#truth and consequences

[azertyrobaz]

Keep an eye on them.

[mimi-noelle]

Why is no one talking about how cute Omega is in this poncho!!!

[trapezequeen]

Hunter Being Omega’s Dad -> Truth and Consequences

[alligatorpie1945]

Aftermath of episode 8.

I know in my heart the Batch will unite at some point. But until then, god damn does it suck.

[firefly-fez]

I’m sorry but after seeing ‘The Clone Conspiracy’ and ‘Truth and Consequences’ I am convinced that this was 98% of what their friendship was based on.

You can’t tell me Ahsoka “They may be willing to die, but I am not the one who is going to kill them” Tano and Riyo “You spent years fighting for us. Let me fight for you” Chuchi didn’t bond over talking about clone rights.

[sarcastic-pasta-games]

The very first scene in The Twin Turnabout, which is Case 3 of Ace Attorney: Truth and Consequences.

Summary: Athena Cykes is surprised to be contacted out of the blue by Simon Blackquill, whose friend from prison has been accused of theft. But Athena gets the sense that there's far more to this case than meets the eye, and the theft might just be the least of her problems. Can she, Trucy, and Apollo solve this case and save Blackquill's friend, or will they fall victim to whatever is going on behind the scenes?

This Athena-led case features the return of many fan favorites from both trilogies and many new characters as well! It will also be incorporating some new uses of the Mood Matrix and explore the psyches and development of the major characters, both old and new.

[shinobicyrus]

I’m really pleased that the Bad Batch is carrying on Clones Wars’ tradition of adding some political intrigue into their animated space show. Padmé made speeches about welfare funding and investigated war profiteering so Chuchi could champion for clone rights and dig into...well...different war profiteering.

Looking back, the episode Truth and Consequences really gives an effective three-punch combo about the Empire, how it works, and where the clones fit into it. The first blow came in the Senate Chamber, when Omega was told by Chuchi, an elected official:

Omega is a child, and is pretty naive to the ways of the galaxy. Not crime or violence, but politics and power. She doesn’t understand why the clones, her brothers and herself, have zero rights or representation in a galaxy they’re a part of. But, as Chuchi says with regret, clones aren’t considered people. They’re “military assets.”

The follow-up punch comes immediately in the next scene, as they walk through the streets of Coruscant and a propaganda announcement by Rampart declares:

“The galaxy is at peace, but our work is never done. A new military, comprised of our own citizens, will usher in a new era of safety and security.”

Again, the clones are othered, made separate from the rest of the people of the galaxy. They are not citizens, and should be replaced by citizens.

The real knockout punch, the pièce de résistance, came at the very end. A scene that literally made me say ‘oh shit’ aloud: the arrival of the Emperor on the floor of the Senate. Not as a shadowy sith lord, but as something worse. Palpatine the political figure, the Head of State for the Galactic Empire.

This was genius. Everyone knows that the clones were literally made to be obedient soldiers - forged in their DNA and their upbringing. Hell, Palpatine was the one that arranged for the clones to be that way in the first place!

They slaughtered the Jedi en masse with single command from him, and now he’s standing in front of the entire Senate, the Galaxy, and is saying with a straight face: “Wow soldiers that follow orders without question sure is a recipe for violence and corruption. I am very concerned about the trustworthiness of these slaves we had custom-grown to follow our orders.”

It all culminates here. The clones follow orders without hesitation and do terrible things if they’re ordered to, with the implication that these new Imperial Stormtroopers, composed of Imperial Citizens, would never do such a thing.

First the Jedi, who had been guardians of the Old Republic, now the clones, who had been its soldiers. Who had been raised from birth to fight for the Republic, and now find themselves soldiers for a new Empire they don’t recognize, and have begun to defy. To even disobey and desert. There was always a lingering question why the clones, who are the better soldiers by far, were replaced by less effective stormtroopers. Now it’s clear: the Empire can’t run on clones. A stormtrooper wouldn’t balk at falsifying an official report. A stormtrooper wouldn’t protest putting down rioting citizens they’d just a few years ago fought beside or liberated in the last war.

Unlike the clones, stormtroopers were never made to fight a war against an external enemy.

The stormtroopers were made to be used on citizens.

[morphofan]

For @bad-batch-lurker

[sleep-deprived-weasel]

“It is my opinion that this legislation is our future.”

I absolutely love the wording of this line in “Truth and Consequences.” Even under the pretense of ‘democracy’ this is no less than an imperial decree. Everyone in the senate knows it, and there’s nothing Riyo or Bail can do. Palpatine’s ‘opinion’ is law.

[kopykunoichi]

I haven't seen anyone talking about this, so I'll just bring it up

When Rex is contacting them about the mission and tells them it's on Coruscant...

Hunter: I don't know, that's a big ask.

Rex: (paraphrase) No worries mate, here's the flight plan.

Echo: We're on our way.

Hunter got volunTOLD. I wondered when it would happen that Echo would just make a decision about a mission without even looking at Hunter first. He looked at him after, but it wasn't an "is that okay with you?" look, it was a "you're *going* to be okay with this" look. They didn't seem strained afterward though, so I think Hunter wasn't too begrudging. Still, it's probably a good thing Echo is taking this time with Rex, because Hunter's cautiousness was going to cause more than a little friction at some point.

[azertyrobaz]

Don’t look down.

[lizartgurl]

"What do you know about their needs, Admiral? Have you asked them? Or do they not get a say in their future?"

Senator Riyo Chuchi, The Bad Batch Season Two Episode Seven; "Clone Conspiracy"

[trapezequeen]

Hunter Smiling in Every Episode -> Truth and Consequences (2x8)

[stilesdemonbaby]

Truth and Consequences by KouriArashi

Summary:

“The place you give the Bite has meaning," Derek says. "Biting someone on the side is to make them your beta. It makes them your subordinate, but it also invites them into the pack with the full protection of the alpha. Biting someone on the legs indicates that you’re turning them to an omega. And biting someone on the arm, particularly the wrist, turns someone as your equal. It’s a mating ritual.” Stiles nearly chokes on a mouthful of granola. “A what?”

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mating Rituals, Mating Bond, Angst, Grief/Mourning, Post-Nogitsune, Slow Build, Developing Relationship, Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Good Peter Hale, Hale Family Feels, Stilinski Family Feels

Completed: 2018-07-26

Words: 45,420

Chapters: 12/12

Rating: M

[firefly-fez]

could anyone else just feel their blood boil at palpatine saying “if the clones will just blindly follow orders” as his excuse to decommission them when we all know damn well that’s exactly what he created them for. that’s what he made them do, blindly follow orders. that’s the only thing he ever needed them or wanted them to do. blindly follow orders: eliminate the jedi threat by being brainwashed to kill their best friends, to blindly. follow. orders. he never wanted them to serve the republic, or the jedi, he wanted them to accrue enough military tactical experience so they would have all the intelligence they needed when the time came. he never wanted them to serve the jedi, he wanted them to kill the jedi. he told them they were born to be loyal to the republic and groomed them to destroy it. and that job is now done so he casts them aside using the earliest available excuse that they are an inferior class of soldiers because they will blindly follow orders.

[sarcastic-pasta-games]

Surprise! Ace Attorney: Truth and Consequences Case 3 Part 1 drops TODAY, January 12th, 2024, at 10 am EST!

It is fully playable, and the rest will be released soon (in a few months, I expect, likely less time than the first part took since there was some development hell for a while).

Play it yourself and let us know if we've succumbed to Case 3 Syndrome or managed to subvert it!

Case 3: The Twin Turnabout

Just as Apollo returns from Khura'in for a special event, Simon Blackquill suddenly approaches Athena with a new case for her. It seems his friend from prison has been accused of a crime and needs a lawyer. But as Athena, Apollo, and Trucy investigate Maryland Manor, where the crime took place, they soon find a lot more than they bargained for and may very well be in over their heads. Can they solve the case and save Blackquill's friend or will Franziska von Karma destroy them in court?