KingAnidala

Hey, everyone, I have once more made a blog on Reddit. The title of this one comes off as pretty Jedi-centrist, though actually reading into the post gives off a more Jedi-Critical vibe because, duh, I am Jedi-Critical.

I'm guessing that you're referring to the idea that Padmé loved someone before Anakin.

I don't mind its existence. Besides, Palo was brought up in AOTC, so it's not like TCW was the first to give Padmé an ex, even if Palo's relationship with Padmé was more of a childhood crush rather than a serious romance.

The mere existence of Clovis as Padmé's ex doesn't bother me as failed first relationships happen all the time; I really just hated the way this was used to leverage Anakin's portrayal as a toxic husband and to portray Anidala in a negative light, specifically in S6. If I were tasked with writing TCW myself though, I would've never invented an ex for Padmé unless I want a character I can use as a punching bag.

Anyway, I'm not so much clinging onto Padmé never loving anyone but Anakin but more so Anakin being the one to take Padmé's v-card (and vice versa). I still believe Anakin and Padmé were each other's first.

I personally think it's completely OOC for Padmé to do that, just like how in canon, Anakin choking Padmé is supposed to be seen as an OOC moment for Anakin. That's not to say that Anakin can just get away with choking Padmé because it's OOC; it's just that it's clearly meant to be seen as not how Anakin usually is and is there to portray how far Anakin had fallen.

I don't mind this trope existing if it's clearly meant to be portrayed as an evil, but it rarely is; it is usually portrayed as something justified or something done for the greater good.

Hey, everyone, I've made this pro-Anakin/somewhat-Anakin-critical and Jedi-critical blog in Reddit. The title basically explains everything you need to know about the post.

Feel free to either defend or criticize me, ideally on Reddit where there is a lot of conversation going on.

Sure.

Padmé has a Black Card granted to her from her time as queen which allows her to buy mostly whatever she wants. Apart from using it for necessity, she mostly uses it to buy new outfits, and more importantly, invest in Anakin's account.

During the Clone Wars, Padmé registered a bank account for Anakin on Naboo under a pseudonym and threw in lots of money into that bank account. Even though they are a couple and will live together, she wants to make sure Anakin is financially stable.

After leaving the Jedi Order after the Clone Wars, Anakin used the account and changed the name of the account to his actual name. Anakin mostly uses the account to buy all sorts of tech and mechnos which he would obviously be into as well as videogames. Apart from that, Padmé (who has left the Senate) has been urging Anakin to freshen up his wardrobe now that he's no longer a Jedi and filthy rich, so he also uses them on new clothes whenever Padmé takes him for shopping.

I don't really hate the idea on its own, but fanon has basically ruined the idea of househusbands for me because 90% of the time they headcanon a character as a househusband, it's a gateway drug to that character being turned into a pet trophy husband.

This is a common attitude in Anidala (and m/f relationship) fanon: they all but emasculate Anakin, turning him into a total dumbass unable to do anything on his own with his defining trait being his worship of Padmé. I wouldn't mind if Anakin basically worshipped Padmé if Padmé also treated him in a similar regard, but no, they always make it so that either Padmé can barely tolerate Anakin or Padmé treats him as a pet. Additionally, they masculinize Padmé to new heights, turning her into this unfeeling girlboss who only cares about her work.

Additionally, this also implies that Padmé wouldn't have stopped working, when she definitely would have. I made a post about this a while ago.

“1987″ is an old fanfic of mine that I wrote back in 2020, and after looking back at it now, I realize how much ketamine I was on when I wrote it. It has no plotline, just brings in time travel halfway through (the OG upload didn’t have Time Travel in the tags because I came up with it halfway through as I didn’t know how the plot could go), happens all in one week, and is generally unhinged.

Imagine Padmé joins Vader on Mustafar, Vader beats Obi, and kills Sidious to take over. Vader tries to deepen his connection to the Dark Side as he and Padmé rule over the galaxy. Vader tries to portray himself as this evil, fearsome autocrat but is way too popular: he doesn't create the Death Star because neither he nor Padmé likes it, he abolishes slavery because duh, literally all of the clones (they don't get replaced) love him, he's still seen as the war hero, he's very handsome, and Padmé's presence + coregency mellows him out a lot. Padmé and his children are also there, and his love for them is wayyyyyy too much that he isn't nearly as evil and dark as he should be

Eventually, Vader comes to Padmé crying about how his connection to the Dark Side is weakening because of how much he loves her and the children and how he can't fuel his inner darkness anymore. He isn't really a Sith anymore and eventually Padmé convinces him to just let it go, renounce his darkness, and let the love flow through him so now he's just emperor anakin, former jedi and failed sith

By the time she was no longer queen, Padmé had already considered retirement but continued working when she was offered the position of senator. If she was already considering leaving, Anakin and the kids would've been the ones to push her over the line and get her to retire.

Have a great day ✨

Do you think it would be Anakin who sets the tone of their sex life more?

I think their sexual relationship is indeed mutual. It's just that it is Anakin who kicks it off more (though not by much - Padmé kicks it off quite often as well) while Padmé is the one who's along for the ride (no pun intended). If Padmé wanted to set the tone, however, she could easily do so, just as Anakin could easily set the tone when he wants to. It really just depends on who is the first to get horny.