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Basically Filoni wanted Ahsoka to be a serious commentary on war and child soldiers and her lack of preparation because she's not trained for it

But then George basically told him:

George: It's a movie for kids, it's a fun and entertaining modern-day fairy tale, the themes are surface-level and easy to grasp-- Filoni/others: -- no! There needs to be a second and third layer to ALL of it! This is dark, gritty, mature, nuanced, for grown-ups!

George: Ahsoka is a Padawan, she can handle this. Filoni/others: Ahsoka isn't just a Padawan, she's a child soldier in a warzone, because that's how corrupt the Jedi have become by joining the war and becoming warriors instead of peacekeepers! They'll use children as soldiers!

George: Anakin falls to the Dark Side because his lack of discipline, caused his ambition to flourish, his emotions to run unchecked and his attachment to grow until it reached greedy levels. Filoni/others: Anakin turns to the dark side within days but it's actually a frustration that had been building for a decade, and when he kills the Jedi, it's because they've never really sided with him and slighted him constantly.

George: Yoda's line about Jedi arrogance is a thinly veiled dig at Obi-Wan to intimate that the latter is being a bit too hard on Anakin because he can be arrogant too, somtimes. Filoni/others: Yoda's line about some of the wiser Jedi becoming arrogant is a commentary about how all Jedi have now become too political and have thus lost their way and lessened their connection to the Force.

George: Qui-Gon, as a Jedi, is a bit of a rebel. Filoni/others: But actually, if you really think about it, Qui-Gon is the only Jedi who's ahead of the curb in terms of his understanding of the Force, and he's the father figure Anakin needed.

Jar Jar Binks is fundamentally a silly kindhearted character, he is in this franchise that is for kids to entertain children and also to show the power of kindness and friendship (the heroes would not have been able to save the day without his help)

But the crux of "Darth Jar Jar" is a rejection of these themes and what Star Wars is, it warps this fundamentally good person into a twisted image because it's born out of hatred for SW's inherent silliness, whimsy, and belief in the power of goodness, "no fun allowed"

another part of the story that often stumbles into the territory filoni takes with ahsoka/padawans/the jedi in general is padmé, and the position of queen of naboo. fans tend to give that character and her position the same consideration of: she was too young, and it was too damaging - when on-screen in anything lucas was a part of, there wasn't actually anything to indicate that padmé and naboo royalty couldn't handle their roles. she and others like her throughout the galaxy train for that, are given resources by their own cultures, with no suggestion that they're manipulated into it in any way. in fact, under lucas's canon, characters like her and satine are often fit into a similar narrative as the jedi are: they choose duty, follow it through (generally), and find the most fulfillment from it.

who wants more rebel padmé au (me, the answer is me i want it)

high republic has shit merch so i made it myself !!!

it's a bowl and I drew elzar, bell, reath, and avar lightsaber hilts along the rim with the blight starting to spread from the bottom🤓

and all four of them are wrong!

Part 1

IT'S DONE FINALLY. this comic was hella of a bitch to get done but eh, i have no one to blame but myself, still i have neck pain, wrist pain, eye-pain, i'm tired, etcetc, but i'm finally free from this yayy

Practice from star wars the phantom menace! Obi-wan's likeness was hard to replicate, but I think I'm pretty close to it after days of fixing it whew. This could be reworked more, but I'm satisfied with it.