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Grinder: I like playing pranks on...

Wes:

If you still didn't believe that EU writers were high all the time, just look at Hohass with MULTIPLE MINDS. Genius. And is that a fucking horse in a flight suit?!

Tyria let's go fight patriarchy! I like that they included this topic too.

Compared to other stuff, bacta allergy is not a big deal, but I like this little realistic addition to GFFA.

But I had to vote for Garik, because his story is such a good idea. Fav actor of the regime is so real, and being kidnapped by extremist to learn the truth, but being injured by them, so he can't continue to act is so wild and sad. But at least it's a happy ending for joining the Alliance.

Star Wars Legends: Poll of the Week - Favorite Wraith Backstory, part 2

In the Star Wars Legends novel X-Wing: Wraith Squadron, Wedge Antilles and Wes Janson put together a new kind of group for the New Republic Navy – a combination commando unit and starfighter squadron. To conserve resources, Wedge and Wes recruited the initial members of the squadron largely from pilots who had promising skills, but had been identified as misfits or at risk of washing out of the New Republic navy.

Wedge, Wes, and ten other pilots with a variety of skills and backstories made up the original roster of Wraith Squadron (initially known as Gray Squadron).

Of these five original Wraiths to join Wedge and Wes, whose backstory was your favorite? (We covered the other half of the original Wraith Squadron roster in last week’s poll.)

Eurrsk “Grinder” Thri’ag, a Bothan slicer who had a talent for angering his squadmates in various ways, and later turned out to have an extreme love of playing pranks but little sense of the right audience or timing.

Hohass “Runt” Ekwesh, a Thakwaash pilot who, like most of his species, had multiple personalities and regularly switched among them. He had difficulty with flight training while in his “pilot mind” personality as it was focused on finding and shooting enemies rather than on following orders, and upon first joining the Wraiths had a tendency to switch wildly among his various minds.

Tyria Sarkin, a Toprawan pilot with mild Force-sensitivity who was recruited to the squad for her previous experience in the Antarian Rangers, an elite anti-Imperial guerrilla force from her planet; she had nearly washed out due to an abusive training officer who had tampered with her flight scores and blackmailed her about it, destroying much of her self-confidence.

Ton Phanan, a doctor who was seriously injured in the Battle of Endor when the medship he was on was attacked, and chose to become a pilot so he could prevent others from being shot by Imperials instead of merely dealing with the after effects; because of his allergy to bacta, he had to rely on cybernetic implants to deal with his injuries.

Garik “Face” Loran, a former holovid actor who was famous in his youth for his good looks (thus the nickname) and his starring roles in a series of thinly-veiled Imperial propaganda holos that had been wildly successful. He later learned the truth about the Empire from an extremist anti-Imperial group who had kidnapped him, sustained severe injuries to his face, and eventually defected to the Alliance and attempted to atone for his previous work for the Empire.

Hungry for more Legends content? Follow @from-a-legends-pov and check out our upcoming Star Wars Legends fanfiction event, From a Legends Point of View, HERE. Signups open April 28 — please encourage your favorite Star Wars writers to participate!

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bookwormstarwarsfan · 4 hours

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Han Solo for my bestie @soons-star @agent606

@swsource Star Wars Week: Day 1 – The Chosen One – Favorite character

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I mean, look at them😭😭

Attach a picture of your blorbo/s when u reblog this if u like, as a treat <3

#they definitely need therapy and definitely don't admit it #original trio #luke skywalker #leia organa #princess leia #princess leia organa #princess organa #han solo #star wars #sw #star wars original trilogy #star wars ot #sw original trilogy #sw ot #original trilogy #fandom poll #blorbo #blorbos

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bookwormstarwarsfan · 4 hours

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O. M. G.

This deserves a whole essay!

I love the choice of template (who made that was another genius), and that you used the most beautiful gifs of her. Also this shade of purple is perfect for this!

The Google, sorry, HoloNet search bar, the rebel-princess-survivor synonymes!

FirstGalacticEmpire.gov? Royal Family of Alderaan? NewRepublic.gov? We have prime worldbuilding here😍 The gifs for those are also perfect fits.

And the Wikipedia page! No, New Republic Databank! It's actually realistic for GFFA, but perfect for artistic fan stuff too! Same for the common questions, I love them!

The also search part reminded me how incredibly cute the Organa gang was in Kenobi🥹 And of course everybody searches for Han, but sorry guys and girls, he is already taken😉

And the last one makes the perfection even more perfect, you can not be not obsessed with her🤩

She definitely deserves to be in the Chosen One theme!

@swsource Star Wars Week: Day 1 – The Chosen One | Princess Leia Organa

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15 questions tag game

Thank you for the tag @diplomaticprincess

Were you named after anyone? No, it was like the opposite...? My dad suggested my name, but my mom didn't wanted it, since it was the name of a famous singer who annoyed her, but then there was no other option, and when she was taken to the operating room and was asked about the name, she was like, 'uh okay, that will be'.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Two hours ago to be precise lol, this fucking practise thesis is making my life a hell right now.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No, but I want a few very much in the future.

WHAT SPORTS HAVE YOU PLAYED/DO YOU PLAY? Tennis, tennis, tennis, that is like the identity of my family lol. I was also thaught swimming by a professional.

DO YOU USE SARCASM? It would be so stupid of me, of course not.

FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their teeth lol, since my terribly special dental journey.

WHAT IS YOUR EYE COLOR? Deep blue.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings

ANY TALENTS? Appearing to be famously very chill and objective while I'm an always internally panicing super emotional ADHD baby.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? South Hungary.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? Reading, royal watching, politics, SW fandom, cable TV (yes lol, the whole experience, I will die before I will have any streaming), playing and watching tennis, playing with babies, cooking cakes.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? Fishes in the pond... I'm really not a pet person.

HOW TALL ARE YOU? 171 cm, which is tall according to everybody around me.

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL? Literature, Geography and History

DREAM JOB? Top diplomat/political scientist.

#tag game #ask game #personal

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I created a Han/Leia May the Fourth collection on A03! The only rule is that Leia and/or Han have to be a character! Please re-blog to help spread the word!

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/HanLeia_May_the_Fourth_2024

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Almost ready for liftoff!

Just a reminder that signups for From a Legends Point of View open TOMORROW, April 28, 2024! Stay tuned to @from-a-legends-pov for instructions from your flight commanders. And be ready to boost the signal so we can get as many writers as possible to build an amazing collection of Star Wars Legends fics.

#well it isn't my fav bts gif?#it's a sign that how much this event deserves the love #signal boost #fromalegendspov2024 #fromalegendspov #star wars events #star wars fandom events #fandom event #star wars legends #legends #sw legends #star wars extended universe #extended universe #expanded universe #star wars expanded universe #star wars eu #sw eu #sw #star wars

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bookwormstarwarsfan · 3 days

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I just realized that 6 years ago in 8th grade I bought a Colleen Hoover book for my ex-best friend's birthday thinking it's the perfect romantic book for the occasion💀💀💀

#sorry if you are a ch fan #but disliking ch and her writing is a hill i'm ready to die on #personal #my ramblings #not star wars

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Shadows of the Empire: Evolution

This still delights the heck out of me. This was one of the first Star Wars comics I read, and is definitely partly responsible for my love of quiet/silly/domestic Star Wars moments.

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It's sounds very cool at first that some courses are held by some professionals with incredible resume, working at high position on their field, but if they always cancel the lessons because of said cool professional life, then it's really just useless.

#i would rather have a mid normal teacher #who is at every lessons #than the most successful diplomat of the country if he doesn't have time to teach #😒😒😒#my ramblings #personal #university #university life #student life #student #not star wars

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bookwormstarwarsfan · 5 days

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He’s so cute! Why are you so cute? Stop being cute. Fuck you.

Mara Jade, about Luke Skywalker

#mara jade #luke skywalker #luke x mara #lukemara #skyjade #star wars #sw #star wars legends #sw legends #legends #extended universe #star wars extended universe #star wars expanded universe #expanded universe #sw eu #star wars eu #incorrect star wars quotes #star wars incorrect quotes #incorrect quotes

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Star Wars Legends Highlight of the Week: Honor Among Thieves by James S. A. Corey

This is a new feature where a fan will share one thing they love from Star Wars Legends – a book, a comic, an author, a character, an event, or anything else they want to highlight – and tell us more about it.

If you, too, love Legends, follow @from-a-legends-pov and check out our upcoming Star Wars Legends fanfiction event, From a Legends Point of View, HERE. Signups open April 28 - please encourage your favorite Star Wars writers to participate!

Today’s highlight is Honor Among Thieves by James S. A. Corey (actually the pen name of writing team Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, whom you may recognize as the writers of The Expanse), a 2014 Legends novel, and we’re talking with Dessi (@otterandterrier).

Tell us about your Legends highlight. What is it? What’s it about?

Honor Among Thieves is the second novel in the Empire and Rebellion duology (the first one being Razor’s Edge, a previous Legends highlight), and one of the last books published in the Legends universe by Del Rey. This book is Han’s story, and is told entirely from his POV.

The story is set about a year after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and our heroes start off scattering through the galaxy in their respective missions. Han and Chewie are sent to the Core to retrieve Scarlet Hark, a high-level spy who is after a thief in possession of secret, deadly information stolen from under the Empire’s (and her) nose – and that the Empire is willing to do anything to get back. Han doesn’t want to get involved, as this is way above his paycheck. But then he realizes that Leia is at a gathering on Kiamurr, the very same planet their thief is headed to, which means the Empire will be hot on his heels. That makes up his mind about helping Scarlet get there first!

The plot is quite the wild goose chase, and you have to suspend your sense of disbelief many times and forget specialized bits of lore in order to buy it. Even so, it’s really fun and gripping, and I appreciate the way that the main conflict is used to give us excellent insight into our favourite smuggler’s mind.

What makes this a Legends highlight for you? What do you love about it?

This is one of my favourite Legends books, because I love Han Solo. I love the intensely caring, occasionally dorky, bad at flirting, barely concealing a soft interior Han Solo that somehow we were fortunate enough to get in the Original Trilogy and, somehow, so many people missed. And that’s the Han Solo we get here! I love getting to see the narrative peeling off his self-admitted layers, contemplating his involvement with the rebellion, his new relationships, and the man he could have been had circumstances not put him on the path of an old Jedi and an idealistic farmboy, by setting up a contrast with an old acquaintance that shows up. We also get to see how competent and clever he really is, something that is often neglected.

Favorite moment or scene?

There’s this scene where the group is walking through a jungle, and a character is about to shoot at a large mud creature that scared her—but Han stops her. He explains that the creature is harmless, then he pats its snout and tells it to look out for humans. Leia calls him an animal lover, to which Han replies: “If everyone got to kill anything that looked big and scary, Chewie would never be able to leave the ship.” I love this little moment because it shows that soft, caring, yet practical side of Han that not many people get to see, and it’s also a nice moment of connection between Han and Leia. Han’s concern over creatures that are “just trying to make it through another day” also gets called back towards the end, rounding off Han’s overall spot-on characterization—although that’s all I can say without spoiling the book.

Anything else you’d like to share about it?

A few other reasons I love this book:

It develops Han and Leia’s early relationship: as a shipper, the UST and the moments of deeper understanding between them here make me squeal. We see Leia through Han’s eyes and beyond his façade, and how he goes from “I can’t stand her” to “I will kill anyone who tries to hurt her.”

Scarlet Hark FTW: This OC is a bit of a perfect male fantasy, but I like her a lot. Intelligent, badass, take-no-shit female character? Yes please! I particularly love that she and Leia get along so well and it’s never a competition between them. She’s a really interesting character to explore, and I’d love to see the OT gang teaming up with her again.

Han and Luke’s relationship isn’t forgotten: I really appreciate that the authors gave this friendship the importance it deserves, with Han thinking several times that he’s sticking with the Rebellion mainly to look after Luke (which is a better motivation than him staying because he wants to sleep with Leia).

To learn more…

If you’d like to read more about Honor Among Thieves, you can check out its page on Wookieepedia or find the novel at your favorite library or used bookstore (like Razor’s Edge, it seems to be out of print for new copies, sadly).

And be sure to check out @from-a-legends-pov and our From a Legends Point of View fanfiction event; as another reminder, signups open April 28, 2024!

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bookwormstarwarsfan · 7 days

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this just feels like the right order for these two posts to show up in on my For You tab

#no lies here #han solo #star wars

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Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to some of your mutuals. 💌💜

Okay, so if it comes to listening to music, I'm a weirdo, usually I have the same 10-15 songs I listen to for like a month, and then one by one I change them. It's generally a small circle of song I go around, sometimes a new one can get in lol.

So for this I just opened the app, and the first 5 that popped up from the recents (my current absolute favs) are the winners:

Ricky Martin - Livin' la Vida Loca

Madonna - Hung Up

ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me

O-Zone - Dragostea din tei

Bon-Bon - Valami Amerika

#thank you for this fun ask!#music #asks #listening to music #ask game #personal #not star wars

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bookwormstarwarsfan · 7 days

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Im still doing these all out of order muehehehe...

#chefs kiss #leia organa #princess leia #princess leia organa #princess organa #star wars fanart #fanart #sw fanart #leia organa fanart #star wars #sw #star wars original trilogy #star wars ot #sw original trilogy #sw ot #original trilogy

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bookwormstarwarsfan · 7 days

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Han Solo in STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)

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One week to launch!

Can you believe it? Signups for From a Legends Point of View open April 28, just one week away.

If you’re a writer, please consider joining us to create this collection of Star Wars Legends stories during the time of the Original Trilogy, and encourage your fellow writers to consider participating as well. Or help us boost the signal by sharing our posts and encouraging your favorite Star Wars writers to consider participating.

Need a briefing on all this? Check out our From a Legends Point of View overview HERE, and stay tuned to @from-a-legends-pov for more details, signup links and information, answers to your questions, and increasingly silly polls on Star Wars Legends. You can contact our mods through an ask to the blog, or contact Tumblr mods @ewokshootsfirst or @lajulie24.

#signal boost #fromalegendspov2024 #from a legends pov #star wars legends #sw legends #legends #star wars extended universe #extended universe #star wars eu #sw eu #star wars expanded universe #expanded universe #star wars fanfiction #star wars fanfic #star wars fandom events #star wars events #fandom event #sw #star wars

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