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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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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

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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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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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Oct 29 2003 10:19pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

THANK YOU :D
Finally :D
That's my thought too:)
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Oct 29 2003 08:30pm

Demon
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 Demon

Anakin tasted both the light and the dark side. Through the number of midichlorians of his body, he was able to balance the force. How? Because he came back from the dark side to the light side, damnit. Nobody couldn't do it, even master Yoda said, that once fallen to the dark side, it would forever change your destiny. Thus, by coming back to the light, the gap between the two sides was destroyed, and balance restored.
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Oct 29 2003 03:49pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

I don't think it's that actually
Because, if there have to be equal numbers of Jedi and Sith (or Jedi and Sith powers)
then there never was any balance, right?
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Oct 28 2003 03:49am

O2B-1Dai
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Well, how many dark jedi and sith were there in EP1? The jedi council didn't know if there were any left...so for there to be balance, then dark jedi would have to start appearing - hence Palpy, Maul and Vader. Even then there still isn't balance, cause the good numbers outweigh the dark numbers. Unless you take in to account the amount of power or influence or force mana that each person has.
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Oct 27 2003 05:25pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

here's a good thing to think about
Maybe he brought the Force into balance by
going completely to the Dark Side
and coming completely back to the Light Side
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Oct 24 2003 05:47pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

I agree,
he might have taken over Star Wars from someone else
oh well...
I've got no argument

:D
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Oct 24 2003 05:24pm

dose
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 dose

Bail: "Maybe [Luke turns dark] in those comics and books but mind you...Those are totally not written by George Lucas (so, I personally think they don't count)"

George Lucas didn't really write Star Wars at all. He studied Joseph Campbell and based Star Wars on his book. Campbell is a philosopher who discovered all Myths have characters and plot twists that are nearly identical. Lucas wanted to base Star Wars on a mythical level, so he made all the characters and story based on examples specifically sited by Campbell. Tolkien too took hints from Campbell. For instance:

The Wizard Character Archetype =
-Obi-Wan and Gandalf
Both come to the main hero to aid them through their adventure, representing the magic of an ancient time. Both die and are reborn to help the hero beyond their death.

In my OAC year I did an english paper and you can literally follow Star Wars with Campbell's book: "The Hero with a Thousand Faces"
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Oct 24 2003 04:49pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

I agree,
He was meant to go to the Dark Side.
It was just his fate
but he was redeemed, and finally found peace along with Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi:)
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Oct 22 2003 04:36pm

Master Malak
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 Master Malak

Anakin brought balence back to the force by killing the empiror the and by killing him he had destroyed the last sith. But he would never of turned back to being a jedi if he didnt have luke so there for he had to disobey the jedi and have children because if he didnt he would have never been able to destroy the empiror.
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Oct 22 2003 02:28pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Neej, dat denk ik niet hoor :-)
Hij pakt z'n magnum en schiet die agent dwars door z'n sodemieter
En wat is er met die flik?
Die is hardstikke dood:D
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Oct 22 2003 02:25pm

D@RtHM@UL
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 D@RtHM@UL

Nah mine cause i said it :D

Oct 22 2003 02:19pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Exactly my point :D
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Oct 22 2003 01:57pm

D@RtHM@UL
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And if there weren't wars, there wouldn't be any Star Wars and we wouldn't be here placing comments in a Star Wars community ;)

Oct 22 2003 01:48pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Yes, if everyone was an observer in this world
THERE WOULD BE PEACE:D
Because observers don't start wars, now do they? :D
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Oct 22 2003 01:42pm

D@RtHM@UL
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 D@RtHM@UL

*activates saber*

*slashes Anakin*

THE END !! :P

Oct 22 2003 01:41pm

Havvk
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 Havvk

stfu Erestor *slaps him*
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Oct 22 2003 01:03pm

D@RtHM@UL
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 D@RtHM@UL

HaHa, Anakin is the worsed Jedi i've ever read or seen about.

Oct 22 2003 01:02pm

Havvk
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 Havvk

just face it anakin pns j00 allz
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Oct 22 2003 06:40am

Flamori Athena
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 Flamori Athena

That's not arrogance...that's self-confidence.

If you think you are ready, it's no use being falsely modest. What do you think would happen if everyone in this world was an observer?
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Oct 21 2003 04:03pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Yes, maybe he does in those comics and books
but mind you...
Those are totally not written by George Lucas
(so, I personally think they don't count)
But you are right about him turning to the dark side
And you're also right about Luke and Leia, and Anakin and the Emperor

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This comment was edited by Bail Hope of Belouve on Oct 21 2003 04:06pm.

Oct 21 2003 01:39am

dose
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 dose

Just so everyone knows, Luke totally turns to the Dark Side in the Dark Empire Series. One of the Emperor clones is still alive and Luke joins him in order to give the New Republic information about the Remnant. The Emperor suspects Luke and turns him. Luke goes back to light (of course) afterward. It's a sick series, you should pick it up.
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Plus, Anakin brings balance to the Force indirectly. He is the father of Luke and Leah, the two main founders of the New Republic. He is responsible for them, as well as destroying Palpatine.
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This comment was edited by dose on Oct 21 2003 03:15pm.

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