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As someone who studies natural sciences, I think Coruscant as a planet is very interesting in a very horrifying way.

There is nothing natural there. The whole planet is completely dead. No natural climate, no hydrological cycle, no natural seasons, no fauna or vegetation left. The planet is completely dead, in a biological sense.

Coruscant is haunted because it's dead, and the only thing left there from the planet itself are ghosts.

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RIP Commander Fox, you would've loved Chappell Roan

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you came back wrong and i am racked with guilt because i cannot bear to see you like this and i should have let you rest. i loved you so much that i defied death itself but i do not think either of us are happy

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People liking your personal OCs is still such a crazy feeling, I've been doing this for years and ppl asking about them still fills my entire heart with warmth and idk how to handle it

You enjoy this fictional guy I made up for fun?? Whose only content is random artwork or writing made by me and a handful of other artists at most? They have no show/book/game with a large fandom, it's just one person with an art blog?? I love u

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Rex my best boy😭Thank you Moss, he looks so good!!

If you are able to donate to help raise money for people in Palestine, consider checking out Star Wars Artists for Palestine! They are currently offering art commissions in exchange for proof of donation or an e-sim purchase. Art by @baufraus, initiative by @swartists4palestine

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every url and username in the clone fandom now is just some variation of "I want to fuck the clones" can we get some originality. please.

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defective

I will be dropping my rewrite in 5 days 👍🏽

[id: it’s a drawing of Omega standing in front of Crosshair. Crosshair is wearing his black, grey, and red armor from the show and standing with his back to the viewer though he is looking over his shoulder and down at Omega. He is depicted as albino with pale skin covered in dark freckles, buzzed light blond hair, and medium brown eyes. Omega is depicted with piebaldism which has resulted in a lack of pigment in a stripe of skin down her face and a splotch on her left hand, as well as in a tuft of hair and part of her right eyebrow. She is wearing a blue and red cadet uniform sans the belt, and her brows are furrowed. While she’s depicted in the light, Crosshair is cast in shadow. /end id]

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CLONES APPRECIATION WEEK 2021 Day 1: Favorite Clone → Commander Cody & Captain Rex

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star wars fanartists draw cody like the Pope has commissioned them for a sci-fantasy sistine chapel and Cody is baby jesus

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stare

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This is the funniest way to phrase a massive flaw with the assajj ventress episode

I love explaining the bad batch up to this point to my moots who don't watch it at all because it's like hand delivering confusing bits and bobs and puzzle pieces that don't form a complete picture and every time I need a new piece I have to give it backstory that makes that piece look even worse. I'm like a crow leaving gifts except the gift is cyanide. They always get more confused and end up with headaches.

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Excited to see assajj mad that she was brought back to life and utterly unsurprised that she really didn't do anything at all

I love explaining the bad batch up to this point to my moots who don't watch it at all because it's like hand delivering confusing bits and bobs and puzzle pieces that don't form a complete picture and every time I need a new piece I have to give it backstory that makes that piece look even worse. I'm like a crow leaving gifts except the gift is cyanide. They always get more confused and end up with headaches.

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you. person following me. read star wars the high republic now.

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I love explaining the bad batch up to this point to my moots who don't watch it at all because it's like hand delivering confusing bits and bobs and puzzle pieces that don't form a complete picture and every time I need a new piece I have to give it backstory that makes that piece look even worse. I'm like a crow leaving gifts except the gift is cyanide. They always get more confused and end up with headaches.

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Omg thank you so much!!

The Islamic Origins of the Jedi

Ramadan starts in a few days so I figured that now was a great time to talk about this!

(Disclaimer: My point here isn’t to detract from other sources of inspiration that GL used to create the Jedi, but simply to point out another, lesser known one that many often overlook or intentionally refuse to acknowledge.)

I’m Muslim. My family follows the Hanafi madhab, and the guidance of the Naqshbandi order of Sufi masters, mystics, and teachers. I’m by no means an expert or a scholar, but the Sufi theology and view of the Divine is so clearly prevalent as one of the many inspirations for the Force and the Jedi, that it’s hard to get ignore - and it’s hard to watch while people choose to ignore it.

For starters, we know that during his research for the films, George Lucas met and consulted with the Habibiyyah Sufi order in California. He asked questions and learned what they believed.

Something else that’s hard to ignore is the robes that the Jedi wear! I know they’re commonly thought to be inspired by other origins, but I’d like to point out that the traditional Sufi robes look similar to the Jedi as well.

Still not convinced?

Let’s look at the origins of the word ‘Jedi’. While most believe that it comes from the word ‘jidaigeki’, as GL has mentioned in passing, there is an Arabic equivalent that’s translated to fit the meaning of the Jedi Order with surprising accuracy.

The word is Al-Jeddi, which translates to ‘master of the mystic warrior way’.

In an article released by a prominent Sufi Muslim order, ‘jeddi’ is mentioned by name and a definition that looks and sounds familiar to the Jedi Order of Star Wars and how the Force is viewed by them:

“We are, at our core, a Movement of Jeddi; Sufi masters of Futuwwat ("the Way of the mystic-warrior"). We encourage adherents to train both physically AND spiritually, for their own personal edification and to enhance their knowledge and abilities in the Struggle. The Balance does not lie alone in contemplation, prayer and meditation; nor does it lie alone in action and revolution.”

At the end of the day, we know that Star Wars appropriated from many, many sources that went mostly uncredited and ignored - in ways that had lasting and negative impacts on the peoples and cultures that served as inspiration - and this was one of them.

One of my biggest complaints about the appropriation present here is that it is an opportunity missed - a big one. There was an opportunity to educate, to help others understand what is often misunderstood, simply by being transparent about what you took, from whom, and most importantly, why.

So I’m sharing this with you now, because education is everything, and it is so, so important to be aware of examples of things like this in the media we consume!

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Longing (The River of Ash)

This one is for you two @ivvmell @ominouspuff cause you both chose the same palette for Fox. The vibe changed midway through so I ended up taking a lot of liberties with the execution

I probably won't be taking any new requests cause a lot have piled up and I'm not even sure I can finish the ones already there. Just a heads up

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(non romantic) AU where Ahsoka and rex both leave the army and they're renting this shitty one bedroom (Rex takes the couch) apartment in the lower levels of coruscant and they're both broke. Anakin keeps visiting bringing food and always name drops ~senator amidala~ like "hey pad--senator amidala made this for you guys and she said she's got like 3 extra rooms if any of you wants one"

"why do you have food padme made"

"do you want it or not"