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yamy-brett · 4 months
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The Devil's foot
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beatrice1979a · 5 days
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Monsters
The Dark Side
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Sentimonsters - Monsters - Monsters (alt ver) - Savior
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The Dark Side (alternate reality) by Muse
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I hail from the dark side For all my life, I've been besieged You'd be scared living with my despair And if you could feel the things, I am able to feel
Break me out Set me free
Save me from the Dark Side
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short-wooloo · 6 months
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I think a lot of people misunderstand how the dark side works
It's all too common to see people talk about the dark side as being something which makes you do horrible things, that when you choose the dark side it will make you do evil
But it's the other way around
When you do terrible things, when you choose to hurt others, choose to be selfish, when you choose evil, you are choosing the dark side
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smhalltheurlsaretaken · 9 months
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(repost of this with the video directly in the post because vimeo links are acting up)
Rewatching this scene for the sweet angst, something struck me. In hindsight it's extremely obvious but I'd never thought about it this way.
There's the very obvious parallels with Qui-Gon's death, down to Satine caressing Obi-Wan's cheek, there's that amazing bit of mirrored exchange, where Obi-Wan starts off confrontational and angry and Maul gloating, and then Obi-Wan becomes soft-spoken and empathetic and Maul starts to shake with rage and pain and can't even properly face him, and then there's this.
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Maul boasts that the Dark Side is "more powerful than [Obi-Wan] knows," that Obi-Wan's "noble flaw" is a weakness, so why is he trying to make him more powerful? Why tell him to use the Dark Side? Why basically give him a crash course about how it works? Does he want Obi-Wan to retaliate? To escape?
The obvious answer is that Maul isn't trying to make Obi-Wan more powerful. After all, he's well aware that Obi-Wan is a dogshit fighter when he's angry.
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Immediately after that last quote, he says "that is not the Jedi way, is it?" as a taunt, and again in The Lawless, he insists "You should have chosen the Dark Side, Master Jedi."
So he's simply trying to destroy him as a Jedi, right? Because he knows that's what make Obi-Wan who he is, and he blames Obi-Wan for robbing him of his status along with his life, so he wants to destroy Obi-Wan's life in the ways that matter (since, as Obi-Wan says, just killing him is nothing like destroying him). But if that's the case, then we're back to the "power" issue. What's the point of destroying Obi-Wan if it's by giving him what Maul claims is his own identity, and the key to freedom?
And imo the answer lies right here:
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Why would killing Satine make Obi-Wan share Maul's pain? Why would Maul regard the pain of losing a loved one (something he's completely unfamiliar with at this point) as equal to his torment? Why isn't he chopping Obi-Wan in half and keeping him alive with Nightsister magick instead? Why would the murder of one of Obi-Wan's loved ones, picked almost at random, be THE "moment" Maul has been thinking about "for years"?
I think he really isn't talking about Satine's murder in and of itself when he talks of pain. The pain he wants Obi-Wan to share isn't the pain of loss, but very simply the pain of living in the Dark Side.
That's why Satine really is just a "tool" to his vengeance, as he says, and not the main point. That's why he's so enraged that Obi-Wan insists on showing him compassion even through his fear and anger - being kind leaves you open to grief but protects from the agony of the Dark.
Maul wants Obi-Wan to Fall, to stop being a Jedi, not because he truly believes the Dark Side gives you good things, but because he knows the Dark Side makes you miserable.
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He tries to freaking teach Obi-Wan how to Fall, like Obi-Wan is a Sith apprentice, because being a Sith is the most miserable you're ever going to get! He tries to make Obi-Wan suffer by making him like him! He's so self-loathing his hatred of Obi-Wan materializes as self-hatred!
And hey, that greatly complements the end of the episode - Obi-Wan resists the Dark Side and escapes the planet, and Maul revels in it and immediately loses the only person he cares about and ends up crawling and crying while Sidious gleefully tortures him. Maul falls victim to every form of suffering he wanted to inflict on Obi-Wan and Obi-Wan flies away. In the end, Maul is proven right: being Fallen really f*cking sucks.
Really accentuates that Maul wanted relief above all when he sought out Obi-Wan in Rebels. He went to the only person who had shown him actual compassion, and the person he knew was best at resisting the Dark Side - so he could finally be free.
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h4lftruths4ndhyperb0le · 10 months
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Currently thinking a lot about Rebels, and specifically the exchange between Ezra and Sabine in the first episode of season 3, after he controls the guy, the—
“When did Kanan teach you that?”
“He didn’t.”
Because there’s so much in those short lines that speaks into the space between seasons. That, to me, is such a strong depiction of Ezra’s slide toward the dark side, because there’s a sort of double meaning to Ezra’s words:
There’s definitely an accusation here. By saying that Kanan didn’t teach him that, it’s both speaking to this specific skill and the overarching problem of the episode: that Kanan has been distant from everyone as a result of what happened to him, and without him, Ezra is without a teacher, without a guide to the way of the Jedi. And, while not entirely Kanan’s fault (I can understand a certain level of trauma after getting blinded), this does speak into the fact that Ezra has been left behind by so many people, even unintentionally, and so it makes sense that he turns somewhere else—but he turns to the wrong place.
Also, though, I think it shows something that Ezra isn’t meaning: Kanan didn’t teach him that because Kanan wouldn’t teach him that. Taking over every part of another person, removing their free will, is something we see the Sith do easily, but never the Jedi. And here, we see the consequences of Ezra trying to find his own way, and we see how his learned behaviors—survival, fending for himself in the face of an enemy, etc.—are easily manipulated by the dark side if there isn’t someone there to help stop that from happening.
And I think that it’s both really cool that those larger messages of the episode can come through in that one brief exchange AND a testament to the character work with Ezra, because his dabbling in the dark side is still in line with the goals of his character: to survive. To protect those he loves. To learn to use the Force. To be strong.
I could go on and talk about how it strengthens the portrayal of Kanan and Ezra’s relationship, but that’s a whole other post waiting to be made.
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aberrantcreature · 2 months
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The Son.
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amypihcs · 7 months
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End of the story! What is our most Bistinguished doctor telling us today?
First of all, he's diving from bistinguished to bisaster
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Oh well, Holmes will end this whole thing with the greatest flirt ever soooo... Just Watson looking respectfully. Can't fault him!
Holmes is not impressed AT ALL by this young captain. He has his own strong blond man
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And i just... the power of this scene, i could see the granada adaptation in my head!
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Be truthful or you're fucked. And fucked for good. -Holmes.
Let's begin the story with the greatest declaration of love EVER after y'know it-was-worth-a-wound thing.
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Man's a simp if i ever saw one. Good for him and the lady! Story continues. And then... Well
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bammete! I don't fault Captain Crocker, the baronet will NOT be missed OR mourned.
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Holmes agrees AND he approves so much of this young man that HE SHAKES HIS HAND. Holmes as a rule DOESN'T shake hands.
'Well, captain... you could just get away, y'know?' -Holmes
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'Thaffuck you saying? NO, it would be bad!' -crocker
YOU WON A FREE OUT OF PRISON CARD, CROCKER! Right answer!
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And they shake hands AGAIN. Holmes REALLY approves of this man.
Now, to arrange matters.
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YOU ARE FLIRTING WITH WATSON. YOU ARE GIVING THE MAN YOUR 'COME TO BED' EYES. Don't lie, Holmes.
Also, you are a romantic, as much as you try to deny it. I REALLY hope Watson will point THAT out in a couple of hours when you and the... ah yes, 'gentle-man' retire.
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multifandomaceflux · 9 months
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The Dark Side
@amypihcs and @jelloduckie , you know what you did
To the rest of you, sorry for the zero context heheh
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yamy-brett · 5 months
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Ted Hardwicke was the best. He was Jeremy's friend on and off the screen. His chemistry with Jeremy during the series cannot be matched.
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contrispos · 6 months
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I am rewatching Rebels as I often do and there is a scene in season 2 episode 18 that really freaks me out after having seen Ahsoka.
Basically there have been theories that Ezra turned to the dark side between Rebels season 4 and Ahsoka, which could end up being true, especially after taking this scene into consideration:
It happens when Ahsoka, Ezra and Kanan have gone to the Jedi temple on Lothal and Kanan has entered the doorway. There he encounters a Temple Guard. The dialogue plays out like this:
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Guard: I wondered when you would return.
Kanan: A temple guard. I’ve come for knowledge. I need to know how to defeat Vader and his Inquisitors.
Guard: Try to fight, and you will fail. The Rebellion will be destroyed. You will die, and your apprentice will become a servant of evil.
Kanan: What are you talking about?
Guard: The dark side. It pulls at him, it calls to him. Eventually, he will be consumed by it.
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The guard could of course be referring to Ezra falling towards the dark side at the end of season 2 and beginning of season 3. However, he clearly says that Ezra will be consumed by the dark side, this did not happen in Rebels.
Furthermore, the Rebellion has become the New Republic by the time Ahsoka takes place, which we all know is a corrupt system already. Kanan of course meets his demise in season 4 of Rebels. These things happened because the Rebellion tried to fight against the dark side. There was balance in the force, Vader and Palpatine on the dark side and Luke and Leia on the light. Freddie Prinze Jr. made sure we all understood this.
So by defeating the two dark powers, the force needs to balance out. Perhaps this will be done by turning Ezra to the dark side, or perhaps nothing will happen at all.
Food for thought…
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short-wooloo · 1 month
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One of the most often misunderstood parts of Star Wars is the concept of giving in to the dark side
Too often there's the idea that when you give in, the dark side takes control of you
But it doesn't, it can't, the dark side is not some external force that you allow in
It's just you
The dark side is in you, it's in all of us, it's a terrible part of ourselves, it's the terrible impulses and emotions we feel and must consciously choose to resist
Giving in to the dark side is not someone else controlling you
Giving in to the dark side is when you stop controlling yourself
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kalevalakryze · 4 months
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Feel Like A Monster
Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Ahsoka (TV) Pairings: Shin Hati / Sabine Wren, Shin Hati & Baylan Skoll, Baylan Skoll & Sabine Wren, Sabine Wren & Ahsoka Tano & Shin Hati Characters: Sabine Wren, Shin Hati, Baylan Skoll, Ahsoka Tano Warnings: Blood and Injury, The Dark Side Of The Force, Almost Corruption, Notes: For Whumptober Day 17+ For @sabineweek Day 3 Prompt: “You’re the lump in my throat and the knot in my chest.”Touch Aversion + Follow You Into The Dark Word Count: 1,787  AO3 Link: Here!
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Shin was lifeless against the dirt, blood pooling into the earth, ichor spilling from veins that needed it more. Under her fingertips, Sabine could feel the weak thump… thump… thump of their heart, fading quickly; she needed help, but Sabine could not offer it, not when she raised her eyes and to meet Baylan Skoll’s, not when he stood there in some righteous glory, yet dared to be upset. “You…” Sabine snarled as her vision tunneled, her focus solely on the man who’d killed her master, who’d torn open her wounds, and had betrayed not only her, but his own Padawan, in the worst ways possible.
Shin won’t make it. You need to avenge her. You know how to do it, you can feel it; Picture your fingers wrapping around his throat, reach out-
“Sabine!” Ahsoka’s voice pulled her back, to the sounds of a man choking on nothing but the force, to the feeling of power at her fingertips. They stood apart with a chasm between them, yet she could feel his throat under her fingers, the way he fought for air, the way he clawed at his own skin as if it would stop her. 
Ahsoka’s hand clamped down on Sabine’s shoulder like fire, burning through beskar and clothes like a lightsaber. “Don’t fucking touch me!” She shouted at the Togruta. “I am sick and tired of people taking everything from me, just because they can! I’m sick of having to lay back and let it happen!” When she turned towards her Master, a sickly yellow had overtaken warm gold, red-rimmed eyes with dark veins marring her skin like inky poison. “I won’t let anyone take anything from me again… never again.” 
There was power at her fingertips, just like she was being promised, just like she’d been warned about, she’d seen Ezra struggle with it; why did he struggle, when he could have saved them all with this feeling. 
Shin was growing colder as Sabine rose to her feet, the southern winds catching the torn edges of her poncho, billowing fabric around her legs as she stepped over the soon-to-be corpse, retrieving the saber from her belt as she dropped Baylan to the ground. “You hear me, demagolka? Never!” The dark sider barely had enough time to ignite and raise his own saber to meet hers. 
Ahsoka didn’t have the luxury of time, not as Shin’s fingers dug uselessly in the soil, chasing their livelihood as it fed the graveyard. She spared one glance as her apprentice stalked off towards Baylan Skoll, leaving it up to Sabine to save herself was a hard choice, but out of the two of them, Shin needed her help most. 
Hovering hands stitched flesh, bone, tissue, and her very lifeform back together, just one more, one more layer of skin, one after another. She couldn’t spare any attention to the sounds behind her. 
“Everything I’ve ever done has been for my people!” The ozone burned hot around her green saber, the kyber rattled in its cage, reacting violently to the hate. “For my family! For Mandalore! For the Rebellion!” She ducked under a strong swing, shoving the heel of her boot into his knee as she moved to avoid his second swing, letting it hit harmlessly off her pauldron. “And every time! Every! Single! Time!” Each hit of her blade against his own followed every word. “A Monster comes out to ruin it!”
“You’re hurting bad inside, Wren, but you can control it,” Baylan attempted to calm her, as if she was his apprentice; but no, Sabine saw first hand what happened to an apprentice of Baylan Skoll, knew from Huyang’s records what happened to th e first, and what he’d just done to the second. “If anyone-”
“Shut Up!” The Force pushed back against him, sending him several feet back, scrambling in the dirt stained with Shin’s blood; Like a predator, Sabine started to pace around him, fabric moving now in an unseen wind as she moved saber disappearing into her hilt as she flexed her white-knuckled grip around the weapon. Shin was still unmoving under the Togruta’s hands, but he could feel her dying, knew she was not long for this world, knew the volatile Mandalorian could feel it to.
“Nothing can change this path, Sabine, you know as well as anyone-” 
He wasn’t expecting a boot to collide with the side of his head, or for the ground to careen quickly towards him as his body twisted. The recovery was quick, but he was left unsupported and aimless at the sight that met his swimming vision.
Each piece of the saber had come apart in steady hands, the green bled from her crystal like the poison in her veins. “Truly, a member of Skywalker’s lineage,” He remarked, dryly now as he forced himself up on old knees, allowing the Force to aid in alleviating the many aches that came with his life. “You are more like your Master than you know, Sabine.” His eyes flickered over to Ahsoka and Shin; their heart beat once more, stronger than before; if this failed, then his mission…
“Except, only your Master is there, and you are here.”
“And you did this to her. Shin trusted you, and you don’t even care!” When the blade ignited next, it was as red as her grand master’s. Red like the blood that had been spilled on the crooked metal of the ceremonial dagger he’d sliced through his Apprentice’s stomach, red like the rim around the Mandalorian’s unnatural eyes. 
“And you will pay,” Scarlet light rotated around her wrist, blade arcing first behind her in a semi-circle, gaining momentum as she advanced upon the Wolf. 
Sweat beaded at his brows as he countered her onslaught, but his attention was split, truly a fatal mistake when facing off against a royally pissed-off Mandalorian, and the return of life to his apprentice’s body under the tiring hands of Ahsoka Tano. If this failed, then he would have failed the Mother’s mission, would have failed in his destiny and the path he had devoted himself to, once the Order had forsaken him. “Your attachment is blinding you to what is at stake, Sabine,” He tried to rationalize as her foot caught the meat of his leg, numbing him from stepping out of the way of her next swing. 
It was only with the force that he was able to stop the blade from ending his life, her face was contorted in exertion and rage as she pressed back against him, both hands wrapped around her hilt, metal almost warping in her hands, spittle flying from her lips as her teeth gritted together in her blind rage. “I see clearer now than I ever have, dis’ne.” 
Sabine broke his hold on her, catching the swing of his saber heavily on her backplate as she crouched, moving into a roll to pass the return swing to wind up behind him. 
Her blade was at his throat, his chin had raised in acceptance of his fate, however, a quick, rasping shout. “Stop.” Shin was on one knee, now, head bowed and arm clasped tightly around Ahsoka’s, allowing the Not-Jedi to help her up, both Shin and Ahsoka’s hands pressed firmly into the wound, using ripped cloth to halt the bleeding where Ahsoka was not able to maintain the force’s assistance. 
Sabine stared at her Master and not-quite enemy, teeth bared, ready to go in for the kill, could see the pain that Ahsoka hid on her face, along with the force exhaustion weighing her down. “Don’t,” They called, using Ahsoka as support to rise on shaking legs. “He isn’t worth it,” 
Shin stumbled when they rose, almost eating a face full of dirt. Both Sabine, Baylan, and Ahsoka watched as the half-dead wolf stalked forward, blood staining the neutral greys of their tunic, partially healed skin poking past the jagged edges of the fabric. There was anger in their eyes when they looked at Baylan, yes… But there was also an overwhelming sense of pity, and when they looked at Sabine, there was shame. 
“Let him live with it,” Ahsoka had to catch them on their next step, their teeth grit sharply; Sabine could feel the phantom itch of the main in her own abdomen, felt it connect like lightning to the mark of Shin’s saber against her stomach. “Make him live with it, he doesn’t deserve your light,” 
Sabine paused, then, staring at the blade of tortured crystal, and the pale skin of the man it sat so close to. She was angry… Baylan had hunted them, and then he’d nearly killed Shin, and he deserved… 
Yellowed eyes looked away from the warped metal in her hands. Ahsoka’s face was one of recognition and pain, even if she was trying to mask it. “I’m not going anywhere, Sabine,” She called, even as she helped lower Shin down to the ground, the blonde too weak to rise again. “I’m right here,” The touch in their bond was tentative, like Ahsoka was scared to interact with the darkness that consumed Sabine in the moment. 
There was darkness, so much darkness, yes… But there was light, too. The clouds overhead broke, allowing rays of warm sunlight to filter into the barren world below, and Sabine took a breath, deep and unobstructed. There was darkness, and there was light in the way Ahsoka and Shin stood by her, waiting, either in trepidation for what she may choose, or in patience, knowing she would make the right choice.
The blade deactivated slowly and Baylan’s shoulders sagged. “That… is a mistake,” He had the audacity to whisper, but not before Sabine was shoving him forward, away from her and into the dirt. 
“We’ll see,” She rasped as she tossed the saber to the ground, not wanting to feel the anger and hate she’d fed into it resonating back into her, not wanting to face the kyber that had chosen Ezra and had placed its trust in her… “If there’s one thing I learned in the Rebellion, it’s that people like you always think you have the high ground, or some higher moral standing that makes you actions just… you think yourself blind to the consequences, but you won’t be… never again,” Her boots crunched in the dirt as she approached Shin, keeping the grey apprentice between her Master and herself as she knelt to take the blonde’s weight against her shoulders, allowing Ahsoka to opportunity to detain the man who had brought them all here. 
“You’re going to live with it, and I hope you feel like a demagolka every day you have the misfortune of waking up and seeing what you’ve done,” 
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lilsciencequeen · 4 months
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simulation theory is the perfect driving album
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victormalonso · 2 years
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el lado oscuro | víctor m. alonso
[the dark side]
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