#Shadows of Starlight

[soneakyr]

Avar Kriss

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦

«Avar Kriss was one of the Jedi Order's brightest lights in th age of expansion. For many, she was the shining example of what a Jedi could and should be.»

𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒆𝒕𝒛𝒂𝒍

𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒏

«Avar Kriss believed that the best way to win arguments was simply not to have them. »

𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑱𝒆𝒅𝒊

«People don’t realise how stubborn Avar can be. Avar Kriss can’t fail. She won’t allow it.»

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈

[now-you-sound-like-a-jedi]

The High Republic (2021) 15 | Tempest Runner - Cavan Scott | Bird Set Free - Sia | The High Republic (2021) 1 | The Prophecy - Taylor Swift | Surface Pressure - Jessica Darrow | The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 2

[bikananjarrus]

“[stellan] loved to save you from yourself”

on top of this, forfive didn't even spend THAT long with stellan. elzar gave him forfive once stellan was made marshal of starlight iirc. so forfive was with stellan for only a month? maybe 6-8 weeks if we pad that time out a bit. but in that short amount of time, it was enough for forfive to pick up on the fact that stellan loved elzar, and would do anything to protect him.

[tremendouskoalachild]

Marchion in his pathetic piece of shit era. i mean he always is but post-The Fallen Star? guy wears the same outfit for a year. his subjects are doing the craziest party drugs in existence 24/7 in front of him but he is physically incapable of relaxing so he just sits on his throne looking serious. squashes a bug just to feel something then goes right back to being depressed. he's still dating (??) the hot woman but can't stand her and looks like this when she kisses him.

the only time he looks alive is when he's out terrorizing people in his mask or recruiting weirdos who will for sure try to kill him.

[lowcountry-gothic]

Star Wars: The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #3, by Phil Noto.

[chipthekeeper]

New comic book covers to lose my shit about

Art by Takashi Okazaki for Shadows of Starlight

[roguerebels]

#RogueRebelsPodcast 207!!

#TheHighRepublic Shadows of Starlight!

From lightsaber artistry to functionality!!

Check out the FULL podcast for more wherever you listen!

[queensaule]

So do we think Sabine saying "shadows in the starlight" and then the first issue of The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight coming out the next day is a coincidence, or an easter egg?

[starrysyndulla]

I finished reading Shadows of Starlight and let me tell you it is impressive that the Luminous authors continue to find new ways to traumatize me!!!

[soneakyr]

What has always get me about Avar's arc is how it reflects the way she perceives the Force. The Song of the Force and Avar are strongly intertwined, to the point that when Avar begins to see herself as a one-note song, the Song begins to be distant and discordant.

Her way to see the Force, as a song that unifies all living beings, reflects how she sees herself as a part of something greater, a community. She is part of the Jedi and part of the song itself, and that is her greatest strength

Avar knows that, and she recognizes that she can't find the Tibanna alone, she needs the help of all other Jedi who are with her and of whom she is part. If she can't do it alone, they can together for sure

When she becomes Marshall, the Hero of Hetzal, she puts her new role in front of being a Jedi, because, while being Jedi is a being part of a larger community, being a Marshal/The Hero is something that is only on her, it's her role and she is the only one who can do that.

She doesn't listen to the Force, which for her is a call to the community she is part of. To fulfill is role she becomes selfish, to the point of defeating the one who still loves her, because she can't ask for help, otherwise, it would be like admitting that she has failed in what she thinks is something only she can do. But even then, Avar has her back, because people still care about her: Maru, Keeve... The Song is still there, even if she doesn't listen to it.

The fact is that Avar doesn't want to listen, that would be admitting her personal failure. Not the failure of the Jedi Order, but her personal one. She chased Lourna because she wanted to prove, to everyone, that she was right. Even after the fall of Starlight what keep drives her is her selfishness, the idea that asking for help would make her fail again. She is not able to face her failure because she can't fail as a Marshal and she has to do that alone. She is afraid to admit she wasn't enough.

Only when she faces true isolation in OZ does she begin to change. The Song breaks not only because she is alone, but because she is further away than ever from the Order she had always relied on. Because even when she didn't want it, she was still part of that community.

Isolation is what made Avar realize how much being a Jedi means being part of a community, part of something greater. But even there, she needed Belin to remind her that even if she was part of something greater she didn't need to be great, she just needed to be Avar, to try

It's only when she finally reaches again for that community she still familiarly hears echoing in the Force that she finally hears the Song as it always has been. Returning to Coruscant was not only returning home, to Elzar but returning to be Avar, a part of the Song.

Thank you for participating in my Ted Talk.

[bikananjarrus]

bell calling out elzar asdjfkgkg. these young knights keep reading this man for filth

[tremendouskoalachild]

reading Shadows of Starlight 4 and

wh

why does ghirra starros look like that

[nico-di-genova]

I’m currently eating glass

[chucksnerdthoughts]

Shadows of Starlight #2

Okay, the story was really good! I loved seeing what Avar and Elzar did right after the fall of Starlight. The art, I was not a fan of. It's not the worst I've seen. But it was not good. But back to the story. It just feels good to see Avar back in action again. And her story was filled with so much great emotion. And I could really understand why she felt so hopeless by the end. And Elzar was great too! But Avar is where it's at! I'm so excited to see what happens next with her!

-Chuck

[roguerebels]

The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight Favorite Comic Mini-Series Moments!

Check out Sal's favorite moments from #TheHighRepublic Shadows of Starlight! Azlin Rell! Padawans to Knights! Anarchists to occupiers! Survivors' guilt! And Jedi precautions! #StarWarsComics

A year has passed since Starlight Beacon has fallen. But what a year it was. Azlin Rell! Padawans to Knights! Anarchists to occupiers! Survivors’ guilt! And Jedi precautions! Charles Soule fills in the year leading into Phase III of The High Republic with a miniseries that bounces around to a few different stories to get us primed and caught up. The artists change each issue but all of the art…

[h0oty]

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