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6 Reasons The Jedi Could Be Villains In a Star Wars
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Published 1 year ago by Andrew Dyce , Updated September 25th, 2014 at 2:11 am,
Theres no mistaking it: Star Wars is back and ready to return to the heights it once
enjoyed. With J.J. Abrams at the helm of Star Wars: Episode VII, fans are looking
forward to new films carrying on the legacy of the Rebellions heroes. But thats
not the only direction to take.
Now that confirmed standalone movies are also in the plans alongside major
Episodes, the characters and stories that can be explored are far more numerous.
Weve already listed the Star Wars spin-offs wed like to see, but the more we
think about it, permanently relegating the Sith or Dark Jedi to the role of villain
seems to be making one massive assumption.
At this point, the whole Light Side good, Dark Side bad idea is common knowledge
but thats only according to the Jedi. History, as we know, is written by the victor.
We tend to agree with the belief that the Sith were evil-doers and extremists, but it
might be worthwhile to actually look at what drove them to that point, and see if a
story cant be told placing the Jedi in the role of antagonists.
Allow us to outline 6 Reasons Jedi Could Be Villains In a Star Wars Movie.
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What should be made clear off the bat is that the Sith Lords didnt just show up
like boogeymen one day and start terrorizing the innocent. They were Jedi to begin
with only more radical in their views of the galaxy and what their gifts should be
used for. The first Jedi Exiles the group that would one day found the Sith were
simply one side of a civil dispute within the Jedi Order, known as the Second Great
Schism.
Whatever extremes each side pushed the other toward, it should be known that atno point did the Sith huddle around a fire and decide to crush all life in the galaxy
they were conquerors in search of mastery over life itself, not genocidal maniacs.
They even developed their own Sith Code, opposing that preached by Jedi. Rather
than speaking of existence as it should be, they focused on the way it was . The
Code reads:
-Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
-Through passion, I gain strength.
-Through strength, I gain power.
-Through power, I gain victory.
-Through victory, my chains are broken.
-The Force shall free me.
While the Jedi taught their followers that love, anger or passion were forbidden, the
Sith embraced the full range of human emotion passion is what makes people
powerful, and free. The original Star Wars movies clearly show that the Skywalkers
dont share the belief that love is to be avoided, and its arguable that most of
humanity would relate more to the Siths view of passion as a good thing.
The first Jedi Exiles aims to revive dead worlds may not have been something their
brethren believed in, and resulted in them being cast out, but it wasnt spawned by
malice.
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Fascist governments throughout history have proven that the denial of. unpopular
progress on grounds that it challenges existing beliefs of whats right is one of
mankinds worst habits: Galileo, for instance, was called a heretic for claiming the
Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe.
Its no secret that the Jedi oppose anything anything to do with the Dark Side,
since nothing good ever comes from it. What is less known is that before the
Galactic Republic, the galaxy was largely ruled by the Rakata races 10,000 year
Infinite Empire. Like many others, this empire was built on cutting-edge technology
(like the first widely-used hyperdrives). And it was all thanks to the Dark Side.
Once the Rakata empire collapsed 25,000 years prior to the films, the technology
was up for grabs, with the Corellians among the first to circumvent the Dark Side
components of Rakata warp drives and sell the technology wholesale. The result was
helpful, so no one batted an eyelash.
Transportations one thing, but the trademark of the Jedi Order the lightsaber is
one that could only be crafted by those in tune with the light side of the Force,
right? Right. The Rakata called their version Forcesabers, using the Force tochannel dark energy into a solid blade. The Jedi, as they did elsewhere, saw the
potential made possible through ways of the Dark Side, and adapted it for their
own aims.
Sure the technology was used by the Rakata for conquering and domination, but if
every advancement that aided warfare was seen as inherently evil, the world would
be a very different place. Maybe the Jedi actually meant that nothing good comes
from the Dark Side anymore.
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As so many galaxy-wide armed conflicts do, the Clone Wars all started with the
passing of a Financial Reform bill. Well, attempted passing. You see, this is the
part that gets glossed over in the clearly pro-Jedi films, giving the impressions that
the Separatists were simply bad guys.
The truth is: the commercially powerful systems of the galaxy were only after
removal of corruption in the Senate, and government deregulation in the name of
capitalistic growth. Those wishes could be cast in a greedy or antidemocratic light,but theyre also the desires that shaped the creation of the western world. In other
words, not inherently evil.
The taxation and corruption of the Senate from top to bottom pushed the larger
corporations not to revolt, but introduce new financial reform to protect their
interests. Before a vote could take place, the Senator representing the Commonality
of trade planets was assassinated by a bribed Senate guard (apparently they werent
kidding about corruption). Those who sent the assassin got their wish, and the vote
was cancelled.
Understandably, this was the last straw. The Commonality broke off from the corruptbody and formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Political movements
are usually bigger than theyre made out to be their opponents. so while the films
depicted the group as a table full of villainous characters, the Separatist
Confederacy was made up of over eight galactic governments, dozens of Republic
Senators, and spanned over 10,000 star systems. The Jedi and Republic didnt even
formally recognize the groups existence, choosing instead to defend the corrupt
government, and rather than address the Separatist concerns, simply wipe them out.
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Despite the fact that the Sith were not inherently evil, theres no question the Jedi
saw them as their enemy (even if theyd helped make them). So when Supreme
Chancellor Palpatine was revealed to be Darth Sidious, believing in the quest for
mastery over life that the Jedi so vehemently disagreed with, what would any peace-
loving religious order do? In short, attempt to arrest or kill him.
The problem here is that Chancellor Palpatine was, without question, the
democratically-elected leader of the Galactic Republic. The Jedi had the right to be
angry that he had kept his beliefs and religion a secret, and suspicious of what he
had planned for the Republic, butremember that bit in their Jedi Code that said
they served the Republics government, and that they were not in charge of
determining who was fit to lead and who wasnt?
Anyway you look at it, the Jedi attempted a military coup, wishing to depose the
elected leader of a democracy based on a personal vendetta. They had many
diplomatic methods of bringing his Sith origins to the attention of the Republic, but
instead decided to act without consent. The result: the Jedi were judged by the
Republics leader to once again threaten freedom and exert control over the Senate,
and had to be eliminated (poetic justice fans will note the Jedi Purge as a reversal
of their genocide against the Sith).
One could argue that Palpatine had manipulated democracy to settle an old score
himself, but that means that he knew the Jedi wouldnt hesitate to remove the head
of the Senate by force. The bottom line: marching into a Head of States office with
guns drawn after discovering his racial, religious or philosophical background is a
hard pill to swallow.
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Hopefully weve made our case for why the story being given to Star Wars audiences
may not be the full one. Thats not to say one side of the Jedi/Sith conflict was more
in-the-right than the other, but clearly both groups were willing to get their hands
dirty.
Could this make a film set in the Old Republic, or any of the numerous wars between
factions a chance to provide a completely new perspective? Its hard to know how
those entrusted with Star Wars future feel about playing with morality, but if they
do, weve obviously got some ideas.
How do you view the Jedi after reading our argument? Still see them as the
upholders of whats right and moral, or are the Sith not as bad as they may have
been portrayed? Leave us your thoughts in the comments.
Star Wars: Episode VII is tentatively scheduled to open in theaters by 2015.
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Shadeworld 4 weeks ago
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It is worth to note, that the star wars universe was created by G. Lucas to mimic the duality of
Taoism and Christianity. However, in the Star wars universe the definition of evil is unlike that wesubscribe to in our world.
You see, Christianity which is arguably one of the cornerstones of our moral society, believes that
evil is the absence of good.
But in the Star wars universe, Evil as not the absence of good Rather it is the opposite of good.
It stands to balance out the good.
And thus, in conclusion, the dark side is inherently Evil and it will corrupt you as it is supposed to
create a counter-balance to the light side.
We must understand that the term Shades of grey doesnt exists in the SW universe, not where
the force is concerned. At least if Lucas view is to be followed.
Bergman 4 weeks ago
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To be honest i dont think any of the sides is completely good or evil. And even if some parts of the
jedi o rder were missled in t hier belief i have it hard to see some jedi like Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan or Yoda
as evil. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon even defied the councel when they saw it fit for the good of it. And
now i am going to use a term from Final Fantasy VIII. The view of good or evil is merely a clash of
different ideals between people.
When it comes to the part about the genocide of the sith race the sith (not the race but dark-side
practitioners)also did some genocides to. Due to reerence to the Expanded Universe (non-canon
now) acording to Old Republic the emperor planed to wipe out all life in the galaxy just to become a
godlike being. And he had allready killed one world.
When it came to Shmi Skywalker QuiGon tried to get them both at first but Watto wasnt interested
in such a big bet. And if Anakin would lose he couldnt bet with to much things either because they
still had a mission.
Bergman 4 weeks ago
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Also those who said (I may have missinterpretted you) that Lucas sold out Tar Wars due to greed
should know that he donated the money to charity. and it is understandable if he want to retire
because he is over 70yo after all.
Dale 4 weeks ago
So many holes in this argument I dont know where to start. . .
how about the ultimate goals of the Sith emporers for one. Considering this, the destruction of the
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Sith is necessary to preserve life itself.
johnny 1 week ago
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Unlimited Powaaaaaaa That was the goal of the Sith. To control all life and directly infringed on
freedom. Palpatine was the Hitler of star wars. Remember the Jedi never killed their own masters to
gain more power. Sith were filled by hatred
Elaine 1 week ago
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I have read all the comments on this and I am surprised how it turned in to a Sith Vs Jedi argument
about who is evil and who is good. Why? This article is simply decribes how the Jedi could be the
villains in the next Star Wars movie. This is not a Sith Vs Jedi argument. Nowhere did it suggest
that the Sith are the good guys and the Jedi are the evil ones. The article points out that the Jedi
have done many questionable things despite seeing themselves as shining beacons of all that is
good and righteous. If you holding yourself to such a high standard and to such lofty ideals, you
have to live up to them. The Jedi simply dont. The Sith may be evil (or eviler than the Jedi) and the
Jedi are good guys, but they are far from perfect and they are not what people claim them to be.
At least the Sith are honest about what they are. The Jedi may not be evil, but they are selfrighteous heroes who think that the sun shines out of their backsides. In the Star Wars universe,
the Jedi get away with everything that they do because they and everyone else think they are right
all the time and noone questions it. Heroes are never held accountable for their actions. This quote
from Terry Pratchetts the Hogfather sums it up quite nicely:
And then Jack chopp ed down what was the worlds last beanstalk, adding murder and ecological
terrorism to the theft, enticement, and trespass charges already mentioned, and all the giants
children didnt have a daddy anymore. But he got away with it and lived happily ever after, without
so much as a guilty twinge about what he had donewhich proves that you can be excused for just
about anything if you are a hero, because no one asks inconvenient questions.
If the price of being hero is to truly believe that the sun literally shines out of ones backside, I
would much rather be the villain.
Darth Ozymandias 2 days ago
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There is way too much to address here.
Ill just say what no one else has so far Dark Jedi and Sith are NOT the same thing, contrary to
what this article mentions.
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