From meridian_rose.

[ladyofleithian]

Give me a character and I will answer some/all of the following:

Why I like them
Why I don’t
Favourite episode (scene if movie)
Favourite season/movie
Favourite line
Favourite outfit
OTP/OT3
Brotp
Head Canon
Unpopular opinion
A wish
An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen
5 words to best describe them
My nickname for them

Comments

Part One

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Why I like them: Well, he's a very complex character. He doesn't do what he does for the sake of greed and revenge; he does it because he wants to save Padme. I don't know; back when I was growing up, I can't say I ever encountered a villainous character where someone actually detailed the history of how they became who they were, starting out as a sweet, innocent kid before transitioning to a moody but well-intentioned teenager (and he actually feels like a teenager. God knows he reminds me of some of my teenage years) to, of course, Darth Vader. He's just a very interesting character, and really unusual and revolutionary considering how I don't think many would do something like that. That and he's kind, he's funny, he's loyal, he's clever, he's brave, he fundamentally wants to do a good job, he's determined, he's tough, he's very loving, he's naive, he's stubborn -- he's just a great character.

Why I don’t: N/A.

Favourite episode (scene if movie): Well, the meadow picnic scene in Attack of the Clones was very, very cute, in my opinion. And in Revenge of the Sith, when he and Padme feel each other across Coruscant, when he cries after killing the Separatists, and when he learns about Padme being pregnant. I think it's just the joy in his face that just makes it -- that and it feels very real in terms of how someone in that situation would act. He's scared of what it could bring about (as is Padme), and yet he's genuinely happy about the idea of having a child (well, children). It's really scenes like this that make the Original Trilogy all the more depressing, because he genuinely loved Padme, and Luke and Leia. It's just...well, it's really fucking unfair how it turned out, that's what it is.

Favourite season/movie: Probably Revenge of the Sith, just because there's so much meat there in terms of his eventual fall to the Dark Side.

Favourite line: A lot, really, but his line after learning about Padme's pregnancy is one: "We're not going to worry about it. This is a happy moment. The happiest moment of my life." And his speech about compassion in AOTC. I dunno, I just have a soft spot for that speech.

Favourite outfit: The outfit he wears in Revenge of the Sith. Both his Jedi robes and the cloak he wears when he's storming the Temple. Just...holy fucking shit, that is an awesome cloak.

OTP/OT3: Anakin/Padme. Also known as one of my first OTPs.

Brotp: Anakin and Obi-Wan. I just find their dynamic really fascinating. Also, Anakin and Ahsoka, Anakin and Artoo, Anakin and Threepio, and (in a probably odd way) Vader and Luke.

Head Canon: Even though Anakin doesn't take too well to authority figures (partially from his experiences as a slave, so he has some reservations with authority. Watto wasn't abusive -- not like, say, Gardulla -- but he wasn't the nicest guy either), he gets on very well with people such as, say, the clones, even seeing them not as simply clones, but equals.

Part Two

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Unpopular opinion: I really don't think Anakin's whiny. One, he's a teenager in AOTC and I think that's normal (plus, most of the stuff he was "whining" about seemed reasonable to me, or at least understandable), and two...well, again, most of the stuff he was "whining" about seemed reasonable and understandable, from issues with Obi-Wan (and it doesn't mean he doesn't genuinely care about him; after all, for all he disagrees, he just looks up to Obi-Wan and admires him. They just have falling outs sometimes, and that's okay) to worries about the Council and being able to save Padme. Also, I don't think Hayden Christensen was a bad choice to play Anakin.

A wish: I'd really love to see him come back as a Force Ghost in Episode VII and spend time with his kids.

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: I really don't know. I think the worst of it really happened when, in Apocalypse, Luke judged him for having to leave Mortis to continue fighting in the Clone Wars and called him basically morally weak. I mean, that really pissed me off, because I think Anakin, in a way, is one of the bravest, most heroic people in Star Wars. Yes, he turned to the Dark Side, yes, even as a Jedi he had his flaws and questionable decisions (to say the least) and even some downright terrible ones, but in the end, he turned on the Emperor, saved his son, and thus helped save the day. So yeah, that bit in Apocalypse was kinda irritating.

5 words to best describe them: Flawed, loving, determined, brave, loyal.

My nickname for them: Um, Anakin? I don't really have a nickname.

Re: Part Two

[pony-express.livejournal.com]

I don't think Hayden was a bad choice either. All teenagers are whiny.

He should have, yes. He was excited in ROTS for the kids. He would have totally come back and spent time with his kids.

I don't like Anny as a nickname for him. No, it's Anakin!

Re: Part One

[pony-express.livejournal.com]

The scene were he is like "I'm so in love with you" when Padme is brushing her hair always kills me too! They are so in love and it is the cutest. And yes, it make 4 - 6 all the more painful to watch because of how it turned out. He wanted to save Padme and that's why he became Darth Vader. It's so emotion!

Revenge is my fave too. And his hair suits him better.

Obi-Wan and Anakin are my brotp, and I really love their banter so anything they say. "Hey, no lose wire jokes!" is one of my faves!

I agree. He is such a BAMF in that cloak.

:D Aww. They are such a sweet ship. Their love is so obvious. And they love each other in equal parts. None is more in love with the other.

I agree. Obi-Wan and Anakin, like I said, have great banter!

Head canon accepted!