The Galra’s history with other species is utterly fascinating to me. They are incredibly diverse, while actively deny their connections to other groups in the galaxy. Observing how they are drawn throughout the series leads me to believe that this was the creators’ intention.
Anytime the past is shown, only this style of Galra is drawn (Space Mall & Legend Begins are two most notable). The people protected by Bogh’s shield station are of this type as well. Features such as markings, hair, eyebrows, skin color and crest/facial extrusions vary. But everyone has butterfly-shaped ears, long faces, yellow eyes and red pupils. Prior to Daibazaal’s destruction, they occupied all areas of society: King, soldiers, servants, aristocrats, and scientists. There are no furry or manta ray types to be seen, which pushed me to question my thoughts on genetic variety being caused by Daibazaal’s climate. Are we to believe that they had no place in Zarkon’s court prior to the planet’s destruction? Or could it be that the furry and manta ray type are mixed Galra?
The implication here is that Haggar was the leader of a ‘religion’. A religion which garnered a great deal of fealty from its followers and even more fear from those outside of its power.
In early seasons of VLD, Galra speak of Haggar and the Druids as though they are accessories to the empire rather than of it. They are weary of her ilk and are hesitant when expected to work alongside the druids, behavior rather uncharacteristic of a Galra Soldier™. Especially when we consider that the Druids were necessary to convert quintessence into usable Galra fuel.
Additionally, Macidus’s character design is very reminiscent of Joker (from Batman) with his maniacal smile and dark, cold green tones. It’s a very interesting choice which lends to the sense that Macidus has been driven mad in Haggar’s absence and was currently operating under delusions and a twisted sense of reality. (Quite possibly has been operating under a twisted sense of reality long before Haggar’s disappearance.)
All of this to say despite Honerva not being physically present in s7, we learned a great deal about how she operates-
She preys on susceptible yet powerful individuals to sway them to her ways, creating a strong sense of loyalty.
She creates a system which is dependent on her / her followers in order to sustain itself.
Even after she has abandoned her ways, those that remain will still fiercely defend what she fostered.
First of all props for putting up with me for so many years, now that is real patience! But yes it’s true, I was very self righteous and very, very argumentative. Heck I was still just that last year and even months ago, it’s only recently that I have decided to change. The key is empathy. I used to be so angry all the time and riled up due to who I followed and how I interacted with fandom. I was one of the proto antis of 2014, before the libel and death threats became a thing. That environment was built on guilting well-meaning young people into believing what they were doing is activism and necessary, even in fandom spaces. But also, it encouraged performative displays, which I played hugely into.
Second I think a lot of my improvement came from shedding away the tumblr shut-in culture. I interacted more with people outside of the internet, actual normal mainstream people and developed deep friendships with them, allowing me to see more of the moral grey area where these good people that would stand by my side through thick and thin had very different world views, oftentimes views unacceptable on here. So that really helped me out in losing the constant anger I had towards these attitudes by gently trying to understand why and having civil discussions. This site really encourages shut-in behavior and when all your social interactions are online, you damage yourself and become emotionally invested and depended on social interactions here.
The final thing I have been learning recently, and you would notice by how I’m starting to interact with rude people of late, is constantly remind myself that the other side is a person. I fail at this still at times, and months ago I felt super guilty about lashing out on someone over fandom opinions, and so the other person replying with kindness and understanding really inspired me to do this. I’m in a constant state of cool now, losing a lot of the fire I had a few years back, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact it has helped me become happier in my fandom experience. Something that also helps a lot when I get angry is talk it out with a friend or typing out something, and halfway through it realize that it’s just bitter and mean-spirited so it dies out on its own. It takes a while ngl, especially if you’re as controlling as I used to feel towards opinions of random people. That is a must shed and something to be worked on, and something that I still work on.
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