Canon:
canon!Anakin is reserved and most people considered him mysterious/sad/burdened.
Only a few people in canon ever saw him smile or laugh. He is incredibly intelligent
and hardworking. Anakin is known to be awkward and not having the best social
skills. He often described as extremely generous, compassionate, patient,
gentle and forgiving. I think the best to way to understand a character is to
look at how they are perceived by other characters.
“I’m not
speaking of your power, Anakin, but of your heart. The greatness in you is a
greatness of spirit. Courage and
generosity, compassionand commitment.
These are your virtues,” Obi-Wan said gently. “You have done great things,
and I am very proud of you.” [Matthew Stover’s Revenge of the Sith]
“A man who
knew exactly what he wanted and was honest
enough to simply ask for it; a man strong
enough to unroll his deepest feelings before her without fear and without shame. A man who had loved her for a
decade, with faithful and patient heart,
while he waited for the act of destiny he was sure would someday open her own
heart to the fire in his. [Matthew Stover’s Revenge of the Sith]
“[Anakin]
is not a perfect man: he is prideful,
and moody, and quick to anger—but these faults only make her love him the more,
for his every flaw is more than balanced by the greatness within him, his capacity for joy and cleansing laughter,
his extraordinary generosity of spirit,
his passionate devotion not only to
her but also in the service of every living being.” [Matthew Stover’s Revenge
of the Sith]
“He thought
of how unflinchingly loyal Anakin was
to anyone he considered a friend.” [Matthew Stover’s Revenge of the Sith]
“Ferus did
not allow for the goodness of Anakin’s
heart. He did not see how hard
Anakin tried. He did not know that Anakin
questioned himself all the time.” [Jude Watson’s The Changing of the Guard]
It’s not
just Skywalker’s rank that makes us give him one hundred percent. It’s because he treats us with respect, and he
puts himself on the line with us.” [The Clone Wars by Karen Traviss]
“He feels too much, too keenly. Maybe
that’s what happens when you’ve got the highest midi-chlorian count in Jedi
history. Maybe that’s the trade-off. You
feel everything, so you’re brilliant. You feel everything, and it hurts. [Karen
Miller’s Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth]
“Sometimes [Ahsoka]
even deliberately flouted his wishes. Anything to break him free of sorrow or frustration or some bleak memory he refused
to share. Anything to let him know, Hey, what you did then? That was
stupid. But mostly she kept her fears for him to herself, because all his bright and burning passion for justice, his
reckless courage, his hunger for victory and his refusal to accept defeat—they
were what made him Anakin. He wouldn’t be Anakin without his feelings. [Karen Miller’s Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth]
Obi-Wan
stifled a sigh. Oh Anakin. This was about his childhood. Again. About the indelible fingerprints slavery had left on
his soul and his psyche. [Karen Miller’s Clone
Wars Gambit: Stealth]
The fear and dread in her face eased, just a little. “You’re a very sweet young man, Anakin
Skywalker.” [Karen Miller’s Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth]
[Anakin]
humbles me, sometimes. He makes me feel small. He can’t see a broken thing
without wanting to fix it. [Karen Miller’s Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth]
“I don’t
know,” she said, floundering. “I can’t say I’ve ever given the Jedi much
thought. I mean, not as individuals. I never expected to meet one—let alone
two. I don’t tend to go places where your skills are needed. But—well—you’re gentle.” [Karen Miller’s Clone
Wars Gambit: Stealth]
Fanon
Fanon!Anakin
always laughing and cracking jokes (with complete strangers). He’s dumb, lazy
and a ladies man. He is often described as vain, incompetent, selfish and sometimes
cruel. This Anakin is motivated mostly by greed, wanting power only for
himself. If Vader and a dudebro had a baby, that baby would be fanon!Anakin. it’s
also important to mention there are subgenres to this. To name a few, we have Damien!Anakin,
fuckboy!Anakin, god!Anakin (he is responsible
or EVERYTHING that happens in the galaxy) and incompetent!Anakin (NOTHING is
his fault).
Canon!Obi-wan
hides his heart. He’s capable of caring deeply for his friends and even
completely strangers but he doesn’t show it in a way they can recognize. Thanks
to his Jedi training, Obi-wan built a lot of walls, and these walls keep him
from acting on his feelings. His relationship with Anakin helped him put some
of them down but, usually, unless he was under great stress, he
never allows himself to be guided by his emotions. If Anakin was motivated by
emotions, Obi-wan was motivated by duty (to jedi Order and to himself). Canon!
Obi-wan cares, loves, suffers, despairs but he doesn’t show it so people don’t
see it. they only see the consummate Jedi: stoic, calm, rational, focused, etc.
What Obi-wan
feels:
Obi-Wan
reached out, then hesitated. He felt a
strong urge not to wake the boy, to let him sleep like this forever, to forever
anticipate a great adventure, forever dream of personal triumph and joy.
This feeling held too much sentiment and weakness to be allowed, but he allowed
it nevertheless. This must be how a
father feels, looking down on his son, worried about an uncertain future,
Obi-Wan thought. I would hate to see him
fail. But I would hate far more to lose
this boy. I would almost rather freeze time here, and freeze myself with it,
than face that. [Greg Bear’s Rogue Planet]
Anakin was liked by the other students, but he had no close friends. He
was not loved. Obi-Wan told himself that Anakin’s gifts naturally set him
apart. But in his heart, he grieved for
Anakin’s loneliness. [Jude Watson’s Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice]
“I just…” Anakin stopped. He took a ragged breath. “I thought you would
be proud of me.” I am proud of you. Obi-Wan
wanted to say the words. They were true. He was proud of so much in Anakin. But
now was not the time to tell him that. Or was it? [Jude Watson’s Jedi Quest: The School of Fear]
The man he
faced was everything Obi-Wan had devoted his life to destroying: Murderer.
Traitor. Fallen Jedi. Lord of the Sith. And here, and now, despite it
all… Obi-Wan still loved him. [Matthew Stover’s Revenge of the Sith]
Obi-Wan
felt as if someone had knotted his insides. He had failed his apprentice and
closest friend. Anakin was suffering,
and the only balm he offered were Jedi platitudes. His body heaved a
stuttering breath. He had his mouth open to speak when the crew chief
interrupted.[ James Luceno’s Labyrinth of evil]
What
Obi-wan shows:
“[Ahsoka]
shows great promise, Anakin,” said Obi-Wan, glancing at him. “The small,
scrappy ones often turn out the best, you know.” And was that a typical Obi-Wan compliment? Oblique. Off-handed. Never
effusive. I think it was. [Karen Miller’s Wild Space]
Obi-Wan’s
gaze warmed. “As you do, Padawan. You never give less than your best. I’m proud of the Jedi you have become.”
Anakin was moved. His Master so rarely
spoke this way. “Thank you, Master.” [Jude Watson. The Final Showdown]
It was
unkind of him to say it, but [Obi-wan]
had no time for kindness. He needed to break Anakin’s inconvenient bond with Durd’s captive scientist before it tightened
any further. Before he completely lost sight of their goal. Their duty. [Karen Miller’s Clone Wars
Gambit: Stealth]
He had
thought for a moment on Azure that Obi-Wan had loved Siri. He thought he’d seen
it in his Master’s eyes after she had died. But Obi-Wan had stood over the man
who had killed her and spared him. If he had loved Siri, could he have done
that? Of course, it was what a Jedi should do. But the way Obi-Wan had spoken had been so measured. With a temperament like
that, it was impossible to love, Anakin was sure. [Jude Watson’s Secrets of
the Jedi]
[Obi-wan]’s face was pale; his eyes
were darkened with fatigue and pain and
something else. Despair? No. It can’t be. Jedi don’t feel things like that. At
least … not this Jedi. [Karen Miller’s Wild Space]
So cool, he was. Positively indifferent. Anyone
would think he spoke of a mere acquaintance. But she knew better. [Karen Miller’s Wild
Space]
[Padmé]
couldn’t help shivering, his voice was
so cold. This was the Obi-Wan who could reduce Anakin to chastened silence.
Almost to tears. [Karen Miller’s Wild Space]
Fanon
Fanon!Obi-wan
is the mom-friend. He’s loving, caring, friendly and, more important, he’s great
at expressing emotions. He’s always hugging people, cooking for them, spoiling
them. He’s the ultimate nice guy. Fanon!Obi-wan has no real flaws, because
usually everything is someone else’s fault and his main function is to fix everyone and
everything. He’s the wisest, kindest, most handsome, most charming, most
understanding, most powerful, most loving, sweetest, friendliest guy you will
ever meet and he shows it you when you meet him.
Please don’t let fandom ruin something you love. Walk away and unfollow the fans and enjoy the thing by yourself, or find a limited circle of people who ignore the discourse, or get your irl friends into the thing and collectively ignore the Internet community, or blacklist from here to the moon if you need to and only ever scroll through your rarepair ship’s tag on AO3. But don’t let fandom distort a show or a movie or a book or a comic you used to love so badly that you can’t enjoy the original anymore. Please. It isn’t worth it.
The fires of the battlefield licked the sky, the ash from the bombs burning the throats of a thousand soldiers. It did not affect the droids.
The soldiers who once were men now bore the faces of children. Their plump cheeks were splashed with their own blood and the eyes that should’ve been bright were more aged than the guns they held in their hands.
This put a new definition to nightmare.
Their cries, with voices that had not deepened yet, echoed through the explosions, screaming orders that would not save their lives. Though they were filled with fear, still they marched on, their arms weighed down with the weapons made for grown men.
The mindless machines of the enemies did not falter in their attack despite now facing crumpled bodies of ten year olds. Their world of blood and pain does not change with their age. Courageous children. Such bravery, but for naught.
This put a new definition to nightmare.
No one knew why. Or even how. It was a mystery, that had not been solved by science. The Jedi decided it was the will of the Force, but even they hesitated to send the small, trembling forms into battle. The clones never faltered, young or old- they knew their duty. They pulled up their sleeves, abandoned their dragging armor and set out, barefoot, off to take down the clankers.
General Anakin Skywalker watched as a 10 year old boy was shot through the skull. A spray of red and gray, now smeared on his face and ingrained in his nightmares. It was an ominous sign of his future that he did not know was coming.
This put a new definition to nightmare.
The Jedi was afraid that there might be rioting on the streets. They were only children. But they found they feared for nothing. They were children, yes, but children built for war. People all over the galaxy turned a blind eye; they always could if it didn’t affect them. The Jedi did not argue. Not Skywalker, not Kenobi, not even Koon. “It is the Force’s will,” They tell themselves.
Ahsoka sobbed. She held the body of a boy. He was younger than her. Only by a couple years but he was oh-so-young. He once held the name of Rex. Now the name Sorrow came to mind when she felt the bleeding hole in his chest. As a man, a warrior and as a child, a death.
This put a new definition to nightmare.
They were always this way. No one would know looking at them. But now they were faced with it. They were faced with the guilt of sending 7 and 8 year olds into war.
The clean up was the worst. The Jedi don’t do that. It’s the clones. It’s always the clones. A keening rose on the wind, as if ghosts had released their fury on the world. Maybe that was what it was. Maybe it was the sound of Sorrow. They say men don’t cry. But little boys do.
Children, roaming the burning and pocked field picking up their twisted and broken brothers, just children.
WATCH THIS: MAN SHUTS DOWN ANTISEMITIC WHITE POWER PREACHER
One of my friends in the Boston area took this video and gave me permission to post it. She writes: “ I stood there for twenty minutes, easily. Hitler Youth kept trying to preach about “the evils of the Jews” and the big guy barely let him get a word in edgewise. At one point, the big guy yelled, “I will be here ALL DAY” and the crowd cheered.”
I promise this will be the best thing you see today.
Where’s a goddamn bullhorn when you need it?
wow that preacher is probably shitting his pants low key with some big ass biker that close to his face
Caption for those who need it– the guy in the suit is saying shit like “all races must serve us as put here by God” and a lot of racist/anti Semitic drivel.
Every time he opens his mouth to speak though, the biker yells “AHHHHHHH!!!” Until the man in the suit shuts up again. When the man in the suit takes a breath and opens his mouth, the biker doesn’t even let him get started and just screams “AHHHHH”…. This happens a few times.
The guy in the suit plows ahead but the biker screams and says “No no no no!!!”
I love biker dude
Make racists afraid again.
Um, sorry, but the guy in the suit deserves to speak his opinions. How’d you like to get screamed at everything time you spoke about what you are passionate about? I’m not saying I agree with his opinion, but that doesn’t make shutting him down like this right. Freedom of Speech. Just agree to disagree and walk away.
1) Freedom of Speech means you have the right to speak your mind without being punished or censored by the government. It does not mean other people have to listen to you, and it does not mean they can’t yell over you if you’re saying something disgusting and inflammatory. The Biker Dude has just as much right to do what he’s doing as the Neo-Nazi. Nobody’s right is being infringed upon here.
2) The guy is “passionate about” hating and inciting violence against Jews. I’m passionate about information literacy, candle-making, and giving snuggles to my pet rabbit. There’s a fucking difference, there.
3) “Agree to disagree” is something you say when two people can’t come to a consensus over whether or not The Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars movie. It’s not something you say when one person is Jewish and the other person believes Jews are a evil satanic cabal trying to enslave the white race who must be stopped at all costs. That’s not an “agree to disagree” topic. We don’t “agree to disagree” over the issue of whether or not Jews are people. We don’t “agree to disagree” over whether or not black people, immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ folks, etc. are deserving of basic human rights. These things are not up for debate, and there is no middle-ground to be had with people who think otherwise.
“I can’t remember where I heard this, but someone once said that defending a position by citing free speech is sort of the ultimate concession; you’re saying that the most compelling thing you can say for your position is that it’s not literally illegal to express.” – Randall Munroe
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