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Star Wars Month is almost over (though I still have fics on the way), so here's a look at Han's first girlfriend. The Star Wars fanbase, being the Star Wars fanbase, can be really petty. Some fans have whined about Qi'ra existing at all, saying that Han being in (gasp!) another relationship before Leia undermines Han and Leia's relationship (because no one EVER has more than one relationship in their lives, right?). People have called her ugly and worse. Hell, when I did NaNo last year and did those thirty prompts twice, once for Han/Qi'ra and once for Han/Leia, some moron decided it would be fun to bitch about Qi'ra repeatedly in the FFN re

Since The Phantom Menace turns 20 today (I feel old), I'll be talking about one of the most underrated Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn. Qui-Gon is a very different kind of Jedi. While most Jedi believe in following the very strict set of rules, Qui-Gon will bend and break the rules without much regret if he feels that the situation requires him to do so, much to Obi-Wan's frustration. This is especially interesting when you consider that Count Dooku was his master when he was a padawan. I don't know exactly when Dooku turned to the dark side, so I'm not sure if he was dark side yet when he trained Qui-Gon, but either way, having a master who disagreed wi

It's Mother's Day, so I thought I'd look at one of the most underrated Star Wars characters: Shmi Skywalker. Shmi is a slave who became pregnant with Anakin through the Force - interpret that as you will (though I'll believe that Palpatine Force-raped her until proven wrong). For a long time I've wanted to write a fanfic about her discovering her pregnancy and how she deals with it, but given that I have a million other fics to work on, that might not be coming for a while. Still, I can't help but wonder about it. While Shmi doesn't get much screen time, her presence is very important. You can see how much she loves her son and how her hear