Happy May The Fourth!!! I Hope Everyone Is Doing Well During These Insane Times We’re Living In Lol.
Happy May the Fourth!!! I hope everyone is doing well during these insane times we’re living in lol. We got the new “Tales of the Underworld” today and it was an overall good experience. I’d say that I enjoyed Tales of the Empire/Jedi more but it was still pretty good.
First up the the Asajj Ventress story, overall I’d give it a 8/10. Seeing her break out of her old habits and grow to be a better mentor/eventual Jedi was nice and I really think it layed the groundwork well for her story moving forward.
Lyco was a cool addition and his dynamic with ventress was fun, reminded me of Ahsoka’s rapport with Asajj during the Clone Wars. The Native/Non-Binary rep was also great, really cool seeing people like me in the Star Wars Universe.
Oh- and Quinlon’s new model was GORGEOUS and in begging lucasfilm to use him more in the Maul show.
I’m also a HUGE inquisitor fan so seeing the new inquisitor actually put up a fight in EP 1 was cool to see. I feel like they’ve learned there lesson and really allowed him to shine. I’m hoping that he gets more development in the future and it won’t take years for him to get an official designation.
He’s lowkey the strongest inquisitor after the Grand Inquisitor if you think about it. I think Marrok, Trilla, and Iskat. are the only ones that really compare.
The Cade Bane story was cool, not exactly something I feel like we “needed” but it gave a nice backstory for him that we probably wouldn’t have been able to get anywhere else. Which really should be the point of the “Tales-Of” series.
His story was tragic but I see how his choices really pushed him into the person he became. He had a rough past but he choose to became the monster he is today. I really enjoyed his friend and connected with him and the twist at the end I absolutely DID NOT see coming. I really hope we see Bane’s son in the future somehow. I could see him returning in Maul’s new show.
Overall it was a good time and I’ve really enjoyed the tradition of having either Visions/Tale-Of every year for May the 4th. I’m looking forward to how all the loose ends from Tales of the Empire, Bad Batch, and Jedi-Fallen Order series all tie in moving forward.
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Just finished season 4 of Castlevania and I have some thoughts
Overall, the ending was solid and I’m happy to see that Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard could live together and build a better future together. That part was sweet and definitely served as the best part of the entire season for me
I really wish Carmilla had a better ending, she fought a horde of night creatures and Issac and nobody could take her down individually. They had built up her plan for so long and to see it come crashing down like that was a disappointment
It felt like the carmilla’s takeover and Dracula resurrection storylines where competing for screen time and should have had a few more episodes to breath.
I love what they did with Issac this season and seeing him grow to understand humanity and want to build a better future was nice. Seeing Death was nice I just wished they’d built it up a bit more.
Overall it was a good season that kind of meandered a bit. The animation was gorgeous as always and the ending was beautiful. Looking forward to Nocturne
Very excited to see more acolyte merch, and we're finally getting our first official "figure" of the stranger!
I think things like this are important, characters like Torbin and Aniseya probably won't get much merch so getting things like this in the collection is always exciting
Definitely gunna try to get 1 of each in my collection
Also- how cool would it be to get something like this for the High Republic books. Getting figures feels like a dream but something like this could be a more realistic goal and I know high republic fans would love it
Imagine a mini-Marchion, Loden, or Avar Kriss!
A phase 1 & phase 2 wave would be sick! I feel like we need something big to kick off the final wave of high republic books
Took a break from Star Wars for a bit after The Acolyte and had the pleasure of exploring some other fandoms for while
Now that I’m divining back in there’s so much more high republic media I gotta catch up with in 2025
Looking forward to to how much joy and ✨Trauma✨ that the High Republic gives me
I’m a big Star Wars Visions fan and I’m always excited when they release a new season. It’s always so intriguing to see how the Star Wars universe is interpreted through different cultural perspectives and there’s always an exciting addition to the universe.
To be honest I like to view each episode as a sort of “soft cannon” with it being completely cannon to me unless contradicted down the road.
I tend to think that each episode fits into 1 of 3 categories
Category 1: Can’t be “officially” cannon without complete reworking
The Duel- a gorgeous reinterpretation of the Star Wars universe but it completely reworking the way the world works
Tatpooine Rhapsody- Could definitely work but makes the Inquisitors and Vader seem less threatening by having them never notice he’s a Jedi. But it is a very heartwarming and fun story!
Category 2: Could work but need some reworking
The Twins- A great story mirroring the skywalker Saga but it can come off a bit extreme/outlandish to some people. I would see if we dial it back (like the force unleashed) and found a right point in the timeline it might work.
Aau’s Song- a beautiful short that uses music in such a unique way. The only thing needed would be to clarify where/when it occurs in the timeline. (I’m thinking after the Old republic but before the high republic)
Journey to the Dark Head- Some of the best action we’ve ever had in Star Wars and I think it could work if we found the right place for it. Again, I’m thinking the old republic era.
Category 3: could seemlessly fit into Cannon
Bandits of Golark- a young force sensitive kid on the run, Inquisitor, and the hidden path. It fits in and doesn’t contradict anything.
The Spy Dancer- A great story about lost family during the empire that would be a nice cannon story.
The Village Bride- A fugitive Jedi on the run from the empire helping save a village from pirates. On of my favorite Visions stories that fits perfectly into cannon.
All of these are such great stories and I can’t wait for S3
In a perfect world these 3 would all be happy and living there life together. Aiding planets, stopping pirates, and being the cutest polycule in the galaxy
Alas….all we high republic fans know is trauma. God I love these books
I will forever defend Wraith Arc and I wanted to expand on my thoughts for a labyrinth for Magia Exedra.
Obviously the wraiths would be basic enemies and, as we work through each level the wraiths level up as well. We could start fighting the basic wraith, then acolyte wraiths-Enlightenment Wraiths-Deliverance Wraiths. The final boss of the level could be the Spindle Witch.
We’ve never gotten to see the spindle witch in color and that’s a fucking crime. Suleika looks SO GOOD in the game and I think the spindle witch deserves that some treatment.
They should run a Kioku banner for Bow-Homura and Wraith-Madoka “Wraithdoka”. For Homura I’m think she should remain as a dark-attribute attacker but with a different skill. And Wraith Madoka should be a Void-attribute debuffer. Those seem like the best options in my opinion but feel free to disagree.
I finally got a a hard copy of Wraith Arc and rereading it has me excited for the potential for finally seeing it appear and hey, I didn’t make it to Magia Record so here’s our chance!
If Ash ever comes back in the anime I hope that he’s 1) Aged up with the time skip and 2) I think he deserves a new team to celebrate.
I would want him to be a mentor figure for Liko, Roy, and Dot. A sort of older brother figure and obstacle for them to overcome. He’s sort of their “Leon” and could fill the role of Juliana/Florian from the games. Due to the show taking place after the events of the game we can say that Ash already traveled through Paldea. If so, here’s the team I would give him.
1) Pikachu- Goes without saying, would love to see him face Cap
2) koraidon- He traveled with him while going around Paldea and is his “boss” legendary. Similar to Liko’s Terapagos and Roy’s “assumed” Rayquaza.
3) Dudunspace (3-segment) Ash has never been able to catch a dunsparce, and what better that to give him the rare 3-segment form to show what the world champion can do. The sleep “rowlet” type Pokemon of the team.
4) Annihilape- I imagine we went back and found his old Primeape, evolving it into a beast of a fighter.
5) Ogerpon- Ash experienced the events of the DLC, having a rivalry with Kieran over Ogerpon choosing to travel with Ash. She’s sweet and offers an adorable factor to the team.
6) Mega Lucario- the only other returning Pokemon, Ash’s lucario can serve as a mentor to Roy’s shiny lucario.
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Been rereading Path of Deceit and I forgot how much I love this book. There’s something so thrilling about seeing the force through the eyes of Marda & the Path of the Open Hand. It really is suspenseful and as the story progresses throughout phase 2 the cult really gets more and more terrifying.
A midsummer sequel portrayal of the force in Star Wars really is gratifying.
Plus seeing such open queer representation in Star Wars and the tragedy between Marda/Kevmo & Yana/Kor. I’ll never be over them, living rent free in my head at all times
Really excited about this new manga that was announced recently!
Knowing that we’re finally getting more stories set in the sequel era is exciting and it will be interesting to see someone so disconnected from the Jedi try and piece together what it means to be a Jedi knight.
Rey had Luke, Leia, and the ancient Jedi texts and she now has the tools to guide the new generation.
Plus connecting the high republic to this era works soooo well thematically. The Jedi of this era were more open to change and operated more freely within the republic and I think that Rey’s new Jedi order could return back to these roots while adding more layers of growth. And that potential “dark sider” behind her could be trying to learn about the sith of the past and trying to emulate that, and taking the wrong lessons from their failures and this leading to his own defeat.
Very excited to pick this story up!
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