Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Just a thought: The Crown of Thorns
When we think about the crown of thorns, we imagine a full circle atop Christ's head. But the sort of crowns the Romans would have been familiar with are the horseshoe shaped laurel wreaths worn by generals on triumph or athletes after competing in the games. The soldiers fashioned for Christ a victory crown made of the very item God cursed the garden with due to Adam's sin.
Is it Skywalker Or "sky walker" (or) Crazy Fan Theories And Other Goofiness
Hey, y'all!
Been a long time since anything's happened on this blog. Mostly because I've been too busy doing more immediately necessary things. And doing enough writing that I haven't wanted to do much recreational wordsmithing.
But then the teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode IX dropped.
If you haven't watched it yet, what is wrong with you?!?!
I mean... if you haven't watched it yet, you can watch it here.
Or here:
Hoo, boy! There's almost nothing in this video. Seriously. Other than seeing a new iteration of the TIE Interceptor, and a fun little pip-squeak droid, nothing overly fascinating.
Except for Rey wandering in some desert (Jakku? Tatooine's Jutland Wastes?).
And the Skywalker lightsaber has been repaired.
And an A-Wing (?) approaching a city/starport/base on a somewhat snowy and mountainous looking world.
Lando piloting the Falcon, again.
A Star Destroyer of some class in a battle. Not sure if it is an Imperial-class or the newer Resurgence-class.
Remnants of a Death Star.
And good old Palpatine himself cackling in the background.
Yeah, forget all that for a moment. Because I think I might have figured it out. I have a sneaking suspicion that I know exactly what the tagline and the title mean.
"The saga comes to an end."
Well, everyone in an official position has been stating that this is the end of the "Skywalker arc." And that kind of makes sense, overall. The Legends universe was able to open up the galaxy with many, many, new characters to follow. With the old EU being closed, Disney and Lucasfilm started back at square one. So, no major grievances here from me. (Other than those grievances I've already aired; see previous posts.)
But couple the tagline with the title.
Now, in my opinion, there are a few options that sort of overlap. Let me explain.
1) Rey is a Skywalker.
2) Ben gets redeemed.
3) "Left field."
And following the lead of my idol, Eric Idle, I'll start with the second one.
Will Ben Solo be redeemed? To be honest, I think it may be irrelevant. I know everyone likes a classic "good guys win" story, especially when it includes getting family to stop being jerks. But I don't think it is needed.
Why do I think that? Balance. One "Light Side," one "Dark Side." Or, jumping on the older theory bandwagon: Ben was a double agent the whole time.
Think about it. Has he been good at being a bad guy? Not really. He's been flighty, impulsive, reckless, and at times even stupid. Maybe he turned to the dark side out of fear of Luke, but then realized he was in over his head and started trying to sabotage it all, except it is getting difficult to figure out there one lie beings and the other ends.
As for Rey being a Skywalker, I stand by there being only one way for that to work: Mara. Don't get me wrong, I think she is (likely) deceased as of TFA. I'll even go so far as to say she died before Ben and Luke had their "falling out." However, the origin of Mara would be in play. And then some. Buckle up for this one, we're going to brush left field.
(the following is the theory, ignore similarities)
Mara Jade was not only one of the Emperor's favorite assassins, but she was his illegitimate granddaughter. At the Emperor's death, she was assigned to kill Skywalker. Instead, though, she was redeemed, going on to aid the New Republic both in the reestablishing of the Jedi and in the intelligence departments efforts to weed out Imperials. Around the time Luke's nephew began attending the Academy, Mara disappeared. She had been assisting Sen. Organa-Solo's efforts to combat the rising First Order. Luke never found out what happened to her, and the agitation he felt from her disappearance contributed to his actions toward Ben. What happened to Mara was she went into hiding briefly when her daughter was born. To protect her Mara took her to Jakku, hiding her with an associate, who would end up falling on hard times and "sell" her to Unkar Plutt. Mara would go back into the field, disappearing for the final time in the first attempt to located Luke. No one knows what happened to her. However, there was a ship spotted that appears to be the same type as the one in Rey's memory.
Okay, tin foil hats off now. Outlandish and unlikely? Yep. Buckle up, though, because you ain't seen nothing yet.
What is outlandish is the title: "The Rise Of Skywalker." How so?
Skywalker is not a name, but a title.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I please direct your attention to a document known as "Alien Exodus," the outline of which is here and the first two chapters are here. I'll wait while you read it.
Oh, yeah. You sort of see where I'm going with this now, huh? Well, hold on to your hat. Because here's the theory.
The title of "the Sky Walker" is much like that of "the Chosen One." And Palpatine knew this. He also knew that he hadn't, actually, killed his master, who was playing with trying to create life. So Palpatine did what had to be done to keep the galaxy, as well as the universe and the Force, from being destroyed by his master: fulfill the prophecy of the Chosen One.
That meant finding the right candidate. The difficulty with that was in the wording of the prophecy, wording that the Jedi did not know. But he did. The Chosen One was to be a Sky Walker. The title became a renown Jedi family name long before Ruusan, but they nearly died out in the battle. But Palpatine found one: Shmi. The son would have fulfilled the prophecy, if not for Snoke appearing in the Unknown Regions after the rise of the Empire. How did the Emperor learn of this? A young Chiss commander, who had information regarding Snoke's activities.
You see, Palpatine had been working on essence transfer as his master perfected parthenogenesis. But his master had stolen his work just as Palpatine stole his. That threatened Palpatine's plans enough to make it worth while to abandon or postpone his efforts. Or at the very least make a contingency plan. As Vader did what had to be done, namely, kill his master, the Emperor ordered his granddaughter to kill Skywalker, knowing that he would partner with her to provide the means to defeat Snoke. But, thank the Force, Anakin had not one but two children, and Leia's son was equally powerful in the Force.
An so, from beyond the grave, Palpatine, through the memory and myth of his former servant Vader, influenced Ben Solo to be not only the intended Dark Side user, but the perfect inside man within Snoke's efforts. And with the death of Snoke, it seemed things were set right.
Only now there are only two Force users, and there is no balance, so perhaps Palpatine's plan can work out. If not for those who believe in the Legend of Skywalker, striving against the Dark Side.
Bazinga, nerf herders! How's that for "left field?"
Yeah, that's okay.
At this point I'm just playing around with whatever scraps I'm finding, hoping to pick up grenades along the way. Nothing here is a serious "I'm pretty sure I've got it all figured out." Especially since Ian McDiarmid said he's not in the movie. Oh, well. Being wrong won't bother me. It hasn't yet regarding any predictions I attempted. But it would be hilarious if any of this is right. If I'd bank on any of it, it's my prediction regarding the title.
But, until December, or the full length trailer drops more land mines on everyone's head canon, all we've got is spitballs and hypotheticals.
Been a long time since anything's happened on this blog. Mostly because I've been too busy doing more immediately necessary things. And doing enough writing that I haven't wanted to do much recreational wordsmithing.
But then the teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode IX dropped.
(Don't mind me. I'm okay.)
If you haven't watched it yet, what is wrong with you?!?!
I mean... if you haven't watched it yet, you can watch it here.
Or here:
Hoo, boy! There's almost nothing in this video. Seriously. Other than seeing a new iteration of the TIE Interceptor, and a fun little pip-squeak droid, nothing overly fascinating.
Except for Rey wandering in some desert (Jakku? Tatooine's Jutland Wastes?).
And the Skywalker lightsaber has been repaired.
And an A-Wing (?) approaching a city/starport/base on a somewhat snowy and mountainous looking world.
Lando piloting the Falcon, again.
A Star Destroyer of some class in a battle. Not sure if it is an Imperial-class or the newer Resurgence-class.
Remnants of a Death Star.
And good old Palpatine himself cackling in the background.
Yeah, forget all that for a moment. Because I think I might have figured it out. I have a sneaking suspicion that I know exactly what the tagline and the title mean.
"The saga comes to an end."
Well, everyone in an official position has been stating that this is the end of the "Skywalker arc." And that kind of makes sense, overall. The Legends universe was able to open up the galaxy with many, many, new characters to follow. With the old EU being closed, Disney and Lucasfilm started back at square one. So, no major grievances here from me. (Other than those grievances I've already aired; see previous posts.)
But couple the tagline with the title.
Now, in my opinion, there are a few options that sort of overlap. Let me explain.
1) Rey is a Skywalker.
2) Ben gets redeemed.
3) "Left field."
And following the lead of my idol, Eric Idle, I'll start with the second one.
Will Ben Solo be redeemed? To be honest, I think it may be irrelevant. I know everyone likes a classic "good guys win" story, especially when it includes getting family to stop being jerks. But I don't think it is needed.
Why do I think that? Balance. One "Light Side," one "Dark Side." Or, jumping on the older theory bandwagon: Ben was a double agent the whole time.
Think about it. Has he been good at being a bad guy? Not really. He's been flighty, impulsive, reckless, and at times even stupid. Maybe he turned to the dark side out of fear of Luke, but then realized he was in over his head and started trying to sabotage it all, except it is getting difficult to figure out there one lie beings and the other ends.
As for Rey being a Skywalker, I stand by there being only one way for that to work: Mara. Don't get me wrong, I think she is (likely) deceased as of TFA. I'll even go so far as to say she died before Ben and Luke had their "falling out." However, the origin of Mara would be in play. And then some. Buckle up for this one, we're going to brush left field.
(the following is the theory, ignore similarities)
Mara Jade was not only one of the Emperor's favorite assassins, but she was his illegitimate granddaughter. At the Emperor's death, she was assigned to kill Skywalker. Instead, though, she was redeemed, going on to aid the New Republic both in the reestablishing of the Jedi and in the intelligence departments efforts to weed out Imperials. Around the time Luke's nephew began attending the Academy, Mara disappeared. She had been assisting Sen. Organa-Solo's efforts to combat the rising First Order. Luke never found out what happened to her, and the agitation he felt from her disappearance contributed to his actions toward Ben. What happened to Mara was she went into hiding briefly when her daughter was born. To protect her Mara took her to Jakku, hiding her with an associate, who would end up falling on hard times and "sell" her to Unkar Plutt. Mara would go back into the field, disappearing for the final time in the first attempt to located Luke. No one knows what happened to her. However, there was a ship spotted that appears to be the same type as the one in Rey's memory.
Okay, tin foil hats off now. Outlandish and unlikely? Yep. Buckle up, though, because you ain't seen nothing yet.
What is outlandish is the title: "The Rise Of Skywalker." How so?
Skywalker is not a name, but a title.
Oh, yeah. You sort of see where I'm going with this now, huh? Well, hold on to your hat. Because here's the theory.
The title of "the Sky Walker" is much like that of "the Chosen One." And Palpatine knew this. He also knew that he hadn't, actually, killed his master, who was playing with trying to create life. So Palpatine did what had to be done to keep the galaxy, as well as the universe and the Force, from being destroyed by his master: fulfill the prophecy of the Chosen One.
That meant finding the right candidate. The difficulty with that was in the wording of the prophecy, wording that the Jedi did not know. But he did. The Chosen One was to be a Sky Walker. The title became a renown Jedi family name long before Ruusan, but they nearly died out in the battle. But Palpatine found one: Shmi. The son would have fulfilled the prophecy, if not for Snoke appearing in the Unknown Regions after the rise of the Empire. How did the Emperor learn of this? A young Chiss commander, who had information regarding Snoke's activities.
You see, Palpatine had been working on essence transfer as his master perfected parthenogenesis. But his master had stolen his work just as Palpatine stole his. That threatened Palpatine's plans enough to make it worth while to abandon or postpone his efforts. Or at the very least make a contingency plan. As Vader did what had to be done, namely, kill his master, the Emperor ordered his granddaughter to kill Skywalker, knowing that he would partner with her to provide the means to defeat Snoke. But, thank the Force, Anakin had not one but two children, and Leia's son was equally powerful in the Force.
An so, from beyond the grave, Palpatine, through the memory and myth of his former servant Vader, influenced Ben Solo to be not only the intended Dark Side user, but the perfect inside man within Snoke's efforts. And with the death of Snoke, it seemed things were set right.
Only now there are only two Force users, and there is no balance, so perhaps Palpatine's plan can work out. If not for those who believe in the Legend of Skywalker, striving against the Dark Side.
Bazinga, nerf herders! How's that for "left field?"
Yeah, that's okay.
At this point I'm just playing around with whatever scraps I'm finding, hoping to pick up grenades along the way. Nothing here is a serious "I'm pretty sure I've got it all figured out." Especially since Ian McDiarmid said he's not in the movie. Oh, well. Being wrong won't bother me. It hasn't yet regarding any predictions I attempted. But it would be hilarious if any of this is right. If I'd bank on any of it, it's my prediction regarding the title.
But, until December, or the full length trailer drops more land mines on everyone's head canon, all we've got is spitballs and hypotheticals.
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