History Fanfic / TheDesertStorm

* AdaptationalJerkass: In this storyline, Dooku disowned Komari and expelled her from the Order after she called him out for his actions on Galidraan. This is in contrast to the Legends continuity, where he disowned her when he realized she had an inappropriate attraction to him (inappropriate both because he was her Master and old enough to be her grandfather) and was trying to find her a new Master, when she left the Order of her own volition.

* AdaptationJerkass: In this storyline, Dooku disowned Komari and expelled her from the Order after she called him out for his actions on Galidraan. This is in contrast to the Legends continuity, where he disowned her when he realized she had an inappropriate attraction to him (inappropriate both because he was her Master and old enough to be her grandfather) and was trying to find her a new Master, when she left the Order of her own volition.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38236537 Flicker...]]'': Ongoing.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38236537 From a Flicker...]]'': Ongoing.

The series is known for its [[DoorStopper long length]], [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters large ensemble cast]], character focus, and attention to detail. Additionally, various minor characters from the [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse canon EU]] and ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' are fleshed out more and given expanded roles.

* SwitchingPOV: The point-of-view switches between Ben and Obi-Wan, as well as occasionally one of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many]] side characters like Quinlan, Sian, Shmi, etc.

* TheDeadHaveNames: Every Mandalorian who has seen combat has a Litany, a list of the names of every comrade-in-arms of theirs who fell in battle, which they memorise in rememberance and recite in full during certain spiritual rituals. Jango asks Ben about his Litany at one point during ''Sa Sarad'', and he sadly admits that there are simply too many names to even ''count'' much less recite, but he does his best to remember them all the same.

* OverarchingVillain: Just like his Canon and ''Legends'' counterparts, Palpatine serves as the overall antagonist of the series. In Ben's BadFuture, Palpatine was the BigBad who took over the galaxy and eradicated the Jedi Order. In the fic proper, he is TheManBehindTheMan for many of the series' conflicts. On a more personal level, Ben sees Palpatine as the cataclysm for all his past failures and regrets. [[spoiler:Even though this version is a DiscOneFinalBoss who never evolves beyond his role as Plagueis' DragonInChief, his death still leaves an everlasting impact on the story, symbolizing the conclusion of Ben's character arc and signaling that nothing about the future is truly set in stone anymore.]]

* AdaptedOut: In both Canon and ''Legends'', Satine and Bo-Katan had a third unseen sibling who was the parent of Satine's nephew Korkie. Here, Satine and Bo-Katan are confirmed to be only siblings while [[spoiler:Korkie is Obi-Wan and Satine's child born out of a teen pregnancy.]]

* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In Canon and ''Legends'', Korkie Kryze was Satine’s nephew. [[spoiler:Here, he’s her son born out of a TeenPregnancy caused by Obi-Wan.]]

** In ''Stories Within a Story III'', the reader learns the name of [[spoiler:Obi-Wan and Satine's child]]: ''[[spoiler:Korkie.]]'' [[spoiler:Combined with Satine and Bo-Katan's other sibling being AdaptedOut, this carries the implication that the Korkie Kryze from canon wasn't Satine's nephew liked he claimed, but rather [[RelatedInTheAdaptation her and Obi-Wan's son.]]]]

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36823717 Ante]]'': Ongoing.

** [[spoiler:In ''Remembrance: Part II'', Ben admits that he intentionally drove Pong Krell to the Dark Side by exploiting Krell's fear of losing in their sparring matches. Ben's intent was to have Krell eventually lose his temper and expose his vulnerability to the Dark Side. This [[GoneHorriblyRight succeeded too well]], since Krell winds up going past the RageBreakingPoint and completely falls to the Dark Side in an effort to kill Ben. Part of the problem, it's noted, is that Ben was enjoying it a bit ''too'' much.]]
** After Ben is captured by the Death Watch, Jango has their underground base destroyed... only to then learn from a younger Pre Vizsla that the base he just blew up was where Ben was being imprisoned.

* LoopholeAbuse: This gets taken advantage of three times during Ben's open challenge for temporary custody of Obi-Wan.
** It was never stated that the fights had to be one-on-one. One bout has five knights unsuccessfully attempt to gang up on Ben, who finds it almost adorable -- as in, he takes one out almost immediately with his sabre, then beats the crap out of the rest with his bare hands.
** Since there was no rule saying that you had to fight with lightsabers, Ni Hiella defeats Ben by knocking him out with a sedative.
** Lastly, there was no written rule that the challenger needed to be a Jedi. Jango Fett becomes Obi-Wan's mentor after beating Ben in a street brawl.

* HelpMistakenForAttack: [[spoiler:In ''Fever'', after Aayla gets infected with ''Temple's Bane'', Quinlan uses the Dark Side to purge the virus from her body. This creates a brief misunderstanding with the other Jedi, who hear Aayla's screaming and--sensing the Dark Side--assume Quinlan is attacking her.]]

** During her time as a slave, Shmi avoided Gradulla's cruelty by making herself invisible with the Force. This surprises a few Jedi Masters since the Force technique she used was considered difficult to learn and usually reserved for Jedi Shadows.

* PowerOfHate: Shmi Skywalker is an unusually positive example of this. The abusive treatment she faced from her slavers made her hate them so much that she is determined to never be like them.

** Jango ultimately defeats Tor Vizsla by facing him in a duel over leadership of Mandalore.

* SoldierVsWarrior: This is the initial problem that Ben and Jango face while training their Mandalorian army in ''Sa Sarad'' -- the ''Mando'ade'' are peerless commandoes and work very well in small groups, but they're not very good at working together on an institutional level as a military. Ben takes steps to resolve this, including enforcing a limited mixing of units rather than just ordering them by clan (if nothing else, different clans specialise in different things), and recruiting the men and women who in his timeline trained the GAR.