"Balance to the Force" is a numbers game. The key is in a comment by Yoda at the end of Ep. 1.
TaskmasterJack Send a noteboard - 08/06/2012 11:04:03 PM
From The Phantom Menace
Yoda: [referring to the Sith] Always two there are. No more. No less. A master and an apprentice.
From A New Hope
Obi-wan: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights.
Anakin helps eliminate all of the Jedi but two, Yoda and Obiwan Kenobi survive. The Jedi and Sith reach equilibrium sometime between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Two of each. Darths Sidious and Vader being the two Sith.
Balance isn't necessarily a good thing. Would you rather have a balance of sociopaths and non-sociopaths in a given neighborhood or would you prefer an overwhelming majority of non-sociopaths?
Yoda: [referring to the Sith] Always two there are. No more. No less. A master and an apprentice.
From A New Hope
Obi-wan: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights.
Anakin helps eliminate all of the Jedi but two, Yoda and Obiwan Kenobi survive. The Jedi and Sith reach equilibrium sometime between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Two of each. Darths Sidious and Vader being the two Sith.
Balance isn't necessarily a good thing. Would you rather have a balance of sociopaths and non-sociopaths in a given neighborhood or would you prefer an overwhelming majority of non-sociopaths?
This message last edited by TaskmasterJack on 09/06/2012 at 12:41:55 AM
"..the one to bring balance to the force"
- 08/06/2012 08:42:49 PM
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I was under the impression it was widely accepted that Anakin brought balance to the force...
- 08/06/2012 09:36:55 PM
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Actually, the most recent book revealed a solid answer to the prophecy.
- 08/06/2012 10:48:43 PM
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Is that really as canon as the movies?
- 09/06/2012 01:29:49 AM
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As canon as Han saying the Death Star was too big to be a space station...
- 09/06/2012 03:21:12 PM
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Re: As canon as Han saying the Death Star was too big to be a space station...
- 10/06/2012 06:24:16 AM
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The books are entirely canon.
- 11/06/2012 06:46:23 AM
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Re: The books are entirely canon.
- 11/06/2012 04:43:47 PM
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There are certainly some inconsistencies, but very few outright contradictions.
- 11/06/2012 07:47:25 PM
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"Balance to the Force" is a numbers game. The key is in a comment by Yoda at the end of Ep. 1.
- 08/06/2012 11:04:03 PM
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Re: "Balance to the Force" is a numbers game. The key is in a comment by Yoda at the end of Ep. 1.
- 09/06/2012 06:04:39 AM
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But Obi Wan said Anakin was prophecied to destroy the Sith "not join them!" And he did. Eventually. *NM*
- 11/06/2012 04:38:42 PM
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Technically, going strictly by the films, that could have been supposition rather than quotation. *NM*
- 11/06/2012 10:01:16 PM
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If things are going well, then balance is the last thing you want
- 09/06/2012 04:46:37 AM
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Re: If things are going well, then balance is the last thing you want
- 09/06/2012 06:17:44 AM
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I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ
- 09/06/2012 10:19:01 AM
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Re: I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ
- 09/06/2012 11:42:32 AM
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Re: I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ
- 11/06/2012 04:49:06 PM
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This will sound offensive, sorry, but that sounds incredibly dumb.
- 09/06/2012 03:09:20 PM
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I don't see how it's dumb
- 09/06/2012 04:26:43 PM
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Re: I don't see how it's dumb
- 09/06/2012 06:18:17 PM
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I don't like your analogy - organisation vs nationality
- 09/06/2012 07:06:44 PM
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What if I had said Christians instead of Americans? Then you'd have the comparison you favor. *NM*
- 09/06/2012 08:44:21 PM
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No I wouldn't, I'm frankly confused as to why you think I would favour that more
- 09/06/2012 09:03:28 PM
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Not ideal maybe, but more an organization of people than a nation of people.
- 10/06/2012 12:11:51 AM
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What you seem to be overlooking...
- 09/06/2012 08:50:30 PM
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I'm not overlooking it. I just don't view the moment as one of "balance achievement".
- 10/06/2012 12:09:45 AM
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Your other posts don't sound as if you see what I'm getting at here...
- 10/06/2012 12:22:02 AM
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No, I do. You probably read my tangent about my disagreement with Lucas about Vader's redemption.
- 10/06/2012 12:41:36 AM
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The concept of evil in SW (like in WOT) is Zoroastrian, not Taoist
- 09/06/2012 12:26:20 PM
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Re: The concept of evil in SW (like in WOT) is Zoroastrian, not Taoist
- 11/06/2012 05:05:31 PM
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The problem with Star Wars is that smart people analyze it, but... it's pretty simplistic
- 10/06/2012 03:34:13 AM
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Re: The problem with Star Wars is that smart people analyze it, but... it's pretty simplistic
- 11/06/2012 05:06:54 PM
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