#i just.....dang I love maul

[sailforvalinor]

After seeing this post I was struck with a vision of how a Star Wars musical would work, so bear with me for a sec:

(Also please keep in mind that I studied theatre in college but NOT music, haha.)

The musical would be pretty dang long but would still be two acts, Act I covering the prequels and Act II the original trilogy.

I think it makes a lot of sense to give the musical an omniscient narrator (like The Narrator in Into the Woods or Hermes in Hadestown). The choice that seems to make the most sense is C-3PO (accompanied by R2-D2), but my vote is actually for Obi-Wan—though the story follows Anakin, he is the throughline for the tragedy and the one who probably experienced it the most personally and I NEED people to understand that, okay.

The musical opens with an introduction by Narrator Obi-Wan, and then launches into a 7-10 minute ensemble piece which covers the entirety of the events of Episode I, narrated by all the characters involved. I don’t want this to sound like the opening of Hamilton, but I don’t mind a reference or two (“how does a podracer, orphan, son of a slave and the Force (huh?) dropped into a forgotten spot in the Outer Rim by happenstance, impoverished, in squalor, become both a dictator and a martyr?” you get the idea). Qui-Gon makes a brief appearance in this scene and duets with Obi-Wan (in this instance I’m not sure if this should be a different actor? Probably, as it would make the transition into Episode II smoother, I just worry that it might be confusing) in which they bicker over Obi-Wan’s rule-following nature and Qui-Gon’s go-with-the-flow ideology. He then sings a section about the will of the force (maybe this whole song is called Will of the Force?) which is interspersed with interjectory melodies from the arrival of Jar-Jar, Queen Amidala and her handmaidens (the handmaidens are a mini-choir), and Padme (with the introduction of her theme), and this section ends with them running into Anakin. The rest of the song involves the introduction of Palpatine and his theme, and the only appearance of Darth Maul, and then the lightsaber fight ensues (fully choreographed) and Maul dies, then Qui-Gon dies in Obi-Wan’s arms (Narrator Obi-Wan looking on sadly), singing one last chorus of Will of the Force, something something “train the boy…it is the will of the Force” (Narrator Obi-Wan echoes “will of the Force…”), then the full ensemble sings one last big chorus, with Adult Anakin joining and then trading places with Child Anakin (a la Shrek’s Fiona). End of song.

Transition to Episode II. This is mainly going to focus on Anakin’s personal tragedy for the sake of time, so the galactic politics might have to get sidelined a little bit—BUT, this is important, after the opening number, whenever Palpatine is not on-stage, he is always sitting in a side balcony closest to the stage watching the events on-stage in full view of the audience. He’s the one pulling the strings, I want him to be LOOMING over the proceedings, got it?

It starts with Anakin’s “I Want” song, as he sings about how he wants recognition from the Jedi, recognition from the Council, from Obi-Wan, etc. We get the sense from this song about how he seems like a bit of an outlier among the Jedi due to his unusual circumstances.

The story proceeds. Narrator Obi-Wan now acts as himself in the story, switching between his role in the story and his narrator role.

Anakin and Obi-Wan probably have a bickering duet (a reprise of the Qui-Gon Obi-Wan duet? Probably. I’ll call it the Padawan Song). They meet Padme again, during which she reprises her theme. Her and Anakin’s romance plays out, they sing a gorgeous love duet, it’s wonderful, it’s beautiful, it takes part of the melody from Across the Stars, you get it.

These other things happen, though in what order I can’t decide:

• The Senate has a Senate Battle song, and the Jedi Council has a Jedi Council Battle song. Both songs very explicitly mirror each other.

• Palpatine has a theme that he debuts early on which he reprises in minor when he finally shows his cards to Anakin as a Sith Lord.

• Obi-Wan has a ballad about how he doesn’t know how to train Anakin, addressing both Qui-Gon and the Force.

• Qui-Gon makes a brief Force Ghost appearance when Anakin kills the Sandpeople (although I’m not sure how naturally this plot point can be incorporated? So I think this one’s a maybe. Qui-Gon appears when he does something evil, anyway.)

• Ahsoka is there because I said so (and her leaving the Jedi is instrumental to Anakin’s fall). They have their reprise of the Padawan Song in which it becomes very apparent that Anakin is trying to imitate Obi-Wan as a master at first, but fails miserably.

• C-3PO and R2-D2 have a song about their frustrations with having to hide Anakin and Padme’s marriage. 3PO sings traditionally, R2 sings entirely in beeps.

• The Clones get a fun song. Because I said so. Rex gets a solo. But this also means that they get a horrible reprise of their song when Order 66 happens. Because I’m evil. They also march through the aisles.

• The Ahsoka leaving the Jedi arc happens (though shortened/possibly altered for the sake of time), ending with a heartbreaking duet between her and Anakin where he begs her to stay. It ends with a solo power ballad in which she escapes the narrative at a cost.

We get to Episode III, all the main events happen as usual, evil Palpatine ballad and Order 66 as described above. Anakin’s turn is marked by a reprise of his “I Want” song overlapping with Palpatine’s song (the “I Want” turning into how he wants to save his wife), and as he succumbs he succumbs to Palpatine’s melody. Also, I want to somehow heavily imply that Palpatine is responsible for Padme’s death.

The fight between him and Obi-Wan is both a song battle and a physical one, the duet sounding like something from Jekyll and Hyde and interspersed with lightsaber choreography. It’s gut-wrenching. It’s goosebump raising, it’s beautiful. I would love the battle to rage through the audience, but that would probably depend on the size of the aisles and whether or not there’s danger of the audience getting bapped with a lightsaber.

The duel ends, probably ending on “you were my brother, Anakin…/I loved you” with Anakin burning on the ground. Obi-Wan then steps out of the scene, and turns to the audience as the Narrator, singing to us about the aftermath—the destruction of the Order, the reiterating the death of Padme (no worries we’re not leaving that offstage), his flight to Tatooine—but then he starts to sing about the twins, and we hear the glimmers of a hopeful theme that isn’t a reprise of anything we’ve heard before. But then the music darkens again. Obi-Wan looks up, and we see Darth Vader standing in the balcony behind Palpatine (now in his Emperor’s garb). The two stare at each other. Curtain.

ACT II. We open on Narrator Obi-Wan again, who is the same actor, now in a gray wig. Luke enters, and sings his “I Want” song.

Now, about Luke. I don’t have any particular ideas about vocal parts for anyone. But I HAVE to insist that Luke be a high tenor (maybe sounds a bit like Orpheus in Hadestown)—I want him to sound VERY vocally different from everyone else in this musical. His “I Want” song, while it should certainly have callbacks to Anakin’s, I want to be entirely his own, as a lot of his other songs are going to be reprises. He wants to fly, he wants freedom, he wants adventure in the great wide somewhere, etc. Luke is a typical teenager, but he’s also a delight and brightens any scene he’s in. You can SEE the Force radiating off of this guy. I am determined to make him your favorite character in this musical.

He meets Ben, they meet Han and Chewie (does Chewie sing? I don’t know?), etc etc. (Do Luke and Ben get a Padawan song? Maybe? I don’t know, I don’t want to overdo this one.) The Cantina Band gets a bit of a song, and Han gets an introductory song.

I’m unsure of how to do the Falcon as a setpiece, but like, it’s a thing. Somehow.

Leia gets a song, although I don’t have a lot of ideas on that front.

As they try to escape the Death Star, Luke, Han, and Leia have a bicker song (a la Into the Woods) as they run around, shoot Stormtroopers, swing over chasms (if it’s physically viable), etc. I would love to somehow work out the trash compactor but I don’t know if it’s possible.

We then get the Ben-Vader fight. (Vader is still played by Anakin, though I think his voice might be another actor, at least until he takes off the helmet.) It begins like the Padawan Song on Vader’s part, but Obi-Wan transitions it into their duel theme and they fight. The fight is more subdued and calculated this time (doesn’t rage into the aisles if it did originally), and of course ends as it usually does, with Obi-Wan letting Vader kill him, Luke screaming from a part of the set where he can’t get to them.

After they escape, Luke looks sadly for a long, silent moment where Narrator Obi-Wan used to stand. He then takes his place and his role as Narrator.

Narrator Luke launches into the story of how they destroyed the Death Star. I genuinely have no idea how to stage the X-Wings, but the number is an ensemble song between Luke, the pilots, Leia, Vader, and Han and Chewie flying in at the last minute. It’s great, it’s glorious, lots of light effects, maybe projections, it’s beautiful. Obi-Wan’s voice (offstage) sings to Luke to turn off the targeting computer (maybe to the melody of Padawan Song).

Luke narrates the events of the next few years.

Again, these things all happen in what order I can’t decide:

• Han and Leia reprise the Luke-Han-Leia bicker song, except without Luke there, it suddenly transitions into a love duet and they break off, confused. Later on the Falcon, they sing it for real and it ends with the kiss. When Han gets frozen in carbonite, they sing their song and the melody starts to drift into Anakin and Padme’s theme. Though it’s subtle, Vader is affected by this.

• C-3PO and R2-D2 have a reprise of their song, this time they are complaining about being saddled with the Death Star plans and being put in constant danger.

• No Wampa (sorry), Luke probably just wrecks, but he sees Ghost Obi-Wan. This is either done through bluish lighting, costuming, or a combination of both. When he encounters him again on Dagobah, Ghost Obi-Wan takes over as Narrator again, it’s quite triumphant.

• On Dagobah, Yoda is played by an actor with a puppet (like Milky White) as he is in all the previous Jedi Council scenes. He has his own kooky comedic song, and then he and Luke have a Padawan Song as he trains him, with Obi-Wan involved here and there.

• Obi-Wan sings a reprise of Will of the Force in which he tells Luke he has to kill Vader, which he of course he isn’t a fan of. The dark side cave scene? I want it but I’m not sure how it would work.

• An easily-dropped Stormtrooper song (doesn’t specifically echo the Clone song, but they march through the aisles in a similar fashion).

• A reprise of Palpatine’s song, in which he duets with Vader, and Vader unsuccessfully tries to hide the fact that he’s discovered that Luke is his son. Important note: up until this point, Palpatine has NOT been in the balcony, but he appears there immediately after this song.

• Lando gets a jazzy introductory theme!

• Luke and Vader have their own battle duet that MIGHT briefly harken to the Padawan Song when he tries to convince Luke to join him.

• …though I desperately don’t want to, I think I’m legally obligated to give Jabba a song. *siiggghh

• Luke and Leia have a duet when he tells her she’s his sister.

• The Ewoks should be there. I don’t quite know how to do it, but they should be.

When Luke confronts the Emperor (presumably on a raised platform with some significant height), Palpatine begins with his villain song, with Luke wavering with his “I Want” song, similar to how Anakin does in Act I. However, instead of succumbing to Palpatine’s, he refuses Palpatine and suddenly breaks into Padme’s theme. Vader is briefly shaken, but he attacks, and in the ensuing song battle (that again might rage through the aisles), as Luke (though he briefly dips out of it when Vader mentions Leia) harkens back to Padme, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan’s themes, finally defeating Vader.

Palpatine then electrocutes Luke, there’s cool lighting effects. Narrator Obi-Wan looks expectantly at Vader. There’s a pause as Vader looks at his son. He sings a line of his and Padme’s love duet. Pauses. Sings another line, Vader’s voice is joined by Anakin’s. Sings another, louder, and then, with a cry of rage, throws Palpatine down the shaft (behind the setpiece and onto a mattress).

He then collapses, Luke rushes to him, Vader tells him to take off his helmet (in Vader’s voice), and Luke does, revealing Anakin, aged and scarred. In a broken voice, he sings a joyful reprise of his “I Want” song, all about his wishes for his children. He looks over at Narrator Obi-Wan. Back at Luke. Smiles, and then passes into the waiting arms of the Force.

There is a musical interlude as all of the set pieces are cleared offstage. Narrator Obi-Wan summarizes how the Rebels succeeded and the Empire fell. He looks offstage expectantly as the Ewok party assembles, and Force Ghost Anakin joins him. Obi-Wan gestures for him to take over, and after a moment’s hesitation and an encouraging nod from Obi-Wan, Anakin does, telling the fates of all our main characters as the party kicks into gear. He finishes with Luke, and at the sound of his name, Luke’s head snaps toward him and watches his father talk about him with a beaming smile on his face. They share a look, and then the whole ensemble breaks into the finale, a final reprise of Will of the Force, at first beginning with the characters at the Ewok party, but eventually incorporating all the main characters (including a Skywalker Family Moment). Narrator Obi-Wan is the last to join, looking back at the audience with a smile of true joy on his face before he does. Because, in the end, it wasn’t a sad song, and he’s gonna sing it again.

Curtain.

#I got…way more caught up in this than I expected #Star Wars #musical #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #luke skywalker #padme amidala #anidala #ahsoka tano #leia organa #starwarsblr

[an-au-blog]

Got confused about the timeline you set up with Luffy meeting Buggy in the kidnapped au, accidentally made up an au of an au:

Buggy somehow escaping his capturers before Shanks ever even gets to him (added horror just imagine Shanks hearing about his friend being kidnapped, only to find the place he’s been taken to already in shambles and the only clue as to Buggy ever being there being a heavily damaged cage with seasstone cuffs in an equally damaged room…) , he still suffers from memory loss and a bunch of trauma and goes into hiding for a long time, until Luffy stumbles upon him at the start of his journey completly by accident. Buggy sees the hat, has the First disjointed flashes of his past that aren’t a total nightmare for once and for some reason… he needs to protect this dumbass kid. He NEEDS to protect this dumbass kid. He justifies it as only trying to get his memories back and to get a clue as to why everyone seems to be after him at first, in typical Buggy manner, thinking of himself first and foremost, but it’s obvious to anyone with eyes that he not only sees… something in Luffy he can’t quite explain, but that he also truly comes to care for that little brat after a while and that he does enjoy being part of a crew a lot and somehow seems to just be inherently good at sailing the seas and being a pirate for some reason. Huh. Whatever could that be?

Of course this would culminate with Shanks one day being confronted with the kid he put all his faith into living up to that faith absolutely splendidly… and then one day being face to face with his old friend, that he had lost twice and thought dead, again. Buggy just comes face to face with someone hes never seen but somehow still remembers.

On a fucking lighter note for once, imagine Shanks desperately trying to jog Buggys memory and Buggy being horrified at this stranger being all up in his face until there is a tiny spark in his mind “… You…I remember..” Shanks face lighting up with obvious delight “YES!? Come on I know there’s something in there!” Buggys shaking hands reaching up towards Shanks face while his eyes fill with realization and Shanks dares not to breathe. “You…”

Buggys hands suddenly grab Shanks neck without warning, squeezing hard and shaking him violently “YOURE THAT DANG IDIOT THAT MADE ME EAT THAT FRUIT! I’LL KILL YOU YOU SONNOFFA-“ Strawhats struggling to hold their demented clown uncle back from mauling Shanks, while Buggy just goes absolutely ham and cusses at “THAT GODDAMN REDHAIRED BASTARD!”. The latter just has a sobbing laughing fit. May not be the most flattering memory to come back first, but hey, it’s a start.

Omg I am going to die for u, I love you so much this isn't even a joke. Having an au of anything (even if it's because I didn't explain my thought process) I've written fills me with just so much joy :')

My original though process was more of a "they land the ship somewhere (or something) Buggy wanders off, or is left to rest but decides to look for them and gets lost, and accidentally stumbles into Luffy.

But I love your version! And the more I think about it, if he met Luffy in the early early beginning and was there for the Mihawk-Zoro fight, Mohawk going back to tell Shanks about the straw hats and mentioning a clown with them would make great plot development. Because Buggy following Luffy around I feel like he'd be almost an official member after an arc's worth time. Not to mention Luffy's tendency to take in traumatized souls and give them a reason to keep living (and God knows Buggy desperately needs one). And Shanks just following breadcrumbs to find Luffy like "Have you seen this boy?" and holding up his poster, most people would be too terrified that one of the emperors to answer. Plus why would he is look for a rookie pirate??? And he's always a step behind, but always hears the crazy stunts Luffy pulls and how many near-death experiences he's had and it just adds to the stress. Pride... but also stress.

Or even if he joins a bit later I think it'd be funny if he had a Usopp photobomb moment, just being there in the background in one of the others' posters, you know?

Also this may be a hot take but I think this version of Buggy would get along with Robin. Because they're both packing some serious childhood trauma and have lived most of their life either being hunted or being tortured. They both have (or used to have) suicidal tendencies... idk I think it'd be a cute friendship.

OH! Bonus: I already love Usopp endlessly and how he just bullshits his way out of almost anything and I could love it if there was two silly cremates that keep accidentally winning. They'd also have a nice bond imo because they're also both depressed and Usopp would have someone else to tell his tall tales to. Buggy would probably believe them all because he's literally been living underground his entire adult life.

#shuggy #kidnapped au #shuggy au #shanks x buggy #op #answers

[red-black-aesthetic-bout]

Round 1: Match 49

Darth Maul (Star Wars) vs. Detective Turret (Portal 2)

Darth Maul

- Looks sick and also I want him carnally - This Man is so dramatic I love him - Man I don’t even like Star Wars that much I just like how this guy is, like, revolutionary for having a dual light saber. That’s so funny. Also he looks sick as hell - most evil star wars people are red and black but darth maul takes the cake in this regard - gonna be honest im far too gay to give a succinct opinion you must give me your ear for 3 hours

Detective Turret

- Uhhhh… Blam! Blam blam blam! I'm not defective! Dang! All right, if anyone asks, I killed you. What's a guy gotta do to get some bullets around here?

mod notes: the world is such a beautiful place. I hope all you darth maul lovers get it

#darth maul #star wars #detective turret #Portal 2 #round 1 #redblack tournament

[o-wise-corvid]

Thanks for the tag @i-will-bite! This oughtta be fun.

1. Favorite OC

Oh boy. That is so dang hard. I’m probably going to go with Orin. She started as a self-insert but her story has really just ballooned into such a lovely, juicy tragedy that I can’t even describe. Orin is really the kind of person we all aspire to be. Loving, courageous, warm. She’s very invested in family, even moreso since her retirement as General of the Clones Rights Coalition. The sense of dread hanging over her is something so special to write. To describe nameless fear. It really pushes me.

2. Newest OC

Uhhh weeeeeeell… probably the Iktochi I’m planning. I don’t really have a place for her. But I like the idea of foreknowing, that subtle sense of heightened awareness that their species has. Also the idea for an Iktochi came from Darth Cognis, from the Bane books.

3. Oldest OC

This one’s easy. S’Lus Galenn, my Ishi Tib medical sage on Naboo. He’s a sweet old feller that I HC sounds like Shadow from Homeward Bound. He’s not actually an Ishi Tib, but a being wearing the form of one. He’s part of a cosmic race known as The Born. Beings of pure Force energy who existed before the galaxy formed. He’s very caring and concerned with helping those less fortunate around Naboo, those living in the slums hidden by all the grand architecture and waterfalls.

4. Meanest OC

Ithsa Dooku. What a jerkface. What a Kevin. What a waste of good genetics. Ithsa is the offspring of Komari Vossa and Darth Maul. Don’t worry they’re not a couple; Vossa basically agreed to allow Maul to complete a mission unhindered by trading leaving him be for having sex with her. (Listen to Lockdown, that woman’s slavering after him.) Maul agreed, the act being completely meaningless and truthfully abhorrent to him. Later in life, he’ll see it as SA. The son fathered in that moment is not his son. Regardless of how similarly they look and even act. Ithsa resents his father’s opinion of him and really comes to hate Maul’s chosen child, whom he adores almost to a fault: Happenstance. Boy’s got MAJOR attitude issues.

5. Softest OC

Vagren Dragos. Him just a lil man. Just itty. He’s a very small, very impressionable little Zabrak babby, the Padawan of @crc-jedi-knight-serushna’s Serushna Leliana. To be only like. 6. He’s strong enough to have earned his tattoos before having to leave Dathomir. As a force-sensitive male, he’d have been killed had Nightsisters gotten hold of him. His leaving was better off for him and his village ultimately but in no way easy. He’s gotten his kyber crystal though and he’s learning How To Jedi very quickly. Though… he’s starting to see that not all Jedi are as wonderful as his Master and Grandmaster. And that’s a shame.

6. Aloof/Standoffish OC

That’ll be my Clone OC Fitz, CT-52622. He’s been dishonorably discharged from the GAR but the Jedi who he serves beside as Special Consultant was a Padawan during the war. Rae Dagani lost her Master on Geonosis and Fitz refused to go fight in the battle while she and her sister-Padawan held their Master’s body and wept, undefended and alone. He stayed with them against orders and was punished for insubordination. But they repaid the favor and he works with them as a freelancer and adopted member of Kitchen Sink Squad now. He’s very restrained except with his baby girl, Rae. He’s her safe hiding place and he can let down his walls with her.

7. Dumbest OC

HA. Ummmm. Hm. I think that might be a BD unit OC I’m planning. Just a ditzy little thing that would exasperate BD-1 half to death.

8. Smartest OC

That’s probably Ee’an, another of the Kitchen Sink Squad I co-own with @hotshot9. Those fellas are based on favorite characters of ours from books and movies and he’s based on Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park. He’s all about philosophy and science, and he’ll debate you until he’s blue in the face. He’s got a massive flitterfly tattoo on his throat, wears his hair long to his shoulders, and favors leather jackets now that he’s out of armor mostly anymore. You’ll also find a trail of varactyl tracks winding up one leg and arm along an old scar he got riding one of them.

9. Besties IRL OC

Probably either Orin or Thess Sha. Thess owns a coffee shop on Naboo and breeds blarths. She’s very friendly and loves making people’s lives easier with good food and good drinks. (And free tshirts!)

Hmmmm….

@thesitharts @crc-jedi-knight-serushna @smoooothbrain @alexeithegoat @sweetiepie08 @stardustbee @eloquentmoon @eliduremaybe and anybody else who wants to join in!

#general’s log #oc stuff

[classico-fazbear]

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REPOST & FILL IN THE WORDS YOU MOST

ASSOCIATE WITH YOUR CHARACTER.

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ANIMAL : Brown Bear. (fluffy brown bears who look so huggable and cute but they can maul you in a second with hesitation, also pokemon wise ursaring.)

COLOR : Blue. (what can i say, his eyes are blue. fun fact, i absolutely love freddy's eyes they are a part of the many reasons i love this robotic bear.)

MONTH : August. (mostly because the first game was released during this month, august is fnaf month let's go-)

ASTRO SIGN : Leo. (again, release date wise, he'd be a leo. plus his personality matches.)

SONG(S) : Mr. Fazbear - Groundbreaking • No Angels - Bastille • Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics • How To Save A Life - The Fray • Mirage - Planton Emil • Mr. Fear - SIAMÉS.

(legit have a whole dang playlist for him)

NUMBER : Five. (for all his friends started with, he holds dear like family and the ones who are currently still with him, following his lead.)

DAY OR NIGHT : Night. (fred is a god at night, beware the bear who laughs)

PLANT : Pine Tree. (he's a bear, also he loves pines because they never change with the seasons, just as he never changed outwardly over the years, still the same animatronic bear, he relates to pines.)

SEASON : Summer. (it was when the children came around the most.)

CANDY : Kit Kat Bars, Hershey Chocolate, 3 Musketeers. (he can be sweet, fluffy like marshmallow filling but he has a bit of a kick and crunchiness to him)

(NORMAL) ELEMENT : Earth, Air. (yep, sorta just makes sense especially with the abandoned textile factory at the edge of the town.)

(CHEMICAL) ELEMENT : Aluminum, Cobalt, Mercury, Silver. (he a robotic bear, he low key deadly, i think these elements apply in machinery)

- Kitty

#this was fun! #A Cat Appears (mun) #Busted VoiceBox (OOC) #Inner Workings (memes - prompts)

[hypnagogic-marshmallow]

I've started playing Horizon: Zero Dawn at the suggestion of a friend who loved the story and thought the settings were fairly motion sick friendly (they are.)

Here is what I've learned so far:

Dad says he's "here with you" and nothing bad will happen on your first hunt, but he will straight up just let a metal cow maul you to death when you can't figure out how to shoot an arrow (I know but I was releasing the wrong mouse button and things were too hectic for me to realize until later!!)

To use a zipline you must jump up to reach it and not simply walk off the cliff to your death.

Those things you killed before you saved? Yeah they're gonna respawn. SURPRISE, BITCH.

In all seriousness, I am having a lot of fun but woof. My terrible hand eye coordination means it's gonna be a bit before I figure out all the dang controls. 😂

#horizon zero dawn #newb / noob who doesnt know what theyre doing #striders are still murdering me to death

[hannibutts]

HANNIBAL SPOILER S02E09

That black and white cold open was intense. So does Will on some level think or I guess know that Hannibal loves him in his own way?

Jack back at Hannibal’s dinner table 😂 like the second they arrested Chilton, Jack was already putting a bib on to eat at Hannibal’s again.

That truckers death felt VERY xfiles

BLINDING INTRO

So is Will letting himself be consumed by the killer or is he just playing to fool Hannibal? Cos Hannibal is all in if his Murder Wing Wang Boner during their session is anything to go by.

Ohoho Margot is spicy, and her dress sense is impeccable… I’m wearily liking her.

Excuse me but is Hannibal wearing a pinned trapper hat 😂😂😂

I can’t take him seriously in that!

Aw I like Will and Animal guy’s interactions. Which probably means animal guy is going to die a horrible death if the history of this show is any indication.

Sooo the killer is a dude wearing a hydraulic wolf bear carcass suit?

Ah serves you horny couple right for being all out in the woods being all horny around a fire and stuff. Oop of course she trips.

Man, Hugh is so freaking pretty… Oop and now he’s got horns and imagining himself covered in blood mauling the chick. Alrighty.

Every conversation will and Hannibal have is so much double talk. And it’s always

H- “hey remember that time you tried to have me killed - how good did that feel hey??”

W- “yup sure did”

Only… sexier with 90% Hugh pout and Mads Francine Lips.

Hannibal going around telling everyone to kill, how many little sleeper agents does he have about town??

Will side eyeing Randall tier - realising Hannibal has been encouraging peeps to kill for decades. And now Margot tells him the same (another fucking bomb ass outfit from her.)

Oh - Will just flat out tells Hannibal he realises there are more and I’m not sure if Will sounds merely surprised but kinda jealous too? If only for Hannibal’s audacity.

Ooh dang Will practically signing Bedelia’s death sentence - even Hannibal reacted to that omission.

What the fuck? When Hannibal said that Will and Randall should discuss if Randall believed in god in person I didn’t think Hannibal would sic Randall on Will’s house?! I swear to god if that ManBearPig asshole harms any of Will’s Dogs, I’m gonna punch Hannibal in the butt.

BUSTER YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH

BUSTER NOOOO. Welp Hannibal’s getting a punch in the butt 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh Will is READY to kick ManBearPig’s Ass!

Fuck there’s less than a minute to go of the episode and man bear pig just came through Will’s window.

What? Why are we with Hannibal now? Oh. OH. Jesus, Will defeated ManBearPig with just a shotgun???

Even Steven. Jesus Christ - this show.

[emissary-of-stuff]

My girlfriend is introducing me to Star Wars and we're watching it in chronological order. We got up to the first 2 Clone Wars show episodes.

Gonna put my thoughts below

Gotta say, my favorite character right off the bat was Dooku, and then oh my god he was working with the Sith!?!?!? Dude I was expecting that based on the episode name "Sith Lord", and the imagery of him in shadows but I was not expecting him to kill Yabbel. Granted he's working with the Sith because he wants to destroy them. He feels like he can't trust the Jedi Council since the Senate is controlled by a Sith.

Also oh my god Darth Maul looks so cool!! Sad that Qui Gon died, he was chill. But oh my god Obi Wan held him in his arms and saw him die what the heck?! Also oh my goodness child Anakin is such a sweetheart what the heck happens to him?! I loved the Padme reveal, I knew she was Queen but it was still fun to watch!

The pod race was cool to watch as well. The set for it was nice and I loved the designs of the pods. Also, I had no clue that Anakin make C3PO. I was so glad to see R2D2 as well.

Second movie was awesome!! We got to see Dooku, which was cool! The massive clone army was a cool reveal and dang Obi Wan really just rolled high on deception with that whole debacle. But dang, Anakoin finding his mom and her dying in his arms, what the heck?! And my god he killed everyone there, that was terrifying.

The Colosseum fight was so cool, especially with Padme climbing up the pillar and kicking ass. The factory bit was fun as well, C3PO getting his head taken off was funny. although I feel bad for him. A d my god that kid seeing his dad die, that's brutal.

All in all, I really enjoyed the movies and show episodes and I can't wait to see more!!!

#star wars #star wars spoilers #emissary speaks

[softichill]

my uber set speed to no. He was a nice guy though. So yeah.. Rimworld. It's been a while since I played it. I made tsp characters and the Curator keeps, over multiple games, consistently mauled by wildlife. She got attacked by a rabbit, a cassowary, a cougar. New headcanon dropped. She is not good at wildlife. Also The Narrator is flirting with Stanley very in character. Talking about his punctual nature, his loyalty, making fun of his voice, talking about aliens(?) So far it's been good. He likes plants too. Don't you love sim games? I like mine with exploding deer and rats where monkeys keep going mad and trying to kill me. When in doubt, combine hyperfix. I had to reset so much to get all of them gay though. I wish there was a better way to do that. Good news is that asexuals and bisexuality are prepackaged as well. Nothing else yet though. Human sexuality and gender may be a bit too broad to accurately depict in a game where you can eat people I guess. Music is A Cruel Angel's Thesis from Evangelion.

Oh dang, sounds fun fjdbfj! Super big sim games are fun, but I also like to just go to websites and enter in names before letting the ai do the rest. It has some pretty funny results fndbgndbg

Today I recommend Cult of Dionysus by The Orion Experience! The chorus has a tendency to get stuck in my head vjsbfksng

#Ask #Song rec

[bearpillowmonster]

The Force Unleashed Review

I actually had this game for Wii but I didn't make it very far, I think what ended up happening was that I sold it for my PS2 (I sold a lot for that dang thing) but I thought it had a very interesting story with neat characters that always stuck out in my head. I mentioned this before but I even named by frog "Nion" because Kento Marek (Starkiller's father) was originally Kento Nion (it was changed between the book and game and stuff, last minute decision)

But I bought the Ultimate Sith Edition on Steam for 2-3$. Here's what I have to say about it:

Well the title abbreviates to TFU which is…something, FU2 I suppose, lmao.

From Wii to PC. I really enjoyed the controls on Wii, it made me feel like "One hand is light, one hand is dark". I wasn't sure that I liked the skill tree idea when I was a kid but after playing more games proper with that incorporated, I think it's fine because it shows you just how much more powerful Vader is at the beginning versus how Starkiller is. From a distance it looks like a beat 'em up/hack and slash but I found a lot to it, the force powers alone made this journey worth it, the amount of things you can manipulate is pretty stunning.

I don't remember how it was for the Wii, but for this PC version specifically, sometimes the game would freeze, audio would glitch or the loading could take a while. Makes me wish they still had support for this game.

One of the turn offs for me is the health bars above enemies heads, I know it doesn't bother most people but any game that incorporates that just seems fake to me, I even mentioned how I turned it off in Neo: Twewy. It's not healthbars that I don't like, it's that there are so many of them at one time and directly above their heads.

STORY. We know about the Jedi who escaped Order 66, who gets killed and his son gets found by Vader and taken under his wing. Or at least, I think everybody knows at least that. But I feel it's so much more. Sam Witwer, who also voices Maul now btw, does a great job. He reminds me a lot of Anakin, showing how much his training shines through. But the idea of Vader using him in secret as his personal lackey is pretty cool too, even away from the Emperor. Palpy wouldn't let Vader really go after these Jedi, I assume because the Emperor had his own plans for them so he sent someone to do it in secret.

Starkiller's design alone gives me a lot of information, he has what looks like a restraining bolt on his left, his heart. Which makes him seem cold but also just a puppet to Vader. Nothing more than a droid. A slave. So the slave becomes the slavemaster…maybe I shouldn't talk about that. But like I said, we get to see Starkiller basically live out this life that Vader couldn't, and that just so happens to include love, softening him. You see, one of the main characteristics about Anakin is that he's a good pilot but Starkiller here doesn't get that joy, he has Juno Eclipse fly for him, his personal chauffeur. I could see Vader depriving SK, I mean he gave him the name Starkiller, didn't he? He knows killing, that's it, yet they made him a cool character despite those restraints.

I've always considered this canon above any of the other games and wanted it to make an appearance in mainline Star Wars material or at least the idea of it. I mentioned with Obi-Wan Kenobi that it just always seems like there's another Jedi who escaped Order 66, which at the time this came out wasn't a problem, but the idea of Starkiller hunting them for a living as if there's an endless supply is…questionable. But I also mentioned that I thought Kenobi would've done better as a game and in a game context, this idea works really well. This was also the original bridge between 3 and 4 so this pioneered a lot of the ideas Star Wars has built since then. And even the lost masters have interesting bits to their story despite just being boss battles. Kasdan Paratus for example is overwhelmed with grief of Order 66 and has a makeshift Jedi Council room made of scrap where he made mannequins of the Masters. That's deep for someone who has only a few lines of dialogue.

As far as cosmetics and spectacles, it obviously has some really good setpieces, this is where that scene of bringing down the Star Destroyer came from. The complaint I have about that one in particular is that the scene requires you to fight off waves of TIEs as well and I'm fine with QTEs but the way that specific one was done was kind of shoddy. Each world you visit is unique and very fitting like George had a specific hand in it. Remember that really colorful plant area that Aayla Secura was killed in Order 66? You visit that planet! Felucia. And to top it off, you get a new costume every time. You want to change the color of your lightsaber? You can do that if you find the collectibles.

What, that wasn't enough?

Then aside from the costumes you gain for each mission, you also get skins for different characters throughout the series. I beat Darth Vader with the Ben Kenobi skin from Episode IV and a black lightsaber (I don't think the darksaber officially existed yet). I played a level as a Clone Wars animated style Starkiller. I beat up Luke Skywalker with a Sith C-3PO and Old Ben with a Luke from RoTJ. It's letting me live my fantasies and I think that if it wasn't for gameplay falling a bit short in a few aspects, this would be my favorite Star Wars game but for now it'll just have to settle for second to Lego Star Wars.

I'll probably leave the sequel to the novelization. Yeah, believe it or not, there are novelizations of these two games and comic books that add a little more depth, especially in the case of #2. There's a bit more elaboration to them to which I think would only strengthen the story. One boss in particular just sort of happens in this game and they only briefly explain it afterwards but it kind of comes from out of the blue, a novelization would only expand on this already great game. Even the DLCs that came with the Ultimate Sith Edition are good. I may have only paid around $3 for this but this is worth more than full price to me.

#star wars #video game #game #review #the force unleashed #tfu #sw

[apocalypticwafflekitten]

Northern Lights

Maul x Reader 

A/N: I’m back at it again with another Maul fic! This is a cute idea that was suggested to me by @justalittlecloud! I needed and idea and they didn’t let me down! I kind of made up a story for the Northern Lights in the Star Wars Universe since I couldn’t find anything with a quick search. Did I take beats from Romeo and Juliet? Yes. And did I take inspiration from an Estonian myth? Absolutely. I just hope it’s a good story! ALSO! If you’d like to be tagged in my Starwars, or Maul-specific writings, or any other writings that I post, feel free to let me know!

Original Imagine/Summary Kinda Thingy: Maul is curious about the Northern Lights!

Warings: None, just cute, sweet, cotton-candy fluff!

Word Count: 2,322.....this was supposed to be short.....whoops.....

“Come on Maul! It’s just a few feet further! We just have to cross this little creek, and get through that bit of underbrush ahead of us.” You explained excitedly as you all but drug Maul up the side of the mountain.  

“My love, I know that you know what you’re doing, but are you absolutely sure that we’re going to the right place? This seems pretty out of the way, and we lost the trail a while back.” Maul stopped walking and pointed behind him, taking you by surprise.  

You turned and snickered at him with a smile. 

“Of course hun! I wouldn’t just take you to some random planet and travel far off a mountain trail if I didn’t know what I was doing! I’ve done this a thousand times dear. It is my home planet after all. And my favorite place on that planet no less.” You gave Maul a smirk, and he gave you an unsure look. 

“Alright. I trust you, but if you get us lost, I’ll hold it over you until the day we die.” He joked with scrutiny, pointing an accusing finger at you. Still, beneath his uncertainty, he could feel your excitement and certainty through the force, and it sent a endeared warmth through his chest. You were so cute when you were excited. 

“We won’t get lost dear. I promise! We’re almost there!”  

You smiled as he gave in, and let you take his hand again to lead him.  

You and Maul had been married for a year now. Today was your anniversary, and you wanted to do something special for him. You had to admit that coming to your home planet was a little personal pleasure just for you, but you wanted to share it with Maul, and show him something you knew he would never forget. And where better than your favorite spot in the galaxy (besides at his side of course)?

When you pushed away the last of the underbrush Maul’s breath caught in his throat. His eyes widened. Before him lay paradise. From the top of the cliff he could see the emerald, mountainous valley for miles. The river than ran through was thin and shining like a silver ribbon under the night sky. And that sky. He had never seen so many stars in his life. Never had darkness been so beautiful. 

He was brought back to you by your chiming giggle. He didn’t even realize that you had let go of his hand, and sat on a blanket you had laid out presumably hours before you had brought him here. He closed his mouth which had fallen open at the sight of this paradise. He hadn’t realized that had happened either. 

As Maul joined you on the blanket, you smiled to him. You were surrounded by soft light from the many little candles you had lit around you. The glowing light brushed your cheek with gold, and shined off the silk dress you wore.  For a moment he forgot about the valley and the stars. You were so beautiful. Enchanting and alluring in this paradise.

You giggled again, amused by his stunned silence. 

“I was much the same the first time I saw this place. It’s gorgeous during the day, but the night makes this place indescribable. The glittering stars, and the silver river. It’s like magic. It’s paradise for me.” 

Maul was finally able to gather his thoughts into some semblance of a coherent sentence. There was so much he wanted to say, and it all wanted to spill out at once.  

“This place is...you’re...everything here is just....perfect.” He said, “Everything here is perfect.” 

He breathed out, looking from the valley, to you again with all the adoration in the galaxy.

Joy beamed through you and through your smile. Maul felt it wave through the force as you hugged him. He melted. He fell into the hug, and all but crushed you. Maybe, if he hugged you tight enough, you would be able to feel all the love, appreciation, adoration, devotion, and everything else he felt for you in it’s full measure. If only words could be passed from skin to skin.

“Thank you for bringing me here.” He murmured into the crook of your neck.  

“Of course my love. Only the best for our anniversary.”   

Maul pulled away with a suspicious look. 

“You’ve had this planned for months haven’t you?” He teased, knowing full well your meticulous tendencies.

You chuckled, and pulled away to look him in the eyes, hands slacking around his neck to rub the skin at the base of his neck.

“Perhaps.” You gave him a mischievous look paired with a smirk. 

“The cutest smirk in the galaxy.” He thought.

He laughed at your ambiguous response, though he knew the real answer.  

“Well, then I will happily enjoy whatever it is you have planned my dear.” He said as he pulled you in close beside him. You merely smiled at him in a way that said that you were indeed hiding something.

He had his suspicions about your plan. There was certainly something he wanted to do tonight, though that could wait if need be. He wondered what exactly it was that you were so excited to show him. What could make this paradise better? He never could have guessed what was in store for him. 

“Don’t worry love. That which I want to show you will show up soon.” You promised, “Until then...”   

You held his face, and turned his gaze from the stars to you. 

For the first time tonight, he really looked at you. His eyes met yours, soft and deep as he watched you, memorizing the colors of your irises and the candlelight glowing within them. His eyes wandered slowly to follow the curve of your cheek, and when he reached your lips, his thumb brushed gently against them. His eyes didn’t leave your lips until you looked down, bashful because of his intense gaze.  

“Hey,” he cupped your jaw with his hand, and gently nudged you to look up at him, “Don’t look away from me.”  

His whisper sent a shutter down your spine and sharp inhale through your lips.  

He stayed there. Staring at you with adoration and a little something more.  

There was a beat of silence before he took a shaky, laboured breath in. 

“May I?”  

His voice was breathy; desperate and he cupped your cheek, glowing with candlelight.

You chuckled a little, and looked into his wanting eyes.  

“Of course you can my love. We’re married remember. You don’t have to ask every time you want to kiss me.” Your hand held his to your face as you smiled back up at him.

His lips crashed to yours. They melded together as though they were made for each other long ago when the universe was first born. Your hands reached out to hold his handsome face. 

His touch traveled to your waist, and ran up your sides, pulling your frame in to press against him. He could feel the silhouette of your body beneath the silk of your gown. His hands wandered and rubbed at the fabric, feeling it wrinkle under his fingertips, barely protecting you from his searing touch. Oh how he wanted you to touch him. He wanted to feel your skin on his, your hands on his bare chest. Your lips on his neck. Oh he needed you to cool the burning desire in his soul. 

But before he could make his desires known, he felt you begin to pull away. His lips followed yours, unwilling to let you go. He tightened his hand around your waist and gave a disappointed whimper at your persistence. He never wanted to stop kissing you. 

You chuckled into his kiss, and held him back by his shoulder. 

“I know my love. I’d adore to kiss you more, but there’s something I have to show you...Look off to the horizon.” You whispered to him, pointing out to the edge of the world.

He pouted, but he was curious, as always, so Maul turned his head and when he saw what lay on the horizon, his eyes blew wide, and your smile grew wider. 

“Wha-what is it?” His smooth voice was filled with wonder at what he saw.  

The night sky had grown darker. Deeper. The stars were still shining, but cutting through that darkness, and through the stars were bright, beautiful ribbons of lights, cascading down to the horizon. Blues and greens danced between the mountains, and the river ran silver below. 

“It’s called Aurora Borealis. The Northern Lights.” You explained, endeared by his curiosity.    

“It’s beautiful.” He whispered. 

He was transfixed. His eyes were filled with whimsy, and for the first time in a long while, he smiled as wide he could, and he didn’t think of anything else. The hues from the sky mirrored in his eyes, and you couldn’t look away from them if you wanted to.  

 “What are they?” His voice pulled you from your state of admiration.  

You blinked and collected your thoughts. 

“Do you want the scientific answer, or the legend I was always told.” You asked. 

“Either.” His voice was breathy again, but this time it was filled with wonder; He still hadn’t looked away. He looked at the sky the way he looked at you. 

“I’ll start with the legend then.” You smiled, and scooted closer to Maul, laying your head on his shoulder, your arm reaching up to rub his back, “The story goes that there were once two lovers who were bonded by the Force. Their love ran stronger than any in the galaxy,” You noticed Maul grimace in reaction, and you huffed in amusement, knowing full well his opinion on that detail, “But despite the strength of their love, they were forbidden to be together. He was a nobleman, and she was a slave girl who served his mother. So, for many years they hid their love until the nobleman was married off to a princess whom he did not love, and made to move to her home planet. The slave girl was heartbroken, as was the nobleman, but they promised never to forget one another. And their promises held. So, as a reward, when the two had lived their lives, and passed on from this world, the Force reunited their spirits, and they were wed in the afterlife. The lights you see are their spirits, travelling together for eternity, followed by the celestial spirits, and beings that celebrated along with them. They travel the sky and bless those who see them with a love strong enough to last through life and death and beyond. You explained before releasing a happy sigh,“That’s how my parents always explained it to me. I loved that story.”  

Maul took a second to look at you, his eyes holding only admiration.

“That’s beautiful my love. It reminds me of you.”  

“Of me?” You asked, cocking your head in curiosity.

“Of course.” He stated, looking back to the ribbons of light before continuing, “The way you love me, it transcends this galaxy. Your love is that strong. That true. And you show me that every day you stay beside me. Even beside that, like the lights, getting to see you, even just once, is enough to leave one wanting for a lifetime. And getting to see you every day? Your light never dims. You could never dim.”  

Maul kept his eyes glued to the lights. He may be married to you, and tonight may be your anniversary, but when those words fell from his mouth, he couldn’t look to you. Embarrassment warmed his face. In all the time you had been together, he still had trouble letting his heart spill from his lips. But when you turned his face towards you with a gentle palm on his hand, he knew that his words were more than welcome. 

He saw tears in your eyes, but these weren’t tears of sorrow. No. He could feel your overwhelming gratitude and love and admiration for him crashing into him. He knew you could feel his love as well.  

“I love you.” You whispered before pulling him in, and kissing him with your whole heart. 

“I love you too,” He breathed between kisses, “I have always loved you. The minute I set eyes on you I needed you to be by my side. My heart begged your name when we met, and since then I have never wanted any other word to fall from my lips. You are the light in this universe. You are every star. Every sun. Every planet. You make my dark soul feel beautiful.” 

“It’s because you are beautiful my love.” You cooed, tracing his jaw with your finger, and following his tattoos with your eyes, “You’re calming like the ebbing of waves on a shore. When I hear your voice, it’s a soft lullaby. I remember, when we met, it was your voice that caught my attention. It never seemed to match your reputation. I couldn’t get enough of it, and to this day, I still can’t. WHen I hear you say my name, my world stops and everything is perfect.” You huffed a laugh as your eyes flitted from his jaw to his own eyes.  

“I can’t believe I was lucky enough to marry you.” Maul whispered to you, although you were alone. 

“I can’t believe I was lucky enough to meet you!” You smile at him through a laugh with endearment shining in your eyes.  

“You’re the world to me my love. The galaxy.” 

“And you’re the galaxy to me.” 

Maul kissed you softly before turning his gaze once more to the Northern Lights.  He loved you. His wife. His rock. And he would love you through life and beyond. That was a guarantee, and promise he would never, ever break. 

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#i really like this one #darth maul x reader #darth maul imagine #darth maul #star wars #i made myself emotional while writing this #i just.....dang I love maul #i hope yall love this too

[voteforspoon]

My last post about Star Wars has done well and tbh I really really really like Star Wars some I’m gonna go on another Star Wars rant, but maybe a slightly more controversial one (no not the sequels yet, although I still have a lot to say about that). I think Rebels is better than Clone Wars. Not that I’m saying that by a lot, cause it really is close. But I think Rebels accomplished things that don’t really get mentioned. Like the excellency of Maul, yes that began in clone wars but it continued so well in Rebels. One of my favorite lightsaber fights of all time is the Ben Kenobi versus Maul duel from the Twin Suns episode of Rebels. It’s short but brilliant. Rebels focuses on characters and their bonds, meanwhile Clone Wars focused on, well, the Clone Wars. There were lots and lots of important characters in that, and so naturally there was a lot of wandering around POV wise. Some episodes were about Anakin, some about Obi-Wan, some about Ahsoka, and many about the Clones, that being said, that lack of focus on a single group for many episodes was brutal. I love all those characters but theres so many they jump between. Rebels focuses on just the Ghost Crew, and a little among their close friends within and outside the Ghost Crew. Each character grows and forms into someone so good. Kanan becomes not just a better teacher, but also a father figure to Ezra and Sabine, and a dang good one at that. He also becomes a better husband(?, I never really figured out if Hera and Kanan were married or just in a long term serious relationship.) His death is IMO the most heartbreaking in all of Star Wars, and that’s saying something when you can compare Sabine, Fives, Heavy, and 99 who all die in clone Wars. Ezra grows to be a Jedi and I get he can be annoying but he’s still a good interesting character. Ahsoka gains development in so many ways. Zeb and Kallus’ enemies to friends relationship throughout the show is brilliant. Sabine’s history is heartbreaking and intriguing, and Hera stays a steady role model throughout, while remaining a complex character. Anyways, I love clone wars, a lot, but Rebels has such a strong familial feeling and is gorgeous mostly. The art style can be bad, but look at any landscape shown in the show and tell me that isn’t beautiful. The art style really shines often despite that it has a few glaring issues. But yeah. Clone Wars is fantastic but Rebels is even better in my personal opinion. I could rant more but this is wayyyyyy too long as is so thanks if you read it 👉🏻👉🏻

#star wars #star wars rebels #clone wars #the clone wars #kanan jarrus #ezra bridger #hera syndulla #sabine wren #chopper #zeb orrelios #agent kallus #original trilogy #family #maul #darth maul #I really really like Rebels so this is my unapologetic love letter #the shortened version that is

[simplysummers]

heyy, could you rank the star wars movies

(i’m now deeming you the local expert) 💫

(IM THE LOCAL EXPERT? AFSHDJDKS THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY. I LOVE THAT AGEHDJD 💛)

Hannah, bestie, this is a very dangerous question to ask….I’m honestly quite scared.

(Star wars fans™️ don’t like to have their opinions rivalled you see, of course this only accounts for a small percentage of our fandom, but even so please note THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. To all the SW fans who come across this, I’m not bashing your favourites, I’m not dragging anything, I’m just giving a personal opinion which i have been asked to give. I’m not trying to shove it onto anyone else. 💛)

(Using a scale from 1-9, 1 being my favourite and 9 being my least favourite, I’ve also given them a ranking out of ten each. I haven’t included Rogue One, Solo or any of the tv shows, but if you ever wanted me to comment on those, I would!)

9: The Last Jedi

I don’t feel like I can say much on this movie without getting brutally murdered, so all I’m going to say is they brutally ripped apart Luke’s character, it’s honestly so sad to see. It really just isn’t my vibe as an OT fan, and not to mention they butchered Hux in this movie. 3/10

8: The Rise Of Skywalker

*sigh* did Palpatine really need to come back? It felt like such lazy writing to me…Finn’s entire character was washed out, as was Poe’s to an extent. Don’t even get me started on the whole “Rey Skywalker” ordeal (imagine how powerful it would’ve been if she’d have claimed the Palpatine name to the light side, or even stuck to just ‘Rey’ to show how you don’t have to be related to a famous family to be special) however I do like the effects in this movie, and the General Hux spy arc is amazing (they so should’ve dragged it out a little more) 4/10

7: the phantom menace

I feel like everyone is going to hate me for this, but I pretty much dislike everything about this movie excluding Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Padme, and the last forty minutes of the movie as a whole. I absolutely love the Maul duel, (DUEL OF THE FATES AGSHDJDKSK) but overall, I think the acting is a little hard to stomach, the dialogue is forced, and the Jedi (all excluding Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan) are lowkey really dislikable. The ending is pretty sweet though, can’t lie. 5/10

6: The Force Awakens

I think this movie is honestly a repetition of A New Hope, but I actually still really enjoyed it. I think a few aspects could’ve been better, but I love how each character was introduced, Hux was perceived as a genuine villain instead of a laughing stock, Snoke still seemed hella cool, and Rey, Poe and Finn still had so much potential. I don’t love this movie, but I don’t hate it either! 6/10

5: Attack Of The Clones

The acting in this movie isn’t really it, both from Natalie and Hayden, but I also understand they can only work with what they’re given, and the script is very wooden and hard to manoeuvre, but overall I love this movie so much. The introduction of the clones is just incredible, once again Obi-Wan steals the show (king), we see Anakin go through a section of character development, and R2 is iconic. Jango Fett and baby Boba too. I also do love Padme in this movie, she’s such a badass. 7/10

4: Return Of The Jedi

This movie is a very very close fourth. I’m not a huge fan of the first half an hour, I think when Luke shows up is when it gets spicy (I love Luke so much-). I think Endor is hella interesting and contrary to popular demand, I actually don’t mind the ewoks (don’t love them, but I don’t hate them). And- god that ending, it always makes me cry, Luke honestly went through so much, my king. Again, the acting is phenomenal, and the script as a whole tied in with the sets and costuming is just….out of this world (pun intended.) 8.5/10

3: Revenge Of The Sith

This. Movie.

The acting is so much better than the previous two, THE MUSTAFAR DUEL AGSJDGDHL, Padme’s beautiful dialogue, Obi-Wan’s amazing oneliners, the sith reveal and order 66 (I cry EVERY DANG TIME-) the ending??!??? AGSHDJDJD. I think the only thing that brings this movie down is it’s somewhat wooden dialogue in parts, and the drawn out feeling of politics, but overall this movie is absolutely amazing. 9/10

2: A New Hope

Honeslty I think A New Hope is lowkey underrated. It’s the movie that started it all! The sets are incredible, as is the music (binary sunset my beloveddddd.) the actors are absolutely amazing, as always. I think my only qualms with this movie is the slow-ass lightsaber duel between Obi-Wan and Vader (after ROTS I think it just feels so….dull.) and a few pieces of cheesy dialogue, but overall it’s an amazing movie!! 10/10

1: The Empire Strikes back

Is the cliche? Maybe…but this movie is spectacular. I actually don’t think I have anything negative to say about it. Tremendous actors, top notch special effects (especially for the time of its production) one of the greatest directors of all time was involved, the dialogue is superb, it holds one of the biggest plot twists in all of cinema history, not the mention the music?? The sets??? The costumes???? AGSHDJDKDK this movie is a masterpiece!!!! 11/10.

Anyways- thank you Hannah for trusting my judgment! And I hope everyone can be respectful when interacting with this post! 💛

#ask bea #bea’s mutuals #Hannah 🍫 #Star Wars #the empire strikes back #a new hope #return of the jedi #revenge of the sith #attack of the clones #the phantom menace #the rise of skywalker #the last Jedi #the force awakens #Luke skywalker #darth Vader #anakin skywalker #padme amidala #obi wan kenobi #qui gon jinn #Han solo #Leia organa #star wars rant #star wars prequels #star wars original trilogy #star wars sequel trilogy #Star Wars spoilers #jango fett #boba fett

[o-wise-corvid]

Just a little thing @crclocalunhingedsith have been brain-marinating for a bit. Because the idea is so dang adorable. There will be more and as soon as I get my Ao3 account, little things like this will be linked from there. (Didn’t want to use a Google Doc for safety reasons.) But let the Papa Maul n Baby Path AU commence!! (Check out the playlist if ya like)

A rainy night on Nar Shadaa…

He’d said no. Of all times to just put his foot down and make all the daydreams, and nightmares, of a life without Sidious true, Maul had chosen the Naboo blockade. He wasn’t even sure why he’d done it. He loathed his Master… who wasn’t his master anymore. Just a man. He’d always yearned to be free and yet clung to everything the man had taught him.

Until.

It might’ve been Sidious’ recent change in mood with him. It might’ve been the change in atmosphere Maul himself sensed on the planet. It might’ve been the decades of unending torture. Who was to say?

Point was, Maul was through. He’d taken his ship, abandoning the Trade Federation lackeys to their machinations, and left Naboo. He’s gone to the best place he knew of in the galaxy to disappear, Nar Shadaa, after selling his ship on Sullost, hopping a freighter to Tatooine, then Mandalore, then Pantora and then Nar Shadaa. Just for safety’s sake.

Getting by wasn’t a problem for the Sith. He could pick pockets, threaten, fight. He kept a tiny room over a cantina, listened to the skittering creatures in the walls, and outlined his next move. Maul had no idea what he wanted. What he could even consider doing with his life. This was why he’d remained connected to Sidious: purpose.

So, he took to roaming the streets for a diversion. There were a few odd junk shops Maul found himself frequenting; they sold actually flimsy and leather books sometimes. Maul had never owned anything that Sidious had not given him. These books were… precious. Even if they were barely legible and ridiculously fragile.

Sometimes he slipped into the cantina though the liquors were all warm and revolting.

Maul ate from a meat street vendor on the corner.

And he always erased his presence from the memory of any he spoke to. Sidious would do worse things than kill him should the Sith Lord ever find him. But… for some reason… Maul felt no sense of being hunted.

He was discarded.

Just as well.

The Zabrak existed like this for… a few days, perhaps. Or was it weeks? He was never sure. No one noticed him, as he kept himself from being noticed. He lived quietly for the first time in his life. And the Force seemed… dim in his spirit. Quiet.

It wasn’t until the first heavy rain that Maul’s life, his life, changed.

Even in the jungles of Orsis, Maul had never experienced a downpour like this. He loved it. The steady drum of water on his face and neck. The way it cleared the neon-lit streets. The way the world looked, all shiny and smudged…

He walked in the rain for hours, allowing himself to be drenched entirely… until a fist slammed hard into his guts. The fight was sloppy and quick and Maul recovered quickly from the ambush. Alleyways we’re perfect for quick killing. Cramped. Littered with refuse so the footing was uneven. Maul hauled the three would-be thieves into their grave.

He ripped the throat free from one, fingernails his only blade. Maul’s foot collided with the temple of another, driving the Rhodian’s head hard into the opposite wall. And the last, Maul sent a pebble through her heart.

Afterward, he found much to his convenience, an old dumpster to throw the bodies in when he was done.

Yanking the hatch open, Maul started to hurl the first body in… and then stopped. How had he not heard the cries until now? Possibly the rain. The fight. It would’ve had to have been…

But with the hatch open to the air now, there was nothing to keep the wails of the human baby inside from reaching him. She was small. Very. Not even walking yet, Maul would wager. Filthy and sopping wet, the infant howled, little bits of hair stuck to flushed pale cheeks.

Maul stared. He’d never seen a baby this close before. His grip on his attacker loosened and then the body fell with a sodden plop. He reached over and drew the squirming bundle into his arms. She was cold. Very cold. This… couldn’t be normal.

Why he did it, Maul would never be able to truly say. But he tucked the child into one arm, folding her up in his robe. The baby, sensing warmth and closeness, quieted, huffing softly. The noises were… disarming. Maul disposed of the bodies before leaving and then headed back to his room. He did however stop at a nearby convenience store and, using the Force as a cloak, decided to pick up a few items.

Standing in an aisle lined with diapers, formula, bottles, and soft little garments with ducks and bees all over them made Maul feel like he had entered a fugue state. It smelled strange in this section. Powdery. There was another human man there who looked like he was on the verge of insanity who Maul didn’t even have to use the Force on. He just staggered to a box of diapers and then lurched away, muttering to himself. And he had no clue what to get in order to care for a baby.

Wait. Care? Since when was he going to care for this… just for tonight. If he was going to drop her somewhere, she needed to make an impression, yes?

Right.

So he grabbed one of everything. And then wheeled the cart out of the store. Down the street. And hovered it up to his little room. No one had seen him enter or leave. No one would miss one cart. Not to mention, Maul didn’t care if they did. If they came for him, they would die.

Perhaps harder with this infant in the mix.

The first order of business was to get her cleaned up. And this was a little girl. Maul’s refresher had a bathtub and he ran lukewarm water to wash off all the garbage… liquid from the baby’s hair. Clean her peculiarly sharp nails. Between the stubby little toes. And so on.

She loved the bath. Especially the little yellow duck Maul let her play with while he scrubbed her off.

Getting the diaper on was not simple. It took several tries. But once Maul figured it out, and thanked the Force he’d somehow chosen the right size, that part wasn’t so bad.

The onesie that had seemed mostly likely to fit was, unfortunately, overlarge. The feet hung down several inches below her feet. So Maul cut them off. There wasn’t much he could do about the rest of it though. The baby seemed to like it though. She made little “hum HUM” noises and kicked her feet, blue eyes wide and sparkling.

She inhaled a bottle full of the formula. And burped. Several times. And Maul had to scramble to wipe off her little face because one burp was… loaded.

And then she started to cry again. Maul tried everything to get her to stop, even putting his hand over her mouth. He finally got so agitated at the sound that he lifted his hand… but then the thought of bringing it down made him physically cringe. He couldn’t. Not… not like Sidious had. No. Not like that. With this little bundle? No… no.

“Ma’am,” Maul said firmly, hefting her to eye level with himself, “I know this is not ideal. And that you have had quite an evening. But I need you to please s-”

The baby had been staring into his eyes with a slightly wondrous expression. And then she’d tipped herself forward, with a battle cry of “EH” and latched her toothless mouth onto Maul’s nose. She chewed on him for a moment. And then batted her chubby hands on his cheeks with a delighted squeal.

“Ow,” Maul said, scrunching his eyes shut.

But then she nuzzled her deep auburn curls against his face. “Oooooh.”

“I know, I am so interesting.”

Why was he talking to her?

The baby hummed and then yawned, her head leaning hard on Maul’s cheek. He was probably warm, Maul decided; the baby was still quite cold. Perhaps something with her physiology. So… the Zabrak laid back on the barely existent bed and let the baby snuggle against his cheek. Warm and snug.

And… despite the smell of spit-up on her breath. And the skittering in the walls. And the roaring music downstairs… they slept.

#Papa Maul and Baby Path AU #collab!! #a friends oc #maul and path #Maul if I had my way with him #just cut Sidious loose baby! #he doesn’t need you and you need TO GET AWAAAAAAAY #yes I know it’s ooc BUT I DO NOT CAAAAARE #DEAL WITH IT #darth maul #(but not for long) #lil garbage babby too precious for this world #she’s just so cute #Spotify #bab need a dad #give she a Maul

[11paruline44]

If you were to put every major Star Wars character together in one room

(This post ignores the existence of the sequel trilogy)

So, Palpatine is a scarily competent, terrifyingly powerful villain, but do you know what I love about him? He’s so terrible to people that every major Star Wars character, be they hero or villain, hates him by the end of their lifetime. Sure, most of his life, ol’ Skeevy Sheev managed to avoid people discovering his true nature before he’d finished using them for whatever purpose he had in mind. But what would happen if all the characters knew the truth?

Imagine if the Force or some other powerful mechanism managed to pull every major Star Wars character from the timeline together in one room, immediately after their deaths. They’ve all played their parts life already and become one with the Force, but the Force has one more task for them, and deposits them all, unceremoniously, in the same place. This is a lot of heroes and villains in one spot. As they start scanning the room around them in confusion and shock, they begin to note many friends they lost, but also enemies whose presence makes them itch for a fight. But then, inevitably, each character realizes they are in the same room as thEE Darth Sidious, aka Emperor Palpatine—and that’s all it takes for them to wordlessly decide, as one, to rush him first. I mean, everyone has a grudge with him, by the time of their death. Everyone:

Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader: While he switched to the Light Side right before death, he’s still pretty dang Dark-susceptible, despite his remorse. (And this man takes everything personally.) So, as he looks around, only to see tons of people he’d been on opposite sides of a war from, once upon a time, his temper begins to rise. Maul… Dooku… and ugh, that ragamuffin smuggler who seems to have a thing for his daughter… but then he sees Palpatine. The old wrinkled prune who he was forced to work for for decades, who destroyed his life and nearly killed his son, who Anakin/Vader literally just thought he’d killed. Anakin rushes him in a rage on the spot, no questions asked.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Now, of course, Obi-Wan justifies everything with perfectly justifiable Jedi reasons—Sidious is a Sith Lord, the archenemy of the Jedi, and one who has taken over the galaxy and caused irreparable harm to billions of life-forms. He obviously should, strategically, not be left living any longer than can be helped. But yet… Obi-Wan truly joins the fight to kill Palpatine because of what he did to the Jedi and to his family compatriots. All of Obi-Wan’s “infinite sadness” can be traced back to him, after all.

Ahsoka Tano: She may not have known the full story, but she saw the results—Anakin became Darth Vader under Sidious’s thrall. She’s quite annoyed, since she could have sworn the sleemo had already been dealt with, years ago—but she, too, won’t ask questions if she has a chance to take him down while he’s still breathing. Palpatine is going down.

Padmé Amidala: She lived long enough to see Palpatine proclaim himself Emperor, at the very least, though she didn’t see the horrible results. But seeing everyone else’s murderous reactions—especially Anakin’s—she figures they have a good reason and gets her blaster at the ready.

Rex: This whole situation reeks of “Jedi business” shavit to him, but he won’t ever miss an opportunity to fire at the Emperor.

(Any other clone who lived past Order 66 in possession of their right mind, for that matter: It’s the Emperor! Attack!)

Count Yan Dooku/Darth Tyrannus: His final moments still ring through his head—Sidious urging Skywalker to kill him. (Skywalker, who Dooku is beginning to realize was probably his replacement.) In an instant, Dooku sets aside all other grudges to prioritize. He wants his old master dead. Nobody likes being replaced, after all, least of all—

Darth Maul. Yes, Maul sees Kenobi, his avowed worst enemy who, in his mind, just killed him, and is about to go at him first—but then he sees the sheer number of people rushing Palpatine instead, and is caught off guard. Despite himself, Maul, for once, sees some hope—a chance to take his old master down like never before. Maul, too, can be practical enough to prioritize just this once. Sidious screwed him over, too, after all—and who is Maul to ignore a chance for sweet revenge, after all.

Qui-Gon Jinn: There’s a lot of people in the room Qui-Gon doesn’t recognize, and most look older—older by far—but as multiple Jedi suddenly launch themselves at Senator Palpatine, all he has to do ask the person he’s pretty sure must be an older version of Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan responds that Palpatine is the Sith Master—and that’s that. Qui-Gon notices Maul joining the fight, and notes that once they’re done, he’ll want to take care of that problem—but he’s a patient enough Jedi to prioritize.

Asajj Ventress: Ventress also wasn’t aware of who the Sith Master was before her death, but she’s close enough to Kenobi as the fight begins to hear his answer to Qui-Gon. Palpatine is Sidious? She joins in immediately. She has an eye on Dooku the whole time, but as a former Sith apprentice, she knows how dangerous the Sith Master must be, and that he must be taken out first.

Mace Windu: You’d better believe he has a bone to pick with Skywalker, once he’s done with Palps—dude cut off his hand—but first things first? He’s got the muthafucka who electrocuted him to kill.

Luke Skywalker: At first, he’s ever so happy to see his father, Obi-Wan, and Yoda again… but seeing the Emperor again immediately brings back his worst memories. Palpatine was the ultimate evil, and regardless of whatever has caused him to live again, he shouldn’t be allowed to continue living any longer than Luke can help it.

Leia Organa: The Emperor? Leia sees him, and she’s pissed. Palpatine was everything she fought against in her young life, until he was defeated—and then she had to spend the rest of her life trying to undo his legacy of terror and despotism. Any living iteration of Palpatine must be killed, no questions asked.

Han Solo: Leia! Hey, Leia, is that the Emperor? I could’ve sworn we defeated the Empire decades ago, what the hell is going on?…. You know what, I always wanted a chance to shoot him in his ugly face. Let’s go for it.

Yoda: Bad news, the Emperor is. Failed to vanquish the Sith before, I have. But miss the opportunity to try again, I must not.

Lando Calrissian: Lando is confused. Who even are most of these people, anyway? But what the hell? He’s always hated the Emperor.

The only major characters I can think of that wouldn’t actively try to kill Palpatine wouldn’t actively stop anyone from killing him, either:

-General Grievous: As far as this guy ever knew, Palpatine was the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, so why’d he want to protect him? Kenobi’s in the room, and he’d be of a one-track mind to go after him instead—but it’d be a bit hard to do when everyone else is gunning for Palpatine, causing quite the mess.

- Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin: Seeing that the current situation isn’t going in Palpatine’s favor, Tarkin would prefer to sit back and watch everything play out. He’s power-hungry enough that he’d relish in the chance to have the Emperor taken out so he could take over instead.

-Jabba the Hutt: All Jabba cares is that Han Solo and his buddies just massacred his whole operation, killing him, too. Without enough cronies to form a defense, he’d want to get out of there to avoid it happening again. The Emperor is just a side note to him—he never cared who ruled the galaxy as long as he could continue making money.

So, in conclusion:

#Murder Palpatine Squad

#star wars #the clone wars #tcw #star wars prequels #star wars prequel trilogy #star wars original trilogy #sheev palpatine #darth sidious #murder Palpatine squad #everybody hates skeevy sheev #paruline warbles

[justalittletomato]

I love all of your Maul and Starlight stuff, and all the little Tomatoes and Lemons, but miss the stuff with Savage and his Angel. Just small things like... how he react to being told he's handsome for the first time or something. There's no pressure !!!! I love all your writing 🥰🥰

Hey it is no pressure it all, I have really neglected those two and dang there is so much potential soft and tender moments and I really feel more inspiration regarding those two when I am near a lot of greenery like my backyard...speaking of which.

The summer brought on waves of heat, while many of the residents of the palace sighed and hide away where they could a particular gardener welcomed the increasing temperatures. Green and flowers bloomed all about leaving Angel with a grand exuse to tend to the garden rather than sit around another syndicate meeting. There was one failing with Angel's plan Savage was not present with them too busy with his own duties to spend the days among the flowers and shade of trees.

How nice it would be just to sit and rest in the shade of the tree...

"I thought you were supposed to be quiet busy with gardening?" Angel is woken from thier small nap to Savage sitting beside them.

Angel get up much too quickly and Savage holds thier shoulders, " Angel careful."

The gardner smiles, " Luckily I have my handsome Savage to catch me."

The golden Zabrak's smile fades a bit, " You can't mean that" he looks away

"Of course you catch me when I get too dizzy..." Angel affirms

"The other part, Angel, that word doesn't go with me,"

Monstrous...devilish...terror...

Angel frowns "Savage...look at me." thier hands brush at his cheek best they can given their height difference.

He does as asked and even gets down to his knees. Angel stares at him and smiles, " I say you are handsome because you are...I wish I were an artist but I am not." He struggles to breathe evenly as Angel presses their lips to his face, "but each part of you is beautiful to me." kisses are peppered upon his face, " Fierce, protective, my safe haven, and I could only try to compare you to a sunflower, rose or willow..but that still pales to capture how beautiful you are," he shivers as Angel kisses him slowly, "My handsome Savage...can I call you that?"

"Yes." he whispers, trying his best to capture their words in mind forever while scrubbing away what he was told. His Angel thinks him beautiful and handsome...oh they were truly a Angel...

" Good, now...would you please let me kiss you? I would be oh so lucky to kiss such a handsome Zabrak a bit more"

His Angel laughs as he kisses them endlessly, "That you may"

#savage #savage opress fluff #savage opress