Latest Posts by shatteringthestars - Page 6

Read to the end, you should.

Revealed, the power of meta-fiction will be.

Tears for Yoda, you might. Found this on Mother of All Nerds, I did.

The Jedi in Yoda’s vision of a world at peace say so much about who he is. 

I plan on extensively yelling about Yoda’s visions in the immortality arc in the future, but for now please consider this.

Okay, getting this quick remark out of the way: it’s Katooni (the little Tholothian girl) who guides Yoda there. Children are a symbol of innocence, and what’s interesting is that Yoda takes her hand without hesitation after seeing all of the Jedi dead (and specifically Mace, Petro and Ahsoka). Throughout this scene here Yoda is the one asking questions and Katooni is the one answering - she speaks slowly and patiently, almost as if she’s talking to a youngling. –> The embodiment of wisdom manifested to Yoda (in a vision meant to tempt him through his dearest wishes) is a child. Talk about humility. 

Now please pay attention to the Jedi in the background. 

Here, the three Jedi right in the center of the set are Mace, Ahsoka and Petro - the exact three Jedi Yoda just saw dead and cried over (boy, s6 is so much fun, isn’t it?). So a significant part of Yoda’s deepest dreams is seeing other Jedi safe. He knows how to let go - that’s what this whole scene is about - but he still very much yearns for his fellow Jedi’s safety and happiness. 

Onto the even sadder part: have you noticed what’s going on here? Younglings are playing around, and the older Jedi are all talking. Quinlan with Saesee Tiin, Tera Sinube with Gungi, Anakin with Aayla Secura, and Mace with Ahsoka. And not just talking, look at the gif above! Mace is openly laughing at whatever Ahsoka said.

And Ahsoka looks at him like this. (Again, this is right after Yoda’s vision of her dying, desperately asking how the Council could expel her.)

One of Yoda’s greatest hopes is seeing Ahsoka happy with her fellow Jedi, at ease with the embodiment of authority that is Mace. 

Yoda loves Mace - he’s the first person he reaches for in the vision of the devastated Temple - and he loves Ahsoka, and part of his greatest temptation? Is to see the rift between the lost child of the Order and its Head healed. 

Same thing with Quinlan - the known loose cannon - and Saesee - another Council member. And Tera Sinube is an elder Jedi, talking to a youngling. And Aayla is “just” a Knight, almost a random one, and Anakin is chatting with her.

This follows a pattern: the rogue and the conventional, the very old and the very young, the common and the extraordinary - each pair shows opposites enjoying each other’s company, differences embraced. 

(Anakin talking to Aayla instead of sticking to Obi-Wan’s side like he does in the real world is especially interesting - he’s part of the community here, not ostracizing himself like he tends to do. Again, for this to be part of Yoda’s great temptation says so much about how caring he is. He wants Anakin to belong, more than anything.)

And finally, we get this: 

(I couldn’t make this part into a gif because of technical reasons, so enjoy the beautiful family picture.)

Once again we find that central theme of healing and wholeness. This part is what convinces Yoda to briefly let go of his (well-founded) doubts and to embrace the vision. It’s his biggest, greatest, deepest desire. The one that could have made him abandon reality itself to stay in this idyllic dream. It’s his unbroken lineage, happy, in the light. 

Yoda just wanted them all to be a family. Obi-Wan clearly adores Dooku in this scene (check it out, his awestruck look is amazing), their body language is incredibly warm and open, and they are completely at ease with each other and delighted to be sharing stories. It just screams domestic life.

And that’s it, that’s all Yoda ever wanted. For the young and the old to be content together, a community bathed in light, the gardens filled with the sound of windchimes and the laughter of children. He just wanted to have his family alive and safe and smiling. 

. . .

Dammit, I love this frog grandpa so much *sobs*

Fuck Palpatine, all my homies hate Palpatine

Dumb doodle of our boys beating up Palpatine based on This fic and conversation with @coalmine301

The Emperor’s New … Apprentice? 

I’ve been sitting on these images for a long time now and finally decided to finish them up. It’s just a great combo. 

..... can someone please, PLEASE write an archaeologist luke star wars AU? Please?

I love these, these are so beautifully drawn... but why do they have the exact same energy as the screaming cowboy though XD

Generational suffering

art block is blockin'.

she is bored and out of motivation and so am i. shading w the lasso tool is mad fun tho

hi tumblr!! here’s han solo

"Reva's plan makes no sense, she wants revenge for the Jedi Anakin killed so she kills Jedi..."

THAT'S THE DAMN POINT!!

This is what the dark side does to you, it corrupts and twists you, it makes you lose sight of what you originally wanted and the people you care about, it's when you put yourself and your wants above other people's lives, you can't use it for good or just use it a little bit without it corrupting you, no matter what your intentions are, they will be lost to the dark side, because the dark side is selfishness

That is exactly what happened to Reva

So Reva's plan in fact makes perfect sense, the dark side in tandem with an "ends justify the means" philosophy (which so often goes hand in hand with the dark side, just look at Dooku) lead Reva to disregard and sacrifice others for her desires

And poignantly, Reva's redemption comes precisely because she stops thinking this way

I feel like people forget that Vader isn’t a reliable narrator. He’s the same man that’s desperate to convince himself and everyone around him that he’s not Anakin Skywalker anymore and that his real name holds no meaning because the owner to that name is ‘dead.’ But we know that’s a facade he puts up and an escapism to ignore the pain he’s in plus the knowledge of knowing that everything he’s done and is doing is wrong. So I just think it’s weird so to imply that Vader actually meant what he said when he claims that Padmé would’ve joined him and supported the Empire if she was alive. It should be obvious that Vader doesn’t actually believe this. He’s just desperate to convince himself that it’s true because he can’t handle the idea of her not choosing to be by his side if she had the chance, and also to help him make peace with himself to justify his actions as “correct.”

Anakin deep inside the mask of Vader knows this not to be true, and that’s one of the many reasons why the ghost and memory of Padmé haunts him. (Ofc apart from the grief and remorse he feels over what he did to her.) He knows his wife. He was the one to know her the most intimately and closely. And that’s why he also knows that she wouldn’t support his actions, despite what he tells himself, he knows she’s right. He always believed in her and trusted her above anyone else. He knew where her stance would lie, even if he tries his hardest to reassure himself that the Empire is “good.” He himself doesn’t even believe it.

Anakin himself hates who he became, and there’s a lovely scene from one of the Darth Vader comics (I think the 2017 one??) where he confronts himself as Anakin in a vision, and how he sees that his “old and true self” is resentful and disappointed in the version he became. The scene ends with Vader killing “Anakin”, symbolizing that he ended the man he “use to be.” (Or so he thinks.) all in all, Vader can go on about how he’s not ‘Anakin Skywalker’ anymore, or about how his wife would actually support him in his endeavours, but the fact of the matter is that he knows that’s all false. The soul and echo of Anakin Skywalker rings loud inside Vader, and nothing was able to diminish it.

They got kidnapped. Again.

The Luke Skywalker they don’t want you to know about…

The Luke Skywalker they don’t want you to know about…

Skywalker father and son!😗❤

Liberty is Born Blue and You are Born Free

Star Wars Rebels Vol 1

Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader by BossLogic

Fanart for “How To Design Your Own Prosthesis And Turn The Project Into A Bonding Experience” by @jackdaw-kraai

Luke and Vader (ft. Padmé) (kind of a mix between chapter 6 and 7)

I could not resist the hug

(some sketchy vaders as a bonus because they crack me up)

@cant-think-of-anything-creative wanted to see vader carrying luke like a cat and i felt behooved to deliver

I love Vader’s sinister eyes and cape here. Not a huge fan of the teeny ankles. Shoutout to Luke’s pretty hair and flat butt.

“Star Wars: The Original Trilogy: A Graphic Novel.” Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Originally published: March 1, 2016. Republished as mini-comic for Galaxy of Adventures Luke action figure: Fall, 2018. Writer: Alessandro Ferrari. Illustrator: Alessandro Pastrovicchio.

I recently wrote a Star Wars fanfic about Luke, Vader, and their shared Force-bond (y’all can read it on AO3 if you want!); since I’m still thinking about it, I thought I’d draw some fanart for myself! lololl

I just wish Vader’s helmet wasn’t so tough to draw ^^;; Even with reference photos, it’s hard for me to get all the details right!

The Star Wars Original Trilogy is peak fiction because they took a fairy tale and set it in space, then they gave the princess in distress a GUN. But even better they gave her a sharp tongue and the power of revolution. They made the “dragon” a depressed cyborg father with asthma who doesn’t understand his own emotions and does murders because of it. And they made the knight a blond Barbie boy who attempts to solve problems with the power of love like he’s Sailor Moon or something.

And then they said, “oh yeah they’re all related btw. All the galaxy’s problems are this one family’s fault. Hope this helps 😘”

Woke up just to draw this

Directed by me.

Forever thinking about how Owen told Luke that his father was a spice smuggler and that that's why he wasn't around to raise Luke, and how from a young age —since he was 6 years old— Luke, either consciously or unconsciously, strived and succeeded to become what was basically the perfect son for that lifestyle: good with guns, good at fixing starships, speeders and damn near anything he got his hands on, independent and unafraid to wander off on his own and take care of himself, to not be seen a burden.