This video mentions one of the things I really feel is missing from a lot of Star Wars media.
The quote, from “Wedge’s Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 2)” by Michael A. Stackpole, reads
After the resolution of the clone wars, the Jedi began to move toward an open grab for power, Senator Palpatine circumvented them and deposed their puppet in over overthrowing the corrupt Old Republic, The Emperor stripped from the Jedi their political power and laid bare their evil for all to see. The Jedi denied the truth he revealed, all except one of their number. His fellows tried to murder him, but he survived their treachery and rose to assist the Emperor in rooting out the evil that had ruined the Knighthood. He was Darth Vader and, said the display, never had there been a greater champion for the high ideals of the Empire than he.
While I think we get plenty of idealization from the Clones and the 501st, I feel like we rarely get the impression that Vader is one of the great HEROs of the Empire. There are some clues scattered around but I wanna see statues of this guy. I feel like Vader should be the Robert E. Lee of the Star Wars universe.
Yeah, he’s all terrifying in his black mechanical life preserving uniform
But keep in mind that Star Wars is told mostly from the rebellion’s point of view and, more importantly for the Imperial point of view, what the imperial pilots look like.
Vader is like Phasma, a fancified leader version of the same uniform everyone else is wearing.
Same basic idea but with more OOMPH ever level you go up.
Vader is an elite flying ace. Hero of the war. THEN a Hero of the Empire. A veteran wounded by his traitorous allies so he has to live in a specialized suit for the rest of his life.
The thing that gets me, is that it really kind of IS there in the costuming.
Look at it not black with red glowing off it
I bet that’s a collector credit you could get in the empire’s version of the Franklin Mint’s remembering the Clone Wars collection. “Vader reclaiming the sacred temple” or something like that. Or “Vader Defending the Emperor.”
I would actually love to know exactly when the switch over between General Darth Vader (as in his rank is General, his first name is Darth, and family name is Vader) and Darth Vader (as in his rank is Darth, and his specific titulary epithet as holder of the title is Vader, while his actual first name is still Anakin and his family name is still Skywalker - which I think would still be better as an honorific, awesome pilot, yeah, you call that guy Skywalker, but whatever) occurred. I’m certain it wasn’t before filming of New Hope finished as Obi Wan’s use of “Darth” in their face off is pretty clearly a name, like, “Hey, Darth, how you been? How’s the burn? Get enough ointment? Hope not.” But I also feel like the costume designer got it with how many similarities there are.
But anyway. Yeah, it’s one of my tiny little things. I want to SEE that Vader is just a kind of Hero in general to people. Yeah, anyone who knows him and has to work with him is terrified of him because he is merciless but that’s upper command. Average storm trooper is staying up into lights out to polish their armor an extra time because it’s Rex Manning day tomorrow Darth Vader is coming to inspect tomorrow and there are stars in their eyes.
The best part is the fact that out of the two of them Martha Stewart was the one who went to prison.
Wait…what?
Wiiiiild. He did commit murder (in self defense - no judging) and America‘s Best Housewife was sent to jail because of insider trading, securities fraud, obstruction of justice and conspiracy. This is wiiiiiild 😄😄😄
also he has every right to make fun of kanye west considering snoop has had a successful career for about two decades including his own cookbook and appearing in movies whereas kanye is a flat earther who had to crowdfund another album because he ran out of money despite kim kardashian being with him, not having the money to produce another album should be the metric when you know you can tell a musician has failed somewhere in either money management or actually being a musician rather then a famous trainwreck
snoop dogg is a good man who loves cooking, nature, and supporting the dreams of young children in poverty. kanye west helped get trump elected.
seriously though check out his cookbook its beautiful
and filled with lgiht humor, legit cooking, and charming life stories
Whenever I think about snoop I remember that episode of cribs where he lived in an unusually modest house compared to everyone else on that show, spent the entire time with his young daughter hugging onto his leg and dragging her around as he walked. He even talked about how he didn’t want his kids to be musicians and that he just wants them to have a chance at a normal life / he doesn’t wish music career drama on anyone
The dude is mega down to earth for having a networth of 135 million dollars and staying relevant for longer than some of the top charting musicians have been alive
he says he keeps a supply of poptarts in the house for his nieces/nephews and grandkids but admits theyre really for him and then goes on to discuss what selection of condiments your fridge should have to jazz up leftover takeout
hes one of the most thoroughly human humans ive ever known of
Doesn’t he also coach football for kids, and stops smoking during the season to set a good example for the kids?
all these people going on about how Hozier is the peak representation of musical soft masculinity when Snoop has been out here rocking the smoothest braids and most hype manicures for decades
Have you seen his Planet Earth voiceover video? It’s the best thing I’ve ever heard. Man knows nothing about otters
Ms Featherington, why is it you sit at your drawing-room window so often? All week, I’ve watched you search for someone. I thought you might have had a falling out with Mr Bridgerton. But now I suspect you may have been searching for him for a very different reason. For the same reason you prefer your drawing-room window and the view it affords towards the house across the square.
