Wym, this is real. This is a real picture!!! This happened!!!

My take on the Inquisitor number is that it's completely arbitrary; I know there's a sourcebook somewhere that says it's based on initiation order but that's just flagrantly Not True, unless you expect me to believe that Trilla was the second one inducted. (Always take lore details where the source is just one obscure sourcebook with a HUGE grain of salt.)

It's not a rank thing either—no way does the Inquisitorius have any strictly defined hierarchy, because that's antithetical to the whole point, Palps wants them squabbling with each other so they don't become a threat. Reva (the youngest, who definitely didn't get initiated as a full Inquisitor at twelve years old and yet has the super low number of Third) obviously doesn't have authority over Fifth.

So my point is: the numbers mean nothing, they're completely arbitrary and not assigned in order, but the Grand Inquisitor doesn't tell THEM whether or not they mean anything. Does having a lower number indicate higher status? Probably not...unless? They're always glancing at each other and wondering and driving knives into each others' backs about it.

And that's the point, because the overall management style of the Inquisitorius is just summed up perfectly by that cage fight in Barriss's first episode: the Sith turning a bunch of captive surviving Jedi against each other and making them fight each other to earn the right to keep living on their terms.

Let's go, lesbians !!!

kinda forgot to post sketches but here I’m

🧜‍♀️Mermaid Barrissoka!!!🐠

For mermay!! (This has to be the corniest thing I've ever drawn omg)

Commission info

Two weeks later, I worry Barriss's half of Tales of the Empire lacks staying power. It's something after eleven years, but not enough.

It confirmed what Barriss fans knew the whole time, that Barriss cherished the ideals of the Jedi and is not irredeemably evil, especially when compared to other servants of the Empire. But it didn't do much to convince casual fans, it's too short to explore her thoroughly and didn't build interest in her character. I've been picking apart her brain for a decade, I don't expect average viewers to know what I know and TotE didn't show them.

It also doesn't leave much room for future appearances. Considering Lyn's desertion and Ahsoka's implied involvement, Ep 6 takes place anywhere between the Kenobi show and Twilight of the Apprentice, 9-3 BBY. Maybe ANH at the latest since we don't know exactly when Ahsoka left Malachor or what she did after. Since Lyn looks exactly the same, the shorter time skip seems more probable, but that's not conclusive. Barriss presumably lived in that snowy area for a few years to become known locally, and went unnoticed by the inquisitors since her escape. She isn't actively involved with the Rebellion.

Then there's her ambiguous death. I know it's Star Wars, nothing is unsurvivable and Barriss could return Somehow, but this is getting absurd. Barriss sent away her attendants and told them not to come back, implying she didn't expect to survive, she seems accepting as Lyn holds her, and her breathing stops. Animation isn't easy, they could've picked any environment for this episode, they chose a snowy area where breath becomes visible so it could be seen stopping. This franchise should not rely on its audience expecting increasingly implausible fake-outs.

If she's dead, there's nothing left to do. If she's alive, she's also unusually aged, possibly due to sacrificing her lifespan for healing purposes. That's not confirmed or textually supported, it's just people guessing about a visibly extreme change, and I don't have any better explanation. Her unnamed attendants call her "wise mother", fans are saying she's a milf now. Guys, she's in her late-20s to mid-30s depending on what year this is. Barriss looks older than Luminara, and Mirialans can live ~3x longer than humans, aging so much from stress seems unlikely. She's not just aging worse than Obi-Wan, she's aging worse than the clones. She'll probably keep sacrificing herself to death in a decade at this rate, limiting what can be done with her.

For another thing, I've only seen one person make fanart with Barriss's latest look. I know people generally like the haircut, but the outfit sure didn't leave much impression. A new hood & robes reconnecting her to her culture would've been more appropriate. She didn't get any more tattoos suggestive of later adventures, either.

Looking around at the fan response, the interest in Barriss plummeted within a week of the premiere, nobody new got invested. Barriss fans won the battle and lost the war.

TALES OF THE EMPIRE | May 4th, 2024

"Just be glad you're not a Jedi anymore."

#OH NO OUR GIRL IS GOING THROUGH IT

pov thrawn is your commanding officer but you have an astigmatism

Why do you seek Imperial favour? Thrawn in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024)

Tales of the Empire: The Battle of Dathomir

angry women are taking over star wars 2024 and i am here for it

She was talking about Ahsoka Dave Filoni told me himself

Not a Jedi anymore…

barrissoka truthers (me) rising from the grave rn

finally got him in the clone wars art style but it came at the cost of his cunty eyeliner :(

TALES OF THE EMPIRE (MAY 4TH, 2024)