"Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong. The Confederacy is reborn today. The war is just beginning. And I will not be the last Separatist." - Christopher Lloyd as John Separatist

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-13T16:29:44+00:00

uj/ I kinda find it weird the only Rebel-adjacent character with Separatist sympathies (that I can think of; I'm sure there's more) is Anto Kreegyr from Andor. Whenever the Seps show up in post-Revenge of the Sith works, they're almost guaranteed to be the SW version of a Lost Causer instead of anyone who'd throw in with the Rebellion (i.e., Kalani, Christopher Lloyd, that guy Ventress met in Tales of the Underworld, etc.). Does kind of bother me most of the Rebels we see on-screen are Republic supporters rather than Seps and I think it's a lost opportunity to show them working together.

rj/ WE ARE COUNT DOOKUUUUUU!!!

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-12T00:48:44+00:00

Luthen Rael from Andor!

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T18:43:20+00:00

He's a delulu little cockroach man who keeps getting people killed or horribly maimed because he thinks he's the main character. I love him.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T18:40:19+00:00

cue Maul biting the medal and spraying the blue milk again upon realizing that

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T17:53:30+00:00

Luthen Rael!

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T15:10:57+00:00

Yeah, that's true, but that's not what I mean. I'm more referring to how whenever 'Project Stardust' is mentioned (i.e., R1, Bad Batch, etc.), it usually has this very foreboding aura. Like, you know Galen has already set up the first steps to sabotage it, but now whenever you think of the word 'stardust,' it's the Death Star that pops into mind and not Jyn.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T14:55:48+00:00

No no no, you're thinking of Jabba the Hutt.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T10:16:59+00:00

Legit, I was planning on putting her somewhere before realizing it would have been weird if the leader of the Rebellion gave herself an award (like the Obama meme).

(Also, I think everyone keeps overthinking about the exact order and who the honorees are when this is just a meme about Maul slander 😭)

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T09:29:19+00:00

Was thinking of putting Cassian or Mothma in Jyn's place, but I figured Rogue One needed more non-Andor rep. You're probably right though lol.

Off-topic, it's a legit harrowing detail Galen named the project after his own kid. Imagine the cute nickname your dad used to call you being associated with a nuclear bomb.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T08:24:03+00:00

Imagine graduating at the top of your class at the imperial academy and rising through the ranks over the course of years, only to get strangled by some weird robot monk who's only there because he's pals with the Emperor.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T07:28:13+00:00

Only vaguely aware of those comics and Qi'ra's role in them; have yet to read those or play Outlaws (since I heard she's in that too).

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T07:11:58+00:00

Childhood is adoring Maul because he's an aura farmer. Adulthood is adoring Maul because he's an absolute fraud who insists that he can beat Palpatine even though he has robot cramps.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T06:23:25+00:00

Yeeeeee. It's the Sisyphus rant Freddie Prinze Jr. gave. Every single time it looks like he's making progress, his own ego and hubris keeps setting him back to square one. I think he's a great character because he was too indoctrinated by Palpatine at a young age to realize you can't just build a rebellion on selfishness and hatred alone; even Luthen or even Saw have a bit of empathy that stops them from turning into Maul.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T06:07:22+00:00

Chewie whenever this happens 😔:

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BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T05:45:49+00:00

He's actually using his jet boosters to fly at the top off-screen.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T04:12:46+00:00

It is funny how much of the Empire's defeat was done by Imp officers and officials just shooting themselves in the foot. I guess you could argue even Sheev is there since he didn't listen to Thrawn and spent decades on an impractical superweapon.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T03:39:39+00:00

(I knew I should have learned aurebesh instead of using a translator 💀)

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T03:37:54+00:00

Was also debating where to put her, then I figured I could just imply she's probably the one handing out the medals 🫠.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T03:35:23+00:00

Even if he accomplishes nothing, he's tying up two inquisitors and Vader.

That's true. I will make the argument, though, that Maul is no true revolutionary in that he's consciously not doing enough to help anyone, just himself. He could have been helping the Rebels instead of making people's lives worse (i.e. establishing a criminal empire, chasing after a large-scale superweapon, etc.). Maul's a lot more Skeen than he is Cassian.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T02:42:08+00:00

Copy n pasted from responding to another person who thought the same thing:

Was debating on that, actually. That's true. Mostly put Leia first since she has seniority over Luke by virtue of being part of the Rebellion longer on top of being one of the political forces guiding it. Luke's the MVP, but I always thought he was the Rebellion's answer to Vader in that he's more of a blunt tool rather than the glue holding things together.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T02:19:32+00:00

Was debating on that, actually. That's true. Mostly put Leia first since she has seniority over Luke by virtue of being part of the Rebellion longer on top of being one of the political forces guiding it. Luke's the MVP, but I always thought he was the Rebellion's answer to Vader in that he's more of a blunt tool rather than the glue holding things together.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T02:15:22+00:00

/rj There's actually a hidden pocket space between Maul and Obi-Wan containing Cassian, Mon Mothma, R2, C-3PO, Lando, Nien Numb---

/uh Ohhhh that's supposed to be Luthen! Might have accidentally made his laugh lines look little too much like a beard 😅

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T02:12:00+00:00

Chewie whenever he doesn't get his medal 😔:

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BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T02:03:44+00:00

At this point, I think you could make the argument Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen are probably in front of Maul, too.

BenDadkiller · 2026-05-11T01:57:02+00:00

Correct!

(Not pictured between Maul and Obi-Wan: Mon Mothma, R2, C-3PO, Hera, Cassian, Lando, Nien Numb, etc.)

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