Why Revan Said True Jedi are WAY More Powerful Than Sith - Star Wars Explained

Jolee Bindo said it best. "Love doesn't lead to the dark side. Passion can lead to rage and fear, and can be controlled... but passion is not the same thing as love. Controlling your passions while being in love... that's what they should teach you to beware. But love itself will save you... not condemn you."

The worst thing about the Madalorin s2 is that they seem to have retconned Luke thoughts on connection and how he wouldn't train Grogu if Grogu held on to his attachment to Din. It was Luke holding onto his attachment to his father that redeemed Anakin and yet Disney decides to have Luke regress back to the misguided teachings of the republic order.

If Revan is correct, then that could explain in part why Anakin was so powerful. His love for Padme gave him a strength no other Jedi of his time could tap.

"Because if you're a lover, you gotta be a fighter. Because if you don't fight for your love, what kind of love do you have?"  - Keanu Reeves It would be amazing if he was cast as Revan if they decide to make a live-action version or something.

The problem with the Jedi Order is that it didn't train it's members to become strong in the Light so much as to avoid falling to the Dark at all costs. That's like becoming a monks to avoid the pitfalls of romantic passions but being expected to be able to handle those feelings at the same time. Avoidance is definitely not the same as preparedness.

Revan was a visionary of his time, he told the Jedi of his era that reform was needed but they shut him up. He was a master and much like Qui-Gon Jin was offered a seat on the high council. But he also refused for similar reasons. Revan could have taught Anakin many secrets of both the Light and the Dark, and after Palpatine was dead I think he could have safely looked into Sith discoveries from after his time.

Revan used both the light and the dark and still realizes that love and compassion make a jedi the greatest

I also think Revan took a lot from Joliee Bindo whos own philosophy was pretty close to this "Controlling your passions while being in love that is what they should teach you, but love itself will save you not condemn you" or words to that effect

In the novels, Luke actually sought out the reborn Palpatine, and became his student, ON PURPOSE, just to dabble in the dark side. If it wasn’t for Leia and Han, he might not have turned back. This is what brought him true balance, and the power of a grandmaster.

I love that Revan is the person who made the Sith more powerful by inspiring the rule of two. Then in a way, found out how for the Jedi to become more powerful as well. One side learned, the other shunned the knowledge

I feel as if Obi wan also showed this in the show with his 2nd fight with vader as he become much more powerful while thinking of the ones he loves and wants to protect

I suppose this is a good example of the difference between love and attachment according to George Lucas. Attachment is specifically the idea of owning and possessing someone, which is wrong and a path to the dark. But if you love someone dearly, and healthily, and learn to face your emotions in a way that you can let them go, that is the power of true love. That’s the true selfless live that saved Vader. The Jedi forbade love because they feared attachment, but they should have taught them to embrace their feelings while processing them healthily. It wasn’t Anakin’s love for Padme that drove him to the dark, it was the fact he never learned to process those feelings in a healthy way

Didn’t Revan learn this from Jolee Bindo? He taught that passion can lead to the dark side, but love can bring out the light and strengthen it.

Galen Marek aka Starkiller was extremely powerful in the force because of his emotional bonds. His growing love for Juno was ultimately the source of his increased power and seeing the force spirit of his late father on the Wookiee homeworld and the pain he felt hardened his resolve to do what needed to be done. Starkiller had great potential in the force and the fact that he was able to stalemate with Sidious if not best him in force ability is a testament to how weak the Jedi of pre empire was

The Virgin Jedi: “Train children to become weaponized clinical sociopaths.” The Chad Revan: “No.”

Perhaps it wasn't just the positive emotions that helped them be more powerful but also the connection itself. Expanding a persons connection to the for through these loved ones. Annikan was at his most powerful when he has padme and she was pregnant. But as soon as he disconnected from them we was weakened.

I feel like this makes sense with Anikan being the chosen he was a emotional person and it exposed cracks in the Jedi way technically he destroyed both sides allowing for Jedi now to feel emotion thus bringing balance to the force

Revan was able to incorporate his "Shadow" in psychoanalytic terms, making him one of the most powerful Jedi ever. His point of facing emotions rather than ignoring them, is spot on. You need to accept your darker side, and use it's energy for good, rather than letting it creep up and destroy everything.

Revan was right. Revan's love saved Bastia. Their love and emotions made them very powerful. Revan was great visionary,he had many advantages. I agree. Had Revan lived during Clone Wars he would make much more powerful and noble Anakin. Anakin would be Grandmaster and Jedi,light side would have tremendous power. Great analysis. May the Force be with you too. Have a nice day :)

One difficulty even Revan would have had is working with how possessive Anakin was. Even well-prepared, his past made him cling to people he cared for to a degree that did help him, but in the end was also his downfall. Could this have been carefully addressed by an attentive master? Very likely. But it would also have been really tough to get out of him, as it was based on childhood trauma.