The Dark Reborn: A Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Fanfic

The Galactic Empire has fallen. After forty years fighting a lingering but inevitable defeat following the Battle of Endor, the Empire has agreed to surrender. In a show of good faith, the New Republic has pulled all but ceremonial remnants of their fleet away from Coruscant, their galactic capital, for the treaty signing. Now dignitaries from the two governments meet to usher in a new era of peace and freedom for the galaxy, unaware of the dark threat approaching from the unknown regions…

[elivanto]

reading timothy zahn’s novels you’re like oh yeah sure the empire is bad and there’s xenophobia and imperialism and fascism and shit but man i love these characters so much i almost forget about it

reading chuck wendig’s novels you’re like OH MY GOD. THE EMPIRE IS BAD. THEY’RE LIKE. BAD. THEY ARE NOT THE GOOD GUYS, NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT. WHERE HAS THIS REALIZATION BEEN ALL THIS TIME

[deathisthekitten]

Zahn writes Star Wars like he did in the 90′s. The Empire is bad, sure, but it’s a very generic bad that’s hinted at and rationalized and we can sidestep it to focus on the characters that are fun. It’s the sort of Star Wars writing you see from Allston and Stackpole and other EU writers in the same time period.

Wendig writes Star Wars in a very modern “empires aren’t just bad on an overarching generic scale but also to individuals and holy fuck does this get horrifying when you dig into it.” Which is fascinating in a completely different way and aligns very closely to what Disney has been doing with Star Wars for about the past 6-7 years.

[elivanto]

#or to put it another way #90’s star wars looks at the empire and says we don’t need to say why nazis are bad #and modern star wars looks at the dark side and says “okay clearly SOME of y'all didn’t get the FUCKING POINT #so it has to call it out specifically (via prior reblog)

look most of the time i hate it when people are more articulate than me on my own post (that’s a compliment dbhdsdj) but i really fucking love this addition thank you!!

[lizzy-bennet]

Deleted Leia sass from The Empire Strikes Back

[ragnell]

Leia, you were scheduled for execution.

[imaginarycircus]

She had it under control.

[lifeawayfromreality]

[keldabebe]

The way some Star Wars writers handle Mandalorian-Jedi relations is so funny because you watch the Clone Wars and The Mandalorian and all the Mandalorians are all "the Jedi are our ancient enemy. We hate them. If you see one you should definitely throw down immediately."

Then you go to the Knights of The Old Republic games that litterally invented the Mandalorian Jedi conflict and 90% of the Mandalorians you meet are like "holy shit a Jedi! Huge fan of your work! Getting my ass kicked by your kind was the highlight of my career!"

[royalhandmaidens]

enough of the luke is like padmé and leia is like anakin takes

leia is the daughter of bail, who tried to save as many as he could and helped start and maintain the rebellion until his dying breath

leia is the daughter of breha, who nearly died after falling off a mountain to prove herself worthy of the throne, and then got up and climbed it again

luke is the son of owen, who knows how to survive and succeed against all odds and in the toughest of environments

luke is the son of beru, who’s kindness and compassion knew no limits, who brought people together and kept them together

[gffa]

“You see your crew just staring at Mark.  And you’re realizing they’re remembering what it meant to them.  And you realize you’ve been a part of constructing something that’s giving that experience to people.” –Dave Filoni #I’M CRYING JUST WATCHING THE VIDEO #IMAGINE SEEING MARK HAMILL IN PERSON #PLAYING JEDI KNIGHT LUKE SKYWALKER AT HIS HEIGHT #I’D HAVE HAD TO GROSS SOB INTO A PILLOW RIGHT THEN AND THERE

[galaxyfarfar]

mark hamill and carrie fisher adventures in the star wars set 🥺🤍

[leupagus]

oh my god IT’S TRUE

[audible-smiles]

[wizardlyghost]

also much as i hate to mention the solo movie when chewie introduced han to the wookie they found in the mines his first reaction was to pat hans head like you would when you meet a new dog

[tiwaztyrsfist]

To further the analogy of Han is the Dog, According to various canon sources, a Standard Human in the Star Wars universe has a life expectancy of roughly 100-120 years. A Wookie has a life expectancy of around 400 years. So, caring for Han for Han’s whole life is a commitment of less than a quarter of Chewie’s life. It’s like having a dog that lives to 20-22. A long term companion, but one you know you’re probably going to outlive.

[charlesoberonn]

When they kill your dog

[sinistercinnamon]

oh my god

[stuffilikeipost]

Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew, aka Leia and Chewie.

[anakinh]

In the end, you belong to neither the light nor the darkness. You will forever stand alone.

[gwil-lee]

And to take that away from her, whether by force or even by persuasion, would be to diminish her soul. And to take away part of what he’d fallen in love with in the first place. (Dark Force Rising, Timothy Zahn)

[skywalkex]

— Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II

[hellyeahpancakes]

hmm does anyone have an SW oc they'd want to see me draw. it wouldn't be more than a sketch and idk if I'll get around to it anyway, i just want to improve drawing different species and applying pose studies but those who are so inclined may show me their oc. I like seeing them either way 😳😳

[lilac-vode]

totally optional but if you’re interested, i have a Pantoran (Ngona) and a Togruta (Noyali) you could pick from if you want!!

[thedarkreborn]

If you would like to draw a blue twi’lek X-Wing pilot, I have a very sweet one I would like to offer to you (with or without his Jedi boyfriend). His name is Jaen Vao and he is a lovely person as long as you aren’t in a TIE fighter.

[summyg]

“You can’t let your grief stop you from living. I’ve learned that. We have to live for those we’ve lost so that their memories are kept alive through us… We have to honor them by carrying on their fight…We fight for duty, yes. But we also fight because we love each other. And that’s even more powerful.”  -Leia Organa

[thedarkreborn]

*hint: “open link in new tab” on the image and you can zoom-in to fullsize!

[thedarkreborn]

AN EPISODE VII FANFICTION: THE DARK REBORN

The Galactic Empire has fallen. After forty years fighting a lingering but inevitable defeat following the Battle of Endor, the Empire has agreed to surrender. In a show of good faith, the New Republic has pulled all but ceremonial remnants of their fleet away from Coruscant, their galactic capital, for the treaty signing. Now dignitaries from the two governments meet to usher in a new era of peace and freedom for the galaxy, unaware of the dark threat approaching from the unknown regions…

CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE: DXUN, 40 YEARS ABE

Light flared in the dim corridor as the two sabers connected. Leia’s foot skidded back another inch. She gritted her teeth in preparation but instead of pressing the attack Revan lifted one hand from the hilt of that bright red lightsaber and reached for their belt from which dangled--Leia’s eyes widened--another lightsaber. Through that ancient, opaque mask there was no way to tell if Revan was smiling, but the chill spreading through Leia as she saw the second hilt slowly lift into attack position felt like the chill of a prey creature looking up into a grin full of teeth.

With a snap-hiss, a blazing beam of green light joined the straining lines of blue and red. Leia’s eyes widened still further as she recognized the long, black-wrapped cylindrical hilt of the green saber. She started to speak, her lips forming the first syllable of a word that started with lu--and then Revan swung the green saber back and forward in a quick, flashing arc.

Time seemed to slow. Leia started to draw her left hand into a fist but stopped when the ceiling gave an ominous rumble. She tilted her one-handed grip on her saber, trying to slide it free of Revan’s blade, but the Dark Lord refused to give ground. Leia drew in a deep breath and closed her eyes, bracing herself…

THE END.

[thestarwarsarchives]

Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford - The Empire Strikes Back