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The Full Story of DARTH REVAN Explained | Complete History

941K views · Jun 19, 2022 · Entertainment

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@Pene7942 · 2 years ago · pinned
A response to an angry viewer: I’m not sure I follow your rant - it might make sense if SWC was the ONLY Revan source material, but it’s not - I have a Star Wars:  Revan playlist into which I’ve dumped about 75 episodes that deal directly with Revan, and another 30 or so where he’s ancillary.  My point - Revan’s a complex character, and no single episode is going to capture all that nuance. If you’re looking for a Revan outline or biography, go to the fandom websites - they’re excellent.  But if you’re looking for episodes that deal with Revan’s personality, his take on the Force, and content creator’s reactions from dozens of different perspectives, then go collect all these episodes and dig in.  More importantly, be prepared to read hundreds of viewer’s comments, because it’s THOSE that define Revan.  How we, the fans, choose to interpret the character is what makes a character great; in the character analysis for Revan, it’s our comments that have made Revan a favorite. Now, to SWC’s episode, if you view it as one of dozens of perspectives, you’ll appreciate his presentation of Darth Revan - which is difficult, as there’s simply not much material ‘out there’s that deals specifically about this.  But that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to write - indeed, just the opposite.  By using artistic license and tackling the subject from different, sometimes nebulous, angles, we are given rational perspectives on what a Darth Revan might think and how he might behave.  And by noting how he actually thinks and behaves, differently than what we expect, we can begin to appreciate his character’s complexity. Viewing SWC’s episode in this way, maybe you can appreciate the effort he’s made.  Look, as I’ve indicated, there is a LOT of Revan material out there - some of it’s good, some not so good, some average, and some, like SWC’s episode, is excellent.   The general episodes can be helpful, but in the end don’t foster a lot of thought and conversation - one in particular, literally, word for word, created an episode by reading directly from the fandom website…interesting, if you’ve not read the fandom sketch, but not really helpful in teasing out a Revan character analysis. But SWC took a different approach, choosing a specific aspect (Darth Revan) of Revan’s biography, and expanding on it.  This is not simple; it’s not a serial, step-by-step description.  It’s an all-encompassing analysis that sometimes requires a lot of background to draw a fairly simple conclusion. For example, we all know Revan wants to be gray, and that he goes on this journey that everyone on the Light Side says is impossible, and all on the Dark Side despise.  But in order to understand what makes Revan unique, to tease out what’s within his Holocron, and what sets him above (at least to me) other Force users, SWC has to - HAS TO - go into detail about the Light and Dark staus quo.  Only then does Revan’s uniqueness become obvious.  This isn’t easy, and if you’re not appreciative of the literary technique, maybe it comes off as a bit scattered.  And you’re probably correct when you mentioned needing to know a few things prior to watching this video.  But, fairly or unfairly, most of us already do, and we’re not wanting to view simply another character synopsis - we want something deeper than that. At any rate, I think SWC has done an excellent job at focusing on a sliver of Revan (granted, a large sliver) and expanded on it, exploring it thoroughly from multiple directions.  This is what SWC’s audience wants; just read the comments and conversations for proof.  The better ones are as complex as the episode! If this deeper analysis isn’t what you like, SWC is probably correct - his isn’t the channel for you.  But I’d wager it will be, especially if you get sucked in to the Revan character.  I’m not saying you’ll get bored with other channels, because every perspective helps paint a character.  But eventually you’re going to want more depth; then you’ll be back.
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@truthfulkarl · 3 years ago
"There is no dark side nor a light side. there is only the force. i will do what i must to keep the balance. there is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish. there is passion, yet peace, there is serenity yet emotion, there is chaos yet order"
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@huntercool2232 · 1 year ago
Bro’s character is like when you’re kid and want to be the hero of the story, but also want to be the villain cause it’s cool.
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@rainfallnineninezeroone6241 · 4 years ago
I’d say Revan is my favorite character because he was trained from birth as a Jedi & unlocked his true potential in the force. He is truly a Legend amongst both Jedi & Sith.
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@aphaes1 · 4 years ago
I always thought the Jedi code was so amazing.  But now I see the flaws in it. That both Jedi and Sith code hold flaws and yet wisdom.
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@grimthehaunter1330 · 4 years ago
Revan is a true Jedi and sith and I love him for that
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@QoQabai658 · 4 years ago
You will not find a more legendary character than Revan. He is truly great. Sort of like the  galactic version of Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar.
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@xxbulbaSAUCE · 3 years ago
I like to call Revan the first chosen one
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@huntercool2232 · 1 year ago
To say Revan was a complicated individual would be an understatement. His entire life was essentially a gray area. He lost his memories, TWICE, from both his life as a Jedi and his life as a Sith and then regained all them in a single moment and collapsed from the sheer overload of information. After regaining consciousness the confliction within him must’ve been immense. His Jedi side likely wanted him to immediately start atoning for all the mistakes he had made as a Sith, whereas his Sith side probably wanted him to immediately resume his conquest of the galaxy. I’d assume he probably questioned a lot what his place was after this and what role he played in the galaxy. Was he the hero or the villain? However I think that in a way Revan was essentially chosen by the Force to be the space between worlds of both the Light and Dark side through bizarre circumstances. Yes, the Jedi and Sith are complete opposites. But they both ultimately derive their power from one single source, the Force. And of course Raven does eventually learn to balance himself and was able to master both the light and dark side of the Force. And because of this I think that is what Revan ultimately believed his mission was from then on, balance. He ended up realizing that good could not exist without evil, and that evil could not exist without good. Life could not exist without death, and death could not exist without life, and the Force is what connected it all. Someone made a custom oath for Revan that I think is pretty fitting. ”There is no light or dark side, there is only the Force. I will do what I must to keep the balance. There is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish. There is passion, yet peace, there is serenity, yet emotion, there is chaos, yet there is still harmony. I shall be the vessel that unites it all under the Force.”
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@Ascension7707 · 1 year ago
Fun fact. After Revan defeated Malak and returned to the Jedi order he was sort of an outcast. He openly embraced love and connections despite the Jedi code but due his experience with light and dark and his unique insight he discovered the most important factor to connect with the light side of the force. Love is as important to the light as hate is to the dark. He tried to open the minds of his fellow Jedi but they dismissed him. Had his unique force insights spread through the entire order Jedi would have basically overtime spawned Jedi over the years far more connected to the light. Had Revan succeeded in sharing this knowledge he would have been the one to do it MANY MANY years before Luke and his order and he would have been the man to reforge the Sith through the rule of two and reshape the Jedi through the acceptance of love. Sounds cliche but it’s true….while risky to have connections your connection to the light will be limited until you embrace love. This is how the Sith grew under the jedis noses and why someone like Qui Gonn was seen as strange when instead he was a walking model of what the Jedi should have been.
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@slimshady2813 · 3 years ago
I was led to believe Revan chose the dark side vs falling to the dark side like Malak did. It was explained as Revan seeing Lord Viciate and deciding the galaxy had no chance of surviving if Viciate returned to the galaxy with his version of the sith. So Revan, fully aware and cognitive, decided to embrace the dark side so that Revan could mold the sith into a less evil version of what Viciate had planned. More or less he turned to the dark side so that he could save the galaxy from destruction at the hands of Viciate. It would also make sense since Revan limited his use of the Star Forge so he wouldn't become corrupt from using it. I believe that is one of the things Malak disagreed with Revan on was use of the Star Forge as Malak used it much more often then Revan did. (I'll link the video I watched on it if i find it)
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@randomaussie8498 · 3 years ago
As someone who never experienced his story, holy shit remaster those fucking games right now
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