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My slightly bitchy take for the day:

y'all should portray luke as the vaguely terrifying but benevolent powerhouse he actually is instead of this weird uwu cinnamon roll skittish shy softboy shit. My guy didn't overpower darth vader, one of the most competent duelists in the galaxy, through sheer overwhelming force alone and overcome the violent death of the only family he ever knew just to stutter on every other sentence in your fic cuz someone looked at him wrong, or lose a fight because he's in his feelings. I'd argue that he WINS fights because he's in his feelings, and does so with terrifying competence every step of the way. Ty for coming to my ted talk

you would undo God's punishment?

feels Jedi'ish

“One of the hardest lessons in life is letting go. Whether it’s guilt, love, anger, loss or betrayal, change is never easy. We fight to hold on and we fight to let go.”

— Unknown

“If I keep refreshing ao3 the exact fic I want to read with the exact dynamics and characterizations I want will appear and I won’t have to write it myself” the ongoing saga by me.

replace "very":

very happy: ecstatic, joyful, excited

very scared: terrified, fearful

very angry: livid, vengeful

very hungry: starved, skeletal

very sad: sorrowful, dejected, unhappy

very distrusting: doubtful, dubious, cynical

very shy: timid, bashful, reserved

very fun: enjoyable, amusing, refreshing

very big: gigantic, huge, enormous

very small: tiny, minuscule, compact

very alive: lively, vigorous, energetic

very sharp: pointed, spired, tipped

very much: many, abundant, greatly

very yummy: delicious, tasteful

very good: excellent, fine, virtuous

very bad: evil, terrible, poor

very sudden: abrupt, unexpected

very soon: near, shortly

very fast: quick, swift, brisk

very slow: leisurely, sedate

very cold: frigid, freezing

very hot: heated, balmy, spicy

very thin: slim, scrawny, skinny

very thick: stocky, hefty, large

Keep in mind not all words apply to all situations (you wouldn't use "spicy" to describe hot weather).

edit: colour me wrong...every person who has interacted with this post would describe the weather as spicy.

Force Ghost Anakin, looking down at Grogu in Luke's arms: Luke-

Luke: Father. :)

Force Ghost Anakin:

Force Ghost Obi-Wan: It could have been worse, Anakin. Your grand child could have been a baby Master Windu instead.

Force Ghost Anakin: *sighs

Luke: :D

You’re going to have slow writing days. Or writing days with no writing at all. Maybe it will stretch out to a week. Maybe it will linger over months. It’s all okay. It’s all perfectly normal.

You don’t qualify as a writer based on your word count. You qualify by telling stories. Dreaming them up and spinning wild adventures. Don’t worry about wordcounts. Find a way to connect with the stories you want to tell. ♥

din: “get married” they said, “have kids” they said, “it’s amazing” they said.

[from the kitchen]

rey, muffled yelling: put it out. put it out!

finn: it’s too big to smother!! grab the anti-flamethrower!

luke: fire extinguisher! it’s called a FIRE EXTINGUISHER!

grogu: *excited noise*

[loud glass shattering, everyone screaming while grogu laughs]

din: *tears in his eyes, watching the chaos lovingly* they were right. i love them all so much.

5 Ways Japan Influenced ‘Star Wars’

The "Star Wars" universe is deep with Japanese influences, from Kurosawa’s films to samurai, even the Japanese language.

1. The films of Akira Kurosawa

So much has been said about the connection between Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress and Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.

Kurosawa’s arguably most famous film, The Seven Samurai was the inspiration for The Mandalorian episode, “Sanctuary”.

Not coincidentally, this is also the premise for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Rebel Moon, which started life as a Star Wars project.

2. Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub was a manga series that ran from 1970 to 1976 that was made into numerous films and series. It’s the story of Ogami Itto, the former executioner for the shogun, who is forced to go on the run with his young son, Daigoro, after being framed for a crime he did not commit.

In The Book Of Boba Fett, Luke offers Grogu the choice between being a Jedi (choose lightsaber) and being with the Mandalorian (choose chainmail), is similar to the first Lone Wolf and Cub where Ogami Itto gives his son a choice to reunite with his late mother who was killed (choose ball) or join his father to avenge her and go down the path of a lonely warrior (choose katana).

3. Samurai and Bushido

They both follow a code aside from the outward appearance of kimono-like clothing, Darth Vader’s samurai-style helmet and swords. 

The Jedi Code, which is, Buddhist-like, frowns on attachments and stresses compassion. It also forbids killing unarmed opponents as well as coming to terms with and finding peace in your death, as we see when Obi-Wan Kenobi sacrifices himself in his duel with Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode IV. 

On the other hand, not every samurai is a paragon of virtue such as the Sith who are considered the bad samurai who abuses their power and authority for their own greed and self-interest. Then there are the ronin, masterless samurai or mercenary like Boba Fett and Mandalorian, who trust no one but themselves.

4. Kendo

The weapon of choice for the Jedi is the lightsaber, an elegant weapon for a more civilized age, as Obi-Wan tells Luke. The lightsaber resembles a samurai’s sword, but there’s more influence here than just appearance. The actual fighting style is largely derived from kendo.

Although fencing also played a part in lightsaber choreography in the original three films, by the prequels, to speed it up, the stunt coordinator Nick Gillard relied heavily on kendo form. In the documentary Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel, he notes: “Kendo became my base ingredient.”

5. The Japanese Language

The word “Jedi” is not Japanese in and of itself, but many have said it was inspired by the word jidaigeki, or period play in Japanese. Being a film buff and a filmmaker, it’s likely Lucas would have been exposed to the word during his schooling at the University of Southern California (USC).

Another word that is Japanese-esque is the name of Luke’s master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi, of course, means sash or belt, while ken could mean sword. Wan means bay, but that may be stretching it. However, what is not a stretch is to say that Lucas was going for a Japanese feel in Star Wars, if not actual words.

In The Book Of Boba Fett,  the word daimyo is used to describe a crime lord. Daimyo is, of course, the Japanese word for a warlord. While it is not a one-to-one match (oyabun would be more correct Japanese), it’s close enough to guess Japan influenced the writers.

TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE JEDI ORDER IN STAR WARS CANON, PART II [A Meta/Reference Guide on AO3] aka, SO WHAT DO THE JEDI SAY AND DO IN THE ACTUAL CANON? This is the second part in my series of Jedi Culture and Teachings in Canon, which was originally meant to be a much smaller project, but then The High Republic came out and suddenly I can barely keep up with all the new lore!  Which means that this is part 2 of what will probably (I hope) be a four part series, given a rough estimate, just hopefully not two years between now and the next one.  orz One of the biggest motivations I’ve had is to compare how the High Republic books seem to be working to be pretty true to George Lucas’ philosophies and visions of both Star Wars and the Jedi, so there’s a mix of canon sources citations and George Lucas commentary, separated out into eras so that you can get a feel for each one.  While there are some minor differences between the High Republic Jedi Order and the prequels Jedi Order, I’ve found that they’re by and large basically the same exact people with the same exact culture and same exact beliefs and actions, and a huge part of this project was getting to lay a lot of that out! The guide is broken down into seven sections as before: SECTION 1 - HOW THE FORCE WORKS SECTION 2 - JEDI CULTURE & PHILOSOPHY & TEACHINGS SECTION 3 - JEDI AS A PEOPLE SECTION 4 - PSYCHIC SPACE WIZARDS DOING PSYCHIC SPACE WIZARD THINGS SECTION 5 - JEDI TEMPLES SECTION 6 - JEDI AND THE BIGGER GALAXY SECTION 7 - JEDI, BUDDHISM, AND EVERYTHING ELSE Hopefully, this guide will be useful to those who are looking to use it to write fic or just want to see a nerdy project!  None of this is meant as any kind of value judgement on Legends or people who aren’t interested in this stuff or don’t like the Jedi, instead it’s a guide to a) the bigger themes of the Jedi in the source material and b) a list of references if you want to check out the source material yourself, which I always heartily recommend!  That and an attempt to organize my reference and meta tags because they’re definitely a mess. 😂

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Happy Valentine's Day besties and beloveds!

Here's a gift from your mod, Cannibalistic Bread Product 🥐

I got this one commissioned while Star Dads was still in construction, before epiosde 5 TBOBF was launched. Pleasantly surprised and pleased that it's done right on 14th Feb so I can share it with you all!

The artist is @sparkledork-art . If you like AoT, Les Miserables (like me), go pay his blog a visit. The commission chart is still on!

Once again, wish you all a lovely, lovely day in general 🖤💚

So I made my own AU of Star Wars if Obi Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul were working together to trained Luke, which also teach Luke how to learn the balance of the Light and the Dark.

They were smilling and happy together while spending their time at Tatooine

Btw this was made with Photoshop before I move on Clip Studio Paint, my Photoshop almost got crash when I working on this

y’all feel me on this one

You know, to think about it, it IS pretty hilarious how the book of boba fett has ended.

Like, sure, it was awsome, Din and Grogu met again, Boba is the Daimyo of Tatooine now and there probably will be a season 2 but... that ending-- I just can't imagine how things will go from now on y'know?? What will they even DO in the mandalorian season 3 ????

Literally EVERYONE who didn't watched tbobf won't know what the actual fuck just happened. To them, it's like Din and Grogu just had an emotionally devastating goodbye and "Somehow" they're back now??? What the fuck happened??? Where the fuck is that Jedi ???? Is this how Star Wars marketing is going to be like from now on???

And then there's Din. He just had an epic reunion with his son but what will he even Do now??? I don't know how Din found Luke or what Luke did after leaving the Imperial cruiser, but in ss2 Din just literally "returned Grogu to his kind"; the next time, he saw Grogu train with Luke and got denied visiting rights... but now his kid is somehow here on Tatooine???????? What is he gonna do next????

Keep bounty hunting???

Visit the planet Luke was on in ep6??? To what?????

What about Mandalore and the Darksaber????? Is he gonna become King of Mandalore now??? How is he going to learn how to use the Darksaber????

Actually, what even happened with Bo-Katan??????? I thought she wanted the Darksaber??????

And personally asking but WHERE THE FUCK IS LUKE??? Artoo kinda mentioned they were in a hurry right ??? Did he receive Jedi missions from Leia or sth ??? I know he isn't a kind of person who would just drop the kid down alone on fucking Tatooine. But then What is he up to then???????????? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?

(Btw how did Luke know Din was on Tatooine?? Can he or maybe Grogu... force track people across the galaxy now...?)

Negative thinking: oh no Luke will never meet Din again :(

Positive thinking illusion: they are doing this to set up an arranged marriage trope between Luke and Din in the mandalorian ss3 :O

The book of boba fett ep7 predictions!!!!

I have so many ideas about this right now that it's getting hard to write it out but let me just start with what I think will happen at the end of the episode: Luke and Din totally meets on Tatooine during/after the crime war. AND Luke decides to teach both Din and Grogu. Which leads stright to the mandalorian ss3.

Now here's how I think how it would go that way:

Grogu will probably choose both the lightsaber and the armor. He wants to be a jedi but he also doesn't want to be away from Din. Since he IS still very attached to Din at this point, it will be completely logical for him to do so.

Seeing Grogu choose both, Luke will decide to take Grogu back to Din. Because he sees Grogu as attached to Din and not ready to become a Jedi.

Din and Luke meets during battle at the crime war going on at Tatooine and totally have a mcfuckin cool back to back fight standoff. (okay this is just my fan side going brrrrrrr)

Din uses the darksaber and Luke notices it. So Din explains that it was created by a mandalorian jedi and in order to propery use it, he needs to learn to let go of his own attachments as well as how to actually use it.

Luke has a moment on Tatooine. He thinks about how his life has been with his aunt, his uncle and Obi-wan. (Which also creates an opening to the Kenobi series.) He remembers having been attached to them as a child, thinks about how different it was comparing to the way the jedis used to train a youngling to be a jedi, and realizes that it went fine for him after all. That although he was raised by his gurdians and got attached to them, he was later on still able to learn how to let go of his attachments AND become a Jedi.

Luke realizes the purpose of being a Jedi. That it is not only to fight and protect peace, but also to teach ~ teach people about healthy relationships, about how to let go, about how to be compassionate!

Thus leading to Luke teaching both Grogu and Din how to let go of attachments.

More furure predictions!!

I also believe that Luke will ban the "seperating children from their birth parents in order to teach them about how to let go of attachments" one. Maybe not now but in the future. Because this is literally one of the biggest loophole in Star Wars. As well as one of the biggest reasons why the majority of the fans think that Jedis are..."lacking morals" and "brainwashes children".

This idea of "taking force-sensitive children away from their home and to the temple in order to become a Jedi" was originally, very, very much for the purpose of mythologization of Star Wars itself. That "becoming a Jedi is like answering the calling from God". SO OFCOURSE IT DOESN'T WORK IN REAL LIFE! It is also one of the times that Star Wars, being the space-fantasy tale it is, gets backfired by its own fantasy-ness.

The truth is that, and what I want to tell is that, you don't need to seperate yourself from the people you love in order to learn how to let go.

Grogu doesn't need to be seperated from Din to become a jedi.

Also one more thing: what people mistakes a lot about the Jedi is specifically the word attachment. (yeah...bad word choice Lucas.) I would love to explain that the word attachment in Jedi culture does not mean love or connection, but a closer synonym for obsession.

This is totally what I think is going on.

Luke is not making grogu choose between being a jedi or mando, he is asking if grogu wants to be a jedi or not.

Like Ahsoka said, the teacher also learns from the student. Luke is trying to learn from Grogu, if what he's doing is okay or not - If Grogu wants to be a jedi or does he want to be with Din, his father. Cuz ofcourse Luke knows what it's like to be longing for your father! He spent 19 years on Tatooine with that same feeling of loneliness, of longing for his true father!!! Luke would NOT want to force that feeling on Grogu.

Considering everything that I know of star wars (whichisnotmuch) , this scene is very revolutional. Jedi takes kids away from their parents, yes, but it is under the agreement of the parents or gurdians. BUT have they ever CLEARY told a child what they were gonna do to them? To tell the kid they are gonna take to the temple that "we are gonna make you a jedi because you kinda have space magic talent and it's hard to be a lone force sensitive in a bunch of non-force sensitive people AND we will totally seperate you from your mom/dad/etc :) "??

I've noticed people missing the point of Grogu's choice

"Well why can't he have both? Why can't he be a Jedi who honors the mandalorian culture he was adopted into?"

That's not the issue here

Grogu could totally be a Jedi and embrace the traditions of his adopted father

But he needs to choose whether or not he wants to be a Jedi

I completely agree with you.

People gotta realize he's not space Jesus man :(

There are so many 'fans' that desperately want Luke Skywalker to be this epic power fantasy + perfect Jedi and like

He's not

He's literally never been that

He's always just been this good intentioned dork that tries his best and screws up a lot along the way BEFORE saving the day.

This is why so many people related to him in the first place

Stop putting power levels on him and just watch him learn, maybe you will too

I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion (on Twitter especially) about Luke making Grogu choose between the armor and the lightsaber, between Din and the way of the Jedi. And there’s been a lot of “how dare Luke make him choose when it was his attachments to Vader and his family that saved the galaxy!” He’s a hypocrite, this isn’t like Luke at all, etc. etc.

I’ve been thinking about this for a few days and here is my take: Luke is completely in line with his character here. Luke’s attachments did not save the galaxy. Luke’s love did.

We have to separate attachment from love. It is not the same thing! Love, like Anakin says to Padme in AotC, is allowed by the Jedi, even encouraged. And yes, despite everything that comes after, he’s right. The Jedi are not loveless. The Jedi are not heartless. And it wasn’t Anakin’s love of Padme that led him to the dark side. It was his attachment to her. He could not let her go. He could not accept that Padme was a being separate from him, with her own fate, and that he could not possess her. His love turned selfish. His love turned into attachment.

Luke’s love, on the other hand, was selfless, and that’s why he saved the galaxy. He chose not to fight his father, not to fight Palpatine, and in doing so risked his own life. He loved his father, and he would not turn to the dark side for him, he would not let his father go even further down that path. After Vader saves him and asks Luke to take off his mask so that he might see Luke, Luke does it even though he doesn’t want to, even though it means his father will die. Luke has only love for his father, and knows that it is his choice to take off the mask, not Luke’s. Vader is dying anyway and Luke must let him go. Luke lets go of his attachment, but not his love.

Luke understands this and only wishes to pass on this lesson to Grogu. Grogu’s attachment to Din could lead to the dark side, and if Grogu chooses that attachment, Luke can’t train him. It is not unreasonable for Luke and it is not out of character. Luke isn’t forcing Grogu to choose the Jedi and that’s important—Anakin was never given that choice, and maybe things would have been different if he had. You could argue that he was given the choice as a child, but what kind of choice is it when the options are continued slavery or being a Jedi? I believe Luke will respect Grogu’s choice when he picks Din (he has to pick Din, right?!) and Grogu must then accept that Luke will not teach him because of that choice.

Now, is this the best way for the Jedi to proceed? With the no attachments rule in place? Honestly, I don’t know. Considering what happens later with Ben, maybe not. But it still stands that attachment does lead to the dark side, and it is right to guard against it. Attachment is not the same as love, and it is very easy for selfless love to turn to selfish love. It is a lesson all Jedi need to learn. Whether or not they accept that lesson is up to them.

And I am once again writing about Star Wars not being a child’s sci-fi movie about lightsabers and starships.

Star Wars is, first and foremost, an incredibly well written story that follows a lot of classic storytelling ways (it has all the archetypes, the beginning of ANH is more than famous in many other stories), but also has a lot of unexpected turns and unusual character decisions. It is a story not only about how good defeats evil, it’s a lot more complex than that, but it all boils down to one thing: love. Love is what shatters the galaxy over and over, love is what builds it back up.

Star Wars is a story about friendship, about true, real, never-ending, selfless friendship that leaves a bitter taste in your mouth once lost. It comes back eventually, but it gets ripped out of your heart, leaving nothing but ash at first. It’s about people trusting each other and failing each other, it’s about people hurting each other in horrible ways and betraying each other, and paying for their wrongs. It’s a story about loyalty and the pain of the loss of a friend. It shows very well the deep black hole that is left after you lose a friend. But it also shows how important friendship is, how it ties and saves the universe, how love saves it.

Star Wars is about war. Of course it is. But not only the shiny, glorious side of war. It is also about loss and death and the terrible marks that war leaves on everybody. It’s about regret and pain, and the consequences of peoples’ greed, pride and selfishness.

Star Wars is about the wheels of time rolling slowly. An era comes after an era, but eras aren’t sentient. They don’t change themselves. People do, people make decisions, people lie and love and choose, and then face the consequences. People meet with the chaos that their own vanity and pride bring, people always get punished for the crimes they commit. And many are affected by it, many innocents. That is what the wheels of time crush under themselves.

Star Wars is about faith. Faith in your friends, in your loved ones, in fate and even in your enemies. Faith in yourself. And the lack of faith. And what it can end with, and that it is earned, and that it is essential. The lack of faith made the galaxy collapse, it’s presence saved it. Luke Skywalker had faith in Darth Vader, in a murderer and a monster, and it wasn’t in vain. Because love and faith often aren’t.

Star Wars is about love. It is always about love. It’s about loving enough to let go and loving so much you can’t, and loving to an extent that redeems the irredeemable, and destroys the indestroyable, and kills the unkillable. It is about how love is what holds people together. Love is what made Anakin betray his friends, love is what made Luke save them. Love is what tortures, love is what redeems, it is what brings joy and terror and grief, but also freedom and peace. Star Wars is about how important love is, not in a sugary kind of way, but in a harsh, honest way.

Aliens, starships, lightsabers, blasters, planets and magic are all very important, they make the Star Wars universe interesting and wide. But at its core Star Wars is a story about love, and it is sad that many fans don’t really see it as that.