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Yeah, it's a pity the canon Luke doesn't get to do that really. It seems like the positive emotion-based New Jedi Order will be Rey's...

That's pretty much all the Jedi that were raised during the Rebellion era. Characters like Kanan and Ezra learn to embrace their...

I'm not super up on the old EU, but I'm pretty sure the New Jedi Order established by Luke Skywalker was all about the positive...

There's a Star Wars Databank article up now with links to various Acolyte character bios: The Acolyte Characters Revealed — First Look...

That's the problem with the Dark Side: it wins whenever you use any emotion to make a choice. Even love turns evil when it is employed...

There is also the “chosen one” prophesy. Obi Wan isn’t convinced it’s true, but he isn’t sure it’s false either.

I've always thought the Obi-Wan called on the dark side when he cut Darth Maul in half. He certainly looked angry enough, having just...

But then he might fall to the dark side and do sane things Vader did. He's also not perfect killing his friend Anakin. Redemption...

Yeah, they're definitely Lawful Neutral as an order. The ones we like -- Qui-Gonn, Obi-Wan, Luke, Rey -- have all been Neutral Good...

Right. The Jedi aren't pacifists. They aren't even "good." They are explicitly warriors whose job it is to uphold the status quo. They...

I think it's when emotions get involved and helpless foe vs heat of battle. Not guaranteed but the risk is very real. Fear, guilt, anger.

Indeed. You cannot kill him without fear, anger and hatred. Thus fuelling the dark side. You don't care about random dues, you can kill...

Yoda's plan was that if Luke did not know Vader was his father he would be able to kill him dispassionately. The knowledge that Vader is...

‘What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’ ‘Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity, and...

Not murdering somebody isn't always 'stupid'. We're not all cold-hearted killers like you! :D