#NCAU headcanon

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While the Night Children can technically be freed from Night Swan's control, there will be always be echoes of their corruption that remain.

Sara's need for validation might diminish but it won't disappear. Beneath her usual bubbly surface, insecurity would linger leaving her still itching for acceptance and validation.

Brezziana would shrug off her sadist tendencies but where once she'd had boundless patience, now she would constantly find herself wearing thin, frequently having to hold back from snapping at people over minor things.

Mihaly would be able to think again but would frequently dissociate and struggle with focus in a way they never did before. It would affect them daily and cause frequent frustration.

Wanderlust's morals would be permanently out of whack. He would see Night Swan as the issue, and happily help take her down. He wouldn't be an outright asshole to someone for no reason, but when staring down someone he's against, he would be much less bothered about utterly destroying them.

Jack's arrogance wouldn't last but the instinct to prioritise himself would remain. Not always to the detriment of others, particularly his friends, but he would definitely make specific decisions that benefitted him - a 'no one else thinks of me so i will think of me' self-preservation mindset.

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So when you say you ship obianidala, do you mean, like, obi-wan and padme have feelings for each other and padme has a relationship with both obi-wan and anakin? I just really don't like obikin because the power dynamic is really messed up. Obi-wan raised Anakin. And sure, they started working together more as equals, but obi-wan is still an authority figure in anakin's life. He still calls him master in rots. Obi-wan called Anakin his brother, but he's still a much older brother who raised him.

Soooooo my answer turned out to be really, really long, talking about what works for me in the various subdynamics of the OT3 here XD.

Uh, short answer: when I say I ship something, I don’t necessarily mean all the time in every timeline it is the best of all possible worlds? There are definitely ships I can only ship in certain AU contexts (example: in ATLA, I can only ship Zutara in an AU that diverges from canon no later than Crossroads of Destiny). Also, I very, very rarely ship OT3s in general (example: I am one of the like two people in the Leverage fandom that doesn’t ship the OT3). But Obianidala is one of the few OT3s that works for me at all, whether as a full triad or as a vee of some kind.

Anyway, in terms of the three possible romantic sub-pairings (Anidala, Obikin, Obidala), the only one I ship by itself is Anidala. And, honestly, I actually ship them as a pair more than I ship Obianidala, for the most part (though, like, ideally Obi-Wan is always part of their life/dynamic/etc., just not necessarily as a romantic partner for either of them?). This has a lot to do with my personal history with these characters and their relationships and various broad shipping culture things. Especially in terms of the Obikin arm of the triad–I’ve gone back and forth on it a lot as a SW/prequels fan. In part for the power dynamic issues you mentioned, and in part because of personal Feelings I have about the way platonic love tends to be treated as something Lesser Than romantic love, and the two of them (or the way people shipped them, or something about this dynamic) used to hit that button for me really, really hard. But at this point, I like/can work with any of the potential OT3 variants where the Anidala arm is present (i.e., full triad, Anakin-centered vee, Padme-centered vee).

[This is all, of course, assuming canon/a near-canon AU—I don’t really write/am not super interested in Total AUs like modern day/coffee shop/whatever so I can’t really comment on those. And a canon-divergent AU with a significant/early enough breakpoint changes the potentially hinky dynamics and therefore at least some of my feelings/opinions on the subject. On a purely personality basis, though (i.e., in a not-necessarily-near-canon AU, or with the right post-ROTS AU setup), yes, I ship them in any of the three permutations mentioned above. As I mentioned before, they’re one of like two OT3s I ship at all.]

All right, this is already super long and I have like at least 1k words worth of more detail (about the triad as a whole, about Obikin, about Obidala). So we’re going behind a cut. For the purposes of this discussion, I’m classifying ‘near-canon AU’ [henceforth abbreviated as NCAU] as one where no significant plot changes up to AOTC have occurred (i.e., Anakin still grows up in the Temple as Obi-Wan’s apprentice and Padme’s life during those ten years follows much the same trajectory).

So, to start, for the Obidala arm—this one’s hard for me to make it actually work without being part of some form of triad in canon/NCAU, mostly because of the way Anakin fits in with each of the others individually (regardless of whether his dynamic with Obi-Wan is romantic or platonic). Also, we don’t really see the two of them interact much in canon without Anakin being either there or the conversation somehow being about Anakin (which is one of the things I wish we’d gotten more of in TCW…). That being said, I do find their (potential) dynamic very, very compelling? They both…hmmm, I’m trying to figure out how to word this. They have a lot in common, in terms of worldview, interests, how they approach complex problems (though Padme tends to be very “fight me” and Obi-Wan tends to be more “…well that escalated quickly time to jump off a building”)—and they both really, really love to argue/debate in a way that would make the parts where they do disagree a lot of fun for them. Or something? I’m not articulating this well (again, in part due to the lack of canon foundation, also I haven’t explored this arm as much as I feel like I should; certainly not to the point where I could explain why I like it), but…they just work together, you know?

Anyway, apart from their separate relationships with Anakin making it hard for them to be an exclusive romantic couple [at least in canon or an NCAU], the main problem with this pairing, for me, is getting the relationship started. Like, don’t get me wrong—Padme jumps off that cliff in AOTC just as hard as Anakin does; she’s just as attracted to him as he is to her; the only reason she doesn’t make the first move is because she has like 2% more impulse control (and 100% more mental stability) than he does and I will fight anyone who says otherwise/attempts to push that ‘he accidentally mind-controlled her into loving him’ headcanon in my face. …which is another discussion for another day, sorry). And, I mean, I am of the firm opinion that she had THE BIGGEST CRUSH on Obi-Wan for a while, and if they’d reconnected slightly differently somewhere along the way…but that would not be an NCAU. But even given her probable crush and her hopeless romanticism and her less-than-perfect impulse control, it would play out very differently with Obi-Wan than with Anakin.

For starters, he’s not the type to make the first move or any kind of declaration/confession the way Anakin does in canon (or so I assume based on the way things Satine play out). And he’s a lot more reserved and better/clearer about boundaries (as discussed elsewhere re: the full triad dynamic), so she wouldn’t necessarily do it either (even given the lack of impulse control) without major external forces pushing the issue. Basically, it would take a mutual near-death experience or something to make it happen [or, alternatively, a situation like with Satine only Padme actually would ask him to stay at the end of that year–but, again, that would probably not be an NCAU]. But once they get past that first stumbling block, they would be the power couple to end all power couples. Like IDK if I can articulate it, just. Damn. I mean, I don’t think they would actually conquer the galaxy, but only because neither of them really wants to. Because they absolutely could.

[Incidentally, I don’t actually feel a mutual near-death experience (like in canon with the arena) would have been necessary in the end for Anidala to happen, because they’re both extremely stubborn/passionate people, extremely into one another (fight me), they’ve at least acknowledged this/floated the idea of being together, and neither of them is good at impulse control; it would just be a different (and probably healthier) way/pace for their relationship to develop. Also, ALL OF THE MUTUAL PINING until something finally gave. Like, I can’t write it because courtship narratives aren’t really in my wheelhouse but I would read the HELL out of a fic like that.]

Anyway, clearly, a Padme-centered vee works for me ^_^. I think it would still take a mutual near-death experience, and I think Anakin would have to be there when it happened (because of his issues with jealousy etc.; I mean that subplot in ROTS was stupid and I’m very glad it got cut, but he is clingy and possessive and insecure, especially when it comes to these two. If he was there from the start, though, I think he would very much be Shipper On Deck. Possibly to the point of actively shoving them at one another with all the subtlety of a brick [b/c then he can keep them BOTH]. And this is a Happy Endings type post, so we’re gonna go with that).

Moving on; for the Obikin arm (and also sort of blending into the idea of an Anakin-centered vee or full triad)–basically, the way I view it is this: Anakin has two soulmates (and a parasite, but this particular discussion is not about Palpatine and how he fits into things). Whether these relationships are platonic (because I do absolutely believe in platonic soulmates) or romantic depends on a lot of different factors. Generally speaking, in a near-canon timeline, I tend to go with Anakin and Obi-Wan’s relationship is platonic, and his relationship with Padme is romantic; mostly because of the power dynamic issue you mentioned. And, because of that (as well as because Anidala was p. much my first OTP ever, to the point where before I really knew fanfic was a Thing I wrote a really, really terrible serial-numbers-filed-off story that was basically Padme turning up at Yavin), it is really, really difficult for me to be sold on Obikin by itself, so to speak. It’s not a hard no for me, the way shipping Obi-Wan with Qui-Gon is, but it’s not really my thing.

That being said, romantic Obikin can work for me, assuming they reach some kind of new equilibrium post-ROTS (either without Anakin becoming Vader, or potentially some form of Sith!Obi-Wan AU, though I’m less interested in that without it being an Empress Amidala AU as well and then we’re back to an OT3 of some form). I wouldn’t write it pre- or mid-ROTS, though I don’t necessarily mind reading it, at least from certain authors. But basically, either via an Epiphany Moment or (more likely) a slow maturation process, these two (especially Anakin) need to get to a point where the power dynamic issue is softened for it to work for me. I think they can get to that point, and their relationship can shift in that direction (which I think is part of why Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan is a hard no for me, because I don’t think the two of them ever could). Anyway, the only NCAU [that I’ve talked about here, at least] I’d really do even post-ROTS Obikin (whether as an Anakin-focal vee or full-triad Obianidala) is Distaff, and that depends a lot on which way Obi-Wan’s plotline goes after the shit hits the fan (and even the option that could very well lead there might not). So that’s not a 100% thing right now, just a maybe. It’s not going to be a thing in Precipice. (I ship Obi-Wan with someone else in that AU, anyway.)

In addition to all of that, for an Anakin-centered vee or a true triad—I’m not sure I can articulate it properly, but there was a meta post/thread I was following a few days ago that I’m not sure I can find again that went into details about this—anyway, the dynamics involved with the three of them actually work really well? If I can dig up the link I’ll add it, but this thread basically boiled down to: Anakin and Obi-Wan (leaving aside the potential power dynamic issue) have major issues with communication; and Anakin and Padme have major issues with boundaries. Putting the three of them together helps mitigate that to a significant degree. Plus, y’know, I adore Anakin, really I do, but he is a lot to handle for one person/a single primary relationship, even one who loves him as much as Padme and/or Obi-Wan, so having both of them involved (and everyone communicating properly/laying down appropriate boundaries) really helps take some of that pressure off the two of them (and Anakin, but in a different way). (Related note: part of why Anakin is (relatively) stable in Precipice is because he has an increasingly wide set of close relationships/support system.)

Also, whether both relationships are romantic or not, Anakin really needs both Padme and Obi-Wan in his life in some way. So, like, for me personally, the ideal pipe-dream post-ROTS happy ending involves the three of them running off into the sunset together (so to speak; I think they would all get hopelessly bored trying to retire and that part would last all of five minutes), and exactly who is romantically and/or sexually (as opposed to platonically) involved with who (beyond, as I said, romantic Anidala being very close to my heart/important to me) matters a little less at that point. (That aspect, I think, is probably related to this whole ‘romantic love is not greater than platonic love’ button I have.)

Buuuuuut that’s all in canon/NCAUs. Like I said before, once we set an earlier/more significant breakpoint, it’s a different story. I am specifically aiming for (probably) a true triad Obianidala (though it might end up being a vee) in Auxiliaries, (not sure if the notes on last night’s update may have sparked your question?) but that AU breaks off much earlier, as of TPM, and Anakin doesn’t actually end up in the Temple to be raised by Obi-Wan, so that issue isn’t there. At which point it’s…like, okay, I’ll be honest, I used to have issues with Obikin not necessarily because of the power dynamic, but because it hit my aforementioned ‘platonic love is JUST AS VALID/IMPORTANT/POWERFUL as romantic love’ button pretty hard. Right now, though, my view on the subject has sort of settled as–the two of them are so tangled up with each other (again, soulmates of some flavor) that I don’t particularly care about romantic vs. platonic where they’re concerned for that particular reason. Past a certain point of character/relationship development, anyway, as mentioned above.

So, in an AU like Auxiliaries (where Anakin grows up on Tatooine, meets Obi-Wan once briefly in his early teens, and then they reconnect early in the Clone Wars when they’re both adults), it would probably take a lot of effort to make their relationship not become romantic and/or sexual at some point. (Related note that I don’t think I’ve mentioned before: Anakin tends to read, to me, as very demi and biromantic; that probably contributes to some of my views here). And, you know, the OT3 in that AU might well start with Obi-Wan and Padme sort of dancing around one another in some way, whether they’ve had their requisite Mutual Near Death Experience yet or not, and then Anakin meshes with both of them and things just sort of go from there, though I haven’t made up my mind on that yet.

(Also, an AU where Anakin didn’t end up in the Temple but TPM otherwise went as in canon, he’d probably grow up on Naboo and, despite still being largely an Anidala shipper at heart, the romantic-vs-platonic dynamic between these two relationships would do a total 180 for me. I probably wouldn’t actually write an AU like that for a number of reasons, but…anyway. Figured it bore mentioning.)

…so that was a 2k+ ramble about PT OT3 dynamics, lol. Most of this will probably never actually make it to the foreground of anything I write, tbh. Because whatever I feel about these character dynamics aside…the fact is most of what I write tends to not be shipping fic, precisely. As in, (like I mentioned before) I don’t really like writing courtship narratives/stories where the romantic pairing and their relationship is The Plot. Distaff is really the closest I come to it. Which is not to say that these romantic and/or platonic relationships aren’t super important, just…it’s probably never going to be a real focus for me. Well, portions of Auxiliaries will, for spoilery reasons, and I might to a Valentine’s Day bonus fic or something, but other than that.

I have no idea if I actually answered your question XD Uh, feel free to follow up? Or give me your thoughts, or ask me something unrelated…

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The Night Children are inversions of their pre corruption selves

Sara is friendly but reserved and well liked by everyone. So Night Sara is manic, overbearing and desperate for approval

Brezziana is warm, and encouraging to everyone. Night Brezziana is a drill sergant who delights in breaking people down to 'make people better'.

Mihaly is calm, logical, balanced. Night Mihaly is aggressive, dangerous, and unhinged.

Jack Rose is insecure, touch-starved, and selfless. Jack Swan is over confident, constantly physically affectionate, and self-obsessed.

Wanderlust is kind, positive, and a hero. Night Wanderlust is cruel, conniving and determined.

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what would be the reasons for the night dancers corruption

Together the Just Dancers are formidable and they had to be tackled one by one.

Sara's corruption came first and is honestly the key to every domino that fell after her. She's the one who defeated Night Swan last time but that was while her friends were behind her, all cheering her on. Take away her friends, then pit her against Night Swan when she was expecting Wanderlust and she's on the back foot. Little by little Sara starts losing and, little by little stops believing she can win until eventually that's exactly what happens.

Wanderlust is naïve and knows together they can save Sara and defeat NS but once he's isolated and forced to fight Sara instead, he's at a disadvantage. This isn't some faceless minion, this is his friend who he feels responsible for the safety of, after all he brought her here in the first place. If he went full power against her, he'd win in an instant but he just can't do that. He holds back which leaves him vulnerable.

Brezziana is strong, but her true strength comes from encouraging and building up others, pushing them forward as a team. She's a natural leader and with no one to lead she's weakened. She still fights valiantly but Night Sara is also strong and while the fight is close between them, the one second Brezziana worries she can't win this is exactly when Sara wins.

Mihaly went in knowing it would not end well. That didn't stop them trying their hardest but with every intent of saving Sara but quickly became overwhelmed and saved sending a beacon aimed at Jack Rose until the last possible moment.

Jack Rose was attacked by his mother weeks before any of this. Locked and away and isolated from the world outside and essentially 'forgotten' only being approached after all his friends had already been corrupted and given the promise of safety and comfort among his friends if he sided with his mother. Jack chose his corruption.

NS has previously seen that corrupting just one of them is not enough, they have to all be taken down, and taking them on together won't go in her favour either. She had to separate them, isolate them from one another in order to break them down and turn them to her side.

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Are Blake and Liv alive in any of your aus </3 /genq

Night Children AU

Blake (he/they) was taken during NS's original bid for control (JD 2023) and made a minion, the trauma left him heavily emotionally scarred. They hold a large amount of rage that often comes out in battle forcing Liv to reel them back in. She is his anchor in a sea of unresolved anger directed at Night Swan.

Though Liv (she/her) wasn't captured, she saw many of her friends and loved ones taken (including Blake). While she is the more level-headed between herself and Blake, she shouldn't be underestimated. Her rationale nature shouldn't be mistaken for weakness and if pushed she will come down harder than Blake ever could.

They have known each other most of their lives and are dedicated to the effort of the Resistance, having become a key component in the battle. Individually they are strong and can hold their own, but when they work together they are effortlessly able to free countless minions.

Blake is determined that they could break one of the Just Dancers free of Night Swan's control if Liv would only agree, but she won't. The Generals almost never travel alone and while they may be formidable she knows they won't stand a chance against two or more of the Night Children.

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I love your idea of the interconnected one shots with common threads!! I think that’s a great way for you to approach individual povs and those details without it becoming confusing or cluttered! All of your first night children one-shot was so good, but the perspective stood out in such a unique way! No pressure at all, but I’d be excited to see what you do with individual characters!

Out of curiosity, how do the other Night Children perceive Mihaly, and what is their default state? It seems like Mihaly lacks the most autonomy, so what are they ‘allowed’ to do without orders? Are they in a perpetual state of anger, or are they just an apathetic puppet? Are they able to speak or interact with the others, or does Night Swan consider that too risky? (They’re my favorite character and I think their role in the AU is so intriguing!)

This is definitely something I want to explore in Mihaly's POV fic so I will try not to reveal too much.

To the other Night Children Mihaly is basically a tool. A very useful and precise tool that is very good at what they do. As long as an order given doesn't counteract someone else's order up the hierarchy, Mihaly will follow it. Though only Night Swan can order Mihaly to ignore all orders from anyone else.

In truth, Mihaly is the most self-aware of the Night Children, still retaining a good level of who they were before corruption. The corruption itself has instilled them with intense loyalty and a need to follow orders (based around the hierarchy) particularly those that benefit the Night Swan.

The way this corruption and focus is kept in place is an almost constant state of dissociation. Any and all thought is cut off before it ever reaches fruition They have a very distant awareness of almost everything that happens around them and while they can store information/memories on some level for recall, there is no processing the situation beyond basic observation.

They are very much like a puppet but apathetic would be how they appear externally. Internally, Mihaly knows something is wrong and is helpless to change anything.

This is deliberate on Night Swan's part as any form of independence (beyond basic functions) would immediately put Mihaly at high risk of shaking off their corruption.

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If Mihaly can’t have much/any independent thought, does that mean that they only refer to the other generals by name? Or do they retain enough to use nicknames coined by the others?

Does Night Swan also keep them physically isolated from the others, or is their inability to interact independently enough or a deterrent?

Due to Mihaly's corruption, they don't speak unless told to and only recognises everyone by their actual name. The exception being that they recognise Jack as Swan, but will still full name him.

They are typically isolated from the others, usually instructed to work alone, or taken care of by (for lack of a better term) a handler who ensures the basics like rest, healing, eating happen. Night Swan doesn't trust her children not to abuse the power that controlling Mihaly could afford them.

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The Night Children are Generals of Night Swan's army but between them there is technically a hierarchy of who can override whom.

Jack Swan

Wanderlust

Sara - ~ - Brezziana

Mihaly

Sara and Brezziana outrank each other dependant on the situation. For example Brezziana's assigned troops answer to her above Sara, but when it comes to Mihaly, Sara overrides Brezziana.

Jack holds the most sway but can (and often is) overriden by Night Swan

Wanderlust answers only to Night Swan and Jack and can give orders as necessary to perform his duties.

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How does Brezziana see the other generals, and does she view them in different ways? You seemed to imply she has a rivalry with Sara, but does she have similar antagonistic relationships with other dancers, or only her? Also what are her specific nicknames for the others?

Brezziana values power and strength which definitely fuels the way she views the other Generals.

Mihaly for example is strong which Brezziana recognises and appreciates but she just sees them as a tool and often refers to Mihaly as Night Swan's knife - e.g. send in the Knife.

With Sara there's not so much a rivalry as it is harsh judgement. Brezziana recognises her strength (having corrupted all of them) but despises her overt emotions, being desperate for validation and constantly competing with Jack Swan for Night Swan's attention and approval. It makes her weak and prone to make mistakes. Nicknames for Sara are usually along the lines of Snippy, or Needy. If she's really would up Brezziana will call her Ra-ra because it annoys Sara.

Brezziana's respect for Jack Swan is begrudging. She sees him as a fellow General only because of who his mother is. While he is strong, she truthfully sees him as a huge liability and thinks very poorly of him. Since he outranks her she does her best to avoid him. Like everyone she calls him Swan, but also will add in things like Nepo, or Pretty boy to show her dislike of his involvement.

As the strongest, Wanderlust is the one Brezziana is least likely to throw hands at. She knows that if it came down to it, he would destroy her. So she respects him, and does as little as possible to upset him. She would happily fight beside him, and take no insult if he was given an assignment over her. She might refer to him as the Beast but she'd never say it to his face.

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Night Swan refers to everyone by their full names but between themselves, the Night Children have an array of nicknames that vary in niceness

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Out of all the dancers, besides probably Jack Swan as first, would Night Swan have a priority for keeping the Night Children under her control? Like while Mihaly is the lowest ranked general, her grip on them is possibly the strongest, so is it a priority to keep them from opposing her? Or would she consider keeping a grip on the others more important, since they have more varied uses to her?

The percentages of how uncorruptable they are is as a result of how tight a grip Night Swan has on them, and a direct indication of how valuable they are to her.

Wanderlust and Mihaly have the tightest grip on them because they are so powerful, and Night Swan has the most to lose if the Resistance get either of them back on side.

Mihaly may take orders from everyone else, but allowing them autonomy would be too dangerous, and increase the risk of them becoming uncorrupted. Better to use them as an efficient weapon than risk losing them.

Wanderlust is allowed minimal autonomy partly due to his naivity pre-corruption; it makes his priorities moldable. Truthfully, Night Swan would have him only answer to her, but Wanderlust is a key part of her control over her son. Without Wanderlust, Jack would never have been corrupted, and since he is the easiest to uncorrupt, it makes sense to have someone powerful protecting him.

Brezziana and Sara are both important assets, though since Sara is a stranger to many people, and not a citizen of Danceverse there is a disconnect that puts her at a disadvantage compared to Brezziana who's well known for encouraging those around her, and rallying people to her cause.

Of all the Generals, Swan is actually of the least value to her, he offers very little in actual benefit to her cause. To Night Swan, Jack isn't an asset, he is her property. He is her son and while he is at risk of becoming uncorrupted, she knows what everyone thinks of him. That while he's got years of experience defying her, none of the Resistance will accept him or his help. He chose to join her and could easily choose to turn against her, but she knows as long as she has Wanderlust under her control, her son will always come back to her.

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For the Night Children AU, how are the generals perceived by the public/resistance? Is Sara seen as a Night Swan projection, but Jack as the true heir? Is Brezziana considered the leader of the army, and is Wanderlust and Jack’s connection known?

This is such an intriguing concept, and I’ve love the way you’ve developed everything!

Since Sara's not a citizen not many people know her and there's a horrendous rumour that she's actually Night Swan's secret daughter, just as malicious, cruel, and maniacal as her mother. The Resistance knows better and do their best to correct this rumour, spreading word of who Sara really is, and what she previously did for the Danceverse.

Brezziana's not so much seen as the leader of the army, many attacks happening without her presence, but instead it's thought she's the general of a specific elite task force. In truth she just controls a collection of troops and rarely if ever fails.

Mihaly is regarded by the public (and the Resistance) to be an assassin, rarely if ever being seen and being lethal when they are. In truth they are used mostly for ending battles that the Night Swan is losing with minimal asset loss.

The public is in denial about Wanderlust's corruption and doesn't care about Jack Rose as they see him as nothing more than his mother's son. Especially those who had previously been cursed as minions by Night Swan as he was present every time and never stopped her.

Jack Swan is regarded as his mother's son in every conceivable way and no one is even considering saving him.

The Resistance (and many other people) know about Jack and Wanderlust's relationship as Swan is not subtle about it. The belief is Wanderlust was corrupted as a trophy and 'gifted' to Swan by his mother. Many people believe Wanderlust was tortured beforehand and are sickened by his circumstance.

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Most Powerful

Wanderlust

Mihaly

Jack Swan

Sara

Brezziana

Least Powerful

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If Sara and Jack were to have a 'Dance Off'/fight, Jack would win, but he's so prone to just using Wanderlust, she's convinced that all she needs is the opportunity.

The only way she'd win is cheating

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While Jack usually has Wanderlust "do his dirty work" he is still quite powerful, he just typically doesnt see many things as worth his effort.