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Xan Indigo

November, 2021
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About Xan Indigo

Xan Indigo is a science fiction and urban fantasy author, and renegade astrophysicist. They have a love of good stories, bad movies, and wild ideas, and can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @XanIndigo.

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Why Solo’s L3-37 Was Right About Droid Intelligence In Star Wars

L3-37 wanted equal rights for droids in Star Wars. Considering that droids can show emotions, intelligence, and ambition, she had a valid point.

Five live-action versions of the Joker: Jared Leto, Jack Nicholson, Joachim Phoenix, Heath Ledger, and Cesar Romero.
Batman Movies Need To Learn From Spider-Man (To End The Joker Obsession)

Every Batman has his own version of Joker, and one Joker has existed without Batman at all. Meanwhile, Spider-Man tends to avoid repeating villains.

Leia Skywalker on Tatooine, wielding a lightsaber.
Star Wars: What If Leia Had Been Sent To Tatooine Instead Of Luke?

In the Star Wars saga, it could very easily have been Leia who became a Jedi in the original trilogy. How different would the story have been?

Batman from The Batman and Rorschach from Watchmen.
The Batman Fits Snyder's Watchmen Vision Far More Than BvS Ever Did

Watchmen was a deconstruction of superhero stories. BvS copies the style uncomfortably closely, while The Batman shows what was being deconstructed.

Montage of Spider-Man and Black Cat over a set of comic s.
Spider-Man 4 Needs To Introduce Black Cat As An MCU Antihero

Spider-Man and Black Cat have a long and complicated history in Marvel comics, but Marvel's cat burglar has so far been overlooked by the movies.

Palpatine and his red and black Sith themed senate office.
Star Wars: Every Sith Artifact In Palpatine's Senate Office Explained

Palpatine's office as Chancellor of the Galactic Republic was a personal museum to Sith history, full of ancient Sith heritage hidden in plain sight.

Disney's Magic Castle, overlaid with pride flag colours, and Esmerelda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame shouting for justice.
Disney Needs To Properly Fix Its LGBTQ+ Mistakes In All Franchises

With the recent promise to do justice to the LGBTQ+ community, Disney is well placed to help visibility and representation – but it needs to commit.

The MCU's Daredevil and Hawkeye over a Spider-Man comic page.
Kingpin's Best MCU Future Is A New Daredevil Movie (Not Season 4)

Kingpin is a villain to many Marvel heroes, and a Daredevil movie role would elevate his status in the MCU while allowing superhero team-ups too.

Kylo Ren and the Force ghost of Anakin Skywalker.
Anakin's New Star Wars Return Shows How Badly The Sequels Failed Him

A new Star Wars novel highlights just how badly the sequel trilogy treated Anakin Skywalker and underscored the strangeness of his absence.

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How Count Dooku Used Force Lightning When He Was Still A Jedi

As a Sith, Force lightning is one of the most dangerous weapons in Count Dooku's arsenal. But he learned it long before falling to the Dark Side.

Montage of Ahsoka Tano, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Darth Vader
Why Ahsoka Has To Reunite With Obi-Wan (& How That Could Change His Story)

A reunion between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano is overdue in a Star Wars project, but the meeting could have major consequences for them both.

Montage of Sydney Sweeney and Spider-Gwen
The Spider-Man Character Sydney Sweeney Should Play (Not Black Cat)

Sony's Spider-Man Universe is still without a main web-slinging hero. Sydney Sweeney could easily step into the Peter Parker-shaped hole.