Poll: Sith Or Jedi?

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

Jedi, because I'm not a dickhead. Sith are in it for the Evulz [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForTheEvulz] in almost all cases, which is silly.

Plus, if I was Sith I wouldn't be able to have an awesome purple lightsaber.

 

[ShadowKatt]

Jedi. I am the pillar of light in my great republic.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

I prefer to be a good guy, but to do it on my own terms. I had no idea there was such a thing as a Grey Jedi, but that sounds exactly what I would want to be.

 

[Sarynroth]

Probably jedi as I'm generally a nice person, but I probably wouldn't associate myself with many other jedi as it would be more fun to explore the galaxy without too many restrictions so I suppose I would be gray.

 

[Frankster]

Sith all the way, besides the fact they offer better educational opportunities (sith academy 2nd to none in raising outstanding candidates) I simply didn't find the empire in star wars that evil.

Whilst the jedis were guardian of peace there was always trouble and problems all over the galaxy.

When the sith are running the show, you get rid of innefective senate and despite the tendency to waste massive funs on planet destroying super lasers the empire as a whole bought prosperity and relative peace to the star wars universe.
Then rebels with light side endorsement acted like modern terrorists and messed it all up

 

[stormshot]

there is no light or dark, just the force I choose the Potentium

 

[Akimbo_Slice]

Definetly Purple Sith. Black Robes, and purple lightning would look cool. And the evil thing is cool too .

 

[Nudu]

Well, since getting laid inevitably leads to eating babies for the evulz very quickly in Star Wars-land, I'd probably end up Dark side.

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

Depends what era this is, if it's the Old Republic I'd be part of the dark side. During Vader's reign though I'de be wading in with the rebels, I'm a bit of an oppourtunist in that sense.

 

[Neverhoodian]

Neither one. The Sith are so transparently evil and dickish that it's hard to take them seriously (much less side with them), and the Jedi as they're depicted in the prequels are a bunch of aloof, stuck-up, "holier-than-thou" hypocrites.

I'd be a Grey Jedi with a tendency to lean to the Light side of the Force. I'd basically do what I'd think is right, regardless of what the restrictive Jedi Code may say. I could still pursue romantic relationships that way too, which is always a plus.

 

[Fidelias]

I'd definitely rather join the Jedi than the Sith, but I'd probably eventually just leave and wander, using both the light and dark side of the force.

The Jedi are good guys, but they teach you to suppress your emotion, the very thing that makes you human. Not only can you never hate, you can't love, or even like or dislike, which is just as much a slippery slope as letting your emotion control you.

Think about it, this teaches you to only think about actions and consequences, and not the morality behind it.

A perfect example is found in KotOR 1, when the Jedi refuse to defend the Republic against the Mandalorians because they believe fighting them will result in some kind of repurcussion.

The Jedi doom thousands of innocents to die against the Mandalorians because they are too distanced from their emotions.
(damn I loved those games...)

Man, I'm such a geek...

 

[commodore96]

Light side because honestly I like different color light sabers

 

[VaderMan92]

Darksiders have more fun that is all

 

[Ursus Buckler]

A rogue dark sider... I'm not saintly enough to be a Jedi. Also, force lightning and red sabre FTW! I'd just keep myself to myself really, but I would defend myself if the situation called for it.

 

[Dumori]

I voted Sith at its core the Sith path is about self improvement and empowering. While the Jedi are about improving the world around you. Though I would likely be more grey than Dark Side.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Sith. Cool outfits, force lightning, and also the Sith chicks are WAY hotter than Jedi chicks. I mean Princess Leia's good, but Darth Talon? No contest.

"Always two there are, or if she's open minded, maybe three or four"

 

[Baldry]

I'd be a good guy. I wouldn't limit myself to the Jedi or the Sith and instead help the universe be a better place...With the force. So pretty much Grey Jedi, but a nice one.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

I would choose Exile Jedi.
Yeah I would tend to destroy the space-time continuum, and leech off of my friends, but I could at least be free.
I did choose Sith however, as they are slightly more "badass" than the Jedi.

 

[teebeeohh]

where is my cade skywalker option?

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

Gray Jedi. All the fun of force lighting without the guilt and no "No fucking" rule.

I'm about to be a massive continuity wanker, so feel free to ignore me.

Going by the book continuity (which believe me is better than the movie continuity) the Jedi of the Old Republic believed in sexual relationships as long as no emotion was involved, and even their views on emotion were less of the 'don't feel emotions' and more 'allow yourself to let go of the connections emotions have to the real world.' It wasn't that you weren't allowed to feel, it was a zen-like 'feel, but allow the negative to be detached from yourself.' I'm explaining it badly but oddly enough the Avatar philosophy from The Last Airbender was actually closer to The Jedi Code as described by the books.

Also, again in the books, there are good Jedi who use Force Lightning. It gets established a few times that the Force is not dark or light, it is the lightness or darkness within oneself that matters. You can be an entirely righteous, pure-hearted jedi and still use Force Lightning. There's a scene in RotJ where Luke uses Force Choke on two guards for heaven's sake, and the Jedi have never exactly had a 'no-killing' policy.

The difference between the Jedi and Sith is summed up best by Matthew Stover in the Ep 3 novelisation. A Jedi draws their control of the Force from nature, and the natural Forces that surround them. Instead of trying to control the Force, they allow the Force to move through them and control their actions. A Sith draws the Force into themself and makes it serve their will. A Jedi is a 'conduit' for the Force to perform, a Sith is a 'plug' that stops the force so they can use it for themselves. The difference between a river or a dam, and of course a dam can break, meaning Sith have much more liklihood of just snapping and going kill-crazy, or of being destroyed from within by their hatred and rage.

So yeah, I'll take Jedi thanks, I'd much rather be Obi-Wan than Anakin.