I always took Yoda's "no, not stronger" to mean that it might appear stronger, that it would be stronger on a direct assault, but that jedies given time are more powerful. So that it evens out. Like a sprinter and a marathon runner.
But power and strength are two different things. When Luke asks Yoda "is the dark side stronger?" Yoda responds emphatically "No." He avoids the mention of power, however. The dark side is quick and easy, because it gives immense power to a jedi without proper discipline or control.
The good side of the force remains stronger because a sith lord is not able to control his power as well as a jedi.
To put it simply, if a jedi were cloned at birth, and the two were identical in every physiological and mental way, the jedi using the dark side would be more powerful, but not necessarily win because of his inability to control his power.
This is ultimately why Anakin loses to Obi-wan despite being immensely more powerful. His arrogance and recklessness lead to his demise. Obi-wan is the picture of control in his battle with Anakin, careful and clever. Using the force as an ally not as a tool.
This is also why Luke defeats the Emperor. Luke refuses to give into the hate and recklessness of the dark side. In so doing, he becomes victim to the Emperor's attacks, but allows his father the opportunity to defeat the Emperor himself. At the same time, the Emperor's arrogance proves to be his demise as well. He believed that Vader was so far gone that he would not turn against him, he didn't think the rebels could successfully lower the force shield, and he didn't think they could blow up the death star. The Emperor is arguably the most powerful character in the original trilogy (who knows what Anakin would have done if he hadn't become half-robot), but he is defeated because he cannot control that power.
It is the nature of the dark side to pervert and destroy itself. Even the use of force lightning dramatically ages Palpatine.
In conclusion, sith lords don't seem stronger (in the force), they are just more powerful.
But power and strength are two different things. When Luke asks Yoda "is the dark side stronger?" Yoda responds emphatically "No." He avoids the mention of power, however. The dark side is quick and easy, because it gives immense power to a jedi without proper discipline or control.
The good side of the force remains stronger because a sith lord is not able to control his power as well as a jedi.
To put it simply, if a jedi were cloned at birth, and the two were identical in every physiological and mental way, the jedi using the dark side would be more powerful, but not necessarily win because of his inability to control his power.
This is ultimately why Anakin loses to Obi-wan despite being immensely more powerful. His arrogance and recklessness lead to his demise. Obi-wan is the picture of control in his battle with Anakin, careful and clever. Using the force as an ally not as a tool.
This is also why Luke defeats the Emperor. Luke refuses to give into the hate and recklessness of the dark side. In so doing, he becomes victim to the Emperor's attacks, but allows his father the opportunity to defeat the Emperor himself. At the same time, the Emperor's arrogance proves to be his demise as well. He believed that Vader was so far gone that he would not turn against him, he didn't think the rebels could successfully lower the force shield, and he didn't think they could blow up the death star. The Emperor is arguably the most powerful character in the original trilogy (who knows what Anakin would have done if he hadn't become half-robot), but he is defeated because he cannot control that power.
It is the nature of the dark side to pervert and destroy itself. Even the use of force lightning dramatically ages Palpatine.
In conclusion, sith lords don't seem stronger (in the force), they are just more powerful.
You must unlearn what you have learned.
Why are the Sith always made to seem stronger than the Jedi?
- 11/08/2010 03:19:11 PM
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To make them a scary menace
- 11/08/2010 03:54:50 PM
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. *NM*
- 12/08/2010 10:58:16 AM
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Precisely.
- 12/08/2010 11:00:31 AM
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*NM*
This. And "Star Wars" is not really trying to be anything more than a campy space opera. &
- 12/08/2010 06:51:48 PM
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- 12/08/2010 06:51:48 PM
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Maybe it has to do with the rule of two?
- 11/08/2010 04:04:08 PM
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- 12/08/2010 01:13:20 AM
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This, and there's no maybe about it.
- 11/08/2010 04:25:45 PM
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Mno
- 11/08/2010 04:52:27 PM
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I'm not talking about prophecies or theory so much as about the story.
- 11/08/2010 05:14:48 PM
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Wrong as it sounds: Balance to the force actually means no dark side practitioners. *NM*
- 11/08/2010 07:27:18 PM
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Evil is what throws it out of balance. Why do people persist in thinking it is ever necessary? *NM*
- 16/08/2010 06:14:29 PM
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- 12/08/2010 01:13:20 AM
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It makes sense
- 12/08/2010 02:51:28 AM
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"One to embody power. The other to crave it."
- 12/08/2010 07:46:26 AM
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I think being confident in the Dark Side requires a certain selflessness
- 13/08/2010 03:44:11 AM
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Not they don't Edited
- 11/08/2010 04:21:01 PM
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Yeah. Compare the number of years Jedi had power vs. the Sith. *NM*
- 12/08/2010 07:52:44 AM
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Isn't there a 600-year Sith empire at some point in the books? *NM*
- 12/08/2010 10:09:49 AM
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Because, without it, there's no tension or danger of the Good Guys losing. Goes for all media. *NM*
- 11/08/2010 05:08:34 PM
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Fourth wall arguments are stupid.
- 11/08/2010 06:05:22 PM
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Sorry. Guess I should immerse myself in official SW novels before replying. 
- 11/08/2010 10:42:05 PM
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- 11/08/2010 10:42:05 PM
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Nonsense
- 11/08/2010 11:32:19 PM
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In that case, it's because Lucas is a shitty writer with a risible ethical system. *NM*
- 12/08/2010 07:47:26 AM
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I don't get your question/rant. Shouldn't you be happy the Sith are stronger? considering your name *NM*
- 11/08/2010 05:21:41 PM
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I have a feeling people have said this, but I'm too tired to look.
- 12/08/2010 03:23:23 AM
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They aren't. How many times have they actually done things?
- 12/08/2010 07:51:23 AM
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What exactly are you focusing on?
- 12/08/2010 11:01:58 AM
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It doesn't matter.
- 12/08/2010 08:18:19 PM
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Re: It doesn't matter.
- 13/08/2010 12:22:12 AM
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That's all true, but my point is simply that the Jedi are in charge more often than the Sith. 
- 13/08/2010 01:12:38 AM
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- 13/08/2010 01:12:38 AM
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Because they're more powerful
- 12/08/2010 10:59:45 AM
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Force lightning didn't age him.
- 12/08/2010 06:50:44 PM
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Re: Force lightning didn't age him.
- 12/08/2010 08:02:28 PM
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