fun fact: filoni and crew wanted the wolves to be both scary and wise to emphasize their wild and neutral nature, so they use a lot of audio and visual cues usually seen with villains (the kubrick stare, fading into the darkness with only the eyes visible for a moment, abnormally deep voices, Sith-like eyes, their creepy leitmotif) to unnerve the viewer and make them feel on edge in a way they can’t quite pin down.

aspiringwarriorlibrarian:

zareleonis:

i don’t like it :c

I think it’s a good trick, to make you distrust them even though they’ve been nothing but benevolent and helpful, like Luke in all black at the beginning of ROTJ. Back in the old days everyone was afraid of wolves and it took a long time for them to see them as ecological necessities and even kinda admirable animals with families but now everyone thinks they’re badass dogs so the subversion is making people remember “yeah, this is why our ancestors feared them”, with the coolness and wisdom of the wolf being countered by the fact that they’re still wild animals, not pets, and dangerous you misstep.