pirates were the most democratic Westerners at the time. If you fucked up as captain, you'd be voted out
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the captain's authority was absolute... In battle, when they needed that. no other time
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Replying to @EsserZed @BootlegGirl
again tbf Mal doesn't run his ship like the military. Ppl mouth off to him, he just doesn't listen
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what it actually feels like is everyone letting Mal slide on being a dick bc of respect we haven't seen him earn
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that's that missing element ofc, what's so awesome abt Mal that everyone wants to work for him
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the question you can ask abt any Captain Jerk and His Enabling Crew show
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they even lampshade this on the show, he's not a very good criminal mastermind, their heists fail a lot
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
Which works for Han Solo because his crew is him and his best friend that's a bear. It doesn't work with more.
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Replying to @EsserZed @BootlegGirl
and even then it's a big deal that Chewbacca is unrealistically, absurdly loyal bc of weird cultural norms
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(the Skywalker Conspiracy fanon says that this is bc Chewie needs Han as a distracting figurehead)
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(Han's whole "business" is a front Chewie is using so he can remain available to provide mobility for the conspiracy)
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His role is mostly expended by ESB but he still throws Han at Leia in a desperate attempt to prevent Skywalkercest
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Well and we could extend that to "he makes damn sure Han helps those fugitives from Jaaku"
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