Anonymous #1 14w

Really liked a lot of the stories in rebels and the characters but tbh Ezra never grew on me either like Ashoka did to the audience of TCW. Kanen, Hera, Zeb, Sabine and even chopper were so much more likable and had good growth. Also had better character designs, I’ve never liked his blue hair and orange outfit looks ugly as fuck

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Anonymous #2 14w

Nah you’re valid for that bc they’re tryna emulate ANH. Also there are some peak lightsaber duels in rebels nlg the sabers don’t hold them back.

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Anonymous #2 14w

I hate Ezra’s saber/blaster in season 1/2 tho kinda cringe and so obviously made to sell toys and only cool when kanen used it against the grand inquisitor

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Anonymous OP 14w

i feel like it suits his personality well and also provides a practical solution to the problem of lightsabers being exclusively short range weapons. this makes sense when they’re not being hunted, but rebel activity typically requires a bit more distance and shadow ops which long range weapons help with. also it’s fun and new and that’s not a crime

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Anonymous OP 14w

and the jedi order was annihilated. sometimes values are compromised by necessity. almost every force user we see who was not nearly an adult/an adult during the purge uses a blaster, from kanan to luke. what the jedi once were was destroyed, and those who remained had to adapt. it’s just more efficient to combine gun/saber than to carry both, esp since kyber is a powerful energy source that likely wouldn’t overheat or need regular charging, making it more convenient in unexpected situations

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Anonymous #1 14w

Outside of lore yes it’s cool and new and fun for the kiddos. But the whole point of a Jedi carrying a lightsaber is that it’s meant to be a defensive weapon in a galaxy of blasters which are purely offensive. A lightsaber with a built in blaster taints what has been so sacred for thousands of years. Yes Jedi - especially in TCW - used it in much more offensive ways.

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Anonymous #1 14w

Kanen and Cal Kestis using a blaster in hand with their saber is acceptable and sick as fuck but I’ve never been on board with the saber blaster combo, and we haven’t seen it sense and I doubt we’ll ever see it again

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