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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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