the designs that spread across for lekkus; the faintest of swirls intertwined with your skin in a shade barely lighter than your skin color. His sudden movement didn’t go unnoticed and they all looked to where he was staring…only to see you.

Omega’s eyes widened as she was quick to speak. “YOU LOOK SO PRETTY!” Her excited voice snapped you from his gaze and you quickly looked down to where she was. A smile graced your lips once more as you moved closer. “Thank you very much, Omega.” Your eyes moved to look at everyone at the table. “I apologize for being so late. I still had some chores to finish up and then it took me some time to find a dress that didn’t have that many dirt stains on it.”

Everyone chuckled at your joke. “Uh, I th-I think you look amazingly…uh beautiful.” Wrecker’s words tumbled out faster than his brain could process which caused him to stumble over the words. And once more…your cheeks grew hot.  Omega grabbed your hand and led you to a, conveniently, vacant seat right next to Wrecker.

The dinner went well and as everyone began to scatter to their own devices, Wrecker made his way to where you stood. You had seen Omega and Lyana off towards the boat before settling in against the railing of the balcony just moments ago.

Because the dress you wore had an open back, the men were able to see what was marked there as you got comfortable. Jagged burns littered your colored skin and they knew immediately where they came from. A slaver’s whip. The long weapon coursing with electricity was something none could forget after being struck by one.

Although you just met Wrecker that day, you could tell that he was being unusually quiet as he approached and you knew why. “It’s okay. You can ask about them.” You grew to accept the scars that marked your body and felt no reason to cover it up. “You were a slave?” Wrecker couldn’t help but wince at the phrasing he used to ask the question, but you didn’t seem to be angry.

Your eyes still watched the boat with Omega and Lyana on it leave the dock as you let out a simple ‘mhmm’. You lekkus twirling the flowers that grew on the balcony as you did. “It’s quite common for the women of my species to be taken so it was really only a matter of time.” Wrecker’s heart grew heavy from your words. “Phee was actually the one who saved me.” You looked past Wrecker to where Phee was talking with Tech and a small smile formed. “She saved me in every possible way.”

“I’ll have to thank her then.” Your eyes moved to his brown and white one with slight confusion. “If she didn’t save you I may have never met you.” Heat exploded across your cheeks and you dropped your head with a small laugh. Your heart was pounding just as hard as his. “You sure do know how to make a lady blush.” The once heavy atmosphere grew light as Wrecker threw his head back in laughter.

Your giggles were not far behind. “What about your scars?” You asked once your laughter died down. Wrecker turned his large body towards you so you could get a better view at the side of his face that was littered with a web of scars around his ear and head. Being so close, you were even able to see that small parts of the ear were missing.

“It was during one of my early demolition exercises on Kamino. Normally, the bombs they had me working with were duds but one must’ve slipped through the cracks and next thing I know I was in the medical wing with only one good eye and ear.” So he was blind in that eye and the reason he speaks so loud is because he most likely lost hearing on that ear.

Another hum passed your lips as you slowly raised your hand to the side of his face. “May I?” Wrecker nodded and your fingers moved across his skin he gasped. The reaction caused you to jump back. “I’m so sorry!” Your eyes were wide with worry as you intertwined your claps hands with your lekku tips.

The man frantically shook his head. “M’bad.” You watched red flush his cheeks as his eyes shifted around. “It’s just…no one’s touched them before. People find them too scary to look at.” That’s when his eyes dropped to the floor and you watched as his whole self seemed to deflate. “People find me scary to look at.” Anger bubbled within you at his confession.

How could anyone think this man was scary? You could tell he was nothing more than a gentle giant. “Well, I don’t find you scary.” With a small step forward you brushed your fingers against his larger ones. “In fact…” Your voice dropped to almost a whisper as if the wind would carry the sound throughout all of Pabu. “I think you are quite handsome.”

His wide eyes snapped towards you and you had to hold back the giggles that threatened to escape. A few seconds passed before a smile split across his face. “Seems like I’m not the only one that can make someone blush.” Your heart grew full as you smiled up towards him. Unfortunately, the moment was lost when the ground started to shake. Wrecker grabbed hold of you with ease as you lost your footing and with wide eyes you looked up at him. Something was coming.

[shallowcoffin]

do any of you remember Chopper from the clone wars, season 1 ep 16 ?

yeah i've been thinking about him alot. and i have a headcanon that might make some people upset, but i really think it's cute.

so hear me out, we know Howzer is the captain of a battalion / squad on Ryloth. what if Chopper, after Slick (his original squad leader) was arrested / decommed for spilling info, what if his squad was transferred to Howzer's team ? and theoretically if that happened, Chopper and his squad would have met the Syndulla family.

personally, i think it would be really cute if Hera named Chopper (c1-10p) after the clone who helped liberate Ryloth ? maybe Chopper died defending Ryloth, or one of the Syndulla family members and Hera remembered it and named her droid after him ?

just-food for thought :')

[direwolfrules]

I just think it’d be funny if Tarre Vizsla left a holocron diary or two for his descendants, and sure the last half of the entries are all “Mand’alor-ing for Dummies” with political essays, detailed accounts of his recruitment of various clans, and a explanations of various laws he enacted and why they were necessary, but the first half is just utterly ridiculous Jedi nonsense.

“Dear Diary,

Today Fay took on a padawan. They are a Wookie, and they told me my hair is stupid in Shyriiwook. Since the Council told me I’m not allowed to fight any more children, I have to go find a padawan and get them to beat up Fay’s padawan”.

“Dear Diary,

Today my padawan accidentally was possessed by a Sith artifact (I told her not to touch it!!! 😡😡😡😡), but it’s okay. I threw it against a wall really hard and she snapped out of it. She’s claiming she woke up cause she fought off the essence of a dead Sith Lord in her mindscape, but I think it was the throwing that worked”.

“Dear Diary,

Today the Council called me into a meeting. I thought they were gonna congratulate me for my awesome campaign against the Sith army besieging Ryloth, but nooooo. Instead, I got a warning to stop giving the crèchelings man-eating predators as pets. It’s not my fault I happened to liberate a litter of strills from an unethical breeder! And strills like children! Sure, there was one little incident, but it’s really Master Vizzople’s fault for smelling like nerf beef all the time!”

[sem24]

The answer to my poll

Re mispellings: for people who thought I did this on purpose to trick you, you are giving me way too much credit. It wasn’t a trick question I just didn’t check the spellings.

For the people who keep telling me. I’m a pedantic nerd I get the urge to correct spelling, it doesn’t really matter. I did not expect this to blow up I thought like two people would see it. My mistake, I’m aware.

(Some spoilers)

Read till the end for a surprise!

1. Max Rebo-Real-it’s a crying shame people don’t recognize renound jizz wailer Max Rebo, people these days have no culture. RIP Max you would’ve loved Chapelle Roan.

Sy Snootles-Real-The myth, the legend, the icon.

Hondo Ohnaka-Real-Basically Star Wars does Captain Jack Sparrow, one of my favorite characters. (Piping hot take, he’s basically better Han Solo, I am prepared to be dragged through the comments for this opinion.)

Cham Syndulla-Real-people kept saying that they recognized the last name, but not the first of one of the characters. It’s either this one or another character below. He is a rebel Twi’lek who fought in the Clone Wars and later lead the Free Ryloth movement to liberate his home world (Ryloth) from the Empire. He is pretty isolationist and doesn’t like to work with the larger rebellion, which is why he clashes with his daughter Hera who is a rebel pilot, general and leader of Specter Cell.

Biggs Darklighter-Real-A lot of people thought he was a parody of Luke Skywalker, which is hilarious, but he is real, he was Luke’s best friend from Tatooine. And was in some cut New Hope Scenes. He joined the Imperial Academy, then defected to the rebellion. Where he as killed at the battle of Yavin. Most importantly he has a glorious mustache.

We’ll come back to Tula Bonobo who many of you correctly pointed out was the fake.

Owen Lars-Real-Has the distinct honor of having the most boring name in Star Wars; He is Luke’s Uncle who raises him when dear old dad goes a little murdery. Sadly dies by way of being related to a fantasy protagonist on their heroes journey. A fate for 9/10 fictional uncles.

Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios-Real-Ah a Tumblr favorite, Zeb is one of the last surviving Lasat after the Empire massacred his planet. He is a member of Spector Cell. He of course (and this is 100% canon cause I said so) flies off into the sunset with his husband Kallus at the end of the Rebels T.V. Show.

Elan Sleezbagano-Real- yes, he’s actually real. He tries to sell drugs to Obi-Wan Kenobi, that is all.

Qui-Gon Jinn-Real-Obi-Wan’s hippie Jedi master a real go with the force kinda guy. Get’s shish kebabed in Phantom Menace by Darth Maul. Kinda responsible for ruining the galaxy because he found little orphan death machine-Anakin Skywalker. Played by Liam Nissan (fun fact he is so tall they had to spend thousands of dollars raising the sets to accommodate him.) Is also missing his true calling as a hair model.

Zevulon Veers-Real-The only character I spell checked the name on, his father, Maximillion Veers, was an Imperial officer during the battle of Hoth. (The other character people may have recognized the last name, but not the first.) He defected to the rebellion. (Family reunions must have been awkward)

Mace Windu-Real-Got killed by being thrown out a window (cause Star Wars.) One of the most powerful Jedi and the leader of the Jedi Order. Played by Samuel L. Jackson, and has a purple lightsaber, (Bad guys always have red, good guys, blue or green.) But are you going to say no to Sam Jackson? Legend has it that he has “Motherfucker” inscribed on his saber hilt in Aurebesh (the Star Wars language.)

Now we get to as many guessed the fake name Tula Bonobo, a Bonobo is just a real animal that exists. I wasn’t trying to hide this fact. I shuffled through a few first names before landing on Tula. I think it sounds vaguely Star Warsy. And c’mon between Tula and Sleezebagano, which sounds more like the fake?

And now my confession: A wise squid-man once said “it’s a trap” and this indeed was a dirty trick…

Gather around children while I tell you a story. So last year I took an anthropology class, did I have any interest in that subject, no, but I needed the credits. It was difficult, but I liked the professor. And admist the boring reports on pre-historic fossils, I hit gold. I feel it’s high time the internet was re-introduced to this documentary of Liam Niesan narrating about ape sex. The meme potential is limitless. Have fun and use responsibly internet. You’re welcome.

[photogirl894]

@clonexreaderbingo

Square: "I love you"

Yay, my second bingo one-shot! This time, for Captain Howzer! This is my first time writing for him, so I hope I do the good Captain justice! 😊😊 Enjoy!!

“Hera? Hera! Hera! Where are you, child?” 

You cried out for the young Twi’lek girl in your charge as you wandered outside on the top balcony of the Syndulla household, wondering where she had wandered off to. The child was always getting into mischief along with her C1 unit Droid, who you swear had more sass and attitude than the girl herself. You’d done your daily lessons with her and then let her be so you could prepare dinner for her as well as Cham and Eleni, the girl’s parents, who would be expected to return soon. Of course, of all the times for Hera to disappear, it had to be just before her parents came home. Though, they most likely wouldn’t be surprised, but even still, it was embarrassing for you to appear as though you’d lost their daughter. The sun was just beginning to set, coloring the sky a deep gold and orange, and you hoped you’d find Hera before it got too dark.

Looking around to the courtyard and beyond the wall of the estate, you called out again, “Hera! Chopper!” When no response came, your hands came up to your hips as a groan of frustration escaped you. “Where has that girl and her Droid gone to now?” you asked aloud. You had checked all through the house and there was no sign of her. She’d better be outside somewhere.

At the start of the Clone Wars, you were hired by the Syndulla’s to be the governess for their daughter since one or both of her parents were constantly away, especially with Cham Syndulla’s involvement in the war as well as the liberation of Ryloth. You were a simple woman who had come to Ryloth for a new start after you had lost your family to a famine on your home planet. The Syndulla’s seemed like a good family who had nothing but their people’s best interests at heart and you found there was never a dull moment with them, especially with the fiery-spirited Hera, who was on the verge of her young teenage years. They paid you and treated you well and gave you your own room in the house to stay in; you really felt like you were part of their family some days.

Then off in the distance, you managed to spot a small cloud of dust and heard the faint revving of an engine. Your eyes narrowed, trying to make out the shape coming in your direction. It was a speederbike. After a few seconds, you spotted a familiar shade of teal against the gold of the sunset sky behind him which brought a smile to your face.

It was him…Captain Howzer.

He was a Clone captain over a squadron of troops that had been sent months ago to help the citizens of Ryloth after they were liberated from the Separatists. He had also personally been assigned to serve with Cham Syndulla and his family. He had been to the Syndulla home many times. Sometimes to retrieve Cham when he was needed for a battle of some kind, to check on the wellbeing of the family or to bring Hera back after she’d scampered off somewhere…which you could tell was the reason for his unexpected visit this time as you then spotted a smaller figure peek out from behind him, her green skin and lekku illuminated by the sun. 

Seeing them approaching the outer wall, you ducked out from the upper balcony, made your way through the house and went outside to meet them. Howzer drove in through the gate and brought the speederbike to a stop in the courtyard. You saw Hera slide off the back of the bike and Chopper, who had been magnetized to the very back, jumped off using his thrusters, chirping in greeting to you and waving his little mechanical arm like nothing was wrong.

“Oh, don’t act all innocent with me, Chopper,” you chided him as you walked towards them. Then you looked to Hera. “Hera Syndulla, where have you been? Your parents will be home anytime now.”

Before Hera could answer you, you all heard the sound of a shuttle approaching and saw it come zooming in overhead. It was Cham’s personal shuttle. You had a feeling he and his wife were going to question why you all were out there and possibly why Howzer was there unannounced. The shuttle came in for a landing inside the courtyard and you shielded your face from the exhaust. Within seconds, the Syndulla couple disembarked their ship.

“Well…we have quite the welcoming party, my dear,” Eleni remarked to her husband as they came your way.

“So it would seem,” replied Cham. “What are you all doing out here…and what brings you by, Howzer?”

You opened your mouth to explain what had happened, but Howzer answered first, saying, “Hera needed help replacing a part for her Droid, sir, so I offered to take her to find what she needed while (Y/N) got things prepared for dinner. We only just got back. My apologies if I overstepped.”

“Not at all. That is perfectly fine,” said Cham.

Your eyes widened slightly at Howzer and you grinned a little to yourself. He had covered for you as well as Hera…for probably the twentieth time, at this point. He was far too kind and noble…and that was why you loved him.

It hadn’t taken long after Howzer had come to Ryloth for him to catch your attention and for you to catch his. He was incredibly handsome, even with the scars on his chin and his cheek, and he thought you were beautiful beyond compare. There were many stolen glances when any of the Syndulla’s weren’t looking, secret meetings when Hera was in bed and her parents were still out and a couple lingering touches of your hands when you stood by each other. After a couple months of getting to know each other, growing closer and subtly flirting, you had finally kissed Howzer during a night alone and you both decided you wanted to be together. You weren’t sure if Cham and Eleni would approve of your relationship, so you tried your best to keep it a secret and act cordial around each other when they were present. However, you’d caught some knowing looks from Eleni a couple of times. Either you and Howzer weren’t being as discreet as you thought or Eleni was much more observant than you gave her credit for, which was already a lot. Eleni Syndulla was a sharp and witty woman that you admired a great deal. She most likely knew of your relationship with Howzer, but she’d never said anything, which gave you the idea that she didn’t mind or she approved. 

To quickly move the conversation along, you spoke up, saying, "Supper is ready for you all in the dining room."

Eleni then looked to the Clone Captain and said to him, a grin on her face, "You will join us for dinner, won't you, Howzer?"

"Thank you, ma'am, but I wouldn't want to impose, especially since I'm here unexpectedly," he replied.

"Nonsense, you would never be an imposition to us," she said back. Then she smiled even more. "Besides, I'm sure our lovely governess made plenty of food for everyone."

Of course, Eleni made it a point to say you were lovely…but you simply said politely, "I did, yes. There will be enough for you, as well, Captain."

"Please stay and eat with us, Howzer!" cried Hera excitedly. 

Seeing all the women were staring at him, Howzer stole a look at Cham. The Twi'lek leader just shrugged and said, "The ladies have spoken, Captain."

"I guess they have, sir," he said. Then he agreed, saying, "Very well."

Pleased with his response, Cham and Eleni went into the house with Chopper following behind them. However, you stopped Hera as she tried to go after them.

"Now, where were you really, young lady?" you questioned her in a low voice, your eyebrows raised and your hands on your hips. 

Hera laughed sheepishly and told you, "Uh…I went to go find Uncle Gobi…because he told me if I could get away, he'd take me flying. Howzer found me instead and brought me back."

You let out an exasperated sigh. "Gobi really is a bad influence on you. You're both gonna get me in trouble someday," you commented. You gave her a pat on the head. "Go on, troublemaker, go wash up for dinner."

Hera ran off up the stairs and into the house, leaving you and Howzer alone.

"I honestly think Eleni knows about us," you commented to him. 

He chuckled. "I wouldn't be surprised. She's an intelligent woman."

"Though, she hasn't said anything to me, so...I'm assuming she's okay with it?" 

"She'd better be…because I would fight for you and for us if she didn't." He leaned forward and pressed a gentle kiss to your lips, giving you butterflies in your stomach and what he had said. "Let's go, I'm dying to have some of your cooking."

Dinner went well with the Syndulla’s and Howzer complimented what you had prepared…multiple times, even. Howzer was never really around for mealtimes, so this was a very rare occasion to have him there. He too fit in well with the family dynamic. 

As you were clearing the table, the Captain stood up, took up his helmet underneath his arm and stated to the room, "Thank you for the meal. It was very appreciated. I'll go ahead and leave you now for the evening." 

"As you wish, Howzer," Cham responded. Then he said to you as you took his plate, "And (Y/N), you may have the rest of the evening off. Eleni and I will handle getting Hera to bed."

"Oh! Are you sure, sir?" you asked, surprised. 

"I'm sure. You've worked hard today, especially after preparing this meal for all of us," he said. "Go, have some time for yourself tonight."

When he turned away, you snuck a look at Howzer, who had stopped in the front doorway when he heard Cham tell you to take the night off. He grinned at you and quickly motioned with his head outside, signaling to you that he'd wait for you, and then closed the door.

"I appreciate that very much, sir," you said gladly to Cham. "I'll go on a walk after I get the dishes."

You took the dishes into the kitchen to clean them, but found yourself intercepted by Eleni, who took the dishes from you. 

"I will handle dishes, dear. No more work for you tonight," she told you. "Go enjoy your walk." Then she leaned in and whispered, "Enjoy your time with the Captain."

When she came back, she winked knowingly at you. It was certainly now safe to say that she definitely knew about you and Howzer.

Gratefully, you smiled back and replied, "I will, ma'am. Thank you."

You grabbed your jacket from your room and retreated back downstairs. You bade Hera goodnight and gave her a kiss on the forehead before heading out the door. The sun had gotten lower in the sky to where it just a soft light, the sky covered in pale pink and purple. Howzer was standing by his speederbike in the middle of the courtyard and a pleased grin crossed his face at seeing you. You broke into a run down the steps and leapt into his arms, throwing your arms around his neck. He caught you with ease and spun you around, chuckling in your ear. 

"Let's get out of here," he suggested. 

"Yes, please," you replied, already halfway on the back of his bike. 

He got onto the bike and started it up. You wrapped your arms around his waist and the two sped off into the endless deserts of Ryloth. You rode on for a while until you came to a cluster of rocks in the middle of the desert; a spot where you and Howzer had escaped to many a time.

He helped you off the speederbike and you immediately found yourself in his arms, his lips connecting with yours passionately. 

"I'd hoped I'd get you to myself tonight. I've missed you," he said, referencing that it had been a couple of days since he'd been able to see you. 

"I've missed you, too," you replied. 

You kissed him once again before he pulled out a blanket from the back of the speederbike. Then he laid it out on the ground for you and you sat down upon it. Then he took the time to remove his armor, stripping down to his undersuit, before joining you where you snuggled up close to him in his arms. The two of you laid back on the blanket and looked up to the sky, seeing that the pinks and purples were growing deeper in color and you could see a sea of stars beginning to appear as night was approaching. The two of you gazed up at the stars without saying a word, the beating of his heart drumming in your ear.

Finally, after a long while, you heard him ask, "What do you think will happen when the war is over? What will happen…with us?"

"I don't know," you said. "I don't know if the Syndulla’s will still need me when Cham no longer needs to fight for Ryloth…and you'll probably be shipped offworld because the Clones won't be needed either." You nestled up closer to him, your arms snaking around his waist. "What are we going to do? I don't…I don't want to lose you, Howzer."

Howzer sat up, pulling you up with him, and looked steadfastly into your eyes. "You won't lose me, babe," he promised, laying his hand on your cheek. "I don't know what our future holds for us when the war is done, but I do know this: when that time comes, wherever you choose to go in the galaxy, I will always be at your side."

You reached up and grasped his hand on your cheek, leaning into his gentle touch. "Do you really mean it?"

"Of course, I do," he said, kissing you long and slowly. His forehead tenderly touched yours when he pulled away. "I love you."

This was the first time those three words had been spoken between the two of you and a quiet gasp escaped you at hearing them. When you pulled back to gaze into his eyes, you found there wasn't a hint of any lie or uncertainty in them at all. He meant what he said truly and irrevocably. Though, you knew you shouldn't question him. Howzer would never lie to you. He was always honest in everything when it came to you. There was no reason for it to end here. 

"I love you, too," you told him back with a smile. "Even when you're no longer a Captain and I'm no longer a governess, I will always love you and we'll always be together."

There, under the starry desert sky of Ryloth, you and your beloved Clone Captain promised that no matter what happened in the future, you would always have each other and that was all you would ever need to be happy. 

Clone x Reader Bingo 2023

[silaskaiser117]

Chapter 27 is finally done! Numa is safe and the city of Nabat has been liberated! Next up is the liberation of Ryloth and the season finale!

[lonewolflupe]

A Lupe Of Faith (aLoF) | Masterlist

Welcome to my A Lupe Of Faith masterlist!

This is my very first Star Wars fanfiction, which revolves around my OC Lupe.

The chapters are shifting between Teen and up and Mature ratings (due to several adult content).

You can also find A Lupe Of Faith on AO3.

Chapter overview below the cut.

Last updated: October 15, 2024.

Here you can find the current chapter overview (and TCW/TBB timeline):

42 BBY | Lupe is born on Lothal

40 BBY | Lupe Of Lothal (ficlet) Jedi Knight Plo Koon investigates a report and stumbles upon an unexpected discovery (1.954 | August 2, 2024)

32 BBY | The Phantom Menace (EPI)

22 BBY | ch1 Approaching Storm (First Battle of Geonosis EPII) As the First Battle of Geonosis marks the beginning of the Clone Wars, Padawan Lupe finds herself submerged in the destruction the war brings (2.468 | June 17, 2024)

22 BBY | Battle of Christophsis/Battle of Teth (TCW movie) 22 BBY | Battle of Ryloth (TCW S1E19-21) 22 BBY | Malevolence Campaign (Abregado) (TCW S1E02)

22 BBY | TBA (ficlet) (coming soon)

22 BBY | Skytop Station Campaign (Falleen/Bothawui) (TCW S1E06) 22 BBY | Mission to Rodia (TCW S1E08) 22/21 | BBY Battle of Khorm (comic)

22/21 BBY | Khorm-ageddon (ficlet) After a devastating encounter leaves a hole in the 104th Battalion's ranks, Padawan Lupe is determined to bring some comfort (717 | July 11, 2024)

21 BBY | Second Battle of Geonosis (TCW S2E05-08)

21 BBY | ch2 Over The Top During a relief aid mission, a company of the 104th Battalion finds itself in a tight spot; time for Padawan Lupe to prove herself (5.921 | June 24, 2024)

21 BBY | Battle of Saleucami (TCW S2E09-10)

21 BBY | TBA (ficlet) (coming soon)

21 BBY | Attack on Kamino (TCW S3E02)

21 BBY | ch3 High Fives After Lupe achieves Jedi Knighthood, she finds herself and the Wolfpack in trouble again - but not on the battlefield this time (3.033 | July 1, 2024)

21 BBY | ch4 Pick Of The Pack Now a Jedi General, Lupe gets designated to an unusual squad of clone troopers, as they emerge on their first assignment together (6.200 | July 8, 2024)

20 BBY | Battle of Sullust (TCW S3E12)

20 BBY | ch5 Fives Past Midnight Lupe finds herself in trouble with a familiar face - only to flee the scene to spend some private time together (2.434 | July 15, 2024)

20 BBY | ch6 Shared Skills After an eventful night, Lupe seeks distraction in a training session with her Lone Wolf Squad (2.710 | July 22, 2024)

20 BBY | ch7 Sporting Sabotage The Lone Wolves find themselves on another mission that will test their skills and wit as a team (6.649 | July 29, 2024)

20 BBY | Battle of Lola Sayu/Escape from the Citadel (TCW S3E18-20)

20 BBY | ch8 Fives Days Off (slightly spicy) After a devastating loss, Lupe finds the opportunity to grant a certain ARC trooper some well deserved rest and comfort (5.850 | August 5, 2024)

20 BBY | ch9 Troubling Tension Words spoken - and unspoken - cause a tension that affects the squad during their mission (9.434 | August 12, 2024)

20 BBY | Battle of Mon Cala (TCW S4E01-03)

20 BBY | ch10 Fives O'Clock (NSFW) Between missions and other responsibilities, Lupe and Fives find some rare private time together (and they use it well) (3.137 | August 19, 2024)

20 BBY | ch11 Downfall Of The Sane Mind The Lone Wolf Squad is requested to rescue a Republic Senator (7.788 | August 26, 2024)

20 BBY | Battle of Umbara/Umbara Campaign (TCW S4E07-10)

20 BBY | ch12 Fives More Minutes (NSFW) Torrent Company needs some distraction after Umbara; Fives in particular (5.792 | September 2, 2024)

20 BBY | Liberation of Onderon (TCW S5E02-05) 19 BBY | Bombing of the Jedi Temple Hangar (Coruscant) (TCW S5E17-20)

19 BBY | TBA (ficlet) (coming soon)

19 BBY | TBA (ficlet) (coming soon)

19 BBY | Battle of Ringo Vinda + aftermath (TCW S6E01-04)

19 BBY | ch13 Fives Minutes From Falling Apart During a mission with the Lone Wolf Squad, Lupe's galaxy is shattered (4.485 | September 9, 2024)

19 BBY | A Fox Encounter (ficlet) Commander Fox is summoned to a disturbance and finds himself in a pitiful scene (1.446 | September 9, 2024)

19 BBY | A Part Of The Pack (ficlet) Commander Wolffe makes an attempt at comforting Lupe (2.691 | October 15, 2024)

19 BBY | Battle of Scipio/Banking Clan Crisis (TCW S6E07) 19 BBY | Second Battle of Christophsis (Dark Disciple)

19 BBY | ch14 Inevitability Of The Mind's Abyss Trying to cope with recent events, Lupe remembers she doesn't have to deal with her loss in solitude (3.039 | September 16, 2024)

19 BBY | Battle of Anaxes/Mission to Skako Minor (TCW S7E01-04)

19 BBY | TBA (ficlet) (coming soon)

19 BBY | Battle of Coruscant (EPIII) 19 BBY | Siege of Mandalore (TCW S7E09-10) + Battle of Utapau (EPIII)

19 BBY | ch15 Ascension Of The Mind's Guilt When Lupe finally finds the strength to accompany her squad on another mission, she finds herself in a new mess; one that affects the entire galaxy (6.135 | September 23, 2024)

19 BBY | TBB S1E01 19 BBY | Mission to Mustafar (EPIII) 19 BBY | TBB S1E02-S1E07

19 BBY | ch16 Burial Of The Conscious Mind (NSFW) Whilst searching for clues, an encounter continues to change Lupe's life for the worse (10.687 | October 7, 2024)

Mid-season break after ch16

You can find my OC Lupe's character sheet and general information here.

Lupe is depicted as Jedi Knight during the Clone Wars on her character sheet. Her appearance (including tattoos) changes through the years, so I'll try to get different versions as her story progresses. I'll try to create/design a fitting lightsaber for her as well, some day!

You can find my Lone Wolf Squad (clone OCs) and funfacts here.

Disclaimer/Please bear in mind:

English isn't my first language; I'm sorry if I used any wrong grammar/styles/wording (please let me know through DM so I can improve my writing, thanks!)

I haven't been writing stories in over 10 years, so I'm only just getting back into it (thanks to you Tumblr-folks <3)

I'm really not technical but I'm doing a lot of research for my story (Wookieepedia is my new best friend), but I apologise if anything slipped past me

If any of my tags or ratings are incorrect (or lacking), please let me know (thanks!)

I use Tumblr on my phone mainly, so please excuse my sloppy formatting/layout

[kopykunoichi]

The Bad Batch STILL have an [almost] perfect mission record, people!

Okay, I keep seeing these posts where people are saying The Bad Batch keep failing their missions and never get paid. But this is not the case at all. Yeah, sometimes things go sideways, but they almost invariably do what they set out to do. Don't believe me? Let's do an episode by episode break-down.

Season 1:

Aftermath - The Bad Batch are sent by the Empire to kill "insurgents" but choose to let the refugees they find go because they are Republic citizens, including women and children. Mission: Rejected.

Cut and Run - The Bad Batch get Cut and his family off Saluecami safely. Mission: Success.

Replacements - The ship is damaged and crashes, but they recover the lost capacitor and fix the ship. Mission: Success.

Cornered - Fennec attempts to kidnap Omega, but the Batch recovers her and the ship is repaired. Mission: Success

Rampage - First mission from Cid. The Bad Batch is sent to recover Mochi, a rancor. Mission: Success.

Decommissioned - The Bad Batch is sent to recover a tactical droid. They CHOOSE to give it to the Martez sisters. However Tech copies the data on it, which was all they needed. Mission: Success.

Battle Scars - The Bad Batch set out to de-chip themselves, and despite the hiccup with Wrecker, they are all de-chipped. Mission: Success.

Reunion - Crosshair catches up with them, but they all escape relatively unharmed (even though Hunter is shot in the chest, he's fine). Omega is taken by Cad Bane. TBC.

Bounty Lost - The Bad Batch recovers Omega. Mission: Success.

Common Ground - The Bad Batch is sent to rescue Senator Singh from an Imperial occupation. Mission: Success.

The Devil's Deal - The Batch deliver weapons to Ryloth resistance and receive payment. Mission: Success.

Rescue on Ryloth - The Batch set out to rescue Hera's parents from prison. Mission: Success.

Infested - The Bad Batch steals spice and give it to the Pyke to get Durand out of Cid's parlor. Mission: Success.

War Mantle - The Bad Batch are sent to rescue Gregor. Mission: Success. Hunter is captured.

Return to Kamino - The Bad Batch go to Kamino to rescue Hunter. Mission: Success.

Kamino Lost - The Bad Batch have to escape Kamino before the Empire destroys it. Mission: Success.

Season 2:

Spoils of War - The Bad Batch are sent to retrieve a part of Dooku's war chest. TBC.

Ruins of War - Tech is injured, and they fail to retrieve the war chest. Mission: Failed.

The Solitary Clone - Crosshair is sent to kill a Separatist resistance leader. Mission: Success.

Faster - Tech wins a race. Echo and Hunter presumably deliver their nerf nuggets. Mission: Success.

Entombed - The Batch go to retrieve a treasure, which is actually the "on" button to a giant death machine. They choose to leave it there and destroy the machine so it can't be used to hurt anyone ever again. Mission: Rejected. (The treasure wasn't recovered, but I'd still call that one a win for the greater good and it was their choice to leave it, so I wouldn't call it a failure either).

Tribe - The Bad Batch rescue a Jedi Padawan and save a bunch of wookies from Trandosians. Mission: Success.

The Clone Conspiracy - The Bad Batch are absent this episode, but Rex saves Riyo Chuchi. Mission: Success (because it's always a win when we get to see our King).

Truth and Consequences - The Batch sets out to retrieve data that proves Rampart destroyed Kamino. Mission: Success (They did what they set out to do, even though Palpatine twisted the information to his advantage).

The Crossing - The Bad Batch sets out to mine Ipsium. Though their ship is stolen, they gain several extra vials of Ipsium from an even purer vein. Mission: Success.

Retrieval - The Batch Batch retrieve their ship and help liberate a bunch of kids from a corrupt master. Mission: Success.

[enkisstories]

That night Black Spire experienced something like a mini invasion.

In theory the presence of Markus and his squad should have been cause for joy - it meant that Rey Palpatine had managed to slip through Agnon's blockade and returned to Batuu. But in practise Rey's personal guard was still looking, walking and often also still talking like the nextbest stormtrooper.

North: "Simon...?"

Simon: "Coming."

Martin: "Maybe if someone gave Lord Daniel had a nice, visible scar, Simon would be less anxious about looking exactly like him in public. Not suggesting anything, of course..."

Simon's face, it turned out, should have been the least of his worries.

So briefly after the liberation war, the presence of eight stormtroopers, no matter how informal they presented themselves, was sufficient to empty the cantina. The wounds caused during the occupation war might have closed, but the scars caused by them were still itching...

Meanwhile the real Daniel was staying at Savi's lightsaber workshop overnight. In the morning the tinkerer helped him to re-fit his lightsaber with the blue crystal Plum had found on Ryloth.

[ivonhart]

FIC POSTED 🤯

a lil’ snippet of the wrecker fic I’m working on rn cuz I’m loving it sm

reader is a twi’lek (like usual I kept the skin color up to y’all’s imagination - she’s purple in my eyes hehe + I wrote her lekkus to be somewhat longer than shown in the show cuz if that nasty dude twi’lek Bib Fortuna - he scares me so bad man - can have long lekkus so can my girl 👹)

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“Oh, I’m so excited to see what Phee has brought back!” Lyana said with bright eyes as the three of you made your way to the top of the island. You eyed her father with a small smile before responding. “As am I.”

A thoughtful hum passed by your lips as you pulled one of your lekkus over your shoulder, messing with the flower vines you decorated your head-tails with. “I wonder if you picked up any new seeds for me? The gardens could use some new friends.”

You were as close of a friend to Phee as she let you be after she freed you from slavers whilst on a mission to “liberate” an ancient Ryloth artifact the slavers wished to part with. As the three of you reached the summit and watched the ship come into view, you noted the four individuals that stood in front of her. One being a young girl with short, blonde hair.

Despite the fact they ranged from shape and size, they all sported the same colored armor. “After all, I am a liberator–” Shep was quick to announce their presence by finishing her sentence. “Liberator of ancient wonders.” Clone Force 99’s attention turned towards the new voice and that was when Wrecker saw you.

A Twi’lek dressed in a long, flowy dress that blew in the light ocean breeze, paired with an apron that was slightly dirty that held gardening tools looked at his brother from underneath her large floppy hat that was decorated with flowers along the top. Even though you wore a hat, he could still take in your lekkus that dropped down your back and swayed with each breath you took.

As you got closer, you saw that your head-tails were wrapped in small lines that sprouted a few small flowers along the larger parts of the vines. You were the most beautiful creature he had ever laid his eyes on. His eyes never left your figure as you bounced over to Phee with a wide smile. “PHEEEEEEEE!”

The woman in question opened her arms with a small smile as she braced for impact. Everything about you drew Wrecker’s attention and he felt his heart speed up as passed him to get to her. Your scent was one of dirt and flora. It was intoxicating. “Easy now.” Phee started with a laugh. “Those tools you got might poke my kidney out if you hug me any tighter.” And your laugh. Wrecker had to force his legs to stay under him as the sound flowed through his ears like the sweetest melody.

He was so enamored with you that he didn’t see the way Hunter eyed him. “About time you showed your face around here.” Shep said with a laugh after you pulled away, allowing both him and Lyana to embrace him. “What’d you bring this time?” As Phee kneeled down to show Layana, you took the time to look at those she brought along.

From a closer distance it was clear that they were clones, but they weren’t like the ones you remembered from Ryloth. They had similar faces, but there were slightly different aspects about each and every one of them.

The one next to the little girl sported a skull tattoo that took half his face along with a notable, red bandana that held his long hair back a tad. The next one seemed to hide behind his data pad, but you could still see that his goggled-eyes were stuck on Phee as she spoke about the artifact. You couldn’t help the small smile that tugged on your lips.

Then your attention moved to the last clone and he was…breathtaking. He was as large as a house with broad shoulders and strong arms, but his eyes held almost a shyness from under your gaze. His brown and white eyes shifted side to side every few seconds as you kept your full attention on him.

You were so focused on memorizing the trail of scars along his eye that you didn’t realize Phee had been speaking to you until she waved her hand in front of her face. “Seems Flower here likes what she sees, huh?” Heat burned your cheeks as you snapped your eyes away from the man with an open mouth. You were about to rebuttal the woman, but she simply turned on her heel and began introducing everyone.

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this fic for me all like

his literally my wife - I’m already three pages deep in a google doc rn - size 11 font NO sentence spaces

[generalsyndulla]

Do you ever just think Cham resented Hera for pretty much going on a suicide mission to liberate Lothal but wouldn’t do the same for Ryloth?

Hera refers to Cham as her “difficult father” in Victory’s Price which means at some point Hera and Cham go back to being on relative bad terms.

I 100% believe it’s because Cham resents her for basically choosing her chosen family over him. Even when they were on relatively good terms during Rebels, Cham was in delusion about Hera’s true allegiance.

[frostycatblr-fandom-files]

Why I use _____ in my fics: Mando'a Edition:

My take on the thoughts of typical, popular fanon-use of Clones Using Mando'a:

Some of my fics like the upcoming Sorry, Wrong Comms! will have a lot more than in Rough Stuff but (hopefully) not overboard. I have a loose headcanon/reasoning for why I think the Batch uses Mando'a in Typical Fanfiction Writer Fashion™ in addition to other languages/slang across the galaxy because these people saw war on many planets. They're bound to pick some scraps of these languages up and incorporate them into their squads/batches/family units the Clones are likely to make for themselves. (Don't tell me Waxer and Boil of TCW didn't start calling each other, at the very least, Nerra thanks to little Numa after their mission to liberate the Twi’lek hostages on Ryloth in Season 1.)

[In my fics mostly specific to] The Bad Batch uses Mando'a familial terms most out of everything from the language because of Omega's series-accurate use of calling them and thinking of them as a family.

As such they probably learned a few other phrases out of curiosity mostly thanks to Tech. As he's the one who divulged Omega's status as a mostly unaltered clone of Jango Fett, to me it makes the most sense that he'll also be the one who digs into what can be found on their template for the purpose of my fics even if not explicitly stated. He probably taught little bits to the Batch.

I'd hardly call them fluent, though? If anything they'd probably bastardize the language because *they'll probably make it their own and it essentially becomes a dialect unique to them. Troopers of the 212th under Commander Cody will likely “sound” different than those of the 501st under Captain Rex even though they’ll all have the same base-language. I **know there just has to be unit-specific jokes, language-adoption, and the like, like real-life military units. (We can also get a little silly with it on this blog due to it being fiction-based but not outrageously wild.)

"Kamino is the closest thing we Clones have to a home." Forever breaks my heart as an emotional sap, thank you very much Captain Rex, but as such that line opens the door to interpretation of the "where do I belong and what sort of culture am I adopting now that this is all over, for better or for worse?" plotline question many Pre/Post Order 66 fanfictions take. (It's really all it is at the end of the day: it's not that deep because it's interpretation, and fiction first and foremost by nature so we can get silly and serious with it in equal measures.)

*They'll use lots of slang that stems from Canon/Legends use in and by the GAR (and the Jedi), naturally. (They're soldiers and have the training to be soldiers that will include a lot of military-rooted jargon. My brother is active military at the time of writing this explanation to fit into my masterlist. Even when he has leave or can make a call home he's still using military slang either habitually or in recounts of what he's **done with his unit since the last time he's talked with/seen us.) 

I also don't know what is and isn't Canon vs Legends material. It's part of why my "disclaimers" or explanations like this are so freaking long sometimes. There is simply too much lore for me and my hell-brain to keep track of. I do my best. Sometimes it's simply just "Canon In My Heart" and nothing else and I do my best to tag it as such.

I change my mind all the time lmao. Indecisive should be my middle name. Some headcanons I had a year ago when I was writing Rough Stuff are very different today.

Fics I share with others will have a lot less Mando'a than fics I'm keeping to myself but I also use it because I find the language fascinating. 

Like holy hells you're telling me the base "vod" [vohd] means brother, sister, and comrade(/'mate' seems to apply in an informal/unfamiliar sense) and "ba'vodu" [BAH-vod-oo] means aunt and uncle without making it specifically gendered outside of contextual conversation? Or the popular "ad'ika" [ah-DEE-kah] can mean any of kid, lad, boy, sweetie, darling, son, daughter, child likely from the base word "ad" [ahd] (ignoring the "ika" [EE-kah] diminutive suffix for a moment) meaning sons, daughters, child and it's similar word of "ade" [AH-day] simply just being children? To me that's all pretty neat. It's a verbal trail of threads connecting one thing to another that I've been having fun with from what I'm seeing in various fan-made glossaries I've referenced while working on things like Sorry, Wrong Comms! and the like.

Whether the status of certain bits of the Mandalorian culture that gets referenced in anything I write-to-share falls under Canons or Legends classification I won't even pretend to say I understand so if I look like I'm flying blind into the asteroid belt maybe I am oops-

I'm doing this explanation more for fun than anything really- nothing here is meant to be defensive or hostile. <3