Poll: The Force- Light Side or Dark Side?

[Space Spoons]

I think the problem is that when most people picture the Light Side of the Force, they picture these soulless automaton monks who are forbidden from love, forbidden from attachment, forbidden from fun itself. What they tend to forget is that one of the greatest Jedi Masters to ever live was not any such person.

See, all those boring precepts people generally associate with the Jedi- those represent an old way that no longer exists in Luke's time. Luke is a masterful practitioner of the Light Side of the Force, but because he's also a human being, he feels emotion. He lives, he loves. He even has a child, later in his life. He's not perfect. He's fallible. It doesn't make him any less of a Jedi, and it certainly doesn't make him a practitioner of the Dark Side, despite what the old ways might have you believe.

Ultimately, the choice between the Light Side and the Dark Side isn't about powers- it's about how you choose to employ them. A Jedi can use Force Lightning as easily as a Sith can use the Force to heal himself. At the end of the day, it's all about action, what you do with the power. Given that, it doesn't seem very difficult to make the choice of not being a dick to everyone.

 

[A-D.]

Im going with dark side, for one simple fact alone, the teaching. Which may i remind you, the Sith, well the "new Sith" kind of perverted anyway. That would spawn a philosophical debate about 10 pages long so i wont bore you with the details, but lets just say that the Sith Creed has absolutely nothing to do with hating the Jedi, killing innocents or being generally a Idiot who kills people for "fun".

Those are overall Morons, mind you they arent dumb, they are just morons. Palpatine? Great Mind, sadly misplaced his skills a bit. I shall use Kotor as a example for this one. Consider Vader. Now consider Palpatine, Lord Kaan. Now Malak. Done? Now compare them to the likes of Revan, or better yet, the likes of Naga Sadow and Ludo Kreesh. Notice a difference? Most "Sith" are basicly chaotic stupid, with very few exceptions. They are all absolutely evil because they have to be, they have to be the worst possible Monster to be defeated.

The Force does not take sides, its how you wield the Force that defines you.

Not all the Jedi are good, not all the Sith are evil. Its really that simple.

To give a proper example. The Jedi commited Genocide. Literally. They have hunted the Sith, not just the "evil force users" but a whole Species to extinction. Let that sink in for a second and then tell me that they are the good Guys.

 

[King of Asgaard]

I'd go dark.
Know why?
Because the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the force.
That and there are more opportunities to be awesome (force lightning, choking).

 

[The Night Angel]

I would go light side. I find that overall their powers would be more helpful, the whole healing and stuff. I don't feel any need to attack people without powers, I can't image that would change just because I had supernatural powers, so the dark side isn't that useful to me. Also, I don't like the idea of just going with my emotions, and giving them free rein.

 

[Goofguy]

I'd rather just 'ignore' both sides and do my thing. I don't know how it work but probably something like Kyle Katarn before he joined the order. It'd be cool to fly around the galaxy doing missions and applying the Force if need be.

 

[OneCatch]

if you had mastery of the force, would you follow the light side or dark? i have asked dozens of people this and not a single person has opted for the light side, and why would they? they forbid you from learning any cool skills or even doing anything cool with your boring skills! Answer the poll and explain your reasoning

Has anyone mentioned Jolee Bindo yet? I'd follow his philosophy, which is basically, "Don't worry about forming attachments, hating horrible people, or using dark side powers, just accept it and don't be too much of a dick with your abilities"


Captcha: Describe L'Oreal with any words. Answer: Animal testing

 

[Link55]

That was too easy to pick. I have a lot of friends who once were part of the light side of the force but then saw the power of the dark side of the force and then they started using the ways of the dark side in the Star Wars video games. After that they were never the same with Star Wars again but luckily there is another and that is me Link55.

 

[5mj7R7yf4Dwr3gdZyyu9PeGNwYjlNrjzuh3iTXQG]

Force Grip is not a force power. It's an application of telekinesis. Grip is just a game mechanic.

Also, if the Potentium were correct, no one would fall to the Dark Side. Anakin wouldn't have gone chop-chop on a bunch of kids.

That's rather presumptive. Plenty of real world people go chop-chop on the kids without even the promise of phenomenal cosmic powers, but just to make sure they don't grow up to become enemies. As I said, the whole thing is propaganda, a critical indicator being that the transformation from Ani to the Vade was glossed over in short form in Sith, where the real story is in that process. One doesn't slip from saving civilizations to slashing up kids in a single day.

The Jedi want us to believe the Dark Side is forbidden, yet Mace Windu is a total Dark Side user, and the Jedi tolerate him because his loyalty is to the Temple despite his practical leanings. Since the movies are told from the Jedi perspective, it makes sense that they'd represent that he just got corrupted by the evulz by way of his attachment to his wife, in contrast to, say becoming disillusioned of the pure intentions of the Jedi Order. Which is, incidentally, how most people fall from grace (when they do).

In the meantime, the Force is the Force, and it's really just semantics how we classify any given power. I found it telling that Force Grip retained its name by the time it was full on Telekinesis in Unleashed. I don't see where you dismiss one power classification system over another because, say, one comes from a game, and another comes from a book (or one comes from a shooter and another comes from an RPG). The Galaxy is certainly big enough for twenty such standards, let alone two.

238U

 

[Odbarc]

Burst of speed, track and field!

 

[SFMB]

Well, Lightsiders are cold, unfeeling automatons where as Darksiders embrace life to it's fullest... There really is no competition...

 

[sheah1]

I'd go with Dark side simply because Light side seems to be lawful rather than good. That said I'd stay morally good, I just wouldn't suppress myself as much as the Jedi demand.

 

[VeryOddGamer]

I would be closer to the Light Side. As being a generally nice guy but not setting restrictions for emotions and the like.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

Can't I choose the pragmatic side of the force? Have emotions and not do the evil shit?

So we'll be Grey Jedis together then? I'm all for that. I'veseen the films and played a few games, like the KOTOR series, and am completely mystified as to why there's never a serious Jolee Bindo option (screw the Sith and Jedi, justbe the best person you can). How can the Force, an all-encompassing energy field, even have a good and bad side? I view it more as the intentions of one wielding it than the Force itself.

 

[mb16]

Well as I'm middle-class English, I'm pretty much destined to be on the side of the empire.

 

[Luke3184]

Dark side, theres mindless violence and sex.

Hopefully not together though :S

..... Prude

OT: Dark side all the way. Power, chicks and force lightning, what is not to love? Also I look good in black....

On a more serious basis, I'm a man who follows his passions, I really don't see the point in repressing them when life is so short. On top of that I have an incredibly addictive personality and I'm rather power hungry. Plus the Jedi seem to be very distinctly lawful on the spectrum with uncertain morality, compared the the Sith chaotic with uncertain morality. I much prefer chaos to law, unless I control the law making me pretty much a full on Sith. So yay for Sith.

 

[illas]

Code of the Sith
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.

Code of the Jedi
There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
(There is no chaos, there is harmony.)(*)
There is no death, there is the Force.

As someone who is apathetic to the Star Wars universe, I found these both novel and cool; thanks

OT: Given the above, and how I'm a little "Zen", I pick the Jedi. That and the fact that they have Samuel L Jackson.

 

[zenoaugustus]

Emotions are for women (hahaha). I am a rational person who isn't dissuaded by flashy toys. I can go light side, and still be the shit. (Luke ended up shooting lightning and was good, so stop using that as an argument).

Edit:

I think the problem is that when most people picture the Light Side of the Force, they picture these soulless automaton monks who are forbidden from love, forbidden from attachment, forbidden from fun itself. What they tend to forget is that one of the greatest Jedi Masters to ever live was not any such person.

See, all those boring precepts people generally associate with the Jedi- those represent an old way that no longer exists in Luke's time. Luke is a masterful practitioner of the Light Side of the Force, but because he's also a human being, he feels emotion. He lives, he loves. He even has a child, later in his life. He's not perfect. He's fallible. It doesn't make him any less of a Jedi, and it certainly doesn't make him a practitioner of the Dark Side, despite what the old ways might have you believe.

Ultimately, the choice between the Light Side and the Dark Side isn't about powers- it's about how you choose to employ them. A Jedi can use Force Lightning as easily as a Sith can use the Force to heal himself. At the end of the day, it's all about action, what you do with the power. Given that, it doesn't seem very difficult to make the choice of not being a dick to everyone.

I agree with this wholeheartedly.

 

[Nargleblarg]

I don't believe I've seen any mention of the Gray Jedi. A sect that ignores both sides and focuses on their own problems and judges situations accordingly not just due to blind faith.

Think Jolee Bindo.

The Gray Jedi Code

There is no Dark Side, nor a Light Side
There is Only the Force
I will do what I must to keep the balance
The balance is what keeps me together
There is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish
There is passion, Yet peace
Serenity, Yet emotion
Chaos, yet order
I am the wielder of the flame, the protector of balance
I am the holder of the torch, lighting the way
I am the keeper of the flame, soldier of balance
I am a guardian of balance
I am a Gray Jedi


Also not trying to be a party pooper so to answer the question I'd say Dark Side. Because while being orderly is all fine and good I'd rather be able to protect the things close to me even if it means killing a youngling or two instead of leaving them behind.

 

[ecoho]

if you had mastery of the force, would you follow the light side or dark? i have asked dozens of people this and not a single person has opted for the light side, and why would they? they forbid you from learning any cool skills or even doing anything cool with your boring skills! Answer the poll and explain your reasoning

i would totally be on the dark side. fear, anger and passion are what make us human and there's no shame in relying on them for strength, and you wouldn't HAVE to go around killing kids and throttling your girlfriends, also, two words for anyone who thinks light side- LIGHTNING HANDS!

id be exactly like my sith in TOR id walk in the light but you know still sith