501st Battalion - Blog Posts

Padme Amidalia asked AT LEAST once whether Anakin was into *her* or into her badassery. She was how he looked at Rex, decided it was both, and then proceeded to kick Palpatines ass in public for meeting with A 9 YEAR OLD boy when he was a senator.

Obi-Wan tells EVERY news station that asks that Palpitine KEPT ASKING until they HAD to say yes. Anakin reads it, thinking it’s about two different people and says that that ‘sleemo shouldn’t have EVER been granted access to a kid like that’!… a lot of things are put into perspective after that. Padme and Anakin bring Rex into their couple. Everyone is happy except Palpitine.

Its been a year since I've last had the energy to sit down and illustrate something complex, and while I am a little rusty im just happy to have had the time to actually finish something.

I figure that at some point the clones would have shown Ashoka how to play sabbac or one of the card games, and got this cute image in my head.

I really banged this one out in one sitting. I sat down and began this illustration  in the morning, and now its night time. The results are worth the wrist pain. 

I've never drawn a 79s scene before and I honestly think I've gotta draw more battalions chilling bc this was so much fun, and gave an excuse to play with different filters and layer tricks. I'm just happy to draw happy clones, circle of happiness. 

edit: I now realize that the boys look a little paler than intended so ill probably come back and fix that next time I get some free time. consider this a WIP now :)

I finally finished that wip of the 501st barracks from a week ago, and im pretty happy with it! 

I also went from the chaos of doing everything on one layer to that chaos of 17 layers of effects. 

I embraced chaos by drawing this all on one layer. 

the 501st boys getting some rest in the barracks, I'm not sure if ill finish this later but I do like how its turned out so far so ill probably continue working on this tomorrow. 

fives: *excited* hardcase, jesse & I have a joke for you

hardcase: i’m ready

fives: the council finally found out who’s been committing crimes, but it was a tough case to crack

jesse: *face palms*

hardcase: i don’t get it

jesse: HARDcase to crack, fives, we went over this A HUNDRED TIMES

yall know i found some more tweets to match the clones🗣️

will i ever stop finding posts to match the clones? probably not🕺

“Fives, I need you to go to sleep early tonight” Rex said lowly as he had pulled the bearded man aside. “As you wish, Captain. May I ask why?” “We’re taking the boys on a surprise vacation and I need to count on you to drive us tomorrow” the blonde clone grinned. 

AKA Rex decides to take his boys on a break and plans the whole night for their leave

SONG and GIF Version under the cut

[Song: I Hate Me - Mosimann] GIF Version: 

broke: Ahsoka and Rex swap outfits and it’s horribly obvious plus fits badly

woke: Ahsoka and Rex swap outfits and look absolutely amazing in their new fits

See sometimes I cry about the fall of the Jedi order. and sometimes I wonder how the hell they even lasted that long.

Example one: the Zillo beast

Because this is the logical train of thought: there’s a giant monster who wants to kill everyone, let’s kill him or put him back in the hole.

But noooo. The Jedi council was smoking something good that day and thought: There’s a giant monster that wants to kill everyone. Maybe we should kill it… nahhhh let’s bring it back to the capital so we can maximize damages. Hopefully it eats the chancellor.

Ahh you draw star wars so well i love it

omg thank you so much!!! This actually makes me so happy. I’m also going to use this as an excuse to post some old Star Wars doodles :)

I love the clone wars trio bc I see them all as different commentaries on the Jedi of the time.

Obi Wan is what the Jedi were.

Anakin is what the Jedi preached against.

Ahsoka is what the Jedi should aspire to be.

Obi Wan had the best of intentions: he wanted to save Anakin, to save Satine, to save Ahsoka. But in the end he failed due to Sith scheming. He was set up to fail, wether it be his dead master or the intergalactic war he was forced to fight in. And in the end Anakin did fall from the light, Satine was killed in Maul's quest for revenge, and Ahsoka walked away. He was a well-intentioned man with a good heart who was ultimately set up to fail by the Sith.

Anakin too wanted safety for his loved ones, but he took it to far. Instead of prioritizing those people, their wants and needs, he prioritized the way they made him felt. Instead of selfless love, he loved selfishly, which is exactlaly what the Jedi are against. They're not against love, they're against attachment. Anakin couldn't let go of Ahsoka: it corroded his faith in the Jedi, sowed seeds of resentment. He couldn't accept that Padme or Obi Wan didn't agree with his vision, because if they don't make him feel good, then they no longer love him. Anakin was a kind boy twisted by the Sith and his misguided attachment to others.

Ahsoka falls into a similar category as Obi Wan, except for one detial. She walked away. She recognized that the Jedi were unintentionally loosing themselves in war. And even through she was a spectacular warrior, a talented commander, she recognized that it wasn't supposed to be her job. She was able to let go of her attachment to Anakin and the 501st. She was a product of her masters and friends, of Obi Wan, Anakin, Padme, and all the others who influenced her growth. And even in the end, when her world fell, she still acted with compassion and understanding, which is exactly what a Jedi should be. Despite her discomfort with the twisted meaning of the title, Ahsoka embodied the fundamental traits of a Jedi. Not flawless, but an empathetic peacekeeper capable of embracing love and rejecting attachment.

Idk if I'm articulating it right, but the general idea is there.

Do I have any idea what I’m doing? No. Am I having fun making these wips? (Rhetorical question)

Was going through my folders and found this little thing. It’s not finished, probably never will be, but I love them too much to let them stay there :)

Wip of Knight Tano

About to go cause some chaos #501st

Post-Siege of Mandalore Ahsoka just makes me so sad.

Like, this is a girl who has been fighting for the better part of her rather short life. She’s gone from being a youngling to a soldier to an outcast to a soldier once again. And she was so close. Everything was going to be perfect, the Clone Wars would be over, and she would be what she’d always wanted to be, what she was meant to be. A peacekeeper. A Jedi.

But the Order fell. Her brothers turned on her. The Clone Wars did end, but nobody truly won. Ahsoka’s world crumbled, and yet she still has to keep fighting. Fighting the Empire, fighting Thrawn, fighting herself. It never ends. She never gets to see her masters or her brothers or her culture again. Ahsoka can never stop, because it isn’t in her blood to stop, it just isn’t possible for her. But it’s eating her up, and despite what some people may think, Ahsoka was never truly happy after that tragic day on an icy, unnamed moon. She left that girl, the young and joyful Jedi, in the snow alongside a pair of twin lightsabers.

and that just makes me really sad.

You know what the worst thing about Ahsoka is?

It's that she could never have a happy ending.

From the moment she was introduced as Anakin Skywalker’s padawan, from the moment she existed as a Jedi, she was doomed. Because no matter how much she tried to fight, how many good things she did, her character is bound by the narrative, just like every prequels character is.

The Jedi order will fall. Anakin will become Vader. The 501st will be follow their orders.

Everything Ahsoka loved will die (at least most of it). It must, for the timeline and the story to stay intact. Her culture. Her brothers. Her masters and friends and family. All of them, doomed just like her. Nobody gets what they want, except for Sidious.

Her story was already written. And it was not a happy one.

Clone wars characters at a fancy party:

Anakin: Dances with Padme the entire time, has no sense of subtly. Nearly punches another senator in the face for disrespecting her. Encourages Rex to 'go get the girls'.

Ahsoka: Is literally gorgeous in whatever she's wearing. Takes a sip of wine and immediately regrets it. Hangs around her masters and brothers the whole time. Tries to bite the senator who dissed her bestie.

Obi wan: Shows up in a tuxedo and a limouse, dressed to the nines. Heads straight for the wine. Stops his two chaos gremlins padawans from attacking a senator.

Rex: Tries to avoid dancing. Gets roped into dancing with Ahsoka. Drank seven cups of coffee right before but is still tired. Internally laughs as his commander and general try to attack a senator.

Fives: Is late because he saw a really cute loth cat and had to stop and pet it. Falls into the fountain, needs Echo to help him out. Eats all the horderves.

Echo: Literally only showed up because he didn't trust Fives. Falls asleep during the boring parts. Tries to dance with Rex but gets rejected. Recorded Fives falling into the fountain to use as blackmail

BONUS

Yoda: Wearing a mini tuxedo and bringing a cooler full of frogs to snack on because nobody else did.

We are not just numbers. We are men.

Cute clone thoughts

When the 501st first meet their new Commander, they're annoyed. Why should they have to deal with a youngligh, especially in the middle of a war? Ahsoka's just a liability.

But eventually their Mandalorian instincts kick in, and they can't just watch this child bounce around the walls unsupervised. So I present you with these thoughts;

Rex, making sure that she eats before every battle. If she hasn't, he'll pull out a ration bar from some secret pocket. He's the reason she's so healthy.

Echo, helping her study for her Jedi tests, even though he doesn't quite understand all the material. He's the reason she never fails a test.

Fives, showing her the best ways to prank their brothers. The first time that shaving cream shows up in their food, he's incredibly proud. He's the reason she's banned from ordering suspicious supplies.

Hardcase, sneaking her midnight snacks and gossiping with her until 3 in the morning. He's the reason she can eat three tubs of ice cream in as many minutes.

Jesse, teaching her the secrets of the ships and weapons even though he's not technically supposed to do that. He's the reason she can sneak through the Venator without anyone noticing.

And Ahoska is the reason they all smile a little brighter, the reason that their dreams aren't quite as bad, the reason the 501st is so damn protective of their commander. Because that's their little sister, and they're her big brothers.

BONUS

Kix, handing her a cute sticker and gently wiping away her tears after giving her shots because she's scared of needles. He's the reason she's not anymore.

SW Headcannons

The first time Rex has real, good coffee, he starts crying (happy tears). All the coffee on the ship slowly starts disappearing, and the next day Ahsoka finds him in a storage closet, surrounded by a mountain of coffee rations. She promises not to tell, as long as he shares. They make a pinky-promise on it (because that is totally something the clones would do, no I am not taking questions).

The first close call, though, came when Cody was making a routine inspection on the ship. He passed right by, but with his mom-friend powers he 'sensed' something wrong with one of the storage spaces. Rex has to subtly comm Ahsoka, who's busy with Jedi stuff. He must use the last resort. Fives answers immediately, and doesn't question why his captain wants him to blow something up. It works, and Cody bolts out to find out where the fire came from.

Unfortunately, though, Fives gets curious, and the secret eventually spreads to the entire 501st. Most of them find it amusing, but don't particularly care. But there's a few, like Jesse and Hardcase, who take it to heart. Other battalions begin to notice their coffee rations are disappearing. Nobody ever catches the 501st, because although they're often a hot mess, those boys are terrifying when united for a cause.

Soon, the 501st has turned into an unstoppable menace due to the unhealthy amount of caffeine they're drinking.

The one brother who can never know, though, is Kix. The vod even have to avoid drinking too much before their check-ins, as he might get suspicious about the crazy amounts of caffeine in their bodies. Despite their terrible lying skills, he never finds out. He might even steal from the stash on particularly late shifts (they'll never ask, because Kix is scary. Don't mess with the medic).

They're so overcaffinated that nobody questions it when Fives and Ahsoka disappear for a few days, and Palpatine mysteriously dies. Everybody lives happily ever after, and Senator Amidala makes sure that the clones all get extra coffee rations (Ahsoka too, because she couldn't escape her crazy brother's antics).

So I was watching the Wrong Jedi arc (yes I cried, yes i hate myself, yes I hate Dave Filoni) and I got an idea.

What if the Jedi trusted Ahsoka? Bc despite what some people seem to think, they weren't evil monsters. The Jedi were just trying their best.

Anyway, I think that it would change the story a lot. One of the main reasons Anakin Skywalker, mister main character, fell, is because he had lost both his padawan and his faith in the Jedi council. So if Ahsoka not only stays around, but the Jedi trust and support them, maybe Anakin doesn't loose faith. Maybe Palpatine dies in a tragic elevator accident that definitely didn't have anything to do with Fox.

I have so many ideas for this AU, but the main one is just how Ahsoka can grow without Order 66 completely wrecking her life.. How she can turn from an annoying youngling to the one of the wisest and most powerful Knights. But most importantly, she gets her brothers, she gets her masters, she gets her family, and she gets to be Auntie Ahsoka.

This is all just an excuse to give Ahsoka a happy ending :)

Just Rex looking fabulous as usual.

(For once the 501st are behaving like reasonable humans)

Kix: Yo is Dogma sleeping or dead? Fives: Hopefully dead, I hated his guts. Jesse: Yeah, so did I. Dogma: Okay first of all, fuck you-

Echo: Remember! Curiosity killed the cat!

Fives: Yes, but you forget that satisfaction brought it back. So yes, Hardcase, go find out if that thing can catch fire!

Echo: You're a bad influence.

Fives: And you don't know your sayings.

IM BACK IN THE FUCKING BUILDING

makes me very happy that tumblr still loves incorrect quotes cus bitch me too

one thing i will always appreciate about the finale seasons of star wars animated shows is they put their WHOLE PUSSY into these backdrops

if you told 6 year old me CLONE WARS would have this animation budget i think i would've fainted

pic creds to google & star wars stills