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The gold doesn’t scan super well, but I am so happy and proud of this piece!
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au where padme lives and raises her two children thinking that anakin died on mustafar and works behind the scenes in the rebellion
and anakin/vader thinks that he killed padme
and they both think the other is dead and vader hates the shadowy leader of the rebellion and padme hates the emperor’s black-suited attack dog
i just have a lot of ideas about this idk
this is the parent trap. this is the parent trap with luke and leia
I need them stuck together in a caved-in ancient temple somewhere and having a near-screaming argument and Padme referencing something specific to her past that Anakin was there for in the process of making a point and Vader getting mad at thinking himself mocked and just Will Not Stand for anybody bringing Padme Amidala into the argument and
Padme just
fucking takes her mask off and throws it at him and says she’ll use herself in her own arguments all she fucking well wants and it bounces off his face and she figures she’s gonna die and she’s totally not prepared for the second-in-command of the entire Empire to just fall on his knees at her feet.
I don’t even know what to follow this up with and I think neither do they.
Omg this post is poppin’ off! But you guys are so funny 😭😭 thanks for the support! 🙇🏻♂️🙇🏻♂️
To be fair, it's been a goal of mine to get out to Lake Como, Italy and stand on the very spot the sand line was uttered. I completely understand you, op.
Well, do I have a news for you! It also was my life’s dream 🥰
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Concept art from The Art of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
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ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES
This is probably the best line in the entire trilogy.
This is the best line in the trilogy.
hesdeadjim
#padme amidala#NEVER GETS ENOUGH APPRECIATION#SHE IS ALWAYS WOODEN ROMANCE THING TO EVERYONE#UGH#PADME AMIDALA STARED DOWN DEATH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS#HER WORLD ENACTED SPECIAL LEGISLATION FOR HER TO KEEP ON AS SENATOR#AFTER HER TERM AS QUEEN ENDED#AND SHE WAS QUEEN WHEN SHE WAS ONLY FOURTEEN DAMMIT#FOURTEEN YEARS OLD#AND QUEEN OF A FUCKING PLANET#long story short#if you don’t like padme amidala i don’t like you#she had a feminist narrative despite primarily being in the movies to be anakin’s love interest#but that’s entirely because of plot points set up before anyone knew Lucas was doing the prequels#imo this moment was when she cracked#THIS ONE MOMENT#this was the chip that started the spiderweb of cracks in her spirit#and Anakin’s betrayal was the second#what i’m trying to say is#her romance with Anakin wasn’t what brought her to give up on life#THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE GALACTIC REPUBLIC WAS#so fuck you if you think she gave up living because she couldn’t bear to be without anakin#she couldn’t bear to be without justice and rights for all beings#that’s what (tags via teroknortailor)
perf tags
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The Naboo Archives: the Handmaidens
A series of posts that explores queens, handmaidens, and more
Sabé
Quotes
"I’m the right hand of Padmé Amidala Naberrie, and I always will be, even if someday she decides to follow her path somewhere else. I wouldn’t trade my relationship with her for anything in the galaxy.”
“She can order me to my death, and I will go. And she knows it. […] As far as I can see, she will always pick Naboo, and I will always pick her.”
Sabé; origins
- Sabé was born as Tsabin, the younger sibling of a musical family of Hallikset players on Naboo
- Tsabin was studying at a musical conservatory when she was scouted by Captain Panaka, both for her uncanny resemblance to Padmé, as well as her ability to blend in wherever she went
- Tsabin was Padmé's first handmaiden, as well as her first friend. The two girls developed a strong bond, closer than that of the other handmaidens
- Tsabin adopted the name Sabé, both to honour her queen and to help make it harder to tell them apart, as well as an added bonus of further anonymity
- Sabé served as the Queen's Shadow, her closest bodyguard and her decoy/double
- After Amidala's terms were up, Sabé was the only handmaiden from the royal handmaidens who continued to serve Padmé, even though she was within her rights to resign from duty
- Sabé served Padmé unofficially during her time as a senator, flying under the radar and performing tasks and investigating areas that Padmé could not do herself
Sabé; Clone Wars
- Sabé followed Padmé to Coruscant, and became her eyes and infiltrated areas that Padmé could not go as a senator
- Padmé eventually sent Sabé to Tatooine to investigate the slave trade there, and to begin to gather evidence and documentation
- Sabé searched for Shmi Skywalker there, but her search was unsuccessful
- While on Tatooine, Sabé freed many slaves, and transported them to the planet Karlinus, where they were able to begin a new life
Sabé; Rebellion
- After Padmé's death, Sabé was certain that there had been foul play. She gathered all the former handmaidens and allies she had and began to investigate
- Just days after Padmé's burial, Sabé and her allies broke into Padmé's apartment on Coruscant and stole the security camera footage before the Empire had a chance to wipe it
- Unable to decrypt the footage and with the empire hot on their tail, she made the decision to hide the evidence in Padmé's tomb
- After that, she and her allies formed a group they called the 'Amidalans', a group of Padmé's loyal friends and former handmaidens, all of whom were committed to finding the truth
- the Amidalans all joined the rebellion together
- Sabé and the Amidalans eventually returned to the tomb for the footage, but ran in to Darth Vader, who had also begun to suspect that there was more to Padmé's death than what he was told
- After an initial skirmish, and after mistaking Sabé for Padmé, the duo decided to work together to hunt for more clues
- Vader allowed Sabé to escape unscathed, despite belonging to the Rebellion
bonus content; after EK Johnston's books were published, it was confirmed that Sabé was canonically part of the LGBTQ+ community. She held a lifelong love for Padmé, as well as having a relationship with a man who became a close ally to her.
links: queen apailana ✧ queen jamillia ✧ the royal naboo handmaidens
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“That’s how we’re gonna win. Not fighting what we hate, saving what we love.” - Rose Tico
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Girls don’t want boys, girls want Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley to reprise their roles as Padmé and Sabé in an Amidala/handmaiden centric Star Wars film
everybody who reblogs this post better have read queen's shadow and queen's peril and have queen's hope pre-ordered
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Decided to make my own version of this meme
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Designs for Padmé Amidala by Iain McCaig and Dermot Power.
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#anidala walked so #sambucky could run
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AU where Padme is a Jedi and Ahsoka is her padawan.
I’ll have the fic on your desk by Monday
The best part is the fact that Anakins not even like a tactful senator. He's super popular but he and Padme have the exact same negotiation styles as they do in the normal canon
Senator: *starts insulting someone Anakin loves*
Anakin: *pulls out a gun on the Senate floor* say it again
Ahsoka always gets this wolfish grin on her face whenever she and Padme are assigned to protect Anakin because sure, Padme occasionally gets into aggressive negotions but mostly is pretty calm. Anakin, though?
Padme: Really, Ahsoka, I don’t see why you’re so eager for a dull bodyguard assingment with Anak—uh, Senetor Skywalker.
Ahsoka: The last time we were supposed to have a “dull assignment” with Skywalker he called Grievous “dooku’s punk clanker bitch” and blew up half his fleet.
Padme: I’m aware. I’m the one who had to duel Grievous while you held Skywalker back.
Ahsoka: And it was dope.
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) Dir. George Lucas
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★ Star Wars Generations ★ Rey, Leia & Padme. May the fourth be with you! ❤
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Friendly reminder that Padme had a subplot in Episode III where she was going against Palpatine’s actions and she, Bail Organa, and Mon Mothma (her only appearance in the prequel trilogies) basically formed the early version of the Rebel Alliance, but the entire thing was deleted.
laustraliedouzepoints
Apparently this subplot was cut at the last minute because Lucas wanted to keep the focus on Anakin, but tbh this would have strengthened Anakin’s storyline as well as the film overall. In the final scene of the subplot, Palpatine starts sowing seeds of doubt in Anakin about Padme’s loyalty to the Republic and to Anakin himself, and it helps show that not only did the Empire begin in ROTS, but so too did the Rebellion.
Plus, it has the added value of reinforcing how Palpatine essentially had full control of the Republic long before it formally became the Empire; by the time he declares himself Emperor, the title is little more than a formality. The Petition Of The Two-Thousand is a blacklist that Palpatine can use in the early years of the Empire to scapegoat any political opponents and eliminate them, silencing any opposition. It also gives Padme and clear and powerful legacy in the history of the Rebellion, almost as a martyr.
Finally, we have the artistic value - the contrast between Anakin and Padme, as their politics divides them and they each help to form the Empire and the Rebellion respectively, culminating in the final symbolism of them lying on their respective operating tables clad in black and white.
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Also a friendly reminder that Padme also had a subplot where she was beginning to see the evil in Anakin and was actually working with the Rebellion to kill him before it was too late,
REMEMBER THIS SCENE? Remember how sappy and forced the dialogue was?
According to someone who worked on ROTS, there was supposed to be a reveal right after their sappy talk where Anakin leaves and members of the consul come out, revealing that Padme is working with them to try and see Anakin’s motives and whether he is turning to the dark side or not, basically turning Padme from a lovesick girl to an informant who is betraying her husband for the greater good
REMEMBER THIS SCENE AS WELL?
According to the same guy, the original scene would be Padme coming to the planet after Anakin kills the younglings to assasinate Anakin for the Rebellion while there is still time to do so (here’s the original scene art for it)
According to the cast member, as the two are embracing, Padme has a knife in her hands aimed at Anakin’s jugular, knowing the situation and almost accepting that he has lost Padme, he at first doesn’t say anything, basically saying ‘ok then, kill me’. But at the last minute Padme breaks the bond because she realizes she can’t kill the man she loves, this anakin kills her.
This would have done so much not only for Padme’s character, but also for the movie’s overall plot and story and I will be forever angry at Lucas for cutting it! Like…what the hell was he thinking?????
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Lucas too far up his own ass to think
