#not into star wars so i don't know if this is right

[eclec-tech]

Into the Breach

(images courtesy of @apocalyp-tech-a)

There was a man with a late 70's hair and mustache combo to start this episode. It's a shame that the future of the fashionable in Star Wars includes this look, but I appreciate the consistency with the original trilogy nonetheless. But aside from the retro look, they made some interesting choices with this episode. They could have made this fellow look like anyone.

They made him look like Tech.

Months of hair growth parted on the side and combed over would hide the hairline we are used to seeing on him. Lab goggles (with a red light on the side no less) and a mustache hide some of his features, but what we can see looks strikingly like our favorite genius.

I would love for this scientist and CX-2 to both be Tech. Hemlock is all about using the resources available to him and knows how to turn a man into an instrument to be used. Tech's fall on Eriadu would have given Hemlock a two-for-one prize. He would have gotten an exceptional mind and a deadly soldier. I don't think he would let either go to waste. It would be so cool if Hemlock were controlling Tech's dual talents and switching between the two, utilizing him as an assassin and a gifted intellect.

The mustached man looked a little disoriented when he got to the vault, suggesting that he might be new to his position there. That didn't seem important until Emerie told her subordinate that she was the chief scientist who would run things as she saw fit. What if she saw fit to include new personnel that she knows will be able to help her get those kids out of there—someone whose mind could be restored with the flip of a switch?

There are some inconsistencies that would prove this crackpot theory wrong, but there are also some ways that it could be right. It doesn't really matter. I'm hoping that with two episodes to go, getting Tech back will be as simple as flipping a switch and he'll be able to be part of the end of the show. Either way, this fellow looks way too much like Tech for my liking. It either is him, or a poor design decision was made when coming up with this guy's look.

#i'm so over their games #the bad batch #tech tbb #cx 2 #clone assassin #emerie karr #royce hemlock #tbb spoilers #bad batch spoilers #fandom salt #lightly salted anyway #fandom paprika

[raphaellight]

The mindset of Light Side in Star Wars

This frame is possibly the clearest image of how Jedi win their fights.

But lets start from the beggining.

Recently it hit me how little of the actual force is in the Original trilogy of Star Wars. Let's see first movie:

Ben firstly makes his iconic "These aren't the droids you are looking for"

Luke stops the bolts while covering eyes

Vader chokes snarky admiral

Ben feels the destruction of Alderran

Ben's body dissappears

Luke shots down the death star

No flashy effects. No jumping, no pushing people around. Up until a finale, it seems Force is nothing special, trickery of sort, something to overlook. Until it proves Vader right: "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force." and destroys the said Death Star, exploiting the very weakness that, althought the weakness in theory (planted intentionally according to new canon) shouldn't really be an issue, as it required miracle to work. And Force brought the miracle.

That's how Luke destroyed the Death Star, marking his first highlight of his road to become the Greatest Jedi in the Galaxy. But how would Sith come about destroying the Death Star?

Well, I say, if there was another Sith in the Galaxy, that dude would probably gather resorces and slaves and build his own Death Star, but bigger and deadlier. Or looked around Sith teaching and spells to become strong enough to crush it with his mind. Because that's how Sith mind works. "Unlimited POWER!!!" is their goal. When they see someone opposing them, they thing how to overpower them.

The Dark Side is "easier, quicker, more tempting". Because it's natural. Because Luke does exacly that, when he trains. He focuses on his strenght. Because his goal is to defeat the powerfull Empire. So he needs to become powerfull himself. And that is an invitation for dark side to enter the mind. The same way it entered the mind of his father.

Anakin wanted to gather enough power to save those he loves. And because he was also wronged by Jedi enough times not to trust them with his pet parrot if he had one, he was open to other advice. Don't get me wrong, power is sometimes an answer. But it should never be a goal.

That's the mindset Luke enters his fight with Vader. And he can't do a crap. The Dark Lord is to powerfull to overcome with strenght.

Jedi don't do that. Jedi deals with issues. Jedi helps others out. And in the process they learn and make friends. That's what Jedi wins with. Patience, wisdom and allies, not with power.

Every greatest victory of Jedi over Sith or any other villain is about Jedi bringing the miracules to life. Jedi always win when dark seems the darkest. Because that's when pride of villains comes full circle. Small things left behind gather together, teaching of mentors, friends and happy coincidences combined create the victory for good guys.

When Obi-Wan cut's Maul with a sword Sith forgot was lying there.

When He cuts his former apprentice legs off, because Anakin couldn't accept, that even he isn't all-powerfull.

When Ezra brings Purgils to fight, the one thing all-knowing, genius strategist had no way of predicting.

When Luke managed to break thru the mask of hate, inspiring his father to do the right thing in the most crucial moment in Star Wars history.

When on Endor, army of Empire fall under the invasion of literall teddy bears.

When Kanan, with no fear to cloud his mind, focused on simple tast of defeating Inquisitor, realised the sword that striked so much fear for how inventive it seemed, turned out to be extremely vulnerable.

Jedi don't gather strenght. And Jedi story is definitelly not about gathering the power of spirits or whatever to enhance the hero into overpowering the villain in the final showdown. Jedi win by performing small miracles here and there, patiently waiting for evil to dig it's own grave and then giving it just a little push with help of friends they made on their way.

That is the story of The Jedi, the greatest heroes Galaxy Far Away ever saw.

#star wars #original trilogy #star wars prequels #star wars original trilogy #star wars rebels #kanan jarrus #ezra bridger #luke skywalker #darth vader #why star wars are the best #jedi #return of the jedi #the force #light side

[10yrsyart]

Logos- the Word of God Erebos- darkness, gloom

i don't remember where i heard this analogy, but it really stuck with me. you can't stay on the fence of belief/ unbelief forever, because the devil owns the fence. he owns all the religions of the world, except for the only faith that can save you: faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. the Son of God came down, lived a sinless life, took our sins upon Himself in death, and resurrected so we might have life too. because He LOVES us.

the truth is, you don't know when the end of your life will be. when you come to stand before the Just and Righteous Judge, will you be covered by Jesus' perfect blood, shielding you from punishment? or will you still have all your sins covering you because you rejected Him?

i don't write this to condemn, but because i love you and want you to have an eternity of joy and peace. so i warn you with love: Jesus is returning soon, to take His people away before God's Wrath and judgement begins (Revelation 3:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9).

signs in the sun, moon, and stars. wars and rumors of wars, people's love for each other turning to hate. the increased intensity of natural disasters and strange behavior of animals. every other week some expert talks of world distinction events in our future (AI, or famine, or disease, or WWIII). God has sent dreams and visions to all people about the times about to happen. you can feel there's something weird about the world right now. God is speaking loudly.

now is the time to repent, accept the sacrifice for your sins and put your faith in Him. now is the time to step into the Kingdom of Life that will never pass away 💙✝ "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life (...) There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has been judged already, for not believing in God's one and only Son." (John 3:16, 18)

transcript:

Helel: What did they say that gripped your attention so much?

Girl: Prince Helel. She was just telling me about life in the Logos Kingdom compared to the Erebos Kingdom. I haven't really decided where I want to live yet.

Helel: Pffeh, I can assure you, she greatly exaggerate. I've been to the Logos Kingdom. Those people are practically in chains and they don't even realize.

Girl: ..But you rule the Erebos Kingdom. Doesn't that make you a little bias? Either way, I'd still like to decide for myself.

Helel: Of course, of course! Take all the time you want. We'd love to have you!

(years pass)

Girl: Helel, what's happening?!

Helel: That, my dear, is a curtain call.

Girl: I don't understand-

Helel: It's time you came with me.

Girl: Wait-! But I never picked a kingdom! I'm still on the fence-

Helel: Oh, I'm terribly sorry for the confusion! You see, I OWN the fence!

Girl: No! Get off me! I thought I had more time! Stop-!

Girl: King Yeshua!!

Helel: No, sshe'sss mine! Sshe waited too long-

Yeshua: (Release her. Serpent.)

Helel: (Fine. But they won't all want sssaving~)

Girl: Thankyou, thankyou, he almost had me! If You didn't... I'm so sorry. Please don't send me back to him-

Yeshua: I came to you when you called, didn't I? You made your decision. And I'm so Glad! Allow Me to welcome you home, Dear One.

#christianity #jesus christ #God #faithstuff #faith #rapture #tribulation #bible verse #bible scripture #religion #religious art #satan #lucifer #yeshua #digital comic #my art #long post. #end times

[paranorahjones]

I'm a Lucy Carlyle defender (how many posts have I started with that exact sentence) but less in a "she's never done anything wrong in her life" way and more of a "this is a female character who was written with full agency to respond realistically and behave accordingly in regards to her age, maturity level, and environment, which includes being allowed to respond negatively to circumstances that don't necessarily warrant a negative response, and we need more female characters written like this" way.

The important thing about beloved Lucy Carlyle is that she's allowed to make bad choices but she is not vilified for them. And she's allowed to come back from them and try to make things better, even if it takes her a little while to get there. She's also just allowed to make choices in general, good or bad.

She's allowed to be angry. She's allowed to be scared. She's allowed to be snarky. She's allowed to be sad. She's allowed to be defensive. She's allowed to be sentimental. She's allowed to behave the exact way a real person would in her circumstances. She's allowed to have emotional agency. She's not written to fulfill a trope or a fantasy. She's a whole person.

And we need more characters like her.

#am i making any sense #she's just so real #she's allowed to be so real #and also she's never done anything wrong in her life lol #lockwood and co #lockwood & co #lucy carlyle #save lockwood and co #she has what rey star wars was never allowed by the audience or the writers to have #don't at me you know im right

[americankimchi]

god i wish they hadn't retconned maul's death. i get wanting to explore more of his character because he was, objectively, one of the coolest star wars characters to ever hit the big screen and didn't get much screentime prior to his death, but also his role was fulfilled perfectly within those constraints so i wasn't too upset by it.

but by retconning it and making it so he never died it's like. okay. what now? the whole point (well, to me, ymmv of course) of the theed generator fight was that it was the first ever fight between the jedi and the sith in thousands of years, and that in the end even though the jedi (obi-wan) won the fight, a jedi (qui-gon) and a sith (maul) still died. a master and an apprentice dying together to herald the start of a new age/the return of the sith. perfectly paralleling the way in rotj a master (palps) and an apprentice (anakin/vader) died together to herald the return of the jedi. in both instances, a father figure (qui-gon/vader) dies in the arms of their son (obi-wan/luke) as a sith (palps/maul) is cast down into the abyss to their deaths. (palps being alive in the ST and retconning his death in rotj is also annoying for this reason)

i mean i like maul. don't get me wrong. he's an incredibly compelling character and i enjoy seeing more of him... but there's always the thought hovering in my mind like "he should be dead though. he should 100% be dead. this wouldn't be happening if he was dead, but i honestly would rather it not if it meant that maul was dead."

like the tpm fight just doesn't hit the same knowing that canonically he's just. going to become a robot octopus at some point. (shoutout to palps becoming sith glados in the ST) it cheapens the moment for me. it was supposed to be a moment of triumph marred by the deep and soul-crushing loss of a loved one and it's just... not, anymore. or at least not to the same extent. AUGH i'm just. frustrated. wish star wars as a whole wasn't constantly reframing/retconning what's been established. just puts a bad taste in my mouth.

#personal #star wars is HUGE #there's a GALAXY'S worth of stories to be told #and we're always for whatever reason focusing on this ONE PARTICULAR TIME PERIOD #it's suffocating #this is partly why i'm so excited to see the acolyte #it's a break from the skywalker saga #i love the skywalkers. i love the skywalker saga. #but that's also why i want them to STOP ADDING TO THEIR STORY #sometimes a story has a beginning middle and an end and that's okay! #that's fantastic! #we don't need to see between the lines! or behind the scenes! what if we just LEFT IT ALONE #AUGH #anyways. i don't know. i'm just frustrated with the state of star wars as a whole #it feels so claustrophobic right now. just because the space is there and undefined doesn't mean it needs to be filled #this constant push to canonize the years leading up to an event with content is so frustrating #negative space in an image isn't a bad thing it just helps guide the eye to what's most important #otherwise it gets too cluttered. too noisy. too DISTRACTING. #this was supposed to be about maul being alive but it's really about my ongoing grievances with how star wars is cannibalizing the movies #i'm tired of it........ tired i tell you #anyways that's all. real old man yells at cloud moment rn lmao

[sanshinexx]

I'm just making this because there are already so many of these and I want them all in the same place smile

The Bad Batch:

Part 1, seven chairs and ten kids

Part 2, rules are made to be broken

Part 3, family game night

Part 4, death is a social construct

The 501st:

Part 1, left unsupervised

Part 2, cooking duty

Part 3, you and me

Most of these are inspired by ScatterPatter's Incorrect Quotes Generator :]

Actually, as a bonus here's my other (actual) TBB and TCW art as well because why not:

Family portrait

Another family portrait

Fives and Echo

Crosshair

Wrecker carrying Tech carrying Omega

<3

#i'll be updating this as i make more #because there are going to be so much more of these #or so i hope #we'll just have to see when i get tired of making them #i'm also open so suggestions lmao #also i've never made a masterlist before so i don't know if i'm doing it right sorry i'm trying my best #i'm not even sure if they're called masterlists or like masterposts or something but we're going with masterlist now #star wars #star wars fanart #star wars the clone wars #star wars clone wars #the clone wars #clone wars #tcw #the clone wars fanart #clone wars fanart #tcw fanart #star wars the bad batch #star wars bad batch #the bad batch #bad batch #tbb #the bad batch fanart #bad batch fanart #tbb fanart #fan art #art #incorrect quotes #masterlist

[redtrospective]

the trend continues...

I made a matching one for Poe too

#I continue to be bad at typing #so we get another dumb image #did I spend 15 minutes photoshopping lightsabers onto photos of sharks? you're goddam right I did #also I know Din only has one 'n' don't @ me #finn (star wars) #finn star wars #poe dameron #finnpoe #stormpilot #star wars #star wars sequel trilogy #fanfiction #redtrospect

[thatobiwankenobiplace]

Just sitting here thinking about how insanely profound it is that even when not shipped romantically Obi-Wan and Anakin are STILL soulmates. Like romantic feelings or sexual attraction notwithstanding - they are literally metaphysical soulmates!!!

#djkflakjdfkjaflkjdlkfajl *screams* #I mean I'm not even aro/ace and that's just inexplicably SO MUCH to me #so I'm sure I can't even imagine how an aro/ace must feel about them #also just the general obsession with sex in society and in relationships in particular can sometimes be off putting to me #because surely we should love the people we love for something much deeper than just sex #but definitely so for someone we would consider our soulmate #add to that the general preoccupation with appearances #but yeah I will never be over them as long as I live now so...lmao #I need to go take a walk and see if that will help my overheated brain settle down about them for a while lol #I don't even know what I'm saying right now #I also to get more sleep xd #my random ramblings #Obi-Wan Kenobi #Anakin Skywalker #Darth Vader #obikin #vaderwan #kenobi series #owk show #star wars prequels #star wars

[aq2003]

obi-wan's conversation with anakin before leaving for utapau

owk week day 2: favorite movie moment

#obi wan kenobi #obi wan #anakin skywalker #star wars #starwarsedit #swedit #obiwanedit #obi-wan kenobi #revenge of the sith #rots #owkweek22 #stars war #my edits #the prettiest coloring ive ever done on gifs before and it was completely on accident lets go #anyway i love this moment i love how the movie ends right here and nothing BAD HAPPENS #anakin 'my brother isnt home so i'm gonna cut off all the sleeves off my shirts hes 99% of my impulse control' skywalker #obi-wan 'i am unaware that this is the very last time i'll be on good terms w the person i care abt the most' kenobi #theyre both so STUPID god blessghdsfjklhjwkflnfjk22 #happy anniversary to revenge of the sith i hope it knows how much damage it has caused me #edit: god please fucking help me don't tag this as ship #obi-wan really talks about how he raised anakin in This gifset can you guys please not

[clonehub]

nobody can talk to ridge about fighting for the republic once he's succesfully escaped it, he's gotta be probably the most critical of the republic government out of all the clones. saying "our purpose [as clones] is to fight!" will get you "who told you that? The Kaminoans that 'bred' us for money or the government that won't pay us and won't let us vote?"

#ch posts #i wish. i just wish that the clones werent so forcibly apolitical like there's some major sentient/human rights abuses going on w the clone #that doesnt get explored i think bc like #frankly the point of defending the republic or viewing them as good but Corrupt for a lot of people #(not everyone but a lot) would totally collapse #even for the writers #like do you see how they tiptoed around the "what happens after the war'' question #like why not make a clone who seriously worries about the future #first of his kind to do so #why not make a clone who examines the structures that put him in place and asks lots of questions that DONT lead him to blowing up #his siblings perhaps! #what about clones who don't know what they're fighting for but keep doing it because they're scared and they know nothing else! #theyre loyal but they dont know to what!! #the jaded clones who want to stop fighting the clones who are desperately searching for a way out the cloens #who maybe want senatorial representation like COME ON #and looping back to my first point like the Republic looks a million times more evil when you have participants in the slave army ask thing #like why arent we paid/paid well and why cant we vote #why arent we citizens for the state we exist for like!!!! #star wars #the clone wars #mod oc #ridge #tcw #swtcw

[syn0vial]

AU where jango takes boba with him on a mission to tatooine. boba coincidentally meets anakin and they hit it off SO well and are SO determined not to be separated when jango's mission is over that they decide that the only reasonable course of action is to parent trap jango and shmi.

chaos, naturally, ensues.

#star wars #boba fett #anakin skywalker #shmi skywalker #jango fett #neither of them knows anything about romance and the only thing boba has ever been taught to plan is assassination attempts #so it's a lot of boba steepling his fingers and being like ''engine sabotage. is that anything?'' #and anakin being like ''that doesn't sound right but i don't know enough about courtship to dispute it :V'' #meanwhile jango becomes convinced that shmi is involved in his mission somehow bc the guy he's after is OBVIOUSLY targeting her #and the whole time it's just. their kids trying very chaotically to set them up on a date LMAO

[cienie-isengardu]

Laseema: "… Etain can’t take care of her baby, Darman doesn’t know he has a kid and I kinda lie now on a daily basis about the whole babysitting Kal’s grandson to Atin too? I feel like I’m betraying his trust but I can’t tell him I know who Kad'ika's parents are, can I? And what if Atin will hate me for this once the truth will come to light? Because Etain and Kal will tell Darman about the baby one day, right. They will tell him, RIGHT? And there is this jerk at work that won’t stop bothering me and can you believe that asshole was yesterday waiting for me outside when my shift has ended? I wish I learned how to use the knife like Atin proposed but I guess it wouldn’t help me much against that bastard; he looked like he wouldn't mind breaking my arm and, you know, do worse stuff. I KNOW, I should tell Kal but he is so busy with… whatever he is doing anyway and Jusik is on Mandalore with Fi, Ordo is already freaked out about Fi and Besany’s safety and I don’t wanna be a burden. I can’t even comm Atin because he is on a mission on the other galaxy’s side, ya know, commando stuff and even if he could comm me, I can’t tell him because I don’t wanna him be upset and distracted over something he can’t do anything about anyway. I couldn’t forgive myself if he got killed because of my problems. Pathetic, right Mird? 

Oh, did I upset you? Sorry Mird, I just needed to rant a bit but don’t worry, I will figure something out. I know what will cheer you up! What is the word Walon is always saying? Oh, right. OYA! Whatever that means Wish I know whatcha thinking right now. Something nice, I bet.

Mird: [HUNT HUNT HUNT HUNT HUNT...]

[part 2] [part 3]

#star wars #cienie's art #republic commando #laseema #mird #laseema & mird #laseema & atin #my repcom musing #as in laseema deserves more attention #so i let her rant a bit more than i intended lol #also mird the problem solver hehe #just in case i tag it as #Repcom Au!vau is done with skirata family drama #part of series even if it has little to vau right now XD #anyway comics set between true colors and order 66 and atin once show up after mission will teach laseema how to use a knife XD #the 2 & 3 part are already sketched but when i will finish them is a good question #the moral of the story don't OYA at mird if you don't know what the word means XDDD

[measlyfurball13]

Look I just think the takes of "the Jedi were fundamentally a good group of good people" and "the Jedi were vulnerable to corruption and misuse" and "the Jedi did not give Anakin what he needed to succeed" and "Anakin is ultimately the one responsible for his actions" should all coexist.

#star wars #star wars prequels #jedi order #anakin skywalker #I honest-to-god have been seeing star wars drama on my dash? #people either swinging to 'the jedi are a christian cult' to 'the jedi did nothing wrong ever' and both are so wrong #like guys I don't know how to tell you but a good organization can churn out a fucked up dude #and a good organization can still lose their way and do something they'll regret (clones and clone wars) #a la the 'you can do everything right and still fail'

[jewishcissiekj]

Whenever I see the "that sounds like terrorism, Anakin" TCW frame I just I just I remember how the Onderon arc was like the closest thing TCW did to what the Jedi did in the Clone Wars in Legends. Yeah, they aided and trained local resistances against the separatists. It's not just a thing Anakin made up for one arc.

#also um #relating to the current world #but i won't speak on that bc i don't know the right words #sw #star wars #tcw #the clone wars #onderon arc was questionable bc of lux but i liked it other than that #sucks that steela got fridged tho that was weirdddd #i was listening to shatterpoint and went like #'damn that (what depa was doing) sure sounds a whole lot like the onderon arc' #but it's a complicated subject and you definitely need to be careful with it #legends vs. canon choices are always interesting to me idk #the amount of politics that go into that actual war greatly differs #the cestus deception is like half politics and some action #while in tcw you have maybe mon cala and onderon arcs #and they're also very action focused #i don't get politics really so idk how to talk about this #so just an observation for now

[legionofpotatoes]

man post-andor star wars feels so embarrassing

#I know I'm like fifteen years removed from the mandalorian's TA but watching that show has truly become a test of mettle #I don't want them to turn brow-furrowing serious with their politicking either. I get the camp it is GOING for. but there's no engine #there's less deep lessons to learn from andor than all that. simple story mechanics and letting drama drive your story instead of like #nothing burger plotlines that push meaningful moments aside instead of inviting them in. and badgering us with endless cameos #this is the golden goose outward-facing star war poster boy now I get it. has to be this way. but even THIS can be done better I feel #it is so lost up its own sauce I can't even comment on specific issues anymore. it's a stew of bad decisions and lack of clarity in #just about everything. even stagecraft feels stunted at this point. they felt like they were pushing the tool when they had frasier ADing. #now it's all so sickeningly stagnant. we are right back into 'no one feels like they live in the space they inhabit' except we learned #how to achieve that with in-camera CG. baller! #negativity #text #*DPing I think is what frasier was actually doing. and I do love the baby still so I am stuck in this sisyphean loop for the long haul #cant help myself the puppetry really is the one true standout in this whole shebang

[moinsbienquekaworu]

Still not over that time I watched a video where a guy said you were supposed to feel happy to see Obi-Wan beating Vader at the end of ep 3. Imagine misunderstanding a film that thoroughly and still pretending you know what its flaws were and how it could be fixed.

#absolutely insane #and he didn't say that as like. a deep analysis. it was his building block!! #he was all 'okay so you're supposed to feel happy when obi-wan wins right? so when x happens there should be y instead' #like babe what the fuck. how do you see obi-wan yell you were my brother anakin i loved you and go Ah Yes This Man Is Winning How Nice #i mean i don't have media literacy either but i don't make videos about how to fix the media i don't understand y'know #at best i make a 5-note tumblr post & rant about it irl to my friends #just..... what's wrong in his head. how do you make any more apparent that this moment is painful and sad. what the hell. #unsurprisingly mr wrong about star wars made like 2-3 videos about rey being a mary sue #he probably has shit takes about comics as well but i don't know comics well enough to ascertain that #wow i have a ramble tag now