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kajira-kreations · 11 months ago

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Hiya! Thank you @freesia-writes for tagging me! Thought I join in on the fun!

What do I love about The Bad Batch? Okay, crazy story: when I first heard about it, it was a livestream from an older Star Wars Celebration event where Dave Filoni was talking about the concept (hope some of you know what I'm talking about), I actually brushed it off and was all like, "Whatever..." (Now I wanna go back in time and smack my past self for saying that). At that point, I was all caught up with TCW (the show that FINALLY got me into Star Wars and have been a fan since I was a teen). When the series finale premiered with TBB story arc, I was all like, "Okay..." and saw each group being the Leader, Nerd, Muscle, Emo Guy w/ the 20/20 Vision posse that's common in a lot of popular media, and I brushed that off. When Disney announced that there's a spin-off/TCW sequel about them, I was still like, "Whatever..." but gave the season one premiere a watch anyway...

...How could I brushed this off?

The second Omega came into the squad's life, that's when it all changed...and the rest was history! I haven't been obsessed with this fandom ever since my Voltron days! LOL As the show progressed, I just love love LOOOOVE each character and how the end of the Clone Wars affected them and such. There are no words to describe my love for the series now! If you're an artist, writer, creator, reader, etc? I'm an artist (and a reader of TBB fanfics <3). I drew a lot of Omega when the show premiered, and when season 2 came in I draw a lot of Tech and Phee of course! I draw a lot of manga-style art and drew a lot of manga/anime-styled Star Wars fanart back in my otaku days and it was rare to see SW fanart in that style. I'm currently working on a Tech x Phee fan comic adaption of my most favorite fanfiction, "The Right Partner" by Fennecsrifle (the author kindly gave me permission to do so). I wasn't able to work on it as much last year because I was working a completely original VTuber project (which is now live on YouTube). Whenever I'm not drawing fanart, I create art inspired by my Hmong-American heritage, culture, and identity. Please give my VTuber a support by subscribing to her channel!

What you love engaging with on Tumblr? I just love love LOVE fangirling about all things Bad Batch and other fandoms I enjoy like Zelda, Metroid, Ace Attorney, Transformers, and other Star Wars media! I don't live off of Star Wars alone, btw.

Any other fun facts about yourself that might create connections with others here?

I recently got into the whole VTuber scene myself since creating my original project last year. Before that, I was already familiar with them like Kizuna AI (the original VTuber), and enjoy Hololive (I love Tokino Sora, Suisei Hoshimachi, and Ceres Fauna).

Speaking of VTubing, I planned on streaming my art and even processes of the TechPhee doujinshi possibly over on Twitch (TBA). Plus other fun stuff like handcams of me sharing stuff too! In the meantime, here are my selfies that I wanna share:

I also love Transformers (especially the animated stuff). I grew up with Beast Wars and the Unicron anime trilogy, but I brushed that off...until Transformers Prime came into my life and I got into the fandom through that show. Sometimes you'll see some Transformers fanart from me. I even have a Tumblr page for a digital passion project fanzine about one of the human characters from that show, Miko, which focuses on her life in Japan before the events of the show -> @tfp-miko-zine

I also love Nintendo games since it's my childhood! I love me some Zelda, Metroid, and Ace Attorney. I would occasionally draw fanarts of those too.

I ship TechPhee <3

Oh, and sometimes I animate too! I've been teaching myself 2D animation since 2020. But the irony was that I wasn't a big fan of doing it due to it being laborious...but I told myself that it might be handy one day. Illustrations are great, but animating that piece of art is better too.

Tech is my favorite Batcher after all that character development he got in season 2! *cries*

If I have to take the title of Most Inconsistent Imagery/Crappiest Graphic Designer on Tumblr, so be it. 😂 But there are so many new peeps I'm seeing on here, and I'd love to hear from you! So if you're interested, would you be so kind as to reblog this with some fun stuff?

What you love about The Bad Batch?

If you're an artist, writer, creator, reader, etc?

What you love engaging with on Tumblr?

Any other fun facts about yourself that might create connections with others here?

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#KAJiRA rambles #star wars #the bad batch #transformers #multifandom

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kakashibestie · 5 years ago

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finishing star wars: rebels moodboard

#mine.pic #star wars: rebels #star wars #im.............................................hello like hello hello thank you dave filoni i suddenly owe you my life?#BUT ALSO #what does it mean

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chamerionwrites · 6 years ago

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It seems unremarkable but there are three things that make this particular frame from Rebels a cinematic masterpiece:

1. Kallus’ hilariously awkward hello-fellow-kids attempt at a friendly smile, because there are zero possible versions of “became a spy on the inside for the rebels I was previously obsessed with capturing” that do not involve hilarious levels of awkwardness

2. The fact that this...may actually be the first time in three seasons that we’ve seen him smile? At least in a friendly and non-evil way

3. The fact that literally a second later Ezra Force-chucks him through that glass panel “to make the escape look convincing”

#I feel very loved and understood by dave filoni and this id-nurturing show #it's for kids so ofc it's fairly simple but still a more thoughtful redemption arc than the nonsense we often get in adult media #and I care!!! SO MUCH!!!!!!#and yet this show also perfectly understands #the emotional struggle of having FEELS about a character that you simultaneously want to slam-dunk into the trash can #and makes him just enough of a punching bag for the universe that I get to enjoy both the whump and the redemption guilt-free!!!#THE. MOST. tasty and id-satisfying solution to the struggle between 'you are a BAD MAN who deserves BAD THINGS'#and my incurable soft heart for a redemption arc whispering 'save him'#yes. save him. by throwing him through emotional and literal plate glass windows until he sees the error of his terrible life decisions.#thank u @ sw for giving me such nice things #star wars rebels #star wars #agent kallus #problematic fave strikes again #tag posts #my posts #turns out the proper balance between schadenfreude and salvation really is a foolproof road to my heart

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david-talks-sw · 3 years ago

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Hi. This came about because I've seen a few of your posts with a list of George Lucas quotes and feel you've done a lot of research. In any of the quotes you've come across, has Lucas ever mentioned that if Qui-Gon had survived the fight with Maul that Anakin would've remained in the Light? I'm aware Filoni has discussed this topic but I haven't come seen anything from Lucas on it. Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

Hey there! Sorry for the incredibly late reply, had to gather all the relevant quotes and lay out my thoughts!

Note #1: This is such a very, VERY big subject, so the answer is gonna be long. Good news is, the bulk of this post is gonna be quote pictures and GIFs! If anybody wants to read another breakdown of Filoni’s interpretation of the Prequels, that also takes Canon material into account, I’ll refer you to @gffa’s masterfully-written post here.

CONTEXT:

The question asks about this interpretation that Dave Filoni has of the fight between Qui-Gon and Darth Maul, posited in Disney: Gallery - The Mandalorian:

Many people go with the notion that “Dave Filoni is basically George Lucas’s ‘Padawan’, so what he says is in line with Lucas’s vision.”

So... is it?

SHORT ANSWER:

No.

Lucas never publicly mentioned any of this was the case. At times, he outright stated the contrary.

LONG ANSWER:

#1: Why the title "Duel of the Fates"?

Quotes from George Lucas and John Williams mention nothing about how this duel between Qui-Gon and Darth Maul will decide Anakin's fate.

Per John Williams, it’s about the conflict between Good and Evil.

Probably why, instead of being re-used in the fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan like it was intended to, Lucas used this theme in the duel between Yoda and Sidious. A duel that Matthew Stover sums up beautifully as:

“The expression of the fundamental conflict of the universe itself. Light against dark.”

#2: When is Anakin's fate decided, according to Lucas?

The notion that Anakin was doomed to fail from the get-go is going against the principle of choice that George was adamant to include in the Prequels.

Yes, fate/destiny plays a part in Star Wars, but whether you follow it is contingent on your choices and the choices of those around you. As Lucas puts it:

If I had to think of an example:

Darth Maul was Darth Sidious’ apprentice and eventual heir. He chose to give in to his arrogance - as he usually tended to - and mess around with Obi-Wan instead of just pushing him down the reactor shaft with the Force and secure the kill...

... and that cost him his future. For the rest of his life, Maul was never able to gain access to the power he had once been promised, when he was destined to become so much more.

So, in this case:

Anakin is the Chosen One. AKA, the Force chose him to destroy the Sith (who keep trying to enslave the Force and bend it to their will) and bring Balance to the Force. That’s his destiny, his fate. However, Anakin chooses to join the Dark Side and, thus, completely destroys the Balance and leaves the Force in darkness.

But this fall wasn’t decided by the outcome of some duel.

It was a progressive process that was mainly decided by Anakin’s own flaws and choices...

... and Palpatine’s manipulations (which influenced Anakin into making those choices rather than wiser ones).

Says Lucas, the first real step was killing the Tuskens in a fit of rage and then vowing he would never let anyone close to him die again. Another step was killing Dooku, knowing he was defenseless.

The definitive final step, the moment where Anakin’s future was truly decided and he turned, was letting Mace die and joining Sidious in order to stop Padmé from dying, AKA going against the Fates and the natural cycle of life and death.

(Quick aside, that’s where the George Lucas stroke of genius is, for me; Anakin goes against the Fates by going against his own fate. Brilliant.)

Each of these actions individually aren’t enough to cause one to fully fall to the Dark Side. Put together, with one action building up to the next? That’ll do it.

It was a collection of bad choices that made Anakin fall. Conversely, it was one good choice that made him rise again.

The Force is screaming at Luke that if he’s not careful, he’ll become the next Darth Vader. Luke eventually manages to listen to that warning, reject his hate for Vader and embrace the compassion he has for his father... and thus allows Anakin to finally embrace his own fate, fulfill his destiny and bring the Force back to its natural balanced state.

Note #2: Out of 507 collected quotes from Lucas, there’s about 214 that are relevant to this subject. In none of the 214 are the Jedi ever mentioned as having had a hand in Anakin’s fall. Which brings us to the next point:

#3: Are the Jedi compassionate?

Here's what Filoni says about this (left) vs what Lucas says (right).

Note #3: these are only the quotes where Lucas explicitly says Jedi are compassionate. There’s a bunch more where he explains that Jedi are allowed to love and specifies the difference between greed and compassion, which can be found in this post.

Filoni says the Prequel Jedi should be compassionate, in theory, but aren’t (but not Qui-Gon, Qui-Gon is ahead of them all).

Lucas says Jedi are compassionate, period. Note how he doesn’t make a distinction between “Prequel Jedi” and “OT Jedi”. They’re just Jedi.

#4: Qui-Gon & the Jedi Order.

To sum up Filoni’s reasoning in the previously posted quotes:

The Prequel Jedi lose the war.

The Prequel Jedi talk are political.

The Prequel Jedi are dispassionate.

The Prequel Jedi were deceived by the Sith.

Yoda says the Prequel Jedi are arrogant, in Episode II.

Qui-Gon hasn’t been allowed on the Council.

CONCLUSION: The Jedi have lost their way by becoming detached, dispassionate, arrogant and political, which is how they were deceived by the Sith and joined the war and couldn’t sense Sidious even though they were in the same room as him every day. The only one who is still being a Jedi the right way is Qui-Gon, who is compassionate and knows that you can love people without possessing them. Because of this viewpoint, he hasn’t been allowed on the Council. By extension, Obi-Wan, Anakin and Ahsoka are also sort of special because they’re coming from his lineage.

Dave Filoni isn’t the only one who holds Qui-Gon up as this figure who is ahead of the curb, the one True Jedi who is still follows the real path. A lot of fans who read the EU books, specifically the Jedi Apprentice series, see him this way. It’s actually a very popular interpretation.

But almost all the stuff that’s in the Jedi Apprentice series comes from Jude Watson, Dave Wolverton, David Levithan and LucasFilm editors Sarah Hines Stephens and Jane Mason. Not George Lucas.

Tahl, Siri Tachi, Qui-Gon’s characterization, these were all elements decided on by Jude Watson and Dave Wolverton in order to create sources of drama for the stories they were telling. Aside from the script and Terry Brooks’s novelization of The Phantom Menace, they basically had carte blanche to define Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon.

So what did Lucas say about the Jedi and Qui-Gon?

#1. Jedi are indeed allowed to love. Qui-Gon isn’t the only one who knows you can love someone without being attached to them. That’s standard Jedi stuff.

It’s part of the teachings.

We know this because Anakin - despite having problems applying it - literally explains the Jedi principle of non-attachment to Padmé in Episode II.

#2. Qui-Gon in Lucas’s mind. Let’s just look at how Lucas describes the character itself.

Okay, so Lucas says that Qui-Gon is a rebel, a maverick, who is bold and doesn’t go along, who pushes the envelope and moves beyond the bounds. He’s not neutral, he’s got firm principles and does things his way. He’s a strong, noble, centered character.

But nowhere does Lucas say that he’s “ahead of the rest of the Jedi” or that he’s “special” in some way. He’s a Jedi who disagrees with the Council and operates differently than they usually do. That’s it.

On the contrary, while Lucas does grant Qui-Gon’s instinct about Anakin is correct, he defines his decision as “wrong”, “controversial” and “the source of much of the problems that develop later on”. And if you look at the quotes piled on the left, there’s a very clear similarity drawn between the characters of Qui-Gon and Anakin. So the decision of taking Anakin from his mother and demanding the Jedi train this kid filled with fear as a Padawan straight away is meant to be framed as an impulsive move on Qui-Gon’s part, not unlike one Anakin would make.

But hey, let’s look past Lucas’s words, at what was said about Qui-Gon right before and right after The Phantom Menace was released:

Pretty much the same stuff. Headstrong, maverick, unruly. He feels and acts on instinct, rather than hanging back and thinking, he’s very empathetic. He’s more prone to action than your average Jedi.

At no point, be it in Lucas’s words or in the material released alongside Episode I, do we see anything about him “being more compassionate than your average Jedi” or “being the only Jedi to know that you can love someone without getting attached”.

Why?

Because it’s a character trait that was added later, in the now-non canon EU, and not by Lucas.

#3. Why the Jedi get deceived by the Sith.

The Jedi know the Dark Side has clouded everything. It’s not just the Sith. It’s the Hutts, it’s the corrupt Senators and greedy bureaucrats, it’s the pirates, etc. Tracking down the Sith’s specific brand of evil is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The Jedi are one of the last meaningful beacons of light in the galaxy and they’re just being overwhelmed. They’re being deceived because instead of meeting them on a battlefield, the Sith decided to use politics (which the Jedi suck at) as a weapon and turn the very thing the Jedi were fighting for into what brings about their end.

But hey, no mentioning of “lack of compassion” or Qui-Gon, here. Moving on.

#4. The Jedi being political & losing the war.

They’re ambassadors of the Senate. They’re not political, their role is diplomatic. We see them continuously abstaining from getting involved in politics until the war forces them to.

Then, when they’re in the war, they’re getting manhandled by literally every politician shown in TCW (because of course they are, they’re warrior monks; once again, they suck at politics).

They lose the war because they’re not soldiers, they’re diplomats. They didn’t wanna fight it in the first place, Lucas makes it clear that they were drafted into service. And the reason they didn’t dodge the draft is because the Separatists were enslaving planets and hurting people by testing weapons on them, neutrality be damned.

It’s clearly shown, multiple times throughout canon, that the Jedi don’t want to be involved in it and yet Palpatine continuously orders them to keep on fighting.

Now, the war does make the Jedi lose their way and compromise on their principles. It’s designed to do so, it’s one big political manipulation (and seeing as the Jedi suck at politics, they fall for it). And sure, they do lose sight of the little guy to focus on the war effort, but all that really does is that the bulk of the galaxy doesn’t mourn the Jedi’s downfall, it doesn’t cause that downfall.

So again, it’s got nothing to do with them being dispassionate or anything like that.

#6. What Yoda really meant by saying Jedi were arrogant. George Lucas comments two times on the subject of “Jedi arrogance” in the director’s commentary of Attack of the Clones.

So the Jocasta Nu scene is meant to represent this idea that the Jedi are completely disarmed in front of the upcoming conflict. They’ve grown lax, complacent, they’ve lowered their guard (which happens, in times of peace).

Note #5: To be fair towards Madam Jocasta, she couldn’t have possibly suspected that Dooku - once the best Jedi in the Order bar Yoda - erased Kamino from the Jedi Archives because he had become a Sith about 15 years prior.

Still, them being complacent has nothing to do with them getting “dispassionate” or “detached”.

Like, even if they were (which they’re not, as pointed out in the previous section and point #1: they are compassionate and they are allowed to love), it wouldn’t be relevant because being less compassionate isn’t what makes you miss a planet getting erased from the Archives. If anything, they were so compassionate and trusting towards Dooku that it enabled him to sabotage the Archives the way he did.

Then we get to the Yoda scene.

Here’s what Lucas had to say.

While Yoda is generalizing, the subtext in his words is: “Obi-Wan, cut the kid some slack, you can be arrogant too, sometimes.”

Which, to be frank...

... is a fair point.

But I’d argue that’s part of an arc Obi-Wan and Anakin go through, in Episode II.

We start out in Episode II and their relationship is good. They’re joking around, there’s a symbiosis, Obi-Wan’s the by-the-book one, Anakin’s the boundary-tester, they complement each other. That’s why the elevator scene is there, it’s to establish what their relationship is normally like.

And Lucas said in 2008: you wanna see Anakin (and, by extension, his relationship with Obi-Wan) under normal circumstances? Watch The Clone Wars.

So they’re all good, minus the occasional bickering you’d get in any parent-child relationship... then Anakin sees Padmé for the first time in 10 years and she calls him a “little boy”. This makes Anakin overcompensate in hopes of impressing her and causes tension between him and Obi-Wan.

From that point on, Anakin gets more impulsive and petulant than he usually is, and Obi-Wan becomes more of a stern, overprotective, helicopter parent.

They both think they know better, and they both have valid points:

Anakin is better and much more skilled than your average Jedi and so a lot of the concerns Obi-Wan expresses aren’t necessary, he’s just nagging and questioning him pointlessly.

But Anakin does also have a tendency of getting too cocky, overestimating his abilities and putting his own emotional wants before his duty, which usually gets him into a lot of trouble.

By the end of the movie, Obi-Wan learns to put faith in his Padawan’s judgement and abilities...

... and Anakin does begin to put his duty before his wants...

... but he still lets his emotions rule him and overestimates himself, which costs him an arm.

While we’re on the subject, let’s segue to the next (and second-to-last) section.

#5: Obi-Wan as a teacher, compared to Qui-Gon.

So regarding the thing Filoni said about Obi-Wan not being a father figure, but a brother figure... I mean...

... but that aside, Lucas makes it clear that Obi-Wan is basically filling both roles, as a mentor.

Lucas doesn’t pin Anakin’s failure on Obi-Wan. As he explains... he did his best.

The problem wasn’t that Obi-Wan wasn’t up to the task, it’s that Palpatine was always sabotaging his teachings so that Anakin would learn the theory but never apply it. Had Palpatine - I dunno - tripped and fallen to his death upon being made Chancellor, Anakin would’ve turned out A-Okay.

But in reference to Obi-Wan’s attitude towards Jar Jar and Anakin, in Episode I... that’s also part of Obi-Wan’s arc.

Note #6: In 1996, while developing the storyline for the Prequels, Lucas did indeed toy with keeping the idea (which was hinted in ROTJ), that "Obi-Wan was too ambitious and failed to train Anakin", as I explain in this post. But as development went on and the character of Qui-Gon was created, the idea was retconned in service of re-centering more on the main themes of the Prequel trilogy: how a democracy becomes a dictatorship and how a good man becomes bad. Spoiler alert, the answer to both is that “it happens from within.”

In Episode I, Obi-Wan’s arc is learning to listen to “the Guide”.

Obi-Wan’s attitude isn’t indicative of the Jedi in general. It’s just who he is. Call it a personality trait or a full-on flaw, he’s a guarded, prudent person. As opposed to Qui-Gon, who is much more bold and listens to his instincts and the Living Force, instead of bogging himself down in thought. Because of this, Qui-Gon is likelier to listen to people like Jar Jar and Anakin (aka, the Guide) than Obi-Wan.

There’s literally a comic published in 1999 about this specific thing.

When Qui-Gon finds Jar Jar, Obi-Wan thinks it’s pointless and it’ll just weigh them down. When Qui-Gon finds Anakin, Obi-Wan is wary 'cause this kid might be dangerous... and he is proven wrong on both accounts. Jar Jar is key to the Naboo’s alliance with the Gungans and Anakin wins the Battle of Naboo.

So guess what? While he’s reluctant at first, he decides to train Anakin, with or without the Council’s approval. He takes on some of that rebelliousness Qui-Gon had. He learns to trust the Guide.

Skip to 10 years later, and his go-to is listening to the Guide, this time personified in Dexter Jettster.

There you go, that’s Obi-Wan’s arc in Episode I.

It’s not about Obi-Wan being “uncaring”, it’s about him learning to believe in the Guide as Qui-Gon would.

#5: Dave Filoni’s headcanon.

Finally, I wanted to clarify that this does not mean “Filoni doesn’t know jack about Star Wars”. A lot of the stuff he says about how the Force and the Dark Side work is similar to what Lucas said and did. For the most part, he does get it.

If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say the conversations in Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian (including the part where Dave talks about the Prequels) must've been edited around a bit, for pacing purposes. Y’know, like, trimming some of the various "uhms" and "likes" and "y'know" and side-trackings, that sort of stuff which happens all the time with documentaries.

‘Reason I think this is that every time Dave brings up interpretations like this one, he's always careful to clarify that this is just his headcanon. It's how he sees things, not necessarily how they are.

So my guess is that Dave must've mentioned - at some point in that conversation - that this was all his headcanon, and that bit just got removed because the editor(s) felt that it was obvious and didn't need it to be stated out loud.

Note #7: It’s worth pointing out that I obviously have no definitive proof that Filoni’s headcanon is not in line with George Lucas’s as I’m not a telepath, and, really, all I’ve got is a collection of quotes, whereas Dave spent the better part of a decade working alongside George and learning from him. I can say, though, that it doesn’t align with everything Lucas said and didn’t say *publicly* about the Jedi in the Prequels.

Also, while he’s not talking about Jedi (he’s talking about Kallus and Zeb becoming friends in Season 2) I think this quote could give us an idea of where Dave is coming from with this interpretation:

So Dave is clearly describing a personal source of inspiration in the above quote. If that is also where he’s coming from with the “Prequel Jedi were detached/Qui-Gon as ahead of them” interpretation, I can’t really blame him for choosing to see the Prequels through a prism that makes them bearable for him. At least he’s engaging with the content rather than bashing it.

Which is more important than you’d think.

I’m a Prequel kid, and grew up loving BOTH the Original Trilogy and the Prequels, with a preference for the latter. But I couldn’t properly enjoy these films (for which I was the target demographic) without also seeing 30+ year olds (who weren’t the target demgraphic anymore) criticize the Prequels and The Clone Wars into oblivion because it wasn’t what they were hoping for.

Then one day, in university (2014, good times), we were asked what our favorite film was. I reluctantly said my favorite movie is “Revenge of the Sith, and I know it’s a bad film, but screw it, it’s my fav--

-- and all my classmates - Prequel kids like me, now grown up - interrupt me saying that “What? It’s not a bad film! The Prequels are awesome!” and listing everything they loved about those movies for a full minute.

Holy shit, how good that felt.

And Dave clearly gets that, as indicated by this quote.

If you go back to what he says in Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, he admits stuff like the Jedi Council isn’t something he was expecting. But rather than whining about it, he had the creative instinct to put a spin on the Prequels that came from a personal place, which enabled him (and other people from his generation) to like them more.

And I’m grateful for that.

But when people online say Dave’s headcanon is exactly what Lucas was going for when making the Prequels... sorry, but - judging only by the George Lucas quotes I’ve collected till now - I’m gonna say that’s not the case.

Which means that depending on how you see the Prequels, this headcanon about the Jedi Order is either an improvement on what the author originally intended to convey, or a deterioration.

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starstofillmydream · 8 months ago

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How about you? What are you guys grateful for? Reblog and share what TBB meant to you!

Thank you so much for the tag DJ @dystopicjumpsuit 🥹 I love, love, love reading your works so much! You're so talented and bring such light to the fandom. (I'm super behind on my reblogs and comments because of school, so now that I'm graduating this weekend, I'll have the time to go through my drafts and give them the appreciation they deserve! Apologies for that 😅)

Every new release of The Bad Batch on Wednesdays was the highlight of my week. For S2 and S3 in particular, I had a routine: I went to my 9:00 a.m. class, glanced at the clock every so often because time wasn't passing fast enough, ran to my car parked in my college's parking garage after class, and watched the newest episode in my car. In the privacy of my car, I could be vocal about my reactions to certain scenes (lots of "what the fucks" because there were always surprises 😂) and get excited about the plot/action. TBB made me so excited to be a part of a fandom that was as enthusiastic about the clones as me—I'm the eldest daughter in my house with two younger brothers, only one of which who likes Star Wars, but he's not the person to go to if I wanted to gush about the clones 😅

One of the reasons why I latched onto the clones so much when I first watched TCW back in 2022 was their humanity. They didn't have any special powers like the Jedi or the Sith that were unattainable—although they are highly trained soldiers with skills superior to those of regular human beings, they are just like any one of us. Their humanity matches ours. They all interact with the world uniquely, process emotions uniquely, develop their personalities uniquely, and have an admirably strong sense of camaraderie with one another. Seeing them grow as the full human beings they are from TCW S1 to TBB S3 has been an amazing journey, and I'm so proud of them. How can you not be?

The creation of Clone Force 99 extrapolated upon Dave Filoni's original vision for the clones in TCW: In Revenge of the Sith, we only know the clones has people with the same face who coldly killed the Jedi without question. As members of Star Wars' audience, they made enemies with us because they killed the heroes. In TCW, we understand more that they were truly cogs in a machine, victims of circumstance. They tried so hard to distinguish themselves as individuals, and being a soldier made them feel fulfilled (for the most part...an exception would be Cut Lawquane 😅). From the regular clones' individuality established in TCW, TBB further deviated from the regular clones' template and showed us all that it's good to be different and that, despite physical differences, the clones are all brothers at heart and have a strong moral compass embedded in the essence of their characters. They just want to do the right thing, and I think that's why fans are so attached to them. You can't always find that exemplary of a man in real life! 😂

Being able to recognize, analyze, and enjoy these nuances in both TCW and TBB has given me the privilege of making so many friends on this site! I love to come on here and see what my friends are saying about the clones, and the conversations being had about Star Wars media are so interesting and engaging. Plus, everyone is so wickedly talented, from the writing to the fanart and everything in between. I'm so grateful for the community I've been able to share with everyone. Thank you all so much for a wonderful experience and wonderful friendship, and I can't wait to see what's in store in the future of the clones' stories!

I'll tag some people who've made my experience particularly amazing and enjoyable, and that I interact with in some capacity almost daily. Love you guys! 🥰

@wings-and-beskar @enigmaticexplorer @rexxdjarin @ulchabhangorm @starqueensthings @sleepingsun501 @baba-fett @thebomb-diggity

And a special thanks to @meme-force-99 ! Your posts make me smile so much and your entire writing team is incredible!

Before TBB Ends...Regardless of HOW it Ends...I've Got to Say Something...

In 2021, TBB was released, and over the last few years, it's grown to mean a lot to me. Not just the stories, the storytelling, the characters whom we've fallen in love with and hope to see more of someday, whose stories we've learned important lessons from, but how it profoundly affected my life.

And it is something I am incredibly grateful for.

Regardless of how the show ends, if it's something I'm going to love or be totally heartbroken over and hate, I'm so glad it happened and went on this journey.

For one, it gave me the plug to start writing. Writing was always a dream of mine but it wasn't until I discovered fanfiction, because of TBB, that I actually realized it. I had this idea of writing and thought I'd never really be able to accomplish that. The show enabled me to move past that and I've been able to be enflamed by my love for writing. It brings me so much happiness. No other show pushed me to write like this one.

Secondly, my writing has allowed me to touch and interact with people. I can't tell you how much it means to me and how thrilled I am to hear and learn my work has touched you in some way. I'm humbled by your words and taking the time to actually read and appreciate what I've written.

Thirdly, I've gone on so many adventures, crazy amazing adventures because of what other brilliant minds I met through the show have written. There are SO many great stories that just hit me so.....I was touched by your stories that you wouldn't have written if you hadn't watched the show!

Lastly, but CERTAINLY not the least, I have made SO many friends and writing buddies because of this show. It has connected me to so many cool people that I otherwise may never have found. I've grown really close with some of you, while others, though we may not be friends per say, I hope we can someday. In the meantime, I will admire your work from here. You guys mean so much to me and I can't even begin to express how wonderful it's been getting to know you over the past few years. The fun experiences we've shared, the theories, the stories, all of it. I am not putting this as well as it was in my head so please forgive that.

This includes but isn't limited to: @eclec-tech @photogirl894 @apocalyp-tech-a @lizartgurl @jedipoodoo @arctrooper69 @carolinetano7567 @trapezequeen @ghostofskywalker @masterjedilenaaa @ladysongmaster @moonstrider9904 @klmwrites @techs-stitches @ovaa-bi-bia @frostycatblr-fandom-files @imabeautifulbutterfly @sverdgeir @oceansssblue @marvel-starwarsfangirl @jedi-hawkins

How about you? What are you guys grateful for? Reblog and share what TBB meant to you!

Copy and paste the red as your header and let's see how many people we can get so share their stories!

I will end with no other quote than this!

"With love comes loss; it's part of the deal. Sometimes it hurts, but in the end, it's all worth it. There's no greater gift than love."

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merrysithmas · 2 years ago

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Hello! So, two things.

Firstly, I’m a big fan of your blog and I really love how you write about Anakin as an agent of fate and his predetermined destiny. I’ve had similar thoughts but you put them into words and a depth of detail far better than I ever could. The way you flush those concepts out and the ideas/details you include are fantastic! Far better than anything I could dream up. I felt I just had to tell you how wonderful they are and that I’ve read them multiple times.

Secondly, there is something I’ve wondered in conjunction to Anakin’s density as “The Chosen One”. A lot of fans and even some of the creators at LucasFilm say that had Qui-Gon Jin trained Anakin he never would have fallen. Have you seen that quote from Dave Filoni about the Duel of Fates? Especially with your idea of Anakin being a test for the Galaxy and it failing. How would Qui-Gon change that? I just curious what your thoughts are on the matter and how he’d still fulfill the prophecy.

You have such interesting thoughts on Anakin and his destiny that I felt you’d be an absolutely wonderful person to ask about this. Of course this only if you don’t mind. I don’t mean to impose upon you at all. ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you!! This ask literally made my day the other day when I received it! You are really so kind... I'm so happy to have made so many new Star Wars friends here to gleefully obsess about SW as all this amazing new media comes out!

My view on your question:

Anakin was destined to fulfill the Prophecy. But destiny always acts in conjunction with the will of many people. It is not the product of one person or a set-in-stone over-arcing narrative. So, for example, we know Anakin was destined to "balance the Force" and "end the Sith" at the very least. He was created by the Force to do this.

BUT we never know HOW he is going to do this, or WHAT "balance the Force" even means exactly! That is up to interpretation of the characters and purposefully nebulous. Many times Yoda comments "clouded this boy's future is" because the arc of Anakin's life was intentionally UNPREDICTABLE as per the Force -- but his DESTINY, the end point, was certain. The endpoint was predicted, not the means to the end point.

Anakin was to bring balance... but how? The folly was in those who thought they knew.

This was the Force "testing the Galaxy" giving them a chance to prove themselves -- everyone, the Jedi, the Sith, the Senate, the Republic, Obi-wan, Padme, Yoda, everyone.

If Qui-gon had lived, perhaps he would have advised Anakin not to pursue Padme. Perhaps he would have noticed Anakin's distress about his mother, and being the rebel against the Council that he was, forced them to allow him to bring Shmi to Coruscant. Or maybe he would have simply trained Anakin on Tatooine.

And so with the guidance & faith of his mother (and not the skewed substitute of Padme through which Anakin tried to sublimate his need for Shmi), maybe he never would have turned! He could have helped Qui-gon revamp the Order (balance), alongside Obi-wan, and they could have ended the Sith together. Perhaps he would have killed Sidious for the love his mother - knowing Sidious engineers all suffering and slavery in the Galaxy. The more peaceful end to the Prophecy of Balance.

That's just one possibility! Like perhaps if Padme rejected Anakin (and not needed him so desperately to escape the responsibilities of her life) he would never have had children, or a chance to sublimate his grief for Shmi into her, and Sidious could not have used Padme's life against him. But Padme chose Anakin. Her choice.

Or if Obi-wan had not lost Qui-gon, had not suffered so deeply from that loss of guidance, (loss of not only Qui-gon but Dooku too), he may have been more open, accepting of himself, and more of the friend Anakin needed, more of who he truly wanted to be himself. but Obi-wan chose to train Anakin anyway, knowing he was grapping and grieving. His choice.

I really believe Vader, the alter ego, ALWAYS, lives inside Anakin. It is his nature as a demi god (an ego and alter ego). But in his mortal life, until he fulfills the Prophecy and is free to integrate his prime ego and ego, how Anakin behaves is an issue of "which wolf do you feed".

That is why it's important that yes, he DID choose to bow to Sidious, to go to the Dark. That was one of many, many paths open to him. And it took many years thereafter for him to fulfill the Prophecy perhaps because of his fall. He felt sorrow and guilt for the way it happened, even if he was destined for it and could not escape it.

Because although he is at fault for his choices (and admits that), he is not the sole agent of Fate. He does not make his choices in a vacuum. He definitely had his hand forced as well as the odds stacked against him, as well as making his own bad decisions given his circumstances.

It was an intentionally complicated combination. He never truly experiences free will as we think of it.

In Star Wars: Fate, the test of the Force, rests on everyone's shoulders, and the whole Galaxy had a part to play in the fall of "Anakin Skywalker " (who is a representation of "Good People").

I hope this makes sense! When Anakin burned on Mustafar it was also the burning of Yoda, of Obi-wan, of Padme, of the Senate, of the Republic, of the Order.

Evil won over of them all.

The team lost the game because they were never truly played together.

But despite a loss, they regrouped, in perhaps the truest test of the Force. They stood up even though Evil won. They did not give up.

They all stood up once more through the Rebellion, through Ben Kenobi, through Luke Skywalker (ghost of Shmi), Leia Organa (ghost of Padme) and through Anakin Skywalker himself.

#ask #anon #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #padme amidala #qui gon jinn

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paperback-rascal · 3 years ago

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This work is a screenshot redraw from a 1974 movie called “The Deluge”(Potop), the movie is an adaptation of “The Deluge”(Potop) novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

Why I drew that is under the cut/read more, if you’re interested...

Andrzej Kmicic and Aleksandra Billewiczówna’s relationship is very similar to what Anakin and Padme has in The Clone Wars cartoon, with Andrzej being a hot-headed mess, who has the best of intentions but poor judgment and even worse moral compass while Aleksandra, Andrzej’s fiancee (their marriage was arranged by their guardians), is a very patriotic, level-headed young woman who happened to fall head over heels for her impulsive future husband, but she couldn’t just be in a relationship with a "ruffian” such as Andrzej thus she rejected him (and by extend choosing a life of a nun). Brokenhearted Andrzej threw himself into a life of servitude for his motherland, hoping that his good deeds might clear his tarnished name but also, by extend, make Aleksandra change her mind about him.

Not to mention there is a whole plethora of interesting characters, for example Michał Wołodyjowski, lovingly called “Little Knight” due to his smaller stature, who is like... Obi-Wan Kenobi of The Trilogy (a trilogy of novels by. H. Sienkiewicz, The Deluge is a part of), by not only being very patriotic and wise soldier but also a great military tactician, excellent swordsman and a very important figure in Andrzej’s redemption.

The Deluge is a very interesting book. A very long novel split into three parts! Some of you might find it dated - It was written in XIX century after all. Some of you might find it quite alien as it is basically a mixture of Polish patriotism, action, adventure and romance, where the most of the main cast is semi-fictional but thrown into an actual historical events with actual historical figures.

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Special thanks goes to @kalm5 who survived my insane ramblings about how Andrzej Kmicic is basically “a what if... TCW!Anakin was a XVII century Polish nobleman... because the resemblance is UNCANNY like... destroying a village in act of revenge... war crimes... and... and STUFF!” and then how “kontusz is like super nice and would look great on anyone - let me send you this random out-of-focus photo I made of this random person wearing black-and-red kontusz because that’s totally Clone Force 99′s look if they were XVII century Polish nobility, because... like! you’ll see-!”.

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EDIT: some rewording was required, fixed spelling in few places, edited tags.

#anidala #Anakin Skywalker #Padme Amidala #star wars #star wars the clone wars #andrzej kmicic #oleńka #olenka #potop #the deluge #screenshot redraw #aleksandra billewiczowna #Fanart #star wars the slav wars #the clone deluge

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lesbianwyllravengard · 3 years ago

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A, E, F, H, K, R, S, T, X, Z! Go wild <3

Mar I love you to death thank you <333

A - Ships that you currently like a lot: I'm currently obsessed with simarkus, reed900, and Hank and Connor's father-son familial relationship in DBH; also Ethan Winters' polycule (Heisenberg, Chris, and Mia) in Resident Evil.

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?: I don't think so? I mean I wrote a semi crack fic for DBH on tumblr a few months ago but idk if that counts cause it was technically only one paragraph of crack. Behind the scenes, however, I'm writing scripts for a crack Resident Evil short film and a crack Detroit: Become Human Brooklyn 99-esque show. Those won't greet the public for a long time though, if at all.

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?: Technically star wars has been a constant fandom since I was 6 thanks to my f*ther, but it's such a big franchise with so many different parts it's kinda like having fandoms within fandoms. I.e, I have my clone wars phases, my sequel trilogy phases, my mandalorian phases, rebels, the games, the books, that kinda thing. The Mandalorian and the Sequels were the longest though, lasting several months. Same with DBH, I've been in that fandom since last November which is crazy for me. (same length of time as my dincobb era,,,)

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?: It used to be books, and I do still love reading books, but I think shows and games are my #1 favourites now. With my declining attention span those are about the only things I can latch onto easily.

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?: AGENT KALLUS FROM STAR WARS REBELS. I lived his development arc, the metaphor being that my parents are the empire and the ISB is conditioned homophobia, the Rebels being the Gays, etc etc. For that reason it was so incredible and refreshing to get to see a character go from having a conditioned and ignorant perspective to breaking free of that because of one catalyst who made him question everything he thought he knew. And then, not only does he break free of it, he actively fights back against it, risking his life so many times to gather intel for the Rebels and keep them safe. And then when he finally gets to join them he is just the most dedicated, intelligent, strong willed fighter and he listens to others. He doesn't wallow in self pity over being a former imperial; he works to undo the harm he caused, he moves forward, he asks forgiveness but doesn't need it to change, and he forms strong friendships (and in one case a relationship) with the people he used to fight. It's beautiful and I love him so much.

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?: I love Hank and Connor's father-son relationship with my whole heart. Found family is my shit. Same with the Jericrew, and Kara Alice and Luther. DBH has some excellent found family content. I also love fics/headcanons where Gavin and Connor are Best Bros. And speaking of Rebels, that is a show full to the brim of found family. I feel like Dave Filoni also has some familial trauma or something bc all of his shows have intense found family themes (clone wars, rebels, bad batch, the mandalorian) which like good for him

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon: In Resident Evil I headcanon that [SPOILERS] Ethan survives obviously and that he is in love with Mia, Chris, and Heisenberg bc I love them all and he deserves all the love. Also yk most of what I like about Gavin Reed are either things Neil Newbon (his VA) has said about him or my own headcanons.

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?: Connor from DBH is asexual and aromantic and I will die on this hill. Also Ethan Winters from RE is bi polyamorous. Also also Chris Redfield is a Gay Man but that's kinda technically canon too. Poe and Finn Dameron are married. Gavin Reed is gay and a dog person (Neil confirmed ;). Hank and Connor are father and son but that is canon, I just unfortunately have to defend it from fans who are gross. Also so many characters are trans: Gavin Reed, Ethan and Mia Winters, Leon Kennedy, Heisenberg, Lady Dimitrescu, Chloe North Josh and Rupert from DBH, Han Solo, I could go on.

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom: I'm an absolute slut for fake dating/relationship to lovers. I'm sure a therapist could explain why but I sure can't. Idk why it has such a hold on me but I promise if a fic's got a fake relationship trope I'm gonna love it. Just the mutual pining and complete dumbassery, the tension, the yearning, the denial, it's like actually addicting for me. There's not enough of it.

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go!: It's crazy the amount of entitled fans there are, especially on this site. And I mean, anywhere from fans who invade the privacy of the actors/creators they're fans of, to fans who shit on the things other people love or actively go out of their way to be rude to other fans who are just enjoying something. When I dislike things in fandoms, I block the tags and I do not interact. I don't want to see it so I don't go looking for it. But there are fans that think they have the right to go into other people's safe spaces and attack them for any opinion that are different from theirs. Chill tf out y'all. You're not entitled to other people's privacy, to their opinions, to their content, etc. You are entitled to stfu and leave. So do that.

On a lighter note, I've made such wonderful friends through fandoms who have made all the shitty people absolutely worth it. I love y'all💜💕

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