#so she doesn't have to give up her lightsaber and he gets to teach her how to use a whip for combat

[maulfucker]

Ok so. OC thoughts about Order 66.

Verred and Kuru are with Latros on Coruscant when the order comes out. Verred leaves Kuru with Latros and runs to the Jedi Temple to see what's going on and help people escape. She doesn't come back.

Latros takes Kuru and escapes Coruscant before ships start to get pulled over and checked for hidden jedi

Master Apos was with the younglings, and that's another reason for Verred to go to the temple: to try to help her master one last time

Dji survives by letting its ship get blown up and hiding in the debris until the clones got tired of searching for a corpse. No one ever remembers givins can survive in vacuum.

When he's sure the clones have left he sends a distress signal and hopes for the best. It gets rescued by the Da'ali twins, and asks to stay with them until it can find one of its people

(It doesn't know yet what happened to master Apos and Verred and pretty much every other member of their lineage. He suspects, but he doesn't know.)

The three of them eventually track down and find Kuru (and Latros) so Dji can reunite with the only other survivor of their little family.

Latros and the twins are both bounty hunters, and Dji is a great pilot, so they're like. hey why go our separate ways. why not become a crew.

So in my mind they become something kinda like the Ghost crew from Rebels but with two ships, three pilots, and a decade earlier

bonus thought. Latros is a kinda acquaintance of Maul (he worked for him on occasion before the Siege of Mandalore) and I think it would be very funny for them to meet him, considering the crew is composed of two jedi (bad thoughts on Maul) two mandalorians (complex thoughts on Maul) and Latros (no thoughts whatsoever)

[breakfastteatime]

"You know what this reminds me of?" Cal asks as he follows Cere and their tour group through the museum. "Field trips on Coruscant."

Cere laughs. "You're right. I do feel like a youngling again. How many times did you visit the botanical gardens?"

"Ugh, so many. There's only so many times you can look at the same flowers."

Their guide takes them into the area they're here for, an area dedicated to the Jedi. Cere listens with interest as they're led to a display of lanterns, the most beautiful standing proud at the heart of the group.

The tour guide, an elderly Human male, makes sure everyone has a good view before he continues. "They say this lamp is the one used by the ancient Jedi Master who brought peace to our planet three centuries ago. She used it to guide our people through the darkest of times, the light never once wavering. Since then, our people have celebrated our emergence from strife during our Lantern Festival, and you can see many of the lanterns we have created over the centuries before you. Despite the times we live in, the Jedi's lantern is considered this museum's greatest artifact."

Cere looks to the lamp. Tall and elegant, it is a gorgeous example of High Republic craftsmanship, burnished with gold designed to resemble sparks. Cere remembers hearing the tale of the Jedi Master who guided an entire people through a howling storm of evil as a youngling. And to see it here, now, is a true honor, and well worth the trip. She works her way through the tour group to get close. It truly is a marvel, and a testament to this world's bravery to so brazenly display it when the Empire could arrive any day. She wishes they could've brought BD-1 to scan everything, but the museum's liberal attitudes toward displaying Jedi artifacts did not extend to droids being allowed access. So, he'd gone into the city with Merrin and Greez to help find supplies.

Thankfully, she had another way to learn more. She glances over at Cal. Moving around their fellow museum visitors, he steps up to her. "This is why we're here, right? What you wanted to know about?" he asks quietly.

"Yes. Let me know what you find."

While Cere distracts the guide and group with questions, Cal brushes a hand over the lamp. He pulls back moments later and takes a loop of the other lanterns, none of which are particularly grand. Leaving him to it, Cere follows on with the tour group. Cal returns a short while later, merging seamlessly with the group. Somehow, Cere keeps her attention on the guide, even though her curiosity burns. The guide prattles on, Cere and Cal both nodding diplomatically along with the rest of the group. It takes nearly two hours for the tour to finish, and by the end of it, Cere is almost ready to combust. They make their way out of the museum via the conveniently located gift shop.

"Well?" Cere asks Cal as he surveys the store's offerings.

'Huh?" He looks up from the candy display. "Oh! Yeah, it's a fake. Made on Coruscant ten years ago and put here by a relic hunter who stole the real one. I don't think the staff know. Shall we tell them? Cere? Uh, Cere?"

Fake? They wasted hours of their lives for a fake? "Here." She tosses Cal her wallet and heads outside. When he comes bounding up a short while later, he holds out a packet of sherbets stamped with the museum's logo and makes Cere take one. "You ready to hear the rest of it now?" He doesn't give her a chance to say no. "The guide was wrong. So was the thief. That lantern wasn't Master Lorcan's, though it was very pretty. Did you spot the really broken one that was a miniature of the big one? That was the real Lamp of The Way." Popping a sherbet in his mouth, he grins. "I think there's a lesson in here somewhere, Master Junda."

She stares at him. "Cal, did Jaro Tapal ever teach you the story of the Jedi who boasted too much?"

"Why no, Cere, he did not. He did tell me about being a sore loser though."

When they get back to the ship, she's hiding his lightsaber.

(For @mistressorinoco who I somehow accidentally banned?! I have NO idea!)

[spacelesbiandisaster]

Part II of my head cannons for the masters of the younglings of the Gathering

(and others)

You can check Part I here!

Byph and Luminara Unduli

Listen, I know Luminara technically already have a Padawan, but let's just all agree that by the time Biph became ready to be a Padawan Barriss either already was knighted or she already bombed the Jedi temple and got expelled.

I love Barriss, so I just going to assume she never became a terrorist, got knighted and is very excited about her new baby brother, okay? Okay.

Also I think Byph would be the last among his classmates to pass the younglings tests to become a Padawan (I love him, but he just seems like the slow one of the group) so Luminara would have some extra time to finish taking care of her first Padawan.

Note: This set of headcanons are for a really specific fic I'm working on, so we may disagree on somethings but in my works Luminara is a great mom to Barriss and, eventually, to Byph as well. Barriss never hold her master accountable for what she did and seem to think highly of Luminara as far Tales of the Empire goes, so I will always assume the best regarding Luminara.

• Byph needs to learn how to deal with his fears

Luminara Unduli is the Jedi who decided to go into a sand storm just to get a chance to capture Poggle the Lesser and she also seem to have taught Barriss how to prepare herself any kind of situation she might encounter on field, and I think Byph needs those lessons.

Is okay to have fear of the dark or of scary creatures (likes he does in the Gathering), but Luminara could teach him to overcome those fears either by being prepared or by himself that whatever they do will affect hundreds of people all over the galaxy and it's the job as Jedi to protect those lives even when they are afraid.

Also Luminara looks pretty wild on her speeder on her way to capture Poggle, maybe she can be able to inspire some rebellion within Byph. It would be funny if he gets a tattoo on his teens (but not a Mirialan one, of course).

• Byph and Barriss are actually very similar (at least on my head)

I see Barriss as a very shy kid, specially when she was a youngling, and Byph also looks like he had social anxiety and can only be himself around people he already knows and trusts, which can be a huge problem for a Jedi. They need to interact with senators, kings, queens and the high society on general on a regular basis, being timid can get on the way of their job. Luminara on the other hand seem very sociable, cracking jokes with Obi-Wan and Anakin, stating her opinion even in front of people with higher rank than her, being firm when she needs to. And on top of that, she already got experience with a shy padawan and would know how to act when Byph got a little too anxious.

I don't have kids myself, but I think it's easy to take care of them when it's not the first time you do it. That's why I got so many traumas and my sister is fine.

• A politician to be

You know how we see Luminara in the Chanceller's office on the movies? I got a headcanon that she spent a lot of time on the Senate before the war, dealing with conflicts, stopping minor wars to happen, helping planets to join the republic. Things like theses, and I also think Byph would be great at this! He not the time of guy who would jump into conflicts, but I think he really cares about people and would find joy in helping planets avoid war. He probably would take the role of a adviser.

Of course that, by the time he his knighted, he is no longer afraid to fight, but that doesn't mean he enjoys swinging his lightsaber around like some of his classmates (aka Petro) do. Luminara would make a great teacher regarding politics.

Byph is probably my favorite youngling of his clan and it only makes sense to give him my favorite Master Jedi.

Petro and Aayla Secura

At first I thought about pairing Petro either with Quinlan or Anakin, but that would be way too chaotic and he would probably end up blowing way to many things up in his Jedi career.

My third choice would be Ahsoka, but I got other plans for her, so Aayla seen like a good fit for the boy.

• Aayla would balance some of Petro energy.

Aayla seen to had picked up some of Quinlan habits: She can be very confrontational and it's always up for a fight, much like Petro seems to be, but she also knows when control herself when she needs to (I can only wonder were she learned that. It wasn't with Vos!) being able to put her feelings aside while listening what the people actually expect her to do.

Petro needs to learn some of that self control!

• Petro would love to learn lightsaber combat with someone as skilled as Aayla.

Did seem Aayla fight? She is a goodness! I bet Petro already had a eye on her even before the Gathering, since he looks so interesting on learning how to wield his weapon. Also I think of him as being the best duellists of his youngling clan, so it only makes since to give him a master who could polish his skills even more.

• Aayla would teach him the value of forming strongs bonds with people.

I'm still assuming that the test the younglings had to pass on Ilum reveals a fault on their character that will take years to overcome, and in Petro's case it's that him kinda think himself to be better than others. It's not like he doesn't cares about his friends, but he can be a little selfish sometimes and Aayla is the opposite of that.

On the episode Anakin gets hurts and she have to take care of Ahsoka she teaches her that! Ahsoka wanted to stay with Anakin for selfish reasons and Aayla took time to explain to her why they could do this. She was very patient too, and force knows she will have to be while teaching someone like Petro who can get really cocky (gods help me to not be using this word wrong) sometimes. She would make him understand that sometimes a Jedi needs to put their needs on second place to be able to do their jobs.

Bonus

This two are the only Younglings of the episode "the gathering" that I didn't cover on part one, but there's four more force sensitive children that I like to imagining getting a master and living happily without order 66:

Reva and Anakin

Please remember that this is in a AU were Order 66 never happened and this baby girl never got traumatized by Anakin.

I think Anakin would feel in love with teaching after taking care of Ahsoka for so long and after a few years would give a second try on being a master, now way more experience and mature. Also he is such a girl dad (sorry Luke) that I had to give him another daughter/little sister.

• A lesson about emotions

Okay, I know Reva feel into the dark side because of Anakin, but at the very least she already had a inclination to immerse herself into negative emotions. And considering that Anakin was able to resist the dark side and stay a Jedi even after being manipulated for years by Palpatine, who would be better than him to teach her how to control her anger?

I mean, maybe Mace Windu, but he already got a awesome Padawan and lineage, so let's Anakin have this one.

They probably would fight a lot, but so did him and Ahsoka. That's probably just part of the experience. I think Reva could really grown to respect the man Anakin is, just like her older sister (Ahsoka), and would have a lot to learn with him about feelings and how to permit herself to have them without letting them control her actions.

• Anakin would feel respect by the order.

The way Reva speaks about Anakin Skywalker on the Kenobi series makes me think that all younglings adore the Hero with no fear, specially her! I think she would be a fan girl part of the time and Anakin would love the attention.

Also I'm considering that after killing Palpatine Anakin would come clean about his wedding and his newborn babies, and for the order not only allow him to stay in their ranks as a Jedi master but also let him take on another Padawan would make any fear of being a forever outcast disappear from his mind.

I also like to think that this time he not only choose to teach a Padawan, but also had time to make the decision of picking Reva specifically instead of having Yoda drop a kid on his hands without warning. All this facts would make Anakin more certain of his path as a Jedi.

I not going to come up with more excuses to make those two a thing because I just think they are neat and that's reason enough to me want them together as master and apprentice.

Jax and Barriss Offe

I have a elaborate story about how Barriss would become Jax's master but this only happens on the middle of the fanfic that I'm currently working on and I don't spoil so much of the plot, so I going to be very careful with what I say here.

I love the idea of Mirialans training other Mirialans so they can pass on their culture even inside the Jedi temple. It makes their species unique I who doesn't love unique aliens? But that's not the only reason I would paring them together:

• Jax is a edgy boy, just like his master!

(I mean, just look at their looks! I can hear MCR playing on the background of these pictures)

Only a few characters exhale so much angst as Barriss Offee, and I think Jax kinda matches this a little bit. I mean, it's probably because he's trap on a Imperial facility, but I like to think he would maintain some of his edgeness even inside the Jedi temple.

He is a bit of a rebel too, constantly questioning authority just like Barriss seem to be by the end of the clones wars. The difference is that Barriss bottle up her feelings until they explode (literally) and Jax would be a lot vocal of his concerns. Barriss would love this and would schedule some "debate" to hear him speak his mind and give him some of her own too. She also would know how to canalize his concerns into health activities.

Note: because of my shitty english I not sure if any of this made sense, but what Im trying to say it that Jax is a bit emo and Barriss understand him very well because she as well is a bit emo. They would go like "Oh the galaxy is so corrupt and the council fuck up all the time!" But Barriss would know what to do because she would be older and wiser. Does that makes sense?

• Jax is a fighter and Barriss could use some of his spirit.

You know when Jax tried to scape a Imperial facility but punching a stormtrooper? Yeah, now imagine this boy with a lightsaber!

I think Barriss good a tendency to got depressed fast whenever she seems something bad happing, just look at the time she got stuck on that tank on Geonossis with Ahsoka and she was like "Oh, I guess I'm going to die now..." This never stopped her from acting when she needed to, but the sentiment was definitely there.

Jax would drag his mom master to the craziest situations were Barriss would learn to never give up on a fight and Jax would, eventually,learn how to think before acting. They would be a good duo!

• A lesson on hope!

Much like Yoda, Barriss also needs a reason to keep believing on the future of the Jedi order, and having a Padawan so full of life would give her strength to keep fighting for her believes in a healthy way.

Barriss would move mountains so she could be sure Jax would never had to fight in a war and watch his friends die like she had to, at that means she would take on a leadership within the order. Make them distance themselves from the republic and focus on serving the people of the galaxy, just to create a better future for Jax and all the other younglings in the order.

(I just want to point out how great of a Gramma Luminara would be for Jax as well, but unfortunately I can't elaborate on it)

Sami and Ahsoka

Listen I will not give a trouble Padawan to Ahsoka!

She had enough with her master being Anakin Skywalker and she deserves a sweet kid like Sami who the worst she can to is skipping training to play with the kids in the creche. You will have to fight with me about it if you don't agree!

• Ahsoka needs to learn how to live in peaceful times and Sami would help with that!

Unlike Jax, Sami doesn't have a single aggressive bone in her. You know how she, a ten years old, look at a orphan baby and goes like "Okay, I'm your mom now!", that's how she is! She is a kind soul who loves to take care off people and doesn't like to fight.

Meanwhile Ahsoka is a war veteran whos whole Jedi career was in the middle of a battlefield. She not even sure what to do with her self once the war is over. Sami would help her to see that a Jedi doesn't always had to explode things and destroy droids to help people.

The funny thing is that in the second battle of Geonossis Ahsoka is unsure how Anakin is going to deal with peace and in my head cannon she's the one struggling the most. Giving her such a peaceful Padawan would kinda balance this out (sorry Sabine, I love you, but you not what Ahsoka needed)

• Sami could pick up some of Ahsoka's spirit.

In the bad batch she seems to be the scariest after hearing Omega's plain (which makes sense considering she's ten and a solo parent... I'm jocking) but by having a master like Ahsoka by her side she would grow more confident over the years and learn when put up on a fight. They balance each other!

Unfortunately I can't say much more without spoiling my story, so I going to leave at that, but I truly believe their dynamic would be interesting!

On top of that Ahsoka and Barriss would could help each other a lot when it comes to teaching their Padawans. Sami would enjoy a lot learning about forcing healing with Barriss (considering her caring nature) and Jax would count the days so he could have a sparring session with Ahsoka.

They would be co-parenting under the Jedi council noses and no one could said a thing because they are such good masters.

Edit: I forgot to say that, but I truly think Sami would be the one to end the reputation of Ahsoka's lineage to be those "unconventional Jedi". The Disaster lineage would live on Reva because (as far this AU goes) she is the closest one to fall to the dark side.

Eva and Shaak Ti

I feel really bad for them, but I can't add more pictures in this post and I don't what to make a part three just to include them. But it's okay because everyone knows who Master Ti is and I'm almost sure you guys know Eva too (the one with the Tooka doll that Omega made in the Bad Batch)

I going to be quick about them:

• Both Shaak Ti and Eva are deeply carrying people.

Eva is the sweetest! She tries to stay positive even if the situation is the literally worst possible and go out of her way to comfort her friends so they don't feel so bad.

Considering how Shaak Ti treats her clone troopers I think they would get along just fine.

• Shaak Ti is the maternal figure Eva needs!

You know how Eva is trying to get affection from every adult that crosses paths with her? Shaak Ti is already the mom is millions of clones, she can take one more daughter.

I think they would get along just fine and probably go into missions to establish clones rights in the republic, but I don't have anything more to say other than that.

Honorable Mentions

Bayrn

Bayrn is the baby on Project Necromancer, and he really doesn't have a personality that I could work with to set him with a master. But if I had to go with vibes only I would put him with Plo Koon. Please don't ask me to elaborate on it.

Edit: Now that I think about it, maybe Sami is old enough to become Bayrn's master someday, specially considering she manege to get knighted has early as Anakin and (in this scenario) Ahsoka.

Omega

Star wars never made it clear if Omega is force sensitive, so I'm choosing to believe she's not and on this scenario she would live with their brothers happily ever after.

Luke and Leia

For the fics I'm working on right now Luke and Leia wouldn't be force sensitive.

I have a headcanon that the force isn't something that can pass on genetic, and that's why Jedi avoid having biological children (what would they do with a bunch of non force sensitive children if they decide to have them?). The reason why Luke and Leia were born force sensitive in the main timeline it's because Anakin failed in bringing balance to the force and the galaxy needed a new hope.

If they were born force sensitive and Padmé somehow agreed to let them to join the order I would give Luke to Deppa Billaba and Leia to Mace Windu, because they would need experienced master and the order would be reluctant on giving the children to someone close to Anakin like Obi-Wan or Ahsoka. Also I like the of Deppa and Mace shaping them to be a little bit more stoic Jedi. But I truly think Luke and Leia could be more happy by following a different path.

That's it!

[acewizardinspace]

So Sabine is training as a jedi. Lets just say I have mixed feelings.

On one hand, I actually love the idea of a jedi who is not very force sensitive. In contrast to characters like Anakin who were just naturally talented, a jedi character who has to train much harder has a lot of narrative potential. A jedi that is only a little force sensitive sounds really cool! (A little force sensitive, not not-force sensitive. Two different things, one is a cool idea, the other sucks.) This is a story I would absolutely be down for seeing and I think there is a lot of potential here.

I also think giving Ahsoka a student is a fantastic idea. Giving her a padawan would force her to face her past and make peace with the reality of what Anakin did and who he became. It could allow her to finally embrace her lost culture by following one of their most important customs: teaching. It would functionally let the audience know that even after tragedy their culture survived. This could be an amazing story.

So, in theory at least, I should love this idea, right? But I don't.

If this has been another character, I think a new one would work best, I would love this! But it just doesn't make sense for Sabine.

For one, it is a huge retcon and causes rebels to retroactively not make sense. There was no foreshadowing that I can recall about Sabine being force sensitive. This just comes out of no where. (Don't say using the darksaber is foreshadowing. Its not. Other, none force sensitive people have used a lightsaber before.)

I think the explanation they are going for is that Sabine has so little force sensitivity that no one ever noticed before, but that just doesn't make sense. If she had meet a jedi once or twice, sure maybe they didn't notice, but for how long she was with Kanan? This leaves three possibilities.

Kanan really never noticed, which retroactively kind of make him look bad? Like you were with her for how long?

Kanan noticed and didn't tell her, which makes him seem like a jerk tbh. You have no right to keep info like that from someone.

Kanan did notice, and he did tell her, but it was so unimportant that it happened off screen and was never shown to us. I don't think I need to explain why that one is bad writing.

The second reason it doesn't make sense for Sabine is that she already has an established backstory and culture. There is literally so much you can do with Sabine's character already! You don't need to add jedi stuff, or if you did, it could (and should) be showing what she learned from living with jedi. Things like handling your emotions, letting go and living to help others.

Frankly, a lot of people love the mandolarians. It seems odd to me that they wouldn't want to center the plot on that part of her heritage? She would be the perfect opportunity to show off non violent parts of their culture. (I think this is the consequence of forcing Ahsoka's show and the rebels sequel together.)

This writing decision creates plot holes were there were none, and for what? What was gained with this decision. The only thing I can think of is that they wanted two popular characters to interact and this was the best they could come up with?

When it comes down to it, I just really dislike that they keep wanting to retcon stuff. We liked rebels the way it was, please don't retroactively change it!

But, even taking my initial dislike of the concept into consideration, I am still hype for the show tbh! I don't want to be negative, I want to like the show so so bad. I truly like the idea of Ahsoka getting a padawan and barely force sensitive jedi. So, I'm staying hopeful.

[fenkaline]

Same as last week, here's a list of everything I loved about episode 3 of Ahsoka. Spoilers!

JACEN SYNDULLA!!!!!!!!

He is so adorable, and he looks a LOT like Kanan, and I want him to be in every episode moving forward thank you very much!!!!!!

Despite Huyang's criticisms, I am very impressed with Sabine! You can tell she has actual lightsaber training, and I love it.

Also, LIGHTSABER TRAINING!! It's always such a treat when we get to see it.

Huyang doesn't just help build lightsabers but can also teach the forms??? (Sir, do you know Vaapad? Please tell me Mace gave you Vaapad programming please tell me we didn't lose that knowledge—)

I think Ahsoka has a collection of lightsabers?? I swear she had at least 10 in that closet. That makes me so happy and so sad. Imagine her finding them. Imagine some of them belonging to her friends. ):

MON MOTHMA

Hera snapping when Senator Xiono insisted Ezra was dead? Beautiful. 10/10. We love to see it.

Despite being gone for a decade (ish??), Ezra Bridger continues to be a topic of discussion, largely because his family refuses to give up hope for his return, and that means so much to me. I think he'll be surprised by how many people know who he is when he gets back!!

HERA HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET RESOURCES TO GO FIND HER SON FOR YEARS i'm weeping tbh

I really, really appreciate that we get to see Hera's and Sabine's grief. It could easily have been brushed over, but we get to see how the loss of Ezra hurts, even now.

Hera's thousand-yard stare when Jacen says he wants to be a Jedi. ):

PURRGIL ARE SO MAJESTIC IN LIVE ACTION

Ahsoka's happy face when she saw the purrgil!! She wants to find Ezra too.

"AUNT SABINE"

Sabine had presets for Ahsoka's gun turret software? Of course she did.

I love the way the wings on Ahsoka's ship rotate.

Ahsoka and Sabine are both excellent pilots as they should be, given their teachers!!

I'm starting to enjoy Ahsoka and Sabine's dynamic. I definitely want to see more of it.

I'm trying to suspend judgment regarding the current hot topics (e.g., Force sensitivity and what it means to be a Jedi) until the show wraps up. Hard to know where Dave Filoni & Co are going to land at this point.

Looking forward to next week! Hopefully we see the Ghost!!

[terrible-star-wars-crossovers]

Star Wars Kubo and the Two Strings AU: Luke is kubo (obviously) Padme is Monkey, and the Moon King is Vader. (And who you might ask is Beetle if Vader is the Moon King? Well, tis a clone of Anakin of course... let me explain)

It starts out pretty similar to the end of ROTS. Anakin falls and becomes Vader- though in this version he kills palpatine and becones emperor. The duel on mustafar happens, though Vader beats Obi-wan, but is still severely injured. Padme meanwhile flees mustafar and has the twins on Polis Masa. Padme lives, and while debating what to do next with Bail and Yoda, Polis Masa is attacked by Vader, who is determined to get his wife and child (he's unaware there are twins) back. During the chaos, Padme ends up escaping with Luke while Bail escapes with Leia.

Vader, of course, follows the ship with Padme on it and after a brief confrontation in which baby Luke looses his hand because of Vader, Padme gives up on him. SHe manages to Fake her and Lukes deaths by making vader think their ship blew up, when reality it slipped into hyperspace. They end up crashing on Tattooine and Padme injures her head.

12 years later, Luke and Padme are still on Tattoine in a small house in the wastes. Due to her head injury when they crashed, Padmes mind has slowly deteriorated and spends most of her days catatonic. So every day, Luke goes out to Mos Eisley and earns a living by doing repair work and telling stories of the hero without fear that his mother told him in her bouts of lucidity. Luke knows about and can use the force to some degree, though Padme tells him never to use his abilities, lest it attracts the attention of The Emperor and his Inquisitors. (In this Au, Luke knows Vader is his father, but he idolises the man he was- the man his mother fell in love with and can't help but wonder if anakin still exists deep down.)

One day, Inquisitors arrive on Tattooine and Luke being Luke, ends up revealing his identity and abilities while defending one of the locals, which causes vader to sense him a Galaxy away. Padme, in a bout of lucidity, manages to fend off said Inquisitors and the pair flee Tattoine. Padme then says they must find Master yoda in order to train luke, as that is the only way to protect him now emperor vader knows he is alive. They follow a trail of clues accriss the Galaxy, but it is slow going as Padme's bouts of lucidity only last a few hours and Luke is reluctant to search without her.

Eventually, the pair end up on Kamino, where they come across a man who claims to be a Jedi but doesn't remember much and can't use the force. One of the few things he does remember, however, is Anakin- who he claims to owe a life debt to and he vows to protect and serve Luke, as he is the son of Skywalker. Padme is skeptical, but Luke says that they need all the help they can get Besides both of them find there is something familar about the man.

The trio continue on in their quest accross the Galaxy, hunting for clues and digging Inquisitors. As they travel, the man -who decides to simply be known as Jedi, starts to bond with luke and teaches him how to use a lightsaber and his force abilities (Despite Jedi seemingly not having powers himself, he is knowledgeable in how to harness them and is pretty damn good with a lightsaber.) Padme also bonds with jedi and asks him to care for luke when she is gone and when it is all over, to help Luke find his sister.

As all of this is happening, Luke dreams about Anakin (spoiler, they aren't just dreams and it is Vader is pretending to be Anakin) who tells him Yoda is at the ruins of Polis Masa. The trio go, but end up being caught by the Inquisitors. They reveal Yoda has been dead for 12 years and their quest was in vain. They also reveal that Jedi to be a clone of Anakin (Early in his reign, Emperor Vader was desperate to find a way to make his body whole again and resorted to cloning. The experiments failed and the facilities were abandoned, leaving only one Clone (why Padme didn't reconize him? Rapid aging plus 10 years of isolation can wreck a man's appearance.) ) The trio manahe to beat the Inquisitors, though Padme and Jedi/Clone Anakin end up dying in the process.

Luke then leaves, determined to confront the Emperor, his father....

[avaeverstone]

I think that what people don't get about Mary Sues is that it's not the how unrealistic their powers or intelligence is, it's that they have no flaws and no training. Rey never made a mistake, never had a moment where her motives made her make bad decisions and waved a lightsaber at a rock to become a Jedi Master. Luke was naive, he went after R2D2 and almost died to a Tusken Raider. Luke fought Vader with no training and lost his hand. Then he trained with Yoda on Dagobah. Anakin too made mistakes. Just in Attack if the Clones, Anakin gets distracted by Padme, gets captured, thinks he can defeat Count Dooku and loses a hand because of it. Plus Anikan had years of training at the Jedi Temple.

Simple explanations of power can really make the story seem more realistic. But more importantly your character needs flaws. Rey wanted to find her parents but it never effected how she acted. It just felt so unrealistic.

Batman is seen as okay because his loner behavior and inability to show emotions gets him in trouble. Plus Batman makes mistakes. In The Batman, Batman doesn't realize Riddler is going to blow up the city until it is too late. In Dark Knight Rises, Batman doesn't realize Talia is tricking him. In The Dark Knight, Batman gets manipulated by the Joker into doing exactly what he wanted. I can go on but you get the point. Batman isn't perfect. Neither is Iron Man. Despite his intelligence he makes dumb, immature, and emotional decisions that lead to problems. Captain America: Civil War is literally about Iron Man letting his emotions cloud his judgment. Iron Man, the first movie, is literally about how Iron Man was tricked by his business partner for years and then his business partner tried to kill him. Iron Man is flawed.

As a writer once I learned about character flaws I saw how much more realistic they seemed. The problem isn't they're lady heroes. The problem is that they're flawless which makes their character feel unrealistic.

One more thing I want to point out is that there is such a thing as a Gary Sue which is essentially the male counterpart of Mary Sues. One character that I have seen to be considered a Gary Sue is Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation. His character gives me the same feeling as Rey. He just seems too perfect. So while I'm sure a lot of people like to over label female heroes as Mary Sues there are still characters that fit this description. As a female myself, I would rather see a female hero with flaws than one that can do no wrong. We're all flawed and teach females that they can do no wrong doesn't help them. In fact it hurts them because either they won't know what to do when consequences of their actions happen or they will feel inferior because they are flawed.

Mary Sues aren't being called that because of sexism. There being called that because of bad writing. That's it.

Female Character: *Everybody is immediately drawn to her for no discernible reason*

Female Character: *Extremely powerful compared to all of the other characters within the story; there’s no reason as to how she became so powerful*

Female Character: *For some reason is able to quickly pick up new skills in a period of time comparable to a genius; no explanation for this too.*

Female Character:  *has virtually no weaknesses except she’s clumsy teehee :)*

Person: Isn’t this kind of a mary-sue?

Tumblr: why do misogynists like to invalidate strong female characters???????????

[drewbacca2]

Starkiller Saga

44 BBY Chapter two part seven

A trip to Kashyyyk

It's been six months since I've seen the hooded figure with the orange lightsaber. I've heard from Bar Lar that he's been messing with the gangs of this area. Or at least someone with his description, lightsaber included. I've been training my force power and my body these last six months in preparation for this fight I've been sensing. He hasn't been messing with Gungan Cargo. Good, but strange. Maybe he doesn't see them as a threat? Or is it something else? Anyway, I've done ten jobs for Gungan Cargo. Giving me a total of 100k and accumulatively 75k for my crew. I get the feeling that I'm needed somewhere… and as soon as I feel that I'm getting a call on my helmet. I answer it and I hear a Wookiee yelling in my ear. Well not yelling per se, but she's just a loud Wookiee when she's excited. "Grandson Grozchal! How have you been?" I say "Hey… Grandmother… I don't know how to tell you this… but- "Don't worry kid. I already felt him return to the trees… I felt all of them. I've met Bendak and your mother before you were found by your father. How did they die? If it's too hard to repeat I understand." "No, it's alright." I recount what happened. Sparing her the details of the war. "I need you to come see me." She says. "Um… not to be disrespectful… but why?" "Have you forgotten life day yesterday? Not to mention your birthday is in three days!" "Well… I'll have to see if I'm not busy today…" "I know you're in the area Grozchal. Your power has gotten stronger and better to where it's not so easy to ignore. I hope to see you soon, Grandson. Bye bye now." And before I can respond she hangs up.

I take my helmet off and go to look behind me to see if Meris is awake and- *Chop* "When were you planning on telling me you not only have a Grandmother, but your birthday is in three days?" I say "I didn't even know she saw me as her grandson. And… Well, I haven't celebrated my birthday since I was eight." "Well you better tell everyone we'll be leaving soon." She says."Right" I reply. I put my armor on and I speak over the intercom. "Alright everyone. We'll be leaving soon for a few days. But we'll come back though. Just want to pay a short visit to my grandmother. I leave the Raven to talk to Bar Lar. "Ah, there's one of my favorite Mandalorians! We unfortunately don't have any jobs for you today. Not only have you taken care of our last problem last week, nobody is needing anything done because they're busy celebrating the aftermath of life day. But is there anything I can do for you?" "Actually yes, could you reserve this landing pad for me? I should only be gone for a few days at max." "I'll see what I can do." He says "Thanks Bar Lar." "Anytime Grozchal." I walk up the loading ramp and as it's closing I turn on the intercom. "Fire up the engines Fixer. We're ready to head out." "Aye aye captain." And not long after she says that we're up in the air. I go to the cockpit and I teach Fixer and Tech how to use the weapons. Unfortunately Karrstag is too big to use the main two gunner seats. But he can use the anti personnel cannon. So I teach him to use that. "hyperspace coordinates locked for Kashyyyk. 3 2 1." She pulls the lever and we go into hyperspace. When we drop out of hyperspace I get a call from that same Wookiee. "I knew you'd come! I'm not ready with some things. Land here and I'll meet you there."

She gives me coordinates and I have Fixer follow them. We come to a wooden landing pad and I see her meditating on the floor in front of it. "You wanna come with me, vod?" He nods and Meris says "I'm coming with you. I want to meet the rest of your family." I say, "ok no problem." We walk down the ramp and she says with her eyes closed "Greetings my Grandson-" she looks up and looks past me to Karrstag and starts to tear up. "He looks like your father." "He does?" "When were you born?" She asks. "In three days, forty years ago. Why?" He says. Her eyes widened. "I knew of a Wookiee that was born forty years ago. I was going to pay him a visit but he disappeared five years ago. His mother died during childbirth. I was going to see if the rumors were true." "What rumors?" Karrstag asked. "That is if my son Karrstag had a child before he left for the Galaxy at large." Tears start to soak into her fur. "Look at him Grozchal! Does he not look exactly like your father?!" I look at him and I see it! "You're right! I don't know how I didn't see it before." "Maybe your eyes refused to let you see because of the pain of losing him." "Heh… we've been calling each other brother this entire time. While in reality we actually are." "I suppose now's a good time as any to ask." I cock my head to the left. "What do you mean?" Karrstag says. "So… I've been thinking… a lot, and I want to be a Mandalorian. If you don't-" I interrupt him with "Don't worry about how I feel about it, because I'm as happy as a loth cat getting fed and getting belly rubs at the same time! But think about what you want. It's a lifestyle, It's a culture, and a religion. There are some rules to being a Mandalorian. In no particular order, but all equally important. They consist of wearing the armor, speaking the language, defending oneself and family, raising your children as Mandalorians, contributing to the clan's welfare, and when called upon by the Mand'alor, rallying to their cause. I'll make you some armor out of durasteel. I hope we can get some Beskar and find a Beskar smith." He smiles and looks as happy as a Wookiee can get! Oh no… he hugs me and I'm dead. Never underestimate a happy Wookiee's hug. He puts me down and I then ask our grandmother what she wanted to show me. She points to the bowl in front of her and says "Sit, I have something to teach you." I then sit like she is. She says "I'm going to teach you healing. You need at least some medical knowledge. How much do you have?" I reply "I know the anatomy of every race in the Galaxy. And I'm not kidding." "I know you're not. This is good news. That means you can use this ability to its fullest potential. So, I need you to tap into the force." I do, and I wait for her instructions. "Now, do not pour too much of your essence into the target. Otherwise you may pour too much and die. You must also picture the flesh mending, the bone shaping, and the blood flowing correctly if you are to use this correctly. Now…" she grabs a ritual dagger and slits her wrist. "Dew it. You may want to hurry. I can only lose so much blood." I then reach out and I close it quickly. "I knew you would have! I think you're a prodigy Grozchal!" I rub the back of my neck. "I wouldn't go that far, but… "Oh you, always so modest. We need to go to the Shadowlands anyway. I think your present is ready. No spoilers!"

[alons-ycreeper]

"I don't think she can take much more of this." Comes Rex's voice through the fog. The tightness in his words indicate a great deal of worry hidden under the captain's usual calm demeanor.

"She'll be fine." Anakin's nonchalant tone annoys her instantly.

No, Ahsoka is not fine. Her head is pounding, her body aches so bad she swears the pain stretches down to the bone and the light burns her eyes. As Ahsoka sits up the room spins, her stomach churns and she clenches her jaw to stop breakfast from coming back up. She wants to go to Healer Chi for some painkillers then go lie down and sleep for the next tenday.

"I really think she needs a break. We try again some other time."

"Look she's up." Her master smiles, kneeling down beside her. "You're waking up a lot faster."

Rex huffs at that. She hears him muttering something in what Ahsoka can only assume is Huttese. Skyguy has this obsession with teaching him the language recently. Just like he's been obsessed with giving her this stupid test instead of just going with the standard Jedi one.

She tell him that too.

But there's a reason he's the master.

"The best way I can protect you is by teaching how to protect yourself. If you can take down Rex and the boys then you'll be ready for anything." He hands her the lightsaber. "Well, almost anything."

Ahsoka pretends not to notice the soft smile on the blond clone's face at her master's wisdom. She makes her way back to the center, acting like she doesn't see the way Skyguy preens under Rex's quiet praise. She certainly doesn't think twice about the relieved sigh the captain gives when Anakin finally allows her some rest.

As the years go by, Ahsoka gets better at this new training. Rex becomes more at ease with letting her take stun shots knowing she can handle it just fine. Her master is more than satisfied with her progress and growing skills.

"I hope all this training pays off. But I'll be honest, I'd still be happy if she never had to use it."

It's lighting fast, but with the men focused on the padawan Anakin seems it safe and pecks Rex's lips. He curls an arm around the shorter man's waist bringing the clone just a few inches closer. Their eyes are on her, watching, judging.

"I think we'll just have to find out what our padawan has in-store for us, Rex."

Their eyes are on her, watching, filled pride.

[themattress]

Given that OP is evidently an old EU fan with an ax to grind against Disney/Lucasfilm, I'm taking these complaints with a grain of salt. Some of them are spot on, others not so much.

I'll give you an example. Rey. In TFA, her parents are simply missing and she's waiting for them to come back. In TLJ, she suddenly thinks they're an important secret for Kylo to reveal to her because she's pathologically suppressed the truth that they're drunks who sold her for alcohol money (or, you know, blue milk money, whatever). But why would she ever think that she had an important family or heritage unless she knew she was the protagonist of a space epic and having an important family or heritage is something that happens to those?

This is a good point. You could argue that Rey might think her heritage is important because of the stuff that went down in The Force Awakens - the vision when touching Luke's lightsaber, it choosing her over Kylo Ren, the island Luke is on being the same one she'd seen in her dreams, etc. However, the scripts of both films never had Rey vocalize any such thoughts, and in The Last Jedi she only says she's "trying to figure out her place in all this", which has to do with what role she plays, a very different thing than what heritage she might have. The whole scene between her and Kylo Ren was very weird in how "your parents were nobody, you come from nothing" was highlighted...from a meta perspective, that's certainly surprising for the main character, but it makes no sense from an in-universe perspective. In-universe, the pain Rey feels should be coming from the fact that Rey's parents abandoned her for no good reason and never planned on coming back for her, not because them just being junk traders means she has no special lineage as if that was ever a thing she desired.

Or DJ. The Benecio del Toro character is supposed to be a subversion of the rogue with a heart of gold trope. But why would Finn and Bangs ever think he's a rogue with a heart of gold that's implicitly trustworthy? They find him in a prison cell and have no reason to think he has any loyalty to the Resistance--he even gives a speech about how he considers the First Order and the Resistance to be equally bad!

Incorrect. Finn never trusts him or thinks he has a heart of gold. He's angry at his betrayal, but not surprised in any way. Rose is more hurt, but that's because she had been given a reason to think DJ has a heart of gold in that he returned her sister's medallion to her after making use of it rather than keep it to sell off like she initially assumed. She had been specifically set up to think she had misjudged DJ all along, only to then have the rug yanked from under her by DJ showing her initial impression of him as selfish and greedy was correct.

And the entire Luke storyline is a subversion of the entire idea of mentorship. Luke doesn't teach Rey anything. She doesn't need to be taught anything. It's unclear why she even thinks she does, given that she already beat down Kylo Ren with ease, but, again, character in a story. She thinks she needs a training montage, Rian says "she doesn't get a training montage!", and scene.

Again, this is incorrect. Luke does teach her things - how to consciously reach out to the Force, the history of how/why the Jedi Order fell to begin with, but above all his failures. Did you miss what Yoda's Force ghost told him? By showing Rey how he failed, not just through saying "I failed" but in his entire cynical, defeatist attitude, he taught her what she shouldn't do in the future. This gets paid off in The Rise of Skywalker, when she's on the verge of doing it so Luke's Force ghost appears to dissuade her. The mentorship subversion is both that Rey and Luke teach each other, and that a thing that isn't normally seen as positive in any way, failure, is perhaps the most valuable lesson that a mentor can ever pass on to their students.

it doesn't make any sense once you ask obvious questions like "Why shouldn't Poe know that there is a plan to save the fleet?"

....Yeah, spot-on there. There is no good justification for that plot point. The comic adaptation actually improved it by having Holdo tell him there's a plan but she can't discuss it lest a spy or spies from the First Order be among them. Poe then fucks up all on his own because his jealousy of Holdo being appointed leader by Leia in her stead rather than him causes him to talk himself into thinking that she's lying to him and doesn't actually know what she's doing.

That's a kind of cynicism that doesn't really work for Star Wars; you can't do a sincere narrative about the triumph of good over evil when the characters are mostly convinced there's no big difference between Good or Evil winning.

Huh!? Only DJ believes that. And he's not supposed to be right.

With TLJ, most every character on both sides are cynical, foolish, corrupt, power-tripping, shrill, pompous... most of all, incompetent. It seems less like an epic battle between the noble and the venal--more like two competing cliques of sitcom characters, only one of them is inexplicably Nazi-themed. You're left pretty much adrift, with no characters to sympathize with and no conflicts to become invested in, just visuals and 'themes'.

Pretty much. I'm not that big on Mr. Plinkett of Red Letter Media fame, but I actually love his review of The Last Jedi because it calls attention to how bizarrely farcical it plays out, as if Rian Johnson was trying to make a spoof-esque comedy that also happened to be a Star Wars movie. That kind of thing works with the Benoit Blanc films (spoof-esque comedies that also happen to be legitimate mystery stories), but not with Star Wars...or rather, not with a mainline "Skywalker Saga" Star Wars movie. Ideally, the comedy in such movies, whether it's done intentionally or not, should come from sincerity, which is the opposite of a farce.

But children can't get invested in themes or subversion. Neither can most people. It's the province of the elitist to care about subtext over story--the sick doldrums of modern art--and Star Wars isn't for them. It's for the people.

Children nor most people "can't get invested in themes"?

The province of "the elitist"?

Star Wars is for "the people?"

Balderdash!

You're 3 hits and 4 misses with this post. You can do better than that!

Why The Last Jedi doesn't work as subversion is that it continuously requires the characters to act like they KNOW they're characters in Star Wars and not LIVING the Star Wars.

I'll give you an example. Rey. In TFA, her parents are simply missing and she's waiting for them to come back. In TLJ, she suddenly thinks they're an important secret for Kylo to reveal to her because she's pathologically suppressed the truth that they're drunks who sold her for alcohol money (or, you know, blue milk money, whatever).

But why would she ever think that she had an important family or heritage unless she knew she was the protagonist of a space epic and having an important family or heritage is something that happens to those?

Or DJ. The Benecio del Toro character is supposed to be a subversion of the rogue with a heart of gold trope. But why would Finn and Bangs ever think he's a rogue with a heart of gold that's implicitly trustworthy? They find him in a prison cell and have no reason to think he has any loyalty to the Resistance--he even gives a speech about how he considers the First Order and the Resistance to be equally bad!

In ANH, both Luke and Obi-Wan treated Han like exactly what he was, a mercenary, who had to be cajoled into helping out until finally he showed his true colors by attacking the Death Star. They didn't know they were characters going through a story arc. The Sequel Trilogy characters act like they do, until Rian Johnson pranks them by twisting the story arc they had no reason to think they were participating in.

And the entire Luke storyline is a subversion of the entire idea of mentorship. Luke doesn't teach Rey anything. She doesn't need to be taught anything. It's unclear why she even thinks she does, given that she already beat down Kylo Ren with ease, but, again, character in a story. She thinks she needs a training montage, Rian says "she doesn't get a training montage!", and scene.

It's all very meta and post-modern and taken at face value, it doesn't make any sense once you ask obvious questions like "Why shouldn't Poe know that there is a plan to save the fleet?" Defenders of TLJ dismiss those obvious questions because they see them as unimportant next to the post-modern gamesmanship the movie is really concerned with, but Star Wars doesn't work like a Scream movie, where the characters are largely obsessed with horror movies and then, ironically, placed inside a horror movie.

That's a kind of cynicism that doesn't really work for Star Wars; you can't do a sincere narrative about the triumph of good over evil when the characters are mostly convinced there's no big difference between Good or Evil winning.

To go back to ANH, Obi-Wan is emphatic about how wonderful the Jedi were, how tragic it was that they were wiped out, how awful it is to live under the Empire, and how important it is to fight to restore the Republic. That's the baseline of sincerity that this kind of primordial mythmaking needs to work.

With TLJ, most every character on both sides are cynical, foolish, corrupt, power-tripping, shrill, pompous... most of all, incompetent. It seems less like an epic battle between the noble and the venal--more like two competing cliques of sitcom characters, only one of them is inexplicably Nazi-themed. You're left pretty much adrift, with no characters to sympathize with and no conflicts to become invested in, just visuals and 'themes'.

But children can't get invested in themes or subversion. Neither can most people. It's the province of the elitist to care about subtext over story--the sick doldrums of modern art--and Star Wars isn't for them. It's for the people.

[hobbit-the-starfleet-padawan]

I'm way too obsessed with f!Anakin in an alternate universe and our Obi-Wan meeting her and her twins .... he's such a gentle soul he would be such a good father pls

my brain will not be silent about it so i have to share guys, i have to

The force throwing Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka through some sort of worm hole as they're attempting to escape from someone, oh idk, Grievous and a whole platoon of ships

They end up in a place they assume is just their Coruscant - "Thank the Force for that swift escape" - but they quickly realise its not their home through their connection to the force feeling different. Not to mention the others reacting differently toward them

Oh and of course the fact that there already is an Obi-Wan and Ahsoka present - "That wormhole must have done a number on me, because, I swear, that man looks exactly like me" "No, you're perfectly fine, that man does look exactly like you, master"

There's a long Jedi council meeting where they establish the force must have brought them there. At first they think it was to help them escape (especially to keep the Chosen One alive, but Obi-Wan refrains from saying this out loud in front of Anakin) but it's soon revealed that maybe the force wanted them there to aid this universe. This universe is a mess - here, the Jedi aren't powerful, and don't have the same strong connection to the force, and the Republic is therefore losing the war at a rapid pace. Hell, Palpatine didn't even feel the need to corrupt the Galactic Senate (oh I need to do more research to get all of these terms right, forgive me if I get something wrong) and is instead leading the Separatists head on (hooded as a sith Lord unnamed, so as to avoid our Anakin learning his true identity lmao)

So on they go to teach the Jedi everything they can. Obi has to face his own weaknesses to teach his other self control of the Force, and the same goes for Ahsoka. Anakin for once has to truly focus on his teachings and not just... go for it, as is often his approach with Ahsoka. It's a whole thing - but it's tiring, and almost impossible to do with these Jedi. (also how sweet wouldn't it be if Qui-Gon was still alive in this universe? Obi-Wan getting all emotional aww)

And then Anakin sees Senator Padme Amidala, and she has no reaction to his existence. No love. No hello. Nothing. He starts asking questions, all 3 of them do, and they find out that their Anakin left the Order.

"Why?" they ask.

No one responds. Then, late that evening, the alternate Obi-Wan arrives at their door, speaking silently and hurriedly, as if scared to get caught, to them that he, actually, knows about what happened to Anakin in this universe. "Do you really want to know?" Something in his eyes softens when he looks at our Anakin; a hint, perhaps, at the reason for this alternate Anakin being gone, hidden.

He gives them some coordinates. He tells them not to tell anyone. He also tells them that perhaps this Anakin can help, as a lot of the techniques they showed the Jedi were things "his Anakin" believed in.

They leave, silently, to go find this Anakin.

And what do they find? A remote place, on a planet almost untouched by the war. A house, by a lake. Its warm. No sand in sight. There's some animals. All the stuff needed to be self sufficient.

Two kids, twins, rush out of the house to greet the jedis, running straight to Obi-Wan at first - but pausing upon seeing the strange man (Anakin) ... and upon seeing Obi looks just a little different.

Scared, they run back to the house, where, on the porch, a very protective looking woman stands... the children hide behind her. She looks... familiar. Something about the eyes, the lushness of the hair, the scar on her face, the angry scowl...

Then she activates her lightsaber

Its Anakin's lightsaber. No doubt about that.

Silence.

Then: "You're not my Obi."

Fast forward to them having explained, carefully so she doesn't kill them on the spot (and she definitely would too), what is going on and who they are. She invites them inside, the kids watching curiously. Leia, of course, introducing herself first whilst f!Anakin makes everyone something to drink. Luke mainly looks confused, but Leia prompts him to be "polite and introduce yourself to our guests" .

Ahsoka is loving this. Anakin is in shock, staring with wide eyes.

Obi-Wan, on the other hand, is looking around. Seeing the hints. Noticing how this woman has every single thing at home that Obi-Wan likes... his favourite cookies, his favourite tea, hell - most of the kitchen is even in his favourite colour. It's obvious. She places a cup of his favourite tea in front of him without a word, and with the one gentle touch to his shoulder - it lingers a little too long.

The four adults discuss the situation, but Obi-Wan is distracted. Surely it can't be...?

Then a loud crack like thunder - a ship landing. f!Anakin stands up in a rush, lightsaber back in her hand. "Neighbours?" Obi-Wan asks. "Something like that..." f!Anakin replies menacingly. The twins run back into the kitchen, already knowing what to do upon hearing this sound, as they rush under the table to hide. Something stirs in our Anakin, too, and he stands up in alarm, ready to defend.

Too focused on whomever or whatever just landed, f!Anakin says just the one order to her children, not thinking it through. That one thing confirms Obi-Wan's suspicions.

The way the kids ran to him, not Ahsoka.

The way Luke had been staring in confusion.

The tea... The touch...

"Stay with your father."

Both kids rush to Obi-Wan's side, little hands reaching for his. He holds them close, on instinct maybe, or because seeing them brought a repressed want back from the depths of his heart...

[araminakilla]

Day 41: Oh my Ra! The tea!!!

An extract from the novel has been realeased as well, a little different from what @sastiorn and @shields-and-depthgauges-oh-my have found. Here's the link to the page

You have to press a blue rectangle button that says "Read extraction" to download the PDF

The part I translated is the moment after Tad told the group about his mysterious discovery in the mexican pyramid. Ready?

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"... it's an egyptian sarcophagus!"

Everyone looked at him surprised. The only one who seemed really interested in what Tad has just announced was the man dressed as a explorer.

Ryu gave Sara an accusatory gaze.

"I don't know how did you convince us to bring a idiot who doesn't know how to distinguish between Egyptian and pre-Columbian symbology. He even hasn't finish the career. Given his age!"

"Yes, it's true. But I lived adventures that can't be teached in classrooms!" Tad counterattacked.

"Is that so? Don't tell me. Let's see. What are those great adventures? Show us!"

Tad looked at Sara, but she shook her head. It was too dangerous. Frustrated, he had to bite his tongue.

"This team is conformed by the most prestigious archeologists" Ryu argumented.

"And the coolest too" said Brian

"And you are only a danger to science. You're fired. Go away and take your dog and that devil's parrot with you!" Ryu concluded.

Overcomed by disappointment, Tad loaded his luggage into the van that would take him to the airport.

"Tad" Sara tried to console him "don't let them sink you"

"If only they knew that it was me who found Paititi and King Midas' collar" he added crestfallen "Sara, I promise to you that there was an egyptian sarcophagus in the pyramid"

"And I believe you, but this excavation is leaded by those three. You know what? I come with you to Chicago"

"No way. I already feel guilty enough. This is very important to your career"

Meanwhile, Jeff began to bite the egyptian necklace that he had found. Tad tried to take it off, but after a tug of war, the dog swallowed it.

"Are you sure you want me to stay?" Sara said not so convinced.

"Huh? Of course. Please stay. I will be fine"

"Okay. See you in Chicago" she said goodbye to him by giving him a kiss in the cheek.

In another corner of the camp, the supposed explorer who has been spying on them marked a number on his phone. He waited for someone to answer him and said:

"I have something that might interest you"

"I know" said a female voice at the other side of the line "I can feel its power"

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So, we could assume Tad returns sad to his apartment and founds Mummy there, then he either is recluted by Victoria Moon who gives him that strange looking book and possibly the key to opening the sarcophagus, OR he gets to see Sara again in the Chicago museum where they show the big sarcophagus and maybe he is given a chance to be great like the others, and that's why he returns happy to his apartment for a second time... only to find Mummy playing with a lightsaber, a disco ball, rubber chickens and that he also created an account for himself.

Now, after saying all of that...

Can we talk about how frustrated and tired Tad is when dealing with Ryu, Brian and Ann, especially with the mean Ryu?

People, this guy was about to confess all the first and second movies just to shut them up, and he didn't do it because Sara 'told' him not to.

But, BUT... what if he encounters the mean trio in Egypt? What if they treat him worse than before given the many shenanigans at the Chicago and the Louvre museum?

What if Tad can no longer tolerate this mistreatment especially after the many adventures he has lived?

What if this is the moment Tad explodes in a fit of rage at how is SO UNFAIR he got to find unreachable places only for those three wannabe mighty archeologists to treat him worse than an starving animal?

What if he, in the heat of the moment, shouts to him that OF COURSE he is somebody important after all, because HE found Midas' collar and Paititi?

...what if Mummy is present at the moment? Dressed as an arabian merchant, just trying to help his best friend and "brother" when said brother just broke their most important promise.

Because, at that moment, Tad cared more about what three strangers had to say about him than all the good things Mummy said and did for the explorer.

Because Tad is a person that is not fit to make big sacrifices for friends just like he did when he let Tad and company go and losing his precious hometomb as consequence of his actions.

Because he choose fame over him.

If this gets to happen and Mummy doesn't tranform into full Ammit at the moment... I don't know what else can trigger that.

And Tad would be seconds from "I finally told them the truth, look at his faces" to "What have I done? Mummy, I didn't meant to..." but it will be too late.

Who knows? Maybe Tad would try to defend himself saying to Mummy that he was the one to create an account, posting videos and stuff, not caring if he is discovered inmediatly or not.

That, of course... the incan wants to be recognized by the world too and it was just a matter of time everyone found out.

That if that was meant to happen anyway, it was better for him to tell the mighty trio that HE was the one who found Paititi and him in the first place.

It's a win-win, right? Mummy gets to have his well-deserved fame after having to hide for centuries and Tad gets his for being a great explorer... right?

Not exactly, because is one thing for Mummy to mess it up and get himself exposed and another thing is for Tad to shout to a group of prestigious archeologists that he found to lost city.

Maybe Mummy was already exposed, but Tad broke the promise of not telling other people about Paititi.

And that is going to hurt badly.

And I just HOPE for that possible outcome to be played for drama and not have jokes for only one minute. 1 minute.

Maybe that is why we see Ammit Mummy trying to stop Tad and Sara for reaching him at that truck at night.

Because he doesn't want nothing to do with Tad... or anybody at that moment.

Because maybe he is not feeling animalistic impulses from the curse, but pure, extreme human rage and hurt at how things turned out at the end.

[matchmakerecorner]

Hey! May I get a matchup for Genshin Impact please? 🐇💮 (Fair warning, this is a little overly detailed, as I tend to be a rambler)

My pronouns are they/them, and I'm bi and demi, so gender doesn't matter! I'm currently a college student studying robotics and electrical controls, and I'd probably be an Electro claymore user as a Genshin pc!

My hair is a rich purple color with the sides shaved, and my style tends to be very thrifted/punk/masc leaning. I've had more than one person tell me that I always look either like an anime character, or a homeless teddy bear.

I'm a pretty eclectic person, and very ADHD, so I tend to be a jack of all trades with hobbies. I tend to come off as pretty quiet (and a little intimidating in appearance), but I become a snarky gamer gremlin of a friend if I get around to trusting someone! I take a lot of pride in being the weirdest looking electrical engineer you'll ever meet, and in being very protective of the few people that I trust. For those I care about, I tend to act like a very chaotic but protective older sibling, just as I would for my little brothers!

In my spare time, I like to write, play video games, program weird electronics projects (I'm building a custom lightsaber atm!), and I like to thrift and upcycle clothes by hand stitching them! I'm also a pretty big foodie, despite my sensory issues with food, and I love to experiment with home cooking! One thing I wish to do again is to get back into martial arts, as I used to be a competitive Tae Kwon Do artist back in my youth!

One final fact about me is that my ADHD meds tend to give me insomnia, so I can often be found lurking around my college dorms like a raccoon late at night.

Thank you so much, and I hope y'all's day is pleasant!!

🐇💮 | We've decided to match you with...

♡ Yoimiya thinks you're really cool! She absolutely enjoys talking with you, watching you work, just being around you in general is enough to make her feel happier than usual.

♡ She actually really likes your style, so sometimes she even asks you to let her wear your clothing! Maybe she'll even ask you to help her pick out some of her own the next time you both go shopping together.

♡ Yoimiya loves to cook with you! With the two of you working together, you could probably think of some really awesome and unique food combos and recipes!

♡ Whenever you can't sleep, she's always there to grab some sparklers and go outside with you! Where the two of you can just play with sparklers and have fun. If you get bored of sparklers, then she always brings some snacks that you both can eat while you look at the night sky.

♡ Yoimiya enjoys having you as a travel companion. You both could do so many fun activities together! You go on walks in unknown areas, the two of you might even end up taking a creative class together!

♡ She's not very informed on making things other than fireworks, but she'd really love to learn some things from you. She's also willing to help out in anyway she can! Sometimes she even likes to help you come up with ideas for different projects. Maybe you even have a shared project you both like to work on together!

♡ In return, she enjoys to take you out whenever there's an even with fireworks in it. She'll even teach you how to make fireworks if you ever find yourself interested.

♡ You both probably like to ramble to each other after really long days. You could be writing with her sitting right next to you, just staring off into space, lost in thought. It's quiet, which is an amazing atmosphere for writing. But if you write better with noise, then she'll ramble about her day and ask you about yours.

♡ One things for sure; you will never have a dull moment in your life!

The Other Choice(s):

Childe: He would love to train with you in martial arts! Loves how chaotic you can be, and he'd do everything in his power to get you asleep.

Albedo: He finds your projects very fascinating and really would like to learn from them, maybe even help! He's not too high on energy but he enjoys drawing with you writing right next to him.

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A/n: It's so cool that you're making a custom lightsaber! Both of us really enjoyed reading your description of yourself, too! It was very entertaining! We really hope this was to your liking, if not you can ask for a rematch up! ^^

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[antianakin]

That's an interesting comparison, I hadn't really thought about Anakin intentionally not telling Ahsoka things because he's attempting to emulate the ways some of the Jedi teach by letting the student learn for themselves.

The difference here from something like, say, the Dark Side Cave, is that Luke isn't honing a PHYSICAL skill here, or undergoing a physical test. It's all mental and emotional and spiritual, so giving him the answer isn't really going to showcase what he's learned or how he'll respond in this particular situation. For a physical test, it's more necessary to be a bit more specific. A comparison might be to Obi-Wan trying to train Luke with a lightsaber in ANH. We don't get to see the very beginning of it, but we see some of it and Obi-Wan DOES give Luke as specific a pointer as he can with something like the Force being at play. Similar to how Obi-Wan tells Anakin things like "your need for victory blinds you." It's not really a RIDDLE or an attempt to get Anakin to learn it for himself, he's definitely giving Anakin a more specific pointer on how to fight better.

I think the idea being the Jedi giving "riddles" to their students so they can learn on their own often depends on the situation, as well. There's no immediate rush with Yoda and Luke (right up until there is, but at the point of the cave, there isn't really), so he can afford to take the time to speak more in riddles. With Obi-Wan and Luke, they're literally heading into quite possibly enemy territory, so he's trying to give Luke the quickest basic lightsaber training in history probably in case Luke ends up somehow needing to block blaster bolts with it. He doesn't have time for much else and he can't waste time with riddles.

The problem with Anakin's initial concept though is that the Jedi test specifically pits her against the enemies she's MOST LIKELY to end up fighting in the field at this point in time: battledroids. They specifically mention that their training droids have been reprogrammed to more closely match the tactics of battledroids. Anakin's test ONLY works on LIVING enemies. Whether that's harder or not is probably just a matter of perspective quite honestly. The droids might have more patterns Ahsoka can predict, but she also will never be able to just sense them coming and can never use this particular trick of sensing intent on them if she ends up surrounded by like 100 droids. Droids also will really never tire the way a living opponent can. There's also a number of additional obstacles in the Jedi test (the shrinking of space with the shield and therefore the limited amount of time she has to defeat the opponents) that don't exist in Anakin's test, so she's only really honing the one skill rather than testing the combination of multiple.

So Anakin is preparing her to go up against an enemy she's like only 10% likely AT BEST to end up ever truly fighting in any multitudes. We see live opponents in the war all of like. Twice. Maybe three times. But 9 times out of 10, she's up against droids. Whole armies full of battledroids. That don't have an "intent" she can sense which is the only reason she can block as fast she apparently does with the clones. So it is functionally USELESS against the droids she's usually fighting and won't actually keep her any safer on the field than she normally is.

The concept of "your skill set is more advanced than the test is capable of testing, so we need to come up with a more challenging test" or "I want your skill set to be more advanced and so I am giving you advanced training in a specific skill set" are both fine. But neither are quite what Anakin's doing because his test is testing COMPLETELY different skills than the Jedi test is which makes it an unfair comparison and more of a SUPPLEMENTARY thing than a replacement or advanced version of what she's already getting. And while he's giving her, presumably, more advanced training in this specific skill set, he's not actually improving her skill set in the stuff being tested in the Jedi test. So in some ways, it IS an insane line of logic, because what Anakin SAYS he's going to do is give Ahsoka a test that's harder than what she's already getting and explains it with the idea that it will help her learn to protect HERSELF, but it's not going to help her an iota against the battledroids and it's NOT necessarily harder than what she's already getting it's just DIFFERENT.

I will also point out that Anakin does NOT always believe in Ahsoka and think she'll be super awesome at everything. He starts to get there by about... season four or so maybe, when Ahsoka gets her personality change from snippy 14 year old to the more level-headed 15/16 year old who can start to be trusted on her own more. But there's more than one time when Anakin DOESN'T trust Ahsoka on her own. The Citadel is a good example, he literally refuses to let her come on the mission initially because he doesn't want her to be on a mission she could die on and he doesn't think she's ready and gets upset when she comes anyway, while Plo Koon seems to intentionally encourage her to sneak onto the mission and Obi-Wan clearly finds Anakin's behavior sort-of ridiculous and overprotective. Or Droid Factory where he never listens to a thing she says and that's an entire plot point of that episode and is directly in comparison to Luminara and Barriss's relationship where Luminara clearly trusts Barriss's skills and ideas a LOT in a way Anakin does not with Ahsoka.

So it's POSSIBLE that Anakin is attempting to be more obtuse in his training here, but if he is then he's doing it in the wrong way at the wrong time with the wrong lesson. No Master we've seen would approach lightsaber training like this with so little attempt at instruction on a skill they're teaching the student for the first time.

What I do think is possible is that Anakin has maybe intentionally designed this test to FORCE Ahsoka to admit defeat. Because it is a test. It becomes a drill, but it begins its life as a test. He explicitly calls it such more than once. And I think the idea is to show Ahsoka that she's not as good as she thinks she is, or to show her the Jedi training is shit or something. He's trying to get Ahsoka to concede defeat and break and ask him for help so he can explain maybe why she needs to drill in this from now on. She's never going to succeed at this test, she can't win, it's quite literally impossible. He WANTS her to snap the way she does and call it ridiculous so he can tell her it's for her own good and just get her to drill in it all the time. Which makes it a terrible test because it's not really testing anything at all.

He's trying to BREAK her. He thinks he will build her back up again afterwards, it's just a small break, a necessary one to create a stronger foundation maybe, but still a break. The obtuseness then is because the answer is "You'll never win and I want you to train in this really weird drill because I think it's better than the Jedi training" and he thinks she needs to experience her own defeat before she'll accept that answer.

I want to compare the training scene we got between Anakin and Obi-Wan in the flashback in the Kenobi show* with the training scene we got with Anakin and Ahsoka in Practice Makes Perfect.

With Obi-Wan and Anakin, Obi-Wan is actually giving Anakin praise from the beginning by making the joke that he "might actually win this time," acknowledging Anakin's skills.

With Anakin and Ahsoka, Anakin is pretty negative about Ahsoka's success against the Jedi test and really doesn't offer her any genuine praise for it, just implies that it doesn't count because the Jedi's test is too easy.

When Obi-Wan does give Anakin criticism, he often applies it with some praise, as well. "You're an incredible fighter, but you're overconfident" for example. He also just... OFFERS criticism that Anakin could then apply to actually be a better fighter.

Anakin doesn't offer Ahsoka ANY real criticism, constructive or otherwise. He makes a big speech about how he's trying to teach her to protect herself, but doesn't give her any tips or pointers about improving her technique or what she may be doing wrong that could help her figure out how to survive whatever it is he's supposed to be helping her learn to survive. When he picks her up after she goes unconscious, he just barks "again" and tosses her back in, with zero advice ever given.

This isn't teaching. It seems closest to just running a drill, but without an actual stated goal she's trying to reach or an obvious skill that she is actually drilling, Ahsoka is learning absolutely nothing. Especially since her so-called teacher isn't even going to give her any advice.

*I recognize that it's entirely possible the flashback is actually a vision or just a visual manifestation for the audience of these characters' emotional states going through the events of that episode, but for the purposes of this analysis, I'm treating as at least indicative of how training between them often looked like.

[mathmusic8]

Kenobi episode 5 reaction

putting spoilers under the cut since it's still pretty early in the morning

Oh great, this episode has a trigger warning at the beginning. Not a good sign

Awwwwww the flashback!!

......this doesn't work. She can't be grand Inquisitor. Disney WHAT ARE YOU DOING

Uggggh this invasion is gonna get ugly

HAJA! yeeeeee!

YEEEE Obi-Wan's helping!

This is still gonna be ugly

There's another wall with signatures!!

AAAAAAAAA THEY COLLECTED LIGHTSABERS 

awww, Obi-Wan felt comfy enough to leave Leia with Haja XD

More Anakin training flashback!! <3

Obi-Wan's giving a speech!! He's getting involved! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Death troopers... *cries*

(it's a popular fandom belief that Cody became a purge/death/dark trooper)

(Now that we know Cody will appear in the Bad Batch show, this is unlikely, but still.)

This

Will

Not

Go

Well

LEIA! "I'm gonna need a ladder."

Ohhh man, she's gonna find Lola's been compromised

HAJA! 

Garel shout out!

The negotiator is requesting to negotiate (i.e. stalling)--classic :D

Yay we finally got the fact that she knew Vader is Skywalker thing called out!

Welp that's confirmed--she was a temple youngling

Oh is this O66 flashback the trigger warning? If so, I appreciate the warning

Oh, Inquisitor lady just doing this to kill Vader?

OHHHHHKAAAAY DECENT JOB DISNEY

Obi-Wan... that dark trooper BETTER not have been Cody.

Nooooo! Tala! Nooo the loader droid!

TALA NOOOOOO!

(This was probably the trigger warning)

(I sense a million fix-it fics for this scene)

Ooof, that was Obi-Wan's first loss in a while

Noooo Obi-Wan don't give up!

Okay, he's not

About time Leia! 

Oh, that was a very quick fix for Lola.

Cool! NOW GET THEM OUT

Ohhhh no, Haja, stop dropping things!

Vader CANNNOT find that transmitter

YEEEEEE they used a decoy and it worked!!

WHAT ABOUT THE TRANSMITTER??

Oh Inquisitor lady--you dead

Whoa those fancy lightsaber things come apart??

VADER USING TWO LIGHTSABERS OKAY YES SWEET

(I mean, someone had to teach Ahsoka how. We just never saw it)

Yup she dead. There she goes

Oh? Vader let her live as a youngling. On purpose. Huh. Why. When he killed the others. Maybe specifically to use as an Inquisitor. Eh.

THERE'S the real Grand Inquisitor--about freaking time, Disney. Good to know you aren't completely abandoning your own plotlines. Us superfans weren't fooled for a second. So not sure why you even tried.

Of course the Hyperdrive is down

Ahhhh, so this is not good. Inquisitor lady found out about Luke. She might not be on Vader's side, but she's certainly not on Kenobi's side, either. She also knows who Owen is--that's an interesting weird coincidence that would only be possible in Star Wars XD

BABY LUKE IS ADORBS

and that's a wrap! So overall, pretty good episode. We're finally getting plotlines wrapped up and seeing some payoff. I'm still not a huge fan of the amount of people getting stabbed in the gut and surviving while other people are shot in the gut and go straight down.

I was glad to see Haja again, and I look forward to the chance to study that wall with the signatures to see if there's anyone we know

I would have appreciated the trigger warning more on earlier episodes--this one was relatively mild compared to episode 3, in my view. People dying in a firefight is different from Vader killing innocent children in a random village. We did have Order 66 flashbacks, but we had those earlier, too, with no warning. So ultimately, I appreciated the trigger warning, but they really should have had that on all the other episodes, too.

I'm really curious to see how this gets resolved because Obi-Wan is like, almost willing to help out again? But he's still on Tatooine in A New Hope, and the rest of the Rebellion (including Rex) doesn't know about him. So. Something big's gonna happen in the finale

[chaoticriderlessb]

More headcanons because I'm bored out of my fudgin' mind! First up, Plo Koon and Gnost Dural with a padawan who doesn't seem to do well as a padawan: they're a slow-learner, stubborn, tends to space-out/daydream, and are a danger-magnet.

Both Jedi Masters are, of course, very patient with their padawan, whom they see as their own son or daughter. Very rarely, the Kel Dor will become frustrated with them...and that's only slight frustration.

Lotta face-palming or rubbing of the temples.

Gnost Dural seems to have been a teacher, at some point. So during class, if he catches his padawan not paying attention...instead of being stern (which, the Jedi Master very rarely is), a simple and single clap of his hands will immediately snap his padawan's attention back to the lesson.

Sometimes, if a clap doesn't work, Gnost will take his padawan's chair, and drag them to the front of the class while secretly being amused at his padawan's protests and promises of behaving/paying attention (his padawan can be childish).

When it comes to teaching methods, Master Plo will simply stare at his padawan while acting all dead-serious (he's actually smirking behind his mask and having the time of his life) until his padawan decides to pay attention in order to avoid any sort of trouble. Their reward is a pet on the head.

If his padawan is spacing out, Plo will give light touches to get their attention. If the padawan is a youngling, a feather-light touch or tap to the nose or chin will do it. If the padawan is older, taps on the head or shoulder with Plo's claw will do the trick.

In battle, the padawan will usually find themselves in the thick of it, being stubborn and thinking he or she can fight off everyone. Because of their love for their padawan as a parental figure, both Plo and Gnost will immediately rush in to help out...although, the padawan does receive some slightly-stern talking-tos (although, that is more Gnost than Plo).

Padawan gets kidnapped? Extremely protective dad modes activated!

Despite not being the best padawan, Gnost and Plo will still place their trust in them.

The Kel Dor let their padawan take their time when it comes to learning (although math proves to be a bit of a huge problem), whether it be learning in a class, learning in a training arena, or just learning while out and about.

Gnost and Plo will feel very proud of their padawan if he or she succeeds in completing a mission on his or her own, or manages to save them if the Jedi Masters are in any sort of danger. Even drawing the enemy's attention or chasing them down will be enough.

Now, Gnost and Plo with a very dear younger friend who is stubborn, tends to space out, and is a danger-magnet.

Treatments are pretty much the same as if their friend was a padawan.

Both Plo and Gnost will let their friend cuddle and fall asleep on them when tired. Plo tends to be more fatherly about that than Gnost.

The friend spacing out isn't actually much of a problem, at all, since it's fairly simple for the two Jedi to get their attention back.

In battle, both Jedi will allow their friend to get in a few hits before fearing for his or her life, and yoinking them into safety.

In combat training, Plo is always amused and purposely makes it difficult for his dear friend, and will even show off, a bit. Gnost's teacher side will come out and take things more seriously.

Rewards are usually pets on the head or inviting their friend out to a meal.

If their friend wants to join them on the mission, Plo will gladly allow it...just as long as he or she stays close and doesn't cause trouble. Gnost is more reluctant, but does allow it. Although, he keeps a very close eye on them, knowing how much of a danger-magnet they are. The friend is not allowed to touch the lightsabers, whatsoever, and they are to do whatever the Jedi Masters tell them on these missions.

Yes, some shenanigans are involved, and that only causes the Kel Dor to shake their heads.

The Jedi Masters also make sure to keep their stubborn friend from ruining the mission by either holding them back...or locking them in someplace safe (Plo will, of course, find this very amusing).

Shenanigans happen outside of missions, as well, and the Kel Dor will sometimes wonder how their fates became intertwined with their friend's.

Despite everything, both Gnost and Plo see their friend as a very dear family member, one whom they will protect for as long as they live, and they know the friend will do the same.