TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE JEDI ORDER IN STAR WARS CANON, PART II[A Meta/Reference Guide On AO3]aka,

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. 😂

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

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.

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

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

“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.