#-cait sith

[arleniansdoodles]

Many believed Lord Vader to be a cold-hearted and ruthless man who concerned himself only with the Empire's strength; thus, it was a great surprise, and a pleasant one, to witness his blatant affection for the prince and princess. He invested vast sums of credits into artistic renditions of his children, which decorate the Imperial Palace and many other important buildings to this day, and so brought a resurgence of art to Coruscant in their honour.

He also took great pleasure in seeing the twins' mutual affection. It was proof of their unshakable bond, wrought deep in the so-called Force, an ancient religion that he himself took part in. It is worth noting that the Empire’s citizens were also overjoyed in seeing their lord's happiness, not least because their livelihoods depended on his good mood.

To this day, the shared love of the Imperial family remains a symbol of the Empire's unbreakable core.

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Family portrait time! I had lots of fun working on this one, especially since Vader finally gets his moment to shine XD I put the twins in white so they'd contrast nicely with him, but rest assured they have plenty of dark clothes to match his aesthetic loll

[cruella1989]

Ian McDiarmid and Christopher Lee are caught playing Star Wars video games.

[vaelaroyce]

Find yourself an honest man.

[jesuis-snips]

it genuinely melts my brain watching people take sith monologues at face value like they’re TED talks instead of… you know… villain speeches.

like. these are not neutral historians. these are not unbiased narrators. these are men who wake up every morning and choose manipulation as a lifestyle.

and yet people hear palpatine whispering into anakin’s ear like “the jedi are hiding things from you… they don’t trust you…” and go. wow. compelling. source: dude in a hood who has never told the truth once in his life.

HELLO???

of course he’s going to say that. what else is he supposed to do. sit anakin down and go “hi yes i am actively trying to emotionally isolate you from your support system so i can turn you into my apprentice and ruin your life” like be serious 😭

same with maul going “you’ve been indoctrinated by the jedi” as if HE wasn’t raised in a sith pipeline since childhood. sir. that is not a revelation.

and dooku. walking around like a philosophy professor going “the republic is corrupt” yeah okay, we know, and your solution is… fascism with extra lightning???

like yes. the jedi made mistakes. but, they’re an institution, not a divine being. but the leap from “the jedi aren’t perfect” to “the sith are telling the truth actually” is INSANE to me.

[thats-ee]

I’m POSITIVE he went viral on the holonet during the clone wars and she had everything to do with it

[hanielconh]

Thinking on Apprentice Maul ✨

[crunchybonesmunchmunch]

Thinking about how ultimately Palpatine being the only one truly benefiting from the dark side out of all the movie era sith is completely intentional on his part. His apprentices are all crippled by the way they draw power from their own self-hatred and personal suffering as opposed to the suffering of others. Maul was an abused child lashing out at the world, Dooku was a deeply depressed old man who resented his own inaction and complicity in the perceived corruption of the Jedi Order, particularly his role in Galidraan, and Vader, his magnum opus, draws his power from his own constant agony, and his hatred at himself for killing the Jedi, the woman he loved, and his unborn children. And this makes each of them immensely powerful and incredibly unlikely to turn on him until he discards them, as they all remain so self-absorbed and focused on their suffering that they fail to see the outward systemic cause of it.

[samanthadoodles]

Anakin Skywalker 💔

Print made for Fan Expo Chicago 2024. Signed by Hayden Christensen at the event.