#timewandererus

Honestly… i don't think he would have - he may have still done something drastic which separates him from the group - but i don't believe he would have gone as far as cold blooded murder without bazovvi and i definitely don't think he would have even considered taking the crown without someone prompting him to… bazovvi manipulates and plays upon a number of elements which all ultimately push brion to act the way he does - like riling up the crowds, bolstering his ego, reenforcing bedlams villainy and need to be stopped… potentially even influencing bedlam to make the decisions he makes. If you get rid of bazovvi and all the things he either psychically or verbally influences you are left with the brion who just discovered his sister has been working for the enemy and his elders/mentors knew without ever telling him about it.

In that moment brion would have been feeling hurt, betrayed, confused - all very valid, though thanks to him being massively self centred in general, his focus tends to remain all on him… it’s about how he was kept in the dark, how he sacrificed everything to rescue Tara and has been betrayed, how he is the victim in all this… meanwhile Tara was victimised and manipulated by years of abuse after being abducted and gar just narrowly avoided being crushed by a rock. Brion doesn't really think beyond himself most of the time - if ever he does, it will often lead back to him serving his own ego in some way… with that in mind, I imagine him demanding explanations but refusing to actually listen to them, then he would start raging out because no one will say what he wants them to say - which is apologise to him specifically and admit they should have indeed told him - which they absolutely shouldn’t have because he would not have handled that information well at all. Then, I can see Dick telling him to chill out which again just infuriates him more and we know how Brion gets when his anger takes over - it may even be bedlam still tries to escape in the commotion but winds up feeling the brunt of his nephews rage… ultimately everything comes to a head when brions actions hurt halo as they try to talk him down - whether that’s emotionally hurt or physically - i dunno, but with it the damage is done and it all ends with him leaving - knowing he wants nothing to do with those who will keep secrets from him…

Now I’ll admit, that’s all very OTT and probably wouldn’t at all happen like that - it would likely play out a lot subtler - and better - but that’s just the string of events my brain is currently offering so I went with them. My point is, had bazovvi not been there, I think Brion would have still kicked off and done some sort of damage before ditching everyone to do things his own way, just not intensional murder levels of damage… when he gets into a state he’s basically pure emotional energy without direction - more impulsive than methodical. Bazovvi, and jace for that matter, manipulates him by providing a particular direction for him to focus that energy on - like activating his meta gene, or killing that “war criminal” bedlam, or claiming the markovian crown for himself. On his own I don’t think Brion would have ever come up with these ideas - especially when he’s in a rage… So long story short, while I’ll admit I don’t think it took much nudging on bazovvis part to get Brion to kill bedlam and take his brothers thrown, bazovvi was still the main contributing factor which ensured everything happened the way it did… or at least, that’s my perspective on it…

This got so long and rambly - I hope it makes sense ( I’ve read through it so many time checking over it, my brains kinda gone numb to everything it says 😬) Anyway, thanks for the ask timewandererus!

If I’m not mistaken, I read somewhere that Lucas originally had something like that in the script, or was planning to include something along these lines, but ultimately cut it because he didn’t believe Obi-Wan would have been able to walk away from him if he’d actually asked for help (which, ouch, George. MY FEELINGS.) (I think it also doesn’t seem especially believable that Anakin would ask for help, even while on fire.) 

I do think if Anakin had asked for help at that point, there is a very good chance Obi-Wan would have at least tried. Not sure how much he could realistically have done for a dude who was fully in flames without using some kind of Force Power Thing, but it’s Obes so he would have put in a solid effort at least. 

Now I’m kind of thinking it’d have been hilarious if Vader had just sort of decided one day that he’d had enough of being evil and somehow tracked Obi-Wan down. He shows up at Old Ben’s doorstep and for a second Obi-Wan is like “oh fuck, now I have to kill him” but Vader’s like “no no, wait, I’m just here because I’m tired and I quit my job and I need a place to crash and I know you’ll help me because of course you will”. You know Obi-Wan would have let him stay there, even though it’s a terrible idea and most reasonable/sane people would not believe Vader’s had a change of heart. But this is Obi-Wan we’re talking about, and he has a soft AND blind spot in the shape of Anakin Skywalker, and if Anakin is asking for help there’s no way he’s gonna turn him away. 

So, now he’s gotta juggle keeping Luke safe from the Empire, and keep Anakin away from Luke, while also not arousing any suspicions about the Imperial fugitive he’s got staying in his house. And Vader is gigantic and noisy, so it’s not easy. Uncle Owen stops by some random day and Obi-Wan has to like, throw a blanket over Vader in an attempt to conceal him. 

“O-oh,” Savage stutters. Your request catches him completely off-guard, leaving him at a significant loss for words---even for someone as quiet as Savage. It’s been so long since he’s been treated as a teacher... usually, everyone else presumes to teach him. It’s nice to be sought after for his own knowledge for once.

Eventually he regains his composure, slightly puffing out that broad chest of his in a surge of confidence. “I would love to help you,” he nods firmly, a small smile creeping onto his lips. “There is no need to repay me. But... I, uh... wouldn’t mind checking out that steak place you mentioned.”

Nope. He's still a Padawan in my book. No Knighthood for Ezra. Only Luke gets that.

what makes you say that? neither ezra nor luke were knighted in the “classical” sense (classical meaning both “traditional” and “pertaining to the Classics period” which is Extremely analogous to the prequel era) in fact, we could argue that the last person EVER to be knighted in the “classical” sense was kanan, not luke 

And of course on their way back, the ship runs out of fuel and they barely make it to the nearest refuelling station. Where Anakin promptly realizes that his credit card is all maxed out. Obi-Wan and Ahsoka didn’t bring any cash with them. So Anakin has to call Palpatine and ask him to wire him some emergency credits asap.

Palpatine, Hating Life Because This Is Not Even Close to the First Time He’s Had to Do This: Me constantly coddling this guy and wiring him money BETTER pay off later. 

Also, I hope somehow for Reasons the Space Fam end up having to stay in a crappy hotel overnight at some point in this horrible adventure, because I am living for the following things: 

All three of them stuck in a room together

Obi-Wan and Anakin have to share a bed (of course, in accordance with Fandom Law)

Ahsoka is stuck on a rollaway bed and hates her life 

Anakin probably screams in his sleep and no one else gets any rest 

There’s a minor family war over the thermostat because Anakin keeps trying to set the room to 95 degrees because IT’S FREEZING IN HERE GUYS HOW CAN YOU LIVE LIKE THIS

He loses this battle but it means that he just goes full octopus on Obi-Wan all night 

There’s definitely a B-plot where Obi-Wan accidentally uncovers a Mystery by hanging out in the seedy hotel bar 

You have to wonder what Sheev did for twenty years after he won.

Cackled and partied. Or at least I hope he did that for a while, at least. He’s the worst and he ruined the life of every character I love BUT ALSO? That guy worked a long-ass time for that glory and his plot was SO CRAZY AND INVOLVED AND IT WORKED. I’ve gotta give him his moment. 

That said, since the Sith are obsessed with power, he probably spent a lot of his “king of the universe” time paranoid and scheming and blaming Vader for stuff.