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Dark VS Light Side of the Force
May 30 2003 07:51pm

_cmad_
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_cmad_
Okay about time I edited this thread after 1/2 year of life.

Can you imagine SW if there was only the Dark or the Light side??? It would *definitely* _STINK_!
However, which is more powerful? I think it's the Dark Side:

=> More Jedi fall to the d/s than Sith/Dark Jedi go to the l/s (MANY more)

=> Look at the duels (in the movies). You see the Sith being calm (prolly fighting more than one Jedi) and the Jedi being ready to shit on themselves :P

=> The d/s force powers are offensive (used to kill :cool: ) whereas the l/s force powers are defensive. And we all know the best defense is offense ;)

=> NORMALLY, when some Jedi fights a Sith the Sith has the Force Power advantage. Not many Jedi can absorb D/S Force Powers. They must be really trained, and that's unusual. OK Yoda is the force beast (I mean he handles the force like no-one else can, hmm, maybe like Palpatine, just maybe, but prolly a bit more) so he was really cool defending against Dooku's force powers. But, see, Dooku was less trained than Yoda in the Force and still he could attack him alright without losing (lightsaber fight is something else, not concerning the Force Sides). So as you can see less trained D/Sers can beat the hell outta a Jedi using the force alone :D :P (don't include Yoda eh)

=> And well, after seeing the movies, haven't you noticed how much cooler the Sith are than the Jedi? :)


******BTW: Who wants to see a Yoda VS Palpatine fight on ep3!!!???******
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This post was edited by _cmad_ on Jan 10 2004 09:49am.

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Jan 25 2004 07:45pm

_cmad_
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 _cmad_

Seriously, who the heck voted for "WHat's SW?"

:confused:

I put it there just for fun :P
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Jan 24 2004 09:14pm

Lord Jaws
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 Lord Jaws

I think the Dark Side has different powerfull Force abilities. Like the Fight between Dooku and Yoda.
Dooku used lightning, but yoda did not, he could reflect it or absorb it but did not use a power that was similar to it. That makes the Dark Side strong, but not Stronger. The dark side uses their power more for destroing things, and the light side does not. Like I said, it depends of the potential power and wisdom of the force, of a person.
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Jan 24 2004 12:31am

Vicious
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 Vicious

The darkside does not make you go beyond your potential, it merely brings out your full potential because you no longer practice the restraint taught by the lightside. The down side is that you dont control darkside power, it controls you, you basically become a slave to it. A very wise Jedi with a powerful mind, like Luke Skywalker, can harness their true potential while staying in the light, therefore keeping their sanity and control over the situation. So, while much more difficult to harness, I believe the lightside is stronger.

Also, your comment about offense and defense is simple semantics, it depends on the person. A Jedi can use their powers offensively, because doing so most likely saved someone else's life, therefore being a defensive move.
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This comment was edited by Vicious on Jan 24 2004 12:35am.

Jan 21 2004 03:50am

Kyle Sieran
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Adding to Xylo. The Dark Side is like a drug, it can enhance you beyond your potential and what not. However, the longer it courses through your vains, the more energy it requires. Palpatine=Long Term Effects of the Dark Side's Grip. IT's true. IN the rpg, you have to start making hp checks after youve converted to the dark side, every time you lose to a check, you lose vitality. The dark side does kill you. The light side does not, though in the NJO, luke stresses how exhausting it can be when tapping deeply into the force, himself nearly collapsing after saving Jacen from the Yuuzhan Vong in Dark Tide PArt 1. However, there is no end in the light side. A paladin knight is born through the ultimate sacrifice, there he loses his physical form and becomes one with the force, generating a spiritual form, hence, Obi-Wan. However years after ROTJ Obi-Wan tells luke that his ability to maintain his spirit form is diminishing, and he slowly fades away. Therefore, rather than rot myself into a friggin prune (palpatine) I would choose the noble light side, despite its harder path.:alliance:
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Jan 20 2004 09:07pm

Lord Jaws
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 Lord Jaws

You can also ask if there is even a side here, Dark or Light. well??
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Jan 18 2004 07:43pm

VirusD
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 VirusD

actually both sides are balenced :P
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Jan 18 2004 07:10pm

Zeta
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 Zeta

I think that thier equal. true more jedi do fall to the dark side, but falling shows that they have weak minds. it shows that they cannot resist temptation. Haveing a strong mind, thinking clearly in battle and in life, is nessisary. therefor, the jedi are equal to the sith, just in different areas. sith are stronger physicly, jedi are stronger mentally.

This comment was edited by Zeta on Jan 18 2004 07:11pm.

Jan 18 2004 06:19pm

Xavier
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 Xavier

Dark side oooo haha
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Jan 10 2004 09:50am

_cmad_
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 _cmad_

OK, I edited almost the whole thing to provide better reasons about my choice (d/s all the way). I think they are better than the old ones :)

Check them out if you want
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Jan 10 2004 09:39am

_cmad_
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 _cmad_

Now seriously, who voted for "What's SW?"... A loss of votes, I shouldn't have added that :mad:
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Jan 10 2004 09:38am

_cmad_
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 _cmad_

OMG!!! Trekked is back!!!!!! And he honors my thread :D :P Wb Trekked!

And yeah, the d/s ownZ j00 all!!! :D
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Jan 09 2004 08:40pm

Trekked
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 Trekked

GIVE YOUR SOULS TO THE DARK SIDE!

MUHAHAHAHAAA!


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:D
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Jan 07 2004 05:51pm

Lord Jaws
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 Lord Jaws

Quote:
In that fight, you had the pinnacles of light and dark Jedi, and the Force itself was in balance...It was the skills of the duelers that made the difference


i like this part. You are right, Dooku fired with his lightning and Yoda absorbed it, and the entire battle was in balance. And I agree there is no stronger side. It depends on the strength, knowledge and Force abilities of the User that can use the force stronger, regerdless if it's Dark or Light. If Dooku was a Light Jedi, he would be equal strong as he is now.
People say that the Dark side is stronger 'couse they use it to destroy and not for life.
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Jan 07 2004 03:24am

Xylo Phorus
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Both sides have to be equal. The d/s certainly isn't stronger, as evidenced in the duel between Yoda and Dooku. In addition, the Sith aren't always calmer than Jedi, also evidenced in the duel between Yoda and Dooku. In that fight, you had the pinnacles of light and dark Jedi, and the Force itself was in balance...It was the skills of the duelers that made the difference. Also, Yoda was much more calm than Dooku, which gave him the upper hand. Yoda had been around long enough to know that a light Jedi had nothing to fear from the dark side.

Someone made the remark that the dark side can kill the user...but the Force itself, regardless of side, does that. In the EU, one of the students at Luke's academy (Dorsk 81, I believe) used enough light side force power (the collective power of all of his fellow students channeled through him) to blow a fleet of Star Destroyers completely out of the system. He was also killed in the process by the sheer power of the light side.

In the end, the two are equal. The Force is neither inherently good nor evil--it is the one who wields it that makes the difference. :alliance:
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Jan 06 2004 08:00pm

_cmad_
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 _cmad_

You said the wrong way man. I think you're drunk :)
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Jan 06 2004 07:28pm

Sease Yakcm
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 Sease Yakcm

D/S is tra5h, L/S pwnz joo. really now though, we've discussed this before and everyone knows that darksiders suck because they have to try and cheat to do anything and they still lose. Its not our fault that the only l/s that is showcased btw is not cool. l/s is just as easily awesome as d/s it just doesn't make for as good of a movie if the main character is just a badass who can't be beat. It becomes a dbz episode, pardopn me those who enjoy that.
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Jan 03 2004 12:59pm

D@RtHM@UL
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 D@RtHM@UL

Dark Side FOREVA !!

Jan 02 2004 12:10pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

yeah, there is someone:P
he's called Skywalker
I think he even started the Jedi Order when the Lightsabers weren't even invented...:)
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Jan 02 2004 05:24am

Zoro Kakashi
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 Zoro Kakashi

the one who controls both pwns... if there is SW series, there must be an beginning, an inventor of the force, who discovered it.
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Jan 02 2004 02:06am

Lancer007
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 Lancer007

Well Jaws not every jedi can be as strong as dooku or possess the experiance to resist a dark force powers. Yes in some ways the dark side is stronger but The light side was able to train themselfs to sheild or resist the harming effects of the dark side. Also thats how the jedi mannaged to destroy the sith in the first purge to destroy the sith once and for all.

This comment was edited by Lancer007 on Jan 02 2004 02:09am.

Dec 29 2003 03:21pm

Lord Jaws
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 Lord Jaws

Wel, like Obi says, depends on your point of view. for example: If you see that there are only 2 Sith Lords and the jedi have a real problem with just those 2, than the Dark Side is stonger.
If you see that The Jedi have defeaten the Sith more than once, than the Light Side is stronger,

But I agree with Bail, they are even strong. And the strengt also depends of the person itself. Like Obi-1 was not strong enough to defeat Dooku alone. And Yoda and Dooku both were furious with the lighsabers and they both knew other abilities of the Force.
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Dec 29 2003 08:23am

tarpman
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dark side gets points for coolness :P
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Dec 27 2003 11:58am

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

I said it once, and I'll say it again
they are both equal

They just use different methods:)
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Dec 27 2003 10:38am

_cmad_
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 _cmad_

*BUMP*

Vote yo freaking newbs! :D

I will bump this thread until I see d/s having more votes (this may take forever, though :()
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Nov 23 2003 03:19am

Sindweller
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 Sindweller

dark side have more offensive force but light have more defensive force.....

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