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Jun. 8th, 2014 10:29 amPERSONALITY
Jedi are reared from a young age to be paragons of Justice, Truth, Compassion and Temperance. Even in his youth Revan was a shining example of all the qualities that the Jedi order aspired to, except for temperance. When it came to knowledge, Revan's appetite was insatiable and he dove into his studies with a zeal that many of the Order feared opened him to the temptations of the Dark side. Many of Revan's master's cautioned patience and restraint. However Revan continued heedless of their words and simply studied under a new master, learning all he could before moving on again. In this way Revan became proficient in a multitude of subjects from tactics and battle, to engineering, and any deeper truths of the Force he could find.
Unlike many Jedi, Revan was a passionate and willful soul and his impatience was a hallmark. Whenever a notion would take him that he felt strongly enough about, little would give him pause, including ethics. Such as when the Mandalorians began their conquest Revan was seized with grief for the victims of their genocide and demanded justice. But when denied he simply turned to his peers and convinced them to take up arms in defense of innocents. This act would ostracize him from his home and the Jedi order, effectively his family. However Revan was willing to sacrifice everything, including his life to help those suffering.
Revan had a way with people, a natural charm and inspiring charisma that pulled people in and had them flocking to his banner and ideals. Even the Republic military was taken by him and promoted him all the way up to Commander, becoming a champion to the people. A beacon of hope and inspiration.
However it was not his charm alone that won his respect. Despite his impatience, Revan had a natural ability for forethought. This, coupled with a strong perceptive nature allowed him to understand people deeply. It was both a source of compassion for those he saw suffering, as he intimately understood their pain, and his greatest weapon: his ability to manipulate others.
Revan could use this to devastating effect on his enemies, taking to heart the philosophy 'to know your enemy as you know yourself is victory'. But if it served his purposes his allies were equally effective targets for manipulation.
Unfortunately while Revan was a compassionate man, his bull headed pursuit of his objectives proved the Jedi Council right when they said it would open him to temptation. He viewed events and life through a skewed, far-sighted perspective where the End Goal, the Greater Good is all that matters. And to reach that end just about anything is acceptable. Even the corruptible influence of the Dark Side's forbidden power was a tool Revan believed he could use to save lives.
It's this view that caused Revan to sacrifice an entire fleet and planet to wipe out his enemies in one fell move. He saved the republic from the Mandalorians, but many of his allies were killed in the process. And why he sought to capture the Republic afterwards to reshape it into an effective weapon against the Emperor. Revan's disregard for the dangers of the Dark side and desire for power led to his fall.
It was only after his rebirth when his mind was wiped by the Jedi did Revan reconcile his mistakes. The Dark Side was no simple tool, it was a complex side of the Force that had to be respected and used with caution. Before he only saw it as a weapon, to be wielded against his enemies. But there was a subtle side to it. Emotions, he discovered, were a source of great strength, but being true to your emotions was not inherently corrupting. It was the difference between being ruled by your emotions and accepting them as a part of who you are.
Despite this, Revan never lost his far-sighted view of life. While more in control and conscious of his actions, when pushed into a corner Revan will fall back on his cold and totalitarian ways. Just like when he discovered the danger of the Sith Emperor he deemed it necessary to wipe out the entirety of the Sith Empire to bring peace.
True to the nature of Jedi, Revan is a warrior, a scholar and philosopher. But his time in the Mandalorian and later Jedi civil war left him a brilliant tactician and far more worldly than his force wielding peers. His manner of speech is usually composed and direct but he is given to bouts of snark and sarcasm. However with his charismatic nature he is capable of changing his behavior to fit a situation.
If at all possible Revan will try to settle matters with no, or minimal bloodshed through either persuasion or surgical attacks designed to break the moral of his enemies. However if the threat he or another faces is lethal and nothing can be done, Revan feels no qualms with taking lives to save lives or protect himself.
When not engaged in a serious matter Revan is a bit of a hobbyist, filling his time with scholarly pursuits or tinkering on something. He is sociable and easily approached for both companionship and/or to share his knowledge. Not just as a Jedi but as someone who has lived through the worst life can throw at you, he feels a natural urge to help others in an unbiased and open-minded manner. But the many betrayals and losses faced in his lifetime has left him guarded and those that try to form a personal connection will not find the task a simple one.
Jedi are reared from a young age to be paragons of Justice, Truth, Compassion and Temperance. Even in his youth Revan was a shining example of all the qualities that the Jedi order aspired to, except for temperance. When it came to knowledge, Revan's appetite was insatiable and he dove into his studies with a zeal that many of the Order feared opened him to the temptations of the Dark side. Many of Revan's master's cautioned patience and restraint. However Revan continued heedless of their words and simply studied under a new master, learning all he could before moving on again. In this way Revan became proficient in a multitude of subjects from tactics and battle, to engineering, and any deeper truths of the Force he could find.
Unlike many Jedi, Revan was a passionate and willful soul and his impatience was a hallmark. Whenever a notion would take him that he felt strongly enough about, little would give him pause, including ethics. Such as when the Mandalorians began their conquest Revan was seized with grief for the victims of their genocide and demanded justice. But when denied he simply turned to his peers and convinced them to take up arms in defense of innocents. This act would ostracize him from his home and the Jedi order, effectively his family. However Revan was willing to sacrifice everything, including his life to help those suffering.
Revan had a way with people, a natural charm and inspiring charisma that pulled people in and had them flocking to his banner and ideals. Even the Republic military was taken by him and promoted him all the way up to Commander, becoming a champion to the people. A beacon of hope and inspiration.
However it was not his charm alone that won his respect. Despite his impatience, Revan had a natural ability for forethought. This, coupled with a strong perceptive nature allowed him to understand people deeply. It was both a source of compassion for those he saw suffering, as he intimately understood their pain, and his greatest weapon: his ability to manipulate others.
Revan could use this to devastating effect on his enemies, taking to heart the philosophy 'to know your enemy as you know yourself is victory'. But if it served his purposes his allies were equally effective targets for manipulation.
Unfortunately while Revan was a compassionate man, his bull headed pursuit of his objectives proved the Jedi Council right when they said it would open him to temptation. He viewed events and life through a skewed, far-sighted perspective where the End Goal, the Greater Good is all that matters. And to reach that end just about anything is acceptable. Even the corruptible influence of the Dark Side's forbidden power was a tool Revan believed he could use to save lives.
It's this view that caused Revan to sacrifice an entire fleet and planet to wipe out his enemies in one fell move. He saved the republic from the Mandalorians, but many of his allies were killed in the process. And why he sought to capture the Republic afterwards to reshape it into an effective weapon against the Emperor. Revan's disregard for the dangers of the Dark side and desire for power led to his fall.
It was only after his rebirth when his mind was wiped by the Jedi did Revan reconcile his mistakes. The Dark Side was no simple tool, it was a complex side of the Force that had to be respected and used with caution. Before he only saw it as a weapon, to be wielded against his enemies. But there was a subtle side to it. Emotions, he discovered, were a source of great strength, but being true to your emotions was not inherently corrupting. It was the difference between being ruled by your emotions and accepting them as a part of who you are.
Despite this, Revan never lost his far-sighted view of life. While more in control and conscious of his actions, when pushed into a corner Revan will fall back on his cold and totalitarian ways. Just like when he discovered the danger of the Sith Emperor he deemed it necessary to wipe out the entirety of the Sith Empire to bring peace.
True to the nature of Jedi, Revan is a warrior, a scholar and philosopher. But his time in the Mandalorian and later Jedi civil war left him a brilliant tactician and far more worldly than his force wielding peers. His manner of speech is usually composed and direct but he is given to bouts of snark and sarcasm. However with his charismatic nature he is capable of changing his behavior to fit a situation.
If at all possible Revan will try to settle matters with no, or minimal bloodshed through either persuasion or surgical attacks designed to break the moral of his enemies. However if the threat he or another faces is lethal and nothing can be done, Revan feels no qualms with taking lives to save lives or protect himself.
When not engaged in a serious matter Revan is a bit of a hobbyist, filling his time with scholarly pursuits or tinkering on something. He is sociable and easily approached for both companionship and/or to share his knowledge. Not just as a Jedi but as someone who has lived through the worst life can throw at you, he feels a natural urge to help others in an unbiased and open-minded manner. But the many betrayals and losses faced in his lifetime has left him guarded and those that try to form a personal connection will not find the task a simple one.
