Fan art can be one of two things: A) a fun, creative, harmless tribute to the pop culture that's enriched one's life, or B) a decidedly unusual glimpse into the mind of somebody who enjoys drawing every single Sonic The Hedgehog character as cybernetic, pregnant, and living in 1600s Williamsburg. Guess which type we're gonna talk about here?

6 Grand Moff Tarkin Is The King Of Sexy Star Wars Fan Art

If Princess Leia were to hand out medals to the sexiest Star Wars characters, the nominees would mostly be the usual suspects: herself, Poe, Rey, Han Solo, Porg #3. But don't dismiss the dark (side) horse, because to weirdos who post drawings on the internet, the avuncular Grand Moff Tarkin makes Slave Leia look like that guy in the cantina with a butt for a mouth.

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For one reason or another, the internet is drowning in erotic artwork based on Tarkin's smoldering, skull-faced sexuality. Here's one wherein he's seducing Princess Leia, presumably to keep her in a good mood when he turns around and blows up her planet.

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And then there's Rogue One-era Tarkin, who spends as much time in the closet as in the Uncanny Valley, judging by fan art that insists he and Imperial weapons developer Orson Krennic desperately wanted to bone.

Here's Krennic doing his best to get Tarkin's attention -- and by "attention," we mean his dong: