#young cassian andor

[dizzy-miss-lizzieeeeee]

SURVIVAL

While traveling with his older brother, thirteen-year-old Cassian Andor discovers a young girl hiding from the Empire. His decision to help her changes the course of both their lives, leading to nearly two decades of miscommunication, anger, trust—and eventually, love. Or, Cassian rescues Jyn instead of Saw Gerrera.

CHAPTER 2: BBY 12

Summary:

One year later, Cassian is still getting used to having Jyn around. She's not making it easy for him.

Cassian walked through the tents of the settlement, feeling the sweat running down his temple due to the hot temperatures on the planet, with its lava pits warming the whole place. 

He could see his fellow rebels minding their own businesses— cleaning their spaces, dressing their wounds, cooking their meals— while he made a checklist in his mind of all the things he was sure he needed to bring to his next outer world mission. 

The mission was simple ; he just needed to go to Jelucan to receive a message directed only to his handler, Jado.

The middle - aged man had summoned him two hours ago to his tent to assign him the mission personally. Jado didn’t trust holoprojectors and commlinks; he had grown paranoid of them lately and believed that anything could be intercepted by the Empire now. This time , he didn’t want to risk it.

“There should be an informant waiting for you in the hangar, a Rodian guy named Ulop,” Jado explained to him, his eyes fixed on the Jelucan holomap in front of him, “ H e’ll give you a comm and take you to a safe house. You’ll wait for instructions there. Easy, in and out, but don’t trust anyone but the voice in the comm.”

Cassian had nodded, already formulat ing in his mind the best travel route, escape tactics, and anything that could be in service for this mission. The fifth one Jado was confiding in him in three months so far.

“Show me that you can handle this, little Andor,” Jado had said, putting his hand over Cassian’s shoulder, “make your brother proud.”

The mention of Haro had made him feel restless. He had been deployed for at least four months now, helping a small planet in the Outer Rim to rebel against the Empire with the little forces they had, and as far as he knew, the battle was getting out of control. 

Haro was still sending pulse codes to him, letting him know that he was still alive but not giving away his location or if he was healthy enough. And Cassian supposed it made sense; if he knew where he was, he’d probably fly his way to aid him, but he wasn’t a fighter like that, not yet , at least. 

Jado was training him to do other stuff, to get closer to the imperials so fights like the one Haro was could be prevented in the future with the right intel. 

So, of course, Jado’s words were enough motivation to make Cassian want to do this mission the way Haro would’ve done it. And Haro, being the control freak he was starting to become lately, liked to do checklists before any mission to cover any possible outcome.

Cassian had to do them as he walked all the way to the hangar where the very few ships his cell owned were stationed.

Forged ID? Check.

Blaster? Check.

Jyn? Check.

Wait, Jyn?

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[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

I had the realization that Cassian is canonically supposed to be about 26 in Rogue One which is so young, but that makes him around 22-23 rn in season 2 of Andor. He’s SO young. He’s killed people for the rebellion. He’s going on mission after mission. He’s charming people left and right. He’s trying to protect his wife. He can’t help her. He’s pretending to be someone he’s not. He’s a soldier in an army, just another number. They send him in to assess chances on an empire run planet. He’s young enough to think a rebel base shouldn’t come at the price of the people there. He’s too old to think the rebellion won’t sacrifice those people anyway. There’s so much weight on his shoulders and he continues to handle it so they keep adding more. He lost his sister, his mother, his father, he lost Brasso, left B2EMO behind, got separated from Wilmon, he keeps taking loss after loss and he’s 23???

[tending-the-hearth]

and if i brought up my theory that the bixcassian baby is poe, what then?

[pedroam-bang]

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[jynjackets]

personally I also want people to stop dragging cassian into these debates. they're talking about some other weirdo nobody likes who somehow got the same first and last name. captain cassian jeron andor from rogue one would never say and do any of that. actually cassian andor is a very common name there's three of them on yavin at any given time

exactly anon exactly. that fake guy who thinks it’s still cool to wear duster jackets as a grown ass man has at least three unique strains of chlamydia. jyn would kick him sterile if she ever met him. the other cassian andors on base would hold him and cheer her on

[movietimegirl]

So many characters to see!!!

[colleybri]

I came to Andor a year after its release so I’m still catching up with some of the social media discourse about it from the time. One of the most bizarre takes I’ve unearthed recently surrounds the Brasso x Bix ship. Apparently, he’s way too old for her.

I don’t ship them personally, but this is just… well, words fail me. First off, I think some of these complainers need to see more theatre. Juliet is canonically 13 years old, two weeks off her 14th birthday. She is hardly ever played by someone of that age. And in Andor itself, Cassian is canonically 27 in season 1, but played by an actor in his 40s. So just because Brasso’s actor is in his fifties it doesn’t mean that Brasso is.

Having said that, I think he IS older than Cassian and Bix (who are canonically of the same or very similar age - “they’ve known each other since they were ten years old” - Tony Gilroy in the production brief) - but not by much. Five or six years? I kind of headcanon that Brasso might have babysat for young Cassian and as a teenager got pulled into some of the younger boy’s harebrained schemes. He gives me ‘big brother’ vibes (the good kind of big brother). He’s not old enough to be a father figure, imo. The fact that he and Cass are such good buddies and drinking companions - used to lying to evade the worst of Maarva’s wrath - makes it less likely for me that Brasso is actually in his fifties.

But even if he is - so what? If we’re talking fanon shipping or even irl relationships, if two people hit it off and are consenting adults at the time when they do … why on earth should their ages matter in any way? There’s absolutely nothing inherently wrong with any kind of age gap in that situation. Imho!

Personally, I think Brasso is a terrific ‘catch’ whatever age he’s meant to be. (And I notice similar complaints were decidedly lacking when it comes to the Cassian/Brasso ship. 🤔)

[dizzy-miss-lizzieeeeee]

Survival

While traveling with his older brother, thirteen-year-old Cassian Andor discovers a young girl hiding from the Empire. His decision to help her changes the course of both their lives, leading to nearly two decades of miscommunication, anger, trust—and eventually, love.

Or, Cassian rescues Jyn instead of Saw Gerrera.

Chapter 1: Children

Cassian had to land on this planet just by mere coincidence.

He wasn’t the one behind the controllers. If he did, he probably wouldn’t have noticed one of the propulsors of the ship was failing, and he would've crashed on his way back to Lok.

But luckily, it was his brother, Haro, who was piloting the ship so he had noticed the malfunction on the ship, and now they were stranded on this cold, wet planet with high mountains.

Cassian was outside the ship, holding a blaster with both hands and looking at his surroundings, making sure that no one would sneak up on them while his brother worked on figuring out what was wrong with the ship before they had to fly into hyperspace again.

“It’s nothing serious,” Haro said as he came out of the maintenance hatch, whipping his oiled hands on his pants, “there was an oil leak in there, fixed it, but I’m going to need to get a refill.”

Cassian nodded, still frowning, trying to seem as threatening as a thirteen-year-old boy with a blaster could be. He was still trying to assess the perimeter to make sure there was no danger around, so when Haro ruffled his hair, he couldn’t help but groan and move out of his way.

“Hey, stop that!” He growled, but there was a smirk on his face that showed that maybe he didn’t mind when Haro messed with his hair. It reminded him of their father.

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[cantsayidont]

Uh, so, according to THE ACOLYTE, before the fall of the Republic, the Jedi not only coerced and abducted Force-sensitive children in indefensible ways — even when operating outside the bounds of Republic law that apparently gave them free reign to do whatever they wanted to kids — but also practiced systematic cultural genocide, with Jedi academies basically operating like outer space residential schools? That's sure, uh, an interesting creative choice, particularly since the witch coven included more women of color than in most of the previous movies and shows combined, and particularly after ANDOR's subplot about Cassian Andor being an indigenous boy that Maarva Andor literally abducted.

[rpfofficial]

i have no one to turn to when experiencing andor induced agony everyone has shunned me for being a fucking nerd

[rotzaprachim]

as far as the Accidental Child Acquisition trope for the greater andor and rogue one crews goes I have to pin one of the most likely and issue-inducing scenarios as Mon mothma having to figure out what to do with her gang of ex space quiverfull grandchildren like hello vel thank you for Reporting to duty captain andor yes this is top secret I need something to be done about…. Them

[zukoupy]

nemik's manifesto being spread galaxy wide, so well known that it reaches the inner workings of the empire, is so meaningful and impactful in ways i can't explain.

a young boy with a dream for the future, passionate about his hope for a better galaxy, dead before he can see his dreams come to fruition.

and cassian spreads his manifesto, his message, shares it onto the holonet and watches as it inspires people all across the galaxy. waking them up.

cassian andor is a messenger.

[fandom]

Movies Fictional Characters

There's a clear winner in *this* battle of Godzilla versus Mothra.

Logan Howlett | the Marvel universe

Wade Wilson | the Marvel universe

Anakin Skywalker | the Star Wars universe

Bucky Barnes | the Marvel universe

Mike Schmidt | Five Nights at Freddy's

Godzilla | the Godzilla franchise

Coriolanus Snow | The Hunger Games

Peter Parker | the Marvel universe

Natasha Romanoff | the Marvel universe

Steve Rogers | the Marvel universe

Wanda Maximoff | the Marvel universe

Luke Skywalker | the Star Wars universe

Vanessa | Five Nights at Freddy's

Katniss Everdeen | The Hunger Games

Branch | Trolls

Art Donaldson | Challengers

Alex Claremont-Diaz | Red, White & Royal Blue

Peeta Mellark | The Hunger Games

Tony Stark | the Marvel universe

Leonard McCoy | the Star Trek universe

Amanda Young | Saw

Miles Morales | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Lucy Gray Baird | The Hunger Games

Paul Atreides | Dune

Patrick Zweig | Challengers

Willy Wonka | Wonka

Bilbo Baggins | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Floyd | Trolls

Leia Organa | the Star Wars universe

Optimus Prime | Transformers

Padmé Amidala | the Star Wars universe

Miguel O'Hara | the Marvel universe

Thorin Oakenshield | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor | Red, White & Royal Blue

Hobie Brown | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Anxiety | Inside Out 2

John Dory | Trolls

Felix Catton | Saltburn

Frodo Baggins | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Aragorn | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Shockwave | Transformers

Oliver Quick | Saltburn

Bradley Uppercrust III | An Extremely Goofy Movie

Gwen Stacy | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Kenji Sato | Ultraman: Rising

Tashi Duncan | Challengers

Clay | Trolls

Dogpool | the Marvel universe

Xenomorph | the Alien franchise

Gandalf | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Carol Danvers | the Marvel universe

Bruce | Trolls

Megatron | Transformers

Eddie Brock | the Marvel universe

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen | Dune

Samwise Gamgee | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Thor Odinson | the Marvel universe

Legolas | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Yelena Belova | the Marvel universe

Darth Maul | the Star Wars universe

Regina George | Mean Girls

Ballister Boldheart | Nimona

Jake "Hangman" Seresin | Top Gun: Maverick

Han Solo | the Star Wars universe

Tyler Owens | Twisters

Lydia Deetz | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Mothra | the Godzilla franchise

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell | Top Gun: Maverick

Finnick Odair | The Hunger Games

Toothless | How to Train Your Dragon

Boromir | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Sadako | The Ring

Joy | Inside Out 2

Michael Myers | the Halloween franchise

Sam Wilson | the Marvel universe

Stu Macher | Scream

Morticia Addams | The Addams Family

Ambrosius Goldenloin | Nimona

Kylo Ren | the Star Wars universe

Ennui | Inside Out 2

Éowyn | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Elita One | Transformers

Fear | Inside Out 2

Jason Voorhees | the Friday the 13th franchise

Venom (Symbiote) | the Marvel universe

Hiccup Haddock | How to Train Your Dragon

Sentinel Prime | Transformers

Elsa | Frozen

Pavitr Prabhakar | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Yoda | the Star Wars universe

Gimli | the Lord of the Rings franchise

Kamala Khan | the Marvel universe

Furiosa | Mad Max: Fury Road

Once-ler | The Lorax

Cassian Andor | the Star Wars universe

Snow White | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Haymitch Abernathy | The Hunger Games

Jedediah | Night at the Museum

Octavius | Night at the Museum

Arwen | the Lord of the Rings franchise

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[elowai]

As a 28 year old Star Wars fan, I want to make an uncomfortable perspective known here and see if I’m alone in this? I love Rogue One. I also enjoy Andor. Andor has me hooked with its layered writing and interesting characters. However, am I the only one feeling some concerns with how Rogue One will be “seen differently” as Tony Gilroy and the other actors have stated? Or is anyone kind of feeling off about Cinta’s death in the last episode? Or how about how Bix’s character is being written?

While the writing is well-crafted, exciting, fun, thrilling, and amazing at political commentary — why are most of the women serving as a “trope”?

Why is Tony Gilroy only writing these new female characters….so similarly?

Cinta Kaz - minimal screen time, has a small intimate scene with Val, dies because “bury your gays” cliche/trope. Some character agency is shown but again we don’t really get to know her. REALLY!?

Vel Sartha - some screen time, no real plot after Aldhani besides trauma moments. No real character agency thereafter.

Bix Caleen - decent amount of screen time, mostly being traumatized. Only agency and plot is avenging her trauma. “attractive traumatized female love interest” trope. Her only purpose is Cassian’s narrative and “humanity” and “home” or whatever.

Kleya Marki - Works under Luthen Rael. Finally had a scene and agency these last 3 episodes

Dedra Meero - Works under male ISB. The ONLY character with more agency but of course she is also manipulative, cold, and “using” a “mean well” dumb guy to really hammer home how “evil” she is because what she is doing isn’t evil or psychotic enough to the viewer….so kinda serves for Syril’s character to possibly have a redemption arc or pity story oh how men can be tricked into fascist things because inadequacy…..blah blah blah not about her character once again because she isn’t given enough with all these other male characters ordering her around. Whatever.

If you take ANY of these women out of the story compared to Nemik, Sloan, Luthen Rael, etc. NOTHING REALLY CHANGES THE STORY. The male characters move the plot. The women do not. They’re condensed to trauma porn.

The only reason Mon Mothma has more agency is because her character was already established setting up the rebellion. Tony Gilroy didn’t create her character so she doesn’t count.

On to Rogue One — my biggest fear is that they will pull “Cassian basically sees himself in Jyn because she enters the story where he was XX years ago in Andor.” — like NO. That wasn’t their dynamic in Rogue One. Jyn’s character/story would then be resold as a reflection of Cassian’s story. The viewer will now see Cassian as the catalyst and main drive for Rogue One when it was supposed to be HER. DAMN. MOVIE. Jyn’s character’s personality was written and all the different plots she had — SHE was the catalyst. The spark. The energy. The glue. It Jyn’s story of survival and taking agency back into her life. Cassian always had that offered to him in comparison. Jyn is NOT a parallel.

The last thing I want to remind everyone is that Star Wars usually caters to a “young male” audience. They’re pretty open about it. However, Jyn Erso is my catalyst too. I want better from male writers. We should expect it too.

Either way, I enjoy Andor but you can REALLY TELL it was written by a white man.

[ruby-red-inky-blue]

honestly it drives me crazy how people want to paint Cassian being a kind man who hates the Empire's subjugation of others enough to refuse to engage in the power dynamics his position offers wherever possible as optional. As a sort of fanon read of the character that people got too attached to! That doesn't matter!

Because it's not optional. It does matter. It's literally what makes his character work in the movie. We start with a man who kills to keep a secret. It's an irrevocably terrible act, and he does it without hesitation. We should hate this guy - but we don't. Because consciously or subconsciously, we picked up on a little thing right before he pulls the trigger: He wastes a few seconds of precious time before shooting Tivik to reassure him, to comfort him. He makes a point of making this man not be afraid as he dies, very much at the risk of his own life and intel.

Then, we see him drag a very unwilling woman into a war zone to help his own ends. She was threatened into doing this, and he never speaks up against it or offers her an escape. This should feel awful. But it doesn't - because she steals his blaster, and when she tells him she does it because she's afraid, and she needs it to trust him, he lets her keep it. Because he never attempts to lord his superior position of power over her - he's holding her life in his hands, effectively, but he never treats her like he does. And, crucially, he also never treats the other person the world says he has complete control over as lesser-than: He treats K-2 like a person. He hears his arguments even if he does not act on them, he never tells him to shut up or shuts him off, he explains why he does not want him to come instead of just giving an order. (He's still in charge, but because he's the superior officer, not because K-2 is "just a droid".)

This is how the movie makes us like Cassian even as he does several things that should feel unforgivably bad to an audience used to the black and white morals of Star Wars movies. Gareth Edwards did not cast Diego Luna hoping he'd just be hot enough that we'd still like Cassian even though he largely does horrible things. He cast him specifically because he felt that he was extraordinarily likeable. Cassian's refusal to engage in power dynamics just because he can is the clearest indicator we see that Cassian is, despite all the blood on his hands, still very much trying to be a good person, and probably would not have turned out the way he did if not for the violence he was thrown into from a very young age. Luna was literally cast to underline this point! And it makes Cassian so eminently interesting, because it's such a massive internal conflict, and makes his job so much harder than it needs to be.

Once you remove that trait, he kind of comes off as a guy who doesn't like killing only because it's kind of hard and he wants to hang out instead. Yeah, Cassian is still kind to some people on the show - but exclusively to people he either still needs for something or has prior personal investment in. You never see him connect people being treated badly as being the same thing he's fighting against on a smaller scale. Andor!Cassian seems completely unbothered by the morals of his own actions, and that makes him both a completely different character and honestly, a much more boring one.