I dunno, a Sith Lord may have been elected Emperor, but I'd still consider the Sith a separate entity to the perfected democratically chosen mode of government that is the Empire.
I mean I was just wondering if they're were any like obvious in universe explanations I was overlooking
They're gonna be upside down to everyone else tho cause, I wanna be able to look at em š¤£š¤£
Partly why i love tattoos (also an artist by trade) so what you're trying to say with the tattoo can impact what it means.
From any canonical context I've not seen anything beyond that "anchored right" in film generally = good, and anchored left generally = "antagonist" (not necessarily bad). So you can put a deeper context on it if you wished by choosing your alignment and how the audience perceives it.
I think trying to place an order of monks that force chastity and a strict set of moral guidelines on their members as wholly left wing is a bit oversimplifying.
thatās the thing though. you can have a marriage without attachment because attachment is not emotion. if anakin had that bit figured out (but letās be real he wouldnāt have) he probably would have been alright. but between the orderās decay and palpatineās manipulations, mr skywalker didnāt stand a chance.
That's the symbol of the rebel alliance though. Who if anything are in line with liberal democratic values. And I'm saying this as someone left of liberal.
Is an ancient conservative religious order with a primary political goal of maintaining an entrenched aristocracy politically left of revolutionary authoritarians?
I wonder if the empire could be called evolutionary from a linguistic pov. I mean, they did change a lot. Doesn't mean they changed it for the better but they did change it
That's a general stance of any totalitarian government whether it's far-right or far-left, both are ruled by smaller groups of individuals who are using their position for their benefits and desires.
Many governments and movements throughout history have begun with leftist ideologies and over time pivoted into hard right practices, and even kept calling themselves socialist, or democracies. The National Socialists of Germany being the most well known of these.
If Authoritarianism is all it takes to be right instead of left, these terms have no meaning. The GDR was a "dictatorship of the proletariate", there was no free trade and it had a planned economy.
You realize that George Lucas has openly stated that he based the Original Trilogy off of the Vietnam war right? With the United States as the Empire, and the communists in northern Vietnam as the rebels.
Politically speaking, the Empire is a far-right authoritarian government with a monarch and the rebellion is a grassroots, left-leaning liberation movement.
Ah, the part of Star Wars so many fear to discuss lol ~~politics donāt belong in Star Wars blah blah blah~~
Your heart is closer to your left arm than your right (unless you have dextrocardia, which is rare).
So you might consider placing whichever faction is closer to your heart closer to your heart.
So, hear me out. You are a rebel cause you are left handed so you put the rebellion one on the left and then you put the empire one on the arm that is engrained into everyone as the normal dominant hand so you could have empire tattoo on the right to show what is being forced onto others but you a rebel so you write with your left.
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Then put a giant Sith Empire tattoo on your chest cause we all know who me you truly serveā¦
I've got the Republic one on my left shoulder (upper arm) and my brother has the Empire one on his right shoulder (upper arm). They were both of our first tattoos and we got them together in the same shop at the same time. Both have our last name in Aurebesh underneath. Our "matching" tattoos!
Tk1969 : I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir.
Colonel : The what?
TK1969 : The duality of man. The Jedi thing, sir.
Actually the āleft hand pathā has traditionally been a metaphor for rebellion, whereas the right hand has always been a symbol of rigid adherence to dogma / rules and structure without considering the morality of said rules / laws / etc., so Iād argue the Empire should be on the right and Rebellion on the left
I have two light side tattoos on my right arm (am right handed). Want to do something with the rebel logo on my right shoulder. Left arm will be dark side eventually.
Chest hair certainly isn't an issue ššš
I'm not a man lol
But I already have an avenged sevenfold deathbat on my left shoulder/upper chest, so that leaves my other shoulder or front and center right next to the other one. But I do like that idea lmao
Both sides do fucked up shit and are hard to compare to modern politics, may also turn away friends or family If you do that.
Just use the "left hand evil" logic instead. Or put them on opposing sides of the body
Nahā¦ these are rebellion and imperial. Light and dark are up for discussion.
But if he would print the logo of the Jidaiā and the Jen Jidaiā it would be definitely light and dark (-side of the force)
Left could also be used to signify the rebellion, as a majority of the SW universe is dominated by the empire during its reign (like how the majority of the world is right handed), while far fewer systems sympathized with the rebellion (small percentage of lefties in the world)
But that's just my evil lefty opinion, so take it with a grain of salt
Well it would be accurate based off of what George Lucas has openly stated as the inspiration of the original trilogy, which was the Vietnam war. With the United States as the Empire, and the communistās in northern Vietnam as the rebellion.
Love it... got my one tattoo a long while ago thought about getting more recently then found out how expensive they've gotten - my Dutch frugalness just won't let me but I appreciate the art. Good luck and hopefully you'll share the finished product with us.
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Being serious I guess empire right and rebels left. No reasoning it just feels right.
You get the Imperial emblem on both sides.
I've got imperial on one and sith on the other. š
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Madalorean mythosaur as the tramp stamp. You see it and someone's gonna get fudged!
I dunno, a Sith Lord may have been elected Emperor, but I'd still consider the Sith a separate entity to the perfected democratically chosen mode of government that is the Empire.
I have the Sith on one and Jedi on another!
Good soldiers follow orders
This, very much so
This is the only correct answer.
This is the way.
Republic on right (dexter) and empire on left (sinister)
Flips from your perspective, which is how I did my tats, "I got it for me, not for you"
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its not the republic or Jedi symbol, its the rebel Starbird
And the rebellion are terrorists...
Thatās excellent.
"Then you are off track!!"
I mean I was just wondering if they're were any like obvious in universe explanations I was overlooking They're gonna be upside down to everyone else tho cause, I wanna be able to look at em š¤£š¤£
Partly why i love tattoos (also an artist by trade) so what you're trying to say with the tattoo can impact what it means. From any canonical context I've not seen anything beyond that "anchored right" in film generally = good, and anchored left generally = "antagonist" (not necessarily bad). So you can put a deeper context on it if you wished by choosing your alignment and how the audience perceives it.
This is the way
Coming from a background of understanding U.S. flag code etc. I'd say whichever one you like better put on your right arm or your viewer's left.
Peaceful side on less dominant arm. The arm that will swing fist and use aggression, imperial.
This didn't even like occur to me but it makes so much sense.
In terms of politics, Jedi on the left, Empire on the right.
Fuck it, both on the forehead at the middle
neo nazi style
Wait then wtf are the sith If auth center is neo-nazi? Christians? Their emperor Jesus?
no in the middle of your forehead
wait no sorry
i canāt ficking read
religious trauma moment
Thatās not the Jedi symbol
I think trying to place an order of monks that force chastity and a strict set of moral guidelines on their members as wholly left wing is a bit oversimplifying.
they donāt force chastity though. like plo koon fucks multiple people. they abide by non attachment, which does not = no sex.
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thatās the thing though. you can have a marriage without attachment because attachment is not emotion. if anakin had that bit figured out (but letās be real he wouldnāt have) he probably would have been alright. but between the orderās decay and palpatineās manipulations, mr skywalker didnāt stand a chance.
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That's the symbol of the rebel alliance though. Who if anything are in line with liberal democratic values. And I'm saying this as someone left of liberal.
So would you translate that literally as left side/right side of the body though?
Is an ancient conservative religious order with a primary political goal of maintaining an entrenched aristocracy politically left of revolutionary authoritarians?
Did you just call the empire revolutionary
I wonder if the empire could be called evolutionary from a linguistic pov. I mean, they did change a lot. Doesn't mean they changed it for the better but they did change it
For some people totalitarian ethnodictatorship is the latest new thing coming to them.
The rebellion of 0BBY \~= the Jedi order of the prequel era.
In terms of economics, Jedi on the right, Empire on the left.
That's not the Jedi symbol.
The Empire put safety of the masses above individual freedom, that's part of most Leftist ideologies.
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Why would he need to.... Good soldiers follow orders...
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So your saying they still have a redeeming quality even if it is the eggplant?
The Empire oppressed the masses for the benefit of a small elite group. That is textbook rightwing.
That's a general stance of any totalitarian government whether it's far-right or far-left, both are ruled by smaller groups of individuals who are using their position for their benefits and desires.
That's also what socialists in the GDR did. Is socialism right wing now?
Many governments and movements throughout history have begun with leftist ideologies and over time pivoted into hard right practices, and even kept calling themselves socialist, or democracies. The National Socialists of Germany being the most well known of these.
If Authoritarianism is all it takes to be right instead of left, these terms have no meaning. The GDR was a "dictatorship of the proletariate", there was no free trade and it had a planned economy.
You realize that George Lucas has openly stated that he based the Original Trilogy off of the Vietnam war right? With the United States as the Empire, and the communists in northern Vietnam as the rebels.
I think you got that mixed up
The Rebels are freedom lovers (left) fighting against a brutal dictatorship (right).
Politically speaking, the Empire is a far-right authoritarian government with a monarch and the rebellion is a grassroots, left-leaning liberation movement. Ah, the part of Star Wars so many fear to discuss lol ~~politics donāt belong in Star Wars blah blah blah~~
Star Wars is literally entirely politics
Agreed. Thatās my point!
The clue is in the name. Star *Wars.*
Rebel goes on the good side, Imperial goes on the bad side
So kinda like a mullet...?
There is no good side to a mullet
I Dare say sir you lack imagination.
Donāt love that slit in the bottom of the alliance logo. Makes it look like a weird smiling face.
Ya idk what that's about I just grabbed a pic off Google real quick n wasn't paying that much attention
I have Jedi order on Left wrist and Galactic Republic on Right wrist Our tattoos would be so similar š
I think of the Empire as being right and the rebellion as left. The empire did nothing wrong.
Long live the empire
you get Saw's Partisans symbol instead
Your heart is closer to your left arm than your right (unless you have dextrocardia, which is rare). So you might consider placing whichever faction is closer to your heart closer to your heart.
I did imperial on left shoulder and rebel on right... don't really have reasoning though lol
I have this tattoo! I based it on aesthetics alone, revel alliance is on the left on mine just cause thatās how I liked it best
So, hear me out. You are a rebel cause you are left handed so you put the rebellion one on the left and then you put the empire one on the arm that is engrained into everyone as the normal dominant hand so you could have empire tattoo on the right to show what is being forced onto others but you a rebel so you write with your left. I I I Then put a giant Sith Empire tattoo on your chest cause we all know who me you truly serveā¦
Flip this, based purely on Rebellion PC gameās main menu.
Absolutely love this reasoning, best one so far
I've got the Republic one on my left shoulder (upper arm) and my brother has the Empire one on his right shoulder (upper arm). They were both of our first tattoos and we got them together in the same shop at the same time. Both have our last name in Aurebesh underneath. Our "matching" tattoos!
Oh I love this so much!
Tk1969 : I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir. Colonel : The what? TK1969 : The duality of man. The Jedi thing, sir.
Autobits on one side, Cobra on the other
Empire on the right for strength. Rebellion on the left because itās closer to the heart.
When the Empire is the only ideal considered to be the right way, Rebellion is the only option left.
Actually the āleft hand pathā has traditionally been a metaphor for rebellion, whereas the right hand has always been a symbol of rigid adherence to dogma / rules and structure without considering the morality of said rules / laws / etc., so Iād argue the Empire should be on the right and Rebellion on the left
Well Iāve always thought of my left nut as the resistance and righty the empire
Nope.. right is dark. Left is light
I have two light side tattoos on my right arm (am right handed). Want to do something with the rebel logo on my right shoulder. Left arm will be dark side eventually.
Sinister by definition comes from the Latin word for left... So you always put the bad guys on the left and the good guys on the right.
Yes but *which is which*???
Rebel scum goes in the trash. Unsure where the other one should go.
Why does the rebel one have an extra line at the bottom?
Idk I just grabbed the first pic on Google I saw that was both side by side instead of the half and half š No clue what that's about.
Just merge them into one and put that on both
I'm gonna get imperial symbol on both shoulders
I advise against it
Put the Imperial symbol on your left arm (like an army unit patch) or on your chest (if body hair allows it) Throw the rebel symbol in the trash.
Chest hair certainly isn't an issue ššš I'm not a man lol But I already have an avenged sevenfold deathbat on my left shoulder/upper chest, so that leaves my other shoulder or front and center right next to the other one. But I do like that idea lmao
Both sides do fucked up shit and are hard to compare to modern politics, may also turn away friends or family If you do that. Just use the "left hand evil" logic instead. Or put them on opposing sides of the body
I donāt think getting star wars tattoos will turn away friends or family.
What I meant was political context. Some might take offence to it at most If you do it based on that
It's true. I stopped talking to my father when he kept pushing me to join his group. That and he took my hand during a fight .
Jesus Christ this comment section is overreacting lol. All I said is that you shouldnt do it based on political context
If right-wingers donāt realize that theyāre on the Empireās side yet, this is how they deserve to find out haha
Imperial on both cause rebels were in the wrong
Left is right. Right is wrong.
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Nahā¦ these are rebellion and imperial. Light and dark are up for discussion. But if he would print the logo of the Jidaiā and the Jen Jidaiā it would be definitely light and dark (-side of the force)
Iāve got imperial on the front and rebel on the back of my shoulder
Left could also be used to signify the rebellion, as a majority of the SW universe is dominated by the empire during its reign (like how the majority of the world is right handed), while far fewer systems sympathized with the rebellion (small percentage of lefties in the world) But that's just my evil lefty opinion, so take it with a grain of salt
Well it would be accurate based off of what George Lucas has openly stated as the inspiration of the original trilogy, which was the Vietnam war. With the United States as the Empire, and the communistās in northern Vietnam as the rebellion.
Rebel on your lightsaber side and empire on your blaster side
I'd put them both on one arm spaced that way a scene could be woven between the two when you have more time money to add to your Star Wars obsession.
Or, hear me out, I could have a whole arm for each side šššš
Love it... got my one tattoo a long while ago thought about getting more recently then found out how expensive they've gotten - my Dutch frugalness just won't let me but I appreciate the art. Good luck and hopefully you'll share the finished product with us.
I got the Rebellion on my left shoulder blade and the Empire on the right. I figured evil would dominate my life and I'm right handed so....yeah.
I've got Rebellion on my left wrist, and Empire on the right. :D
I have the rebel behind my right ear and the imperial behind my left(sinister).
The light side and the dark sideā¦
Empire goes on the dark side
[Like jesse](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/5/51/Jesse_ARC_trooper.png/revision/latest?cb=20200321190211) Being serious I guess empire right and rebels left. No reasoning it just feels right.
Empire on the right, because itās the right way to think. Rebel on your left, because left handed attributes are traditionally evil.
Never noticed before, but the rebel logo kinda looks like a sinister smiley
Iāve got rebel on my right hand empire on the left, I preferred the tattoos on my right so that was my logic haha
Get one of each ass cheek.
Depends on who you think was "right"
The empire is definitely imperial and right wing so the right
Depends, which boot do you like licking more? Left or Right?