Tag: Jedi Temple Guards

Star Wars Chat Pack: Who has the coolest helmet?

Welcome to Day 8 of my NaBloPoMo Challenge, in which I randomly pick a card from the Star Wars Chat Pack.

The question I picked was: Who do you think has the coolest-looking helmet in Star Wars?

Good question, because there are sooo many! Here’s just a few that I really like:

Bo-Katan Kryze. I’ve always loved Bo-Katan’s helmet, with the Nite Owl design. Looking it up on Wookieepedia (my very best friend lately), it states that the Nite Owl insignia was often worn by female Mandalorian warriors, though exactly what the owl signifies is up for debate. I just think it makes the helmet pretty–in a cool, tough kind of way, of course.

The Armorer. Maybe because it’s made of gold beskar, or maybe because I love the fur that tufts out below it, or maybe because it’s got the little horns on the top, but I love the Armorer’s helmet. Some say the horns are remnants of the Maul-influenced Death Watch, which would make sense as it’s believed the Children of the Watch are descendants of that group.

Tech. I love all of Clone Force 99’s distinctive helmets, but Tech’s is my favorite. I think it’s because it’s open and we can see his big eyes, lending him a human touch. The visor is cool, too, which he can pull down anytime he needs data or translation. The funny side buns with antennae are quite charming, as well.

Captain Enoch. This one’s so bizarre I don’t even know what to think. We’ve never seen anything like this in Star Wars, as far as I know (please inform me if I’m wrong). But there’s no denying that Thrawn’s Captain has a very cool helmet. And very creepy, too. Not much is known about him yet, but I’m sure we’ll see more of him in the future.

These are all very cool, but I think for my favorite I have to go with….

Jedi Temple Guard. I’ve always been fascinated by the Jedi Temple Guards. I can’t say why, except that they’re kind of mysterious to me, which is helped along by the very cool helmets they wear. You don’t normally see Jedi wearing helmets, so they stand out in this way. The helmet denoted absolute emotional detachment and conferred anonymity, requirements of a Temple Guard in their duty. It was a great honor to be selected from the Order to become a Temple Guard; they were some of the greatest fighters the Order had to offer. The Grand Inquisitor used to be a Jedi Temple Guard before he turned to the dark side. Besides their helmets (and entire uniform) I love their yellow double-bladed lightsabers.

What’s your favorite Star Wars helmet? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

Inner Jedi Notebook: Week Ten

I haven’t posted any of my Inner Jedi Notebook entries for awhile, but I’ve still been writing them. I’m often scaling down the blogging to once a week for awhile, and then I suddenly decide to go back to several times a week. It all depends on what’s preoccupying me, lol.

Anyway, my last entry was Week 9, so I’ll continue with Week 10:

Week Ten

Coloring Meditations

Before a youngling can become a Padawan learner, they must first go to the planet Ilum, find a kyber crystal, and build their own lightsaber.

If you could design your own lightsaber, what would it look like? What color blade would it project? Sketch and color it in the space provided.

My answer was:

“I’m not even going to try to draw a lightsaber, lol. I will talk about the ones that I love, my favorites. Those two are Leia’s lightsaber, and Rey’s. I find it interesting that I like the two that were designed by women. Leia’s is certainly a bit more feminine–the coppery pink color and the graceful lines. Rey’s isn’t necessarily more feminine–it seems a bit more primal than any other I’ve seen. But I like how she’s incorporated a part of who she is into it–it resembles her trusty staff that was her weapon of choice before she became a Jedi. And I love the yellow color. It’s weird, because yellow is not my favorite color, but I love it in lightsabers. Probably because you don’t see it too often. Also, it’s the color of the Temple Guard blades, who intrigue me. I just think they’re cool-looking, with their eerie masks. So I’d definitely want mine to be yellow/gold.”

Leia’s lightsaber.
Rey’s lightsaber.
A Jedi Temple Guard.

I did tape photos of Leia’s and Rey’s lightsabers into the journal.

I haven’t done any meditating for quite a while. I just wanted to do other things during my precious free time, lol, like drawing or journalling. And that’s okay. I still listen to the soothing meditation music, though. Does that count? And it’s something I can always get back into if I feel the need.

What would your lightsaber look like? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!