The Clone Wars Was A Sham

[bones4918]

A new canon/legends merging article based in my ocs!

Please check it out if you’re interested!

Link: https://open.substack.com/pub/bones4918/p/star-wars-fanon-how-one-family-changed?r=6lgg52&utm_medium=ios

Star Wars Fanon: How One Family Changed Naboo's Politics Forever

House Scarrow: A Brief History

[bones4918]

I made a clone wars timeline to combine all of canon and legends into one cohesive and somewhat manageable timeline, mainly for fanfic and ttrpg purposes but I thought people might like it, it has a full workout of the galactic standard calendar and has precise(ish) dates for events (mainly republic commando) but I want as many people as possible to be able to see it and hopefully enjoy it

You can find it here:

Canon/Legends Clone Wars Timeline

Canon/Legends Clone Wars Timeline A note from the author UPDATE: Since originally making this public I recalculated the Galactic Standard Ca

[bones4918]

Since this is the most popular thing I’ve ever made, I wanna take the time to let people know that it’s now been moved from a google doc to my Substack!

You can find it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/bones4918/p/my-combined-canonlegends-clone-wars?r=6lgg52&utm_medium=ios

My Combined Canon/Legends Clone Wars Timeline

Every battle, every siege, every mission, all in one timeline.

[qalanthe]

meet my clone medical officer oc mal! His skills make up for his lack of bedside manner… somewhat. He’s always exhausted poor guy.

[qalanthe]

meet my clone medical officer oc mal! His skills make up for his lack of bedside manner… somewhat. He’s always exhausted poor guy.

[bones4918]

So I moved my massive clone wars timeline to Substack!

If you wanna check it out for the first time, or you’re coming back, you’re more than welcome

This timeline has been my big contribution to Star Wars fandom over the last few years, I worked out the calendar, even the day of the week Order 66 takes place

Please take a look!

My Combined Canon/Legends Clone Wars Timeline

Every battle, every siege, every mission, all in one timeline.

https://open.substack.com/pub/bones4918/p/my-combined-canonlegends-clone-wars?r=6lgg52&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

[gh0st-c0mpany]

READING GUIDE FOR NEW REPUBLIC COMMANDO READERS

I've noticed an uptick in people reading the Republic Commando books and people not knowing that there are actually 3 short stories connected to the books. 2 of them are important to the story and are definitely worth checking out. I just wanted to make a list to make it easier for people, especially since I know a lot of people are here after the game and want more clone stuff. I'll keep the description brief with no major spoilers.

Tale of the Aiwha Pod by Ryan Kaufman

This story is not important, but it's a fun story about Kaminoan mythology and why the Commandos are called Pod Brothers.

Hard Contact by Karen Traviss

The 1st book in the series and the first appearance of Omega Squad. Omega Squad is assigned on their first mission after the devastating blow of Geonosis.

Targets by Karen Traviss

The 1st important short story. Follows Omega Squad working a job with the Coruscant Security Force. The first appearance of Kal Skirata and Ordo. Good Fi moments.

Triple Zero by Karen Traviss

The 2nd book in the series. Follows Omega squad and Delta Squad through their Black ops mission on Coruscant. First introduction to The Null Arcs (as children), Walon Vau, and Mereel (adult). Good Sev moments.

Odds by Karen Traviss

The 2nd important short story. The first appearance of Prudii. Centers around Prudii and Atin infiltrating a Separatist droid factory. Explains how big the droid army actually is, their weaknesses, and how they found Greivous on Utapau. Good Atin moments.

True Colors by Karen Traviss

The 3rd book in the series. First appearance of A'den, Jaing, Sull, and Fenn Shysa. Omega Squad find information that waivers their loyalty to the Republic.

Order 66 by Karen Traviss

The 4th book in the series. It's about the events that lead up to Order 66 and how Omega Squad responds to it and the aftermath. Good Scorch moments.

501st by Karen Traviss

The 5th and final book in the series. Follows Clan Skirata and their adjustment to the rise of the Empire and how they survive without the Republic.

Imperial Commando #2

The last book in the series was never published, but Karen Traviss did give a brief summary of what would have happened in the book. She posted, "How would you have wrapped up Imperial Commando #2 if you hadn't pulled out of it?" to her blog in 2015.

Want to know what happened to Clan Skirata 60 years later?

In the book series, 'Legacy of the Force', a handful of characters come back to help aid Boba Fett and Jaina Solo. Such as Jaing, Kad, and Bardan. It's a long book series, and you can either read the whole series or read the books where Boba Fett is a main character, then read the summaries of the other books on Wookiepedia. There are 9 books in the main series, 10 if you count the prequel book.

Boba Fett: A Practical Man by Karen Traviss

No Repcomm characters are in this book, but it sets up Boba Fett's story on why Boba Fett led the Mandalorians to fight against the Yuuzhan Vong and establishes his relationship with his best friend, Beviin.

Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines by Karen Traviss

The 2nd book in the series. No Repcomm characters appear, but Boba is hunting one of the Repcomm characters, and another Repcomm character is a notable political figure. They are important to Boba Fett's motivations and quest to cure his terminal illness. This setup is important, and more Repcomm characters will show up in the next 2 books. (Legacy of the Force also focuses on the Skywalker and Solo families. These books aren't just about Boba Fett)

Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice by Karen Traviss

The 5th book in the series that finally introduced Repcomm characters. A continuation of Boba trying to cure his illness, coming to terms of becoming a better leader to Mandalore, and dealing with his emotions, relationships, and what kind of legacy he will leave.

Legacy of the Force: Revelation by Karen Traviss

The 8th book in the series. Boba agrees to help Jaina solo train "like a Mandalorian" so that she can catch her brother off guard and end his galactic tyranny. Boba needs to face his past and make an effort to preserve and care for the relationships he has built. Basically what I said last book, but I don't want to spoil too much.

Legacy of the Force: Invincible by Troy Denning

The 9th and last book of the series. There are no Repcomm characters in this book and I personally believe if you care about Boba Fett and the relationships he's built, I think you should steer clear of this book and just read the summary on Wookiepedia. (I will give my personal opinion on the book below)

Karen Traviss and Troy Denning were feuding during the writing of Legacy of the Force. In the final book, Troy undoes all character building and destroys any meaningful relationship the characters have built with Boba and the mandalorians. Many characters like Luke, Jaina, and Mirta become uncharacteristically mean and antagonistic, ruining emotional moments and character relationships in the previous books. Plus, the Fett gene genocide seemed really out of nowhere and was there only to fill a fantasy of killing the Clones and their descendants. It's just a really unsatisfying ending to a pretty solid series.

Thank you for reading! I hope this helps a bit. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me in the notes.

[mereelskirata]

ORDO WEEK Day 7: “A kid needs at least one person who never gives up on them, no matter what.” — Amos Burton, The Expanse and Locked

There was a long silence in the bland, peaceful, white-walled room. Evil was supposed to be black, jet black; and it wasn't supposed to be soft-spoken. Then Skirata registered terminated and his instinct reacted before his brain. His clenched fist was pressed against Orun Wa's chest in a second and the vile unfeeling thing jerked his head backward. "You touch one of those kids, you gray freak, and I'll skin you alive and feed you to the aiwhas-" - Karen Traviss, Republic Commando Triple Zero, Chapter 1 Page 10.

@ordoweek

tag list: @brokenphoenix99 @lonewolflupe @king-of-docks @hastalavistabyebye @zeehasanawesomeday @loverboy-havocboy @earlgreyci @the-starry-seas @whiskygoldwings @hurryupmerlin @bittybug-sunflower-blog

[fakewedge]

not only does the krytos trap seem like a "post-9/11 text" but it also seems like a "post-lockdown text." so once again I have to ask what was happening during and before the 1990s. specifically within the realm of transmissible diseases with high mortality rates. and like we've long had plagues & epidemics & such but. dare I ask what would have been on people's minds in the global north in the immediately-post-reagan era.

[bones4918]

The thing about Krytos Trap is it is weirdly politically relevant more now that it perhaps was in the late 90s. While Zsinj is presented as a more cut and dry Mussolini stand in during the Wraith books, Isard and her schemes are born out of a more visceral and contemporary political outlook.

Stackpole asserts in all of his X-Wing books that the Empire are *nazis*

They will do whatever it takes to hurt and harm those they hate

Krytos Trap is just so damn good

[feralferrule]

Pre-mission group holo with Fi Skirata, Parja Bralor, and OCs Archer and Choy before they take off to rescue Commander Mayday and his men from Barton IV.

From @wings-and-beskargam’s Echaaj’la fic

[wings-and-beskargam]

Look at this absolutely stacked Tegaanalir Squad! Complete with TheMostHandsomeMando @nocturius8015ficore !

Lt. Nolan and his Stormpooper don’t stand a chance! 😁

@eobe your holo overlay put to fantastic use again!

[nocturius-pabu-core]

Shab.... 😲

We are looking Grrrreeaaat!

Amazing piece! 😍👏

We have very little details about how Parja actually looks like, so from what i can see here that's good enough to me!

I appreciate how everyone in this pict is drew. ☺️

[bones4918]

I’ve finally posted some new fanfic on AO3, about the OCs me and my friends made years ago, now from the start of the clone wars onwards

The prologue and chapter 1 are up now if you wanna check it out!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/69220406/chapters/179424891

[bones4918]

Writing Jedi shenanigans for this was surprisingly fun

[bones4918]

I’ve finally posted some new fanfic on AO3, about the OCs me and my friends made years ago, now from the start of the clone wars onwards

The prologue and chapter 1 are up now if you wanna check it out!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/69220406/chapters/179424891

[miss-musings]

Thoughts about The Marauder in the new TBB "Sanctuary" novel

Spoilers below the cut:

I'm certainly not the first person to bitch about the inconsistencies in the Marauder's layout between the TCW/TBB series and the "Sanctuary" novel.

None of these features were ever seen in the show before, and don't work logistically or thematically to varying degrees.

Admittedly, I only read the book once, so please correct me if I get some of the details wrong.

Hunter's private quarters

For instance, all of a sudden, The Marauder has private quarters for at least Hunter. I can't remember if it says anything about the other brothers getting their own quarters too.

But there are two big problems with this:

Where are these quarters in the layout? There is no space on The Marauder. That's kind of the whole point. It's an attack shuttle. It was made for combat, not for comfort. The only area in the entire ship that seems dedicated to rest is the single bunk bed in the back of the ship, and even that only sleeps two at a time. And it's in a common area -- not a private room.

If any of the brothers have a private room, why didn't they ever give it to Omega? She's a growing preteen girl on a ship full of men and she's never had her own room before. That was the whole point of Wrecker turning the rear gunner's mount into her room. There are no private areas on the Marauder, so he had to put up the curtain in the rear gunner's mount so she'd have some semblance of privacy.

Seriously, did writing/editing team watch the show at all? Did they get any notes from the showrunners on these things?

The rear ramp and armory

Admittedly, these two things don't bother me as much, but I wanted to mention them briefly. This is the part I'm the most fuzzy on, so correct me if I'm wrong.

But, in the novel, there's a rear ramp that people can use to go in and out of the ship. Never heard about that before.

I'm positive the Marauder does have some cargo space below the main deck, but I don't think we ever see or hear anything about accessing it from the main deck. It has to be accessed from the outside.

Also, there's now an armory??? This is probably the easiest for me to believe. No doubt they were carrying weapons on board. They had to. But we never see it, so I don't know where it is in the layout or how it was accessed. Was it on the main deck? Was it in the cargo hold?

Logistically, you'd probably want to keep some stuff on the main deck that you can grab easily, and then keep the heavy stuff underneath.

The galley and dining area

But the other big thing that bothers me is the new kitchen and dining table we've never seen or heard of before. Apparently, the dining area is big enough to fit five people and still have room left over for their 'missing members.'

Again, where is this area in the ship's layout? There is no room. It is an attack shuttle.

Plus, you know the Kaminoans wouldn't give a shit about ensuring comfort.

It was probably a little nicer on a large Jedi cruiser, for instance, where they'd have to have a galley and mess hall for a crew of hundreds of clones and their Jedi commanders.

But the Marauder was assigned to The Bad Batch, who only had four members initially; and unlike the Regs on the Jedi cruisers, they were special forces.

Their missions were about getting in and getting out as quickly and effectively as possible. They wouldn't have the space for a dedicated galley on their attack shuttle. Also, the Kaminoans probably expected them to die pretty quickly. No need to give them all these extra comforts when they're just cannon fodder. :(

Moreover, based on the characters' dialogue during the events of the TBB series, the group was still surviving off rations rather than regular food, despite not being GAR soldiers anymore. Rations are mentioned a few times in S1, when they're negotiating with Cid, and then again in 3.11 when they're packing up to leave Pabu.

"Real food" seems to be a luxury during the series. That's why Omega and Wrecker loved getting Mantell Mix every time they finished a mission, and why Pabu was ultimately so appealing to them.

In 2.13, they actually got to sit down and eat a full meal at a real table together for like the first time ever, rather than just scarfing down rations at a console between missions.

Pretty sure the only time we see or hear about "real food" on the Marauder is in 3.05, when Omega wakes up and Wrecker says that Shep and Lyana delivered more fruit.

So, I get what Giles & co. were trying to do with the final meal together, but I think they missed the mark thematically.

Final Takeaway

Giles basically tried to have The Marauder feel like an RV. Like, you can live out of it, but with a big family, it's not exactly ideal. Plus, after being on the run so long, it'd eventually get old.

But in reality, The Marauder should feel more like a fucking tank that TBB tried to retrofit into an RV as best as they could. Again, it was made for war, for stealth missions, for smash-and-grabs, etc.

If anything, we should've been hearing how cramped and crowded it is, especially with two adult passengers and a newborn. We should be like "OMG, they were living out of this thing for a year?!?! No wonder they wanted to settle down on Pabu! Give these poor clones a real house, stat!!"

I mean, if you saw a group of three or four guys and their 12yo sister climbing out of this thing, saying, "Yeah, we've been living in this for the last year," you'd be fucking horrified.

I know it's not an exact equivalent, but it's closer than what we got.

EDIT / ADDITION: And the fact that I found the Marauder’s interior layout with a quick Google search tells me the editorial team either didn’t do its job or didn’t care. Which is frustrating, considering how many fic writers pour over every detail of the show to get their fics right, and then the canon novel team is like, “Screw continuity! Let’s give the Marauder a completely new layout!!”

One final note: I don't outright hate the novel, and I do want to read it again because I don't feel like I gave it a fair shake the first time around. But on this issue, I doubt I'll change my mind.

[br00kthe0takuuuu]

if you're reading this, you probably know what happened in repcomm but spoiler warning for those who didnt

Just came across another one of those "OMG?? CLONE if COMMANDO GOT JEDI PADAWAN PREGNANT??? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN???" video on youtube

Why is it always phrased this way? It's insinuating that darman assaulted etain with the tone it's using, when in reality, it was consensual between the both of them, although the whole pregnancy thing was purely etain's idea, i didnt see darman explicitly stating he wanted a child but that's a discussion for another day

I check the comments to see if anyone brings this up, and nope, everyone's just like "noooo don't start a video like that 😂😂"

You're completely missing the picture here.

(What im gonna say now is gonna basically rehash somebody else's post but its true)

While the word Padawan insinuates a younger jedi student, like ahsoka, padawans could be in their twenties too, like in the case of etain. She was a woman of legal age who wanted to bang a clone (trust me girl, we all do, welcome to the club) so she did. No problem. Cool.

Wait i was gonna type something up but then my brain thought of something else

Etain and darman bang in triple zero. Etain was a general in triple zero. Padawans were commanders. SHE WAS A GODDAMN JEDI KNIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED

i am just so tired of these videos that hear "oh yeah, clone and jedi had child" and went "WHATTT?? EGREGIOUS!! MUST MAKE CLICKBAITY VIDEO NOW!!"

watched the video. They used an image of mara jade when talking about etain, first of all, then the captions called darman "darmon" 💀 (which could be a typo but im not giving them the benefit of the doubt), AND THEN THEY SAY THAT ETAIN DIED PROTECTING A PADAWAN, LIKE BRO DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO GET THE SOURCE MATERIAL RIGHT

tldr; im fucking pissed by youtube channels trying to make a quick buck off of darman and etain and completely misunderstanding/ignoring what actually happened in the novels

[bones4918]

Another piece from my imperial commando sequel, not showing off my OCs as much just because I have a lot of existing characters as povs this time

Also I’m doing a lot of chip explanation because seriously, fuck any form of canon that’s not in my head

[bones4918]

Retcons are fun I swear

[mamuzzy-art]

[flashthescalesian-art]

You cannot convince me this isn’t exactly how the beef between them started

[countessofbiscuit]

i’ve been waiting on the summer //

i’ll take you there

it’s a cherished headcanon of mine that Atin insists some of the CoruFresh raid windfall is spent on enrolling Laseema into the University of Coruscant (among other things). that’s why I’ve always got her in UCor orange :p

Drawing this got me through a heat wave 💦