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(How) did Anakin bring the Force into balance?
Oct 17 2003 07:38pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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Bail Hope of Belouve
There has been a lot of discussion about this on the web and fansites, and stuff, so here:
How did you think Anakin brought the Force into balance?
Some people say it was because he killed the last two Sith alive.
Others say it was because he slaughtered the Jedi.
I say it was this:
He didn't only kill every Jedi, he also killed every Sith.
The universe would have to start all over again.
No Jedi... No Sith...
This would of course have a tremendous effect on the Jedi after this.
In the Old Republic, the Jedi were arrogant, because they thought they thought they were invincible.
Now they know they can very easy be destroyed
So that's why you have better Jedi, that are sure of themselves, but aren't overconfident.

And now an even bigger headbreaker:
Was Anakin supposed to go to the Dark Side? Was it meant to happen, or was it one of the possibilities that could happen?

I think he was supposed to go to the Dark Side, the Force had that in mind for him. Because, the way I look at it, the Jedi where arrogant and needed to be destroyed. They where to sure of themselves, according to Yoda. And they should be, because for over a thousand years, there were no enemies that could stand against a Jedi, so the Jedi became (in the eyes of the normal man) invincible. That's why when kids are trained to be a Jedi, they expect to be so powerful... Which brings arrogance, right?

So the Jedi that weren't arrogant (like Yoda, Echuu-Shen John) escape the slaughter miraculously :). But I'm still guessing why Obi-Wan was allowed to be alive. Was it because he had something to do in his life? Or maybe he had to set right a fault he once made?
And if you think he wasn't arrogant, then look at this: in Ep1 he said: "I am ready to face the trials". Arrogant, right?
In Ep1 he thought he was ready to take on a Padawan of his own. And he thought he could instruct him just as wel as master Yoda, very arrogant, right?

Anyway, post your comments on both these subjects :D
And feel free to give as lot of critiscism as you want :)
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This post was edited by Bail Hope of Belouve on Jun 24 2004 09:51pm.

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Dec 11 2003 12:24pm

 
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I don't think the dark side is stronger... I just think it's alot easier to become powerful on the dark side, as opposed to the light side.

Dec 11 2003 10:23am

Mookie
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 Mookie

An explanation offered by the Expanded Universe, reinforced by the recent game Knights of the Old Republic, explains that light saber colors become because of the crystals used for your saber.

In old tradition, the Sith used red sabers because the crystals indigenous to their territories were all of a "red" configuration so to speak.

At least, that's what I have read. :)

Dec 11 2003 10:21am

Claudite
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I do have a question... why do Sith always use red Lightsabers? I know red is symbol of evil, but there has to be another reason... perhpas because of a mind-set?
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Dec 08 2003 08:04pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

anyone else has a good idea on this?:P
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Nov 26 2003 12:00pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Yeah...
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Nov 24 2003 03:23am

SirBizNatch
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Methinks goodness/badness works in cycles. If you read The Dark is Rising Sequence its kinda like that. Bad comes for a time, good wipes it out, and starts over. Could startover good and sty like that or start overbad and stay like that; either way, will always end and restart.

Anyway, the books/games kinda kill the blance thingy, since they show crazy sith cults and dark jedi and such, pretty soon after Ep6. Or maybe Anakin gave both sides to restart or something.
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Nov 19 2003 10:41am

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Yeah
I think that the Good in life, plans every move very carefully, while evil just strikes as soon as possible
Just look at what evil does, and what good does

For example, the good side plans the Chosen one thousands of years before his arrival
Evil just strikes at a good moment, and makes The Chosen One (Anakin) come to evil himself.

Or LOTR,
It was no coïncidence that the ring was found by a hobbit, and it was no coïncidence that the ring wasn't made to rule hobbits.
It was all carefully planned
Evil stroke, and evil lost

Good is stronger, I am sure of it
because if Bad was stronger, we'd probably live in a world run by a tiran, and wars cover the lands in darkness.
But it isn't so, or is it?
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Nov 18 2003 09:19pm

Sease Yakcm
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:empire: The darkside is simply like evil is in real life. It is weak but resourceful; it uses every opportunity it has to gain power and control. :alliance: The light side on the other hand, must be stronger because it clearly prevails over dark, even disciplining itself from using the more chaotic ends of the force. Mind you that Yoda, although he didn't ever use the force lightning, he could easily absorb it because he knew how it worked. Light side is more powerful than dark, it is simply an issue of which is easier to use and which is better at making itself seem bigger. Evil uses all of itself in the front to put on a big show but has nothign to back it up, good is humble but is solid. -Just a comment from a noob
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Nov 10 2003 11:54am

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Yeah, but who believes George :P
Yoda all the way!!!:D
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Nov 10 2003 01:23am

cHoSeN oNe
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I heard from George Himself that the darkside is stronger...Don't believe me? Go to Disney World in Orlando, Florida on Star Wars weekend and go to the hall next to the Indiana Jones show. They have a presentation in there. It's great!:D
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Nov 09 2003 03:45pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Yep
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Nov 08 2003 06:29pm

Vicious
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 Vicious

Anakin returns to the light when he kills the Emperor, he even tells Luke directly after that that Luke was right, there was still good in him. That is why he becomes one with the force when he dies and you see him as Anakin Skywalker, not Darth Vader, when standing with Yoda and Obi-Wan.
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Nov 08 2003 03:11am

Mitch
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 Mitch

I'm kind of confused here...I know when Anakin goes to the Dark Side, but when does he return to the Light??? Clue me in please:)
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Nov 06 2003 09:18pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

oh it so isn't
look at it like this:

dark side = drugs
light side= human body

so, when you are in to the dark side
you have to fight it

when you are addicted to drugs
you have to fight it

If the dark side is stronger
Anakin wouldn't have returned, (that's how I see it)
because the Dark Side would never have let down his grip on him

If drugs are stronger then the human body
you always be addicted

But you can get off drugs
and so you can also get off the Dark Side
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Nov 06 2003 07:59pm

Vicious
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 Vicious

Thats exactly what i mean Plo, nobody can say what would have happened. And with the dark side, i dont think it is better, people who turn generally become insane and have no control over what they do. I just believe that it IS stronger.
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I do not ask for your poor, or your hungry, I do not want your tired and sick, It is your corrupt I claim, It is your evil that will be sought by me, With every breath, I shall hunt them down, Each day, I will spill their blood, till it rains down from the skies.
Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace, These are not polite suggestions, these are cores of behavior, And those of you that ignore them will pay the dearest cost.
There are varying degrees of evil, I am a due lesser form of filth, not to push the bounds and cross over into true corruption, into our domain, For if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see me, And on that day, you will reap it, And I will send you to whatever god you wish.


Nov 06 2003 05:41pm

Plo Koon
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 Plo Koon

how do you know kyo if he wasnt in the darkside he could kill palpatine? hmm we may never know
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Nov 06 2003 07:11am

Rainer
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I'm not sure if I agree with you on the Dark Side being stronger, but I can say something supporting your theory. Yoda never says that the Dark Side is weaker, he just says its quicker and easier. I think the Dark Side consumes you and then controls you. Its almost like a drug. It is very possible that the Dark Side is more powerful, but too dangerous to embrace if you wish to keep your mind straight.
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Nov 06 2003 04:54am

dose
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 dose

That's a very sinister interpretation. I, personally, don't believe in a Darkside. Neutrality is my theory. That's why I like Dooku. He's actually not a sith lord, but someone who believes in a balance between light and dark.
(as explained in the StarWars RPG Core Rulebook).
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Nov 06 2003 01:27am

Vicious
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 Vicious

Anakin didnt have to turn to the darkside to kill Palpatine, he used his physical strength to just hurl Palpatine into the Death Star's reactor. If you really think about it, it would have been easier to kill Palpatine if he had never turned to the darkside. If he had never turned, he still would have been mainly human, not mostly machine, and he would have no critical life support circuits for the Emperor's force lightning to fry. Then again he never would have been close enough to Palpatine to kill him if he never turned, but you get my point I hope.

I also think that the darkside is stronger, that is why it is so tempting. I think Yoda merely told Luke it wasn't so that Luke wouldn't become afraid, thus turning to the dark side. It was a little white lie to help Luke in his training.
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I do not ask for your poor, or your hungry, I do not want your tired and sick, It is your corrupt I claim, It is your evil that will be sought by me, With every breath, I shall hunt them down, Each day, I will spill their blood, till it rains down from the skies.
Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace, These are not polite suggestions, these are cores of behavior, And those of you that ignore them will pay the dearest cost.
There are varying degrees of evil, I am a due lesser form of filth, not to push the bounds and cross over into true corruption, into our domain, For if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see me, And on that day, you will reap it, And I will send you to whatever god you wish.


This comment was edited by Vicious on Nov 06 2003 01:30am.

Nov 05 2003 03:24pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

nice one, cHoSeN oNe
Just one thing
The Dark Side isn't stronger:)
Master Yoda says it himself in Ep5:
Luke: "Is the Dark Side stronger?"
Yoda: "No, that not! More deceivious, quicker.."
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This comment was edited by Bail Hope of Belouve on Nov 05 2003 04:52pm.

Nov 05 2003 12:32am

cHoSeN oNe
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 cHoSeN oNe

The only way he could destroy palpatine was to go to the darkside because it is more powerful. ( pending you have extreme knowledge of both sides) He didn't realize it was his destiny all along until finally he fullfilled the prophecy by deleting the Sith for good!
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Oct 31 2003 12:14pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Yes, indeed,
but look at it like this:
There is a huge gap between Dark Side and Light Side, which cannnot be crossed eitherway.
From Light to Dark is possible, but not from Dark to Light.
Anakin brings the Force back into balance by closing the gap, and by going from Dark to Light.

If you look at the stories that appear after Darth Vader/Anakin's death, you will see that everyone can go from dark to light and vice versa very easily...
That was impossible before Anakin.
I think that closing the gap between the two sides would be bringing the force back into balance
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Oct 31 2003 12:07am

Vicious
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 Vicious

I say again that the balance has nothing to do with numbers of light and dark Jedi. If it did, then then the force would have been balanced during Ep. IV , Yoda and Obi-Wan = Palpatine and Vader. There was no indication that the force was in balance, it was actually quite clearly out of balance. There was hate, anger, greed, anf suffering throughout the galaxy, that cant possibly be balanced. I believe that when absolutley NO dark Jedi exist, the force is in balance because it is in harmony with nature.
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I do not ask for your poor, or your hungry, I do not want your tired and sick, It is your corrupt I claim, It is your evil that will be sought by me, With every breath, I shall hunt them down, Each day, I will spill their blood, till it rains down from the skies.
Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace, These are not polite suggestions, these are cores of behavior, And those of you that ignore them will pay the dearest cost.
There are varying degrees of evil, I am a due lesser form of filth, not to push the bounds and cross over into true corruption, into our domain, For if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see me, And on that day, you will reap it, And I will send you to whatever god you wish.


Oct 30 2003 02:10pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Yes, Dose, but keep in mind that once, lang ago, there where thousands of Siths, and thousands of Jedi.
They fought and killed eachother, and so, only one Sith remained, and he called himself Darth Bane, and he made the rule: Only two there are, no more, no less

But indeed, it would never equate to anything
And if you read the books more carefully (and watch JA (the game) more carefully)
you will see that it appears to be very easy to go back and forth between the two sides
Because Anakin closed the gap?
I think so:)
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Oct 29 2003 10:43pm

dose
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 dose

Yeah, the # of Jedi vs. the # of Sith would never equate to anything. There's just too many Jedi and only 2 Sith at a time.
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