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  1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 04:28PM UTC

    Yes. In fact, Yoda entertained the possibility of the prophecy being misread in Revenge of the Sith. Maybe they did misread it. It seems that balance in the Force can never be achieved, as no matter what our heroes do, something always turns up to unbalance the Force again.

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    1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 04:32PM UTC

      What about the Father on Mortis, he seemed to know more about it than even Yoda?
      And then there was Darth Tenebrous; he had a twist of a plan where he would essence transfer with Anakin, so he would be the Chosen One, and change things so the Jedi Order just....vanished.

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      1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 04:33PM UTC

        I don't think I saw the Mortis arc, so I don't know about that.

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        1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 04:36PM UTC

          Truth be told, neither have I.
          Basically, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka meet three powerful Force god beings on Mortis, and one of the manifestations of the Dark Side shows Anakin his future as Vader, but his memories are erased. I don't know all the details, but that's the gist. The Father, the central figure, wanted Anakin to take his place since he could bring balance. I've always suspected that balance is like being on a see saw, keeping both sides of the Force on equal mass, giving one side its time, and then the next, like night and day.

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          1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 04:41PM UTC

            I see. Yes, I suppose the see saw idea is a good way of doing it. I've always thought that balance meant toeing the middle line, having an equal amount of light and dark.

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            1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 06:35PM UTC

              Yes, me too.

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              1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 07:09PM UTC

                That's true balance, not leaning completely into one side.

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                1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 07:12PM UTC

                  Something so many get wrong, no?

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                  1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 07:14PM UTC

                    Yes.

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                    1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 07:42PM UTC

                      I do wonder who made the prophecy in the first place.

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                      1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 08:02PM UTC

                        Now that's something we've never found out. Regarding Dooku, he did have a genuine respect for Obi-Wan, so he probably was sincere when trying to get him to join him. I like that Tales of the Jedi fleshed Dooku out more.

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                        1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 08:13PM UTC

                          No.
                          Oh he did, a lot of it stemmed from Qui-Gon. I only saw a few clips - the death of Yaddle.

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                          1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 08:16PM UTC

                            Yeah, I saw that clip too. Proves that Windu was wrong when he claimed that Dooku couldn't assassinate anyone. And it explains why Yaddle was absent from the rest of the prequels. Her seat on the Council was taken by Shaak Ti.

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                            1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Fri 02 Aug 2024 08:18PM UTC

                              I wonder what the investigation into her...disappearance turned up.

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                              1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 06:05PM UTC

                                Evidently not much, since Windu and Mundi both believed that Dooku couldn't kill anyone. I think Dooku killed Sifo-Dyas too, which is pretty impactful, since they were friends.

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                                1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 06:14PM UTC

                                  Sifo-Dyas was Dooku's sacrifice for the Dark Side.

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                                  1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 06:43PM UTC

                                    And he used Sifo-Dyas' security clearance code to delete Kamino from the Jedi Archives.

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                                    1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 07:05PM UTC

                                      I still don't see the point behind that; sooner or later the clone wars would have begun, the Jedi would have wanted to supervise or collect fresh soldiers, and they would need to know where the planet was, and they would be suspicious if they found it missing from the archives. What was the point?

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                                      1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 07:10PM UTC

                                        Good point. It's possible that Dooku though of that, as although he deleted Kamino and it's star from the archives, gravity's silhouette remained in place, which a youngling used as a clue to suggest that the planet had simply being erased from the archive.

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                                        1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 07:11PM UTC

                                          And he couldn't delete the whole chart without doing it to the others.

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                                          1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 07:12PM UTC

                                            And he deleted Dagobah for some reason too.

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                                            1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 07:13PM UTC

                                              I don't get that, but it turned out the Sith helped the Jedi, and they didn't even know or realise. How ironic.

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                                              1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 07:38PM UTC

                                                Yeah. They inadvertently gave Yoda a perfect hiding place.

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                                                1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Sat 03 Aug 2024 08:23PM UTC

                                                  I wonder how Dooku would have reacted had he realised.

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                                                  1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Sun 04 Aug 2024 02:58PM UTC

                                                    He'd be facepalming.

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                                                    1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Sun 04 Aug 2024 03:43PM UTC

                                                      Or stabbing himself with his lightsaber.

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                                                      1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Sun 04 Aug 2024 06:11PM UTC

                                                        Yes. When Dooku was deleting Kamino and Dagobah from the archives, I wonder what other edits he made to the files.

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                                                        1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Sun 04 Aug 2024 06:13PM UTC

                                                          I’ll take a look.

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                                                          1. The_Time_Lord_Oracle on Chapter 8 Sun 04 Aug 2024 06:24PM UTC

                                                            He could've made whatever changes he liked.

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                                                            1. TimeTraveller on Chapter 8 Sun 04 Aug 2024 06:26PM UTC

                                                              I know. I can’t find out what he deleted.

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