#the high republic: phase 2

[vergencescatter]

One of those pivotal moments in history. Certainly it is one of the most iconic events in the High Republic era.

In the moment, as the Final Protector fell, reading how it happened (both in the novel and comics) felt to me as though the currents produced from the crash had enough force to shift the future path of the entire galaxy. The symbolism alone was astonishing.

[The Battle of Jedha and the Balance of the Force / Battle for the Force series, issues 5-6]

[magicalplaylist]

*me at any given time, day, place, holiday, family gathering*: I should draw Kevmo Zink.

[bioluminesced]

coruscant quarterly!!!!

textless ver. under the cut

[nataliabdraws]

Calling Phase 2 fans of the High Republic! My Gella and Axel stickers and my Marda Ro stickers are up in my shop!!! ‼️🙌✨

🔗 https://nataliabdraws.etsy.com

[roseredsnow]

I cannot tell you the number of times I've made the mistake of liking a character and wanting to cosplay them only for them to not survive the book

[shield-and-saber]

rooper nitani | the high republic, phase ii

[ladyatomic]

silandra sho I would do anything for you

[jewishcissiekj]

a mix of memes and quotes for The High Republic Phase 2 (part 4/? of the quotes)

[bikananjarrus]

a compilation of moments between princess xiri a'lbaran and her loyal jedi knight gella nattai (aka xiri repeatedly threatening axel's life for bullying gella)

(long overdue but this is for u @shield-and-saber <3)

[uwingdispatch]

New in-universe keychains!!! These are guest room keychains for the Temple of the Kyber on Jedha, as seen in Rogue One as well as The High Republic!

The Dishabesh reads TEMPLE OF THE KYBER and below in Aurebesh, Room 382. Dishabesh is a font that was first created for Rogue One, appearing on Jedha on buildings along with Domabesh—both older alphabets. I chose 382 for the room as 382 BBY is the year the Battle of Jedha took place.

I wanted to create a version of this keychain that felt more High Republic era and one that felt more Rebellion era, so whichever part of Jedha’s story makes your heart sing, there’s a keychain for that. I hope you love these. And if you read all of this post thank you so much. I just love putting all of these little details in.

Shop is here. Enjoy. 💜

[vergencescatter]

Axel Greylark

I have so many thoughts about Convergence. I'm still piecing them together.

One that stands out is how I'm at a bit of a loss with Axel Greylark. I can't say I'm not surprised with how the book concludes. Particularly interesting is the final few moments of Axel in his prison cell at Prison Barge CA73Z. It's revealed, on the one hand, that he often considered the idea of sending a holo to Phan-tu and Xiri, and to his mother. I read this as him being sincere; whether out of insecurity or self-loathing, or something related, it is suggested that he always stops himself from doing so. This is insightful, because I think such instance where he wants to send a holo (assuming a nice one), or those where he reflects on remnants of his affection for Gella, show the good side of Axel.

On the other hand, although I've read some people complain that Axel's development is inconsistent, I actually think his story so far is fairly consistent in the sense that there is something bipolar about the way in which he interacts with himself and others. For example, in the final paragraphs, he thinks of Gella as though with deep fondness and care. But then, in a flash, these thoughts trigger him to spiral into a state of destructive self-loathing, yearning to feed his "chaos". Like how he picks fights when he is bored in prison, and that he enjoyed the pain when someone named Zygerrian broke his nose. It's these two sides that are consistent throughout: his self-destructive spirals that leaves him to fear that he will hurt others around him, perhaps even those he cares deeply about (his relationship with his droid QN-1 comes to mind). In prison, he thinks to himself that with him locked in a cell maybe he will then only be able to hurt himself.

What is probably a decent approximation of the truth is that Axel's mental state completely eroded after his father's death, and after so much time in a self-destructive he has a craving for nihilism (to destroy everything because everything for him was destroyed). I imagine the machinations of the Mother didn't help in reinforcing his inner "chaos". It's clear, at least on my reading, that Axel is not a member of the Path, nor is he committed to its future; but the Mother has a way of enchanting people whilst knowing what bruises to push in order to manipulate them. At the same time my impression is that Axel knows that the Mother is manipulating him, but his nihilism is pragmatic. Something about their arrangement also served a need in him.

[magicalplaylist]

[bioluminesced]

princess xiri 🦂🦂🦂

[krisslegacy]

marda ro GET BEHIND ME

[deusexvalerate]

WELCOME BACK ROOPER NITANI AND GELLA NATTAI

[shield-and-saber]

jedi master sula badani, the high republic phase ii