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swshows · 10 days

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TALES OF THE EMPIRE (2024) | 1.06 'THE WAY OUT'

#barriss offee #lyn rakish #tales of the empire #tote #toteedit #swedit #starwarsedit #starwarsblr #swladies #swsource #tvedit #filmtvcentral #animationdaily #ours #mira

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reislesbian · 15 days

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#the grand inquisitor is HOT and im not ashamed to say it 😤#CW animation style did him justice #star wars #tales of the empire #grand inquisitor #lyn rakish #morgan elsbeth #grand admiral thrawn #barriss offee #general grievous

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mother-of-lothcats · 29 days

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this scene was so powerful

#sw tales of the empire #tales of the empire #star wars #tote spoilers #sw tote #tcw barriss #barriss offee #lyn rakish #inquisitor #the inquisitor #fourth sister

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shinhatisgirlfriend · 26 days

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#tales of the empire #tales of the empire spoilers #barriss offee #ahsoka tano #lyn rakish #barrissoka #barriss x lyn #star wars #star wars wlw #lyn x barriss #barriss x ahsoka #ahsoka x barriss #star wars memes

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visascake · 27 days

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Thinking about how Barriss reaches out for Ahsoka's hand, willing to die but leaves her fate to Ahsoka, craving Ahsoka's comfort and compassion, and not knowing a way out.

Then Barriss reaches out for Lyn's hand, willing to die but leaves her fate to Lyn, giving all of her comfort and compassion, and knowing a way out.

Unending compassion.

#Barriss Offee #Ahsoka Tano #Lyn Rakish #Fourth sister #Star wars #Tales of the empire #ToTE #i have my gripes about wanting more time devoted to barriss development #but ive been rewatching the last episode of tote and its been growing on me #especially hearing barriss' leitmotif swell and play throughout

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fulcrum-art-fox · 28 days

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“There is no way out, is there?” “That’s what the empire wants you to think.” Ohh god I’m going to scream, using the cave not as a force vision but as a literal metaphor for how the empire has inquisitors like Lyn trapped by their own fear. A cave of endless fear with no escape. Having Barriss see her friend through her fear. Holding her hand. Guiding her out of it. Wise. That was beautiful

#star wars #tales of the empire #tales of the empire spoilers #tote spoilers #barriss offee #tote Lyn #lyn rakish

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bluedeedeedoop · 26 days

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My Thoughts on Tales of the Empire; mostly Barriss (spoilers ahead!)

Ah hello all, i have had some days or so to think since watching the show and to say it has completely wiped me of my life force would be... pretty accurate tbh. BUT I HAVE FINALLY DECIDED TO POST MY THOUGHTS. will this cover my entire though process that im sTill working through? PROBABLY NOT! my thoughts are very unorganized and very unstable! ANYWAAAAYS.

Now I just gotta say overall, the show itself definitely passed the test. To be completely honest, i wasn't really paying attention to the Morgan parts as i was the Barriss parts, since it was literally what I was looking forward to this entire time.

Though I will say that the first Morgan episode was pretty neat! it was crazy seeing that perspective of the Nightsisters again and god did they make Grievous fucking terrifying. Honestly, bravo to them, it was amazing. I diiiiid end up just.. kinda spacing out the rest of it tho unfortunately cuz i just wanted to see barriss..

Visuals 10000/10. stunning, amazing, phenomenal, gahdamn. the animation was so smooth and fluid and uGHH it was amazing throughout the entire show. Acting amazing as always. BUT GOD I CANT GET OVER HOW AMAZING THE ANIMATION WAS.

NOW.

In my opinion, they got her character pretty on the dot. I am SO glad they did. I was rlly rlly worried they were totally butcher her character and make her unrecognizable to all of us but oml they didn't completely disappoint us, she has her morals, SHES STILL A HEALER! Im so happy from that.

Now although i did enjoy it, i do have my own little complaints.

Now okay one i noticed since the trailer and has REALLY been bugging me; where are her hand tattoos??? idk i guess i just wasn't expecting them to just be gone?? they couldn't have just forgotten them.. right? I dunno, but unless someone has a genuine answer for that, imma just keep drawing them on her in the future.

??????

Alright another thing i've been seeing ppl post about is how come she looked so old at the end? I am also confused on that and i've seen multiple theories. She should only be like 30-35 max right?? Because i'm assuming the last episode took place a the time in Rebels where the inquisitors were after the force sensitive children, and Ahsoka was around that age a the time, so why is Barriss any different?

I suppose the one i think makes the most sense is the force healing? I guess it could take a toll on her over the years causing her to look more aged, but still, i'd really prefer an explanation. Also what happened to her hair coverings?? Is that not her culture?? I dunno, again, i really need an explanation. I suppose that maybe her perspective has changed since trying to come to terms with her new life, and her ditching the coverings is a way to free herself from her past? Honestly i have no clue but i just need a lot of things answered.

That's mostly my complaints on it! I just felt things weren't explained enough but to be fair, they only gave her like 3 15-ish min episodes?? I really think they got some explaining to do. Which brings me to my next points.

I'm like... 98% sure that the "old friend" is Ahsoka that she was talking about. Who else would it be?? Like cmon. And if it is Ahsoka, why did we not get to see anything about the moment of confrontation? or at least more of a mention? I guess they wouldn't rlly wanna rush that scene, and tbh, im glad they didn't. It's not some "we talk for 5 min and everything is fine" type of situation. it'll take time. time to rebuild that trust. time to discuss. YEAH. I've heard many people state how it would be more likely and realistic to see a novelization of that and i agree. I would want it to take time, showing the build of the relationship over time, going on further into the story as we watch their strong bond mend from the trauma it's faced. I'm not saying this as a crazed Barrissoka shipper, i mean it that I would genuinely want to see how that confrontation is handled, as do many others and not just as a ship!! It's been a decade! the fans wanna know!

And my last point.

I.believe.Barriss.is.alive.

The more i rewatch it, the more i believe it. the first time around i had my doubts, but something tells me they are NOT done with her character. At least before the stabbing scene anyway. There's too much stuff that's left unanswered for it to just end that way! I dunno man, but Lyn's "i'm going to get you out of here" sounded way too determined for a "im going to move your body out of here" type of thing yk? maybe she could sense she was still alive, just barely hanging in there? I don't think they are done with Barriss Offee, and I wont think so unless we see her corpse being fucking BURIED. Not to mention the UNGODLY amount of parallels of that scene along with them exiting the cave. I've already seen so many point it out. Post-Vader and Ahsoka fight on Malachor?? Back when we all thought Ahsoka may or may not be dead?? sounds familiar hello?? Also a parallel from earlier in the show itself when Barriss saves that unnamed jedi! she HEALS them when they were going to be left there. Something tells me the same fate may happen to Barriss. Idk call me crazy but i will say it again, i don't think they are done with her story.

Thank you for reading my very unorganized thoughts! this has taken me longer to write than expected because i did not predict this to make me have to step away from making SEVERAL times- but yeah! lmk what yall think! and yes you can be expecting some art here and there! i know i've been slacking- Also lmk if u want me to post my crazed Barrissoka thoughts! because aHa i have them. i have them a lot. send help.

ALSO KEVIN KINER I GOT MY EYE ON YOU. BRO NEEDS TO RELEASE THE SOUNDTRACK BEFORE I DIE.

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funkwitz · 11 days

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Commission

#my art #digital art #art #star wars #fourth sister #lyn rakish #star wars inquisitor #inquisitor #tales of the empire

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noddytheornithopod · 30 days

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Some more in-depth Tales of the Empire thoughts/questions

This is really nerdy and nitpicky of me to ask, but... what is Barriss' Inquisitor name? I can't help but wanna know. Then again, we don't know Marrok's name either, and also what the fuck up is with bird man (who until confirmed otherwise I'm treating as the the Sixth Brother being an edgelord dressing as a plague doctor, I will insist the only reason they aren't calling him Sixth Brother is because then the Lucasfilm Story Group would have to admit Tales of the Jedi overwrote published material in significant ways, and then they'd get more angry nerds than they already have to deal with, lol).

I do kind of wish we leaned a bit more into Barriss' established relationships a bit, Luminara Unduli is indirectly mentioned in the last short, and Barriss mentions having a "old friend" who would know more about the Imperials hunting after kids which I HAVE to imagine is Ahsoka... but we don't really explore these. Like, if she DID reconnect with Ahsoka, I kind of wish we got to see that? I do understand why Luminara didn't appear, with Barriss' characterisation I don't think she could've gone through with killing her if they had a test, but still. I don't know if we needed to see her react to her death, but part of me is curious about that anyway. I will say she seemed to sense something when Vader entered the room, though. Did she sense a familiar presence there? Also surprised they didn't even throw in a small nod to how the Grand Inquisitor became what he was because he heard Barriss' speech and that suddenly validated everything he thought already (if you follow the comics anyway). Not even a simple "pleased to see you as a candidate after your rousing speech" line (which was given to... see below). I wouldn't have called this necessary for the story itself, but I always found it annoying that we have to go off on so much of GI's backstory based on paratext instead of actual stories. Also, still don't know his original name even after a decade, RIP.

On a similar note, I'm not really sure how I feel about Lyn Rakish? Specifically, how her relationship was the central one to Barriss' here. I'm not opposed to Barriss knowing more people, it even helps make these characters' lives feel bigger, but I do kind of feel like there's stuff here that would be nice to know. Like, even when Lyn enters her cell, Barriss recognises her, and they way they interact throughout the shorts implies some kind of connection. Especially since...

...her stabbing Barriss was what made her snap out of being an Inquisitor. Okay, I'm not really sure how to feel about this. I love where Barriss ends up, but also... I'm not really sure how I feel about dying? If she's even dead? The scene was clearly mirroring the second short, where Barriss wanted to save that other Jedi, and nothing suggested that she never got to save her (I mean, she's known as "the healer" next short for crying out loud, also hey nice Legends callback), so even if Barriss looks far more dead, there is that part of me still in denial, lol. But thing is, it's kinda like they went "this is actually about Lyn, not Barriss". Sure, Barriss reclaimed her old self and her development was arguably "complete" in that sense, but that doesn't always have to mean death? Meanwhile, we only really get to know Lyn through these shorts, and while I'm very pro-villain redemption, I'm not sure if doing this through three shorts was enough to do it justice. So I'm kinda feeling like being asked to feel for a character finally returning to the light because she maybe killed her sorta protege while barely knowing anything about their actual relationship on a personal level is kinda eh.

That's something I felt in general. Maybe I'm just greedy, but I really wanted MORE of Barriss' story. Like, at least make it clear why Lyn is someone important in her life besides giving her a literal get out of jail card.

With Fortress Inquisitorius, I do think it's interesting they show it being built, but also not really alluding to how the headquarters is apparently on Coruscant, especially with Vader's throne and all. I don't think there's any real contradictions though, the Inquisitorius probably had several bases (I wonder if Stygeon Prime in Rebels was another?), and the main one just became Fortress Inquisitorius when Vader was given reign over the Mustafar System and therefore Nur, where FI is located.

Barriss' line about how she felt like she was lied to and deceived is actually pretty clever, because its placement is almost like an admission she was wrong. She's still clinging to the Inquisitorius by justifying it as "the Jedi failed because of their hubris, they deserved it, we're here to bring peace and order" but her heart was clearly never in it. Despite feeling like the Jedi betrayed their principles, she actually still followed them. In a way, I think it even kind of recontextualises the Temple Bombing, because it feels more like Barriss being panicked and desperate, basically having a breakdown. She did go to the Dark Side, but with the kind of person she is, those emotions aren't natural to her. We see she can certainly still go there, that other former Jedi basically saying "screw you, all for me" certainly evoked betrayal which would evoke those dark emotions, and of course she goes along with the Inquisitorius basically to survive, aka out of fear, and as mentioned justifying it to herself by saying this is justice for how the Jedi "fell" even if she's clearly hypocritical in that regard. We then see in the final short she's reconciled her past with the Jedi, talking fondly of her time as one, and regretting her turning to the Dark Side.

Huh, just noticed the Jedi is referred to with they/them pronouns.

Now for the other stuff

I don't have as much to say about Morgan, but I will say that Bo-Katan receiving the distress call kinda cleared up a contrivance in The Mandalorian for me. I was like "okay sure, even IF Bo-Katan still was in contact with Ahsoka, how would she know exactly where she is at this moment? what if she went off somewhere else?" But then this episode makes it clear Bo received the call, and thus would've figured out what was going on, and then actually tell Ahsoka to go to Corvus.

I hope the Eli Vanto fans are okay, especially since Pellaeon was shown as Thrawn's number 2 in the short. What I will say is - this was just a glimpse of one mission, this isn't retconning Eli out of existence. Thrawn and Eli wouldn't have been together on every single mission.

Morgan was the original person to pitch the TIE Defender? Huh, that is certainly a very random piece of lore. Also, surprised there's still Venator Star Destroyers instead of all Imperial Is at this point.

When Thrawn asks her the real reason she wants the Empire's favour and admits it's revenge, he accepts. He also shows interest in the Nightsisters even here. I do wonder if what made him receptive was he could kind of empathise on some level, if the threat of the Grysk made him open to Morgan's desire to avenge her sisters.

Mountain Clan appears in visual media, cool. Now people know there's even more witches on Dathomir. With the new lore about the Nightsisters, I do wonder if the other clans also have extragalactic origins in Peridea, or if they developed independently and it's specifically the Nightsister sect that was from there. Either way, it seems like the Nightsisters were the biggest and most powerful, apparently Talzin even united many witch clans. Also, I wonder if Morgan and her mother were originally from another clan but moved to the Nightsisters? Because obviously they look pretty different from the standard Nightsisters. Also was interesting to see the architecture resemble what we see in Jedi: Fallen Order, so that was cool.

Also thought it was a cool touch that the Separatists weren't done killing everyone on Dathomir. We only see the initial battle in one location in Massacre from The Clone Wars, but it does help make the genocide feel bigger, even showing that even other non-Nightsister clans weren't entirely safe. IDK if this makes the droid gunships appear earlier than implied to be their creation in TCW Season 5 (then again, chronologically the Dathomir and Onderon arcs are back to back), but also Grievous didn't have a cape in massacre, which is the REAL crime of this short. Hashtag remove his cape!!!!!!!!!!

#star wars #tales of the empire #sw spoilers #tote spoilers #barriss offee #lyn rakish #fourth sister #morgan elsbeth #thrawn #mitthrawnuruodo #nightsisters #dathomir #peridea #ahsoka tano #luminara unduli #grand inquisitor #inquisitorius

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nevermindigotthis · 26 days

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Ladies, Gentlemen and others: Her! In Kenobi I never really cared for 4th, but I like how Tales of the Empire gave her some personality. And she looks really good animated.

#my art #sketch #portrait #starwars #tales of the empire #lyn rakish #fourth sister #inquisitorius #star wars inquisitor

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tremendouskoalachild · 28 days

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- Rise of the Red Blade, chapter 35

Iskat: why does no one want to be my friend 🥺

Lyn: i can't believe Barriss ditched me... i got her out of jail... she's the main reason i'm even here... i got her a nice matching outfit... what am i supposed to do with these friendship bracelets now 🥺🥺🥺

#inquisitorius #fucking tragic #iskat akaris #lyn rakish #fourth sister

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425599167 · 26 days

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The situation:

Barriss was impaled with a lightsaber through her stomach and probably her spine.

She accepts what happened and seems at peace, not using anger to hold onto life.

Due to the cold, her breathing visibly stops.

Being known as "the healer", Barriss is probably the only person in the area with medical skills. Lyn does not attempt any healing herself and vows to get Barriss out, suggesting she can't do anything alone.

Barriss's healing methods rely on the Force, so there's little to no medical supplies visible in her dwelling.

Lyn walked to Barriss's encampment, implying her ship could be as far away as the family's village. The only way to get help is to walk that same distance while carrying a non-breathing Barriss through the cold.

But, this is Star Wars, so her chances of survival are >90%.

#star wars #barriss offee #lyn rakish #fourth sister #tote spoilers #tales of the empire

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purpleisnotacolor · 18 days

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A reoccurring Star Wars trope I love is true names...

Luke frequently invokes Anakin's true name, even though Anakin hates it.

Obi-wan only stops calling Anakin his true name when he's given up on him.

Han calls Ben his true name.

Barriss calls Lyn by her true name, even though Lyn hates it because inquisitors aren't supposed to use names.

(and there's maybe more but IDR them.)

I think it's really beautiful seeing a character go down a dark path and making it their identity, and then someone who loves them saying "no! that's not who you are, I won't call you that." and be PROVEN RIGHT!!

Because there was good in Anakin, Ben, and Lyn. their identity in the dark side wasn't who they really were or who they were supposed to be, and having their loved ones insist such helped bring them to the light!

You're not Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, you're my beloved!

#If I made SW OCs to put in a fic I 10000000% have to use this trope #it's so juicy #star wars #anakin skywalker #ben solo #Lyn Rakish #my blorbo

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mother-of-lothcats · 29 days

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she is so fine there i said it

#lyn rakish #fourth sister #sw tales of the empire #tales of the empire #tote spoilers #sw tote #star wars

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fandomsandflyingstingrays · 29 days

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My thoughts on Tales of the Empire! (Under the cut because of spoilers)

The overall quality of the production was excellent. The animation? Top tier. The music? Heartwrenching. The voice acting? Incredibly compelling

(Did it jumpscare me when Ahmar spoke and Hunter's voice came out? Absolutely)

I found Morgan's story intriguing- I'd love to learn more about the Mountain Clan, and I was very intrigued by the fact that the TIE defenders were originally her idea

That being said, I almost felt like it took away from Thrawn as a villain? In rebels, the biggest threat he posed to the rebellion was the TIE defender project. Since they spent so much of Ahsoka setting him up as this enormous threat without really showing why, it seems weird to make one of the most threatening things he did in Rebels someone else's idea

I also kind of felt like Morgan's story was unnecessary overall? I was hoping it would add context to Ahsoka, giving more information on the Peridean Nightsisters or what the heck was going on with Marrok, but it mostly told a story that we could have kind of guessed for ourselves. There's nothing wrong with that per se, it's just frustrating when there are so many other gaps that still need to be filled in

Off-topic, but Rukh is TERRIFYING in the Clone Wars animation style. I screeched when he appeared

I was thrilled to see what happened to Barriss after all these years, and double thrilled that she found her way back to the light in the end. I thought her arc made sense, and I loved the overall thematic elements

But it did leave me with more questions than answers. Who was that old friend Barriss mentioned? Was it Ahsoka? If so, that's a pretty important story to happen entirely off-screen

And what about that Jedi she promised to save? Did she heal them? Where are they now?

Did Lyn get her out in time? Is she alive? I really hope so, just because I find it way more interesting when characters have to redeem themselves by actually staying alive, trying to atone for their actions and make peace with the fact that there are people they can never apologize to and people who might never forgive them

Between all these loose ends and the fact that we now know Ventress and Quinlan are still floating around somewhere, I do wonder if this is all leading to some kind of series focusing on Order 66 survivors

Anyway, ultimately it was a very fun ride, even if I wasn't totally satisfied! I'd love to see more of these shorts in the future

#star wars #tales of the empire #tales of the empire spoilers #morgan elsbeth #barriss offee #sw ahmar #sw ruhk #ahsoka tano #lyn rakish #ray rambles

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short-wooloo · 30 days

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Fourth Sister Redemption was not on my bingo card

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HOLYFUCKINGSHITWAITAMINUTE!!

Those Cheeky Bastards!!

Fourth Sister

Redeemed in an episode released on May the Fourth?!

#wooloo-writes #wooloo writes #star wars #sw #fourth sister #lyn/fourth sister #fourth sister/lyn #tales of the empire #tote #sw tote #star wars spoilers #tote spoilers #star wars tales of the empire #tales of the empire spoilers #gotta add this to the fanfic #lyn rakish

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