I love the clone wars trio bc I see them all as different commentaries on the Jedi of the time.
Obi Wan is what the Jedi were.
Anakin is what the Jedi preached against.
Ahsoka is what the Jedi should aspire to be.
Obi Wan had the best of intentions: he wanted to save Anakin, to save Satine, to save Ahsoka. But in the end he failed due to Sith scheming. He was set up to fail, wether it be his dead master or the intergalactic war he was forced to fight in. And in the end Anakin did fall from the light, Satine was killed in Maul's quest for revenge, and Ahsoka walked away. He was a well-intentioned man with a good heart who was ultimately set up to fail by the Sith.
Anakin too wanted safety for his loved ones, but he took it to far. Instead of prioritizing those people, their wants and needs, he prioritized the way they made him felt. Instead of selfless love, he loved selfishly, which is exactlaly what the Jedi are against. They're not against love, they're against attachment. Anakin couldn't let go of Ahsoka: it corroded his faith in the Jedi, sowed seeds of resentment. He couldn't accept that Padme or Obi Wan didn't agree with his vision, because if they don't make him feel good, then they no longer love him. Anakin was a kind boy twisted by the Sith and his misguided attachment to others.
Ahsoka falls into a similar category as Obi Wan, except for one detial. She walked away. She recognized that the Jedi were unintentionally loosing themselves in war. And even through she was a spectacular warrior, a talented commander, she recognized that it wasn't supposed to be her job. She was able to let go of her attachment to Anakin and the 501st. She was a product of her masters and friends, of Obi Wan, Anakin, Padme, and all the others who influenced her growth. And even in the end, when her world fell, she still acted with compassion and understanding, which is exactly what a Jedi should be. Despite her discomfort with the twisted meaning of the title, Ahsoka embodied the fundamental traits of a Jedi. Not flawless, but an empathetic peacekeeper capable of embracing love and rejecting attachment.
Idk if I'm articulating it right, but the general idea is there.
Go check out this artist! There are several stimboards for other Hollow Knight characters!
~~~.~ðŸ”~.~~~ || Lurien - Hollow Knight || self request ::)
Lurien is my fav dreamer and one of my fav hollow knight characters (i've been sort of going down a list of my favs haha, neglecting some like tiso because I'm not sure what sort of stims I wanna use), so I really wanted to make a stimboard for him!!! However I don't really like the way this one turned out that much... Not sure what it is, it just kinda doesn't make me as happy as the others? But either way it's always just fun to make something!! Also, I animated the clip in the center myself ::3 (hope its not too bad, i'm aware its quite amateurish- it's practically the first thing I've ever animated?) so that's something I'm proud of!!
The wet cat tree.
Tragic! Battle Facility leader completely destroys his twin brother in front of 2 Pokémon Champions and the entire internet!
Made joke posts for this under the cut too!
Lurien does not like to cross paths with the Pale King, because he demands work reports from him (reports that he makes the night before the scheduled delivery of these reports, obviously)
Lurien avoids meetings with the Pale King
Expected reasons: The King is so handsome and inaccessible… Next to him, my heart stops, my thoughts get confused, it's so hard to breathe… I hope he doesn't notice how much I want to kiss him…
The real reasons: Oh no, he's going to ask me about work and how the monthly report is going. I just got out of a drawing binge yesterday, I need an alcoholic binge because of the number of unopened mail, and somehow all the ink ran out in the tower, and the personnel department forgot to buy a new batch of envelopes to send, and I don't know what's going on in the city right now
To hell with Lurien, who is in love with the Pale King, for him he is the boss who makes him work X)
PLEASE!
Someone make a Hollow Knight mod where the Dreamers appear in Godhome just so Monomon can test the theory whether or not the Radience is flammable!
You don't even have to use a bottle, you can have her launch balls of explosives! Like the Ooma cores!
Based on an inside joke in @toldentops Discord. She can and WILL light the Radiance on fireÂ
I want to go to Japan now just for this...
The dino benches are super cute. The angle is a little weird, though. And there's other seating if you're scared of dinosaurs. Looks like there's non-dino flat benches in the back on the right and a raised stone bench / retaining wall area on the left with grass and trees. I'm a little worried that there's no arm rests on any of the seating areas, though. It might be difficult for people with mobility issues to stand back up. Super cute for in front of a dino museum, though! And I totally want one.
SCRIPT:
Out of nowhere you came Needing someone to reach out, But no one came to take you home.
So I took you in and made you my own... Only to find troubles abound. You were... unexpected... So we were not prepared... When we found you were mute, Both of us grew frustrated... Combine these two with your eager curiosity... Made our first days quite Imperfect and unsatisfactory.
Somehow, all these imperfections... ...only made you more Perfect. ... How I wonder why He didn't see that...
NOTES:
My first attempt at a comic series. Let's see how far I can go. If you have any feedback, please feel free to comment down below. In the meantime, enjoy the show.
P.S. Thanks Aspidiske for inspiring me to do this. Keep up your amazing work.
LINKS: (When I get to them:)
Cover: https://www.tumblr.com/violetdawn001/738375072551682048/part-1-prologue?source=share
Part 1 / Prologue: You are here.
Part 2: Chapter 1:
https://www.tumblr.com/violetdawn001/739098346305781760/perfectly-not-fine-chapter-one?source=share
BLURB:
Instead of Deepnest, the Knight went up through the City of Tears to escape. What would happen but being found and adopted by none other than the Watcher himself.
Tell me, what happens now? After all, the Knight has a twin in the White Palace down below....
Previous: https://www.tumblr.com/violetdawn001/741443039477858304/perfectly-not-fine-chapter-2?source=share
SCRIPT:
Nothing was the same after that meeting in the White Palace. I told no one, of course, of what the king told me.
Yet that did little to prevent our household from putting facts together that someone threatened the Spire...and you.
You, my son, never noticed the threats. You were so full of excitement from your godmother and all the squires spending all their "free" time with you.
No, not free from duty, for they made loving you their duty.
A choice no one consulted me about.
While our household prepared for what could be, I turned my gaze to what had been...and what to do now.
His Majesty told me of his plans; Of how there were no costs too great...and not to fret for HE would pay them. Pay them with the sweat and blood of his own child. A vessel wearing a dead shell-ha! What a lie to mask the faces of living children! Despite the clear gravity of what His Majesty did and was doing... Dust clouds obscured the best path forward. On One Hand, I stand up to the King, Fight for the King's child, Speak out against this plan. Slighting the Pale King's Dignity and Opening the kingdom to rot. In other words, TREASON. On the Other Hand, I say nothing, do Nothing so that the citizens of the kingdom are saved. Dooming the Princeling to chains and Daming the Pale King to Hell. In conclusion, also TREASON. Strike the Body to save the Soul. Dam the Soul to Save the Body. Any action taken now will be TREASON. Treason, treason, TREASON, TREASON!!! *Soft Footsteps are heard* "?" "Meep! Meep!" I cannot begin to thank you, my son, for bringing me out of that storm. And for the realization of what loyalty I ought to hold most true.
Previous:
https://www.tumblr.com/violetdawn001/741443039477858304/perfectly-not-fine-chapter-2?source=share
Start Here/Cover:
https://www.tumblr.com/violetdawn001/738375072551682048/part-1-prologue?source=share
Next Chapter: Please be patient. 😄
NOTES: Why does Lurien only hire smart people? His servants demanded three extra pages just so they could show how THEY were watching and had to do something!