#medstar

[magnetarbeam]

How shocked everyone is when the MedStar frigate gets bombed is also kind of weird from a, like, modern fandom frame of reference where Grievous has been blowing up medical frigates left, right, and fucking center for the whole war.

[jewishcissiekj]

Currently thinking about Ahsoka only knowing war and fighting in her life mirroring Barriss being a healer and using the Force for life's sake because we could've had it all if they kept at least some elements of Barriss's Legends character but noooooo they had to go ahead and make her a stereotype and a villain with 'the right intentions but the wrong methods' to further Ahsoka's story in the worst way

[amarcia]

Big kudos to the Medstar novels for making Barriss' journey to Knighthood not about how many people she fought but about how many lives she saved, not about saving people with flashy displays of power but by staring at the possibility of obtaining that power and refusing it, not about jumping into battle to end all battles but knowing where one's limitations lay and accepting it, not about taking grand action but taking a step back and thinking twice. Love you Barriss. Love you Medstar novels.

[legacy-expo]

We’re thinking of the late Michael Reaves’ contributions to the Star Wars galaxy on his birthday today. We have him to thank for the MedStar and Coruscant Nights series, several stand-alone novels, as well as penning episodes on the original Droids and Ewoks animated shows.

[coruscantguard]

- Medstar II: Jedi Healer

Oh, this section is so good, but absolutely brutal. Everytime I think about how the clones were perceived by the public, my heart breaks a little further.

[cienie-isengardu]

He turned and nearly bumped into a trooper arriving at the bin with several bags of refuse. The trooper mur-mured a respectful apology; Jos acknowledged it and started to leave, then stopped abruptly. He felt some-how that he knew this one. If he looked past the Jango Fett template, there was something about the eyes, the face... he could be wrong, but he was pretty sure it was CT-914, the one who had sparked the question that had, of late, threatened to overwhelm Jos. "Hello, Nine-one-four," Jos said. "Hello, Captain Vondar." "On trash duty, are you?" "That would seem self-evident, sir." He began to feed the bags into the dilated maw of the bin. First a droid, Jos thought, and now a clone, cracking jokes. Everyone's a comedian. For a moment he just stood there, unable to think of anything to say-which, for him, was a rarity. Finally, he said, "Let me ask you a question." CT-914 continued to shove the bags into the bin, which ground and hummed as it ate them. "How did you feel about the death of CT-Nine-one-five?" Nine-one-four pushed the last of the bags into the hopper. He looked at Jos. "The loss of a trained soldier is... regrettable." Both his speech and bearing were stiff. Jos knew CT-914 didn't want to pursue this, but he forged ahead anyway. He had to know. "No. I'm not talking about his value to the Republic. I'm asking you how it made you feel. You, personally." CT-914 stood there for what seemed like a long time without speaking. "Were I a civilian," he said at last, "delivered naturally and not vat-born, I could tell you it's none of your business-sir. But since I'm bound to obey my superior officers, then the answer to your question is that I -personally- was pained by Nine-one-five's death. We're all of the same flesh and design, all equal in basic abilities, but he was my comrade in arms. I knew him all my life. We fought together, ate to-gether, and shared our off-duty times like brothers. I miss him. I expect I'll miss him until I die. "Does that answer your question, sir? I have more trash to collect." Jos swallowed, his throat suddenly dry. "Yes, that answers it. Thank you." "Just doing my duty, Doctor. No thanks necessary."

MedStar: Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves & Steve Perry

[theladyfromplanetx]

Michael Reaves 1950-2023

[lexl52]

What if Barriss's turn to the dark side was the result of an addiction to the Bota drug from the Medstar novels?