but also, this is why the prequel jedi order had it fucking coming.
anakin: ...so yeah i've been really struggling with my whole lifetime of trauma thing, what do i do
jedi order: have you tried just not having it?
anakin: um
jedi order: just don't sweatie :)
anakin: wh...
jedi order: yeah just don't have feelings :) that fixes it. just don't :)
anakin: ....
jedi order: ok sweatie :) now that's fixed how about we send you into battle again so you can see more friends die :)
i mean the clone wars 3d series makes this real fucking obvious.
"so for this, obi-wan, you gotta fake your own death. don't tell anakin tho." "oh ok." "...ok so anakin figured it out and he's really mad because he's been grieving hard should somebody go check on him?"
"nah he knows to just not have feelings sweatie :)"
"ok so anakin's beloved padawan just left the order and he's taking it real hard, should somebody go check on him?"
"he knows :) sweatie :) no feelings :)"
@wigglytuffitout also, the prophesy they were all talking about in regards to anakin was that he would "bring balance to the force"
The jedi were in charge, the light side was pretty fucking on top, and they thought "oh, bring balance, that's totally good for us, right?"
@wigglytuffitout for a bunch of magic people who could supposedly sense the future they had a tremendous lack of foresight
@troubleMoney HONESTLY
i think they were forgetting that balance can also mean a bit like. balancing the books.
IF YOU ZERO THINGS OUT, SHIT'S BALANCED...
@wigglytuffitout as a fan of the Jedi Order: it's true and you should say it lol
@sky new star wars AU where padme goes "you know anakin you're under a lot of stress, have you considered this thing called cognitive behavioral therapy?" and after anakin skywalker acquires one (1) entire healthy coping strategy, palpatine's plans are foiled and Everything Is Fine
basically what i'm saying is that anakin skywalker fell to the dark side because the institutions around him so clearly and obviously decided that a mounting avalanche of trauma was something not only that they could ignore, but that they could actively punish anakin skywalker for daring to have, so that the only coping strategy he had was guilt and self-hatred.
YEAH WHAT DID Y'ALL THINK WAS GONNA FUCKING HAPPEN, JEDI ASSHOLES.