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I love the current Star Wars content rating scale

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Mantis

So I watched Guardians of the Galaxy last night and it was everything I wanted it to be, the only downside is no Mantis. So here she is as I remember her from the series with a little groot.

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Something that I feel I should mention, is how I don’t get too involved into any fandoms, and a particular reason for why is because of the experience I went into after what happened at the end of season 5 of Clone Wars, you know the sabotage arc. I made it very publicly how I very much hated it, because of the sudden character change of Barriss, and how she seemed to had been treated as a plot device for Ahsoka’s story growth thing. I was being defensive for Barriss because I couldn’t bear her being turned into an antagonist, and because of that I started getting harassing type of messages, even a few private ones sent directly to me, I remember a particular person over at deviantart kept sending me these harassing messages, and even after I blocked them they made another brand new account just so they can continue the messages. Thankfully that only lasted for a little bit. Yet that whole experience soured me, and decided I will not get myself involved doing fandom things.

Things are different now though, I do get and understand that not all fandoms are the same, and there like different parts of Star Wars fandoms that dedicate themselves to something specific within, and that’s cool. I certainly feel involved with the Barrissoka fans with my little drawings that I keep doing, and most recently I’ve been getting plenty of love and attention for it, and that’s something that makes me feel happy and even proud of it.

Now as for the upcoming tales of the empire show. we are going to get Barriss back and this time she is the main star, seeing several people posting their theories, hopes and ideas of how is going to be for her, it does seem like it will be a hopeful type of story for her. I myself am going to wait until they released it, and see what other people’s reactions will be, if it’s a positive one then I’ll see and figure out how can I get to watch it, because I no longer have a Disney+ subscription and thus can’t actually watch it as it premieres.

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Girls in my little fantasy au I was working on

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6, 12, 14, and 21 for the Star Wars Violence Ask Game!

Thank you wifey! 💙💚 I'm gonna enjoy these

6. Opinion on canon and/or fanon use of the secret child trope? Discuss

I don't mind it. The secret child can be a good trope if the context is right for it. I mean Star Wars is centered on secret child trope pretty much. Where I'm not so into it is the Korkie headcanon that he is Obi Wan and Satine's son. It's a bit too crackhead for me and also it's not my ship so I'm biased against it.

12. Name a common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing.

Anything about Rey tbh. I may not be a big sequels person but anytime the fandom tries reduce her to an overpowered female Luke and say she's unoriginal I roll my eyes.

Like they are nothing alike. Luke got to live comfortably taken care of by his aunt and uncle. He never had to scavage scraps just to be able to eat. And before anyone comes for me, I'm NOT ripping on Luke. He had what anyone should have.

What I'm saying is Rey didn't get to have guardians or a comfortable house or regularly even be able eat. She was abandoned and did what she had to to survive. As for the overpowered thing like she's able to fly ships or fight back, like come on. I repeat, she. was. a. scavanger. She got to know ship parts and as for fighting, she's had to fight dickheads like Teedo and probably worse to keep food, homes, etc. After rewatching TFA, i notice she learns from OBSERVATION. She mimics what others do around. This is a survival skill she had her whole life.

Of course Luke is going to take a little more time to learn things. He was never put in that situation where it was do or die (as any child shouldn't). Rey was and however fast she was at learning a skill is a result of basic survival instincts.

She and Luke ENTIRELY different characters and to say she's a female version of him cuz she's from a desert????? Reductive and a big lack in media literacy tbh.

14. What's the most egregious example of fridging in canon?

God which one? 😅 Fridging is probably one of Star Wars biggest crimes. Leia is the first that comes to mind because she died to redeem her piece of shit son that she did not deserve.

But then again, Anakin's turn to the dark side is also due to fridging with his mother and his wife. Especially with Padme since there's an old version where she actually gets to live a little bit longer with the Rebellion and tried to kill Anakin.

I may not be a big Satine person, but that's fridging too to give Obi Wan angst and more Maul animosity.

I'm still going to say Leia in the sequels though as the most egregious. Because it was so out of nowhere (yes I'm aware that Carrie's death was probably the reason but I don't care. There are better ways to kill off/write out a character than fridging). Her death served no purpose other than Kyle Ron no accountability. Like what in "Jesus died for our sins" is this bullshit? Why must Star Wars' most iconic woman have to go out for a man that did nothing but hurt and betray her? It's insulting tbh.

Edit: Luminara's death was fucking awful too. Like ain't no reason to have it be so horrific. Sigh... can Star Wars like not hate women for once.

21. Best canon example of a healthy relationship in Star Wars

Romantically that is a tough one. Honestly I'm coming up short with this one. Can't say Han and Leia cuz we only see their rocky start and end and nothing in between.

Maybe Kanan and Hera but their relationship kinda got ruined for me when suddenly at the end, he wasnt aware if Hera felt the same about him??? I just thought they were basically married and I'm supposed to be believe they haven't even had that conversation by THAT point in time??? Plus the ghost baby thing creeped me the fuck out. Can Star Wars please stop with the out of nowhere pregnancies please?

So yeah canon romances, nothing comes to mind. In fact Star Wars is kind of built on toxic romance.

The crackhead in me wants to say Owen and Beru 🤣

Ooo! Wait I found my answer! Cal and Merrin from the Jedi games! They are perfect 🥺 Idk what the next game will have in store for them but so far, the way they empower and comfort each other. They accept and love each other's differences. And just adorable all around. Sweet ginger boy with spicy witch lady 👌

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Ahsoka deserves to bite Palpatine

SHE DOES!!

(donation doodles! // tip jar)

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My Roman Empire is how Barriss betrayed the Jedi Order

Their friendship was everything.

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Looking back I remembered this drawing I did after the wrong jedi episode premiered and how I felt broken because of what happened.

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Darth Maul from Brawlhalla

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partners

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coming to terms with the fact that she either is already or is almost 14. actually no i will not be accepting this information.

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Enjoy your Sunday Maul, guys <3

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Heyyy babe 😘 for the Choose Violence ask game: 1, 2, 9, 15, 16, 17

YESSSSSS I GET TO CHOOSE VIOLENCE TODAY 😁 Thanks dearest 💚💙

Link to original Star Wars Violence Questions linked below!

1.) Give me a compelling argument for why your fav would never top or bottom.

Luminara Unduli would never be a bottom because she definitely that bitch who is ALWAYS in charge. With all the bullshit she has to put up with in both the canon and in the fanon, that woman would have all the pent up feeling to go on all night or go full blown domantrix on whoever that lucky bottom would be (I would personally volunteer my services). No matter where she is and what she’s doing, Luminara gets shit done and that is that. Via osmosis, Barriss Offee is most likely a top too since her mother has taught her how to be a bad bitch like her 💙💚

2.) What character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because of how the fandom acts about them?

Grogu. Like he’s literally just a baby but my God judging from all the mass excessive merchandising you would think that at one point in time Grogu was the only Star Wars character that existed and that’s not necessarily his fault by the annoying group of people who literally only watched Mando just for Grogu and Grogu only. There are so many people out there who will never watch a Star Wars movie or anything else that isn’t Mando just because Grogu isn’t in it and again it’s insane because again he’s just a literal baby. If the show was exclusively about him, it would have been a boring show. If I wanted to look at something cute, I can just go look at puppies or some shit. I don’t need to watch a show for that.

9.) You’re mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like…

I honestly don’t have an answer for this sorry 🤣

15.) Opinion of Anakin’s characterization (I.e the broification of Anakin Skywalker).

This is a very loaded question because I don’t really swing either way with this topic (as in I don’t love or hate it). Like on the one hand, I like how in the CW show they made Anakin more with it and mature when the situation calls for it which makes sense considering he has Ahsoka to consider and he has to be a good role model for her. I also appreciate how in the show Anakin isn’t just bitching about Obi-Wan or obsessing over Padme all the time or being pissy with his other Jedi colleagues. I love seeing Anakin actually being a model Jedi and actually showing that he truly does love and respect Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, etc. However Anakin is seen as more sensitive in the movies and doesn’t always respond with such rage all the time like he does in CW show. Like bro Anakin’s anger goes from 0-1,000 in seconds to the point where he’s just destroying gadgets, kicking Clovis ass, etc. So in short, in some ways I personally think they did a good job expanding on Anakin’s character in the CW however there is no denying there is a huge distinction between Matt Lanter Anakin and Hayden Anakin. They most likely went the bro route because toxic masculinity is in.

16.) Best written female character in Star Wars.

Leia hands down. Her character is one of the very few Star Wars characters that is consistent and true in every single project we see with her in it. And like I’ve never met a Leia hater in my whole life and if I did I would question that person’s character because Leia is a badass that holds everything together when no one else will or when people leave her. She honestly deserves her own show.

17.) What event is Anakin’s point of no return in his fall to the Dark Side?

Shmi’s death. Had that never happened Anakin probably would not have taken those visions of Padme dying in childbirth or Palpatine’s bullshit stories seriously. It was only because Anakin lost his mother that he was insistent on keeping his wife and children safe at all costs because he did not want to endure that kind of pain ever again.

Original Ask Game Questions

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🐰🍪🙃

Thanks wifey 🥰

🐰 What do you think says the most abt a person?

In terms of moral character, I think how someone treats customer service workers.

But also the entertainment they like. Someone's favorite movies and tv shows says a lot about what someone needs in terms of comfort and other more subtle things.

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?

M&M cookies. Sometimes a little too much but I know how to hit the spot when it counts

🙃 What's a weird fact you know?

Here's three because I can:

1. If a tornado isn't moving, yes it is... toward you.

2. Pressure points on your body can help with pain kinda like buttons. The one between the forefinger and the thumb helps with headaches, period cramps, and other tension.

3. This Star Trek symbol 🖖 is actually from a Jewish practice in which the cohen (priest) raises both hands like that and blesses the congregation. No one is supposed to look but a young Leonard Nimoy did and that's where he got the idea for the iconic Vulcan greeting.

Being of a Jewish background myself, that's all I can see when I see Star Trek fans doing the greeting and I love it. Vulcans are very Jewish coded and it's thanks to Nimoy's influence.

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I have been curious....

I wonder if Nalini Krishan knows about the excitement of Barriss returning, maybe it's a possibility for her to reprise the role....

#barriss offee #star wars the clone wars #ahsoka and barriss #star wars

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this is my favorite genre of photo <3