0 0
Read Time:8 Second

Indiegogo SWAG 77 Campaign

For some people, what we do doesn’t matter. But for a few, it makes all the difference in the…

View Post

shared via WordPress.com

Happy
Happy
0 %
Sad
Sad
0 %
Excited
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
Angry
0 %
Surprise
Surprise
0 %

Help Us Obi-Wan Kenobi, You Are Our Only Hope…

0 0
Read Time:1 Minute, 43 Second

Obi-Wan Kenobi was a Jedi Master who became a General in the Grand Army of the Republic during The Clone Wars. He led the Galactic Republic to many famous victories, beginning with the countering of the Dark Reaper Project on the planet Thule. The next battle was followed by the First Battle of Kamino and the Mission to the Separatist stronghold on Queyta.

It was Kenobi who crushed the forces of Chairman San Hill and the Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Battle of Muunilinst, an early victory that would do much to build his reputation.

As a General, Kenobi took command of the Open Circle Armada, which included the 212th Attack Battalion.

Towards the end of the Clone Wars, Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Commander Cody took part in a number of successful and high-profile missions, including the First Battle of Cato Neimoidia.

After Anakin’s Knighthood, Kenobi also sat on the twilight Jedi Council as one of the Last Jedi Masters during the Rise of the Galactic Empire and before the Great Jedi Purge.

His legend grew considerably during the Clone Wars as he and his partner Anakin Skywalker became household names from their daring exploits and adventures. Sadly, later on Kenobi would watch his partner and brother as he called him turn to the Dark Side of the Force. But that is another story…

Written by Jason Obi-Wan Wolfe
Edited by Dr. G-

EnActors note: 

I enjoy acting as the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” character on the SWAG 77 Facebook Fan Page because I see myself in him. His calm demeanor and ways of doing things, which was why he was called “the Negotiator”. Obi-Wan Kenobi is the kind of person I wish I could be. I admire his talents and his way of handling people. If I could be a Jedi, I would be just like him.

SWAG 77 note:

Obi-Wan Kenobi will be a featured character at the SWAG 77 Fan Table at Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Celebration 6

Happy
Happy
0 %
Sad
Sad
0 %
Excited
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
Angry
0 %
Surprise
Surprise
0 %

For The Enduring Love of Padme

0 0
Read Time:2 Minute, 34 Second

Her name is Padme Naberrie of Naboo. She was not the youngest ever elected Queen at the age of 14, but her terms were very important.

In her early days as Queen, the planet Naboo was blockaded by the rogue Trade Federation and she had to be protected by two Jedi Knights. They narrowly escaped the blockade but had to crash land on the Outer Rim planet Tatooine. While there, she met a young slave boy named, Anakin Skywalker.

It would be ~10 years before she saw him again. She would meet him as a Jedi  Padawan Learner, who was guided by his master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.  On Galactic Capital Core planet, Coruscant, she was the Senator Padme Amidala from Naboo, and she strongly opposed the “Military Creation Act”  supported by Chancellor Palpatine. Because of her strong opposition, she became the target of several assassination attempts. For her safety, she was sent to her homeworld, Naboo escorted by Padawan Anakin Skywalker.

While on Naboo, something happened between them:  They fell in love.

Anakin’s burning passion for her poured out from his soul finally. It was illogical and Jedi were not supposed to love.  But after Geonosis, they were secretly married on Naboo.

Then, the Clone Wars started, and while she fought in the Senate and in the field, she tried to keep their love life a secret. It was difficult to do, and it even forced Anakin to hide underneath her desk in her Senate Office. Somehow their love managed to pull through it.

Faced with many pressures and forces, such as the Confederacy of Independent Systems or Separatists and even General Grievous himself,  their love endured!  Even being captured by Count Dooku, their love endured!  However, over time her fears for Anakin’s safety became overwhelming; but learning about his safety came at a price.

The war, unfortunately, is far from over…

Written by AG-
Edited by Dr.G-

EnActress’ note:

For me, being “Padme Amidala Skywalker” on Facebook is a dream come true. She is my childhood hero and I dreamed of being just like her:  Beautiful, Strong, Powerful, Kind, and Noble.

I have grown into that kind of woman and am honored to be able to portray such admirable qualities through SWAG 77. I hope to inspire and be a good role model and influential for others as “Padme” was for me.

While there are several other Facebook Fan Pages of the character “Padme Amidala Skywalker”, I think what makes mine special  is how much I know about my character, how I relate to my character, and how much I can express myself through my character when I post.

Playing, “Padme” has inspired me in so many ways in my life, and being her for SWAG 77 is like my personal way of thanking Mr. George Lucas for giving me a worthy role model.

 

SWAG 77 note:

Padme Amidala Skywalker will be a featured character at the SWAG 77 Fan Table at Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Celebration 6

Happy
Happy
0 %
Sad
Sad
0 %
Excited
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
Angry
0 %
Surprise
Surprise
0 %

Bo-Katan: Fem-Mando and Mandalorian Death Watch Lieutenant

0 0
Read Time:3 Minute, 19 Second

She is confident, sardonic and deadly…

Created by Mr. Dave Filoni and his team at Lucasfilm to add an edge to the Mandalorians, specifically Death Watch that has not been seen in any of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

She is a fighter, a lieutenant and a leader. She is well respected among her squad of the Death Watch Night Owls. She stays strong in the midst of battle. But her story is being written as we speak.

What makes her so compelling as a character is she is the equivalent of the other Sci Fi movie genres of a “Femme Warrior”: Mass Effects 3 has FemShep; Star Trek: Voyager has Seven of Nine; Firefly has Zoe Allyene Washburne; Babylon 5 has Susan Ivanova ; and The Avengers Movie has Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.

What is unique among these characters is each of them served their government/entity as officers and fight wars similar to their male counterparts. It gives girls and young women the ability to think they are more than “hood ornaments” in movies and expand their roles.

While it has happened in the past, “Femme Warriors” are rarely demoted to women in refrigerators trope because it would destroy the entire plot of the story. These women may serve under men, but they also carry the story. Out of all the media, the FemShep and Seven of Nine, and to a lesser extent Susan Ivanova have given the look and feel of feminine leadership in the military.

It is time that Star Wars, one the most popular Space Operas across all generations, does the same.

Star Wars has chosen Lieutenant Bo-Katan!

SWAG77 has been pleased to announce to be performing our version of Bo-Katan at the SWAG 77 fan table at Star Wars Celebration 6: In cosplay and on social media. We have access nodes on:

There has been a challenge to performing Bo-Katan on social media due to the ignorance of the Mandalorian Death Watch and lack of fandom of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Most fans, who are male, have ONLY read Karen Traviss’ books on Death Watch. For whatever reason, they incapable of opening their minds to critically review at all the aspects of an entire story, rather than the dogmatic view fabricated in their minds. They coerce other people to believe their lies, suggesting it is canon, when infact is is not a part of the canon or continuity. It is fan fiction. Those who disagree with them showing literal text from the main Star Wars website and statements made by Lucasfilm and its employees are ostracized, ridiculed publicly and stalked with threatening comments on their walls. In another instance it often occurs to women who use social media as indicated by this link.

As a result, the Bo-Katan character has been cyberbullied and ostracized unless she is peformed in a manner that capitulates to a weak female underling or slave, which is NOT in her character — essentially thrown in the refrigerator.

Any young woman performing Bo-Katan on social media that stands up for herself  is a threat to most Mandalorian male players and their insecurities.

This bodes true for any strong female character, especially in games being examined by Feminist Frequency’s Anita Sarkeesian in her Kickstarter studies, and an article written by the Mary Sue where gamer girls and women are cyberbullied.

Nevertheless, SWAG77, a minority owned female company, applauds Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise in their creation of  the “Bo-Katan character” and giving many girls and young women hope as fans of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

With that we share the clip of Bo-Katan, without her helmet defending herself:

 

SWAG 77 note:

Bo-Katan will be a featured character at the SWAG 77 Fan Table at Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Celebration 6

Happy
Happy
0 %
Sad
Sad
0 %
Excited
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
Angry
0 %
Surprise
Surprise
0 %