User blog:Crazydanny1/Ramblings

Good day, aye... Hello from the great white north! It's plenty snowy here and makes me think that I was transported to Canada somehow. What the hell? It's March! The snow should be disappearing, not accumulating.

I'm just finishing watch the Rebels series finale. Not what I expected after I started watching the show. It was cool to see where the show ended up from where it began. I'm very curious to see what the guys over at Disney have in store for us next.

That brings me to my ramble for this entry. Similarities to my Bloodline story and Rebels. Before you start yelling at me, I know that I used some very typical archetypes when I started writing the characters for Bloodlines, way back, over on the "Of Blood and Honor" wikia. Still, the similarities are there and I want to list some of the comparisons.

Let's start with Hera and Chopper - A brave pilot who is kind of the defacto leader of the group of characters, with her trusty astromech by her side. Sounds a lot like CJ and Arfee. Hera has a Corellian ship. So does CJ. Hera got Chopper when she was young and CJ got Arfee when she was young. Both Hera and CJ had strong attachments to the main Force-user in their group (Kanan and Graydon). Both ended up fighting the Empire.

Next, let's look at Kanan and Graydon - This is shorter. Both were essentially in hiding following the events of Order 66. Graydon and Kanan both worked for underworld individuals before joining with their respective groups and going on to fight the Empire. Both came across orphans that they eventually took on as Padawans. Both were the moral compasses for their groups, almost the leader, but not quite.

Next, Nessa/Selene and Sabine - Young, idealistic and capable warriors. Smart-witted and snarky. Selene was from a warrior culture and so was Sabine. Both had an ax to grind with the Empire.

Ezra and Anna - What's to say here other than both were essentially orphans that were found by a Force-user in hiding that went on to mentor them. Both had destinies laid out in the Force that was meant to save a world from the Empire.

Now I won't say that the Mouse House stole my ideas, but it is funny that writers can parallel each other easily when writing or telling stories. It's all about the archetypes we use as the basis for our characters and the storylines that develop from there.

I'm done with my ramblings. Have a great Hump day.