#sw force signatures

[izzystizzys]

There is a scratch mark on the floor of the Council chambers that Mace has never noticed before. Not a deep one, mind, quite shallow. This matters because it’s making the white-hot pulse of agony stabbing through his eyeballs ebb momentarily. Then, he chances a glance upwards at the fidgeting Knight in front of them, and it returns in full force.

Huh, he’s never seen Oppo Rancisis’ face turn that colour before.

“Hmm”, Master Yoda hums, deep and scratchy. His expression is unreadable even to Mace beyond a baseline gremlinness, and the force with which he grips the edges of his seat is making his bones creak. Master of the Order you should become, they said. Follow the calling of the Force, you should. A fulfilling purpose, it will be. Mace is going to hunt the little goblin for sport when this is all over, and he’s going to laugh the whole time.

“Show us the livestream again, could you, Knight Parvo?” Yoda asks. Mace bursts a capillary, he’s pretty sure, and so does poor Knight Parvo, whose orange Mon Cala skin tips all the way into blood red with stress. “Most unusual, this is.”

“Absolutely not!”, Ki Adi intervenes before Mace has to, thank the Force for little mercies. Plo Koon’s tusks tremble slightly with either suppressed laughter or abject horror, maybe both, and Stass Allie has her head in her hands. “The holo stills should be enough”, Ki Adi proceeds to add, and Mace has to reconsider all feelings of grace he just felt towards his fellow Councillor.

He never wants to watch Yoda zoom in on someone’s abs again. Or Depa raise her eyebrows at the curve of thighs bent over the dripping front of a speeder.

“Speeder Wash For Our Troops”, his former padawan reads out loud from a still of what has to be hundreds of the things gathered in the public senate parking lot. “Fund Our Boys And Get A Wet Seeing-To!” The series of images features dozens of Coruscant Guard troopers in various stages of unkitted, gleaming and shining with soap suds and water. The fact that the whole thing is also massive shatterpoint after massive shatterpoint is, quite frankly, insulting.

“Well hello- oh dear”, Obi-Wan’s blue form crackles to life in his chair, followed by several sounds of choking that are definitely not him. Good, Mace thinks acidly. If he has to deal with this, then so does kriffing Skywalker. “I’m sorry, why am I looking at Commander Thorn using a washrag like a lasso on top of a speeder?”

“Oh, the Guard’s little fundraising project”, Bail Organa says, as he steps into the Council chambers. Normally, Mace likes the man well enough. Now, he just smiles and adds on, “I’ve already donated, in mine and Breha’s name. Remotely, of course.”

“The Guard’s fundraising speeder wash?”, Obi-Wan repeats, edges of his holo form flickering with what Mace suspects is Skywalker very unsubtly trying to edge in. Force, but the man really is horrible at any and all stealth, like kissing his secret wife in an open arena in front of his Master. “And they are fundraising for…?”

“GAR budget allocations have to come from somewhere”, Organa shrugs. “And with the tide of public opinion turning, they’ve been tending towards cuts. The Guard feels them more keenly than any other sector - they’ve been reduced from half to quarter rations, and medical supplies have not made more than a token appearance in the last draft. The Chancellor has cancelled three consecutive meetings on the matter, and thus it was agreed that a more hands-on approach was needed. Any surplus will go into the Army fund.”

“Surely it can’t be that dire”, Oppo protests, a slightly less concerning shade of purple now. Senator Organa shrugs again, jostling the smattering of cracks slowly building around his person in a way that makes Mace wince quietly. “It’s all publicly available data, Masters.”

It really can be that dire, as it turns out. And quarter rations is only scratching the surface of how dire, considering the Guard has apparently never had access to bacta in all their posting, and also includes requisitioning forms available to the Senate for reconditionings and decommissionings, two words Mace has only heard Ponds whispers amidst shuddering in the early days of the war before Shaak Ti went off and just about tore some throats out over it.

“Alright”, he concedes, rubbing at his temples. “Fair enough, we have failed to tackle a massive blind spot in the Guard’s well being. There is no Jedi assigned to Coruscant, and that’s an oversight on our behalf. But how in the everloving kriff did this get past the Chancellor and Commander Fox?!”

Who have both signed, black on white. Bail Organa smiles cryptically. “Well, if you scroll a bit past that one image, up to the industrial speeder in the back - Commander Fox is currently having credits stuffed into his codpiece in the back, I believe.”

“HE’S WHAT IN THE WHAT NOW”, Commander Cody screeches through the speaker of Obi-Wan’s holo image, and Mace has to summon every bit of Jedi-serenity he possesses in his body to keep from dropkicking a cackling Yoda through the chamber windows.

[desertbcrnnobody]

Osha's attracted to his force signature, just like Qimir was to hers in the apothecary shop.

That's deep.

To be able to not only sense someone's unique energy but also find it appealing, especially after not being able to sense other energies for so long.

Then you add that discovery on top of his no rules line that clearly sparked something in her and his sinagang like soup he offered her.

Honestly, it's the best SW romance I've seen.

[reidsaurora]

Hi hi hi I’ll take one leo birthday cake because we are leo baby twins with the prompt “you bought me flowers?” And Spence as a character. But since we are leo babies can I add a sprinkle of enemies to lovers co-workers??

grecy love, i am so so sorry this took so long to post 😭 i had every intention of posting this on your birthday and then writer's block happened and depression happened and health problems happened and it was a whole thing 😭💔 but i hope you enjoyed what i whipped up!! 🫶🏻

"Birthday Bouquet" ~ S. Reid

pairing: autistic!spencer reid x gn!reader

summary: "of two things you were certain: the first, you couldn't stand spencer reid; the second, he was the only person who remembered your birthday."

word count: 1,516

warnings: a lil angsty with a hint of miscommunication trope, mild swearing, i believe that's all!

genre: angst to fluff

extra notes: the end of this was rushed i won't lie, i pray you can all forgive me for that lol; the dividers in this post are from @anlian-aishang as always 🫶🏻

beta read by: @theghouligan and @dungeons-are-too-cold (love you both so so much 🥰)

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🧁 Leo Baby Birthday Cake - send me a character + a prompt from this list and i'll write you a blurb!

Of two things you were certain: the first, you couldn't stand Spencer Reid; the second, he was the only person who remembered your birthday.

You tried to cut your colleagues some slack. You were away on a case, after all. Everyone was probably busy dealing with their own shit, not to mention how rough it had been the past 48 hours working on the case. But still, not a single person had so much as wished you a happy birthday, and it wasn't until he caught you alone at the hotel that Spencer said anything.

After a long day of geographical profiling and visiting dump sites, all you wanted was to take a long shower and sleep as much as you could before another long day tomorrow.

At this point, you weren't sure if you even cared about your own birthday anymore. A full night's sleep was the only thing on your birthday wishlist currently. But when you walked into your hotel room and spotted that vase of red and white tulips, your jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

Clearly, someone had remembered, you just weren't sure who. So, naturally, you picked up the card, brows furrowing as you registered the all-too-recognizable chicken scratch handwriting on the back of it.

"These variegated flowers are one in a hundred thousand, but you are the only one of your kind. Happy birthday." - S. R.

Your heart flipped as you processed the words, a happy but surprised tear threatening to fall from your eye.

"Do you normally leave your door open for strangers?"

You turned to face Spencer, his signature sideways smile tugging at his lips. "You bought me flowers?" you asked in shock, your eyes meeting his.

He shifted awkwardly from one foot to the other. "I did," he admitted, eyes darting away shyly, "Happy birthday."

The exhaustion of the day must've had you unsure how to properly respond, because the next thing you knew, you were forcing back tears that were beginning to sting behind your eyes, and motioning him into your room. After he closed the door, you spoke again, your voice barely above a whisper. "You know, you're the only person who's told me that today."

His sideways smile quickly turned into a frown. "I'm sorry, Y/N." From what you could tell, he seemed sincere, which felt strange since he otherwise seemed to hate your guts.

You simply shrugged, deciding the pain was easy enough to deal with without his help. "I can't believe you remembered."

He gave a soft nod of his head. "Of course I remembered."

"I honestly thought you'd be the last person to remember. Although, you do have that eidetic memory, so-"

"I remembered," he corrected. "Actually remembered. I made a conscious effort to remember."

Your brows furrowed, confusion swirling around in your mind and muddling your thoughts. You wondered why Spencer, your sworn enemy, would take the time to remember your birthday? Why would he allow even the smallest of crevices in his brain to be consumed by thoughts of you?

"What? I thought you hated me…" your voice trailed off, your eyes darting to look at the flowers, the ground, anywhere but his gaze.

You could almost hear the hurt and confusion in his voice when he spoke again. "I never hated you. If anything, I always thought you hated me."

You sighed, figuring you might as well tell him the truth. "I did. I mean, you're always correcting me. You won't even look at me half the time. I don’t think you’ve ever accepted one of my hugs or even a handshake for that matter. And just last week, when I tried to offer you one of my crackers from the vending machine, you looked like you were gonna throw up. I mean -"

"Y/N," he said with a soft chuckle. Your gaze shot up to meet him and that familiar look of discomfort took over his expression.

"Why are you laughing?" you asked, confusion racing through your mind.

"Because," he laughed again, a little louder this time, "I never hated you, Y/N. I just… I'm autistic."

You looked away again with slow blinks, burying your face in your hands. Embarrassment and guilt filled your gut, and you were honestly unsure how you hadn't connected the dots sooner. "I'm such an ass."

He pulled your hands away from your face, and you were quite shocked, considering how much the man hated physical touch. "It's okay. You couldn't have known. I don't really tell anybody because some people think it'll slow them down on the field or in the office."

A pout formed on your lips at the thought. Sure, you were sworn enemies with the man—or so you'd thought—but you could never imagine someone being mean to him like that.

Your hands fidgeted as you thought about what to say next, but if you had to be truthful, you weren't really sure what you could say. You wanted to kick yourself for being an ass, for creating an environment where Spencer felt like he couldn’t be open with you. But mostly, you currently wanted to kick yourself for noticing how pretty he looked at that moment.

"You still there?" he chuckled, hands sliding into his pockets.

Your shoulders shrugged again as you brought yourself back to reality. "Yeah," you answered, probably a little too quickly. "Um, thank you for the flowers, they're lovely."

In a couple swift motions, you were all but shoving him out of your room. "Wait-" he began to protest as you started to close the door.

"It's late, we should sleep. Not together!" you panicked over your words. "I just mean we should both get some sleep before the flight home tomorrow. In our own respective rooms. Our respective rooms in this hotel, that is. Obviously you can't go home and rest in your bedroom. That's what the flight is for!" With every word that flew out of your mouth, you cringed harder. Finally, you settled on telling him, "Good night, Reid," before finally getting him out the door.

Your back rested against the now closed door, fingers sifting through your hair as you attempted to collect your thoughts.

Why would you think Spencer of all people was attractive all of a sudden? Up until two minutes ago, you thought he hated you. Up until two minutes ago, you hated him too.

Or maybe that's just what you'd been telling yourself…

A subtle tap against the door had you coming up for air yet again. You made a mental note to tell your therapist about your sudden bout of brain fog.

As he did before, Spencer stood on the other side of the door, hands fidgeting and eyes struggling to maintain contact with yours.

"Can I kiss you?" he all but blurted out.

Either this was a dream or your ears deceived you. There was no way Spencer Reid, the guy who wouldn't even shake hands with people, wanted to kiss you. Or wanted to kiss you. "What?"

"You just… you look really pretty and you seem nervous, and kissing actually produces endorphins, which help relax the body. Although, I guess hugging works the same way, but kissing spreads less pathogens than hugging, and- now I'm rambling, aren't I?"

He must've caught the nervous giggle you were struggling to hold back. "Yeah, you do that a lot. But it's okay. It's kind of endearing."

His face went fully red at your comment. "So… is that a yes?"

You gave him a nod, though you couldn't shake the anxiety in the pit of your stomach. Your hands moved to his cheeks, pulling him down for a slow kiss. It felt like electricity pumping through your veins, butterflies swirling around in your tummy, and just about every other cliche you could think of. His kiss was intoxicating, and if you hadn't needed to come up for air, so to speak, you probably would've stayed there like that all night.

He leaned his forehead against yours, his jaw nearly dropping to the floor. "Woah," he exhaled with all the amazement of a kid at an amusement park.

"Woah," you copied. You couldn't help the smile that appeared on your lips. "I can't believe that just happened."

"Me either," he admitted with a nervous shrug. "But… I wouldn't mind doing it again."

You let out a shaky exhale, resting your forehead against his. "Well, for future reference, you don't have to ask. That was… woah."

"So, I can just-"

Without warning, he pulled you in for another kiss, and the butterflies fluttering around in your stomach multiplied tenfold.

He pulled away, scratching at the back of his neck. "Sorry. I just really enjoyed that."

You gave him a soft smile as you wrapped your arms around him, pulling him closer for a soft hug. "I did too."

"So I can just keep kissing you? Over and over? As much as I want?"

You nodded against his chest. "That's the plan now, I guess."

"Woah."

You giggled against him, warmth filling you from head to toe. "Woah, indeed."

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[aberrantcreature]

Cant help but compare…

Surprise SW OC content feat @ndekvart s boy Leon!

Dji has always felt her connection to the force to be potentially volatile at all times, so she comes to visualize it as a snake. Her friend Leon’s spark in the force has always felt peaceful and calming to her.

Whether Dji can actually see other peoples force signatures, or if it’s her own imagining of what Leon’s looks like based on how it feels in the force is up to you. I made it artistically vague. ✨

[awesomestarfighter]

I Should Have Known Better Then To Debate My Brother On Star Wars But I Did It Anyway

That's a lengthy way to start a post, I know, but I'm in a very riled up mood right now.

I remember the first time I argued with him about this. Our family did a rewatch of the Star Wars series (prequels than originals) at my request (and I usually never get emotional, so they were very concerned when I started crying my eyes out during Order 66 and asking if we should stop) and afterwards we talked.

Since I'm an avid Pro Jedi fan, there was a lot of arguing about 'The Jedi could have done this/should have done this!'. A bit with my family, but mostly with my brother since we're an argumentative pair and he's the only one who's watched extra materials such as TCW to further why the Jedi failed/should have done more.

We had to agree to disagree, so it ended there. Now here I am years later, having already talked to him about why glorifying this particularly abusive M/F is not peak romance or good writing, what defines bad writing, and general amatonormativity, and since I'm back in a SW swing, I thought about bringing it up to him, hoping he'd gotten a little more flexible since the last time we talked about it.

Clearly, I was too optimistic to think that.

Cue the usual tangent of (which I've already seen from. . . So many fans):

-The Jedi should have known Palpatine was a Sith.

-They should have treated Anakin better.

-They should have made him a Master.

-They shouldn't have given him that advice about death.

-Obi-Wan wasn't ready for a Padawan.

-They should have investigated Sifo-Dyas's murder.

-They should have investigated more.

-That's just the way the story is written and how the characters would react in real life, so of course Filoni is a good viewpoint on the Jedi.

. . . And just the general, 'they should have done more' statement that's been uttered countless times before.

I tried to point out the flaws in this way of thinking, I really did.

-It's established right in TPM that the Sith have been extinct for a very long time, and they verbally acknowledge that they don't know whether the one killed was the Master of the Apprentice, so it wasn't like they just up and forgot about the enemy that could still be out there. And it's literally stated in the very next movie that their ability to use the Force has been diminished, so it's not like they could have seen the Sith in plain sight in the force. Minor note, I know Force Signatures are mentioned a lot in fanon, but I don't remember anything like that ever being mentioned in canon (I know there's Legends but that's a separate continuity). With all that to keep in mind, why would they think he was a Sith? We have a different view of things because we're the audience, but they don't! Even though they didn't magically know he was the Sith Lord, that doesn't mean they're blind to his dealings or the corruption within the Senate, unless I completely hallucinated the part where the Jedi Masters were on their way to arrest Palpatine even before they learned he was a Sith Lord.

-Questioning a kid to see how he would respond to your ways of life is not being nice enough apparently (people can debate about his trauma and the authorial intent all day, but the basis is that the Jedi are not supposed to be framed as the bad guys). Apparently adopting him and treating him as a part of their family just isn't enough. Clearly, they should have coddled him even more, maybe then he wouldn't have murdered them down to the last child! (This is sarcasm because they never treated him differently or anything, even the Chosen One thing is barely brought up, and all his darkest moments are ones the Jedi were never made aware of). I know people will just say to put him in therapy because I've seen them say that many times before, but the truth is that he's already in therapy with the Jedi, he just doesn't absorb any of it because he doesn't want to.

-Yeah, because an adult throwing a temper tantrum when he's been appointed to a leading authority by a shady government leader who should not have any authority over their organization isn't sketchy as fuck, that response alone proves he WAS not ready, because he still didn't understand what the Jedi were about, much less mastery of himself. My brother at least admitted that was a good point when I outlined it, so score for me, I guess.

-People give Yoda grief all the time for his advice, but they always seem to forget that, firstly, Anakin is asking this during a war they've been fighting for three years, one they've lost many friends and family to, and secondly. . . Anakin was really fucking vague when he brought this forward. He doesn't even specify who he's talking about isn't a fellow Jedi, clone, or otherwise (And I can't help but draw a parallel to how he didn't tell Obi-Wan about his visions of Shmi and people will blame Obi-Wan when Anakin's the one who can't bother to properly fucking communicate) and he doesn't listen because it's not what he wants to hear. He doesn't just want to save Padme; he wants to cheat death because he's possessive and greedy and doesn't want his loved ones to ever leave him. Yoda's advice was actually very useful, but since when has Anakin ever listened to good advice? Once again, my brother admitted that was a good point, so the second score went to me.

-I know fandom loves to portray Obi-Wan as this self-hating mess that's barely keeping it together (who also does a lot of medic dodging for some reason?). . . But that's not who he is in canon? The real Obi-Wan is controlled and capable, and he was a young adult when he was Knighted, not a kid, who went on to become the youngest member of the Council when he became a Master. It wasn't like he was left to teach Anakin alone, because he had the Order, and they're canonically big on communal teaching. Even just in the movies, we frequently see that Obi-Wan's the one who reaches out to Anakin and Anakin's the one who shuts him out. Obi-Wan was a great teacher, Anakin was just a shit student.

-The Jedi learned about Sifo-Dyas's unauthorized role in the creation of the clone army literally right before the war broke out, so it wasn't like they were in a position where they could look more into it. Even before that, they were under the impression that he died during a failed peace negotiation. My brother still said this even though there was a literal WHOLE ASS ARC IN TCW WHERE THEY INVESTIGATED HIS DEATH. He watched that arc to, and he still says they should have investigated his death even when they literally did. I have no words for such a contradictory way of thinking.

-I know it's easy to say stuff like that, but Star Wars isn't written for adults who want all the messy bits, but for kids for a good vs evil story, so of course investigation stuff is shoved to the side. Even in TCW where we do see them investigating, they're hampered by the Senate, by Palpatine, by the war, and by the narrative. Even ignoring that, Anakin literally said in ROTS that Palpatine was the Sith THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, so that means they were investigating even though we didn't see it onscreen.

-Filoni. . . God just thinking about him makes me angry. I could write a whole essay on how he's twisted the narrative for Star Wars so badly, and I hate essays, but plenty of people have already done it better, so I won't.

-But still, I think it's hilarious that I can point out certain things he's written terribly (TCW, TOTJ, TTB, and Ahsoka) to show that he doesn't like the Jedi, and my brother is still saying, 'well that's just how the story is written and how the characters will react so he doesn't really hate the Jedi with that sort of evidence and blah blah blah.'

-Of course, for TCW, my brother brought up that stupid arc where AsHoKa iS pErSeCuTeD - I just think it's funny how, with trying to make his special oc look good and the Jedi Council unlikable, Filoni accidentally made her unintentional unsympathetic and made the dOgMaTiC lEaDeRsHiP unintentionally sympathetic. And of course, who could forget the infamous s7 moment of her not being fair to Obi-Wan? I know people will say she's a teenager and she's confused and she's still feeling betrayed - but the thing is, that doesn't hold up because the narrative never follows up on it. It's not a personal flaw of hers, it's solely there to frame Ahsoka (and Bo-Katan/the Mandalorians by proxy) as right and Obi-Wan (and the Jedi Council/Order by proxy) as wrong. I'm sure there are more examples that can be noted, but those are definitely two of the biggest offenses in my book.

-Tales of the Jedi wasn't even about the Jedi, it was about two specific individuals who LEFT the Jedi. One who went on to become invincible/immortal/a sanctimonious prick/even more of a mouthpiece then she already was, the other went on to become the undisputed head of an enemy who went full throttle on genocide, slavery, and war crimes. Mace's treatment and Yaddle's treatment was more poorly veiled racism and even more poorly veiled Jedi hate. And of course, the super special training from Anakin that allowed Ahsoka to survive Order 66 unlike those useless unprepared Jedi who were too soft on their kids - but really just made him look like an incredibly abusive parent. Frankly, while I do hate Anakin and can see him pushing too hard as in character, even I can see that it could have been written a lot better than it was. Tales of the Jedi was a fucking joke because it should have been titled 'Tales of The Super Special Creators Pet OC and the Asshole Who Falls And Spearheads A War', and if we ever get Jedi content that is actually positive for them without the usual criticisms coming up (Kenobi's the only one so far that's come the closest) I'll be throwing a fucking party.

-Of course, I have to point out TBB's whitewashing, consistently carried over from TCW except even whiter, though I forgot to mention how that show just completely fucking forgot the Jedi existed. Though frankly, I wouldn't want them to be mentioned in the utter waste of time that TBB is.

-Ahsoka was made into even more of a mouthpiece in her show then she already was. I didn't even watch Rebels in its entirety because I don't care for it, but even with some of the more frustrating decisions with her in that span of time she never said the Order wouldn't have fallen if they had just brought in more non-Force Sensitives to train them into being Force Sensitive (another part of canon that Filoni has fucking taken a hammer to) singing Anakin's praises after she's 'saved' by him (though even in Rebels it got pretty egregious how she just fucking abandons the Rebellion and the Jedi because she won't leave him again) just being a general fandom anti on how the Order was at fault for everything and Anakin was actually predestined to become a Sith (instead of defying his destiny by attacking Mace and siding with Palpatine as per Word of God) so everything he did was justified. All written and directed by Filoni, just as the other pieces where he's had narrative control will label the Jedi as arrogant, as forgetful, as unworthy, as not ENOUGH. And as soon as he can, he shoves them aside for characters who are 'to cool to be a Jedi, a cooler Jedi than those useless old Order jerks who spent too much time playing politics and being too stringent because they were cautious rule followers and not plucky rebels and weren't loving enough to poor widdle Anakin and -'

Though frankly my brother had some pretty ludicrous takes in general. There was this whole tangent we had about how since Rex removed his chip and voided death, that makes him gray/puts him in a gray zone. I just bluescreened at that, because while I've never cared for morally gray characters/storytelling, a character stepping out of their slated place in the narrative so obviously isn't gray it's not even funny, it's infuriating. While I know a part of me being a writer is what helps me look at stories more critically, it still makes me feel so confused how people will just take in bad writing or come up with bullshit takes like this. Whatever happened to thinking critically for the good of storytelling?

. . . I don't usually write my own posts (even though I'm usually better at wording things than actually voicing an argument as it started with my brother) because I prefer to just reblog stuff on my blog, I wrote this primarily as a vent post because my argument with my brother really got me stirred up, but I've been in a salty sw mood lately so it was kind of cathartic to get this out.

Also, if any Jedi anti or fan comes at me with 'but actually the Jedi should have -' no. Please just don't. I always try to tag stuff properly so people who won't agree will know what my blog themes are about, I'm never in the mood for the run of a mill gotcha takes that infest this fandom and I will not hesitate to block you if you come onto my post for that.

[mwolf0epsilon]

Clone Beans - An Informative Guide

Because I am now way too invested in this silly little idea, I've decided to create an informational guide to Clone Beans. Just so y'all have a general idea of what they are, how they exist within this alternate universe of the SW world, what the general purpose of their existence is, and all that fancy jazz...

Anyway, lets get on with it! ---

--What are Clone Beans?--

Clone Beans (or Trooper Beans as the clones prefer to refer to them) are physical manifestations of a clone's personalities and emotions.

They're essentially the Force's response to the creation of the clone army outside of what one would consider the natural order (although why exactly it would manifest like this for them and not any other one of the Kaminoan's creations, or even the Kaminoans themselves, is something of a hot debate among Jedi scholars once the existence of the Beans comes to light).

They are a little like daemons or even familiars, if you really feel the need to have something to compare them to. That said, their behavior and purpose is a little more complex than that of the daemon or familiar.

They are seldom perfect representations of their troopers, being more like exaggerations/caricatures of them, and also being capable of going outside their usual behavioral parameters to benefit their emotional and mental health (Example: Dogma's Bean has a tendency to act out as a form of vengeance against those it perceives to have slighted his trooper, because he knows Dogma would not stand up for himself due to his strict adherence to both regulations and the Perfect Soldier™ act he sticks to out of fear of being singled out as defective by his superior officers).

Troopers who are in positions of command often have Beans that act more emotionally-driven to give their troopers an outlet for feelings that they are often forced to swallow down in the name of remaining professional (Example: Fox Bean is constantly weeping/mournful, Ponds Bean is constantly exasperated/frustrated, Wolffe Bean is constantly afraid/paranoid, Bly Bean is constantly affectionate/cuddly, Gree Bean is constantly trying to sate his endless curiosity, etc...).

Another thing to note is that, while Clone Beans are directly tied to their trooper's soul/essence/force signature/whatever, they persist well after said trooper's death. Often being the only living remnant to prove that the trooper ever even existed in the first place.

Beans who have lost their troopers become incredibly despondent and apathetic to the world around them. Often laying about and refusing to partake in any activities such as eating, playing, or (sometimes) even sleeping. They are in a very long state of mourning and as such do not react to outside stimuli because they can't find enjoyment in it anymore.

It's become common practice for batchmates to look after their lost batchers's Beans. Entire battalions will also look after Lost Clone Beans if no batchmates remain to look after them.

It's been theorized that after the extensive mourning period, the Beans will bounce back and return to their former happier selves (albeit considerably less carefree and immature than they used to be), but no one has been able to confirm this yet because Clone Beans take so long to process the loss of their trooper.

Interestingly enough, the reaction a Bean has to the loss of their trooper is not too dissimilar to the reaction a trooper might have if they are separated from their Bean for extended periods of time.

Troopers who are forcefully separated from their Beans for more than a week, begin to shut down emotionally and seem to almost be running on autopilot. It almost seems like they become completely devoid of emotion or reaction to outside stimulus such as pain or the presence of food or water. They feel no hunger, thirst or tiredness, despite their bodies craving basic amenities and rest, and will essentially rot while still alive because their bodies are breaking down while they continue to function on what's essentially a mental loop.

A last thing to note is that Clone Beans seem to react rather strangely if their trooper is put through reconditioning. Because a Clone Bean is a manifestation of their trooper's personality and emotions, should a trooper be reconned successfully (Example: This follows my Reconditioning Headcanon so I recommend reading this post) their Bean will still have the trooper's former personality as its base and will now be abnormally disconnected from their trooper to the point where their absence has no real ill-effect on them.

These specific Beans are referred to as Vestiges. They are incredibly rare and also considered extremely anomalous in their behavior, as they seem to not have any sense of what is and isn't socially acceptable, playing too rough with others, breaking things for the hell of it, eating inedible objects, targeting specific individuals to take their frustrations out on (if their trooper has a dislike or disdain for a specific person, that will usually become their Bean's primary target), and even being prone to changing their shapes (sometimes in a horrific manner) to better suit their needs.

Cody's Bean is one of few known Vestiges that hasn't completely abandoned their trooper, and he's generally feared by other Beans despite not really meaning any harm (Rex Bean is especially terrified of him). He is unusual, even for a Vestige.

--What do they Eat?--

Clone Beans don't need to eat, but they enjoy doing so anyway. In fact I made an entire post to explain this! Have a read and enjoy the accompanying graphics!

I have also done a render of the 501st Clone Beans enjoying some breakfast in chaotic fashion.

--What abilities do they have?--

Some Clone Beans actually have special abilities that make them useful to have out in the field!

As you may have figured out by now (due to how secretive the troopers were about the Beans's existence), they obviously don't start out with unique abilities. They instead developing them later on depending on specific circumstances (Example: When their troopers are promoted to ARC, Clone Beans tend to develop specializations that better suit their trooper's style out in the field. Fives Bean can sprout little claws to climb up onto high surfaces, while Echo Bean has better night-vision and sensitivity to noises). Most often than not, however, they just don't develop any at all and remain standard Beans.

List of Beans known to have unique abilities:

Cody Bean - Being a Vestige means he has a proclivity for shape-changing, and he tends to be rather... Eldritch in his approach.

Thorn Bean - Generates enough static electricity that he can be used as an improvised stun grenade/droid popper.

Trapper Bean - Camouflages with his surroundings, which makes him very helpful on recon missions. It's very normal to see him with a camera strapped onto his back.

Crys Bean - Glows in the dark. An engineer's best friend if you need an itty bitty light-source that can get in the most cramped of crevices.

Fives Bean - Retractable claws. He is an excellent climber and can act as an extra set of eyes from up above.

Echo Bean - Night-vision and a form of rudimentary echolocation. Exceptionally good at navigating in the dark.

All Medic Beans - Bacta infused saliva. They will group up and flock to troopers who have minor injuries to literally lick their wounds clean. This way their troopers only need to worry about the more seriously injured patients.

Dogma Bean - Invisibility. Supposedly his pranks/acts of vengeance have been successful because he can go invisible and not be caught in the act. However, he only developed this ability after Umbara and hasn't really used it all that much other than to be left alone...

Rex Bean - Presumed to have a teleportation ability but it's unconfirmed. Rumors started because he always seems to be in different places all at once. No one's ever really seen him do it.

Wolffe Bean - He grows fur. That's it. He literally just becomes fuzzy. You can guess why he's everyone's favourite cuddle partner.

--What do they sound like?--

Not all Clone Beans sound alike. This is because they tend to adopt different sounds as their unique forms of vocalization, depending on what noises best fit their personalities.

Oddly enough, despite the great range of "adopted dialects", they all seem to understand each other fine. Their troopers also seem to be able to understand them just fine (much to the confusion of anyone who witnesses them having a "conversation").

-List of Confirmed Bean Vocalizations-

Rex Bean - Classical Lego Clone Trooper

Jesse Bean - Video Game Sound Effects (Has a lot of variety to work with)

Kix Bean - Guinea Pig Squeaks

Hardcase Bean - Windows XP/98 Sound Effects (No one's really sure why)

Fives Bean - Kookaburra noises

Echo Bean - Copies Sounds/Mimics Words (Pitched higher)

Tup Bean - Animal Crossing Villager

Dogma Bean - Mixed Mouse Droid & Frog Calls

Cody Bean - Various Alarm Sound Effects (Sirens/Klaxon Horns/Etc, rarely vocalizes)

Waxer Bean - Squeaky Toy

Boil Bean - Whistling & Kettle Whistles (Can be painfully loud)

Crys Bean - Astromech Noises (Pitched higher)

Wooley Bean - Cartoon Sheep Sound Effects

Longshot Bean - Ion Cannon (Pitched higher)

Trapper Bean - Chameleon Hisses (Rarely vocalizes)

Gregor Bean - Tinkling of Bells (Sometimes makes a honking noise)

Wolffe Bean - Gray Wolf Calls (Pitched higher)

Boost Bean - Cayote Calls

Sinker Bean - Dingo Calls

Comet Bean - Dog Barks/Noises (Pitched higher)

Wildfire Bean - African Wild Dog Calls

Warthog Bean - Hog Calls (Pitched higher)

Fox Bean - Red Fox Calls

Thorn Bean - Mixed Thunder Claps & Electrical Sound Effects (The thunder is pitched higher)

Thire Bean - Mixed Gonk Droid & Training Droid Sound Effects

Stone Bean - Hologram Sound Effects

Hound Bean - Massiff Calls (Pitched higher)

Note: Clone Beans who have adopted another creature/construct's type of vocalization, seem to be able to communicate with them in the same way they can communicate with their troopers. This means it's not unusual to see Beans who sound like animals or non-basic speaking droids in the company of their vocal likenesses.

--What will happen to the Beans once every single clone is gone?--

Considering the fact they persist well after a clone's death, it's possible that the Beans are immortal. So, even after every single clone is gone, the Clone Beans will likely just carry on existing on their own. Perhaps spreading across the galaxy and living in newly established Bean communities of their own making (they are, after all, intelligent and resourceful creatures that do better living communally).

This is just speculation of course, but it is somewhat bittersweet that the only way the clone army as a whole gets to live freely is through their Beans, who will be the only beings to remember them after a millennia has passed...

At the very least they won't be fully forgotten to time.

[knightotoc]

The beginning and end of Crosshair's arc each address a separate frustration I've had with Star Wars backpedaling on its own drama.

The first is the wishy-washiness of the clones' implanted brain chips. The original concept art from Attack of the Clones shows the clones to be victims of brainwashing. The sterile, science-gone-wrong imagery is inspired by Lucas' debut THX-1138, a bleak film with a tenuous and generally confrontational relationship to Star Wars. AotC, with its forbidden romance and evil fetus-growing laboratories, is the SW movie most similar to THX, and also my favorite.

The AotC concept artists went so far as to speculate that the clones did not have souls, an extreme reaction but certainly a dramatic tabula rasa to build characters upon. RotS briefly shows the Jedi's complete trust in the clones and the clones' ruthless betrayal; the explanation for this shocking behavior is implied through a parallel to Anakin, as is everything else in that movie.

But once the darn cartoon had been on cable for a few years, the writers lost faith in the THX reference and Anakin parallel and decided to replace brainwashing/manipulation with a physical Order 66 chip in the clones' brains. The idea that their characters had become too lovable to ever willingly do something so bad is a fundamental misunderstanding of Star Wars, the operatic genre, and human nature.

Season 7, while knocking it out of the park with the Maul stuff, made this brain chip thing even worse by having Ahsoka break Rex's before he had to kill any Jedi. So even though the clones are innocent, the protagonist clone is even more innocent.

And now he's supposed to lead the clones away from the Empire, but why should they follow someone who can't even relate to their fundamental curse? He's like Galahad, the only knight chaste enough to find the Holy Grail, and they're like Bors, who is technically chaste except for that one time he had sex because he got tricked by a magic spell. Thank God for rigid moral hierarchies beyond earthly control!

The only other clones who can't relate to the chip curse are the Bad Batch, since their mutated brains made them immune to it. But while the goodies don't hurt a fly, Crosshair uses his special gift of free will to shoot at a cute little Padawan. And not just any Padawan, but one of the most beloved Jedi to ever do it, the future Kanan Jarrus.

So in a bent around way, Crosshair punches through this annoying loophole the cartoon writers made in one of the movies' darkest scenes. He's not matchy-matchy, but he is still genuinely brainwashed, which makes him the only clone who still follows their original violent vision.

So, the twist at the beginning of Crosshair's arc course-corrects a decision made in a spin-off about the motivations for background characters -- but the end of his arc addresses a much bigger problem, one that affects the greatest scenes and biggest characters in the whole story: amputation.

Luke's spiritual pain from learning the truth about his father is accompanied by the physical pain of amputation. Obi-Wan demonstrates his unexpected badassery through amputation. Luke demonstrates his burgeoning badassery by Force-pulling his lightsaber toward him...shortly followed by amputation. Anakin's repeated carelessness for his weapon and life leads to him stupidly running right into amputation. Kreia proves her twisted devotion by amputation. Cay Qel-Droma becomes dependent on his brother because of amputation. Obi-Wan will not kill Anakin, but he will amputate him.

And these scenes are scary and intense, in the moment. But they do not have consequences. All of these amputees are either alien villains who we never hear from again, or Force-wielders supported by a wealthy institution which instantly provides a perfect prosthetic. Only Kreia runs around with an actual stump, but her signature move is telekinetically spinning three purple lightsabers.

There are several heart-stirring images, such as Anakin's robotic hand holding Padmé's at their wedding, or Luke's hand revealing gizmos instead of blood when he's shot on Jabba's yacht, but these images have more to do with Lucas' problematic theme of "nature > technology" than the theme of disability.

But Crosshair does not have the Force, and he certainly doesn't have the support of any institution. Most dramatically of all, his amputation is not the tragic finale of his battle, but only the penultimate act.

As a fantastically skilled sniper, Crosshair relies more upon his hands than any other SW character I know. His astounding precision is demonstrated most memorably in this scene from an earlier season, in which the music stops to allow his laser fire to ricochet off a spinning disk, down a hallway, and right into his clanker target's head:

This isn't the Force. This isn't believing in something you can't see. This is deliberate!

Throughout the last season, Crosshair has a tremor in his dominant hand which significantly affects his aim. This comes to a terrible head when he misses the shot meant to attach a tracking device to the ship kidnapping his sister Omega (again). After years of doing wrong, he finally wants to do right, and he fails because of his humiliating and unprepared-for disability.

This disability continues throughout the long journey to track her down by their wits, until he is finally captured himself. Just as escape seems close, the Imperials cut off his dominant hand to punish him. In all the other cases of amputation in Star Wars, it takes a guy completely out of the fight. But Crosshair can't afford to lose, yet. He has to keep going.

In the final battle scene, the villain is hand-cuffed to Omega on the other end of a bridge (with no hand rails of course), and Crosshair has to shoot the hand-cuffs off so the badguy can fall without dragging down Omega. Crosshair has to lean his rifle on his brother Hunter's shoulder, balance with his stump, and pull the trigger with his non-dominant hand.

The first Star Wars movie is actually unique among the franchise for having a purely satisfying victory -- the other ones all pile on some tragedy or irony -- but I think that Crosshair's victory is the most satisfying of all.

[witchofthesouls]

May the force be with you 🌌

Theres a lot of similarities between Tf and SW i noticed

Cybertronians and Force users can broadcast and hide their emotions/energy signature.. like they could do a mental/energy(whatever it:s called) handshake i think? Maybe idk. If someone falls, because of extreme emotion their eyes change color (we see that happen to Meg in tfp during some flashback, thought in Sw its reversible apparently) Force users can control energy and sparks are eneegy so imagine if Cybertronians would be wary because of that..

Anyway i imagined Vehicons painting themselves to look like stormtroopers they probably would.. Good day/night o/

I mean, the Vehicons already have the Stormtroopers' shooting skills.

That's why I keep thinking that the Force itself is actually the entity-that-remained-whole rather than split between Unicron and Primus. I mean, it fits really well!

[thicctails]

Scales, Claws, And Other Signs Of Fatherhood

a little while back, i said that i'd like to write a crossover between my SW Dragon Batch AU and Canon, so this is a little test for that! If you like this, and would like to see more, please let me know! I'd love an excuse to write baby 'mega again.

The last soft, orange-tinted rays of dying light were just beginning to dip behind Corruscant's horizon as the members of Clone Force 99 sauntered out of their beloved ship, the Havoc Marauder. The enhanced clones had been invited out to 79's by one of their reg brothers, Commander Cody, a rare treat and one that they were eager to take their ori'vod up on. Tech, especially, was thrilled that he was going to have the opportunity to meet General Anakin Skywalker face to face. According to Cody, the 212th's general had heard about their exploits, and had mentioned them to his former Padawan. Apparently, the man had been very impressed, and had specifically asked to go be introduced the next time they were both planetside.

As they exited the ship hanger, the batch was greeted by the familiar faces of their brothers, Rex and Cody, as well as someone they'd only seen on holos or from a distance.

"General Skywalker," Hunter greeted, extending a hand, "It's nice to finally meet you."

"You must be Hunter. It's nice to meet you too." the Jedi replied with a smile, "Please, just call me Anakin. We're all equals here!"

The two men shook hands, and something in the air shifted.

A full-body shiver wracked Anakin's body, and his face scrunched in confusion as the Force surged with some unknown feeling. Even the clones, who were not in tune with the Force, felt a prickle of unnatural energy rush through them, the hairs on the back of their necks standing on end.

"General, what's-!" Rex started, but was cut off by a blinding explosion of light. The air crackled with energy, and all of the men flinched as their ears popped unexpectedly, their bodies becoming overwhelmed by a feeling of pins and needles that infected every muscle, leaving them unable to hold themselves upright.

Then, as quickly as it had come, the feeling dissipated.

Hunter managed to right himself first, groaning as he pushed himself up onto his knees. To his left, he heard something shift, a new heartbeat joining the six he already heard, not counting his own. It was slower than their racing pulses, yet it was slowly getting faster, like someone rousing from a deep sleep. Forcing his eyes open, the clone Sergeant turned his head.

Tech lay on the ground before him, his signature goggles missing from his face. He was dressed in a casual black shirt and dark gray pants, and he had a small, cream-coloured blanket strewn across his shoulder.

Hunter blinked, shook his head slightly, then glanced over his shoulder at the spot where his brother should be.

Tech was stirring from his place on the ground, still clad in his armor with his goggles firmly in place over his eyes.

"Ooough... I think I hit my head. 'm seein' double" Wrecker croaked, running a hand across his face. Hunter stiffened at the realisation that it was not just him that could see the Other Tech. General Skywalker, Cody and Rex were also up now, all three staring at the newcomer with saucer-wide eyes.

"You're not the only one." Crosshair hissed, reaching for his spare blaster.

The Other Tech shifted again, his nose wrinkling in irritation. It was an expression Hunter knew exceedingly well, having seen it time and time again on his batchmate's face.

"Wrecker, Crosshair, if you two wake Omega, I'll skin you both." the Other Tech grumbled sleepily, no real malice to his tired voice.

The sniper and demolition expert gave each other wide-eyed stares, before looking to their leader for some kind of advice or plan. Hunter, for his part, gave them an equally confused face.

"Tech?" he tried carefully.

"Yes?" twin voices replied to his gruff voice, something that caused both clones to become alert at last.

Tech and Other Tech nearly mirrored each other in the way they sat up, eyes wide and filled with equal parts curiosity and caution. Their heads tilted in sync.

"Fascinating." they spoke in perfect harmony, something that made both of them start in surprise.

Other Tech broke the parroting first, squinting at his counterpart first, before letting his gaze flick to the rest of the group, his mouth setting in a tight line. "Hmm, I don't suppose I'm lucky enough that this is all some kind of elaborate dream or hallucination?"

"Uh, no?" Anakin managed out, still recovering from the effect of feeling reality rip itself apart and stitch itself back together all around him.

Other Tech sighed. "I thought not. You're all too young for that to make much sense."

Once those words had been spoken, Hunter realised that Other Tech did look older than his vod'ika. He had the beginnings of a few laugh lines, and there was a look in his eye that spoke of wisdom his counterpart had yet to gain. Questions swirled in his mind, but one stood out among all the rest.

"Who's Omega?"

Other Tech stared at him for a moment, before shaking himself.

"Ah, yes, I had almost forgotten that there had been a time before we had a daughter. I suppose you wouldn't recognise her-"

Hunter's brain had nearly short-circuited at the word daughter, but he quickly pulled himself together as he watched his older-younger brother's face go from sleepy and fond to panic-stricken as he touched the blanket on his shoulder. Instantly, Other Tech was on his feet, whirling around as he searched for something, or, rather, someone that he clearly believed should be there.

"Oh Gods, not again." his voice cracked dangerously, his breath hitching in panic.

Hunter forced his legs to work, his elder batchmate instincts kicking in. He knew the signs that Tech was about to have a panic attack, and it seemed as though time had not changed them. Around him, his vode pulled themselves out of their shock and stood as well, not knowing exactly what they should do in this situation. Tech, especially, seemed lost, mouthing the word 'daughter' to himself in disbelief.

"Hey, vod, breathe. It's okay, we're okay, and you're okay." Hunter soothed, "I'm going to put my hand on your shoulder, is that okay?"

Instead of the jerky nod or head shake he was used to, Other Tech whipped around and snarled at him, his teeth fang-like and wicked sharp as he bared them. His pupils had narrowed into slits, and Hunter could see glittering grey scales beginning to dot his brother's face.

"It is not okay!" he snapped, and Hunter stumbled back a few steps as a pair of wings suddenly formed on the other clone's back, leathery and tipped with ivory claws.

There was real anger in Other Tech's voice, but what Hunter really heard was fear, raw and almost palpable. The sudden turn that this already bizarre situation had taken made Hunter feel afraid too, not that he'd ever admit it.

It must have shown on his face, however, because Other Tech stepped back, his pupils rounding out again as he drew his wings in close to his body.

"I- I apologise. You have no way of understanding the situation I have just come from, but that does not give me the right to bare my teeth at you." he said, sounding genuinely sorry.

"WHAT THE KRIFF ARE THOSE?!" Wrecker shouted, having put himself between Crosshair and Tech, who were, like everyone else, staring at the two new appendages that had just sprouted from the other man's back.

Other Tech blinked at the question, before slowly extending a wing towards the group, one eyebrow raised. "My... wing? Wrecker, are you feeling alright?"

"Why do you have wings?" Cody barked, causing the other to shrink back at his 'I'm so done with this banthashit' tone of voice.

"Why do I- is that meant to be some kind of joke? I'm afraid I'm not the best with humour." Other Tech frowned. "We all have wings, I am not the exception here."

Hunter swallowed hard, stepping towards this strange, otherworldly version of his little brother. "Actually, vod, you are."

Other Tech stared at him, eyes wide.

"You- you're just human? All of you?!"

"Yes?" Hunter replied, becoming more and more convinced he was the one hallucinating by the second.

"What else would we be?" Anakin asked.

Other Tech looked at everyone, eyes searching for some kind of lie, some hint that they were all joking. When he found one, he exhaled hard, pinching the space between his eyes before speaking.

"Dragon shifters. Where I'm from, we're all dragon shifters."

[redrocketpanda]

So hyped to be able to share with you all the fic that I've been working on since May for the They Were Roommates Mini-Bang! It was such a joy to write The Smuggler's Guide to the Stars, the Sheets, and Everything Inbetween with an amazing team including my artist Ivy, who created this INCREDIBLE piece of art inspired by Star Wars encyclopedia entries, and my beta readers Natsu and RinRin. A big shout out also to fellow HQ/SW buddy @axreliono for yelling about this fic with me <3

The Smuggler's Guide is an IwaOi Star Wars AU that incorporates an outrageous amount of fun fic tropes including they were roommates, only one bed, forced proximity, amnesia, and fake dating. It's my signature blend of silly romcom with a healthy dose of angst.

You can read the first chapter here!

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Hot shot smuggler, pilot extraordinaire, and galaxy-wide heartthrob, Oikawa Tooru, has been tasked with delivering an important package for the Resistance. When he arrives at a bustling spaceport and discovers the package is a very handsome, grumpy man, he's not exactly surprised. It's not the first time he's been trusted to "safely" escort people of importance to the Resistance. But what he is surprised by is the complete dearth of information on his charge. First Name: unknown. Age: unknown. Planet of origin: unknown. Job: unknown. Sexuality:...unknown? What he does know is that his last name is Iwaizumi, that he seems highly displeased to find himself in Tooru’s charming company, that he's somehow of significant value to the Resistance, and that he would certainly like to experience this package for himself. The lack of information isn't exactly a problem. Tooru knows from experience that there's no quicker or better way to get to know someone than sharing a room and a bed whilst embarking upon a long, perilous journey across the galaxy. But as they journey across the stars, Tooru discovers that there’s much more to Iwaizumi than first meets the eye.

[lunarsilkscreen]

What makes a [Star Wars]?

What makes a piece of SW media have that signature style, that flair? That... je na se quis?

Star Wars draws from many inspirational sources. From John Wayne, to Kurosawa, to Flash Gordon. And all of these sources make up the core elements of Star Wars. But what is the secret sauce that makes fans want more?

Let's take the original film; What is it about this film that attracted fans in the first place? One thing was it's accessibility; it is a family friendly romp through space that didn't have the extensive grit of some films (meant for an older audience), or the intense metaphor and metaphysical concepts of other space films, and it didn't treat its audience like they were children, despite being "family friendly."

The Christian anti-anything-magic movement sure didn't hurt bringing attention and notoriety to the movie either.

Light Sabers and Force powers have become an ubiquitous replacement for the idea of "witchcraft" as well. Which makes a kind of substitute for religious nuts to say "oh it's not black magic, it's start wars".

Plus the black magic was controlled by the bad guys anyway!

But what is the staying power of these movies? It follows the fighting choreography of martial arts movies, and includes the same kinds of morals and lessons taught in those eastern epics.

But why does it have staying power? As opposed to something like Flash Gordon? Why aren't we culturally "Oh those silly boomers and their imaginary laser swords from BACK IN THE DAY. lol"

"Remember when [lightsabers] were a thing?" -- a reminiscent quote that will never be said.

In the First Movie; Luke meets a dirty sand Hobo, and then his surrogate parents are deep fried. This institutes several concepts all at once.

1) His parents (aunt and uncle) are pushing him to become an upstanding citizen of the empire.

2) The empire which has been established as the good force in the universe, wants to exterminate this single family of farmers for *seemingly no reason*

3) we immediately see that what's Good is bad, and what's bad is the only option.

As the dirty space hobo takes Luke, convinces him to sell his car on the spot to buy a plane ticket on a smuggler's freighter to God knows where, and ends up arrested by the imperial fleet, because now Luke is definitely a wanted criminal by association.

And ended up accomplice to murder of a handful of imperial soldiers.

This is our introduction to the series.

And we're told that the dirty Space Hobo is the good guy, and the GOD DAMN MILITARY GENERAL, who is on a mission of peace; is the bad guy.

Which, we later find out is Luke's daddy. And the only reason Luke was attacked was because the emperor *knew* it would help sustain his control over said GODDAMNED MILITARY GENERAL.

Fans might tell you it was because they were associated with the Dirty Sand Hobo, or that the Aunt and Uncle were secretly [spice traders]. But we know the truth, because Luke doesn't.

And the entire series questions what is really the good, right, and just thing to do, compared to what truly is evil... And it does so without explicitly stating it.

We're shown that the empire isn't above a few billion casualties to get what they want, even if it's to silence otherwise peaceful protesting.

Unless Coruscant is responsible for a [Space Pearl Harbor] and are actually enemy combatants against the Empire who won't settle down. But that's never really clarified either. Nor does any SW:Media suggest it's the case.

Just political dissidence.

[The Return of the Jedi] denoting Vader's fall from grace to the light side of the force; is important. Because Luke Skywalker doesn't start his own Empire. He doesn't start a new republic.

He just excised a cancer. The darkest part of the empire, in order to let the rest of the universe thrive. That it ended up toppling the entire empire is really the empire's fault for having an organization that couldn't keep running after one guy died of old age.

Where the prequel trilogy goes wrong; is that Anakin is never shown to be doing what he thinks is right. He's a soldier following orders. And he simply changes master and follows his orders instead.

This throws Audiences off, because to [Anakin - Youngling Slayer] the order to do that was the same as any order the Jedi Council gave him. Synonymous.

He saw this atrocity as the trolly problem. Sacrifice a few tainted apples, save the rest of the galaxy's children.

But the movies; they don't do a good job of demonstrating *why*. It's just oh, Anakin was good, now he's evil. I guess that's just what happens?

It showcases his inability to see murder as anything other than a tool for peace, imposed by the council and war itself. But the series *doesn't* do a real good job of making us Sympathize with Anakin.

He literally looks like any other random edgelord. There's no rhyme or reason, he just goes hard in the paint for "REVENGE".

What is he revenging? His own hurt Ego? Anakin was shown to be above that, but struggling with the things he was asked to do, and the trauma he endured. And the knowledge he had that Republic Council and the Jedi Council all refused to listen too, despite his proficiency.

They were so distracted with their own machinations; they didn't see the enemy on their doorstep. And Sidious used that as a way to tweak Anakin's understanding of the situation.

But none of that is demonstrated in *that* series... Instead; we the audience are treated as children... The bad guy is definitely a bad guy, the good guys are definitely good guys, and nobody understands why anybody is fighting to begin with *except* that there's good and bad.

And that part of the prequel trilogy is good *because* it makes the audience question good and bad. But then; it doesn't make the audience question if what Anakin does is good or bad.

It didn't go far enough to complete the entire illustration of Anakin as being a force for good in his own mind.

The next trilogy, takes all the elements from all the media over the years and tries to take all the beat parts while writing a new story that isn't simply repeating the old canon. And it makes a lot of poignant assertions.

Ren thinks he's doing the right thing. And Stimpy, well, she's caught up in a shitty way of living after being dumped off by God knows who in God knows where to relive both Anakin and Luke's childhood's simultaneously, except without parents of any kind at all.

As if it were some sort of experiment to see if a wild child would end up civilized.

And at the end of The Most Recent Jedi, the single.most profound point is made. As Luke tries to save the force tree that is getting burned down and Yoda convinces him that it's ok to let it burn.

Luke Skywalker is the first Jedi in a long while to master both sides of the force, as visualized in the end of the movie.

A true master. But remembered only for his legend. And his Green Laser Sword thing.

[tkwritesdumbassassins]

Tagged by @satashiiwrites

Snippet from current SW AU shenanigans. Featuring Basim and @redhairedmuses 's lovely Safi ❤️

“Thank you.” He attempted to straighten some to look more dignified than he actually looked and felt as she approached, but nearly fell over as pain screamed up his leg at the added weight. “I am Basim.”

The taller woman paused, briefly, looking him up and down. Through the Force, a wall of distrust and apprehension slammed into Basim, nearly causing him to stumble. He regained his control and recentered himself but blinked.

Meanwhile, her brows furrowed before she muttered, “Tristan.” And then she passed him, going to the part of the docks that had been destroyed by whatever had been in that crate. She put her hands on her hips, leaning over the edge. He could hear distinct muttering as she paced around the edge. Disappointment. Frustration. Anger. Flashes of said emotions sparked off her signature the longer he stared at her back. It couldn't be…

“Hey, don't take it personally.” It took great effort, but he dragged his attention away to the other woman who hadn't looked up as she pulled out a small med-kit and started patching him up. "She may claim otherwise, but she's Mandalorian, and they don't take kindly to strangers. Or so I’ve come to learn.”

Ah, what a fantastic combination. Force-sensitive and a Mandalorian to boot. “Well, it explains the sunny disposition,” he muttered more to himself. Apparently, he had been louder than intended for she snorted, attempting to stay straight-faced.

“And you are?” Basim prodded, all the while chastising himself. He had far better manners than this.

She smiled. “Safiyah.”

[beck-a-leck]

So I got prompted for an AU in a discord server for an event. And me, being Extremely predictable, bypassed all the other AUs for a (not SW) fandom and went straight to Star Wars.

I promptly sidled up to the car. Slapped the hood, and proudly told myself "I can fit so many AUs in this sandbox."

And it was just supposed to be a joke. But then I thought about it and started putting serious thought into it and now I am going to share because I want to.

For both WIP Wednesday, and Star Wars Wednesday, I present to you: The AU that entertains exactly one (1) person, me.

Rune Factory 4, but throw it in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.

Takes place during the Imperial era, for obvious Sechs Empire = Galactic Empire. They even both come with an evil Emperor. It basically writes itself

Earthmates = Jedi. Rare to the point of being mythological/urban legends. Super special and power (Space) wizards. Very few remain after the explicit (sw) or implied (rf) genocide of their kind enacted by the Empire

World building: each town is now a System, and the whole kingdom is now a Sector. Therefore, Town of Selphia in Kingdom of Norad becomes Selphia System in the Norad Sector.

Now for characters!

With so many more alien races to choose from I can go absolutely ham with everyone, and I really only have the vaguest ideas of who is what now in this AU.

I think the Guardians are all going to be Force Users of different kinds. They don't all have to be Jedi, but I want them all to be strong with the Force.

Ventuswill: similarly to canon, she is an ancient, god-like being who has watched over Selphia since time immemorial. Extremely strong with the Force, kind of on the scale of the Bendu. May or may not remain a dragon. Because space dragons!

Frey/Lest: former Jedi. Depending on when in the Imperial era the story happens they could either be a Jedi or padawan who survived Order 66, or an initiate who escaped the temple. Because they are an rf protagonist, they still get amnesia that wipes their memory completely blank, so even they forget who/what they were. But Venti does help them reconnect with the Force and realize they were a Jedi. And very suddenly they become Selphia's biggest secret. Which doesn't stay secret for long because Jadi cannot help what they are, and they must do good.

Oh my gosh I've just realized Frey can be a twi'lek, and her skin can be the same green color as her hair in game! She even gets to keep her signature look with the pigtails!

Arthur: hate to say it, but he's an Imperial. Being Norad royalty sent to take over Selphia in rf transfers easily to being an Imperial Governor. His father, Moff Lawrence, rules over the entire Norad Sector, and he sends Arthur to be governor of the Selphia System, because while it may be small and relatively unimportant, it is a good source of materials for various, nefarious Imerial means. However. Arthur, still being Arthur, shows up on his first day of governing and says "fuck this job" and deliberately tried to Not Do It. A sort of malicious compliance, because getting nothing done will draw scrutiny, but doing the absolute worst of the bare minimum means everybody just kind of ignores Selphia and him. Leaving Arthur free to practice his dark and dirty secret, which is spying for the Rebellion and skimming off what funds and resources he can to help fight the good fight.

Most of the town cast is still doing their in game roles with just environmental changes for the AU, so they could be aliens or have a different back story, and I won't hash them all out here (because I'm also not 100% settled on some details)

Doug: still a spy, sent by the Empire to keep an eye on Ventuswill, because even if she has spent the last 1000 years being Exceedingly neutral and minding the business of her planet and nothing else, the Empire is not just going to let an extremely powerful force being go unmonitered.

Leon: a Jedi from a long time ago. I still think there's going to be a need for the guardians to have sacrificed themselves to help Venti sustain herself over the centuries, so that whole plot line is still viable. Meaning Leon is a Jedi, but he is Extremely out of date compared to what the Jedi Order was before the genocide. And considering the Empire's pretty successful 'delete the jedi from cultural memory' campaign, and Leon being Leon, and Lest/Frey's amnesia, all sorts of chaos and fun times and trading can ensue while Leon helps Lest/Frey with their Jedi training.

I haven't figured out yet what I want the other guardians to be, force-user wise. But I do think Dylas is gonna be a dark-sider, he has the anger and passion and I think that vibes more with him than traditional Jedi teachings. Amber I think is too sweet and pure to be anything but light-side. Dolce I could go either way on, she needs more thought.

Someone needs to be a wookie, and I am torn between it being Volkanon, the most emotional and huggiest wookiee, who has dedicated his very long life to being Ventuswill's companion. Or Porcoline, who just keeps finding lost souls and adopting them. Much like one rescue stray kittens.

Maybe both. Both could be funny.

I'm still working on the rest of the townsfolk!

It would not be star wars without droids! And I think Lest/Frey get a companion droid, as a treat. Maybe an astromech, or someone small and travel-sized like a BD unit.

PLOT TIME!

Okay, it really doesn't differ much from the rune factory plot. Your protagonist is on the way to Selphia to make an important and secret delivery, Imperial sabotage, they crash land and get amnesia.

I'm thinking instead of rune crystals, they are bringing special kyber crystals to replace the guardians that Ventuswill was previously relying on to stay alive/in power (because there aren't enough forse sensitives left in the galaxy. And also, living sacrifices are not sustainable.)

The different dungeons each of the guardians are in are the ruins of former temples of their own Force Practices.

There's still a showdown against the Empire, but I don't think it's on the same scale as it was in the rf game. Probably just messing up some Grand Moff's shiny new battle station so he can't enforce his cruel will upon the sector.

But that's what I've got so far! I had a boring day at work and lots of time to think about things while I was avoiding tumblr to not see any Mando spoilers 😂

EDIT: I had more thoughts! Mostly about Leon being a Jedi.

Just thinking about Leon waking up after his long sleep and instinctually reaching out into the Force to feel the presence of other Jedi in the galaxy, only to find the post-order 66 aching void left there. He probably lived through or in the aftermath of one of the Sith wars, he knew Jedi could be few and far in-between, but he's never felt emptiness like this. He's never felt the dark side so strong.

On a brighter note. Leon training Frey/Lest. Leon, 1-2 thousand years out of date for Jedi teachings, and Frey/Lest with so much head trauma they can't remember anything. Y'all know that scene from TLJ, where Luke is teaching Rey on the rocks? That's Leon teaching them 😂

Leon: close your eyes. Reach out.

L/F: *puts their hand out*

Leon: 🙄🙄🙄 ... fine. *picks up some long grass* reach out with the Force. Feel the energy around you, binding everything together *tickles their hand with the grass*

L/F: gasp! I feel it!

Leon: you do? *wiggles grass faster* Wow you must be really strong with the Force! *whacks them with the grass*

L/F: wow really? Ouch! ☹️ *betrayed*

Leon: do it again, properly.

[palfriendpatine66]

for the star wars ask game:

Qui-Gon: Love or Hate?

Padmé outfit to be your signature look

8. If you could ask George Lucas one question, what would it be?

10. If you could pull a GL and sneak into D+ and edit any SW scene, what changed would you make?

11. Who would you want as your Jedi Master? Why?

Thanks for more asks from this unhinged Star Wars ask game!!

1. I went on a bit of a Qui-Gon rant already here, if you’re curious, and apparently I have some feelings to dive more in depth about.

Cannon, legends, whatever version of this we’re going with: I don’t think he should have been Obi-Wan’s Master if it wasn’t an enthusiastic choice. Kids need to feel wanted. The man literally never recovered from feeling inadequate and unwanted. The whole lineage’s problem is with attachment: Qui-Gon’s is first with Xanatos - he loves him like a doting father and ignores all his faults - then he over corrects with Obi-Wan and remains aloof when he needed acceptance.

2. I like her simpler outfits so I’ve landed on her Naboo nightgown.

8. My first answer to this was ask him about the Darth Jar Jar theory and I stand by it. If I got another question…I think I would ask him about the chosen one prophecy and what he thinks it would really look like to bring balance to the force.

10. My first answer was delete the whole Leia kisses Luke and he likes it in the medbay in Empire Strikes back. If I got a second edit, I’d revert the Han/Greedo shootout to its original state because it’s gotten out of hand and it’s like so choppy and weird to watch. You made a choice George. Stick to it. Move on.

11. So I know Obi-Wan is probably the expected answer here but: Obi-Wan. Lol. I do think his teaching style would be a good match for me. He has clear, high expectations but is patient and kind. He’s firm but not a yeller (dealbreaker for me). His snarky humor would be a very good balance because like Anakin criticism is really hard for me but those light moments would let me know we’re ok. I also think we’d understand each other’s anxieties well but not feed into each other. Yes, I’ve thought about this.

[sariels-world-ella]

Since It's Mermay, I guess I could draw my AU's Shyren, then I also decided to draw Napstabot as well, I don't draw these two from my AU enough, which is a shame because they are total goobers so here's some poster style thing of them, and I tried to make signatures for them

AU - Sw!Fallenswap .

Undertale by Toby Fox

Here's some info on both of them below the cut:

Napstabot

Birth name Name: Napstablook (sometimes spelled Napsta A'blook)

Alias: Blooky, Dapperbot, Napsta

Biological Sex: None

Gender: Masculine

Pronouns: He/they

Age: late 30s

Mass: 152.119 pounds / 69 kilograms (according to my calculations)

Weight (W = mg): 676.2 N

(according to my calculations)

Height: 6ft 2in

Density: ~1.477 g/cm3

(unknown what materials he is made out of)

Volume: 1.76 - 1.95 cubic feet

(according to my calculations)

Force exerted while running: 474.4 N

(according to my calculations)

Running Acceleration: 6.9

(according to my calculations)

Running speed: Estimated 15.38 MPH

(according to my calculations)

● Rocket boots calculations

(yes I did actual math equations for these)

- Mass of his feet: 2.9325kg

- Feet total volume: 39.702 cubic inches (19.851 cubic inches in each foot)

- Density: 4.51 g/cm3

(which means Napstabot's feet are made of titanium)

- Mass flow rate: 141.748 kg/s

- Estimated Work: 1087913.84 joules

- Estimated power: 302.2 Watts

- Rocket boots thrusters combined area: 5.8 square inches (2.8in for each foot)

- Single back foot thruster area: 2.0106192983 square inches, Diameter of .994 inches

- Single front foot thruster surface area: 0.776001659771 square inches with a diameter of .8

- Velocity: calculated velocities came out to a wide range of numbers from equation to equation, from 177 M/s (V = F/m*√(2d/a), 4.774 m/s (mass flow rate * velocity = m*a), 1.073 m/s (m.f.r *v = thrust) 6636.7 m/s (V = F/m*3600), and 204347.64 m/s (v = p(m*g))

- Horsepower: estimated 3991.75 hp

- Acceleration: 230.759

Romantic preference: unknown, at the very least feminine monsters judging by the fact he is with Shyren.

Status: Undead

Birth year: early 1970s

Species: Monster

Type: Undead

- Variant: Modern

- Category: incorporeal

Race: Ghost (possessing a robot)

Relationship status: Dating

Occupation: Musician, DJ, Singer and songwriter

Romantic Relationships: Shyren (long time girlfriend)

Known Family: Happstablook (cousin) Maddie (cousin) unnamed abusive parents, Sans (“legal” guardian, though Sans was not legally responsible for Napstabot, Sans did fill in the role of legal guardian when Napstabot’s parents were inadequate, and Napstabot does occasionally call him "dad")

Strongest Attacks:

heat seeking explosive projectiles: extend your arm and launch your miniature missile projectiles towards your target

SoundSlice: - eject out your DJ board and send out orange or blue magic attacks out of them.

Shyren:

Full Name: Shyren

Biological Sex: None

Gender: like all sirens, she presents herself as female and is referred to femininely

Pronouns: she/her (like all sirens)

Age: most likely close or the same to Napstabot’s age

Romantic preference: unknown

Status: Alive

Birth year: Unknown, presumably near Napstabot's

Species: Monster

Type: Mythical

Race: Siren

Relationship status: Dating

Occupation: Singer

Romantic relationships: Napstabot

Known Family: Lemon bread (Sister)

Strongest Attack: Unknown

Strongest heal: healing melody - sing a song that heals everyone in the party.

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Shyren and Napstabot's Backstory:

We know very little about Shyren's background, we do know she was born in Waterfall, she met Napstabot in high school which is located in Waterfall, she was a literature minor in Snowdin college of The Fine Arts, where she got a bachelor’s degree in Music. After finishing college, Shyren went to, and graduated from, University in a Hotland Theater School, We also know Shyren had a past career in theater and opera singing before joining Napstabot.

As a child, Napstabot, then Napstablook, and Undyne knew each other as children, along with Alphys (which Undyne had a crush on since childhood).

Napstablook’s home life was notoriously bad; he did spend most of his childhood not sleeping in his own house but either in Undyne’s backyard or The Gaster Brothers’ sofa, and Sans Gaster did fulfill the role as guardian in many school activities for him as Napstablook’s actual parents as they were, to quote Sans: “probably OD-ing in a ditch somewhere because they can’t bother to put down the alcohol and be an actual parent for once so a random skeleton doesn’t have to pick up their slack, but of course they aren’t here and I am picking up the slack, so either we get on with this or we wait for eternity for some sorry excuse for parents that won’t be showing up”

Napstablook from a young age took an intense interest in music, and did wish to pursue it as he got older, though he didn't major in music as he went to college, but he did major in songwriting and has a degree in fine literature.

Undyne after graduating worked on a project to try to get the open position of head royal scientist, so she did her best using her robotics and engineering skills to try to make a robot powered by the consciousness of a soul, so she decided to get Napstablook to possess this prototype of an idea to see if the concept will work, she presented the idea and the robotic body Napstablook possessed to show it off to Toriel, Toriel who was impressed by the technical ingenuity and curious to see how this project will go if taken further, gave Undyne the spot. Napstablook was allowed to keep the body which helped him greatly with his music career.

Napstabot’s bad homelife did play a role in his high functioning depression, but he seems to be able to manage it with his support systems he does have, and he led a very successful life before the civil war, becoming a well known musician and songwriter and began dating his vocalist Shyren (who he originally met in highschool) sometime in the height his career. He maintains a very good relationship with Undyne and Alphys from childhood but he did grow distant from his cousin Happstablook.

By the time Chara falls down and reaches Hotland, Undyne is very dead set on trying to capture Chara and bring her soul to Toriel to prove she is still worthy of her position after her major failure regarding the uploading consciousness experiment going severely wrong, Napstabot on the other hand, very much disagreed with this notion believing Undyne didn’t need to prove her worth to anyone and Chara deserves a fair chance on getting home, which leads to Napstabot helping Chara get away from Undyne and other threats until they reach the end of the core.

Throughout that part plays similarly as it did with Alphys and Mettaton in Undertale, but Napstabot doesn’t try to kill nor harm Chara in any way unlike Mettaton did, Undyne is the one hostile since the beginning, interrupting Undyne from trying to kill Chara when they first meet and trying to do shows with Chara in hopes to disway Undyne from attacking and making Chara feel less scared by trying to get Chara to have fun which Undyne ends up turning it dangerous.

You do not fight Napstabot at the end of core, instead you fight Undyne, Napstabot does aid you in your battle against Undyne and it ends with Undyne storming off stage. When she leaves, he escorts Chara to the exit, this is where Napstabot parts with Chara wishing them luck and apologizing that they can’t come with because he needs to make sure “Undyne doesn't go off and electrocute herself.”

After Chara kills Toriel and absorbs her soul, the underground went into panic, but everything was still okay with Undyne and Napstabot, until Alphys got controlled by Frisk and tried to overthrow the government and establish herself as ruler with a ragtag team of prisoners and cultists. Napstabot was forced shut down and captured, but he was able to override it a few hours later and escape custody. For the next 11 years he put together a rebellion in Hotland which worked very closely with the Snowdin resistance (lead by Sans and Papyrus) in Snowdin, and helps civilians escape to Waterfall, which is a neutral territory during the civil war, and maybe find refuge in the more populated and urbanized (on the border of suburbanized) Snowdin instead of the rural Waterfall.

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Napstabot Trivia:

Toriel knows Napstabot is just a ghost possessing a robot, which means Undyne got the job on the basis of her advanced engineering skills not her knowledge of souls, which means unlike UT!Alphys, Fallen!Undyne never lied to Toriel (though she didn't tell Toriel the outcome of thr experiment outside of "failure")

Napstabot did read Undyne's diary on the air to distract her during the trivia game because she kept butting in trying to attack Chara.

It’s unlikely that Napstabot knows about the failed experiment Undyne had with uploading fallen monsters’ consciousnesses to a computer and accidently corrupting their files and their uploading consciousnesses amalgamating together. Despite how much Napstabot cares about Undyne, his moral compass is stronger as he would definitely expose her even if it meant Undyne would most likely receive a death penalty for her actions or at least a life sentence for the unethical and unauthorized experiments, gross negligence, obstruction of justice, falsifying evidence, death certificate forgery and mass mutilation, with either 50 accounts of murder or 50 accounts of involuntary manslaughter. 

Napstabot goes by Dapperbot when they are wearing a suit or other formal attire.

Sans is the only character who continues to call Napstabot “Napstablook” 

Out of his friend group (Alphys, Shyren and Undyne) and his family (Hapstablook and Maddie) we know the most about his childhood and his personal life

Napstabot didn’t have the best upbringing and admits that he spent more time sleeping on the Gaster brothers’ sofa than his own bed as a kid.

Napstabot frequently calls the Gaster Brothers before and after his concerts or events, and likes keeping them updated.

The Gaster Brothers do have some childhood photos of Napstabot hanging in their house.

Napstabot likes boxing and is very skilled using Muay Thai and Muay Boran fighting styles.

Napstabot’s favorite acoustic instrument is a guitar

Napstabot’s favorite music genres are dubstep, pop and funk though he does have a soft spot for classical music

Napstabot has high functioning depression, but doesn’t like talking about and pretends he is okay, which Shyren dislikes

Napstabot protects Chara from Undyne during their time underground and tries to make it fun for them so Chara won’t be scared, and if Chara killed Undyne, Napstabot will be sad but still forgive them as Chara is just a child and it was self-defense, which shows he has a lot of empathy.

Though Undyne and Napstabot are seen to be at odds with each other when Chara falls down, they actually get along quite well normally, Napstabot just valued Chara’s life, safety and well-being more.

Napstabot won’t fight you unless you are doing a genocide route, otherwise he acts as an ally until you reach the end of core and also helps Chara fight off Undyne.

It’s unknown how long exactly Napstabot and Shyren dated, but we do know he met her when he was 14-15 in high school, meaning that Shyren was presumably 14-18 at the time, though it would be weird by human standards for Shyren to be 18 at the time, keeping in mind Monsters are neither legally nor biologically adults until they are 25 years of age means they were still both biologically and legally minors at the time.

Napstabot has a close relationship with Hapstsblook, though his relationship with Maddie is very strained as they don’t get along, but he does still love her.

Napstabot doesn’t hate their parents but he isn’t on speaking terms with them as he hasn't spoken to them since he was 25.

Napstabot has a bad habit of crushing his phone or other objects when he gets embarrassed, flustered and/or overwhelmed. 

Shyren Trivia

Shyren is known to be able to cast enchantments, blessings and even hexes using her voice.

Shyren is one of the few monsters that we see that is from a certain monster race that explicitly only presents themselves as one single gender (feminine), other being Banshees (Little red Slicing Hood)

Shyren’s last name could be “Bread” due to her Sister being named Lemon Bread.

Shyren is a very supporting girlfriend and often seen alongside with Napstabot but not all the time.

Shyren still lives in Waterfall, though might move in with Napstabot if they get married.

As Shyren swaps with Aaron, she takes on a more bold and flamboyant persona though this is really just on a public basis as she is very down-to-earth and modest on a personal basis. As Shyren is regarded as a very friendly and reserved individual when not on stage.

Shyren doesn’t speak English and only knows Monstarian (Underground/Monsterkind’s Official Language), which means any English covers she sings she has no idea what she is saying, though she does know some human languages, those being Greek, Latin and some Italian.

Shyren does deeply love Napstabot and will be absolutely devastated if anything bad happened to him

Shyren doesn’t like Napstabot’s parents

It’s unknown if Shyren knows Napstabot is a ghost possessing a robot body or she just thinks he’s an extremely advanced AI, either way, Shyren does genuinely love Napstabot.

Besides singing, Shyren also likes playing the Piano

Shyren does know Undyne and still does piano lessons with her like she does in Undertale.

Before becoming Napstabot’s bandmate, she had a career history of being an opera singer and theater actress. 

Shyren gets around by swimming through the air, scientifically it’s unknown how she does this, and even Undyne is stumped by this, but that doesn’t say too much considering the fact Undyne isn’t a teratologist (or whatever a monster version of a biologist will be called) as she only went to a vocational college to become an engineer.

Shyren doesn’t know what Undyne did to Lemon Bread and assumes Lemon just didn’t make it, thus completely oblivious to Undyne’s failure with trying to upload Lemon Bread’s consciousness onto a computer and accidentally fusing it with other uploaded consciousnesses’ files, this information would likely cause Shyren to despise Undyne for the cruel and unethical experiment.

[redlenai]

In case someone hasn't seen this yet, there has been an update to Patreon and Gumroad's policies.

Daiz42:

Looks like Gumroad is kicking all adult content out of their platform. I imagine this is a considerable blow to their business that they'd never do if it wasn't for, surprise surprise, pressure from payment processors! The unfortunate reality of today is that no matter how legal your art might be, if some puritan old farts at major money handling institutions (eg Visa/Mastercard) don't like it, they just have to snap their fingers and you can no longer make money with your work on the internet. I'm seeing a lot of uninformed reactions here claiming that somehow puritan zoomers would be the reason for this happening. No, they are not. Well-funded conservative organizations led by religious anti-porn crusaders like NCOSE and Exodus Cry are the actual driving force here.

Yeougui:

Heads up everyone in regards to the new Patreon CNC rule. Literally having the characters say they consent is NOT enough to prove consent. Also please share the word to other artists who might be affected by this. Enough people lost their income already.

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Pom_Poison:

The ACLU now has a petition on MasterCard’s anti SW policies and will likely use it to access the legal resources to assign to this case. They are 7,000 signatures short. Sign it and let them know this is an important cause worth fighting for.

Hey guys, in case you haven't caught wind of the fuss lately, Patreon has recently updated their policies regarding what is and isn't allowed on Patreon regarding Adult content. This is mainly in response (as it usually is) to pressure from payment processors like Mastercard or Paypal, that does not want to be involved in NSFW content that could be potentially illegal so they'd rather just not want to deal with adult content in general. Because of this, Patreon is becoming more and more strict about what content they allow here. One of the ridiculous changes for example is somehow the people/characters in your work need to be explicitly stating their consent. 

I would hope.... that my characters look like they are heartily giving their consent in all of my work??? Even if they're not like, saying it in obvious speech bubbles or something.

I will be honest, as of right now I'm not sure if any of my content is in violation of it's new policies but many adult content creators such as myself are already worried. I will continue to upload as usual for as long as I am here, and I would hope that all of my patrons who subscribe to my page know exactly what they signed up for and what they want to see. But in just in case, I want to let you guys know that I have made a Subscribestar.Adult page!

It is a subscription based platform for creators much like patreon, but this one is built with adult creators in mind from the start and has been operating for years with a good track record for trust. I am slowly uploading all of my exclusive content over there, but it's been like four years, I have a lot of things to upload! But my hope is that it is backup platform in case I am kicked off of Patreon for some reason. Pricing and tiers will be the same, though as of right now I am not offering merch reward tiers on Subscribestar. This might change in the future once once I get my bearings on there a little better.

AGAIN I will still be uploading content both to patreon and subscribestar.adult/youkaiyume! However, if you would like to support me over on subscribestar or would like to switch, do check out the link! I hope to continue to give you the smut you deserve!