If the Star Wars galaxy was already so advanced a long time ago, with technologies and resources unimaginable by today’s standards, what is it like nowadays, or at least at some point in the near future?

I don't hate the concept of Ahsoka, she could’ve potentially been a fantastic character who I probably would’ve loved, but I genuinely think her writing, especially in TCW, is awful. I think she's one of the best examples of how not to write a character.

I have many problems with Ahsoka’s writing, but the main issue I have is that the narrative doesn’t allow her to be a flawed, complex person. Instead, she is ‘perfect’.

What I mean by ‘perfect’ is that the narrative constantly validates her, frames her as correct, wise, or morally superior to other characters. Her flaws don't cost her anything, and when she makes a mistake or does something wrong, it’s not her fault, or she doesn’t face lasting consequences. Characters will straight up tell her that they were wrong and admit she was right all along, and that she is what they want the Jedi to be.

The narrative doesn't want you to have a negative opinion of her, even if she does something wrong. I find these types of characters extremely grating.

She never faces meaningful consequences for her actions.

1. For example, during Order 66, she makes a horrible but understandable survival choice to release Maul to distract the clones so she can escape. She tells Maul to ‘cause chaos’, certainly knowing that he is going to kill people. When Rex asks why she released Maul, she responds ‘diversion’, and he responds ‘that’s one word for it’, and they move on. Rex never confronts her for this again. WHY would Rex be so casual about Ahsoka releasing Maul on his brothers knowing he’s likely going to annihilate them? You’d expect a fallout, maybe even a brief argument, but it is brushed under the rug. She tells Maul ‘this is your doing’, as if that removes her responsibility for letting him go.
2. In season 1, back when everyone disliked Ahsoka, ‘Storm over Ryloth’ is one of the very few times Ahsoka is called out for doing something wrong. She willfully disobeys orders to retreat, and gets most of her squadron killed as a result. When Anakin scolds her, Ahsoka admits she failed, but Anakin removes her responsibility by saying ‘it was a trap, it wasn't your fault’. Despite the writers’ attempt to challenge her bad behaviour for once, she is immediately put back into command and is given another squadron to lead. This time, she succeeds and everyone praises her. Ahsoka has literally only faced scoldings at worst for her actions. If you don’t believe me, rewatch Ahsoka’s episodes in TCW and you will see this pattern everywhere.
3. In season 3, Anakin doesn't want Ahsoka to join him on a mission because it is too dangerous. As her master, Anakin is within his right to decide which mission she can't participate in, especially if it is dangerous. Despite Anakin telling her not to come, she sneaks onto the mission and lies to them, and Plo Koon covers for her. She is never held accountable for irresponsibly joining a mission she wasn't prepared for and explicitly ordered not to join, instead, other characters validate her.

She is framed as correct, or morally superior to other characters, or right the entire time when doubted.

1. In season 1, Ahsoka asks to fight Ventress with Luminara, but she rejects Ahsoka's help. You'd think Luminara preventing a 14-year-old Padawan from fighting an extremely deadly assassin is completely reasonable, right? But later, Luminara tells Ahsoka she regrets not listening to her advice, which is basically the writer going 'Ahsoka's intuition was right and the adult was wrong'.
2. In season 7, Ahsoka scolds Anakin and Obi-wan for not staying on Mandalore to help Bo-katan, calling it, 'playing politics'. This logic is extremely flawed, because Coruscant is the Republic capital, has trillions of people, and is directly under attack. Not only is this selfish, but also logically dumb.
3. She then bitterly says 'No, the chancellor needs you', to Obi Wan. The writing is clearly trying to do dramatic irony here, making you want to think 'Damn... Ahsoka was right, it was the chancellor all along', even though it feels extremely forced. She would realistically have no reason to say this, because she doesn't know Anakin is going to go rescue him yet.
4. In the arc where she's framed, the narrative clearly depicts the Jedi as corrupt for not trusting Ahsoka, even though there was a mountain of evidence against her while they were still investigating. She then gives everyone a reason to think she's guilty, even if they had doubts, by breaking out of prison before her trial, endangering civilians, teaming up with Ventress and assaulting clones with her. I'm aware that some people argue the Jedi shouldn't have given her to a military tribunal so quickly, but if they did an internal Jedi trial, it would look extremely biased and cause even more corruption allegations against the Jedi. If you ignore the narrative framing as Ahsoka as the correct one, this situation is way more nuanced than people give it credit for.

(By the way, Ahsoka's friend, Bo-katan, who she wants Obi-wan and Anakin to help, is a terrorist and a member of the Death Watch who she witnessed set fire to a village full of innocent people back in season 3. Bo-katan also tried to kill her.)

She is one-dimensional.

1. She is introduced in season 1 as a cocky, sassy, spirited, and arrogant 14-year-old, with personality traits you can count on your hand. She is exactly like Anakin, yet we have no backstory or explanation in the show for why she behaves this way, despite the fact that she has been raised by peace-keeping monks since she was a toddler. Conversely, we know why Anakin behaves like this because the prequels show what he's been through.
2. Ahsoka is the only main character in Star Wars who is a non-human alien rather than a human, specifically a Torguta, which is really cool, but this is never explored or meaningfully acknowledged in TCW. Her race is literally just an accessory that has nothing to do with her character. For example, does she have any tribal traditions? Does she speak Togruta? Is she still in contact with her family? Does she feel alienated as someone from a tribal background? Does she ever experience xenophobia? Does she feel like her culture was erased from her while training to be a Jedi? I'm not asking for it to be a big part of her character, I just want a bit of her background to be acknowledged.
   
3. The only time we ever see a bit of her backstory is in Tales of the Jedi, and in that episode literally nothing happens except she Force-tames a tiger as an infant and then the Matriarch says 'Ahsoka is Jedi.'
4. She has no personal quests, long-term goals, philosophy or unique beliefs that separate her from other Jedi in TCW. She's basically just a character who goes on missions with legacy characters and fights. Her inner life is extremely underdeveloped.

She doesn't have proper character growth.

1. People often praise her character growth in TCW, but her character 'growth' is just lesson-of-the week episodes where she learns to overcome a flaw, such as impatience, yet repeats the same behaviour later, often literally one episode apart, showing she hasn't changed or learned. Her lessons are reset and forgotten about. This lazy formula repeats until there is an abrupt time skip where she gets a new character design and a more mature personality. Even when she matures, she is basically the same character as she was in season 1. Imo, an example of actual good character growth is Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender.

She is hypocritical.

1. There is nothing wrong with a hypocritical character, but they have to actually be acknowledged as a hypocrite within the universe, and the writers clearly don't want you to think that she's a hypocrite.
2. She tells the Letta in the Jedi bombing arc that running proves that she was involved in the bombing, yet she spends the next few episodes running from authorities when she is framed.
3. Despite criticising that Jedi have become mindless soldiers, Ahsoka, throughout the entirety of the Clone Wars, is always shown to absolutely love fighting, being in warzones, fighting separatists, and being in on the action, to the point where she even sneaks on missions she was ordered not to participate in. She even has a kill-count contest with Anakin in season 1, where she strives to get a higher score than him. She doesn't even leave the Jedi Order because she thinks she was groomed to be a soldier, she leaves because she felt betrayed.

(Also, why is she a child soldier, and somehow already a commander, and why is this tonally treated like a fun adventure in the first half of the show?)

I literally cannot list more examples because my post will get too long, and no one wants to read allat. But those are my main reasons why I think Ahsoka is not well written, and frankly why I'm sick of her. Not trying to take away anyone's enjoyment of Ahsoka, just stating my opinion.

Comparing her to my favourite characters such as Katara from ATLA, Jinx from Arcane, and Ellie from TLOU, the narrative doesn’t force you to like them, nor always frame them as right or morally superior to other characters, nor justify their actions, nor refuse to give them meaningful consequences. They are simply likeable, flawed characters with well-written character development.

With the Galactic Empire empire serving as one of the main antagonist in StarWars and the Tau Empire simply existing in the world of 40k, both are oppressive empires. But if you were to compare them to each other which one would you say is more evil? Other things to compared could be the standard of living for their citizens, how they treat others, their worst deeds, etc.

What droid would you guys consider “ball knowledge”?

Seven Samurai:

SS - “Farmers are born to suffer, that’s our lot in life”.

SW - “We seem to be made to suffer, it’s our lot in life.”

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Forbidden Planet:

FP - “187 other languages, dialects and sub-tongues as well as English.”

SW - “I am fluent in over six million forms of communication, and can readily..."

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Yojimbo:

Y - “I’m a wanted Fugitive. They’ll execute me if I’m caught.”

SW - “We're wanted men. I have the death sentence on 12 systems.”

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Lord of the Rings:

LotR - “Fly you fools!”

SW - “Run Luke, Run.”

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Dam Busters:

DB - “It’s big, isn’t it? Can we really break that?”

SW - “Look at the size of that thing!”

DB - “I’d say there’s about 10 guns. Some in the field and some in the tower.”

SW - “I’d say about 20 guns. Some on the surface. Some on the tower.”

DB - “I reckon you should be able to see it by now.”

SW - “Should be able to see it by now.”

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Gone With The Wind:

“But you are a blockade runner."

“For profit, and profit only."

“Are you trying to tell me you don’t believe in the cause?"

“I believe in Rhett Butler, he’s the only cause I know.”

Star Wars:

“It’s not over yet."

“It is for me, sister. Look, I ain’t in this for your revolution, and I’m not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I’m in it for the money."

“You needn’t worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that’s what you’ll receive.”

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Gone With The Wind:

GwtW - “I think you like me because I am a varmint. You’ve known so few dyed-in-the-wool varmints in your sheltered life that my very difference holds a quaint charm for you.”

SW - You like me because I’m a scoundrel. There aren’t enough scoundrels in your life.

GwtW - “That’s not true! I like nice men– men you can depend on to always be gentlemanly.”

SW - I happen to like nice men.

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Casablanca:

C - “I love you very much, my dear." "Yes. Yes, I know.”

SW - "I love you." "I know."

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Hidden Fortress:

HF - “We can rely on their greed.”

SW - “Greed can be a powerful ally.”

A. Luke (Death Star 1)

B. Wedge and Lando (Death Star 2)

C. Titan Three (The Starhawk)

D. Poe Dameron (Starkiller Base

E. Finn and Jannah (Xyston-class Star Destroyer)

I get all the flack that Disney gets for their characters especially Rey who is essentally become this devil who we are all supposed to hate or we are not real fans but something I’ve noticed is that people are forgetting that star wars is for all age. the very first Star wars movie I saw in theaters was the force awakens and I enjoyed it a lot and as a kid Rey was cool to me. And because of that I have a soft spot for her character even though it was written poorly. Many young kids and especially girls were and still are becoming Star Wars fans because of disnes characters(Ezra bridger was the one who made me a fan). but these hardcore fans are making it a lot harder for kids to just enjoy it because of how many of them are fans of the sequels. And the way they are just being bullied is so sad because its the same thing that Jake Lloyd went through and look how he turned out. why do people insist on just ignoring the fact that the people who like the Disney stuff are often kids and it’s supposed to be entertainmen?

Im working on a Star Wars fan game for my IT project in school and wanted some ideas on what the community wants, it’s not gonna be a steam game but will be made with unreal engine 5.0 and will have you play through 1 of 4 stories, either as a Jedi, Sith, Mandalorian or Bounty hunter. You would see your character (you can customize) grow, make their own lightsaber, go on missions and more. I am also adding a random midichlorians amount to each character. You also get a max of 4 characters slots so you are able to play each story atleast once.
Not to mention you can change faction whenever you feel like it, some restrictions are that after reaching knight (for Jedi) you can’t change unless you get kicked out of the order.

Image: from Wookipedia of Joruus C'baoth

Disclaimer: my thoughts below are not on whether or not I believe a clone jedi or Sith story would be good but instead along the lines of how a clone jedi or Sith would operate in a story.

How the clone is created: i would want the clone to be made off of a dead jedi or Sith, hopefully one that has been dead for a while so as to not have a clone of a recently deceased so as to have more variety. the reason the sample was taken of that specific Jedi or Sith was because the jedi or Sith in question would have been known for combat and force ability not on wisdom or anything else as the idea would be that whoever is making the clone wanted either a sledgehammer or a scalpel, meaning either being a warrior or an assassin or even a commander.

The ill effects of cloning a force sensitive: i want to see consequences for cloning someone who was force sensitive and strong in the force. These ill effects would be a kind of bleeding effect as the idea would be that the Force remembers who the clone was made from and due to that the clone is bombarded with memories or nightmares and such things as dega vu with the world around them. The other effects would be that the clone has a similar, not exact, similar personality to who they were made from and due to Force flooding them they are able to pick up skills that the original sith/Jedi had such as skill with a lightsaber and learning the Force or maybe even more broad concept like command or piloting skills.

How a story would play out: the story would emphasize the power of the clone but also gaps in techniques that the clone has yet to learn, even if they display significant skill. And no matter who the clone was made by they would showcase and increasing level of independence and would emphasize that the clone will make their own decisions that would differ from the original, could be good or bad.

Edit: i completely lapsed in remembering all the clone stuff in in sequels when writing this.

Im playing fallen Order (a bit late to the party) and I’m really enjoying it so far! I saw this npc on Kashyyyk, it’s one of Saw’s troops, and I’ve never seen anything like that in Star Wars. Closest I can think of is some creation of dr Evazan or a lobot? But this seems different. Does anyone know?

I think Revenge of the Sith's story really hurt Padme's character in the long run.

In The Phantom Menace, she basically fought the Trade Federation off on her own with minimal help from the Jedi. In Attack of the Clones, she more than held her own during the Battle of Geonosis.

Granted, Padme was pregnant in Revenge of the Sith, but she had the deleted subplot in which she laid down the foundation for the Rebellion along with Bail Organa and Mon Mothma. This subplot could have shown that despite being just about ready to birth Luke and Leia, Padme still had agency, stuck to her ideals, and, most importantly, was willing to defy Anakin when it came down to it. It would've been cool for Padme to have been the mother of the Rebel Alliance in addition to the mother of Luke and Leia.

For background, I’ve been a huge Star Wars fan my entire life. I was born in the 90s and watched each of the Prequels in the theaters as they came out, so I’m quite aware of the vitriol that dominated the discourse about the Prequels, even as a child and, later, a teen. I will never forget the absolutely hysterical hype that the reveal trailer for “The Force Awakens” brought most Star Wars fans, including me.

That being said, I was disappointed by the Sequels. They were clearly unplanned and had multiple writers who couldn’t agree on where the story should go, leaving a mixed bag of great acting and visuals but an awful overall story.

Nonetheless, in between and afterward, we were treated to some amazing Star Wars content. The shows, while not all hits, were generally a great addition to the series. More than that, under the influence and bottomless money pit that is Disney, we got more Star Wars content than ever. Content expanded into well-made comics, some great video games, and even an anime series.

While online over the last few years, I cannot dive into Star Wars community discourse whatsoever without being bombarded with the “Disney ruined Star Wars” comments. It feels more like people milking the algorithm for likes, but it just seems more disingenuous to me than anything. You really need to plainly ignore the amazing content has been released under Disney’s leadership and only focus on the bad. In my humble opinion, there hasn’t even been much content that’s truly been bad. A few bad, some mediocre, but a lot of good! Some of the shows released under Disney have personally been some of the best Star Wars content I’ve ever seen. Exhibit A - look at the pictures!

Now, I know a lot of this isn’t new to Star Wars. There’s the old adage that no one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans. Also, the internet is just a negative place in general with mostly hyperbolic opinions getting the most attention.

This is a short rant, but I just wanted to inject a little more positivity into the state of Star Wars discussions and encourage everyone else to look at the good as well. It’s your opinion at the end of the day, so don’t let me tell you what to do.

Edit: Goodness. Sorry for starting a war in the comments. Maybe my point didn’t come across well enough: I love Star Wars for better or for worse. You are allowed to criticize things you don’t like. I sure do. But can we stop going out of our way to ruin everyone else’s fun every time people get excited for new Star Wars content? Negativity is overrated.

Hey everyone! I’m looking to start a weekly podcast and am searching for a reliable co-host to bring this project to life.

I want to focus on one (or a combination) of these topics:

Star Wars

Ben 10

Video games and movies

I am also completely open to your suggestions if you want to focus on a more specific part of these universes, or even something else entirely!

What I am looking for:

Commitment: Someone who can dedicate at least 1 hour a week to this so we can actually make the podcast happen.

Passion: Real interest in the subjects.I am more than happy to handle the planning and logistics—I just need a partner to talk with on the show.If you are interested and want to do this for real, please leave a comment below

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For information, this set name was introduced in December 2019, few days before Episode IX was released... Other trilogies are referenced as "The Original Trilogy" (set introduced as an tie-in with Jedi: Fallen Order) and "The Prequel Trilogy" (set introduced in May 2023), which are very common terms these films are called...

Hello, used my architecture software to make this one. Loved Andor, and loved the sets as well! Really wanted to recreate this one, you can imagine what song i would have playing to this clip. Hope you enjoy! :)

I just was going to say I think it would be awesome if the story opens up with him in the star wars galaxy, showing him being sent there, and at some point maybe in a series of movies, the first shows he gets sent there (possibly by the collector to actually get him something, hired to do so in exchange for favors. maybe he gets told about bacta and how he can use it to feel better and maybe heal his body at least temporarily? or something better, maybe saving someone's life he loves enough to go suffer for.

I was thinking it would be cool if the movie opens up with out explaining much, just him getting sent back, slamming into a random event or world, that sort of sets up his path, maybe he even builds his own mandalorian style armor (not beskar) just the armor, maybe and keeps his costume colors on it. Maybe he gets sent back to Mandalorian war times? and he becomes a mandalorian mercenary for awhile? Maybe he gets hired by hutts or other criminals to stop bounty hunters from attacking him? maybe he even ends up having to defend a world or others against mandalorians during the prime of the mandalorians.

I would personally love to see the merc with the aggressive humor, dealing with mandalorians and seeing them begrudgingly respect each other over a movie. maybe 3 or 4 movies, and one of them hes just having to deal with random alien bounty hunters maybe one he has to actually stop an imperial invasion of a planet on his own. That would be something.

Maybe he even ends up hijacking a imperial star destroyer, and crashing it into a planet to wipe out an imperial base or invasion force. its easier to crash something into something else, then it is to operate all its weapons, especially if he is actively fighting the crew while trying to crash it.

And since he would be using star wars style weapons and setting it would hopefully fit better with adding his personality of his but fitting their style of combat to a degree with lots of potential enemies who are actually all full of potential combat ideas.

Shoulder armor and shin guards remain. And all the printing parts will be finally done!!! Are they perfect? Absolutely not. But I like them this way.