#general garza

[localtinygoblinreblogs]

So I've been playing the trooper route

[cinlat]

Whumptober: Day 4

4: Dead on your feet Hidden injury | Waking up Disoriented | Can’t Pass Out

This is taking another dip into @dingoat​ and @askshivanulegacy​ werewolf au. Where Fynta gets to be a bad guy. (Thanks guys!)

Word Count: 489

Fynta was cold. Not just physically, but to her core. Darkness surrounded her, pierced by vivid snatches of conversation and color. Teeth the size of a vibro blade, the sound of tearing flesh and panicked shouts, brilliant blue eyes, and so much red.

“She’s spiking again.”

Fynta writhed in the confines of her weightless prison. The pain had reached a crescendo so long ago that all she felt was the memory of it. Her bones had broken and been put back together, her senses made stronger. The air smelled and tasted sour when Fynta remembered to breathe.

“Test the new inhibitor chip.”

That voice, low and gruff, authoritative. It sparked new memories; new pain. Fynta stood over a closed coffin, her fingers bloody and a still beating heart in her hand. She considered squeezing. “I can offer you the chance for vengeance.” 

Fynta scoffed, knowing without seeing the older woman at her side. She tucked the heart away, out of sight so that no one else would see it. Maybe if she left it there long enough, even she would forget. “You didn’t see what I saw.” There had been six of her then, now she was diminished.

“You know that I can do it.” The older woman touched Fynta's shoulder, and she jerked away. “Whenever you’re ready.”

“You’ll make me into one of them, a monster like those things you sent us after?” They had been unprepared, convinced that it was just another Sith or horror of science and technology. Had she known, he—no, she wouldn’t speak his name; not yet. Besides, he didn’t believe in the Manda, so where had his soul gone.

The voice faded to a whisper that echoed through Fynta’s thoughts. “Sometimes, we must become the monster in order to defeat it.”

“Inhibitor chip active…pulse dropping. General—I think it’s working. We should—”

“She owns you now,” a familiar voice, gruff with exasperated amusement said. It belonged to the heart, speaking from that hidden place where Fynta had left it. “She’ll turn you into her.”

Fynta shrugged. Just long enough to avenge you. The heart sighed, then fell quiet. Fynta wanted to call it back, but the voice clutched at her chest and squeezed until she couldn’t breathe. Better to let it rest. 

“Bring her out.”

“It’s too soon. There are tests—yes, General.”

Fynta’s grey world brightened to blue bubbles and blurred images. She shied from the light, pressing against the cool, hard surface to put space between her and the unpleasant stimuli. Only after it had dimmed did Fynta blink through the medicated haze of her tank. The woman on the other side was familiar. Wrinkled cheeks pulled into a wide smile, sharp eyes crinkling at their corners. “Welcome back, Captain Wolfe. Are you ready to work?”

Pale fur and yellow eyes flashed in front of Fynta’s mind. Her blood boiled, heating the water until the glass cracked. “Good,” General Garza smiled. “Very good.”

[imperial-topaz2003]

Any HCs for Bela Kiwiiks and Elin Garza in your legacy?

Thank you for the ask, @the-raven-of-highever

I had this one idea in mind where she and Orgus Din may have been romantically involved when they were simple Padawans or Knights, but it didn't last too long, with them simply remaining good friends. In the Zarmahan Legacy, after Tatooine, Bela acted as the master to Praven, mentoring him in the ways of the Jedi. She does keep up tabs with both Yuli and Kira, giving them guidance here and there, and eventually joining the Alliance during KOTXX. However, she did know from the get-go that Yuli and Kira were together. Fortunately, she had no problem with it whatsoever, and gave both of them her blessings. She even offers to act as a sort of godmother for their son, Valonris.

Now, onto Garza.

When it came to Garza and Baduenda, they definetly butted heads a few times, but ultimately respected one another, and shared the same ideas, protecting the Republic at any cost.

However, after the whole Eclipse Squadron incident, Badu convinced Garza that she needs to turn herself in. And so, she did, being discharged and pretty much thrown into prison. Her duties commanding spec ops were taken over by Baduenda, now a Colonel, following the Eternal Empire's invasion ...before Badu was also discharged when she defected with Havoc, but that's a story for another time.

Thank you for the asks!

[annakie]

[enchantmen-was-taken]

[swtorpadawan]

General Garza is Done with This

There’s a lot to unpack here.

On the one hand, Garza is in the wrong. First, she is lying. (Though not under oath, technically.) Second - The Republic is a democracy. The military should - ultimately - answer to the elected representatives of the people. Third - It can easily be interpreted that she is covering up here to cover her own ass, not out of a sense of a greater good.

On the other hand, there needs to be a separation between government and the military. We see on Voss in the very same Trooper story the terrible consequences of giving the Senate - and specifically individually Senators - direct command over military forces. Taken to its extreme, you’d have a hundred Senators or military leaders each with their own private armies, vying for supremacy. (This is part of what doomed the Roman Empire.) Its when Churchill said - at the height of the second World War - “the duty of the House of Commons is to sustain the Government or to change the Government, if it cannot change it, it should sustain it. There is no working middle course in war-time.” (Yes, I know Churchill was an antiquated asshole about a LOT of things. Let me talk here.)

Garza has a point that nothing Arnus or the Senate would do at that point could improve the situation. No one is going to say “Oh -  We screwed up that thing on Ando Prime. We should learn something from that!” No. They will say “We can’t trust our own military! We should micro-manage them MORE!” or “We should cut their budget!” or “We should surrender to the Sith!” (Possibly all three.) So hanging up on him sells the fact that Garza is a lying, self-serving bitch. It also sells the fact that occasionally, such people are in the right.

Thoughts?

[darthmarrsgf]

swtor oc moodboards 5/8 // havoc squad commander

there's no way in hell i could make a serious trooper moodboard so i thought i'd share some (highly professional) excerpts from my commando's journal instead 😌

[dirtybiowareconfessions]

Confession: General Garza I would like to take a moment to inform you of how selfish you are being. Not smothering me with the juiciest ass in the republic as a reward for my hard work? Keeping it to yourself? How cruel.

With love,

Major MilfHunter, CO of Havoc Squad