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jjoelswatch · 1 year

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Always amuses me (read: exhausts me) when people are surprised and angry when Star Wars creators refer to Thrawn as a villain and act like it’s the end of the world because the creators don’t “get” the character.

#star wars #thrawn #you guys he IS #he's an antagonist #i've read all the books and i love the character but he's still a villain at the end of the day #it's like we aren't all reading the same books and some of you conveniently forget that he literally justifies slavery and tyranny #in the name of 'good'#and that he's 100% okay with continuing oppression in the name of peace #and in the name of protecting his people #but one of the biggest lessons in star wars #spanning SEVERAL CHARACTERS (including thrawn)#is that just because you feel you're doing good doesn't mean you ARE good #thrawn's story is clearly one of moral erosion #he's a complex and interesting character #a complex and interesting VILLAIN #perhaps even something of a tragic villain #but a villain nonetheless #if you're upset that creators refer to him as a villain and you think they don't get the character i have news for you #spoiler: it's you who doesn't get the character

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