#violcrik

[rangerslayer-97]

It will never get old

Look I know it’s three years old at this point but kneeling and asking Lana to marry me will never not make me grin like an idiot. Especially as it turns out on a Republic toon. It’s such a wonderful change from Rishi/Yavin. My starcrossed lovers are no longer starcrossed.

[rangerslayer-97]

The journey is over.

Two years ago I started my first blind run in the Mass Effect Trilogy with the Legendary Edition not knowing what to expect.

Now I could've gotten the game finished in about a year, but I get easily side tracked, hence why the trilogy took me two years to complete. Wow, I can see why BioWare were the Kings of RPG. Mass Effect surpassed my expectations, and now I have that wish like so many players wanting to repeat that first blind playthrough again.

My take on Shepard had one of Hell of a journey, before making the noble sacrifice of giving up her life for the good of civilisation. And merged her consciousness with the Reaper network. I'm sorry I left you alone in the galaxy, Garrus. My poor space birb.

Most of all, rest in peace Violcrik Shepard. Its been a fun two years. Now onto Mass Effect Andromeda.

[rangerslayer-97]

I'm still making some swtor vines. Here's a 45s compilation lol

[sirloozelite]

The Bitch is Dead

Rejoice SWTOR community... for the evil bitch, Violcrik (created by... and quite obviously a self insert of @rangerslayer-97​ , despite what they claim) has been slain! Herein lies the proof!

The traitorous Jedi is no more.... slain by the heroic Sixteenth Brother!

The galaxy is safe once more from the reign of the idiot who believed and was clearly in love with Valkorion!

[rangerslayer-97]

Welcome to a brief touch of the DS Izul

*Violcrik Skywalker-Baliss greatly approves*

Izul: “I’m a perfectly peaceful Jedi Master. I don’t get angry and I always treat people fairly.”

Lana: “You’ve literally been diagnosed with extreme PTSD from that business with the First Son and Children of the Emperor. You don’t act well to hidden betrayals!”

Izul: “Yep… perfectly peaceful and mentally sound.”

Theron: *’betrays’ Izul*

Izul: *+1,000,000 dark side points*

[swgoji2001]

For Vices and Virtues: J, O & Z for Ellimara (please tell her to stop sending death threats to Violcrik) XD

Have fun XD

Sure! She'll stop when Violcrik stops being a psychotic murdering Sith-in-all-but-name! XD

J. Jealousy: How often does your OC get jealous of other people? Do they keep their jealousy in check, or does it influence their behavior?

Okay, this one might get a little sad. Ellimara can get a bit jealous when she sees other people having good times with their families because Elli's family is strained at best and torn apart at worst. Her parents were killed and her sister became a renegade Imperial Intelligence agent. Her friends like Kira, T7, Doc, Lana, and Theron help, but they can never truly fill the void where the rest of Elli's family should be.

O. Outlook: Is your OC more optimistic, pessimistic, or realistic? How likely are they to believe a bad person can change?

Elli is definitely a realistic person. She managed to pull herself out of a tailspin into the dark side, so she believes that everyone can change themselves for the better. However, when someone has had multiple chances for redemption and turned them down each time (*cough cough* Violcrik *cough cough*), that's when Elli decides there's no hope for them.

Z. Zealous: Does your OC have any guilty pleasures? If so, what? (Watching reality TV, drinking soda, reading cheesy romance novels, etc.)

Haven't really thought about this. Maybe purposefully annoying her boyfriends (Doc at first, then Theron) or drinking straight out of the carton?

Well there you have it. Feel free to ask more if you want!

[rangerslayer-97]

SPOILER IN UNDERCUT! YOU ARE WARNED!

"Never threaten me."

Ha! Get rekt, Bask! I waited for this moment since you ran during the Spirit of Vengeance Flashpoint!

Take that Dar'Manda!

[sirloozelite]

I was bored... so I decided to have some fun and created this using mine, @rangerslayer-97​ and @swgoji2001​ SWTOR characters. Hope you two don’t mind. Sorry about certain missing ones. I don’t know them well enough to put them somewhere. XD

Featured characters within the grid are:

SirLoozElite: Sixteenth Brother, Remialia Vane, Izulgubo and Xipenyr.

Rangerslayer: Violcrik, Kateake, Alexest, Lonzahl Karr and Skyesar

SWGoji: Ellimara, Kasirax and Reneshep. 

[rangerslayer-97]

Right, I never get involved with metas like this. There's 101 ways interpret stuff in the likes of SW, may it be canon or legends, both. I'm well aware some members of the fandom tend to lock horns. Which is usually why I stay neutral or avoid getting involved in debates. My explanation to why these are good points is in the undercut below.

The above point from the previous reblog is pretty valid. Now I'm gonna throw in some SWTOR stuff, this is legends, which means it's technically not canon. Either way, these are the exact points that apply to my female Jedi Knight, who is in essence Anakin in a way. This Jedi Knight I named in SWTOR is Violcrik.

In-game mechanics-wise, she's Dark Side Tier V. Here's where I have to add why I made some specific dialogue choices and some personal headcanons to literally explain why she is a bit of an Anakin Skywalker.

A bit of background explanation of the Old Republic. Slavery has been around for years, thousands of years and we see in the prequels, well up to the Original Trilogy, it's still a problem. Y'know that old song "99 Bottles of Beer on a Wall?" you take one down, pass it around, there are 98 bottles of beer. But instead of 98, figure 99 remains. Even if you reduce the number, something else will replace it and bring back the numbers again.

Here's the major difference between the Old Republic and the Galactic Republic. Between the Old Jedi and the modern Jedi we know. There were far more Jedi running around in the Old Republic, than the 10K we are canonically told about. They also worked far more closely with the Republic Army. The Sith fought in the OR era were far more numerous, this is pre-Darth Bane and Zannah's Rule of Two era. Sith titles such as Lord and Darth were treated as ranks. Those are only the handful of differences between the eras over 3000yrs apart.

A brief background on my Knight I developed. Violcrik was born on Alderaan into a lesser noble house known as House Baliss. Violcrik is born a Baliss (ignoring the fact she has a twin and a half-sister), the catch she was born out of wedlock, so she was frowned upon and ridiculed by the noble society of Alderaan. Her father refused to acknowledge her, she's not even on the family tree. Fast forward when she's first brought to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, it's soon attacked by Darth Malgus when she turned 10 in an event known as the Sacking of Coruscant. This event traumatises her, as did her childhood. Like Anakin, she could never really talk about it and instead, when found again at 11.5yrs and sent to Tython, taught under various Jedi Masters, before being sent back to Tython for her Padawanship. She bottled it all up and repressed it.

The Jedi of the Old Republic hold similar views to Yoda. Even Satele stated that Jedi do not seek to lead (as in places of power like the Senate) or to rule over people. They are there to help those in need, despite the tensions of the Cold War which was well leading towards the Second Galactic War.

A very brief timeline (rough timeline honestly, of the important events).

0 BTC/ATC (3653 BBY) - Sacking of Coruscant/Treaty of Coruscant is signed/Beginning of Cold War

10 ATC (3643 BBY) - The Prologue of the 8 SWTOR classes (Knight, Consular, Smuggler, Trooper, Warrior, Inquisitor, Bounty Hunter & Agent)

13 ATC (3640 BBY) - Rise of the Hutt Cartel

16 ATC (3637 BBY) - Shadow of Revan/Knights of the Fallen Empire - Chapter 1

21 ATC (3632 BBY) - Knights of the Fallen Empire - Chapter 3-16

23 ATC (3630 BBY) - Knights of the Eternal Throne - Chapter 1-9

You'll see why these are the more important events that shape my Knight and why the above points from the previous post apply and why forcing your will on others is NEVER good in the long-term.

KOTFE & KOTET is where it all goes down the garbage chute for my Knight and her morals, which were questionable at best, and her morality for others. The expansions pretty much complete her fall to the Dark Side. Who was responsible for her fall? It was mostly Violcrik herself and her inability to look inside herself and figure out how to solve her own faults. Instead, she blames others for her problems. She blamed Grand Master Satele that she isn't a Jedi Master and it was even some luck my Knight was given the title of Battle Master, especially when her darkness was acknowledged again. The major key player that brought Violcrik to her inner darkness was Valkorion. Tenebrae, Vitiate, one and the same person, spirit. The Sith that wore many faces. The Sith was the closest to achieving godhood.

In KOTFE/KOTET, Valkorion was the primary key player for Violcrik's fall. He was the catalyst, but ultimately it was Violcrik who allowed herself to fall, to stoop to the levels of the Sith themselves to get what she wanted. To strive for ambition and power that a Jedi would not concern themself with. Factor in, she let herself be manipulated by the person who consumed Ziost and told herself, believed his word, that he was nothing like his previous identity. Valkorion had changed.

Below is one of the conversation companion quests and one I find quite vital to Violcrik. Kira Carsen states that the galaxy would be in a better place if the Jedi took actual charge in the senate rather than just playing diplomat or mediator. She's takling about taking an active role, Jedi being politicians since they have the experience of seeing the state of the galaxy. They'll know what the people want, even stating Violcrik oversees the Military. Granted, not all is rosy in the garden. Politics is a messy business, as it is in real life.

Herein lies the problem, Violcrik, during KOTFE/KOTET, took into account Kira's words. She completely forgot the 'we' part, it was just 'I'. As I will show in a series of dialogue from the choices made. Look carefully at the dialogue screenshots below.

From even those two alone, Violcrik has ambitions of forcing her ideals onto the people of the galaxy, thinking she can place herself on the highest power offered to her on a 'silver platter' without resistance. Note the personal, possessive terms like 'I' and 'me'. Violcrik is thinking for herself.

She alone thinks she can solve the entire galaxy's problems under her rule of the Eternal Alliance. Unfortunately, I have no images or footage, but if choose the DS choice and jump into War for Iokath, you are met with a choice. The two existing factions: the Republic and the Sith Empire are already gearing to go at each other's throats, but not a hope in hell go near the Eternal Alliance due to the sheer size and force of the Navy that is the Eternal Fleet. Do you think Violcrik, a Force user, the most questionable Jedi Knight I created in SWTOR, would have any resistance and people speak out against her short reign? Wrong! A group of unhappy Zakuulan rebels says differently. She has a choice to either negotiate with them or well... the not-so Jedi method. Does she choose to negotiate? Hell, kriff no! By the time Violcrik ascended as Empress of her own growing Empire, controlling a SIZEABLE portion of Wild Space, her arrogance and ego is already the size of a planetary sector, thinks she is untouchable and very much, is just an asshole in general. What does she order Theron to relay to her troops while her advisor is investigating Iokath's superweapon? She orders to execute the rebels, which is a serious red flag, that Violcrik will eliminate any threat without a chance to negotiate. It's her way or death. And those rebels are not the only ones to die by her orders or by Violcrik herself.

Violcrik, on top of Valkorion's manipulations, plus some other factors that soured her thoughts on the Republic, are reasons she wanted to rule so bad. One example, this smug, asshole, former Supreme Chancellor Saresh.

Back to the main point why I did a lengthy post, longer than usual post anyway. Violcrik already shares traits and thoughts of what Dooku was thinking: order, control, power. Violcrik is basically supporting dictatorship. She doesn't care what others say, she'll listen to her advisors, but the people? Tough shit, live with it.

You know what, even if Violcrik fixes the entire galaxy's problems, more problems will arise. She could eradicate the Hutts. All of them. Dismantle the Republic and the Sith Empire, but will that solve the galaxy's problems? No. Not only will others rise to rebel, but Violcrik is a problem. She's a tyrannical Empress. Violcrik is helping herself, consolidating power, and abusing said power. She could help people, she could help planets, but only when under her control. Violcrik wants everything under her control and wrapped up in a neat package, under her watchful eye.

So, is power in the hands of one person a good idea? Theoretically yes. Does it depend on the person? Definitely. Long term? No. Empires are bound to rise and fall. Is democracy any better? It has its uses, it's a better option and less oppressive in theory, but you can have possible corruption. No method of rule is perfect, it's not flawless and has plenty flaws, but it can make the galaxy safe and better in a way. Though certain individuals who care, really care can make the galaxy a better and brighter place.

Sorry for the lengthy post some probably will or won't take the time to read (and I won't judge). I'm not forcing anyone to read it, hence the under cut.

Didn’t think I’d find myself agreeing with Count Dooku but here I am.

[rangerslayer-97]

My current SWTOR WIP be like:

Alex: You kidnapped Violcrik? That’s illegal! Kat: But Alex, what’s more illegal? Briefly, inconveniencing Violcrik, or destroying our dreams? Alex: Kidnapping Violcrik, Kat!!! Lana: Alex, listen, whatever I may think of you right now- these guys are counting on you to inspire them! Alex: What, to kidnap people?!?! Lana: To work together! Alex: TO KIDNAP PEOPLE?!?!?!?! Theron: Kat, we all agreed a Zakuul Knight is not a people.

[rangerslayer-97]

I strike again with swtor vines

I forgot about Valky vibing like a pervert

[rangerslayer-97]

Scourge was the one person who approved Violcrik's well-intentioned extremist methods and opened up to him, the faults of the Jedi Order that restricted her from doing what had to be done. Even if it costed her humanity, morality and morals.

The Hero of Tython, bringing Scourge into the Jedi Council Chamber: sir that’s my emotional support Sith Lord

[rangerslayer-97]

I should feel bad but Violcrik being impatient and rude is hilarious. Also having very little concern for Sana-Rae's team that had gone missing (I sense more story or a Flashpoint for 7.2).

Violcrik, you're not doing yourself any favours right now lmfao

[rangerslayer-97]

In this clip, Violcrik interrogates Malgus and also reminds Malgus to know his place in prison lol

[rangerslayer-97]

RIP the differences between my Alliance War Rooms for my 2 main Commanders: Violcrik (Jedi Knight) and Kateake (Bounty Hunter).

Of course, click for better quality since Tumblr still likes to mess up screenshot quality lol

Below is Violcrik.

Below is Kateake.

I didn't realise how bad my choices were in my first blind run!

[rangerslayer-97]

God, I feel so bad that I never understood the point of these missions. Despite helping civilians, my DS Knight Violcrik always wanted to remain on the frontlines. Saying there is always a war to fight and ignoring Orgus' warning that constantly fighting will make her lose sight of what she's fighting for. She told Orgus to his face her memories of being under the Emperor's control are sources of power for her to draw on.

She never really dwelled on Orgus' last lesson other than wishing he was alive and at her side. He was her father figure and struggled to let him go. By KOTFE and onwards, she lost herself. As per Orgus' warning, she lost sight of what she was fighting for and aiding the Empire against the faction she grew up in. Master Orgus is no doubt consumed in guilt and thinks he failed his student.

When Orgus Din came back as a Force Ghost and encouraged Dariya to do some minor tasks that would help out a town she didn't even know, I think that was a really important moment for Dariya.

Just the fact that she got to talk to her master one more time, and that she was able to do something that wasn't war for the day. She got to slow down and think about her life outside of the war. What she wanted to do when it was all over (become a farmer or teacher maybe).

It's a day that always stuck with Dariya. All through Revan, Arcann, and the Alliance. She'll always remember and treasure that day.