gffa:THRAWN: TREASON | by Timothy ZahnI LIVE FOR OUTSIDER POVS ON VADER. I love them be
gffa: THRAWN: TREASON | by Timothy ZahnI LIVE FOR OUTSIDER POVS ON VADER. I love them because they’re both right on the money and completely off, given what the audience knows about who Vader really is.Could Vader kill them without batting whatever soulless eyes were hidden behind that mask? PRETTY MUCH, YEAH. That’s an accurate summation of who Darth Vader is to these people, as well as how hard he’s worked to kill the good person inside of him.Is that an accurate summation of the sum total of Anakin Skywalker-slash-Darth Vader? NOT EVEN CLOSE.I love it because the LAST book had Faro thinking this: “For all she could tell from his helmet faceplate, he could be taking a quick nap in there.” ACCURATE SUMMATION OF ANAKIN SKYWALKER, I WILL DIE ON THAT HILL.Or my other favorite from From a Certain Point of View: “THAT SONOROUS YET DREADFUL VOICE THAT DEATH ITSELF MIGHT USE.” “LIKE SOME KIND OF DEATH ANGEL”.I AM WHOLE ASS LOSING MY SHIT ALL OVER AGAIN. DEATH ANGEL.But let it not be said that this book didn’t also roast the hell out of Vader, too: “I don’t think Vader is a good manager of people. I’m constantly surprised to see him fail upward, but that, more than anything, is the way it goes. There are so many qualified military minds on this base, and they all defer to him. There are so many rumors about what his relationship with the Emperor must be to have such way.” EVEN AS the scary level 200 psychic evil space wizard probably DID just hear him think that and made the poor guy nearly wet himself.Though, honestly, nothing will ever be as amazing as Leia’s view of Darth Vader from The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken. I WOULD HAVE PAID CASH MONEY TO SEE THAT.PLEASE, TITMOUSE ANIMATION STUDIO, ANIMATE THAT FOR YOUR NEXT GALAXY OF ADVENTURES SHORT.Well, nothing except MOTTI DRAGGING THE ABSOLUTE FUCK OUT OF VADER LIKE A LEGEND in From a Certain Point of View: “It must, however, be pointed out that at present the number of planets destroyed solely by the unaided power of the Force is zero.” “I imagine Lord Vader would have had to stand very close to the planet Alderaan indeed today if he wanted to demonstrate how thoroughly his Force-wielding abilities outmatch the Death Star.” “I merely spoke the truth: Lord Vader’s devotion to a nearly extinct faith has not resulted in the recovery of the stolen data tapes, nor has it given him insight into the rebels’ secret base, nor has he ever destroyed a planet.”“He found my lack of faith disturbing? I have never claimed to be an adherent to his sect. I found his lack of faith in this military installation disturbing.” OUTSIDER POV ON VADER IS MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT STAR WARS BOOKS. SOMETIMES HE’S A GODDAMNED ANGEL OF DEATH AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT TO STEP ON HIS CAPE TO MAKE HIM PLANT HIS FACE ON THE FLOOR.THAT’S IT, THAT’S OUR TRASH LORD SON. -- source link