#ITS SUCH A MANDALORIAN THING TO DO

[prankprincess123]

For all that Mandalore would paint Satine as their weakest ruler, she is the only ruler of Mandalore to have any Jedi willingly bow to them, let alone have a member of the Jedi Council willing to drop everything and fly across the galaxy on their request. Like having your people's sworn enemy bowing and obeying your orders without question is a pretty BA power move right there...

#like she opens her mouth to ask for help and obi is on his way #meanwhile bo will sit there begging ahsoka for help for weeks before she agrees to shut her up/because its the right thing to do #and most other rulers of mandalore would never even approach the jedi for help #star wars #duchess satine #satine kryze #mandalore #mandalorians #obitine #i love their disaster culture

[hinderr]

god people are already being weird about it on twitter. tryna say that 'oh if din could've walked both ways this whole time then-!' no. no. thats- where are you getting this. we literally see the armourer come to that decision on screen. we watched her watch bo-katan and decide her fit to lead. the decision to allow both ways come from a need to reunite the mandalorians, which is only possible after they liberated nevarro and can now live in peace

let me say it again. as ive said it again and again before, the rule against removing their helmet was necessary for survival. did everybody turn their ears off during 'our secrecy is our survival, our survival is our strength'??? it's only now are they able to allow for more walks of life. the mandalorians are a cautious people. they've had to be they got their planet glassed

the narrative decision to have the armourer allow for both ways makes sense. it's good even because, as paz once said, 'our strength once relied on our numbers'. they're a people whose culture revolves around community. they thrive with other mandalorians present. both ways are fine and both ways are equal goddamnit that was the whole point. are you for fucking real

when you say 'why dont they go with bo-katans way' you're invalidating both. because while youre saying that din's creed is ''''unnecessarily hard'''' you're also saying that bo-katan's way is '''easy'''. youre putting them both down. they'll both kill you for that btw.

its just- its really frustrating cause im pretty happy with that decision. the decision to allow for both ways doesn't feel like they're invalidating din's creed. it's just that people are using that as an opportunity to be insensitive. again

#the mandalorian #the mandalorian spoilers #for the LOVE of GOD how many times do we have to talk about this. its the same thing reskinned. shut up shut up shut up

[rainestorm-days]

Ner kar'taylir darasuum

"Mine to love."

Mando'a is definitely my favorite sw language, you can't just be simple with your words it has to be specific, and ends up being so amazing.

#inspired by my life #panicking at 12 am over this #this will be in the fic #its too good #wolfwren #ahsoka #sapphic star wars #wolfwrenweek #ao3 writer #fanfic #sabine wren #sabine wren x shin hati #shin hati #mando'a #star wars #mandalorians #language #mandalorian language #do not ask why i dove into things to do with “love” i'm still panicking

[engagemythrusters]

ALSO to further prove my point about CTs not knowing much Mando’a—literally the book series where it’s made canon that any of them know Mando’a at all states that CTs don’t have access to the culture. The ARC Nulls/Alphas and the RC clones do, but not the rest.

AAAND later on there’s this:

THEY ONLY KNOW A FEW WORDS Y’ALL. And they respond to most of it in Basic (aka Sicko earlier in Triple Zero responding to “Vor’e” (thank you) with a simple “you’re welcome” instead of “ba’gedet’ye”)

They pass down a few things, but NOT THE WHOLE CULTURE AND NOT THE WHOLE LANGUAGE

PLEASE allow clone troopers’ own culture to develop! This is so so important! Don’t just rely on Mandalorian culture—they were raised so differently! Let! Them! Have! Their! Own! Culture!

#SOME OF IT CAN BE MANDALORIAN BASED BUT DO NOT RELY ON IT AT ALL #SO MUCH OF THESE BOOKS TALK ABIJT HOW CTs/CCs HAD THEIR OWN CULTURE DEVELOP!!! LET THEM HAVE THAT!!! #and also. I HATE when fics use ‘vod’ika’ to mean ‘little brother’ bc you’re USING THE DIMINUITIVJDE WERONG #AHHHFGHHHHH #like it does not necessarily mean LITTLE as in YOUNGER #AS IN SMALLER #ITS JUST A PET TERM #‘ika’ can apply to ANYONE in the family #(and it’s a family pet name thing btw!) #NOT just someone younger/smaller #TOU WOULD LNOW THIS IF YOU READ REPCOMM #JUST FUCKING READ THE REPCOMM BOOKS #GOD!!!! #okay I’m done now #clone troopers #repcomm #star wars

[raventrigonsdaughter]

The misoginy in this fandom starting to show, urgh, honestly it took them more time than what i though it would take but still, very weird to see it growing, and y'all probably dont even realize it

#taking to much space #the mandalorian #its the mandalorian not the din djarin #honestly i get it #i do #but its like getting mad at the witcher when they end up focusing on Ciri more than geralt #the name isnt geralt #its the witcher #same thing applies here #and maybe thats just my ASOIAF and LOTR and The witcher self talking because im used to multiple main characters #but y'all are being VERY nasty #and sexist #not just to bo but to every female character to moment you feel they are from your faves #or not treating them like uwu babies cause you know #those are grown ass men #do better #the star wars fandom is already bad as its #yall sounding like OT and legends only stans who trow tantrums on reddit when the lore gets updated

[chronic-ghost]

this isn’t even about pedro pascal just a series of thoughts i’ve had about rising media trends and perhaps the unintended impacts of evolving cultural perceptions as the pendulum swings back and forth between progressive ideas and conservative agendas that ultimately puts the boundaries of individuals (not just celebrities) on the altar of capitalism 

(also i’m bad at graphs so excuse the background i thought it looked pretty)

#i was the Charlie Day conspiracy meme today with my boss and i had to do something about it #cultural trends #media analysis #its not a coincidence that as processing trauma in a healthy way becomes more of a cultural talking point #we also get all these narratives about parents who despite not being perfect will literally do anything for their children #examples lie in #tlou #everything everywhere all at once #the mandalorian #look at the 2023 oscar nominations #so many of them involve a parent-child relationship #especially the winners #meanwhile we've got people who have taken the body positive movement #that suggest women are allowed to exist in human bodies #and men with huge fucking pectorals are weird and upsetting (another cultural reaction against the declining trend of mcu/dceu) #everyone remember the dad bod craze a few years ago? that was a significant reaction #but then BECAUSE OF CAPITALISM #the joke went too far and now we have #pedro pascal #who unfortunately and fortunately has just become the focal point for all of these things #anyways #im tired #i did this instead of doing actual work at my job for which im paid #whoops

[ryehouses]

Do you have any tidbits on Din, Paz, and Annika growing up? They are mentioned throughout AST, but I would love to see them interact more at a younger age. If not do you have anything else on the trio you'd like to share?

tidbits, no. 55,000-word backstory complete with a two-hour playlist, yes.

#i think by now that i am biologically incapable of doing a 'tidbit' for anything #when i could hyperfixate and slosh a bunch of words onto a page instead #ast asks #wet hot mandalorian summer #its also on my list of things to revise

[the-yearning-astronaut]

I thoroughly enjoyed that finale on the first watch. There, I said it.

It was a romping good time, none of our protagonists died, Din gets a house and adopts Grogu, there were dogfights without planes, grogu saves din.... seriously. I enjoyed the hell out of it. MUCH better than season 2s finale that's for fuckin sure....

#star wars #the mandalorian #spoilers #s3 spoilers #lol some mando fans really don't know what they want from the show do they? #cause when they get what they say they want they complain. when its campy sw they complain. when it's fighting and mandalorian culture... #THEY COMPLAIN #ya guys gotta just #relax and let yourself enjoy things #i promise you'll generally be happier

[geekynightowl1997]

I'm not gonna lie, my comfort characters definitely escalated- and yet stayed the same...

Like; it went FROM;

Robin Hood, Pevensive Family, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Thalia Grace, Primrose Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Steve Rogers, and Wolverine

TO;

Robin Hood, Bucky Barnes, Eliot Spencer, Alex Walker, Peter Parker, Dick Grayson, Barry Allen, Din Djarin, Kate Bishop, and Yelena.

#comfort characters #from when I was a child vs. now #chronicles of narnia #percy jackson and the olympians #robin hood #almost paradise #leverage #mcu #dc comics #hunger games #the mandalorian #like i'm pretty sure my comfort characters escalated very quickly from when I was a child to now as an adult #and I think that should be a problem #i think there is something wrong with me #why else do I have a thing for thieves #its changed but not really-does anybodh care to explain? #actually the Pevensive family percy jackson and co. and robin hood haven't changed much #eliot spencer and alex walker have been added #oh and marve hasn't changed- but the characters have #still love steve rogers #anybody care to explain this?

[hai-nae]

i’ve no idea how to link posts but this hc prompted by many things, @kremlitsspoon surprise cat post being the one that started the spiral.

beskar doesn’t affect him, and shifters aren’t rare by any means so the fun combat wips i hope will be a nice treat. being able to flow between leopard/human form would, i think, change some things.

also grogu gets some friggin skin contact that all babies deserve even if its fur cuddles. 

#the mandalorian #din djarin #star wars #grogu #tis the season yall #im not kidding when i say i deep dived into this ive got like 6 other wips of this hc #the human versions are holding me up since i cant decide on hairy shifter din or not n if i want him to have a tail or not lmao #the tail is the one that's just so tempting for its possible fuckry but it negates the 'i forgot it was even a thing i could do' #which is just so din 'i cant give myself any form of comfort about my parents its not the way' to me #also his kute is just a mechanics jumpsuit dont @ me im right #my art #my fics

[gothamcityneedsme]

also basically all of those screenshots are tavon being mean b/c i think its way funnier when he's mean. i dont screenshot when he says nice things

#shitpost #i mean. i do. i have over 1000 screenshots from today #but like. i dont usually POST those #thats for my brainworms writing process #he was nice to petra and to sa'har this patch. and rass i suppose but he DID say something pretty mean to rass so i think it balances out #well. not to rass like exactly but tavon did say like one shitty thing about mandalorians lmao. #because he was like. uhhh you guys better fix that shit. and rass was like I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON IT OK #etc etc its fine. but it was a little mean #anyways also #he said something almost out of character to petra because he was like #im not qualified in this but i AM the leader of a force enclave so i feel like i should tell this nascent force user that uh #leaning on her anger probably isn't a good move. and. in a practical sense. will probably get her killed #but ALSO i know for force users there are some Not So Good Vibes Here #so like. im obsessed w/ that too #and tbh tavon has been wanting to actually talk to sa'har since like. manaan. #since manaan he became like. he basically has no intention to fight her unless she makes it happen #which is VERY STRANGE for him #but he picked up on the Something Is Going On vibes and he's like. hmmm #usually he is far more like. harder to disarm vs a foe #but he can tell sa'har is presenting herself as a foe and... isnt one really #which is quite fun for me because that's not something tavon does often #something i expect more from my other characters

[kingofattolia]

Din handing over the darksaber to Bo-Katan is giving second verse same as the first (a little bit louder and a little bit worse)

#NO MATTER HOW SMALL A PRUNE MAY BE ITS ALWAYS FULL OF WRINKLES (WRINKLES!!!) #i kind of like the whole 'it has to be won in combat. if its received through other means it becomes a CURSE' thing #and how this is bo katan's 'i'm doing things RIGHT this time' moment #but its still VERRRYYYYYYY deja vu #interesting i think i've felt these same 'it's a new dawn for mandalore' hopeful beats before #'NO FOR REAL THIS TIME THOOOOO' yeah ok #star wars #grace for ts #the mandalorian

[hinderr]

Friendly reminder that din's covert isnt. A cult. Like. Come on guys we've been through this before

#the mandalorian #friendly reminder! (hits you with a brick) #stop throwing the word around cause it makes you feel good 'ohh the strict practices and beliefs can only mean one thing!!! cult!!!' no you #dumb fucking shit cabbage it just means youve never had a Belief before. and it fucking shows #not even talking abt religion just. actually yk what yea i am talking abt religion fuck you #my religion supports me. it makes me feel safe. it gives me structure. sick and tired of you guys acting like its 'oppressive' #and that i (OR DIN) should be 'freed' shut up shut up shut up shut up #im sorry if religion isnt for you. like fine. do wtv im not your mom but for goddddds sake dont barge into my home and call yourself a hero #'but bo-katan-!' i adore bo-katan dont you use her against me. god forbid characters be wrong #god forbid characters be different from you. main character of the universe #sorry its 1 am im feeling very strongly abt this tonight. i like my religion. its a part of me. i know its intricacies in a way you dont #and like. guys. the covert doesnt even fit the fucking description of a cult come onnnnnnnnn how many times do we need to have this talk

[engagemythrusters]

Also I think technically Ahsoka is the rightful owner of the Darksaber rn…

Bc of the options you’ve got…

Okay so Maul gets the Vizslas’ asses so he’s got the darksaber. Ahsoka beats him. Ahsoka’s got it.

But then Darth Vader possibly bests Ahsoka, so it’s probably Darth Vader’s now. But also we see Ahsoka come out of the Sith Temple unscathed (as Ezra saved her), too, so how do we know who won? But let’s just say it’s Vaders, bc Ahsoka had help.

Obi-Wan kicks Darth Vader’s ass 9BBY, but then in 0BBY/0ABY Darth Vader… possibly wins against Obi-Wan? Kind of a cheap cop-out bc Obi-Wan kinda just lets the Rapture happen to him instead… but as Darth Vader is the only one to come out of that, I suppose it’s Darth Vader’s again.

But then Darths Sidious and Vader get into it. Both die? But Vader lasts longer… but also he’s dead, so it can’t be his. (And Sidious clones don’t count bc they’re him but they’re not HIM. That singular Sidious is dead. Also that whole idea is stupid as fuck so I’m ignoring the sequels for that.)

So, really, it’s nobody’s after that. So does it revert a step? Ahsoka is the only one left alive. Maul died in Obi-Wan’s arms (gay af hehe), and Obi-Wan Force Ascended to Force Heaven mid battle, and Darth Vader as Anakin Skywalker died meeting his son… so Ahsoka is the only one left… so is it hers still?

Ahsoka rules Mandalore?

#AND THATS NOT EVEN INCLUDING THE PART WHERE THE VIZSLAS JUST STOLE THE THING FROM THE TEMPLE IN THE FIRST PLACE #SO TECHNICALLY ITS NOT EVEN WON IN BATTLE IN THE FIRST PLACE #Tarre Vizsla in Force Heaven: what the FUCK are they doing with my saber… #darth maul #clan vizsla #obi-wan kenobi #darth vader #ahsoka tano #darth sidious #star wars: the clone wars #Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi #star wars: rebels #star wars: the mandalorian #star wars: a new hope #star wars: return of the jedi #(side note for being pissed that they pronounce Vizsla that way) #so wait if then the vizslas think lineage matters then. Paz Vizsla is the leader… #Hm. #WELL it’s either Ahsoka or Paz. #they can rock-paper-scissors #winner gets mandalore

[merrysithmas]

here's hoping Mando3 is gonna end up as the We Don't Talk About Bruno season of Din Djarin's continued adventures

clinkclink

#the mandalorian #favloni... do better #so relieved its over and ended in such a way we can pretend it never happened #next time focus on your main character and telling things from his pov #yes that can be done with other characters in the plot you did it in season 1 and two #mando taking over the Rangers of the New Republic was unexpected #but i expect eventually bo katan will die and hell become mandalor in the mando movie (bc disney loves money)

[sabineshin]

i tried to warm up to it after i saw people online saying they think a bo/din romance is going to happen but tbh the more i think about it, the more i definitely hope that shit does not happen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 i would genuinely prefer din/ahsoka i’m so serious

#din djarin #bo katan kryze #the mandalorian #and the ahsoka thing is saying a lot because i do nawt like the actress lmfao #love din love bo hate a romance though #the show needs to keep it where its at right now. or getting towards. a friendship. built on respect and learning from each other #a romance between the two just feels unnecessary #thrown in cuz theyre a man and woman and both mandos😭