Remember: the Force is Light and Dark and every shade in between; dread and awe in equal measure. It is not cruel, precisely – to say that one is cruel implies intentionality – but despite having a Living element, the Force has never been alive in the traditional sense. For all that the living are part of the Force and it part of them, the Force does not – can not – understand their petty (momentous) cares. It is ancient and it is inexorable and it is so much larger than you can imagine.
The Force is hungry; it will take all that you have to give… and then it will take some more. Those that the Force loves most, it asks the most of. Those that the Force loves most are swallowed whole or chewed up by it, with only their bones spit out. Those whom the Force loves, it never releases. Its love is fierce as flame and rough as the sea.
Why do you think the Jedi advocate surrender to the Force? It hurts so much less when you submit willingly.
i dont think people talk about obi wan kenobi much. i dont mean the obi wan that everyone remembers as a jedi and a good fighter
i mean the obi wan that avenged his master after darth maul murdered him. the obi wan that took in anakin and defended him even though the jedi council advised against it. the obi wan who survived order 66 and had to keep it together even though hundreds of jedi had just been slaughtered. the obi wan that found the bodies of the younglings and watched his best friend turn to the dark side. the obi wan that stayed calm so padme would not panic even though you could see in his eyes he was hurting. the obi wan that stood over his former apprentice that committed unspeakable acts of evil and not only spared him, but told him that he loved him. the obi wan who watched padme amidala, the only person left that cared for him, die in front of him and out of love took her children and put them in safe places.
the man who had so much kindness in his heart but was only repaid with death and grief
all I ask for in the new star wars films is leia with a lightsaber
I don’t think they give non-force sensitives lightsabers, but I also don’t think they’ve established Leia as force sensitive or not, so who knows
leia is anakin’s daughter. if she’s not force sensitive, I’ll eat my shoe.
The heck do you mean “they haven’t established Leia as Force-sensitive?”
Have you not seen Empire Strikes Back? The movie where her Force-sense was pinging every five minutes? Or in Return of the Jedi: “The Force is strong in my family. I have it. My father has it. My sister has it.” “In time, you’ll learn to use that power too.”
Leia is just as much a basket of potential-Jedi as Luke is.
“No, there is another.” HOW DID YOU MISS THAT
Because girl.
“In Expanded Universe materials set after Return of the Jedi, Leia is portrayed as a founding member of the New Republic. Although most of her life is devoted to such matters of state, she engages in limited study of the Jedi arts, with Luke as her teacher. Notably, she wields a blue lightsaber that she built herself.” [x]
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Even the dang trailer SPELLS “My sister has it”
“I’m sure Luke wasn’t on that thing when it blew…” “He wasn’t. I can feel it.”
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this post is golden
reblogging cause one of my followers tried to tell me Leia isn’t force sensitive
if it wasn’t for Leia’s force-sensitivity Luke would still be dangling from that antennae under the Cloud City one hand short
still can’t believe that someone would write Padme dying from “loosing her will to live” after just having two beautiful babies and meanwhile that burned circus peanut has enough will to survive 100% burning and tripple amputation. only a man could write that bullshit.
I’m approximately a hundred years late to the party, but I just finished the Ahsoka novel – which, even as it made me weepy and emotional, I loved
(@evaceratops can attest to this, I yelled at her a lot)
– and because about 50% of my headspace is currently taken up with the Naboo royal handmaidens, I got a Spark™ of an idea from the ending.
Ahsoka and Bail are discussing their plans to move forward with the Rebellion, in it’s infancy but already mobilizing against the equally young but vastly more widespread Empire, and she declares herself “Fulcrum.” I got goosebumps. I loved that Ahsoka struck her own middle path in a deadly galaxy, that she named herself after taking back the crystals from the Inquisitor. She remade herself, and as broken and traumatized as she may be, she’s going to continue to fight.
And we know that others followed suit – Cassian Andor, Kallus (I will admit I still have not seen Rebels – I know but! I have a semi-working knowledge of the show. Eventually I’ll get to it!), and maybe others held this title, of organizing the Rebellion’s intelligence and people, organizing missions to thwart the Empire.
This is, of course, the natural home territory of the Naboo royal handmaidens. Subterfuge, intelligence, delicate smokescreen operations in high-stakes environments. It’s what they were trained for.
Sabé is a prime candidate for the Fulcrum title.
One day, Ahsoka and Bail are discussing their next move, and it becomes clear they need more help. They need someone they can trust, someone who’s used to danger and wants to see the Empire crippled.
Sabé has hated the Empire ever since Padmé’s body was brought back to Naboo.
Ahsoka leans back in her chair and groans, rubbing her forehead. “We need someone else, Bail – it’s dangerous, but I can’t be everywhere at once.” Her voice only betrays her exhaustion because Bail knows exactly how she feels. He’s never been more exhausted in his life. It takes a lot to play a part in the Imperial Senate while fighting it’s every move under the table.
Bail thinks for a moment, and then he remembers Naboo. He thinks of Padmé, and the young women that were never far from her, always in the shadows, but fiercely protective, intensely trained. He remember’s Sabé’s fierceness, the anger and hopelessness and determination in her eyes, her fingers twitching for action.
All of Padmé Amidala’s former handmaidens will not hesitate to help their cause, but Sabé… Sabé is the most formidable of them all. She is focused, determined, knows the risks – as strong and hardened as durasteel.
Sabé is a Fulcrum agent, Rabé and Eirtaé her two most trusted contacts and informants.
There’s something beautiful about Padmé’s decoy, her lookalike, taking up her mantle against Palpatine and his dark work.
Perhaps a certain Dark Lord of the Sith hears rumors of the former Queen of Naboo working in the shadows of the galaxy, an invisible hand against the Empire, and a shiver runs down his spine at the thought of Padmé’s ghost haunting him still.
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