#i love! the jedi order!

[bibxrbie]

"Luke Skywalker isn’t like the old Jedi. He saves Vader with his attachments!”

Wrong!

Luke Skywalker, at the end of Return of the Jedi, after his confrontation with the Emperor drags Darth Vader through the destructing Death Star. He’s desperate, knuckles white under the heavy weight of his father’s body, a little boy dragging his dad to safety. He sets Vader down for a moment, to catch his breath or maybe to get a better grip. He goes to grab Vader again, but Vader, uncomfortable and in pain, asks Luke to take off the mask. He wants to see Luke through his eyes instead of the eyes Palpatine built for him. Luke refuses, says that removing the mask is a sure way for Vader to die. Luke doesn’t want Vader dead, he wants Vader alive. Not to hold him accountable for his many evil acts, but for the same reason why Luke Skywalker can’t kill Darth Vader; Vader is his father and Luke loves him.

And yet, after a moment, Luke removes Vader’s mask. He doesn’t want to, he hesitates, but he removes the mask with enough slowness to allow Vader to take it back. In that moment, Luke sets aside his desire for Vader in his life, sets aside his desire to see him live, and sets aside his entire mission, the reason he was even on the Death Star in the place. In his compassion for his father, Luke stays with Vader until he dies. It is this moment where we see him be the best damn Jedi he can be. I’d even argue that this moment is the greatest example of non-attached love we see. Because Luke lets Vader go! He lets his father die, and in some ways, by removing the mask, he too kills Vader, he stays with him until his last moment, gives him the kindness of granting his last wish and finally chooses Vader.

And Luke doesn’t have to do this. If Luke Skywalker’s love for his father was an attachment, he would ignore Vader and continue dragging him to the escape pod, put his desire for a father as his central focus and ignore Vader’s wants and discomfort. Maybe he would even save him. But he doesn’t. Instead, he watches as Vader dies.

He builds a Jedi burial for his father and watches it burn the remnants of Vader and Anakin Skywalker away. He mourns Vader, he mourns what they could’ve had as father and son, considers what ifs and maybe-if-I-did-this. Vader/ Anakin is released from his mortal body, from his ‘crude matter’ and Luke lets him go. He says one final goodbye to Anakin. Then, he joins Leia, Han, Chewie, Lando, and the rest of the Rebels and celebrates their victory. He lives in the present and celebrates what he has instead of what he lost.

Luke Skywalker is THE Jedi. Everything about Luke Skywalker serves as the foundational cornerstone of the Jedi, everything about the Jedi as a culture and philosophy is reflected in his character. Luke’s desire for the New Jedi Order isn’t to throw away the values of the old Order, but to vitalise them, breathe life back into dying lungs, and rebuild a path that people set out on their way to destroy. (Yes, his Order is different from the Old, but that’s because it has to be. He doesn’t have the resources or the safety of the Old Order.) The philosophies of the Jedi are difficult and they aren’t for everyone, and like the perfect Jedi that Luke is, he struggles and stumbles and sometimes he even rejects it. But, no matter how far he falls, it is a way of life he chooses again and again and again. It is a way of life that welcomes him back each time

#luke skywalker #star wars #pro jedi #jedi positive #luke skywalker meta #luke skywalker loves being a jedi and i'm so tired of people pretending he doesn't #I hate you 'time-travel fics where Luke judges the Order for how they've handled things' #Luke would be the people's padawan actually chasing everyone down to acquire every bit of knowledge that they have #star wars meta #jedi order #the jedi #anakin skywalker #darth vader #the original trilogy #a new hope #empire strikes back #return of the jedi #if I tell you that luke outgrows anakin/vader? if I tell you that Vader is just the start of his Jedi growth and the end of it? then what? #Iong post #it kind of ran away from me

[peanuttoffee]

played Fallen Order for the first time and, guys, my heart

everything was so… beautiful *sobs*

here’s baby Cal to celebrate✨

#jedi fallen order #cal kestis #sw fanart #i’m not much of a player but #the feeling of exploring every location for the first time #tombs… #and everything about zeffo culture honestly #loved every minute of it #and this little redhead? hope yall gonna be seeing him more :D #if i can scramble some free time #he’s a blorbo now that’s decided #artists on tumblr #star wars #star wars fanart #my art

[mayhw]

Star map inspired by Ahsoka’s ending credits

#you all have no idea how much I love those Star Wars maps #the circles planets lines designs catch my eyes so easily #I have one pattern tattooed on my arm inspired by Jedi Fallen Order art book cover #so when I first saw Ahsoka’s ending I was over the moon #and with that music??? God I’m totally sold #my art #ahsoka #star wars #purrgil #loth wolf #star map

[bon-sides-sw]

I want to think they were friends

#star wars #bons art #my art #padawans #ahsoka tano #ahsoka #caleb dume #cal kestis #kanan jarrus #jedi temple #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #jaro tapal #jedi fallen order #jedi survivor #star wars rebels #rebels #sw rebels #jedi order #anyway i really love little padawans who are about to suffer the most traumatic experience of their lives #protect cal kestis at all cost #he baby

[ffuks]

#star wars #jedi fallen order #merrin #nightsister merrin #star wars fanart #i love her sm

[swedenis-h]

Why are you traveling across galaxies with your mortal enemy?? To explore them together?? 🤨🤨🏳️‍🌈🤨🏳️‍🌈🤨🤨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈‼️‼️

#I think it is so essential to be gay in order to be a Jedi #me and my jedi ships where theyd fight so good together #dinluke I see you and you guys falling in love while training #wolfwren I see your potential training scenes #anyways they’re cutie #art #fanart #digital art #fan art #star wars #star wars fanart #ahsoka #sabine wren #shin hati #wolfwren #my art #sw #sw fanart

[stealingpotatoes]

JEDI SURVIOR GANG MEET REBELS

BD AND CHOPPER FRIENDSHIP

Thank you for listening to my tedtalk

i think you're missing the best bit: kanan having some explaining to do

#THEY WERE YOUNGLING BESTIES I CANT BE CONVINCED OTHERWISE #also?? im in love w cal's survivor design ive never properly stared at it til now #cal kestis #bd 1 #kanan jarrus #ezra bridger #thanks for the ask! #my doods #jfo #star wars rebels #jedi fallen order #jedi survivor #rebel survivor

[bribinart]

My piece for the @legacies-entwined zine from last year!!

I'm so excited to be able to share this with y'all and grateful to have worked with so many incredible artists on this project-- If you're interested in grabbing the zine and/or any merch we made, you can snag it on Feb. 22nd at the leftover sale!! <3

(prints)

#i love seeing everybody's pieces again ah my heart #go check em out!!!!!! #my art #cal kestis #jedi fallen order #jedi survivor #jaro tapal #star wars #star wars fanart #fanart #zine #star wars zine

[intermundia]

i think one of the most infuriating things about using the Force would be the fact that in order to reach out, you have to instead open yourself up and let it in. you must make yourself passive, in order to be active, you know? to see what is really out there, you have to allow yourself to look, which means pausing and offering up your attention non-judgmentally in order to take in the world before you act upon that information. you have to get yourself out of the way, because when your thoughts and anxieties are in the way, you cannot see past them. they are a shield blocking you from seeing the moment, and a filter that leads to motivated reasoning, seeing what you want to see instead of what is really there.

so in a high stress environment, when there is much on the line (fear) or innocents are being harmed (anger), the ability to actually take a second and put aside those feelings in order to understand the situation better and actually be able to fix things is no mean feat. you have to be able to simultaneously detach so that you can focus and act in the best interest of everyone with full awareness of the risks and benefits, while remaining deeply engaged and compassionate for everyone involved. it's not easy, it's not about ego and glory and pleasure, it's about loving the world enough to be an agent of peace no matter the cost. that kind of altruistic discipline would take a lifetime of study, and i think is so deeply admirable as a concept.

#i love the jedi man im in my feelings again about this ideal of service and harmony #it's beautiful and difficult and not for everyone #but such incredible things are possible with the force #jedi order #sw #sw meta

[ziggyyyystardust]

It’s been said before but the way people treat Luke has got to be one of the worst cases of infantilisation in media ever,, sometimes it feels like people aren’t even watching the same movies because how do you watch return of the Jedi and think “yeah what a stupid twink” bro straight up chopped off DARTH VADERS hand despite having crash course training in something Vaders been doing for the past like 30yrs.. if I were Vader I’d be so embarrassed. ALSO I’m so sick of people being like “Leia is so much smarter than him she was a senator and he was playing with toy ships” buddy idk how to say this but they had VASTLY different education levels, Leias’ parents were part of the rebellion and worked in politics where she was actively encouraged. Luke grew up in hutt space where his aunt and uncle were focused on making sure he didn’t turn out like his father or get himself killed. He’s also extremely skilled and crafty?? It’s always given me a weird feeling that people think that just because he doesn’t have a formal education that he’s dumb or something.

Anyways I <3 Luke, I think he’s one of the best Jedi characters ever

#star wars #luke skywalker #darth vader #leia organa #I love Leia very much too #pro jedi order #pro jedi #not to sound obnoxious but it reminds me of those people who think that people who go to tafe are dumb #Luke Skywalkers number 1 fan

[the-force-awakens]

Then I joined the Jedi, and I got a new family.

#swedit #star wars #starwarsdaily #swsource #starwarsblr #starwarsfilms #jedi order #nym.gifs #i love them sm

[fantasticgothicpeachsludge]

Cody, collecting seeds on every planet they go to: Enrichment for my beloved’s enclosure.

#codywan #commander cody #obi wan kenobi #star wars #like in the mantis in jedi: fallen order #*​Cody giving Obi-Wan a handful of seeds* Obi-Wan: ENRICHMENT!! #obi wans enclosure being his room on the negotiator #star wars the clone wars #incorrect quotes #the clone wars #starwars #if I remember right Cal also had some plants in his room in the order 66 flashback #CODY GIVING BABIE CAL SEEDS FOR HIS ROOM #I love you Cal Kenobi/disaster lineage Cal with my whole heart

[thehalfbloodfreak]

Cal will be like: “We both know what happens when I stay in one place too long” Gotta keep that low profile so the Empire doesn’t find us—

Also Cal to every stranger he sees: Hi I’m Cal Kestis. Oh and this is BD-1

#my boy is so stupid and I love him #like.. my dude please stop loudly introducing yourself by name— #you’re a wanted ‘jedi terrorist’ for pete’s sake #he’s too pure sometimes #He’s just like ‘yeah hi I’m that ginger jedi the empire hates so much’ #and this is my one of a kind droid I’m always with which makes me even more identifiable if literally giving you my name didn’t tip you off #star wars #jedi survivor #jedi fallen order #cal kestis #video games #jedi #halfblood talks

[furious-blueberry0]

WE NEED MORE JEDI WITH HEAD COVERINGS, WE NEED MORE JEDI WITH VEILS, WE NEED MORE JEDI WITH TURBANS I'M NOT KIDDING I NEED WE NEED THEM, THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE

#really random thoughts #I love drawing them #I need to see more #more more more #gimme more! #star wars #jedi order #jedi

[galasgamingcorner]

I hate these things [escape pods].

#jedisurvivoredit #jfoedit #jsedit #starwarsedit #swedit #swjsedit #gamingedit #dailygaming #gameplaydaily #jedi: survivor #jedi: fallen order #cal kestis #mygamegifs #i loved this subtle allusion #to cal's trauma

[stealingpotatoes]

hands you all this cal to announce i’ve FINALLY finished fallen order (by which i mean i finally picked it up again after those couple hours i played a few months ago and then finished the whole game in 2 days lol)

#cal kestis #bd 1 #jedi fallen order #jfo #star wars #my doods #anyway HOLY CRAP YOU MEAN STAR WARS WAS ALLOWED TO BE GOOD BEFORE ANDOR (2022-)??????????????? AND I DIDNT KNOW?? #i love cal i loved the story i love how cinematic and amazing it looked good lord #i don't think i've ever played a game which gets such an amazing sense of scale across #like all the great temples or fallen starships were just Wow #like bracca ALONE gobsmacked me. seeing all these things i grew up watching in tcw as wreckage was like Ough Wow and THEY FELT SO HUGE #im just. wow!! #and THAT FINAL MISSION HUH. MOST FEAR INSPIRING VIDEOGAME ENCOUNTER EVER #my only criticisms are the awkward navigation/ level design in some areas and maybe the ending felt a bit lackluster somehow #i say somehow bc i dont get how lol #the reason im making this post past midnight is bc i got off work at 10pm and then immediately had to finish it LOL #anyway big heart emojis im very happy i sat down and actually played it finally #i want jedi survivor now LOL unfortunately it costs money and i have a rule i never buy games in release year lol #tbh i never rlly buy games til they're £20 or less