“The difference with the prequel Jedi is that they are not really anti-heroes, but they aren’t classical heroes either like Luke Skywalker or Princess Leia. They are something else, almost in-between. Unlike anti-heroes, they don’t operate from the streets or the backwaters; they aren’t vigilantes or criminals with hearts of gold. Rather they are the authority, the idealized leaders, the wise monks with the stringent code of ethics. To anyone who has seen the original trilogy, they are mythic and grand, until you actually meet them in the PT, that is. Then you witness their moral shortcomings, their blindness, their coldness; but unlike anti-heroes, these traits are not affectations to make them edgy and cool; their moral shortcomings are alarming and uncomfortable because we have been encouraged to think of them as above reproach.”

What is happening right now is why the Clone Wars were fought in the first place. It is their reason for existence. The Clone Wars have always been, in and of themselves, from their very inception, the revenge of the Sith.

They were irresistible bait. They took place in remote locations, on planets that belonged, primarily, to “somebody else.” They were fought by expendable proxies. And they were constructed as a win-win situation. The Clone Wars were the perfect Jedi trap.

By fighting at all, the Jedi lost.

With the Jedi Order overextended, spread thin across the galaxy, each Jedi is alone, surrounded only by whatever clone troops he, she, or it commands. War itself pours darkness into the Force, deepening the cloud that limits Jedi perception. And the clones have no malice, no hatred, not the slightest ill intent that might give warning. They are only following orders.

In this case, Order Sixty-Six.

Hold-out blasters appear in clone hands. ARC-170s drop back onto the tails of Jedi starfighters. AT-STs swivel their guns. Turrets on hovertanks swung silently. Clones open fire, and Jedi die. 

All across the galaxy. All at once.

Jedi die.

      I love the Jedi Aesthetic, the blend of space fantasy modern technology with something ancient and spiritual.        I love how beautiful the Jedi Temple is, how grand and sweeping it is, while being warm and filling, that you can very nearly feel the hum of the living Force within it, you can very nearly feel the shimmer of the stars echoing softly when Jedi listen to them.  I love that it’s huge, but it’s also full of Yoda playfully teaching the younglings and cutely teasing Obi-Wan about having ~lost a planet.       I love the Great Jedi Tree in its place of honor, I love the soaring heights of the Grand Hall with its warm sunlight streaming in, I love the epic hallways that blend something ancient with something immediate, all that light streaming in and looking out over the bustling city.       I love the massive Archives that are quiet but still thrum with life and learning. I love the giant doorways that show the Jedi’s heritage and blend it together with advanced tech.  I love glowing star maps that spin with beautiful light and stained glass windows that glow in the middle of the day.       I love the cool blue light of the holocrons, so much knowledge and history waiting there, so soothing and gentle in their hum and glow.  A thousand years and more of learning, ready to teach it to the next generation, for them to learn more and understand another smidgen about the Force to add to their greater understanding.       The Jedi and their culture are gorgeous, look at all the beauty that’s there!  Look at what a thousand years of their traditions and history have given them.

• Adi Gallia was a source of intelligence to the Senate, likely the liaison between the Jedi and their overseers, the Senate
• Adi was also born into a high-ranking diplomatic family on Coruscant
• Stass Allie is a healer who teaches many others in the Jedi Order, including Barriss Offee
• Shaak Ti is one of the best group fighters, her sense of spatial awareness helps her move more quickly in larger numbers
• Mace Windu is one of the greatest living lightsaber fighters
• Plo Koon and Saesee Tiin are both an expert pilots
• Plo also wears a mask to protect his sensitive eyes and nostrils from oxygen-rich environments
• Saesee is telepathic in addition to his Force abilities, which is most focused when he’s piloting a ship, as he’s an excellent pilot
• Obi-Wan Kenobi is a great pilot, he just really doesn’t like it, in addition to having truly formidable lightsaber skills
• Barriss Offee uses the lightsaber form of Soresu
• Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee specialized in tandem fighting, together they were more powerful than the sum of their parts
• Mace Windu rescued Depa Billaba from space pirates who killed her parents, eventually taking her as his Padawan, where they developed a close bond
• Yarael Poof has a mischievous side and enjoys playing mind tricks (of which he specializes in) on colleagues
• Master Yaddle devotes a lot of time to scholarly interests and spends a lot of time in the Jedi archives
• Kit’s head tentacles detect chemical signatures as well as being highly sensitive enough to detect others’ emotions
• Kit is an amphibian who can live underwater or in the air
• Qui-Gon’s homeworld was Coruscant, which means he was likely born there