#canon v legends discourse is so 2014

[unabashedllamamusic]

Clearly, you haven’t been introduced to “An Apology”, Timothy Zahn’s magnum opus. I can’t seem to find a copy, but for the uninitiated, it’s a satirical short story from Luuuke’s perspective where basically everyone is a clone with increasingly ridiculous names, and all of galactic history from the Thrawn Trilogy to Fate of the Jedi is actually done by these clones rather than the originals. It was an April Fool’s Day story for 2012, you can also find it in the last FOTJ book. It’s hilarious, I highly recommend it. Legends was also goofy and very 90s and camp at times, and it was self aware about it sometimes too. Canon vs Legends arguments always cover the same half dozen points and none of them are ever described accurately, it drives me insane. While I’m here: NJO being convoluted and long isn’t a good reason for legends to be worse than canon, because the high republic is even longer and more convoluted, it’s just easier to read because it’s in the process of being released. Canon hasn’t respected the new books’ lore any more than legends did the old ones’, there’s a new retcon every time a show drops atp.

I love The High Republic and NJO alike. Legends and canon both have highs, lows, strengths, and weaknesses. If we all just consume the media we like we’ll be happier for it

people in the star wars fandom: the sequels are so dumb and stupid i miss the eu, which was badass and cool and not stupid

the eu:

[be-papas]

tagged by @leojupiters my beloved ❤

why did you choose your current url?

why did you choose your current icon/pfp?

why did you choose your current header?

these questions have basically the same answer, so im lumping them together ❤ it's the utena brainworms. i am very proud for snagging the canon url be-papas (yes including the dash) which is the artist collective that produced rgu. my header was specifically chosen bc im lazy and wanted to keep my mobile theme the same light blue that it already was.

any sideblogs? name them and why you have them.

yes but they are all defunct :) i ran a nice message blog w like 10 followers (THAT'S a throwback), a gomens sideblog very briefly @lesbiaziraphael and a discourse/vent blog @formsaltron. i was also a mod for a couple v slur blogs that i will not be linking bc no <3.

how long have you been on tumblr?

hahahahaha oh god i feel ancient. since october 2014. i did not witness dashcon but i was there in the aftermath. i have had this blog the entire time so that is why my top tags are all really cursed shit. im so sorry.

why did you join tumblr?

so i had been aware of tumblr for a good couple years (like i remember witnessing mishapocalypse secondhand thru a friend). i held out on getting one myself until fall 2014 when blood of olympus, the rick riordan book, came out and i was really desperate to talk to people about it. i have not left the hellsite since.

do you have a queue tag?

lmaoooo no way u get 10 posts at once then nothing thats how this works

what is your post with the most notes?

lmao a post during the destiel election of 2020 being like "lol the putin thing is misinformation tho" that got like 1400 notes?

how many followers do you have?

450 but girl i have had this blog for 7 years at least half of them are inactive

how many blogs do you follow?

319

have you ever made a shitpost?

like...yes at some point surely? lmao if a psat meme i made in 2016 counts, thats like my post w 2nd most notes (yes i know this bc i ran my blog through a note counter to answer this quiz)

have you ever gotten into an argument/fight with another blog?

oh most definitely. it was years ago and most certainly petty. oh once i volunteered to be the bad guy and yell at some weirdos having an unrelated convo in the notes of my friend's post to fuck off. that was fun.

how do you feel about "you need to reblog this" posts?

there is a 98% chance i will not reblog that post ❤ love and light

how do you feel about tag games?

i enjoy them, as evidenced by me taking the time to answer this one

how do you feel about ask games?

would love to do one some day but i dont think im a popular enough blogger to actually get any responses lmao

which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

uhhhh i mean not site wide but within the relatively small bfish fandom? rimi for sure. they are a legend.

do you have a crush on any mutuals?

i am too old for this question im sorry.

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