#Prudii Skirata

[nocturius8015ficore]

Kal Skirata, Jango, Orum Wa and the Nulls (by me, Nocturius)

Nocturius: Oh crap, I thought I've already shared that one here, but, hey, enjoy!

It's a piece I made on Krita last Winter. It feel aaaaaaaaaaaaages ago since do RC and TBB content (well... mostly memes tbh) on a regular basis.

It took me over 50h to do. 9 characters, Tipoca City and the work of light and storm. That was an hard one for sure! Still not 100% happy with the perspective, shading and composition but that's a ''me'' problem as an artist. I tried hard to respect the books description and also material from The Clones Wars and Attack of the Clones for the visual as reference pictures. I found some useful concept art online too. That was a very formative project. I think it was the first time I did piece directly on Krita instead of scanning a sketch. I was getting more confident with my stylet and wacom!

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Here some WIP, for the funzies.

Go well with that fine fan-made audiobook reading of that exact scene! (no need to have read the first book to enjoy ^^)

[mamuzzy-creates-stuff]

If we look cute enough, they will surely blame it on the alphas. 👉👈🥺

In order: A'den, Mereel, Ordo, Prudii (hiding), Kom'rk, Jaing.

Kal: OHhhhhh, you know where you shove up those tooka eyes, you think I was born yesterday, rascal sheb'ike!!! You won't get away with it this time!

Narrator: They, in fact, got away with it. Again.

[mamuzzy]

Teach a Null to fish and they will bore the shab out of themselves.

No.

Really.

As soon as Kal leaves them alone with the task, they drop the fishing rod to ground, get the thermodetonators out and Kyrimorut will eat fish for weeks.

[roseaesynstylae]

So, the idea of the Bad Batch (minus Echo, plus Emerie) being the other half of the Nulls has consumed my goddamn mind. Therefore, as you do when an idea takes up residence in your frontal lobe for the foreseeable future, here's some headcanons.

The Bad Batch (except for Echo and Omega, who have no clue what's going on) hate the Nulls. As in, "murder on sight" hate them. From an in-universe perspective, there could be a myriad of reasons, ranging from feelings of abandonment to resentment over them having a better life. From a writer's standpoint, it's because I love me some good old familial dysfunction and angst.

The more...unhinged...tendencies the Nulls are known for manifests in the Bad Batch more as "let's jump off this cliff and use explosives to direct our fall!" and less as "hey, check out my new skin gloves!" Of course, if you push them too far, it's a different story. In order of least to most likely to pull a "lemme turn you into an art installation," it's Omega, Wrecker, Hunter, Crosshair, and Tech. Omega wouldn't do that, at least not at this point in her life. Wrecker, when enraged, goes for the just-hit-them solution. Hunter's a decent human being and usually wouldn't do something like that...Unless his kid's been kidnapped by a crazy Imperial doctor for the fifteenth time, on which point he starts becoming a little deranged. Crosshair hovers close to the line but wouldn't do it to someone unprovoked. Tech is a special case, in that he has to be pushed, but when he is, the results make the rest of the Nulls go "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST."

The Nulls want to reunite with their lost siblings and build a relationship, but that's kind of hard to do when said siblings (except Omega) keep trying to kill them on sight and none of them were built for intricate and deeply complicated emotional issues. Still, they persist. Eventually, they could probably get to the level of "awkward conversations" but it'll take a lot of work.

The Bad Batch have what makes the Nulls superior to regular clone troopers, plus their unique enhancements (which in this version are less defects and more Nala Se picking an attribute for each of them and cranking it up to 11). They feel that it makes them better than the Nulls, something they're not shy about expressing.

Emerie is the same height as her estranged (I can't think of a word that applies to this specific situation but this one will do) brothers, because I stan a tall queen.

Nala Se is smug as hell whenever she sees Orun Wa. "CT-9904 just broke all records for accuracy, CT-9902 discovered a new element, CT-9903 crushed beskar like it was paper, and CT-9901 tracked a man through five systems and a solar storm. What are your clones doing, again?"

There is no understating the sheer "wtf" that goes through the Nulls' heads when they first see Omega. But, of course, this is Omega. Imagine the cutest image of her you've seen, fanart or canon. That's what the Nulls see when they meet her. Unsurprisingly, the Nulls, who got the Mandalorian gene to adopt anything that isn't nailed down, go from "wtf" to "so smol 🥰" in roughly a minute.

Kal Skirata is in the corner. His attempt to interact with the Bad Batch did not go well. He casually calls Hunter "son," as he does with various characters, and the resulting explosion puts a thermal detonator to shame. Since it's clear that his presence is not making things better, he's sort of just in the corner.

The rest of Clan Skirata, and associates, are staying out of this. Gilamar and Vau took one look and retreated to the bar because they know better than to get involved. Everyone else witnessed one of the less acrimonious encounters and collectively decided that they are not jumping into the emotional equivalent of a pit of rabid wolverines.

Echo is the go-between. He does not want to be the go-between. But he's the only neutral party in this thing aside from Omega, and the rest of the Batch don't trust the Nulls with her.

Spare a though for 99. He raised four of these guys, often with the aid of leashes. Truly, he is an unsung hero of the Clone Wars

[clonememesfrikyeah]

I feel like there’s so much miscommunication between the Alpha Arcs and the Nulls because they could easily get along but both groups were influenced in different directions that created this conflict of interests between them. The Alphas are self sufficient, strong willed individuals but the nulls think otherwise. Why? It could be because Kal told them they were different and therefore special, and while true, that thinking is what is separating themselves from the others. Not to mention the Alpha Arcs have been teaching cadets before they’d even fully completed their own training, they have to act a certain way because their ori’vod, roll models. This conflict between them was manufactured by the author through Kal to create a close bond by only tending to their feelings fear and insecurity as his only emotion tether to them instead of the real unconditional love of a parent. In short Kal created this “us against them” narrative in cuval’dar trained clones, especially the nulls, to ensure their own personal army and keep control over them. Sure Kals first thought to having a do-over at fatherhood like he always wanted was that he wanted to love and care for them. Awesome of him, but his second thought was, I have a lot of resources at my disposal and this could work out really good for me in the long run, let’s see how far I can take this. Meanwhile the Alphas are just confused as to why their annoying younger siblings think they’re better than them and suddenly started to hate them for no real reason. Then it got to a point where the Alphas knew better and put them out of mind because they had better things to do than entertain their pettiness until things get said and punches are thrown. Just interesting that nobody talks about it much.

[mrbubblyurchin]

Headcanon that Prudii was assigned to mentor up and coming ARC Troopers in the middle of the war back on Kamino. He initially hated this due to being stuck on Kamino while his brothers were out fighting. But during his time there he met his first and one of his only Jedi friends: Shaak Ti.

However, he still thought the job was miserable and THEN he met two of the troopers he’d be training into ARCs. Fives and Echo. He loved these two from the start and started teaching them Mando’a. (Fives only knows the basic words but Echo can speak fluent)

He taught Fives and Echo how to think outside the box and hone their skills. Echo learned how to abandon the reg manuals and do what he needed to do in order to develop the skills of an ARC, while Fives completely embraced the Null ARC mentality. Eventually, Prudii’s trainees passed the training with flying colors, and all three left Kamino.

Months later, Prudii got a holo from Fives letting him know that Echo had died. And a year and a half after that, he got another one from the 501st Legion, from one of Fives’ friends named Jesse, letting him know that his friend Fives had perished as well.

Now Prudii weeps for his brothers. The ones the other Nulls never met. His vode.

[aka-trashrat]

Ordo's brothers love him. (Or do they...?) We have in order L to R: Mereel, Prudii, Jaing, Kom'rk, and A'den.

Reference photo below the cut!

From the Rob Cantor clone photoshoot

[totally-not-your-babe]

Spoilers for the first two books of Republic Commando

I just finished Hard Contact and started reading Triple Zero (I don't know why the Hungarian version called Coruscant btw) AND OH MY FORCE I'M SO IN LOVE WITH THESE BOOKS ALREADY!!!

Omega Squad my loves

I have mixed feeling about Etain sometimes BUT I adore her (why did Karen had to say she wasn't attractive in every two pages I can't understand tho)

Fi just wants to drink some beer and it's the most relatable thing ever

DARMAN MISSING ETAIN

The Omega's getting the black armours when they have mission on a snowy planet... like REALLY

The way Skirata protected the Nulls! I love him. I don't hear anyone out I love him no matter what! He is my dad now

The Boba-sleeping-in-Jango's-arms part MY HEART

ORD'IKA

Sedate me!

[flashthescalesian-art]

Mereel: Prudii? I mixed redbull with coffee and now I can see sounds, should I worry?

Prudii: Mereel, I swear to Manda -

[mamuzzy-creates-stuff]

For the addition to this boop post, I use this a running gag in my stories who knows when will I write. Whenever an Alpha and a Null meet somewhere, instead of greeting each other like a normal person, they go on cockmeasuring with death stares and saying "Alpha." and "Null." in the most snobbish way they can manage.

Except Prudii. With Prudii, it goes like this:

Alpha-17: Null. Prudii: Vod'ika. (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡ Alpha-17: (ಠ_ಠ)

He's killing them with kindness but also being little shit about it.

[mamuzzy]

Prudii felt devastated when he learned that the Covert Op Troopers he personally trained are out there to assassinate deserter clones and not used against the enemy. That he was part of something that ultimately resulted in his brothers' death. Prudii loves his clone brothers, all of them, from the CT-s in blissfull ignorance to the stubborn Alphas.

I wonder if it was the first time he cared about that there was blood on his hands.

[curlygirlybitchachos]

Kal Skirata hide your sons because I'm coming.

[thelightismine]

having recently re-read the Republic Commando books for the fiftieth time (but the first time as a proper adult), amongst many other things that jumped out at me this time, I've been pondering the Many Failings of Kal Skirata™ - and one thing that kept me awake the other night was the realisation that...it takes Kal ages between adopting Ordo and the rest of his brothers, right??

So I went back and did the math. Kal adopts Ordo in True Colours, soon after rescuing Vau on Mygeeto, at 471 days after the Battle of Geonosis (ABG). An excerpt from the scene below:

"I never adopted you formally," Skirata said. It had been bothering him in recent days, ever since he began to think of the war as having a definite timescale. "Any of you." "Does that matter?" Skirata now felt that it did. No Mando'ad would nitpick over the bond between him and his boys, and as far as the Republic was concerned clones didn't even qualify as people, but his plans to give them a decent future had now become very, very specific. [...] "Yes," he said. He reached to grasp Ordo's hand and recited the short, no-frills gai bal manda - "name and soul," all it took to unpick history and give a child a new parentage. Mandalorians were habitual adopters. Bloodlines were just medical detail. "Ni kyr'tayl gai sa'ad, Ordo." Ordo stared at their clasped hands for a moment. He had a crushing grip. "I've been your son since the day you first saved my life, Buir." "I think you boys did the saving," Skirata said. "I don't want to imagine where I'd be without you." Skirata was now busy hating himself for not doing this before, not making the ultimate commitment, and he fretted about his five other Nulls scattered around the galaxy.

And having re-read this section in detail, it now baffles me even further that it takes him - wait for it - ANOTHER YEAR AND ~THREE MONTHS to adopt the other five Nulls??

Yes, that's correct. Kal adopts the other five Nulls in Order 66, in the scene where they all come together 'on screen' for the first time, which is set 940 days ABG. That is 469 days after he formally adopted Ordo.

At the time KT wrote these books, according to Legends, one standard year is 368 days, with 12 months of 30 days each. If I've crunched correctly, Kal adopts the other five Nulls roughly fifteen and a half months later than Ordo.

And OHHHH:

The meal was as much a rare celebration as a meeting, and the Nulls even had a few glasses of Chandrilan wine. "I should have done this many years ago, adi'ke." Skirata raised his glass. "Ni kyr'tayl gai sa'ad - Mereel, Jaing, Kom'rk, A'den, Prudii. There. It's formal, legal. You're my sons and heirs." "And we won't bankrupt you," Jaing muttered. "Not with the amount you're skimming, ner vod," Mereel said raising his glass in return. "Thank you, Buir'ika. An honor." At least one cause for guilt had been lifted from Ordo's shoulders. He was no longer the only Null formally adopted by Skirata. It was a legal detail, nothing more, but Ordo didn't want to be singled out as the favorite. He already felt he had a far easier time than his brothers.

what do you MEAN you just went on and forgot to do it, despite seeing them and speaking to them regularly for over a year, Kal?! yikes

Reading this back again, all I could think was - poor Ordo. It's explicitly stated here that he had been feeling and still feels guilty. Imagine living with the knowledge that your father had only formally adopted you, and not the other five of your closest brothers, for OVER A YEAR- (I will keep yelling it I'm not over it)

When they all make jokes about him being the Number One Son. When they all tease him for being the favourite. How do you think this knowledge affected Ordo’s relationship with his brothers?? Not wanting to mention it?? Do you think he ever did?? How do you think they reacted if they knew he was already adopted prior to this??

Not to mention, how does Kal not see this as something that might cause an issue for Ordo?? With how much he loves him??

I find their reactions interesting, because if they didn't know, they play it very cool. I'm leaning towards they did know, Ordo didn't just sit on this knowledge for over a year, maybe couldn't - because otherwise, why is no one asking why Kal left him out of the list? Why is their only reaction calm pleasantries?

Possibly because they don't care about formal adoption that much - it's worth noting Ordo's reaction is also to kind of brush it all away: "I've been your son since the day you first saved my life, Buir."

(I think it also opens up a bigger discussion about Ordo's role within his brothers as...almost a shield between Kal and his brothers, able to take the brunt of Kal's...manipulations to spare them the same attention - I wonder if they don't care as much about their adoptive status because it doesn't mean nearly as much to them as it does to Kal, because Kal doesn't rule them as much as he'd like to think he does. It’s interesting how Ordo is both uncomfortable with the position as Number One Son but also sees its…strategic value?? He states earlier in the scene that he'll swap drafts with Kom'rk because it's "his turn" to explore the Outer Rim, but as far as we know, he never actually does this - despite missing each other dearly, often, do the other Nulls willingly take missions that get them away from Kal? Which is why Ordo is almost never shown being anywhere that Kal isn't? Also the irony that so many people laugh at Maze for being a highly trained ARC being "wasted" in an office job, but Ordo also as far as we see never does anything flashier, nothing that couldn't be handled by a less superior officer, nothing that's far from Kal's side...)

ANYWAY

I’m just baffled as to how Kal didn’t think immediately after adopting Ordo “and now the other five” - my man, what took you so long?? If you love them all as you say you do??

HMMMM

[mrbubblyurchin]

Jaing, Prudii, and Kom’rk don’t get a lot of love but I have lots of headcanons for them so here they are:

-Jaing is the troublemaker, and Kom’rk is a bit of a cynic, so while the three of them are together, Prudii is running on a caf, two breath mints, some kind of food from the cafeteria, and two singular brain cells, just trying to KEEP THINGS TOGETHER while Jaing and Kom’rk act like idiots

-Jaing and Kom’rk aren’t actually idiots. In fact, they are obviously very effective. They just like screwing with Prudii whenever they see him.

-Prudii is the nicest. He’s sweet and will is the type to give you a random hug whenever. Jaing will give hugs occasionally, but not often unless it’s Mird. Kom’rk has given two hugs in his life. Once to Kal, and once to Prudii when Prudii got super stressed about the possibility of being reconditioned after the first battle of Geonosis

-Prudii has caf with blue milk and sugar. Jaing has some shots of espresso. Kom’rk is straight up black caf.

-Kom’rk acts like he hates Mird. He doesn’t, and gives him pets when Jaing and Vau aren’t around.

[aka-trashrat]

for the halloween prompt game: treats and meals for the null boys!! they deserve it!!

Kal'buir thought maybe it would be a fun exercise for the boys to dress up and canvass the trainers' wing for Halloween.

Kom'rk - A vampire A'den - Hockey Mask Killer Ordo - A vampire (He's mad because Kom'rk stole his costume idea) Jaing - Mad Scientist Prudii - A ghost! Mereel - A Superior Mad Scientist There was a fistfight between Jaing and Mereel over the costume design. Mereel obviously went above and beyond, even plotting to steal clothing from the Kaminoan Elite, but Kal'buir put an end to that idea pretty quickly.

Ordo also later cornered Kom'rk and got revenge for stealing his costume idea while Kal'buir wasn't looking.

Prudii thought that trick-or-treat-ing was a stupid pointless exercise, but Mer'ika stole a sheet and cut some holes in it for a classic ghost costume, forcing his brother to join in on the fun.

We don't know where A'den got the hockey mask, but the boys sure are resourceful...

[corrie-guard-things]

Corrie Week Prompt 4 - Accidental Child Acquisition

Word count :

4845

Summary :

When a cadet appears in the middle of the Senate, the Guard scrambles to figure out who he is and where he came from.

But with the Marshal Commander gone, and the cadet's mysterious connection to him, things seem to get more complicated every day.

And when a Null gets involved, normality gets thrown out of the window.

Note :

'02 : minding his own business The entire guard + Prudii: If anything ever happens to him i'm killing everyone in this room and then myself

Okay so once again this is part of my overarching Fox AU and there are way more info this time !

'02 is such a grumpy baby and writing him was very fun !

Also this was my first time writing Prudii so i hope i did him justice

@corrieweek