#twileks

[countessofbiscuit]

From a production POV, I know Garsa's lekku and headpiece are designed to work as a single, hat-like unit, probably meant to avoid prosthetic application. The weight therefore needs to be balanced higher to avoid slipping off the back of Jennifer Beals's head. However, I can't help interpreting the very structural appearance of her headpiece as anything but an in-universe push-up bra for lekku. Garsa's would definitely dangle very differently without it. The morphology of lekku throughout SW canon demonstrates the diversity of growth and origin on the skull, and it wouldn't necessarily surprise me if there was, perhaps, a preference for 'lifted' lekku in certain cultures -- or certain lines of work.

[zeenmrala]

thanks for my gorgeous space gal print and stickers @cordeliaelise !! i love them, they're so perfect 💕

[phoenixyfriend]

Let's Talk About Lekku

Do you ever think about twi'lek neck strain?

Do you think twis with higher-set lekku are considered prettier, but also find it a pain in the ass, like having a large chest in humans?

Do you ever think about voluntary partial lekku amputations?

(Check out this post, I like it muchly and it is why I subscribe to the lekku placement thing.)

Anyway, I saw this gif of Hera and got to thinking, with how tense she is, what the weight of her lekku might be doing to her.

Anyway, here's a bunch of thoughts:

Per @atagotiak (Tia) when I brought this up on discord:

They’ve probably evolved stronger neck muscles than humans. But then that doesn’t mean that neck strain isn’t a problem. Our own bodies are def inadequate sometimes Like the boob thing you mentioned Imagine being a Jedi or even worse, a non-sensitive athlete or something Twilek head-wrap debates. The ones with better necks and/or smalller/better positioned lekku think the restrictive ones are a pain and sometimes describe them the way we describe bras or corsets. The ones with more issues are like “no I need them” but also like taking them off at the end of the day. Also, if they are more restrictive, improperly fitted ones probably are torture Leaning into the bra analogy a lot here

Per @ioudaleks (Jade):

Headaches, probably too, esp if you’re moving a lot Or a more decorative head thingy rather than a more functional one Could be close to an overly tight hairstyle too Or a heavy or elaborate one. Speaking as a person with long hair and a fondness for updos

There's a very good reason Bib Fortuna wraps his lekku around his shoulders like a scarf.

Really 'conservative' Twi'leks wear like... a sack that hangs from the shoulders that their lekku can sit in, like a Renaissance era snood, but it hangs from the shoulders instead of the head, to support the weight.

Tia:

Hey, if higher tails are feminine do you think people push theirs higher/lower, even to an extent that maybe hurts a bit?

As mentioned, I stole the placement headcanon from a tumblr post, but yes, that sounds plausible.

Some very unpleasant communities (namely slave owners) insist on young girls wearing harnesses that yank them higher so they grow unnaturally high. IRL parallel would be waist training from prepubescence, or foot binding.

People with longer lekku definitely wear them over the shoulder sometimes, just going off of my experiences wearing a longer ponytail fall that starts from a similarly high part of the skull.

Dudes with four lekku are considered very macho and attractive but they have to deal with the worst strain and end up with just. Massive neck muscles.

Also I keep thinking about the thing I once heard about how the Megara character actors at Disney World all have chiropractors on Disney's dime because of how heavy the wig is

Jade:

Crisscross to opposite shoulders to keep them out of the way Horrible hypothetical Discourse idea: high pigtails are twi’lek cultural appropriation Especially if you wear it with a headband

Tia:

I imagine most twi’lek wouldn’t actually care, hair isn’t like lekku at all, but there’d be furious debate all the same. Braids are worse.

This is where I start thinking about lekku amputations like breast reductions. So much weight hecking up the spine that it's easier to just. Cut off the surplus, excess tissue. It does impact their ability to communicate, since so much of Ryl involves lekku language, so it's not a decision anyone makes lightly.

The doctors are all incredibly trained because if you cut too high you endanger brain tissue.

There are generally several feet of sensory lekku tissue before reaching the brainy bits, but the risk of infection is a nightmare.

I think those who get lekku reduction have like. Specialty accessories? Lightweight caps with tassels so the visual effect is still somewhat there, but the weight is gone.

Tia:

Having fun with gender presentation in general. Femmes embracing low lekku, butches rocking high lekku. Defiance re: what your role should be.

Not twi’leks but oh boy some togruta ladies have absurdly long lekku

Thankfully, theirs start from significantly lower on the head, and rest heavily on the shoulders and back.

[kickingassandtakingsnames]

mark 1 and mark 2 at trying to loom knit twilek lekku. 2nd (blue) definitely turned out better than the first

Used 3 layers/strings of yarn for the pink one and only one for the blue, so the pink is definitely more... rigid, than the blue one. Neither are particularly heavy, though.

Also, I didn't quite think the blue one through and when wearing it, it goes down to my ankles. Gotta be careful not the let it catch anything...

[nibeul]

some wips for my twi’lek redesigns

[azertyrobaz]

Dank Farrik Drabble #28

The return of the @dankfarrikdrabbles prompts! This one is a bit less Gen than usual (though perfectly SFW), and I decided to resuscitate some characters from The Book of Boba Fett just because. Please enjoy Palace/Smug!

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“So how long will you be staying?”

Truth was, Din was already regretting agreeing to stay at the palace at all. But Fett had promised him a place to rest and to eat, and now that he had Grogu to think about again, it had sounded like a good idea to stick around for a bit. His back was definitely thankful for the reprieve, which was why he knew that what the two Twi’leks were hinting at right now was definitely not a good idea. On top of all the other very valid reasons he’d already started listing in his head ever since they showed up at his table.

“Not long,” he replied, but that didn’t seem to dissuade them in the slightest as they were still seated in front of him.

The palace main room had been turned into some sort of event space to celebrate the victory over the Pyke syndicate. Many people had gathered from all over Tatooine to partake in the revelry. There was food, and drinks, and music, and according to Fennec who was currently enjoying several flagons of spotchcka nearby, was very reminiscent of the two Twi’leks last place of work. They had miraculously survived the bombing of the cantina and with their boss Garsa Fwip currently enjoying a necessary dip in Fett’s decidedly very popular bacta tank, Din had expected them to join in the festivities instead of entertaining him. Sadly, he was mistaken.

This was nothing new. And he guessed he should take it as some kind of compliment. But he just wanted to be left alone at the moment.

He’d tried the silent treatment. Then the mono-syllabic answers when they pressured him to tell the story of how he had bravely defeated the Pykes.

“It was a group effort, really,” he attempted when that didn’t work either.

“So humble!” exulted the man.

“You’re a hero!” added the woman.

That strategy wasn’t proving any more effective. And yes, they were certainly both very attractive and very charming and he hadn’t always said no to that kind of offer. But if he was led to a bed right now he’d only want one thing. To sleep. For about 3 days.

Also, he now tended to avoid Twi’leks, following very bad drunken decisions made many years ago and involving a particular one he hoped was still biding her time in prison.

Easiest solution would be to leave the table, but he liked his spot. The music and the sound of people celebrating was nice, he had a drink of something much too sweet and inebriating in front of him with a pink bendy straw that tasted wonderful, the child was having a well-deserved nap on the seat next to him and there was a plate of pickled frog legs waiting for him when he woke up on the table. It was perfect.

“I’m really not, trust me,” he sighed.

“You’ve definitely earned the right to relax now,” the woman murmured, extending a hand towards him.

Din wasn’t getting desperate exactly, but he did want to remain polite – he was a guest here after all.

“Ha bah!” cooed the child, who had just woken up and hoisted himself up to see what was going on – his eyes immediately and predictably focused on the food.

“Oh, what an interesting – ”

“Is that your…pet?” the Twi’leks wondered, taken aback by Grogu’s sudden appearance.

“That’s my son,” he immediately informed them.

And just like that, the adoring, suggestive looks grew confused and suspicious. Din could see their eyes going from the kid’s comically large ears to his helmet and try to do the math. He could tell that they were also starting to wonder if he was using some sort of mechanical enhancements under his armor given Grogu’s diminutive stature. And who knew what else.

“You know, I think we should go check how Madam Fwip is doing,” said the woman, standing up.

“Yes, we really should,” agreed the man, giving Din a phony apologetic look as they left the table.

“Patu!” declared Grogu.

“Thanks kid, I was running out of ideas,” he chuckled, as the boy promptly started attacking the frog legs with gusto.

Din sighed in contentment and grabbed his drink again. He wouldn’t say no to a second one. Or five.

[starwarsfandomh8speopleofcolor]

Why do Twi’liks get oversexualized?

I don't know why! I just know that they are!

but it could be misogynoir. the first twilek was a Black woman painted green after all.

[dragonheart-swtor]

Worldbuilding hot take/minor rant for the day: the whole thing with Twi’leks having sexually dimorphic ears/ear cones is stupid and I still don’t know why it hasn’t been retconned already

I know why it was there to begin with - Twi’leks were originally just kind of Background Alien #24785, so several things about the earliest Twi’lek designs were inconsistent - but I really wish they had retconned it early on instead of, for some reason, sticking to it and insisting it’s canon. Males and females having completely different hearing organs makes no sense - it’s not even just a difference in ear shape, that I could get behind as “weird flex but okay,” it’s straight-up entirely different structures with entirely different functions - one is closed to the outside world, the other has an ear canal like a human.

But we’re stuck with it now, because it’s been around too consistently for too long. Sigh.