[Imperial Sourcebook]
Star Wars Tales of the Jedi - Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, Issue #2]
“But you and I have options they don’t. We have exceptional powers and skills. We can afford to agree never to intentionally take a life... no matter how repellent -- or dangerous.”
“Speak for yourself. I promised never to take a human life.” [Superman and Batman Vs. Aliens and Predator]
Star Wars Republic #70
Sidenotes to my larger project Cienie's take on Mandalorian culture. Gathering evidence on the cult of Kad Ha'rangir and the correlation between the Mandalorian warriors (their biological species) and the melee weapons. Source: Star Wars Mandalorian Miniatures by Wizards of the Coast (2004 - 2010)
ANCIENT TIMES
Set 1 (Taungs): Taung warrior, Mandalore the Indomitable, Mandalore the Ultimate
-> Taung warrior is most likely to represent pre-Mandalorian culture as the character lacks an armor, Indomitable has a mythosaur ax (Sith War era), Ultimate carries blaster (Mandalorian Wars era)
Set 2: Mandalorians from Bounty Hunter set (2006).
-> No named characters but additional quotes from their cards and being included with Mandalore the Indomitable & basilisk war droid without Neo-Crusader rider strongly imply the Sith War era.
-> Mandalorian warrior and Blademaster carry a melee weapons. Are they Taung!Mandalorians or humans, there is no way to deduce for sure. KotOR Campaign Guide says human warriors already were part of Mandalorian army during Sith War era.
Set 3: Neo-Crusaders and Ordo Canderous + plus Mandalorian Commander I forgot to add (Mandalorian Wars and post-Mandalorian Wars / Knights of the Old Republic era)
-> Canderous Ordo carry no traditional mythosaur ax nor sword, just blaster
-> there is no way to tell for sure who is under the helmet, but during the Mandalorian Wars humans became a common sight between Mandalorians warriors as Taung species were dying out already. However the armor strongly implies Neo-Crusaders movement thus there is a great chance those figures are in fact humans.
-> Mandalorian Jedi Hunter (from Dark Times set) has an additional description: “Some of the scattered survivors of the Mandalorian Wars seek out Jedi to punish for their humiliation.” There weren’t that many Taung!Mandalorians after the war, so the chance of human/non-Taung character increases.
MODERN TIMES
Set 4: Modern Mandalorians
-> Republic Commando Training Sergeant - based on Kal Skirata, Republic Comics series.
-> Mandalorian Gunslinger - based on Rav Bralor, Republic Commando (according to RebelScum.com)
-> Death Watch Raider’s description “ The Death Watch was a violent splinter group of mercenaries who disagreed with Mandalore Jaster Mereel's insistence on honorable behavior. “[EU set] confirms the modern times (pre-Clone Wars era). During that conflict, as far as sources showed, Mandalorians were presented solely as humans. Thus Mandalorian Quartermaster is most likely a human warrior. From modern times, this one character is presented with a traditional melee weapon (sword).
Set 5: Jango Fett and young Boba
-> No traditional weapon.
Set 6: Boba Fett from various miniatures sets.
-> No traditional weapon.
My observations so far:
-> Between the presented miniatures, the mythosaur ax was used only by Taung!Mandalorian, no human carried such a weapon regardless of era. There is a possibility that mythosaur axes were also a position/ability indicator, similar to Jaing eyes, maybe? Just a thought for further consideration.
-> Mandalorian Warrior, Blademaster and Marauder may be Taungs or may be human/aliens, impossible to confirm. However, Jedi Hunter’s card suggests a post-Mandalorian Wars timeline, and so chances for a Taung character are smaller. Due to Death Watch armor typical for Tor Vizsla & Jaster Mereel’s times, Quartermaster also seems to represent the era in which Taungs are extinct.
-> Miniatures presents Death Watch as a more traditional type of Mandalorians, as Jango and his side of modern Mandalorians (Boba, Republic Commando training sergeant [Kal Skirata] and Gunslinger [Rav Bralor]) uses solely advanced technology & firearms.
Sources of pictures/knowledge: Rebelscum.com, [Polish site] Manda’yaim.
Anonymous asked:
Should Kuai fuck Smoke in MK1
I can't care any less if those two should fuck or treat each other just as brothers. As long as Smoke is in MK1 (alongside with Bi-Han, Sektor and Cyrax) and will actually have a significant relationship / interaction with Kuai Liang, I'm gonna be happy . That is all what matters to me right now.
Star Wars Republic #64
DC Comics/Dark Horse Comics: Batman vs. Predator [#3]
Mandalorians and melee weapons according to characters stats [KotOR Campaign Guide]
Sidenotes to my larger project Cienie's take on Mandalorian culture. Gathering evidences on cult of Kad Ha'rangir and the correlation between the Mandalorian warriors (their biological species) and the melee weapons used during the Mandalorian Wars. Source: Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide [Star Wars Roleplaying Game], 2008.
Mandalore the Indomitable (Taung)
- marked as Near-Human
- malee weapon / possession: Mythosaur axe, spear
Mandalore the Ultimate
- not specified as Near Human (the KotOR campaing guide states his origin is unknown yet most sources usually refer to the Ultimate as Taung)
- malee weapon / possession: cortosis Mythosaur axe
“From now on, I pick the escape routes”
“My master Lucien used to say “any escape you can walk away from... wasn’t planned by Zayne Carrick.” [Knights of the Old Republic Vector]
A little update on my Mando projects
There are many religious-magical-linguistic aspects worth considering in the subject of Mandalorian culture, especially from the perspective of changes that have occurred over several thousand years.
In order to discuss the matter in question more efficiently, I’m planning to focus on selected issues and post each analysis or theory under the tag Cienie’s take on Mandalorian culture.
The upcoming part that I’m in middle of writing will focus on Kad Ha’rangir - more precisely on correlation between his name and Mandalorian traditional melee weapons. So if I start posting stuff from obscure sources or about very niche topics, knows I’m gathering evidences and making a back-up base so I can link to those sources without putting all important screenshots and pictures into one work.
Just a friendly warning before I will get my hands on mandalorian religion/culture tags 😈
Umbrella Academy Fic Masterpost
Peanut Butter and Marshmallows - Stuck in the apocalypse, Five reads about Vanya leaving him sandwiches. (Five)
Heroes for Ghosts - Eudora waits for Diego and things go very differently. (Klaus, Ben, Diego, Eudora Patch)
Iconic - When Vanya learns Klaus is gay from an article in a teen magazine, she's upset for more than a few reasons. (Vanya, Klaus)
Feed Your Head - Three shitty things young Klaus did for drugs and one thing they did for him. (Klaus, Reginald, Grace)
When Evil Rains - A hostage situation goes sideways. (Klaus, Diego)
Taste of Nostalgia - Allison and Vanya visit Griddy's for old time's sake. (Allison, Vanya)
Diego Hargreeves and the Police Academy - Diego having attended and washed out of, the Police Academy says some interesting things about his backstory. Here's me doing the research on that so you don't have to.
Patreon Opening
Hi all,
My job finished last year and for various reasons I have not been looking for a new one. I've decided I'd like to try and focus on my writing full time. I intend to keep producing probably the same amount of fanfiction, but I'm also looking to spend time on my original novel. I'm currently writing a post-apocalyptic fairytale - a (gay) retelling of the ballad of Tamlin except set in cyberpunk Newcastle in the UK.
I am opening a patreon account for anyone who would like to support me in my attempt to make full time writing a reality for me. At the moment I am not in too much of an insecure financial place, so please don't feel obliged to give anything. It is more if you have some disposable income, enjoy my stories, and want to help support me doing this full time. I also have a Ko-Fi account if anyone would like to give a one off rather than recurring donation.
I am not a fan of exclusive content, so my patreon won't grant patrons access to additional writing of mine. Instead, I plan to give updates on my original and fanfic projects there, offer writing advice, Q&As, poll readers for things that boggle me and I could use input on, share amusing writing anecdotes, and post some of my old story plans and notes there.
For obvious reasons I will be steering away from connecting my Patreon with my fanfiction writing under the name OneShotRevolt, and the focus will more be on supporting me in my personal projects. I will still be asking occasional fanfic input though like fave characters and things readers are interested in seeing in future.
Thank you all for your support over the years and especial thanks to the people who have suggested that I could try and do this full time. Your words have contributed to me thinking more seriously about giving this a go and seeing how far it can take me :)
Eren aka OneShotRevolt
P.S. I have a new pen name now that may one day reach the published world >:)
“I don’t f-feel right -- they d-did something to m-me... S-sir -- I would gladly d-d-die for the Empire... but pl-please... n-not like this.”
“As you wish, sergeant... know that you shall be avenged”
The Endless Mercy [Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red issue #2]
#star wars#darth vader#stormtroopers#vader and stormtroopers#the endless mercy#Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black White & Red#i'm a bit tired of the vader captured plot so often seen in this comics series#but damn i love this scene#and the style and use of colors#that was pretty interesting story#star wars spoilers#just in case