Let’s put this calligraphy skills to good use!
Remember that weird moment in TFA where Kylo tenderly carried his enemy across the battle field when there were two perfectly capable storm troopers right there who could have arrested her.
Like, seriously, I think that began the slippery slope. Hell, this was bump number three in the waterfall disaster that was Kylo Ben in the Force Awakens. You canonically establish your villain as the type of dumb ass whose lonely and desperate enough to ‘hoist’ (?) the protagonist across the battle field. And then he gets his ass handed to him by the protagonist and is amazed and impressed ???
“[…] I can see that story developing any number of ways in IX, and I’m really interested to see which one it’s gonna be or if it’s gonna be something I haven’t even thought of.”
— Jason Fry | September 2018
mononoke hime rey (all of original imgs are by ghibli)
i alway thought about this and i did it
Remember that weird moment in TFA where Kylo tenderly carried his enemy across the battle field when there were two perfectly capable storm troopers right there who could have arrested her.
I’ve rewatched TFA countless times and it’s always so striking to me how muted and numb Kylo Ren is. He’s either quite and dead-pan or releasing an anger at an extreme that exhausts him (he’s panting when he asks “anything else” directed at Mitaka)
But then, Rey appears. You can tell that for so long Kylo has been in this limbo state, a depressive state. Rey changes that, for the first time presented to the audience he’s interested and engaged in something other than this goal to gain approval from Vader, Snoke, and from himself.
Rey challenges everything, makes him feel emotions he hasn’t felt in years, make him drop orders, abandon his goals, etc.
And people tell me not to ship this….
There are so many good quotes from/about Asajj Ventress and Mara Jade that describe Kylo (Ben) and seem to relate to potential theorized story arcs beautifully.
“Jedi. Their order is a fading light in the dark. Corrupt and arrogant.’’ – Asajj
Ventress: “You’re tenacious, Jedi. Dooku is right. You would be a valuable asset for the Confederacy. Let me save you. Take my hand…”
Obi-Wan: “Only with my lightsaber."(Not exactly “I could show you the ways of the Force.” but still)
"I died a long time ago. So did everything I cared about. It’s only the likes of me, with nothing to lose, who’ll really be prepared to tear the galaxy down and start over.” – Asajj
(”Your son is dead he was weak and foolish like his father so I killed him.”)
“If Vos did go to the dark side, I’m pretty sure it’s her fault. She as much as admitted that she wanted him to be stronger. But he couldn’t handle it. Vos should never have gotten involved with her.” – Anakin (being a hypocritical piece of shit)
“Ventress isn’t capable of anything as selfless as love,” Anakin scoffed. “And Vos couldn’t possibly have cared about a murderess like her.” – Anakin (stfu)
(I can see this situation presented in how people would see a potential relationship between Kylo and Rey. ^)
“You could never fully commit to the dark, you just flirt with it.” – Count Dooku to Asajj
(Ok, literally this line is so Kylo/Ben Solo stg)
Mara: “Which way are you going to go with it? I know both sides – I was the Emperor’s Hand and I was Luke Skywalker’s wife.”
Cade: “Partying with both sides of the Force. You knew how to live.”
(Flirt/Party with both sides of the Force, eh ?)
The coming battle may prove Vader’s intent. I secretly hope he will betray us. I feel certain that should he waver, I will strike quickly to take his place at my Master’s side.“ – Mara Jade
(this quote is more refutation to people who try to argue at me that Mara was never on the darkside. Mara was a darkside force user, not a sith, but still used the darkside and was loyal to Palpatine through and through.)
"As long as I’m fighting, I’m not dying. And I’m not done fighting just yet.”
―Mara Jade(Leia feeling that Ben is a ‘fighter’ even before he is born…..)
Mara: “When I first met Luke, I was under a compulsion to kill him. Generally not a good sign for a lasting relationship. Such was his courage that he did not run, and did not strike me. He accepted me, as no one else had done before.”
Luke: “There was a sense to Mara, when I met her, that would not let me fear her, though countless others have learned that not fearing her can be trouble. The Force brought us together, and kept bringing us together until neither of us could deny our destiny to be together forever.”(^^^^^^^^ *sips tea suggestively* ^^^^^^^^^)
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