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fanfic-obsessed · 7 months

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Empress

This AU really starts when Anakin finds his mother in the Tusken camp, but only truly works if there is a little set up before. It is imperative, for reasons that will become clear, to note that in this Palpatine has been manipulating Anakin with the Force, as opposed to only psychologically, since he was a child. Palpatine has been seeding the darkside, hidden deep so that it was never discovered (even by Anakin), waiting to sprout and spread the darkside like an infection at the appropriate moments.

When Anakin finds his mother as she dies, he loses it, but not to violence. Instead he panics and shoves every bit of Force that he can into his mother’s body to try and bring her back and heal her. Every bit of the Force, including the darkside seeds that Palpatine had been planting. Because healing is primarily a light sided technique, thus somewhat purifying, Shmi does not get the full force of the darkside infection that would have hit her son (so we avoid Vader!Shmi or even Full Sidious!Shmi) however there were a number of long lasting effects to the way Anakin panicked and brought her back (incidentally Anakin has now created two new deities for the Tuskans, which Shmi does note and will make use of later). These include:

A Force bond between her and Anakin that gave her Anakin's memories and feelings for the past decade.

A working knowledge of what Palpatine knew (From Palpatine’s Dark Seeds), though no firsthand memories.

Force Sensitivity that is powerful enough to use the various techniques she just gained the knowledge to use.

A significant hit to the moral centers of her psyche.

A Soul Deep and engrossing ambition to rule the Galaxy.

Now Shmi is not evil in the way that Palpatine is (Palpatine is the kind of evil that not only does whatever he wants to accomplish his goal, but actively goes out of his way to create as much collateral as possible and will in fact even mildly inconvenience himself in order to increase collateral damage) but she does now fall closer to Amoral than not. Like her first option is not to kill kids, but it is never not an option. Shmi does justify her new desire to rule the galaxy, based on the fact that she would be better at it than Palpatine.

By the time Anakin and Shmi have made it back to the Lars homestead, she has her son wrapped around her finger even more than she would have. She had also, through the careful recounting of how one of the men who had seemed so kindly to the slave children had actually been a child murder (couching it it in terms that one of Anakin's childhood friends, who it turned out had been a victim of this man, grave had been found and the man brought to a rather brutal justice), partially broken Anakin’s trust in Palpatine without ever letting on that she knew who Palpatine was.

After they get back to the Homestead, Shmi tells Anakin that she wants him to visit again and to bring Obi Wan (It was after they had talked about what had been happening since he left). Anakin loves Obi Wan as a brother, and as such Shmi loves him too. Padme has also fallen quickly under Shmi’s influence, which is good considering that Shmi intended to make Padme another daughter in law (Both because Anakin had a crush, and she wanted Anakin to have what he wanted, and because Senator and former Queen of Naboo is actually a decently powerful set of titles). Shmi gently shoos her sweet, oblivious son off the planet with her future daughter in law (it is for the best that her Jedi Son be off the planet for what she is about to do next) making them promise to visit soon.

Cliegg and Beru also fall quickly under Shmi’s spell. Owen holds out a bit longer (I am fully convinced that his ability to hold back Skywalker BS comes from growing up with Shmi, not his few interactions with Anakin) but is just as willing to follow Shmi’s lead within a tenday.

While a galaxy wide war is breaking out, Shmi quietly but very firmly takes control of Tatooine. Then, in spite of the fact she had not left the planet in decades, she quickly takes control of the rest of the Hutt Empire. Her identity remains hidden; she does not want to fight her son or his Jedi family because they do not yet understand her vision for the galaxy. They will, of that she is sure, but it will take time.

One of the many things she does is abolish slavery within her new Empire. It is both easier and harder than it would appear. Easier in that she does not care about the power or money of the people who made their living in trafficking of sentient life, so she does not care about the economics of the systems she dismantles. Harder because the Hutt Empire was built on slavery; there are significantly larger portions of every population of the Hutt Planets then anyone realized who had spent most of their lives enslaved, with no training or education and very little idea how to exist without being enslaved (with all the psychological and sociological implications therein). But she does it, quietly absorbing the fledgling Zygerrian Empire as well.

A year and a half into the Clone wars Shmi is finally ready to make her move.

In that time she has become well connected with Padme, who asks for approval to marry Anakin six months into the war (Approval that Shmi grants, on the condition that Padme also get approval from Obi wan, as Anakin’s older brother/father. Padme asks, and to the surprise of both Padme and Anakin immediately gets Obi Wan’s baffled, but pleased, approval. In this one marriage is not forbidden to Jedi, it really isn’t even discouraged. No one seems to want to marry a Jedi, as far as the Jedi are concerned. Date a Jedi, well that seems to be common fantasy. Sleep with a Jedi, all the time. But never marry. This all serves Shimi’s true purpose, to continue to break the trust between her son and Palpatine). They do decide to wait until after the war, when they can have everyone attend; in part because Palpatine is pushing them both in a really creepy way.

She makes her move by going on vacation with Cliegg to a world she knew, from her own spies, was about to be attacked by separatists. A world that it was highly likely the 212th would be deployed to. In the time it takes for the 212th to liberate the planet, it is a relatively minor battle so only takes a few weeks, Shmi and Clieg have connected with the battalion and convinced them to transport them (Shmi and Cliegg) to Coruscant. If asked, even Obi Wan, Cody, or the Natborn officers are not sure how they came to agree to take two civilians to the Core but everyone Shmi meets becomes absolutely convinced that it was a reasonable decision. During this trip Shmi bonds with Obi Wan, as her son’s brother/father/teacher. This was one of her goals, to get a clearer picture of who Obi Wan is, and through him the Jedi Order; Anakin’s memories and feelings are a bit mixed on the Jedi as a whole but she also knows, from Palpatine’s knowledge, that Palpatine had been manipulating those feelings for years. She finds that she does like Obi Wan. Because of this Shmi intends, beyond even what her plan calls for, that she would ensure that Obi Wan found happiness in her Empire.

Upon arriving on Coruscant Shmi sends Cliegg (in disguise) to meet with various criminal underworld leaders who know of her fledgeling Empire, while she meets with members of the Jedi council to plant the seeds of her Galactic Empire.

It is in this that we truly see the difference between Shmi and Sidious. Shmi wants to Rule the galaxy. Sidious wants to Subjugate the galaxy. Now granted the difference between the two is not as much as people who want the former would protest, but is greater than what the people who want the latter would claim. In this case ruling is a small group having a disproportionate amount of power over a larger group. Subjugation is a group or person asserting total control over another group or person. While a ruler can abuse the power they have, in order to subjugate someone, a being MUST abuse them to break them in such a way the subjugator can control them.

In spite of her forced amorality Shmi is actually a good person and wants to be a good Empress for the galaxy. So for her, subjugation is more work (realistically 90% of the galaxy is not going to notice if they are in a republic or an empire, and not just because the Empire had been disguising itself as a republic for a decade. That same 90% have comparatively simple needs and are going to be fine with a ruler who provides them. Whereas requires constant control measures to apply the exact correct amount of pressure to bend the populace to your will, without breaking them into rebelling. Ruling well is actually less costly) for less benefit. Because of that having the super powered warrior monks, who most of the beings that would oppose an Empress on principle are going to look to as a paragon of wisdom, buy into the idea that Shmi should be Empress and that they would be happier in her Empire makes more sense than eradicating them. Also, complicated feelings aside, the Jedi make up part of Anakin’s family and she does not want to hurt Anakin’s family.

Shmi also, at the behest of Anakin, took time to go with him to meet his friend Palpatine. While in the waiting room she speaks with Fox, on guard duty, who she recognizes from her talks with Cody as the person to place a bet with(No one suspects the stern commander of the Coruscant Guard to be the biggest bookie in three systems). After about an hour of chit chat (During which Palpatine has no idea he has met someone with all of his knowledge, who is planning to abscond with the Grand Sith Plan) Anakin and Shmi leave the Senate. Anakin semi anxiously asks her what she thinks of Palpatine, babbling a little bit that Obi Wan doesn't like him, but Obi Wan hates most politicians. Shmi, after letting a long pause stretch, says that Obi Wan has good instincts (Look I really want Palpatine to be faced with his own manipulation tactics) and casually mentions Obi Wan’s time enslaved and how that must have hond those instincts- which he had not told Shmi about but that she could guess. Again without directly accusing Palpatine of anything, Shmi manages to get across to Anakin that as the Chancellor, Palpatine actually currently has all the power and has used it to effectively enslave the clones and the Jedi. Fully breaking Anakin’s trust in Palpatine and tying him closer to the Jedi (where Shmi wants him). During this exchange Anakin asks what she had been talking to Fox about and she answers with ‘placing a bet’. Anakin lights up and guesses it is the ‘CodyWan Bet’, because literally everybody noticed their pining and that neither will admit it (Shmi uses that to drive the point home that both are effectively enslaved and do not feel free to be together if they might be ‘sold’ apart-a concept that Anakin is very familiar with).

I am not sure where it ends, except that Shmi does indeed become Empress and her Force powers work as such that she gains power through being loved, so in being a good ruler she stops aging. The Jedi do buy in and Palpatine does end up dead. Someone in Shmi’s smaller Empire, before she becomes Empress, discovers the chips and their purpose, which leads to the entirety of the Clones transplanting themselves (GAR, Cadets, everyone) to a planet in the former Hutt space (deeply freaked out over what they could have been made to do to their Jedi) and refusing all calls for like a year, while they dechip. The Jedi (all of them) transplanted themselves to the next planet over, waiting semi impatiently to be allowed to visit their men again. Shmi meeting Ahsoka after she becomes Anakin’s Padawan and deciding that, as her oldest grandchild, Ahsoka would have the option to be her heir if she would like (Ahsoka really wants to be a Jedi, but agrees to hold the status until another heir comes along-she gratefully passed the heir status to Leia when Leia was born, as she could not be knighted while still the Empress’s Heir).

Oh and Obi Wan does get to be happy with Cody in the new Empire, with frequent visits from Satine (I like the idea that they were childhood sweethearts/first loves that knew they would not fit well romantically but still loved each other and got to be overprotective of each other-Satine adores Cody, thinks he is perfect for Obi Wan and thy find time every so often to take an evening to drink over whatever ridiculous situation Obi Wan go himself into this time)

#star wars #star wars the clone wars #obi wan kenobi #star wars au #anakin skywalker #codywan #sheev palpatine #anidala #shmi skywalker #anakin and shmi #sw

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padawansuggest · 7 months

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I love all your little quotes and such for obi-wan. But I especially love the ones with eldritch spooky baby obiwan telling a very tired and ready to deal with it knight windu a very haunting vision. ♥️♥️

Thank you. Obi-Wan is just a Little Guy who’s made of cosmic energy and would like to tell you about his latest dream it wasn’t that bad this time he promises 🥺🥺🥺

But also I think that would be the funniest fix it AU ever because Obi-Wan would get a fucked up vision and immediately go tell nice knight Windu (who likes to give him nice cheek nuzzles and tried to sell him to a padawan once) who is all ‘wow. The shatterpoints say that one’s real and I think I know how to sidestep it’ because their visions fit together in the most fucked up perfect way ever 🥰🥰

Also I just want tiny baby-Wan to track Mace down like the ghosts in the Shining or something with the sole purpose of telling him something messed up. It would be 7x as funny if Mace brought him to the temple to begin with cause he’ll spend every moment in the cursed baby’s presence like ‘ughhhhh’ but then Obi-Wan grows up and Mace is all ‘anyone wanna see this baby book of Obi-Wan that I put together? It’s also got some of his worst prophecies in it’ ‘don’t you mean first?’ ‘Nah these ones are his worst. Don’t touch them unless you wanna feel like someone just walked over your grave.’

Anyways. Cody and Anakin are about to gather up funds from Padme to try and buy the baby book they are obsessed they need it Right This Second.

Mace: *sees toddler wan* ew. It’s got fleas. I watched him bite Master Krell to the bone once. He’s probably diseased.

Mace: *sees adult Kenobi* He’s perfect. I would kill any of you for him. He’s my actual infant son. He’s just a Little Guy.

#star wars #obi wan kenobi #clone wars #mace Windu #baby wan

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antianakin · 8 months

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i loved Burn the Ships, so i’m begging for more fics in which order 66 happens differently or is even fully averted that are pro-jedi order (preferably with lots of obi-wan but i love all the other jedi so not a high priority)!! it’s sooo hard to find ones that don’t force the order to change their ways or excuse anakin’s bad choices or like make him the one who prevents order 66 super easily. thanks!

I can absolutely do this, this is RIGHT in my wheelhouse!

I'm taking this ask to mean fics that specifically deal with how Order 66 changes or is averted, not just fics set in a happy fix-it world. For the purposes of this prompt, I also am not including fics where there's only a SLIGHT change from the canon Order 66 (like a Padme lives AU or Tatooine Husbands AU, for example).

Order 66 Happens Differently:

Knightrise by deviantaccumulation (incomplete fic)

Greater Than Your Hoarded Gold series by Quietbang (incomplete series, completed first fic)

When Night Falls series by Kiwikipedia (incomplete series, completed fics, not Anakin friendly)

Into Tomorrow by Ravenclaw_Paredhel (completed fic)

only following orders by grumpyhedgehogs (completed fic, this could ARGUABLY go in the other category but the fic isn't long enough to really know so I'm leaving it here)

No Order 66:

The Temple of Hope series by Zarz (incomplete series, completed first fic)

let the river in by saltsanford (completed fic, part of a series but can be read alone, more clone focused but is still Jedi positive)

under the wide and starry sky series by wrennette (completed fics, incomplete series)

in our hearts some ancient song by whimsical images (completed fic)

That's Not How It Happened (This Is How It Happened) by cacodaemonia (completed fic, part of an ongoing series that is more clone focused)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Time Travelers by blackkat (incomplete fic, I assume it'll avert Order 66 eventually lol)

Consumed by Greed by virdant (completed fic, not Anakin friendly)

Commander Fox's Ultimate Bucket List by blackkat (completed fic, not Anakin friendly)

that was a spring of storms by blackkat (incomplete fic, not Anakin friendly)

and the tide rises, the tide falls series by blackkat (incomplete series, completed first fic)

The Sun Swings East by kj_feybarn (completed fic)

and love unbolts the dark by blackkat (completed fic)

Nonna and the Coruscant Guard by Argentee (completed fic, clone centric)

The Legend of Liob by killbothtwins (completed fic)

For Everything a Season by galateaGalvanized (completed fic, smutty)

hide the wolves of sleep (and mask the grave) by blackkat (incomplete fic)

And There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do (For You) by Armin_05 (completed fic, clone centric)

The Ground Beneath Us by stolen_pen_name23 (completed fic, Anakin centric)

Conviction by SassySnowperson (completed fic)

All the Monsters That You've Made (Are Coming Home to Roost) by Dragonstorm (completed fic)

luminous beings are we series by blackkat (ongoing series, all fics completed)

The Vode by RoseThorn14 (incomplete fic)

Capacitance by Jessepinwheel (completed fic)

#star wars #obi-wan kenobi #jedi #pro jedi #jedi appreciation #fic #fic recs #no order 66

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weixuldo · 6 months

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Allow me// ch 12

Vader x Reader

a/n: IM BACK AGAIN lolll HAPPY HALLOWEEN GUYS!!! this one is getting into the territory of the vader comics- so just to update u: the timeline is after empire strikes back, so vader has met luke by now…. i hope u enjoy! and thanks for the support:)

Time to meet the Emperor

warnings: cursing, light t0rture, angst, harm, cannon typical violence

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The room was thick with palpable tension; Vader cringed with every step he took on the way to the Emperor’ throne.

The sides of the room were lined with the emperor’s red guards, storm troopers, and other officials; today was definitely the day he was going to be made an example of.

“Good evening, Master” he bowed to the cloaked figure in front of him.

“Greetings Apprentice” he responded with that gravely voice Vader hated.

“What matters have I been called to discuss?” Vader asked, slowly rising.

Palpatine didn't immediately answer, instead he slowly rose from his throne and began to pace.

“The sith know that fear leads to anger…”

Vader felt his stomach drop, he hated hearing that.

“Anger leads to hate…”

Bright yellow eyes twitched under his helmet’s lenses.

“And hate leads to strength…but you, my friend.” Papainte finally stopped in front of him

“…Have simply wallowed in grief. You need to start all over again…”

Vader shifted his weight slightly as he felt a change in the force.

“...With fear!” Palpatine growled with a disturbing smile as electricity shot from his withered fingertips.

Vader stepped back and ignited the red saber that was always by his side.

“At Least you are not too far gone that you forget to defend yourself” his master mocked.

“Why? Why do you attack me master?” he asked, worriedly.

“You were to turn Skywalker to the dark side” another in the room added.

Vader was too engaged with his master, he couldn't quite tell who was speaking.

“Instead you let him escape. You were summoned to report to your emperor, but instead you left on a personal mission.”

Vader clenched his jaw as he felt the emperor’s electricity overpowering him.

“You discovered a group of rebels led by a handmaiden on senator Amidala, whom you should have slaughtered, instead you let her escape.”

These men would never understand him. They would never try to either.

“At best failure, at worst…treason”

The emperor halted in electrocuting his apprentice and spoke with a smile, “and what do we do with traitors?”

“We kill them”.

Before he could answer Palpatine lifted him off of his feet with a powerful force chokehold.

Vader knew this wasn’t going to end well, even so he struggled against the emperor’s grasp as he clawed at the invisible hold around his throat.

“But how can this be? You were the chosen one, were you not?” Palpatine asked mockingly as Vader convulsed at the electricity his master shot through his body.

“Destined to bring balance to the force!” Palpatine exclaimed.

He felt every piercing volt of electricity that coursed through his tired veins; he couldn’t hold on much longer.

“You are but a tool, Lord Vader… one that can be discarded once it no longer functions” his words pierced right through Vader's stone cold heart. He was nothing.

“You…you lied.” Vader managed to grit through his teeth.

“T-told me padme- told me I..” he struggled as Palpatine tightened his grip.

The emperor monologued for a moment, but Vader couldn’t make out exactly what he said.

“Let me teach you that fear again… maybe that will bring you back to power” he said with a sinister smile.

Vader screamed as searing pain shot throughout his broken body. Palpatine had just crushed three of his prosthetic limbs as well as striking his chest box so his life support began to short circuit. He fell to the floor with a hard thud and howled in pain. He was at the mercy of his master.

As he processed what had just happened, he realized his helmet had cracked as well; through the crack his pale, damaged skin and the piercing yellow of his left eye was now visible to any who dare look upon him.

Palpatine emerged from the smoke and steam coming from the broken suit, “You must find yourself again, old friend. You must relearn the primary power above all else…”

Vader winced as the loose wires from his ports scraped the floor.

“or you must die”

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The intense heat of the gaseous planet suffocated Vader's senses as he faded in and out of consciousness while a pair of troopers dragged him across the rocky shores by the stumps of his arms. After Palpatine damaged his suit, the life support system was being faulty and the lack of oxygen was affecting the sith, but he was well aware of where he was… Mustafar.

what a cruel destination.

His shoulders ached from the weight of his body and his legs were being raked over the hot coals of the shore. Soon he was harshly thrown down the slope heading towards the river of lava. A painfully familiar scene.

He groaned in agony as his sore body rolled down the incline, resting him in a nearly identical spot he had been years before. His chest began to heave and lungs tightened as the traumatizing memories fled back to his broken mind.

“The last time you were broken…I found you…and I rebuilt you” Palpatine’s sinister voice hackled as Vader suffered.

The sith attempted to speak but the painfully familiar burn of Mustafar’s molten flames licked at his damaged stumps. He threw his head back against the hard shore and cried out; his left arm desperately grasping at the gravel beneath him.

“This time…” Palpatine began.

How could one be so cruel?

“You must rebuild yourself” he smiled maniacally, before pulling Vader’s saber from his belt, “without this”.

Vader was left with the haunting view of the people who were supposed to be on his side, once more leaving him to burn on the scorching shores of the gaseous planet.

how he longed for death.

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a/n: sorry this one is kinda short, but i kinda love how it turned out :) i have more coming soon and thanks again for sticking around!!

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cheesenames · 5 months

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btw i'm a "macabre padme" truther, i think she spent her childhood daydreaming about her funeral and her idea of a good date is reciting eulogies for each other, then digging a large grave and lying side-by-side in it (silently) for several hours

#she doesn't own any lingerie just an assortment of high-end burial shrouds #is there any textual evidence for this? no. but i am right.#star wars #padme amidala

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jessequinnfirstofhername · 11 hours

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The Walking Star Wars Dead - Prequel Trilogy Era - Round One

*B1 Battle Droid Voice* Halt! While this poll is humorous in nature, it contains themes typical of the zombie genre that some may find disturbing. If zombie apocalypse scenarios upset you, do not proceed further and please filter the 'the walking star wars dead' tag. Roger, roger!

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

War! What is it good for? The Clone Wars are majorly harshing the galaxy's mellow, which is a total bummer, man. But there's some good news! Reports have started flooding in from The Outer Rim about a peculiar new disease with no known cure. Okay, maybe it's not good news, but at least it's a distraction from wartime, right? Casualties are high, and tensions and paranoia are rising...

Emissaries from both The Galactic Republic and The Separatist Alliance soon arrive to investigate. They run into each other while viewing the body of Patient Zero. It's a bit awkward.

But before the agony of small talk can kill everyone- shock! Patient Zero has risen from their grave! Enemies unite to battle this strange new undead foe.

All that remains is one question...

The Rules:

There's a zombie apocalypse in A Galaxy Far Far Away! Over the coming weeks, this poll will explore three different zombie apocalypse scenarios, set across the three primary 'eras' of Star Wars; Prequels, Originals, and Sequels.

Each 'Era' will run for nine rounds, with each round lasting twenty-four hours. When the twenty-four hours are up, the character in last place is eaten.

If there are more than one characters in last place, they are bitten instead. This means that they WILL die after the next round... unless they win first place. The ONLY cure for zombie bites is coming in first place, after all.

After the nine rounds are up, all surviving characters of that 'era' will fall into a rip in the time/space continuum... who knows, maybe they'll show up again later. The poll will then move onto the next 'era'.

'Eras' include all media that takes place within a few years of the trilogies. So, for example, The Clone Wars are a part of the Prequel Trilogy Era, and The Mandalorian is a part of the Original Trilogy Era.

If your favorite Prequel Trilogy Era character isn't listed here, hit the 'you forgot ___' option and reply to this post with the overlooked character. The character with the highest 'write-in' votes will be added to the next round.

This is all for fun. Don’t take it too seriously ;)

Happy May The Fourth and Revenge Of The Fifth/Sixth!

Yes, the secret is out. This is what I've been planning for May The Fourth. However, you'll have to excuse me starting it earlier, as I'm going to be very busy over the upcoming Star Wars weekend.

I'd like to give a HUGE shout-out to @tomatette. This idea was originally hers, and she's used it on her blog before. I have her blessing to steal borrow it.

She is very cool and nice. Go follow her and start stanning her First Order Roommates With Benefits series.

Happy voting, and may The Force be with your favorite character...

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