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Luke says “I have to save you” and Anakin says “you already have” and I think it’s more than just a metaphor for how the return of his conscience mattered more than his life

Anakin remembers holding his mother as she died, and he remembers thinking “I have to save you” and not being able to because it was too late. He remembers what came after. He remembers kneeling at her grave and saying, “I wasn’t strong enough to save you. But I promise. I will not fail again.” He remembers what that determination not to fail turned into.

He knows Luke cares strongly about his family bonds, just like Anakin did. He knows this because Luke was determined to reach out to him, to see the good in him, to talk to the person whose name is Anakin rather than the slave to the emperor.

He knows he is going to die and he doesn’t want Luke to walk away feeling guilt and failure because of that loss. He doesn’t want Luke to feel as though he should have been strong enough to save him. Maybe it would have been a problem, maybe it wouldn’t have, but Anakin isn’t taking any chances. If his last act is to save his son, it won’t just be from death at the hands of the emperor, but from the horrible sense that he should have been able to do more to save his father, and the fear and need for control that Anakin knows can follow.

So Luke says “I have to save you.” And Anakin knows those words, he’s said them just as earnestly, and Luke is too pure of heart for what Anakin remembers that belief turning into inside of him, and he says, “you already have.” Not that he needs to let him go or that life isn’t what matters or that he needs to focus on saving himself or his friends, but that he has succeeded and therefore should feel no guilt in this loss.

And regardless of whether Luke becoming obsessive over saving those he cared about was actually in danger of becoming an issue, I think all of that is resting behind Anakin’s eyes as he says those words to his son before his death.

swprequels

the-far-bright-center

#INCREDIBLE?????#friendly reminder what a terrible thing this relationship is in canon i mean DAMN HE DOESN’T EVEN LOOK ANAKIN IN THE EYE#BEFORE HE SLAPS HIM LIKE THAT sooooo let me tell you i’ve always been beside myself over this scene because it shows obi wan’s#loyalty that never changes not even throughout mustafar maybe never??? being to the jedi order#(he still guides luke to BECOME THE JEDI to bring the order back to glory it’s luke’s decision LUKE ALONE#to use his training in bringing back his father maybe it was obi wan’s purpose all along#become what i could not and guide him home but when it mattered when it truly mattered#HE WAS THIS #HE CHOSE THE ORDER AND HE WAS NOT THERE FOR HIM TO THE POINT OF ANAKIN#NOT BEING ABLE TO TRUST AND OPEN UP AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT THINGS THAT DESTROYED HIM IN THE END#and i don’t give a frick about OBI WAN’S CONDITIONING and ppl defending him with the arguments#how he was drilled into this kind of obedience….#no time for obi wan’s apologists yapping about this poor sad soul to be quite honest with you OBI WAN WAS A PERFECT JEDI#AND THERE IS NOTHING MORE DEMEANING BUT BEING THIS SLAVE OF CONDITIONING TBH#but what i want to rant about is WHAT THIS SCENE SAYS ABOUT ANAKIN :-(((( after deception this happens#he’s denied the status and then he’s being made into a spy TO PROVE HIMSELF STILL PROVE HIMSELF#TO BE WORTHY OF THE STATUS OF THEIR RESPECT like he didn’t do it by being most efficient general in this war AT THE AGE OF 22??#and obi wan is the one who tells him this#i had to make you think i’m dead FOR THE SCHEME TO WORK i have to ask you to commit treason TO BE THE MASTER IN OUR EYES???#anakin still does it anakin still forgives him HARDEEN anakin still says yes here#(BECAUSE IT’S OBI WAN WHO’S ASKING BECAUSE IT’S OBI WAN WHO TRUSTS THIS PLOT TO WORK#BECAUSE IT’S OBI WAN PERIOD it’s anakin he loses temper over meaningless things#THE IDEAL SCENARIO WOULD BE HIM PUNCHING OBI WAN HERE AND NOT TALKING TO HIM EVER AGAIN until obi wan comes back crawling#begging for forgiveness how much it hurts anakin how much it enrages him how much it makes him want to JUST LEAVE DO YOU THINK????)#(HE DIDN’T AFTER AHSOKA HE WON’T NOW because it’s obi wan ASKING HIM in the name of the council BUT IT’S HIM#AND ANAKIN WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR OBI WAN ;-////// which cannot be said about obi wan at all)#this is literally the worst relationship crap ever i don’t have time for this toxicity cloud (@miliesposito)

the-far-bright-center

#the truth hurts#but it has to be said#people focus only on Anakin’s betrayal#(because it is so dramatic and forms the heart of the climactic moments of the film)#and forget about what lead up to it#(the many QUIET betrayals and coerced compromises)#the point isn’t to absolve Anakin of his choices#but to show that Obi-Wan is not to be absolved either#he played his part in this tragedy and he played it all too well (via @the-far-bright-center)

the-far-bright-center

#we see over and over how Anakin loves with his whole heart and soul and is loyal to PEOPLE not principles#and how obi-wan even recognises it#takes it for GRANTED#but cannot reciprocate that level of PERSONAL loyalty above all#whether that is right or wrong of Obi-Wan is not the point#the point is that it’s part of the unfolding tragedy#a HUGE part of it (via @the-far-bright-center)

marvelstars

I agree but I always tought it was false that phrase from Obi-Wan about Anakin being “loyal to people not to principles” it´s just another way in which Obi-Wan demeaned Anakin in the eyes of the Council.

Anakin wanted freedom for the slaves because they SHOULD be free.

Anakin helped Qui-Gon and Padme because it was the RIGHT thing to do.

Anakin decided to stay with the Jedi Order after marrying Padme because he wanted to help them achive PEACE in the galaxy and didn´t want to leave them with a war on their hands.

So no Obi-wan is completely wrong here, Anakin is loyal to people and to PRINCIPLES what he isn´t fully loyal to are INSTITUTIONS that fail to achieve those principles. Like the Jedi Order and the Republic, both failed the slaves on the outer rim and both failed the galaxy letting the corruption grow to the point it did.

Being loyal to a corrupt republic isn´t the same as being loyal to democracy. Especially since that democracy stopped to matter many years ago in favor of helping only those rich or powerful enough to get anything done.

Anakin and Padme saw this, ObiWan did as well but he clinged to the idea of those institutions working without any reform.

It´s Obi-Wan the one who is loyal to institutions not to principles.

elli-incarnate

Hear me out: the funniest way to read the Emperor's Hand is as Darth Sidious accidentally honoring the traditions of his homeworld.

Because obviously TTT, Mara Jade, and the Emperor's Hand as a concept predate both the PT and Palpatine being from Naboo, but they're all perfectly backwards compatible.

And the Naboo handmaiden system is objectively insane.

I love it! It rules!

It is ALSO insane.

George Lucas was, as always, operating primarily on vibes and mythic imagery rather than asking uncomfortable sociological questions, but if you stop and think about the institution for more than a solid minute, it immediately starts raising eyebrows.

What kind of society elects a teenage queen and then surrounds her with a cadre of teenage noblewomen trained to impersonate her, carry weapons, participate in security operations, keep state secrets, and potentially DIE in her place?? That's not even a hypothetical, that's Cordé.

That's a state security apparatus specifically created from child soldiers wearing silk and makeup.

My favorite headcanon is that the answer lies buried in the institution itself!

Once upon a time, someone kept trying to kill the Queen.

Maybe it was rival houses. Maybe succession disputes. Maybe civil war. Doesn't really matter, the point is that Naboo's history was far uglier than its idyllic image suggests.

Eventually some desperate monarch, cornered by enemies and running out of options, came up with a brilliant solution: every major noble family would send a daughter to court. They would be honored guests publicly ... functionally they would also be hostages. They would be trained to fight, trained to serve, trained to imitate the Queen's speech and mannerisms so thoroughly that no assassin could ever be entirely certain who they were killing.

Viewed through that lens, the institution suddenly starts making a little more sense. What noble is going to sponsor a plot against the throne when the young woman wearing the crown might actually be his own daughter? Every major family now has a personal stake in the monarch's survival. The knives are still there, but now everyone has to think twice before drawing them.

Over centuries, the original purpose becomes obscured. The hostages become companions. The companions become handmaidens. The coercion gets wrapped in honor.

Which is exactly how cultural institutions survive.

And if you accept that premise, Naboo becomes a much more interesting place. Beneath the fountains and beautiful architecture is a society that normalized masks, doubles, hidden identities and carefully managed appearances.

The Queen pretends to be a handmaiden.

The handmaiden pretends to be the Queen.

Political survival depends on controlling appearances.

Which is EXACTLY THE CULTURE that should produce a Sith Lord in the exact flavor of Darth Sidious.

For most Naboo, the culture of masks and doubles becomes a defensive adaptation; for Palpatine, it becomes a worldview. The future Emperor spends decades pretending to be a kindly public servant while secretly engineering galactic catastrophe. He presents himself as a grandfatherly statesman while running the largest conspiracy in galactic history. He doesn't reject Naboo's political culture; he internalizes it and weaponizes it. Which is extremely Sith.

And then we get to the handmaidens themselves.

Because I am convinced that Senator Palpatine watched the events of TPM unfold and took notes.

Imagine him sitting there watching a bunch of fourteen-year-old girls with blasters repeatedly interfere with his plans.

Not just the Jedi or elite soldiers or master spies.

Handmaidens.

Loyal. Adaptable. Good at disguises. Comfortable with deception. Willing to risk their lives for the person they serve. Every time one of Padmé's girls successfully pulls off another switcheroo or security operation, Palpatine's reaction isn't just annoyance but professional admiration.

Somewhere in the back of his mind there has to be a moment of: I want one.

Not a handmaiden, exactly. That's too obviously Naboo. But the concept? The concept is excellent.

Fast forward a few decades!

Palpatine is Emperor now. He takes the idea apart and rebuilds it according to Sith principles.

He keeps the loyalty. He keeps the secrecy. He keeps the personal service and the ability to operate independently. He keeps the willingness to sacrifice everything for the person at the center of the system. Then he strips away the humanity and replaces it with possession. He adds espionage, assassination, manipulation, and dark side conditioning.

Hmm, needs less sisterhood and more murder.

The result of course is Mara Jade.

At some point he absolutely had to workshop the title.

"Emperor's Handmaiden?"

No. Too obvious.

"Emperor's Hand."

Perfect, print it.

Everything gets scaled up, militarized, stripped of its humanity, and rebuilt in obsidian.

Which feels phenomenally appropriate for the dark side. Sith don't invent things from whole cloth. They corrupt, distort, and take something that already exists and twist it into a more selfish, controlling form.

And that's exactly what Palpatine does with Naboo. For all his claims of transcending ordinary beings, for all his efforts to become something greater than human, he never really stops being a product of his homeworld.

He just takes every institution he inherited and asks himself what the most evil possible version would look like.

The final irony is Mara herself.

Because in this reading she's the dark reflection of a Naboo handmaiden. She is the culmination of Palpatine's attempt to recreate and weaponize one of the defining institutions of his youth.

She's like the cultural fusion of Naboo and Sith cultures. Culturally orange chicken.

And after all that effort, after decades of planning and conditioning and control, she eventually defects, marries Luke Skywalker, and gets absorbed into the very family that destroys everything Palpatine built.

That's Star Wars AF.

marvelstars

DEATCHMENT VS COMPASSION

This is a post about my own pov so take it with a grain of salt. I will involve some canon elements but it´s mostly my own oppion.

So you know how fandom since the prequels and even in disney canon get out of their way to talk about how "attachment" was Anakin´s downfall and he just didn´t get Jedi Philosophy and while I believe some fans addresing this from the real world budist philosophy is interesting, I don´t believe this really plays a big part in the narrative of star wars the way George Lucas showed in his movies.

I don´t believe PTJedi practice what they preach, they seem to just exchange their family bond/attachment to the whole order, which makes sense from the natural pov, all of us need to form bonds between each other as part of our need for survival and healthy development and after being taken from their biological family is only natural for Jedi to form a similar bond to their master, padawans and the rest of the members in the Jedi Order.

My only pet peeve about this is the fact they pretend they DON´T DO IT to oursiders, thay act as if they only care for the "greater good" and use it to signal Anakin as the "black sheep" because he apparently can´t practice "Jedi Deatchment" because Anakin REMEMBERS life outside the Jedi order, remembers his mother, his friends and wants to help them but according to the Jedi Council, this will only lead him to "darkness" so he needs to "let go" of his mother, who is a slave with a bomb in her dody, left to the whims of their master on Tatooine. and once she is dead, they make Anakin rescue and take care of the Son of the guy who keeps slavery system on Tatooine and used to own him, because Anakin needs to show them how "detached" he has become.

Anakin can´t do this easily but he tries for the sake of becoming a Jedi because he is a 9 years old child and wants to trust his heros who he believes can´t do no wrong and don´t make mistakes but he still loves Shmi and wants her to be safe but that´s a big no, no because his mother has the flaw of NOT BEING PART of the Jedi Order.

They see this as attachment and unconsciously, mark Anakin as a "not quite order member" giving him a feeling of isolation from the rest of the Jedi Order, with some exceptions like ObiWan and Ahsoka. He is constantly judged by other Jedi for not being "deatched enough" and my problem with this is that they don´t do the same between each other inside the Jedi Order, they only expect Anakin to do it.

If you don´t believe me lest see some Jedi reactions to their teachers, friends, padawans loss.

Example 1: Obi-Wan.

See Obi-Wan has just lost his master Qui-Gon, the guy who has been in charge of guiding him on his formative years, he has just being killed by Maul and according to Jedi PT philosophy he should just "let it go" have patience and capture Maul so they can discover who his master is for the greater good.

But Obi-Wan, oh right, he decides to cut darth maul in anger, ok, fine, the rest of the Jedi are ok with that. Ok.

Example 2: Count Dooku

Then we have Qui-Gon Jinns master, Count Dooku, he doesn´t just feels deeply bad for losing his padawan, he believes this is a good reason as any to fall to the darkside and start a war conquering galaxy civil war that will bring death to millions and destroy whole planets but that´s ok, because it´s for the greater good.

Example 3: Master Windu

Then we have Master Mace Windu, the strongest Jedi around, his control over himself is extraordinary, still he decides it´s to end a duel with a bunty hunter taking his head off in front of his Son inatead of you know, using his force powers to capture him and find out about what his bosses are planning, maybe he was a little mad at seeing all the Jedi killed that day. Who knows?

Example 3: Master Yoda

Master Yoda, the heart of the Jedi Order philosophy, in this same movie, he told Anakin he should be happy for losing his loved ones and not miss them because they just joined the force. But when he feels his whole order dying all over the galaxy, his first action isn´t to be happy over seeing so many Jedi join the force, his first action is to take off the heads of the soldiers sent to kill him, soldiers he knows were clones with a chip on their heads to make them more obedient to the jedi order, he doesn´t wonder about this, he doens´t ask them what happened, he just kills them.

All of this doesn´t mean I believe the Jedi should not defend themselves or that they deserved Order 66 but it does bring the question of "why react so strongly when you are supposed to be detached anyway and only care for the greater good of all beings" when it´s about fellow order members but you can pefectly practice it when it´s about "outsiders" like Anakin´s Mom or Anakin himself.

Imo Anakin probably would have made Obi-Wan understand how he felt about his Mom if he just told him,

"Imagine Master Qui-Gon being taken by the Sith and forced to serve them or being blown off with a bomb, they may even just blown him off when they are bored and don´t have anything else to do and it´s funny to see him explode. You can save him but you are told you can´t do anything because you will fall to the darkside if you do it, then you decide to get back for him 10 years later and you find out he was slowly killed by torture in the space of a month just because they could get away with it and for no particular reason.

THIS is what Anakin felt for the 10 years he was with the jedi order unable to help or rescue his mother just because he needed to show them he wasn´t "attached" and I don´t know if it´s just me but I think this is unfair and also hypocritical on the Jedi Order part, especially the Council and Obi-Wan.

I also believe this is what George Lucas was getting at when he said Anakin leaving his mother unbalanced him and seeing her death brought him near the darkside and he didn´t get back his footing until ROTJ.

This is also why i feel for a fallen Anakin ROTS was hard to betray the Jedi Order, but ultimately decided to do it because he could tell himself the jedi order, while important, wasn´t more important than stopping a war affecting the entire galaxy and it wasn´t worth Padmé or his child death so bassically Vaderkin practiced "deatachment" with the Jedi Order, sure he knew he was was taking Obi-Wan´s family away from him, even if Obi-Wan didn´t quite use those words but if we want to get teachnical, that´s exactly what they did to Anakin first and he didn´t want it to happen again. He was also in the middle of a phycothic break but I believe that´s why Shmi´s death haunts the narrative in ROTS just as much as Padmé ghost does in the OT.

So in short, this is why I believe Anakin needed to be raised outside the Jedi Order just like Leia and Luke were and like Yoda decided in TPM, not because he could not "get" Jedi Philosophy or practice the greater good, he basically sacrificed his and his Mom means of being free in favor of strangers, Anakin knew that sacrificing for others was a good act and neccesary to get a more just galaxy but after 13 years of practicing "Jedi detachment" on his mother, troops and Padmé, he just lost his mind and this actually happened to quite other jedi besides him so maybe Yoda should have tought about the way they executed this particular part of their philosophy.

This is also why it will never not be funny for me to see Vader practice perfectly "Jedi detchment" as a sith. From his pov, everybody else existence isn´t more important than Order in the galaxy. I don´t know, I think George Lucas was getting at something there, because the pivotal part of ROTJ that saved the galaxy wasn´t Jedi detachment at all, it was love and compassion, something only Anakin in the PT talked about as part of jedi philosophy. No other PT Jedi talks about this so openly.

This is also why I can´t buy disney version of the Jedi from their series, like sorry, no, they practice "deatchment" they were not particulary compassive and that was why the entire galaxy was so convinced they were capable of killing their chancellor to take over the goverment, in fact, that´s precisely what Master Windu and the Council planned, the galaxy just didn´t know it was because Palpatine was a sith but even with this fact, most of the galaxy would ask being a sith isn´t a crime, being a traitor to the republic is and in that case, for them to act as legit authorities, they needed to involve at least Padmé group of Senators to officially accuse Palpatine of treason.

So in short my problematic oppinion is that no one in the PT truly pratices detachment the way the Jedi say they do and that´s why, at least for me, it´s a waste of time to get into the whole "attached" discussion.

vivianamphibian

hope

aangtara

“I will safe keep your good heart, Dear One, until you are ready for its return.“

“The mechanical and bio-mechanical umbilical cords attached from under the water; Anakin is wearing what is partially Darth Vader armor & partially Jedi Knight robes; his hands are crossed representing a prisoner, Padme is wearing the headpiece that she wore in the beginning of their relationship but she also has the plants and flowers in her hair from her funeral. Anakin never saw her funeral so he has no reference to dream these specific flowers, therefore, Padme’s presence in this dream is real and not conjured from Anakin/Vader’s subconscious.”

-Kirk Reinert [x]

desiderium-ad-astra

#‘padme’s pose was inspired by a 12th century woodcut of a troubadour’s representation of love & george frederick watts’ painting hope’ #the glow of light between her hand and his heart being that ever present flicker of hope #‘padme’s presence in this dream is real’ …

the-far-bright-center

#this painting was commissioned by George Lucas and hangs in his personal collection #proof from Lucas himself that Padme visited Anakin in his dreams while he was imprisoned as Vader (x)

goblinwithartsupplies

Watching the clone wars as a military brat, especially as someone who’s been on a tiger cruise (take your kid to work day but it’s like a week long and on a navy ship) is surreal because it’s so accurate to military behavior.

Stupid nicknames usually related to something embarrassing or just the thing they’re most associated with.

“Alright men what’s the problem, I’m missing dinner.” -Anakin. Word for word quoting my uncle.

Random solidarity with the enemy. One pilot for some middle eastern country regularly flew by a a ship solely to ask for his (U.S.)college basketball team’s scores. And he usually got them.

“Everything is fine in the hanger sir”

The hanger: $8,000 of tax dollars in damages

Randomly dissing their commanding officers in front of them but it’s fine because they’re off duty.

“We have a strictly professional relationship.” They’re best friends and have literally forged each other’s signatures so their spouses can give them a surprise vacation.

Covering for each other so they can call their spouses. Even though everyone knows exactly what is going on.

The “totally secret” room of contraband.

Swapping name tags/armor to cover for someone because they can’t tell you apart in the uniform

shrimp-gender

Luke: This droid says he’s yours.

Obi-Wan, out of pure habit and instinct: I have never seen this droid before my life and I cannot be held responsible for anything it has done

gaya-the-k

I can't stop thinking about this

gaya-the-k

So this blew up...it's been popping up on my social media for the last two days and I need people to remember IT IS A JOKE Made with laughter and love. Please do not initiate angry arguments about the text.

annabelle--cane

the first law of tragedies: the end is already written and inevitable. the second law of tragedies: your actions are all your own and you can choose to get off this ride whenever you want. the third law of tragedies: we both know that you are never going to do that.

shardlily

Big thank you to all the creators out there ❤️

anotherkiwi

HELLO I LOVE YOUR FICS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 i was wondering if you have any fic recs as well 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH 🫶

For the fanfictions recommendations, I have some ! But I think you might already know them because some are already pretty popular in the Vaderdala/Anidala fandom. But I’ll give them anyway !

Anidala/Vaderdala fanfictions recommendations :

(click on the tittle of the fic to get the link to it)

-"When I see him tonight" by Ladycast on ao3 (@ladycastwrites on Tumblr). If you like an obsessed Vader, you'll like it ! Padme is stuck in a toxic relationship with Clovis and, one day, she receives an invitation from the Emperor Darth Vader 👀 Read the tags just in case you'll don't like everything ! It's so cool and well written, the tension is perfect and the smut is little but peak ! And it's a complete one shot !

-"Padme, His Final Sin" by Missbehave7 on ao3 (@missbehave-onnaboo on Tumblr)It’s about a lord crime Vader falling obsessively in love with Padme, a librarian living in a peaceful village. This one is really dark, so you should read the tags because it’s not suitable for everyone. But I love it SO much, it is so interesting to explore Vader’s obsession and pyschology, he is so well written ! I give a lot of love to this fic 🫶 ! It’s still ongoing but the author still updates !

-"Swimming With Sharks" by angelpadme on ao3 (idk if they have a Tumblr). It’s about Padme going to a party and how the Imperial twins, Vader and Anakin, invite her to share a night with them ;) So if you love Vaderdala AND Anidala and threesome, this one is for you ! It has some god damn good sexual tension and very good smut ! You are so into the story and it’s a complete one shot !

-"got sunshine on a cloudy day" by whayjhey on ao3 (@whayjhey on Tumblr). It’s about single dad Anakin meeting his neighbor, the hot lawyer Padme, and Luke desperately wants Padme as his new mom. It’s just sooooo cute and comforting, and Luke is the cutest kid of all times while our favorite couple is just soooo in love and freaky hehe. And it has such a good writing, the author is so talented ! It’s still ongoing but the author still updates.

-"gilded blood" by avaaaaa on ao3 (@avaaawritesss on Tumblr). It’s an original gladiator au ! It’s about Padme being stuck in a toxic mariage with the Emperor’s son, Clovis, and she falls in love with a gladiator fighting in the arena, Anakin, who is also desperately in love with her ! Read the tags because the story talks about some sensitive subjects ! Usually, I’m not a big fan of the gladiator au but the writing style is so beautiful, the chemistry between the characters is awsome and you can’t wait for Palpatine’s and Clovis’s karma to slap them in the face hehe XD Go read it ! It’s still ongoing but the author still updates.

-"Enchanted (To Meet You)" by skynaberrie on ao3 (@anidalabrainrot on Tumblr). It’s about F1 pilot Anakin meeting Princess Padme during a race. It’s very enjoyable, very cute and a bit smuty ;) It’s so good ! And it’s a complete one shot !

-"The Secretary" by anidalaafterdark on ao3 (idk if they have a Tumblr). It’s about Padme being hired as a secretary to assist her boss, Anakin, and they are like sooooo attracted to each other. The tension is REAL, the chemistry is REAL, and the smut IS SO GOOD ! If you like a modern office au with a dominant Padme and a desperate Anakin, you’ll love it ;) And it’s a complete one shot !

-"make me wanna make you fall in love" by whayjhey on ao3 (@whayjhey on Tumblr). It’s about Padme as an actress falling in love with a singer Anakin in a modern au. It’s part of my favorite confort fanfictions (even if there’s a little angst but not a lot) and their love is so passionate and adorable, it’s magical ! Peak writing again ! And it’s complete !

-“Run, Angel…Run“ and “In The Middle of The Night“ and "The Atonement" by Missbehave7 on ao3 (@missbehave-onnaboo on Tumblr). It’s a three parts story about Emperor Vader trying to conquer back his Padme, who fled away from him with the baby twins, but he does it in a… Sith way ? It’s clearly for the DARK Vaderdala lovers, please read the tags before ! It’s very intense and sexy, but also angsty and a passionate read ! You are so immersed into it. And it’s three complete one shots !

-“Destiny’s Roses“ by Ladycast on ao3 (@ladycastwrites on Tumblr). It’s about Padme being poorly treated by her family, forcing her to marry Vader who chose her as his bride because Palpatine ordered him to take a wife. This story is truly holding your heart in a merciless hand. Padme and Vader are deeply traumatized because of their horrible experience of life, they are miserable and destroyed but ooooh they LOVE each other SO much and Vader is just soooo addicted to Padme, it’s really cute how much he cares about her at first sight ! Once again, read the tags because some sensitive topics are brought up in this one. But it contains fluff, smut and angst and the writing is perfect ! It’s still on going but the author still updates !

-“Padme Turns Into A Worm“ by Lene333 on ao3 (idk if they have a Tumblr). This one is HILARIOUS XD It’s about Luke and Leia pranking their dad by making him believe that Padme transformed into a worm. It’s just… so funny, you have no idea, but so cute at the same time because Anakin is the most caring husband to his worm wife <3 And it’s a complete one shot !

-“Pick your poison“ by GemmaWrites on ao3 (@gemmaswriting on Tumblr). It’s about Vader being obsessed with Padme, a rebel leader, and asks her to sleep with him to release her rebel companions ;) Okay so Gemma’s writing is peak and this one is not an exception. It’s passionate, it’s romantic, it’s crazy, it’s full of smut ! And read the tags, just in case. You’ll love it ! And it’s a complete one shot.

-I also enjoy a lot some of enjolrasatthebarricades9 ‘s one shots on ao3 (idk if they have a Tumblr) like “The Surprise“ or “Tatooine Nights“ ! It’s really cute, fluffy and smuty, and you just spend a really good time reading about your favorite couple being in love <3

-“My Beloved Ghost and Me“ by TheHeartbreakPrincess on ao3 (idk if they have a Tumblr). Did you like WandaVision ? Then you’ll love it ! However, it’s so sad you’ll want to throw yourself over a bridge :D It’s a really interesting story and you’ll love to try to guess what happened and how the characters got there ! And it’s complete !

-“Madam President“ by an orphan account on ao3 but you can find it by searching with the couple you’re looking for (and I give you the link). It’s about Padme being president and Anakin being her bodyguard in a modern au (if I remember well, I’ve read it years ago and after all those years, this story still marked me !). The politic and romantic intrigues really mix well together and give us an unbearable suspense ! I love it so much and the fluff moments are so romantic ! And it’s complete !

-“fall for me“ by avaaaaa on ao3 (@avaaawritesss on Tumblr). It’s a college au where Padme and Anakin are total opposites but are still attracted to each other madly ! It’s one of my favorite of all times, it played with my feelings SO many times and left me speechless as much times ! It has fluff, romantic tension, sexual tension, smut, angst, obsession, a growing and intense passion, it makes you cry and laugh and it’s so wonderful ! But I advise you to read the tags because there are many sensitive topics used in this one too. Keep in mind that tere will be a lot of angst too and that you’ll want to slap Anakin many times, it’s not as fluffy as you might think. Just warning you. BUT it’s a passionate reading, I can’t express how much I loved it ! And it’s complete !

There ! Sorry for the late reply but I had to write all of this ! Maybe you know most of them because some are pretty popular but I still hope I helped you to discover some ! I have so many fics that I love and adore and that I would gladly recommend but there's just… too much ! So here's a sample !

But I highly recommend you to search other fics from the authors I just listed because they write many good stories, I especially include Ladycast on ao3 (@ladycastwrites on Tumblr), Missbehave7 on ao3 (@missbehave-onnaboo on Tumblr), whayjhey on ao3 (@whayjhey on Tumblr), avaaaaa on ao3 (@avaaawritesss on Tumblr), GemmaWrites on ao3 (@gemmaswriting on Tumblr) because they write such incredible stories and chemistry for the characters, and their writing is peak ! And they are the ones I follow the most ! But, honestly, all those authors I listed above deserve your attention and love !

And, remember, if you don't like, don't be mean and just leave the story ! Those writers are writing for free, no need to belittle them ! :)

Lot of love for all those authors and their stories, you are all doing a wonderful job, keep going !! :D 🫶💖

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“darth vader built c3po” is just one of those sentences that will NEVER stop being funny to me, cause like, it makes a lot of sense with context, but without?? imagine saying that to someone who’s only seen, like, ANH. the badass bad guy built the anxiety droid. like, what the fuck??

blue-mint-winter

“Send out a wide-band distress signal. Indicate that the Senator’s ship encountered an unexpected meteorite cluster it could not avoid. Readings indicate that the shift shields were overridden and the ship was hulled to the point of vacating ninety-five percent of its atmosphere. Inform her father and the Senate that all aboard were killed.”

Vader casually covering up that he illegally arrested a Senator who has a diplomatic immunity seems like the most evil thing he did in the entire ANH novel. At the same time it's so mundane. That gives it that extra dose of realism.

Now I imagine Bail and Breha learning their daughter is dead. It must have been life shattering. They had the worst day of their lives as parents who lost their child and then they were blown up with Alderaan while believing Leia is dead.

Come to think of it, it can be seen as some sort of karma or payback. A lie for a lie. Vader's worst day was when he learned that Padme and his child died and Bail was one of those who made that lie. He hid Leia from her father. Now Vader unknowingly reversed the situation, inflicting the same pain of loss on Bail with the same kind of lie.

cienie-isengardu

Good points. I find it interesting that Vader ordered to inform Bail right away, when he could stick just to informing the Senate - and by doing that, cover up in a better way his part in the "tragic accident" I think? Because if I were Bail and got informed about my daughter's death by anyone from 501st / Vader's men (as transmission would come from Devastator, Vader's personal flagship at that time), I would consider it a very suspicious coincidence of circumstances for Vader being in the same place where my kid died, regardless of any distress signal and technical reading. Unless this was Vader's intentional choice?

cienie-isengardu

The obedience of clones - or why I dislike TCW!idea of inhibitor chip

Yes, it’s time for my another rant Legends vs new canon no one asked for. Unfortunately, it’s something that bothers me for so long, and nothing is better than actually writting it down to organize angry thoughts on the subject.

The Clone Wars put a lot of effort into humanization of clones. It’s easy to see them as individual people, when they are visible different. It’s not just their tatoos, scars or marks of personal choice on armors. They behave different, from Dogma (always follow orders) to Slick (”It’s the Jedi who keep my brothers enslaved.“), they are conflicted (duty vs freedom), but above everything else, they evolved through the course of series the same as the main heroes (Anakin & Ahsoka). They are also funny and brave men, always ready to fight and die for Republic and Jedi, the good guys.

It’s not that hard to like them, right?

Even way before TCW, seeing clone troopers executing order 66 was really shocking part of Revenge of the Sith. Now, if someone (especially the younger fans) love these men in TCW, watching RotS would be upsetting even more. How so great, brave, funny men could kill their Jedi generals without second thought? So let’s be real - the inhibitor chips are excuse: clones didn’t have a choice, because of inhibitor chips! Clones were forced to kill their *beloved* Jedi! Therefore, clones are victims, and no one can blame them for Order 66.

And here comes two major reasons why I dislike TCW!version:

Firstly, with chip or no, CLONES WERE VICTIMS FROM THE START, way before they were even born. CLONES WERE VICTIMS WHEN THEY EXECUTED ORDER 66 too, even if Legends!clones felt little to no regret about killing their Jedi commanders & generals. Inhibitor chip doesn’t change that in any way.

Both Sith and Jedi (Republic) used clone troopers for their own purpose without any regard for life of clones or their rights. It was master Sifo-Dyas, a Jedi, who secretly purchased clone army in the first place, because he had Force vision about upcoming dark times (a vision that was ignored by Council) and clones were supposed to keep Republic alive & protected in time of need. Of course, Sith get involved, because this is what Sith do the best. For Sidious, clones were useful weapon to keep war ongoing until he had a chance to eliminate majority, if not all Jedi at once. In both cases, clones were just useful tools to achieve someone else’s selfish plans.

In a way, I feel cheated by the idea of chips that turn people into some “programmed” machines because in such way, TCW erased Jedi part in abuse & enslavement of clone troopers (Jedi didn’t know about it so it must be an evil Sith’s fault, right??) while at the same time giving some, well, unrealistic as far as I’m concerned, idea that Jedi were so liked / respected by clone troopers that these poor men suffered from nightmares about killing Jedi way before Order 66. What really undermine the whole point of Order 66 in the first place. Jedi never excepted clones to shot them in back because they were used to their unquestioned obedience from the start of war. Clone were made that way, not because of chips in brains but by genetic manipulations and years of intensive training; an indoctrination that make clone troopers believe they have obey, no matter what cost. That they grow up loyal to Republic – or they don’t grow up at all.

Clones were, as far as Jedi & citizens of Republic were concerned, ”bred to war, bred to discipline, bred to obey without question the orders of the powers that paid for their services [Jedi Trial].”

Clone troopers, especially those “common” soldiers, believed that too. Of course, some people were terrified by such notion and some tried to teach clones that their life matter too. Some were suspicious and even unkind for clones. Some, like Yoda, were concerned about clone’s blind obedience… yet never did anything about it or even worse, took it for a sign of respect for Jedi (like Luminara did: “Our safety resides in the fact that clones do obey – and they are trained to obey the Jedi. They respect us.”).

It was not just known “fact”, but it was expected(!) that clones will obey all orders, and Order 66, as part of Command Code / Contingency Orders for the Grand Army of the Republic, was a legal command coming from the Supreme Leader himself:

Order 66: In the event of Jedi officers acting against the interests of the Republic, and after receiving specific orders verified as coming directly from the Supreme Commander (Chancellor), GAR commanders will remove those officers by lethal force, and command of the GAR will revert to the Supreme Commander (Chancellor) until a new command structure is established.

So, as far as clone troopers were concerned, they simply did their job. They did not need an explanation why Jedi betrayed, the same as they never asked question nor dared to undermine decisions of their Jedi generals & commanders. Supreme Commander personally ordered clone officers to execute an order and they did what they had been taught from a child: they obeyed.

Did some regretted that? Yeah. Did some didn’t execute the order? A real miniority, but yes. Most did so without any second thought or regret or heartache, because most of them weren’t on friendly or close terms with Jedi.

The chip-in-brain and “nightmares about killing beloved Jedi commanders” are unrealistic for me because most of clones didn’t have any close relationships with their Jedi officers. I’m not even talking about prejudices towards clones here, but more about military hierarchy - common troopers rarely have a chance to interact with high-ranking officers. Clone lieutenants, captains and commanders were officers themselves, so it’s understable that they spet a lot times with “their” generals and that they formed all sort of relationships with Jedi. From real comradeship (like the one between Anakin, Ahsoka and Rex) to hatred (like with Krell or Legends!Vos). But Troopers of lowest rank? They rarely interacted in person with Jedi - they fought with them in battles, yes, and talked about them among themselves, so the stories were shared but large part of those stories didn’t put Jedi in good light.

Jedi were supposed to be great strategists and warriors, the ideal commanders that soldiers would follow into battle without second thoughts. Yet first Battle of Geonosis proved that wrong. And next battle and the next. Jedi weren’t good at leading army, weren’t good at war in general. There were exceptions of course, like Anakin who was considered by captain Rex “a lot more soldierly than the others” but that comes down pretty much to fact that Anakin wanted to be considered by his troopers as a good officer more than be respected just for Jedi status. He put personal effort to learn what it means to be real officer in army, he took to heart all wisdom and warnings of Grudo, a professional soldier that worked as his aide when Skywalker was still just-promoted commander. The same can be said for Ahsoka, who kept learning from Anakin and Rex and Yularen everything she could.

But as much as there were Jedi who truly cared for clone troopers, there were many that didn’t care at all. Who insulted (hello, Vos) and mistreated them, who would sacrificed clones for the greater good (hello, Jedi philosophy)

There is also one thing that makes TCW’s idea too unrealistic for me:

Just look at Kenobi.

A man, who despite Jedi Code deeply loved Anakin and belived him to be the Chosen One, yet still did what Yoda (the ultimate superior) ordered him - he went after Anakin to Mustafar, actually using Padme as a way to achieve the goal with little regard for her and the child(s) safety. And he didn’t have any chip inside brain - only all life, worldview and morals modeled by Jedi from the moment he get into Order. So why clones - genetically modeficed, cut from outside world and trained from the birth that obedience is everything - need the chips inside their brains?

IF fucking JEDI (who has his own opinions and brain to use) CAN BE SO INDOCTRINATED TO BLINDLY FOLLOW ORDERS WITHOUT MUCH REGARD FOR MORALITY OR HIS OWN FEELING JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE WHO IS THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY ORDERED HIM, THEN I DON’T SEE ANY POINT IN THE CLONE CHIPS.

Clones followed Supreme Commnader’s order, the same as Kenobi followed Yoda’s. No chips, only long life indoctrination, thank you very much.

cienie-isengardu

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