#holocrons

[smhalltheurlsaretaken]

turning on the light

for @jedijune week #2: the Force

I'm still messing around with heroforge and canva to have some quick and stuff to put out but anyway, Jedi holocrons? Jedi holocrons.

there's just something about intricate boxes of light that are so big on the inside and can only be opened by 'light' Force-sensitives. it's crazy how the primary defense for the Jedi's most precious repositories of knowledge is just... being good - and it's completely and totally beyond the Sith and so they can't do anything with them.

Sith holocrons are a thing too, but the cool blue starlight of the Jedi ones is exactly like what Obi-Wan tells Leia: it's turning on the light.

#week 2 prompt 2: the force #jedi june #jedijune #jedi appreciation #jedi positivity #holocrons

[thewaywardpin]

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#kotor 2 #kotor #knights of the old republic #darth revan #darth nihilus #hk 47 #t3 m4 #jedi holocron #holocrons #acrylic charms #enamel pins #the ebon hawk #star wars #etsy #small business #kyber crystal

[archeo-starwars]

#star wars #holocrons #jedi archives

[reconstructwriter]

Sith Holocrons Headcanon

My Crack Headcanon is Sith use holocrons for two reasons: 1) horcuxes, 2) blackmail. The Sith Empire would make Game of Thrones look like kindergarten so every Darth worth the title has extortion-worthy evidence on all those other Darths they know.

Now since they're Sith, its not morally dubious stuff because all they care about is power. So they record their rivals being pathetic dumbasses. All Sith blackmail is basically Evil Space Wizard’s funniest home videos.

Fond of spitting upon rivals in death, their last words to any Jedi killing them are usually along the lines of “blackmail’s in the seventh obsidian-clad vault. Top shelf. To the left. Key’s in the Krayt Dragon’s skull.”

Of course these vaults were also Tomb of Horrors worthy trap-filled dungeons so either the Sith would off their killers or said killers would use their blackmail material on their rivals. Win-win.

Tragically all the Jedi's blackmail material on the Sith no longer applies to any living Sith or the Clone Wars would've been over real quick

#Holocrons #Of Sith getting their ship stolen by an eight year old #Getting seduced to the Light by a Jedi #Losing their apprentice to adoption-happy Mandalorians #You can't tell me that didn't happen #Sith #Jedi #Blackmail #Stupid Sith #Headcanon #star wars

[dangerousstrawberrypie]

Watching the Holocrons of Fate again

Maul intimidating Hera in Kanan's cabin...

Maul: "Or should I use his real name Caleb Dume?"

Hera: "...why are you whispering? We're alone."

Maul: "It's for dramatic emphasis."

Hera: "Oh."

#star wars rebels #star wars #darth maul #hera syndulla #captain hera syndulla #ghost #holocrons #diva maul #dramaul #drama much? #muppets #muppet christmas carol #maul is all about dramatic emphasis #hera is so done with him #meanwhile kanan is about to be done with angstezra and bendu #i love this show

[saltyladynightmare]

Jiliu AU 9.2

Beginning, Previous, Next, Masterlist

A/N:

Ori'Ana : mando'a/basic, a mix of Ori'vod, and Anakin, basically naming him Older Brother Anakin, just as the suffix -'ika makes 'younger Brother' from Vod'ika

/italics/ : thoughts, emphasis

bold : talking though the Force, because why not

Chapter 9 is not completely finished, but chapter 10 is an idea. If anyone has any ideas for scenes in which the Vod'e are learning how to use the Force, please feel free to contact me or leave a comment. So far, all of my ideas involve various troopers launching themselves into walls when they jump/run/do something too fast. It gets monotonous after a while.

Warnings:

Anakin is a lonely string bean. He also has no trust in the Jedi, because I was salty when i started writing this, and must stick to my guns. Mentioned mistreatment of the Coruscant Guard.

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Fox commed at 0003. When Anakin accepted the comm, he was unsurprised to find it was only audio. Fox was using the comm built into his helmet; the one with top tier GAR encryptions, assigned to each Clone Commander. Exactly as careful as Anakin had hoped.

"General Skywalker," Fox greeted.

"Commander Fox," Anakin returned easily. If titles were what Fox wanted to use right then, than Anakin had no problems letting him lead the conversation in a direction that would make him most comfortable. "I'll warn you now; this isn't a social comm."

"Your earlier comm conveyed that, sir," Fox assured gruffly.

Oh, good. "I know you're busy, so I'll do my best to keep this brief," Anakin started. "Due to..." whatever in the name of the Force had happened, "...an incident on my last mission, I'm on medical leave for the foreseeable future."

"What?" Ah, there's Ori'vod Fox, as Anakin knew and adored. Never mind that Anakin was a little under nine years older than him. Elder Sibling was a mindset, not a birth order, even if he and Fox had a weird tendency of tossing that particular title back and forth like a live grenade.

"I'm fine," Anakin stated. "I'm not dying, or even lightly maimed. I'm moving around on my own, and I'm not on bed rest." Anakin inhaled to continue, but hesitated. He cursed himself. This is Fox. Anakin can tell him this kind of thing without being judged for more than being a little bit of an idiot. He was pretty sure. But really, even if he was wrong and Fox did judge him, what dignity did Anakin have left? "I'm currently confined to a heavily shielded room in the Healing Halls, because the Force is suddenly excruciatingly loud and my body responds appropriately, but physically okay."

"Appropri—you're saying that your body is acting like its taking sonic damage?"

Anakin grinned. "Yes. Good news is: there is a possible treatment option, but I'm probably not going to see results for a few days if it does actually work." It'd work. Anakin would make sure of it, even it meant hemorrhaging energy into the Force itself. He would not stay in this room for a moment longer than necessary. "In the mean time, I've been confined to a heavily shielded room with limited access to the outside, and a To Do list longer than a venator-class cruiser. I was wondering if the Guard was able or willing to assist my men in getting some of the things on my list completed."

Fox went quiet for several beats. Anakin bit his lip to force himself to remain silent, giving Fox enough time to process.

It didn't take him long. "You'll want Guide," Fox stated.

"If he's willing," Anakin agreed.

Fox concurred, "If he's willing." The crackle of flimsy shuffling fizzed through the admittedly shoddy speakers of Anakin's make-shift comm. "I can arrange for four Vod'e to be available at oh-six hundred today."

"Excellent." Anakin hauled his aching body up onto the chair behind him, and reached for one of the closer, mostly blank datapads. "If you could comm me with the names of the four, I'll wright up instructions to send them."

"Will do."

Nerves rolled in Anakin's gut, but he shoved them away. Fox is reasonable, and if he turns Anakin away, that's on him, he reminded himself. "While we're talking," he started forcefully casual, "does the Guard need anything? We're aiming mostly for medical supplies and food, but I want to introduce Torrent to little bit of everything."

Fox hummed contemplatingly. Anakin tapped a free finger against the datapad. Fox didn't need to think about what the Guard needed; he knew because he was a good Commander. He was staling because, like most competent people who'd been spurned before, Fox was hesitant to ask for anything like assistance.

"Ten crates of food, and three crates of medical supplies," he said eventually.

"No problem." Anakin typed the requests into the 'pad one-handed, making a note to triple that if at all possible, and maybe see about getting them a quick sweet snack they could stash in their utility belts. It was the least he could do.

While he typed this, and Fox filed his mountains of datawork, something pings softly on Fox's side of the comm. A moment later, Fox told Anakin, "Guide has agreed to act as a guide."

Anakin grinned. "Well, that's one thing off my mind. And the other three?"

"Pending."

"Ok." Anakin thought about ending the conversation there with a reminder to comm him when Fox had confirmation. Something in him rebelled at the idea. It wasn't a big deal to stay on the line with Fox, it had been awhile since they had talked. And, if Anakin was honest with himself, he really didn't want to be alone right then anyway. If Fox wants to end the comm, then he can, Anakin decided. Until then, they could sit in silence.

Absently humming to himself, Anakin pulled his To Do lists toward himself, and woke up the one with his personal long term list to add a note to talk to Rex about supporting the Guard the next time Torrent got leave on Coruscant.

The idea was to not only help the Guard so they could actually get a few eight hour sleep cycles in a row if they so chose, but also to ensure Torrent understood the Guard were not data processors, or flimsy pushers.

Not that Anakin had heard Torrent's opinion on the Guard, or if they even had an opinion. Still.

Anakin had heard more than a few troopers' thoughts of them, and it had not been good. Best nip that at the bud, really. Especially when such opinions came from ignorance and misinformation.

"The other three have gotten in contact with me," Fox stated abruptly. Anakin twitched in surprise, before blinking at the comm in his mech hand. Right. He was still on a comm. "They've agreed to provide assistance. Sending their comm codes now."

The comm vibrated in Anakin's hand, metal against metal, signifying an incoming text comm. A quick check shows the new comm code, all helpfully labeled.

"I have them," Anakin tapped the tiny screen with his thumb to save the codes.

"All four of them are currently available, General," Fox stated.

Ah. Time to get to work, it seemed.

"Understood, Fox. I'll leave you to your datawork," Anakin assured the Commander. "Hopefully, I'll see you before I get shipped out again, should everything conclude as expected."

"Yes, sir."

And Fox is done for the day. Commander Fox will keep going because he must, but Vod Fox needed either his allotted five hours of sleep or several cups of kaf before he could produce anything like social skills. Understandable. In his place Anakin would be a walking corpse all the time instead of only in the last six hours of his thirty-two hour shift.

"K'oyacyi, Fox." Anakin hit the button that'd end the call before the exhausted man could reply, hoping against logic the man would get some rest some time soon. Stay alive, Fox, stay alive.

Anakin breathed deep, held it, then let it out slowly as he set the comm on the table top.

Fox was a grown man, he'd live this long, he'd survive a few more days if he had anything at all to say about it; this Anakin knew.

Trusting this was, as always, more difficult than Anakin could say. He did it anyway. He must.

Anakin sighed, and picked up the comm again.

He tapped the screen a few times, calling up the comm codes Fox had sent him, then selected the one that looked the most familiar.

Hopefully, this would be Guide.

The comm rings once, then clicks to signify it had been answered.

"CT-5155."

Anakin smiled at the crisp acknowledgment. "Good morning, Guide. Eat anything interesting recently?"

Guide perked right up. "Ori'Ana!"

"Upani," Anakin returned warmly. "Fox said you had agreed to assist my men in our endeavors?"

"Torrent, right? Yes, I did," Guide affirmed. "Do you have plan for tomorrow, sir?"

"Less plan, more To Do List. If I give you the comm code of the other three volunteers, could you add them to this call?" Anakin smiled sheepishly. "My...device is a little limited."

"No problem!"

In short order, Guide linked in three other Vod'e.

Immediately, in the manner of siblings everywhere disturbed by another particularly daring sibling, they started complaining.

"What in the name of the Force is this supposed to be?" It wasn't until the unspoken threat crackled through the tiny speakers on his comm that Anakin realized exactly who he had on comm.

"A debriefing!" Anakin chirped.

The comm went silent. Then—

"Commender?"

"Sir?"

"Ori'Ana!"

The three Vod'e try to out speak the others, but it was Guide's near demented giggling that won out in the end. Anakin grinned.

"The one and only! It's good to know you three are still among the living," he greeted. "My understanding is that the four of you have volunteered to act as guides for my men as they run errands?"

"We did, sir, although I hadn't known the Favor Commander Fox mentioned was to you," Ka'ahk stated.

Faze, Guide, and who Anakin could only assume to be Slip, Guide's newest not-so-shiny partner after his last one had learned all he could from Guide about the lower levels of Coruscant, named such for his ability slip out of any sort of sticky situation Guide might fling himself, and thus his partner, into, murmured their agreement.

Heh. "Classic Fox move there," Anakin observed. "Now, as I told Guide earlier, I have a To Do list I both need and want completed before I ship out—"

The next few hours are spent going over what, exactly, the four Guardsmen would be helping his men with over the next few days. When they need to sign off to get their scheduled five hours of sleep—and, oh, did he both await and dread the moment Kix caught wind of that little detail— Anakin began messaging and comming his lower level connections to arrange for a drop of disguises that would make the men less obviously clones by midday.

That done, he messaged the four Guard Vod'e with the coordinates of the drop, and the instructions on how to get them. Then, he messaged his Command Staff with the details of what he had done.

Breathing in deep, Anakin forced himself to set his comm down. He checked his To Do lists, and grumbled at finding there really wasn't much more he could do at—he glanced at the clock and cringed—0347 in the morning.

A quick evaluation of himself revealed he was /way/ too wound up to even consider sleeping right then.

Okay, now what?

He plopped his chin on his palm, eyes wondering around the walls the light from his datapad barely touched. He could work on the mousedroid, or stretch some. Except he didn't really want to do either of those things.

So what else—ah. His eyes land on the neat pile of holocrons in the center of the table.

Rex had left him the list of questions he couldn't answer before, right?

He looked at the clock again.

Yeah, he had time.

With a flex of his fingers the holocron on top lifted up and came to hover before him. A twist in the force here, and a press there, and its seals cracked open, allowing greenish white light to escape. It swirled gently, then twisted up and around into a humanoid figure in armor.

Anakin sat back. "Hello, General."

"Greetings, General."

#jiliu au #start wars prequels #star wars #clone wars #cc 1010 #commander fox #fox #original clone troopers (mentioned) #anakin skywalker #anakin is half force #anakin needs a hug #anakin has insomnia #holocrons #army of light #force bonds

[archivyrep]

Restricted records, attempted record seizure, and record management in "Star Wars Rebels" [Part 1]

Minister Hydan talks about the Jedi archives to Sabine in the episode "A World Between Worlds"

I've written on this blog, over and over about Jocasta Nu in Star Wars franchise, whether in Attack of the Clones or the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. But, those are not the only Star Wars series that have archival themes. One of my favorite series has archives as an important part of the story: Dave Filoni's Star Wars Rebels. As a warning, spoilers from episodes from the aforementioned series will be discussed in this post, if you haven't watched the series.

Reprinted from my Wading Through the Cultural Stacks WordPress blog. Originally published on Jan. 12, 2022.

In the season one episode "Rise of the Old Masters," the Inquisitor declares to Kanan Jarus that by using the "complete" records of the Jedi Temple, he was able to know his fighting style of Jarus in hopes of beating him. This is a line which references Nu declaring that the archives are “complete.” In another episode, "Path of the Jedi," Kanan tells his padawan, Ezra Bridger, that the Empire has "access to all the old Jedi records," warning him that they could have the Jedi Temple they are visiting under surveillance. In the season two episode "Shroud of Darkness," the records that the temple itself holds is noted.

Throughout the first season, an archival artifact, a holocron, which can store powerful knowledge, appears as a plot device. It appears again at the end of the show's second season, where Ezra gets his hands on a Sith holocron, which is used to activate a huge weapon, and in the first two episodes of the third season. there is more than this. In the episode "Holocons of Faith," it is explained that while the holocrons are "libraries of information," they contain powerful information that if a Jedi and Sith holocrons are brought together, they grant a "clarity of vision," meaning that one could bring chaos.

Holocrons are information storage devices which contain specific lessons or information, and can only be accessed by those using the power of the Force. They are also said to be "repositories of vital, sensitive knowledge and wisdom. It is short for holographic chronicle, a device which stories "phenomenal quantities of data." In this way, it means that holocrons are like restricted information which can only be accessed by specific people with the right codes or combinations. There isn't really a real-world equivalent of a holocron, but it does mean that the holocrons are a bit like restricted records in a sense that they can only be accessed by specific people. They are remnants of a religious order long gone, and became records in and of themselves.

Holocrons can be locked and unlocked depending on the ability of those opening them, with those for the "evil" warriors (Sith) even shaped differently from those for the "good" warriors (Jedi). They are sophisticated ways of storing information, as some act as repositories, and others even have "virtual personalities of their own"! I can't think of any records, even born-digital ones out there which have personalities of their own. The record creators are the Jedi and the Sith, but are also the only ones who can access them.

If an ordinary person found one, they wouldn't be able to access the information inside, although they could see the inside mechanisms. For the Jedi, there were stored in an archives on a city-planet until the ride of the Galactic Empire and become rare as a result. While some have said that holocrons are like books, they are more like restricted records which can only be accessed by specific individuals, behind lock and key. However, unlike the records in our world, holocrons can stand the test of time and survive for millennia, while the secrets inside remain locked away to any that attempt to open them. It is also stated in the episode "Twin Suns" that holocrons can be manipulated, which makes them volatile records unlike anything in this world.

© 2022 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

#star war rebels #star wars #records management #restriction #records #record seizure #archival science #archival studies #archives #jocasta nu #jedi #sith #holocrons #pop culture #reviews #data #attack of the clones #swtcw

[99aceace]

#star wars #star wars rebels #ezra bridger #sith holocron #traditional art

[yelenok]

The ending of S2. So fkn sad :C

Screenshot redraw

#star wars #star wars: rebels #kanan jarrus #ezra bridger #myart #fanart #angst #dark holocron

[bolithesenate]

Purshee's O66 Makeover :P

My headcanon is that there is a special contingent of Archivists that always carry a Fragment of the Order's most basic and precious knowledge with them, tasked with protecting that knowledge with their lives should something happen to the Archives.

The moment the siege on the Temple started, these Archivists dipped on special, individual escape routes that only the Archivist themselves, the Battlemaster and the Head Archivist would know and they only return upon an all-clear from the Head Archivist personally.

Purshee was tasked with the protection of Form II, Makashi.

She survives the entirety of the Empire's reign and only returns to the New Republic several years after its foundation, technically breaking protocol by not waiting for the all-clear (which would never come). Only one other Archivist Keeper of Knowledge ever returns like she did and it is unclear whether that is because the others are still waiting for the signal or if they all were hunted down and killed.

#over the duration of her exile she becomes a makashi master because the holocrons and records of the form are often the only company she has #it actually saves her life because her proficiency in the duelling form comes in handy the one or two times an inquisitor finds her #random boli thoughts #star wars #oc stuff #star wars oc #purshee izleze #my art #the reason she returns is because she sees Leia wielding her former Master's (Vima-Da-Boda) lightsaber

[shirozora-draws]

It's WHAT day today!? Not me already feeling weird about working on two sketches to post the same weekend as that sketch I posted for the first time in months only to find out that Today is the Two Year Anniversary of The Day Dinluke Took Over My Brain.

(It's not 12AM yet, this still counts as a 12/18 post)

Anyway.

Been dying to do some nice proper "the staircase fic is firmly on my mind" sketches. This version of Luke actually shows up later in the fic and the shape/cut/color of his robes are also influenced by Padme's wardrobe. Din's look has appeared on this blog before and is super duper influenced by what we saw of Aq Vetina's residents in the flashback scenes. The, uh, holocron plays a smaller part than it looks but I bought a holocron at Disneyland and wanted to have fun with my new reference.

Have I posted about the staircase fic on the art blog? It is live and currently posting as Gravity Well on AO3.

#shirozora draws #dinluke #lukedin #skydalorian #din djarin #luke skywalker #grogu #the mandalorian #star wars #jedi holocron #story: the staircase fic #story: gravity well #I'M BACK WITH EVEN MORE SKETCHES IN THE FINAL HOUR OF THIS GLORIOUS DAY #THIS DECEMBER 18TH WHEN DISNEY WARS MADE THE MISTAKE OF PUTTING DIN AND LUKE IN THE SAME ROOM #MY CONCLUDING THOUGHT AFTER HYPERVENTILATING THROUGH THAT WHOLE EPISODE? #'SO GROGU HAS TWO DADS NOW' #REST IN FUCKING PIECES MY SANITY FOR THE NEXT TWO PLUS YEARS #WHICH IS WHY I AM POSTING THREEEEEEE WHOLE ASS SKETCHES THIS WEEKEND AFTER MONTHS OF WRITING DINLUKE FIC #LIKE I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME LIKE IN THAT HAMILTON SONG #FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[stealingpotatoes]

how do you think Ezra, Luke, and Ahsoka would react to cal embracing the darkness?

they'd shut their mf mouths cause all of them have embraced the darkness a LITTLE. they can't judge

#ok ahsoka's might not count given it was on mortis but hey #but like. rotj and the sith holocron!!! luke n ezra have no leg to stand on

[sallyisdrawing]

Boy, does this outfit have details... Anyways! This goes with this Trilla drawing I made a couple weeks ago; I'll hopefully have Merrin's finished soon to complete the set ✨ Edit: she's here ~~

#yeah i know jfo's holocron is greener but that didn't match the vibe so blue it is (?) #star wars #jedi fallen order #cal kestis #bd 1 #jfo #star wars fanart #sally draws #2024 art

[darth-memes]

#star wars #sw memes #star wars rebels #ezra bridger #sith holocron #kanan jarrus #caleb dume #darth maul

[captainmazzic]

Far-off, most secret and inviolate rose, Enfold me in my hour of hours

Till a hundred morns had flowered red Feasted, and wept the barrows of the dead

I, too, await The hour of thy great wind of love and hate

#darth maul #maul #star wars fanart #star wars #sith holocron #sarc scribbles #the secret rose by william butler yeats

[wvyld]

#my art #swtor #revan #cipher nine #ensign temple #imperial agent #darth revan #digital art #oc #sith holocron