let me make this clear: i am not a dog hater. in fact, i’m a dog lover. i love dogs. i have cats because dogs aren’t allowed in my apartment. but I really, really, want a dog, and will, hopefully, have one in the future.
now, dog owners (not walkers, because they’re supposed to be professional) who don’t pick up their dog’s poop really piss me off. first of all, it’s just rude, especially if it’s on someone else’s or a public lawn. then, there’s the issue of stepping in it. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m just not sure what to make of it. Is it healthy? When does a SW fan cross the line into freakdom? I don’t want to be judgmental; I just want to understand the costuming culture.
I mean, I would have no qualms about dressing up as a Jedi for like, Halloween, but to go as far as to join a…a…a club?
A requirement, apparently, is to have “professional”-looking armor, for the stormtroopers. There are even sites that provide instructions on what to use for armor and weapons: TK-409.com Do-It-Yourself Star Wars Props.
I always thought they were. Celibate, I mean. They aren’t allowed emotional attachments, but wouldn’t having sex with someone you aren’t emotionally involved with be a DS act?
I also know that they’re allowed to have feelings, but they aren’t supposed to act on them. I think. Or at least, feelings shouldn’t motivate their actions, such as striking out at someone in anger.
On the Dark Horse boards, people assume that Quinlan Vos has a sexual relationship with Khaleen Hentz. This may be inferred from some of the issues in which they appear. Even though there’s obviously sexual tension between them, I’m not sure that they’ve actually done it.
I’m basing this on a certain panel in Republic #63, which unfortunately, isn’t part of the preview on the Web site. Anyhow, it occurs when Khaleen wakes Quin from a meditative nightmare. The characters are facing each other, but their faces aren’t shown. Instead, all that’s depicted are her boobs and his unlit lightsaber in his hand, pointed at her chest. How phallic is that?
The next panel shows only his eyes–he’s glaring at her. Then a picture of her face telling him why she disturbed his meditation.
Finally, there’s a picture that shows both characters fully, with Quin re-attaching his lightsaber onto his belt. In this panel, a rattled Khaleen says, “You were about a heartbeat from putting your lightsaber through me!” His answer? “No, I wasn’t.”
Everything but, perhaps? And if he had put his lightsaber through her, would it symbolize the physical act, the result of which kills Khaleen? I’ll have to think about the implications there.
Anyway, my question is, if they have had sex, wouldn’t Quin have been a virgin? I mean, he was raised in the Temple and all, and peer pressure, if any existed within, would probably have been on things such as lightsaber combat or something. More than likely, he didn’t have to cope with “normal” pressure that “normal” teens confront: drinking, sex, stuff like that.
And yet, some of the forum members think he’s a player. Personally, for Quin, I prefer the term “playa.” “Player” sounds too…well, clean-cut. Or something. And let me tell you, when he first appears as his bad undercover self in Republic #49, he is most definitely a P-I-M-P. Look at him on the cover (cover artist - Ryan Benjamin):
If this ain’t a Jedi gangsta, I don’t know what is. Holla!
Anyhow, perhaps people think he’s a sex machine because he doesn’t “look” like a virgin. But then, what does a virgin look like? A Jedi virgin? Obi-Wan? :d Hmm…
Aayla Secura. Before “graduating” from the Jedi Academy, she was Quinlan Vos’s Padawan (but that isn’t why I like her). In fact, she and Quin were promoted to Knight and Master respectively, at the same time.
I like Aayla because she’s a Twi’lek who isn’t a stupid dancing girl. She kicks ass and, in fact, kicked Aurra Sing’s ass, who I can’t stand. Aurra’s pretty cool looking in a Goth (but cooler) sort of way, but she’s a total, total psycho. In fact, the “real” version (played by an actress) isn’t even as scary looking as the comics version. But I have to admit, she has a great hair color.
In the comics where it flashbacks to when Aayla was still Quin’s Padawan, she looked very much like Mission Vao from Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR). The weird thing is, adult Aayla is blue. But as a youngster she was like, turquoise-colored, more like Mission.
In the upcoming Republic #71, to be released in November, people have speculated that Quin will be killed off. In the above link, it says: “Vos is finally captured and broght [sic] to justice for his crimes.”
However, just because he’s captured doesn’t mean he’ll be killed. After all, the Jedi honor life and only kill if it’s unavoidable. Had Depa Billaba regained her faculties, she would have gone to trial, but I doubt the Council would have executed her. Perhaps she could have been redeemed. Maybe the same will happen with Quin. I hope.
Quinlan Vos. Because he’s a bad-ass Jedi — more so than Mace Windu, even. Or, what the hell? More so than Shaft (“John Shaft” ). I can totally picture Quin parking his MobquetFlare-S swoop bike (he doesn’t have a swoop in Republic but he should) in a prominent spot on the Jedi Temple’s landing platform, then swaggering into the Temple, dressed not in Jedi robes, but in his Guardian armor. Then the theme from Shaft plays in the background (this is the Temple, after all, so this could be a Force occurrence): *funky guitar riff — wicka-wicka-wank, wicka-wicka-wicka-wank* Mace - “You see Master Vos is a bad mother — (Yoda - shut your mouth).” So, can ya dig it?
He walks the fine line between light side (LS) and dark side (DS), which is a great struggle to watch/read. This dichotomy makes the character more than 2-D, and perhaps more believable. Jedi are not infallible, and his characterization really shows this. In addition, I like the added dimension John Ostrander provides by having Quin basically deluding himself into thinking that he hasn’t gone DS, that he’s still working undercover. He’s a brooder, and in many ways that I won’t go into right now, a Byronic hero. I like Byronic heroes. And, OMG, he’s sooooo hot. I mean, for a comic book character. Is that weird? I’m turning into a fangirl, I think, which seems a bit silly for someone my age, but so what? What do I care? The guy’s hot, what do you want? Jan Duursema’s a great artist. Besides, he reminds me very much of the “bad boys” I used to date back when I dressed like Khaleen Hentz — hot pants, fishnets, all that.
). I can totally picture Quin parking his 
