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Got really emotional thinking about how Ezra did the majority of grieving whilst fighting for his life in the unknown regions.

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Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma Andor (2022 – ) | 1.08 Narkina 5

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Kleya Marki in Andor

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BE NOT AFRAID OF GREATNESS. – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE @swsource STAR WARS WEEK: DAY #1 – FAVORITE CHARACTER

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Would it help if I got out and pushed?

@swsource STAR WARS WEEK

Day One: The Chosen One ↳ Senator Leia Organa

Google overlay by @cal-kestis, [insp: ☆★☆ ]

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@theneutralmime

I think canon, Lucas's canon at least, DOES portray him as wrong. I think MOST canon stories DO understand that Anakin is intended to be in the wrong, that Anakin becomes a villain and that's the whole point of his story. Even TCW, for all that they work to make Anakin more charming, plays the damn Imperial March every second they can and focused in a LOT more on his anger and violence than anything else. The only place within "canon" that arguably forgot Anakin was intended to be in the wrong was the Ahsoka show which went the route of "he was always meant to make the selfish choice because the wheel of darkness and light just keeps going no matter what" or something along those lines.

Where I find the refusal to recognize Anakin as in the wrong is actually in FANON more than canon. It's not that canon doesn't represent him as in the wrong and so fans aren't writing fics with that in mind because the source material just didn't portray him correctly. Fans are coming up with their own interpretations because of how they feel about Anakin as a character. They sympathize with Anakin, they're rooting for Anakin, they relate to Anakin, and they maybe do those things less for characters like the Jedi, so they write Anakin as a sad victim and the Jedi as oppressors because this happens to be how they relate to the story. That's not canon's fault, though.

I think that it's very EASY to relate to Anakin, perhaps more than it is to relate to the Jedi sometimes, and people often tend to reject things that they don't understand or relate to. It's easy to get caught up in Anakin's traumas and flaws and go "well his mom died, it's not his fault" or "he just wants to save his wife, it's not his fault" and miss that there's an extra step you're intended to take of "it's ok to be scared, but it's not ok to hurt other people because of it and if you do, then no matter how sympathetic the motivation is, it's still your fault." It's HARD to recognize that. It's HARD to do the work of seeing where you yourself have gone wrong and hurt others, it's hard to peel back the onion of what you're feeling and figure out where it's all coming from and accept responsibility for your own choices. It's hard. That's the point, too. It's always harder to put in that work than it is to simply let your fears consume you and push you into lashing out at others.

Canon sent that message just fine. It's not even that unique of a message, especially these days. Sympathetic villains are EVERYWHERE and those stories send the exact same message about how a relatable motivation doesn't mean you don't have to take responsibility for the pain you cause. It's just often easier to find excuses for the villains when you relate to them and easier to pin the blame on whoever opposes them, especially when those people might be less relatable to you.

#this is so interesting #never i have thought that indeed the only project to put anakin as a victim is the ahsoka serie #i have always had my thoughts on tcw but no actually clone wars did a great job portraying Anakin's darkness #no palpatine needed. no “he's afraid his wife is dying”. he is still violent and rude and selfish #or at least that's how i understand many of the episodes we see anakin's dark treats

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Tales of Alderaan. You agree.

#YES NOW I NEED IT #star wars

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Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi - Alderaan Terminal Exterior Concept Art by Terraform Studios

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@swsource​ star wars week: day 1 – the chosen one

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honestly my favorite line from any SW novel ever

#after i thought bail organa couldn't be more perfect #no but for real #bail organa was a great friend to the jedi. he support them and the order 101% #bail organa #star wars

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mace window is a saint

He likes dinosaurs he is compassionate, he is actually against the extinction of a species, he is far from fond of politicians, he took a Sith Lord 1 on 1

And he manages jar jar

(no hate against jar jar just saying he can be a bit difficult to manage)

All this to say that mace windu did nothing wrong

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It's interesting how Anakin broke every rule the jedi had and yet people still say those rules are why he fell.

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Concept: A witch cat that’s too fat to fly

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Bodhi as Finn’s mentor

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my DTIYS entry for @gwentide on IG

I can’t stop thinking about older Omega with Moko 🥹 although this design is only temporary, I want to design something that pays homage to her brothers and each symbol will represent them 🫶🏽

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me when i wanna talk about my special interests but i got the vampire autism where you gotta invite me to talk about smth first, otherwise i wont say shit or dont know what to say because i feel like im annoying

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Rogue One + completely accurate character descriptions [x]

for @rifle-yes, I hope this is what you had in mind! 💜

#i was expecting bail organa too :( #BUT MON MOTHMA SEND ME 😂😂😂 #for real mon *internal screaming* mothma was the most right for her #rogue one