#storm hawks starling

[brainrotgoverner]

Another gif set because I refuse to sleep 👍

[fallingskywaterr]

🖤: Which character is not as morally good as everyone else seems to think?

Starling. I like the woman, she’s got more plot than pretty much any other current Sky Knight. She’s ruthless, methodical, talented at lying/spying (enough to be assigned as a guard to Master Cyclonis herself)…

And she used Aerrow to get what she wants, revenge on the Raptors. She doesn’t care that she’s using a child soldier who isn’t legally recognised as a registered Sky Knight with his own squadron, all she cares about is the results. Her contacts (the Terradons) escape just like they’d planned, Aerrows help is basically minimal in that part because Starling herself is drawing most of the Raptors attention by single handedly fighting her way through their fortress to reclaim her squadrons shield. She just wanted another body to ensure the Terradons escaped cleanly so that the Raptors and thus Cyclonia wouldn’t have access to their highly advanced technology. Yes she fits the archetype of supportive mentor character to the Storm Hawks in the context of the shows plot development, but in a more realistic setting? This woman enables these young kids to risk themselves, their friends and their lives because it suits her agenda. While she hopes the kids will survive, her end goal of bringing down Cyclonia overrides any and all morals regarding using child soldiers.

If one of the kids died at Polaris Pointe or in that ‘final battle’ where the new Storm Hawks led a massive assault (only to fall to Nightcrawlers and experimental tech), I believe she would have been sad, then immediately compartmentalise that emotion along with the guilt of losing her Interceptors then gone right back to trying a new method of undermining Cyclonia.

I honestly feel that Starling is the closest shade of grey to being Cyclonian of all the Free Atmos forces. That’s what makes her such a fun complex character to explore, she’s flawed, she’s presented clearly as flawed, but she also has years of practise manipulating people to see only what she wants them to see. It makes her more relatable than scummy characters like Carver who operates out of self interest. Starling is in pursuit of an end goal while absolutely convinced that it’s the morally ‘right’ choice, no matter what she has to do, who she has to endanger or who she has to kill to do it. I’d love to know more about her dynamic with her squadron before she died, whether this ruthlessness was always a character trait that needed to be kept in check, or whether it’s the result of her trauma from losing her squadron to Repton.

[far-side-skies]

🖤: Which character is not as morally good as everyone else seems to think?

Starling.

I was allowed to overthink her character. I realised a few things that the writers probably didn't intend, but the choices they made with her character have lead to some... interesting implications about her morality between the lines of the show.

Canon Starling is a very flat character overall, she may as well not exist unless she needs the Storm Hawks for something and vice versa and that only ever happens twice. Three times if you count her saving Aerrow and Radarr in Age of Heroes and outing herself as a spy.

She's the last survivor of the Interceptors squadron after they were defeated (and presumably killed) by the Raptors of Bogaton. The Interceptors' home Terra was Mesa, a place we only see twice in very short scenes at the end of both Absolute Power and Cyclonia Rising Part 2, and literally all Starling does there is 1) put her squadron's shield that she stole back from Repton underneath a flag in a very bare-bones memorial and 2) replace the Interceptors flag with the emblem of the Storm Hawks. Which... makes no sense because we never see the Hawks visit Mesa but I digress.

The actual state of Mesa or when the Interceptors were killed is never mentioned anywhere, not even in the Storm Hawks website (which was recently revived, go check it out), but I'd safely assume that it's not been conquered by Cyclonia because in Absolute Power, Starling just waltzes over to the "memorial" flag to drop off her team's shield. For all we know the Terra could be densely populated, but again we never see more than that one setpiece both times it's visited.

Starling never talks about home. She never talks about her team (granted why would she want to talk to a bunch of teenagers about how much she misses her dead teammates?), and for all we know she never goes back after Absolute Power or between her few appearances in the show.

She spent god knows how long as an undercover spy in Cyclonia before Age of Heroes, and such a thing would not leave her with any room to go back to Mesa to protect it.

It brings up a lot of questions, and one I ask myself quite often is "Who's protecting Mesa when she's gone?" Did the Interceptors get replaced or is she still the only member hanging around?

Did she abandon her Terra in her grief? And is she still avoiding having to deal with the loss of her team by avoiding Mesa and its people?

Aside from Absolute Power, the loss of the Interceptors is never addressed, least of all by Starling. What does that say about her morality beneath the surface?

I don't think Starling is a terrible person, nor do I wish to portray her as someone who gladly neglects her duties at home to go play hero elsewhere.

But I do think that she's a deeply traumatised soldier who hasn't addressed her grief properly, and is leaving the citizens of her Terra open to attack in her subconscious efforts to avoid it. Which I think makes her a very interesting character to think about, and opens the door to endless possibilities when it comes to writing about the situation on Mesa. I just wish a few more people than just me and the buddy squad would mess with the idea, it's getting lonely XD

[maidenofthecloud]

when you pause at the perfect moment 👌

Don't you love it when you pause and the characters make funny faces?

I have a couple more like this

[grecae]

CHAPTER 6 OF HOME IS OUT!

Home (37470 words) by Greacae Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Storm Hawks (Cartoon) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dark Ace/Starling (Storm Hawks), Starling & Aerrow (Storm Hawks), Harrier/Ravess (Storm Hawks) Characters: Aerrow (Storm Hawks), Piper (Storm Hawks), Dark Ace (Storm Hawks), Starling (Storm Hawks), Finn (Storm Hawks), Cyclonis (Storm Hawks), Ravess (Storm Hawks), Snipe (Storm Hawks), Harrier (Storm Hawks), Original Storm Hawk Character(s) Additional Tags: siblings being siblings, Ace and Starling being Ace and Starling, War, Aerrow is traumatized post war, Redemption, redemption arc, Child Soldiers, Slow Burn, Prison, prison sentences, Threats of Rape/Non-Con, mentions of rape and sexual abuse, Abuse of Authority, Harrier redemption arc, Be patient with the man Summary: Starling wanted war to end, but when it did, she dreaded what resulted of it. Aerrow planned it, freed Atmos from the evil empire, but he didn't think the aftermath would haunt him. When the younger breaks, Starling plans so he can keep their heads above water; when war is over, Starling offers her enemies a home to save the ones she loves the most. REDEMPTION ARC

Late to sharing this post about the new chapter but better late than never, right!? XD This chapter is step one of my many steps plan to make Harrier a good character. If you have finished this chapter hating him, is okay, he will be better soon, man is learning, we must be patient. I'll see you all on the next chapter! You can always talk to me here on tumblr!

[goddess731]

Just something quick I that I made. Wanted to update how the stone works for a while lol.

[idwsonicnews]

Sonic the Hedgehog #70 Cover B

Art: Abigail Starling

[rin-henricov]

[jazzyrazzy157]

Eyes

[theworldofatmos]

Storm Hawks

Polaris Pointe

Ft. Geyser Crystal

Megaphonic Mega Masher

Energy barrier

Saharian water supply ship

Map of the area

Episode: The Storm Hawks Seven ; Old storm hawks site (1st image)

A tiny sliver of a terra of barren rock and ice, Polaris Pointe lies smack in the middle of the only safe passage through the quadrant.

To the east is Cyclonian airspace, while to the west lies the Great Expanse, a vast unknown region of non-stop deadly storms alongside a mysterious energy that fills the area where no ship has ever escaped from.

[foundfamilyhq]

[fallingskywaterr]

I didn’t realise Starling had a golden bangle until I drew her! Simplifying the characters designs really makes you appreciate how much detail has been put into them. Sadly I can’t fit it all in Chibi form, but I hope I’ve added enough to be faithful.

[asheface]

I've made Storm Hawks fanart again, it's a miracle lol

Just some doodles of moments, both made up and in the show, along with a mini redesign for Starling. She's older and butch lesbian now, because I said so

[otakuluvmurillo]

Created my very own Storm Hawks Character Relationship, had a lot of fun making this. It’s free for anyone to use if they have their own character in Storm Hawks.

[Edit (03/26/25): Feel free to use it but also be sure to mention me. Should’ve typed that when I posted this. My bad]

[grecae]

Sucker - Chapter 5

When freedom is what one most desires, one will do everything to get it…and keep control of it. Cyclonia has lost and when Dark Ace finds himself behind bars for life, all his escapes rendered useless, he plays into the manipulative games of one Sky Knight; making sure to keep the hand of the game on his side.

I have been released from my own prison called university and my brain aligned again...and so this came out! XD HELLO EVERYONE! I'm sorry for the massive amount of time you had to wait for an update but I hope this mess of a smut chapter is worth it, and I promise that the plot will pick up from here...slightly. Now, I'm going to try and update the other works before I come back to this one...cause it is clear I have a particular favouritism for this fic and if I don't control myself I will only write this. As usual, I hope you guys liked it! See you soon in the next chapter! You can always talk to me here on tumblr! I try to be active but usually I just watch and stay quiet...cause I have no one to talk to. XD Thank you for reading my mess of a writing and even messier end notes.

[yami268]

Controversial Headcanon that's been rolling around in my brain for some time: Starling is Cyclonian.