#tenel ka

[jacentenelka]

Another commission for the SWEU (aka J/TK) wall! :D

Basically brb sobbing cause this is so beautiful and oh my god Tenel Ka and Jacen were absolutely robbed in canon.

This is by the lovely and talented Dani and you can find her on IG! She based the outfits off of costumes we made and there's no lie when I type here that hex made the dumbest sounds probably too high for even dogs to hear when she first saw this image. ;___;

#Tenel Ka Djo #Jacen Solo #Tenel Ka #star wars: expanded universe #star wars: legends #sweu #star wars eu

[angel-gidget]

SW Fanfic Recs: A Lil' Dose of Jacen/Tenel Ka

You're the Wrong I Need by hexterah: When Tenel Ka follows Jacen into the dark, they realize that they might be able to find a way out... so long as they are willing to do it together.

Traitors & Trades by KC10FltEng: Jacen has been pondering his upcoming sacrifice. As usual, he may have been overthinking things.

Five People Jacen Solo Still Loves by Lyraeinne: His heart is growing colder, but there are five embers left.

Sunshower by hexterah: Two years after his redemption, Jacen thinks about how everything directly around him is still affected.

#ficsinpics #gidgegraphic #gidgeblog #jacen solo #tenel ka #tenel ka djo #star wars legends #star wars expanded univesre #sweu #swlegends #swrecs #star wars fanfic recs #star wars fanfiction #starwarsediit #swedit

[legendscon]

Who doesn't love free stuff? The first 250 people through the door at LegendsCon can pick up this awesome Expanded Universe Skywalker family tree poster by Dan Hainsworth (@d.t.hains_art on Instagram) for free!

We are so grateful to Dan for creating this for us, and excited to share it with you at Legends Con!

Love the Expanded Universe? Join us for LegendsCon on September 9th & 10th at the Marriott Burbank Convention Center in California! Featured guests include Randy Stradley, Matthew Stover, Jason Fry, Corinna Bechko, Sean Stewart, Barbara Hambly, Abel Peña and Craig Miller.

Buy tickets now on Eventbrite!

#Shmi Skywalker #Padme Amidala #Anakin Skywalker #Luke Skywalker #Mara Jade #Mara Jade Skywalker #Han Solo #Leia Organa #Leia Organa Solo #Ben Skywalker #Jacen Solo #Tenel Ka #Tenel Ka Djo #Jagged Fel #Jaina Solo #Anakin Solo #Allana Solo #Star Wars Legends #Star Wars Expanded Universe #Star Wars EU

[checkoutmybookshelf]

The EU is Forever

April 25, 2014, was a dark-ass day for those of us who loved the Star Wars Expanded Universe canon. I was literally in the middle of the end of my first year as an MA student, and 2/3 of the bookshelves in the apartment my then-fiance, now-husband, shared held my Star Wars books. I'm not here to say that every book was great (lookin' at you, Splinter of the Mind's Eye), or even that every bad book was in so-bad-its-good territory (heart eyes at Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor), but the Star Wars EU got me through high school. So let's talk Young Jedi Knights.

There is no "these were the first Star Wars books I picked up and fell instantly in love with" story with these books, my journey to the Star Wars books was random as all hell, partly because this was the franchise that really taught me how to marshall and organize a sprawling set of books, do the research to read them in something like an order, and really start to engage deeply and take notes. (There may have been a 4-inch binder full of notes. It might still live in my Dad's house.)

I actually was first introduced to Star Wars (the original trilogy) when I was TA-ing in 8th grade and that teacher needed something to keep her class occupied for a couple of days. In the last week of school that year, I basically lived in the library and read the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy. Needless to say, I had QUESTIONS. Because I still hadn't figured out book research, I then picked up Vector Prime, and STILL had massive questions, once I got over *that* scene.

Young Jedi Knights wasn't the first Jacen and Jaina I picked up--I started with some of the novels earlier when they're younger--but I loved this series. This particular cohort of Jedi ended up being so crucial for so many reasons to the EU timeline, and seeing their training, their friendship, their mishaps, and how they interact with the galaxy made the later novels just so much more poignant.

There was a sense of YA speedrunning a lot of pretty common coming-of-age tropes (lookin' at you, Zekk... honestly, he and Kyp Durron needed to learn to BACK OFF and take no as a goddamn answer) and a boarding-school-in-space vibe, but there were also a few things that I thought were done particularly well. I wouldn't be me if I didn't call out with how much nuance Tenel Ka's arm loss was handled, particularly in terms of letting her have time to grieve and allowing her to adapt on her own without bowing to Ta'a Chume's frankly ableist attempt to use the incident to pull her graddaughter further into her Hapan heritage at the cost of her Dathomiri one. Seriously, for a YA book published in 1996, this was learning to live with a disability done really well. And I appreciated the hell out of Tenel Ka herself not letting Jacen do the guilty hovering and overcompensating with unnecessary and unwanted help. That was an excellent boundary to set, and quite frankly is something that people TODAY are terrible at, so this whole storyline was well done.

Equally well done was the fleshing out of Raynar and Lowbacca in the Diversity Alliance arc. Poor Raynar started so pompous and so absolutely unconsciously privileged, but watching your father self-sacrifice to protect humanity at large is a stiff price to pay to learn a little humility. (The absolute kicker is what happens during the Yuuzhan Vong War and subsequent Swarm War; poor Raynar does NOT have an easy run of life).

Lowbacca was an interesting look at friends/siblings dragging you into an extremist perepecting and RAPIDLY getting in over your head. There is also an interesting look at those who choose to stay in those organizations and those who choose to escape. And again, this was 1997, so the massive resurgence in fascism, right-wing extremism, and incel-ness wasn't the monstrosity it is in the year of our lord 2022. The Diversity Alliance arc just got more relevant the older I got, not less.

The Solo twins are, objectively, the marquee characters in these books, because the EU objective was the Skywalker/Solo show. Just straight out, Jaina is my favorite Solo kid. No contest. Her entire arc over the EU was twisty, detailed, nuanced, and never anything less than fascinating, and that began from the first books that focused on the kids. Her training on Yavin 4 in these books really solidifies her as technical. Jaina likes machines; she likes to take things apart, put them back together, and make them better. She is, like her father and uncle, a pilot at heart. That said, I'd be lying if I didn't say that both she and Jacen are a little one-note 1990s YA protagonists. They have their one major things (she's a mechanic, he's basically the Star Wars Kratt Brothers) and their things and relationships drive everything. They are arguably not the most interesting characters in these books, but they do tend to drive the books because they are the Solo twins.

That said, the plots, side characters, and general vibe of these books made them some of my favorites, and the nostalgia is strong with these books.

#star wars #star wars books #expanded universe #expanded universe canon #legends continuity #Yavin 4 #luke skywalker #jaina solo #jacen solo #tenel ka #tenel ka djo #raynar thul #lowbacca #young jedi knights #books #books and novels #ya books #books and reading #han solo #leia organa #leia organa solo #zekk #jedi sunrise #jedi shadow #the fall of the diversity alliance #fiction #books & libraries #book recommendations

[lizartgurl]

Tenel Ka as a Dathomirian Nightsister

#lizart #my art #tenel ka #tenel ka djo #star wars #star wars legends #star wars eu #star wars fanart #dathomir #nightsisters

[rk-striker-jk-5]

Since it's Star Wars day, here's where it all began for me.

Nope, this is not a mistake. These books are what really got me into Star Wars. I can tell you down to the second when I first saw Star Trek. I had seen the 1980 Flash Gordon movie at least thirty times. I can give you maybe a two-month window when I first saw Return of the Jedi-the first piece of SW media I had ever seen. And from then until the last months of 1995 I never saw the entirety of the Original Trilogy. I would watch episodes of Star Trek: TNG I had already seen ten-fifteen times over them. I would watch episodes of Small Wonder over Wars.

Anyway, cue 1995 and I had been living with an emotionally and verbally-abusive stepfather for five years or so and was in a BAD way, mentally. I walked into the local Waldenbooks and picked up, on a whim, the first YJK book. I read through it, bought it and was hooked. Tenel Ka, Jacen, Jaina, the Praxeum was a little sanctuary from Charlie making me feel like a pile of shit. I cannot tell you how much I wanted to go there, meet them, tell them, "Thank you." And… before 1995 was out I was wondering what would happen if the crew encountered the Enterprise. Yup. the YJK is directly responsible for me writing fanfic. :D

And of course I got into the Thrawn trilogy, the Rogue/Wraith Squadron series, Jedi Academy, Tales of the Jedi and I even finally watched the movies! Shock! :p There are of course parts of the old EU I loathe, but I'm not gonna dwell on them. Instead, here's my Star Wars. May the Force be with you all. :)

…

I still want a Tenel Ka action figure, dammit.

#star wars #young jedi knights #jacen solo #tenel ka #star wars day #may the force be with you

[forcesung]

“I’m sure you did,” Tenel Ka replied. “You always have good reasons for breaking your promises.”

Caedus’s anger began to rise. “I was trying to save the Home Fleet—and much, much more. You’ll understand when I can explain.”

“Perhaps so,” Tenel Ka said. “You might even be able to explain why you took control of the academy on Ossus after you promised to make peace with Master Skywalker. But how can you explain sending Ben to assassinate Chief Omas, Jacen? A fourteen-year-old boy?”

“I didn’t,” Caedus said. “He misinterpreted a report and assumed—”

“I am a Hapan queen,” Tenel Ka interrupted. “You won’t deceive me with equivocation, Jacen. It is an insult that you even try, and there can be no excuse for what you are doing to Kashyyyk. Setting the wroshyrs ablaze? What are you thinking?”

—Legacy of the Force: Inferno, Troy Denning

#tenel ka #tenel ka djo #jacen solo #excerpt #Troy Denning #Legacy of the Force #legacy of the force inferno

[short-wooloo]

#tenel ka #wooloo-writes #wooloo writes #star wars #sw #wooloo polls #tenel ka djo #rey x tenel ka #jaina solo #rey x jaina #rey

[jacen-tenelka]

  In 2016, I started this journal as a way to celebrate a pairing in the Star Wars: Expanded Universe (or Legends) that I felt never got enough love. The fact that there are still fanworks and feelings and everything re: them circulating to this day is such a joy -- even after the discontinuation of the EU and the decanonization of pretty much everything relating to them. So if you’re a fan of the relationship between Jacen Solo and Tenel Ka Djo (and their precious bb Allana) and are following this blog I want to thank you for being awesome and still loving this otp after so frickin’ long.

  If you’re a fan who hasn’t joined us, we’d love to have you! We’d also love to see any fanworks you’ve created relating to them! Fic, art, cosplay, edits, playlists -- anything! We follow the Jacen Solo and Tenel Ka Djo tags on here so as long as at least one of them is tagged we’ll see it! (Also, it doesn’t have to be the pairing exactly -- it can also be something related to one or the other. Things we won't reblog can be found here.) And our draft folder is huge so we have lots to come -- reblogs and original stuff!

  Basically, thank you for joining me this long and welcome if you’re just joining now! Also, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! 💙

#Tenel Ka Djo #Tenel Ka #Jacen Solo #Darth Caedus #Jacen Solo/Tenel Ka Djo #Star Wars: Expanded Universe #Star Wars: Legends #general updates #;; THANK YOU! <3

[storyweaverofgondor]

Ok, so i was recently re-reading one of the Young Jedi Knights books (Trouble on Cloud City) and, while the writing isn’t quite as good as i remember, i was in awe of it. The warrior girl, Tenel Ka, who is considered the most athletic of the young jedi knight, has only one arm which she lost in a lightsaber accident and chose not to get a prosthetic. Another character, Anja Gallandro, has a spice addiction.

I just kinda passed over these when i first read this. It was just kinda “Yeah. Ok.” or whatever. But now, going back and reading it, i am in awe. I don’t see stuff like this in books anymore. Especially in books meant for young teens/kids! I think that’s really cool!

#star wars #star wars fandom #young jedi knights #books and literature #Tenel Ka #Anja Gallandro

[hexterah]

Will I ever be over this?

It’s been three months since I’ve read these words and I’m still :| so probably not.

#Tenel Ka Djo #Tenel Ka #Star Wars: Legends #Star Wars: Expanded Universe #hOLD ME BACK #tell me you didn't pay attention to the book without telling me

[jacentenelka]

        "How much more must she lose before she is allowed to keep?"

#tenel ka djo #jacen solo #star wars: expanded universe #star wars: legends #sweuedit #prince isolder #teneniel djo #allana djo solo #costumes #resources: our photos #resources: free photo sites #tenel ka

[stpeachery]

Still on my Legends brain rot, with no chance of recovery ♡

Extra under the cut ↓

#star wars #Star Wars legends #star wars expanded universe #sw:eu #luke skywalker #mara jade skywalker #ben skywalker #han solo #leia organa #anakin solo #jacen solo #allana solo #tenel ka djo #jaina solo #jagged fel #zekk #tahiri veila #vestara khai #this took…way too long #I cannot draw people’s likeness omg </3 #I redid almost everyone’s portraits because I worked on this for over like…5 months #not because it’s difficult but because I’m a slow artist lmfao #idk anything about Vestara because I haven’t gotten to fate of the Jedi #this is also for all seven Zekk/Jaina Stan’s out there #shoutout to csp for their bust bases because jag is a nightmare to draw for some reason #so are han and jaina wtf #also…..I did not realize Ben and Allana have red hair until reading the books #because their official art does not show red hair #anywhomst here is what has been consuming my mind and soul

[legendscon]

Panel Announcement

New Jedi Order: Take a look back at one of the most ambitious joint storytelling projects of the Expanded Universe in a nineteen book series by a dozen authors and many more contributors of creative talents! Authors Matthew Stover (NJO: Traitor) and Michael Stackpole (NJO: Dark Tide) are joined by comics guru Randy Stradley and artist Shea Standefer to discuss how the Yuuzhan Vong rocked the galaxy. This panel will take place on Sunday, September 10th.

Join us for a celebration of all things Expanded Universe at the Marriott Convention Center in Burbank, California on September 9th and 10th! Our growing guest list includes Randy Stradley, Matthew Stover, Michael Stackpole, Jason Fry, Corinna Bechko, Sean Stewart, Barbara Hambly, Abel Peña, Craig Miller, Joe Bongiorno and Shea Standefer.

Buy tickets by August 29th at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legends-consortium-2023-tickets-541786186067

#New Jedi Order #Jaina Solo #Jacen Solo #Anakin Solo #Tenel Ka #Mara Jade #Mara Jade Skywalker #Tahiri Veila #Ganner Rhysode #Vergere #Nom Anor #Yuuzhan Vong #Gavin Darklighter #Corran Horn #Wedge Antilles #Gilad Pellaeon #Yuuzhan Vong War #Matthew Stover #Michael Stackpole #Randy Stradley

[incorrectstarwarslegendsquotes]

Tenel Ka Djo: Someone said something that almost triggered my fight or fight response. Jacen Solo: You mean fight or *flight*. Tenel Ka Djo: I’m not a freaking bird, Jacen.

#tenel ka djo #jacen solo #young jedi knights #star wars #star wars legends #incorrect star wars quotes #original: abbott elementary

[jayaorgana]

As someone currently reading YJK this is what I assume the plot of NJO will be. Anyways, please look in the notes, there is four more of these and IMO they are some of the funniest ones.

#also I used NJO art even though Im still reading YJK because every photo of the YJK and JJK covers have three pixels #star wars #jaina solo #jacen solo #anakin solo #han solo #leia organa #mara jade #tenel ka djo #lowbacca #Zekk star wars #Luke Skywalker #Pippa.PNG #yjk #does this count as a liveblog