#Star Wars Kotor II

[ncfan-1]

So, I have KOTOR brainworms again. It seems this happens every couples of years, and every time it does, my head canon becomes more refined, changes, or a combination of both. Something that I’m now kinda obsessed with is the head canon forming in my head of Revan giving the Exile control of the Mass Shadow Generator for the battle of Malachor V constituting the first major breach in Revan’s relationship with Malak.

I’ve never really imagined Revan and the Exile being particularly close, even in the early days of their involvement of the Mandalorian Wars, before everything really went to shit. They were in certain respects very similar, which sometimes led to them flinching away because they saw what they considered the worst aspects of themselves mirrored in the other and Did Not Like It. And in other ways, very different, which was in turn jarring to them, irritating because the other did not respond the way they expected. They were like oil and water; the running joke among the first cohort of Revanchist Jedi was that the two of them could get on each other’s nerves from opposite ends of a star system. Not to say that it was always bad. They came together on matters of tactics and strategy, and always, always trusted the other to be as committed as they were towards their ultimate goal. But on a personal level, in the beginning they were like oil and water, periodically friendly but largely on each other’s nerves, and as things wore on and things deteriorated, largely at each other’s throats.

The one constant commonality between Revan and the Exile was Malak. Revan and Malak had been friends ever since they first met as children freshly brought into the Jedi Order, and the Exile and Malak had been friends ever since the latter brought the Exile into the fold of the Revanchists. Revan and Malak are ride-or-die for each other, of course, and the Exile does not do casual friendships; the few friends she has, she forms extremely intense relationships with, and Malak is no exception. (The Exile’s unusual power regarding Force bonds definitely plays a part here, but a lot of it does also boil down to the fact that she is a very intense person.)

He’s always been in the middle between them, ever since the three of them came into each other’s orbits. Friends with both of them, often stuck playing peacekeeper between them when they got into actual arguments instead of mild bickering, and sometimes stuck physically pulling them apart as things wore on and those arguments started to get a bit… violent.

And always in their shadow.

Malak has always felt just a bit inadequate compared to them. Always second best to the twin forces of nature that are Revan and the Exile. Early on, he was largely able to swallow it down. None of them were really struggling with either the Dark Side or PTSD early on, and a combination of Jedi training in managing negative emotions and his friendship with both of them meant that he largely dismissed these feelings of inadequacy, and focused on the task at hand: beating the Mandalorians back and restoring the Republic to safety.

But the war dragged on, and things started deteriorating, and things… changed.

The general hierarchy when it comes to capable people in the forces arrayed against the Mandalorians are: Revan > the Exile >>>>>>>> everybody else. Malak’s right around the top of that ‘everybody else’ category, and it does mark him out as more capable than most everyone else, but he can’t see that. All he can see is that he’s stuck in their shadows, that they are more capable than him, as military officers and as Jedi, that they are more respected than him, more renowned. He takes some consolation in the fact that Revan trusts him on a personal level, in a way she does not trust the Exile anymore. At least Revan takes him seriously.

But then… But then, Revan hands the Exile the Mass Shadow Generator for the battle of Malachor V.

Revan and Malak have not discovered the Sith threat lurking outside of Republic space, not yet. But Revan already has conceived of the idea that the Republic must grow stronger in order to be safe from future threats, and she very much regards herselfas the person to make it grow stronger. But she, not without reason, regards the Exile as a potential threat to these plans. The Exile is the only Revanchist Jedi unafraid of vocally arguing with her. As the Revanchists formed as the result of a schism within the Jedi Order, there is now emerging a schism within the Revanchists, and this splinter faction would not just take the Exile as a focal point, but would see her emerge as an active leader if it is allowed to fully blossom. Many of the Revanchist Jedi went to war following the Exile’s example, and those who are for whatever reason dissatisfied with Revan’s methods look to her.

So as per what’s strongly implied in KOTOR II, Revan takes Malachor V as an opportunity to clean house, using the Mass Shadow Generator as her implement. Those Jedi who could potentially break away from the Revanchists will be placed in space above the planet, either within the radius of the Mass Shadow Generator where they will surely be killed, or close enough to it that its sheer destructive power, the echoes in the Force of so many deaths, will serve to break them to her will. As for the Exile, either is fine, but Revan would rather ‘dead’ be the outcome. ‘Dead’ is much neater.

Malak knows about all of this, of course. Revan trusts him above all others, and he is accordingly the only person who knows what she intends by giving control of the Mass Shadow Generator to the Exile. Just a few months ago, he would have been relieved by this gesture, though regretful, even horrified, thanks to his friendship with the Exile. He would have been relieved that Revan trusted him with such a dangerous secret. But… but things have changed. Like nearly all of the Revanchist Jedi, Malak has grown so numb to death that he can’t muster horror at the idea of so many Jedi being set up to be killed or broken like this, even though one of them is a close friend. He can’t see the gesture of trust for what it is.

You take her seriously as a threat to your plans. You take her seriously as a rival.

You take her seriously. You don’t take me seriously.

No confrontation at this time. But he never forgets it.

#Star Wars #Star Wars KOTOR #Star Wars KOTOR II #KOTOR I #KOTOR II #Malak #Revan #The Jedi Exile

[limedane21]

catching up on my youtube uploads

#star wars #kotor ii #star wars kotor ii #exile #atton #atton rand #jedi exile #knights of the old republic #animatic #my art #youtube #Youtube

[fuzzy-set]

Kreia/Darth Traya

#knights of the old republic #kotor ii #kreia #darth traya #my art #star wars

[oc4everything]

#star wars #star wars saga #kotor #kotor 2 #kotor ii #knights of the old republic #darth revan #lady revan #rpg #star wars legends

[nukbody]

Ive missed them

#ive missed my angstiest comfort ship #there will be no pair like them #maybe i should draw them in somewhere else than THIRD TIME IN THE SAME SCENE #begone #you have seen nothing #wlw #kotor ii #kotor 2 #knights of the old republic #star wars #atris #kotor atris #kotor fanart #jedi exile #exile #atris x exile #nukbody sketch dump #artists on tumblr

[sns315]

You are all these things, Revan

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[criterioncollected]

a not admitting of the wound - emily dickinson / knights of the old republic ii: the sith lords

#web weaving #compilations #compilation #star wars #emily dickinson #poetry #kotor 2 #kotor #kotor ii #the jedi exile #the exile #the exile kotor #revan #darth revan #bao-dur #bao dur #malachor #malachor v

[eirliss]

valley of the dark lords

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[deetheartistda]

WOOOOO! BEST GIRL! LETS GOOOO!

#fan art #star wars #knights of the old republic #STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords #KOTOR #KOTOR 2 #Visas Marr #Darth Nihilus #Jedi #Sith #Bioware #Obsidian Entertainment

[crowhoonter]

One of the best parts of KoTOR 2 to me is how it subverts the typical Star Wars trend of having the main character be the center of the universe. In most things Star Wars, especially the movies, everything revolves around the main character, and granted, that is partly because they will be our main protagonist, but also it specially focuses around them. Anakin Skywalker is the single most important person during the prequels, almost everyone plans involve him in some way, and his actions define almost everything else that happens. This trend continues in the other trilogies, with the Skywalkers being the main focus.

KoTOR 2 is similar in some aspects to this, the Exile is undoubtedly the center of the story, and their actions influence everyone else to the extreme. The subversion of this is that the majority of the exile's influence doesn't take place during the game arguably. It happens far before it.

The Exile is responsible for almost every one of their companions major neuroses. Your actions have defined everyone, if not always directly, and played major parts of shaping them into who they are by the time of the game. The way it plays out, it's like a sort of "afterword" of one of the movies. You experience the fallout of the actions and decisions you made, the result of being the center of the universe, and it is very rarely pretty. KoTOR 2's companions were broken by your actions, and now you have to mend that break.

Basically, I really love that KoTOR 2 shows the how being the most important person ever would really play out, and its incredibly destructive consequences. Its a really cool subversion of the typical Star Wars formula.

#star wars #Knights of the old republic #Kotor #kotor 2 #kotor ii #the sith lords #the jedi exile #jedi exile #meetra surik #I really love this game #feel free to criticize if you find anything wrong with this #I was just thinking about this in the shower a bit

[dailygaming]

Atton Rand; Pilot and Companion to the Exile

#atton rand #star wars: knights of the old republic ii: the sith lords #kotor #kotor 2 #kotoredit #gameplaydaily #gamingedit #gamingnetwork #starwarsedit #strwrsdaily #gamingdaily #videogameedit #vgedit #gameedit #gifs #* #by shania

[hobodante]

#gaming #star wars #kotor ii #kotor 2 #kotor #obsidian entertainment #Obsidian #crpg #wrpg #rpg

[limedane21]

Kotor II animatic

#star wars #kotor ii #star wars kotor ii #kotor #exile #knights of the old republic #my art #meetra surik #jedi exile #youtube #animatic #Youtube

[jediexilemeetrasurik]

“And I hate you as I hate her. I hate you because you crawl within my head as she does. But your presence holds no thoughts, no teachings. You are just there. Unspoken. I hate you because you are beautiful to me. And in that weakness, lies death.”

- Darth Sion, Knights of The Old Republic: The Sith Lords

#knights of the old republic #kotor #kotor ii #darth sion #the jedi exile #meetra surik #star wars

[flatscans]

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[nukbody]

Best toxic yuri™ brainrot ft. my literal child

#if you at this point didn't get used to whatever obsession i have being interupted by kotor time... #idk what to tell you #...prepare for more lol #shouldve expect at this point to draw everyone already- #surprise #no. #kotor #knights of the old republic #knights of the old republic 2 #kotor ii #kotor 2 #atris #brianna the handmaiden #jedi exile #atris x exile #star wars fanart #kotor fanart #lesbian #wlw #nukbody sketch dump #artists on tumblr