Darth Revan

The Tragic Hero of the Old Republic:

By

Jaron Urban, Christopher Navac, and Philip Rodning.

Heroic Attributes• His sensitivity to the Force

was discovered at a young age and he was trained by the high council on Coruscant along side his friend Malak.

• Revan had a hunger for knowledge and proved to be a most remarkable Jedi.

• He held a unique affinity for manipulating the Force.

Path to the Dark Side

• When the Mandalorian Wars erupted, Revan defied the Jedi Council and joined the war effort.

• His charismatic personality rallied more Jedi to the cause.

• Revan was a brilliant military strategist, out maneuvering and defeating the Mandalorians in battle after battle.

• The defeat of his opponents left him with a power lust he’d never before experienced.

Corruption• Revan discovered the teachings of

the ancient Sith and fell to the Dark Side.

• Revan became the Dark Lord of the Sith.

• His friend, Malak, grudgingly assumed the role of apprentice.

• The Jedi outcast Revan became an exile, a “Fallen Jedi”.

• He again rallied other Jedi to his cause, teaching them in the ways of the Sith. They launched a war upon the Jedi.

Suffering.• Revan’s war on the Jedi became known as, “The

Jedi Civil War”.• Thousands of Jedi lost their lives or fell to the lure

of the Dark Side.• A young, talented Jedi by the name of Bastilla, led

an assault upon Revan’s Flagship.• During the engagement, Malak fired upon

Revan’s ship. Injuring the Dark Lord and nearly killing Bastilla.

• Malak became the new Dark Lord and took command of Revan’s fleet.

Path to Redemption.

• Revan was taken, unconscious, to the Jedi Council and his mind was reprogrammed. He knew nothing of his dark past.

• Revan was trained as a Jedi once again and accompanied Bastilla to locate the Star Forge, the mighty structure Darth Revan had used to create his fleet.

Sacrifice and Redemption.• Darth Malak informed Revan of

his dark past and captured Bastilla.

• After hours of torture, Malak broke Bastilla’s will and

converted her to the Dark Side.

• Bastilla attacked Revan and attempted to sway him back to the Dark Side. He informed her he had changed, the old Revan

was dead.

• Revan confronted Malak one final time within the Star Forge itself to decide the fate of the

galaxy.

• Revan, left with no other choice, struck Malak down. Ending his

reign as Dark Lord.

• Revan destroyed the Star Forge and brought peace to the galaxy.

• However, still tormented by his past life, he went into exile.

• It is unknown what has become of him.