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And I will tell you my:

• First impression
• Impression now
• Favorite moment
• Idea for a story
• Unpopular opinion
• Favorite relationship
• Favorite headcanon

Experimenting with collecting my answers to this ask game over here in the comments, since Tumblr is being...Like That.

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Maze

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First impression : Not too different from my current impression, I feel? It was a long time ago, but I remember really liking Maze and thinking Ordo was too mean to him. I think I was disappointed they didn’t interact more.

Impression now : Mostly just a deeper, more nuanced appreciation for him as a character and his position, and a little more good-natured amusement over his tendency to take everything too seriously.

Also now I think his🎵 LOATHING. UNADULTERATED LOATHING.🎵 (their theme song) relationship with Ordo is the most hilarious thing. The both of them are forever rolling around on the ground pulling hair and shoving each others’ faces into mud puddles. It’s beautiful. Still think he’s Ordo best friend. Maze realizes this. Ordo does not.

Favorite moment : I really, really, really want to say it’s that scene on Kyrimorut when Kal tries every trick in the book on him and Maze isn’t phased even a little bit, but actually I think it’s the moment in Order 66 when Maze confronts Ordo, casual and almost relaxed, and talks about how he reads, how the other men spend their time (playing sports, watching movies). Putting Ordo on the back foot more thoroughly than he ever has before, and mostly just by reminding Ordo that they - yes, even the line troopers - are individuals. Also saying something about him vs Ordo, that Maze was paying enough attention to them to notice, especially since we’ve seen him interact with the commandos and know he’s not exactly friendly even when Ordo isn’t around and getting his back up. It’s one of those moments that really highlights sides of Maze’s character we just aren’t permitted to see, and that’s the point. Him saying, “We all still exist when you’re not here. We have lives.”

We already know Maze is 100% willing to go toe-to-toe with Ordo, Kal, and the Force itself, probably, even when it does get him knocked on his ass, if he perceives the need. This just builds on him as a person so that when we get to the line, “I’m not one of your poor victim clones,” it really hits because neither he nor any of his men were on Kal’s agenda and he knows why.

Idea for a story : I want him to join forces with Besany and Niner. Stress ulcer-having members of this shitshow, unite! I’m attached to the idea of Maze being part of a book club, and him maybe falling in with these guys on the anonymity of the holonet or something. I just also think they’d all make a terrifying group of friends.

Unpopular opinion : (I don’t think this series really has popular opinions, but we’ll work with what we have:) I don’t ship him with Zey. I don’t mind the ship, or watching other people ship it, but it just does not work in my head.

Favorite relationship : ...Ehhhh, probably Zey? There’s just a lot unsaid there that’s kind of interesting, even if I’m not super invested in exploring it myself. Also Maze and finally getting to meet up with any of the other Alpha ARCs. Maze has been cut off from his buddies for too long.

Favorite headcanon : That book club one. Thanks, fandom.