“Padme,” he said softly. Gently. Almost regretfully. “I will not tell the Council of this. Any of it. I’m very sorry to burden you with this, and I—I hope I haven’t upset you too much. We have all been friends for so long… and I hope we always will be.” “Thank you, Obi-Wan,” she said faintly. She couldn’t look at him. From the corner of her eye she saw him incline his head respectfully and turn to go. For a moment she said nothing, but as his footsteps receded she said, “Obi-Wan?” She heard him stop. “You love him, too, don’t you?” When he didn’t answer, she turned to look. He stood motionless, frowning, in the middle of the expanse of buff carpeting. “You do. You love him.” He lowered his head. He looked very alone. —Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover
a silly hc I like to think about is that most Jedi have a very vague concept of money.
sure they know what money is and get the principle of exchanging it for goods and services, but they grow up without having to use it in the Temple so what’s the point of knowing the price of a jogan fruit if you can just ask for one in the refectory?
The accounting department is traditionally run by non-Jedi because none of them knows how taxes work or what a balance sheet is. Accountants working at the Temple are the most exasperated people in the galaxy and their daily conversations are like,
“master Kenobi went on a 2-week long mission and didn’t ask for an allocation. Again. I wonder if he’s going to admit he forgot and call for help at one point or try to sell most of his clothes at the highest price possible. Can’t wait to read his report.”
“can someone explain to me how Master Fisto left a month ago with 400 credits and came back withtwice that amount? What did he do to earnthat much money?”
“remember that time Master Jinn asked us to send him the equivalent of the GDP of a small mid rim planet because he gambled on a Force-intuition? yeah, I don’t miss this guy.”
anyway my point was actually: Anakin Skywalker, who grew up working in a shop and has never paid a price he didn’t bargain for before, is one of the only Jedi the accounting department considers responsibleandpragmatic.
Well, that’s a wrap on our fashion queen! I expect I’ll dip back into “Modern Star Wars” to do other characters in the future, but in the meanwhile, thank you to my patrons for the support that allows me to tackle long projects like this! I have another big one planned for once the dust settles on Infinity War and Solo ;)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones / Natalie Portman as Senator Padme Amidala
This is the (in)famous dinner dress Padme wears for the firelight scene where she tells Anakin they can’t be together. I read that this costume was actually designed by George Lucas, which just raises soooo many questions about that tight corset top. Personally, I prefer the look with the feather cape.
The ominous-looking scarf is an intriguing touch. It’s been said that it looks like a dark hand choking her, hinting at her eventual fate; I have to admit that I always thought of it as showing how she felt caged and stifled by the forces keeping her from being honest about her feelings for Anakin.
I seem to remember Natalie Portman herself raised questions about the corset top!
That’s really interesting about the scarf, I’ve not heard that before. It makes sense, though. I’d always assumed it was a ‘don’t show too much cleavage’ device!
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace / Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala
Too easy? But it’s iconic for a reason. Considering that this costume had to convey not only a character but the culture of an entire planet from scratch, I am stunned at its effectiveness. It’s so obviously court wear–rich, heavy, ornamented, geometrical in line. And the combination of super-saturated red with the accents of bright gold and dark fur really draws the eye, while the lanterns on the skirt give it a futuristic touch. I bet if you could show this picture someone who had never heard of Star Wars, that person would take one look at it and immediately say “Oh yeah, that’s a space queen.”
So the idea/headcanon behind this artwork is simple: what if Anakin picks up random disturbances in the Force? they don’t have to be cataclysmic, but big enough to be picked by a highly Force sensitive Jedi.
At the beginning of their relationship this behavior would freak Padme out because Anakin would just stop in the middle of sentence or stop doing what he was doing stare into the space for a bit then shrug it off/ resume his work without a word of explanation.
Padme used to ask him what happened but stopped when Anakin once said something akin to “oh, no-one survived” but didn’t explained further and that freaked her out big time.
If your interested, this idea popped into my head a couple days ago during an english assignment. The similarities between the Umbara Ark and The Charge of the Light Brigade is uncanny. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.
I’m baaaaaack! So after breaking my wrist (luckily non dominant) I’ve taken some time off and am getting back in the swing of things. So have a colorized Plo Koon and Wolffe.
