6 Reasons Why Yoda Was WRONG About Jedi Attachments - Star Wars Explained

[@Master_Therion]

Attachments can be dangerous though. Be careful opening an Attachment from unusual emails.

[@zacharycarrier2890]

xD

[@Alanis95br]

Master Therion lel

[@rvh1999]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

Master Therion Good one.

[@wishbone346]

Agree 110% with this. I've been saying for years that if the Jedi had allowed Anakin to openly speak of his love for Padme he'd have gone to Obi-Wan or Yoda instead of Palpatine for help.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Thanks!

[@englishlady9797]

He did go to Yoda, and in the novelization at least he spent weeks in the library at the Jedi Temple looking for anything that could help him save Padme. So Palpatine really wasn't his first resort. However, I do agree that the Jedi should have allowed attachments and relationships. Humans naturally need to have connections and attachments to other humans, and they're usually quite beneficial. Indeed, in wartime, people are far more more likely to fight to protect their families and loved ones then in defense of some government or political system.

[@naseemweathers8358]

Don’t you know how some people put on a front some Jedi would like that Obi-Wan secretly had attachments in Star Wars legends in the novel the clone wars wild space Obi-Wan realized that Yoda was wrong about attachments In the novel Obi-Wan uses his love for his former master and former Padawan to resist the temptation of the Darkside

[@RichardSmith-nd9vk]

But if he obeyed the rules there would be no attachment and there wouldn't be a problem. That is backwards logic about his mother too. As he admitted, if Anakin didn't have an attachment to his mother, he wouldn't have needed to save her. Then he goes on to say "but then-" but no, it stops there. It's a sucky rule, and it does limit their force power potential. I don't want to day dream about being a Jedi with no attachments, I want a wife and family. I'm not saying it should be a rule either. But, you have to admit when they are right it caused problems in these instances.

[@wishbone346]

@@RichardSmith-nd9vk It was the secrecy that caused the problems, not the attachment. Attachment is a normal emotion for sapient beings. Attachment is what allowed Luke to get through to Vader and redeem him, and what gave him the drive to save the galaxy. Palpatine would've succeeded with or without Anakin. He was one step ahead of the Jedi at every point. Heck, if it hadn't been for finding Anakin on Tatooine the Sith likely wouldn't have been revealed until after the events of Phantom Menace, and the Jedi would've been even more in the dark. There's also a lot of battles in the Clone Wars that would've gone much worse without Anakin being there too.

[@bullreeves1109]

This is why Qui-Gon is the best Jedi He dosint follow the ""Jedi code"" he follows the Force and the Force alone..

[@alexlaw2794]

Joeseph Hunnicutt yeah it's such a shame that they butchered his character in the phantom menace, he had so much potential to be a deep and interesting character.

[@xXEchoXxAssault]

Alex Law They did tell us more about him in the clone wars... not too much though lol

[@alexlaw2794]

Zach Rogers yeah I'm on season 4 of the clone wars now and he's turned up in the Mortis storyline. Still, I think if he was alive, his views on the war would be very interesting

[@xXEchoXxAssault]

Alex Law yeah. I've watched the TV series twice now lol I like how he's basically the reason why Yoda and Obi-Wan know how to become force ghosts though, that was good detail to add in TCW and in ep 3

[@adamleon9128]

Joeseph Hunnicutt And it got him killed

[@Nkosinati]

"Attachment is forbidden. Possession is forbidden. Compassion, which I would define as unconditional love, is essential to a Jedi's life. So you might say, that we are encouraged to love.” This great line from Anakin, used to help him get into Padme's panties, contains some rather prophetic wisdom. Compare this to Yoda's statement as he communes with Qui Gon's ghost at the end of the ROTS novelization: "Love is the answer to the darkness." It's a revelation to Yoda -- a piece of wisdom he has never known in 800 years, but finally, in the aftermath of the Jedi Order's destruction, he LEARNS. Yoda and the Jedi Order were wrong about love attachment, pure and simple. However, they may have been well-served in their forbidding of all other attachments...

[@englishlady9797]

Love attachment does not simply mean romantic or sexual love though. There is also familial love, basically the nature of Anakin's love for Ahsoka Tano, whom he regarded as a little sister, or Obi Wan and Anakin's attachment to Qui-Gonn whom they both sort of regarded as a father.

[@naseemweathers8358]

@@englishlady9797 agreed also platonic love like the love one has for a close friend

[@BringDHouseDown]

If Anakin could have turned to Yoda that day he almost wished he could tell him but instead dodged around it with the generalize question..if he could have told Yoda he was engaged and afraid of losing Padme, he could have gotten some REAL good advice and considering his importance, double the reason why Yoda would have gone to the archives himself to find remember that a thing called force healing exists..find a Jedi who has learned it or tell Anakin, give him access so he learns it himself(not easy but hey, peace of mind that there IS a way). The Jedi Order forbid these relations though, which meant that the moment Anakin said a word, he would be kicked out, effectively losing his job/room/livelihood...yeah he could go to the rich wife that is Queen of an entire planet but still, as a man he probably felt that's not an answer, plus he also WANTED to be a Jedi, he loved being able to go around the galaxy helping people or saving them.........there was no one he could turn to to ask for help, that's the problem here. And of course, no Force Healing would be necessary because the vision was of Padme feeling heartache because of Anakin turning 'evil', which obviously he did not know.

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Obi Wan always felt attached to Anakin!

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

Harry Thomas Pictures Anakin:No homo, right?

[@ruttsuco.804]

Obi-wan: I just cut off your limbs so, no homo

[@MannequinStep]

Satine as well.

[@seby826]

even after he saw him murder a bunch of children would could barely speak properly, all it take is one little force push into the lava obi WTF

[@gabrielahayetian8056]

He loved he like his brothee

[@bLLUi15]

I've always thought it was dumb to tell Jedi to just stop having emotional attachments (which they were going to have anyway so they're effectively being taught to ignore it) rather than teaching them how to handle and manage these thoughts and feelings and the passion they feel because of them

[@Immastandpat]

LeAnna Urenko I completely agree. One cannot reasonably hope to be successful by denying reality, but by accepting and addressing that reality.

[@naseemweathers8358]

@@Immastandpat in the high republic era there’s a Jedi master named Commack Vytis who is angry at the Jedi for the denial of attachment

[@Fak_It]

As a Sith duck, I say that the Jedi need to loosen up and take a chill pill.

[@Spike-mc8qm]

Duck_Vader k

[@justbecause2652]

Duck_Vader or just be one with the force :3 hehehehe

[@joannfoster1913]

Duck_Vader ikr also lol sith duck lolololololololololololol

[@Fak_It]

I'm a quacky Sith. Hu Hu!!!

[@joeneauxvieve6203]

Hahahahahahaha

[@StarWarsTheory]

Hey guys! What does everyone think? Do Jedi attachments pose a threat, or not? Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a terrific day! May the Force Be With You!

[@jessebeach6582]

Star Wars Theory Hey SWT, love the video as always! Can you please do part two of Emperor Palpatine goes to Dagobah? Thank you so much!

[@Cheesegaming257]

Star Wars Theory could you do a video if there were any other species that lived on kashyyk (don't know how to spell)

[@joeneauxvieve6203]

What if Obi-Wan left the order for Satine?

[@littlegreenrock3587]

Star Wars Theory May the force be with you too man great video

[@cadeshanley218]

Star Wars Theory Yoda is right about a lot of things. But Jedi not having attatchments isn't one of them. They're human beings or humanoid like beings. Not droids programed without emotions.

[@ComanderScar]

This sin't a flaw in the Jedi, at least not in what the Jedi SHOULD be ideally. During the Clone Wars, ABSOLUTELY is it a huge flaw. They had become arrogant, detached and unaware of the real dangers around them. They chose to ignore things like emotions rather than teach to control them. They saw themselves as the most righteous, pure and correct being, so much so that they stopped to consider the deeper meanings behind the Jedi Code. It isn't about ignoring emotions, it's to control them. To not let yourself become a slave to them. But this isn't what the Jedi are supposed to be, but what they had become. Yoda himself realized all the mistakes after the Jedi Order's defeat and his exile into Dagobah.

[@moritzziermann1691]

What if Anakin didnt hate Sand?

[@xXEchoXxAssault]

Moritz Ziermann lmao

[@Kevin-zz9du]

Moritz Ziermann he would have searched tatooine for obi wan. killed him and found luke lol?

[@bobfeet573]

Kevin Scarpitti that's what I thought

[@bobfeet573]

Uilliam Coorinna lol I love auto correct

[@Boofus90]

Why do you care? Sand is stupid no matter what

[@joeneauxvieve6203]

What if Obi-Wan left the order for Satine?

[@justbecause2652]

Star Wars Fan Girl What/who is satine?

[@Spike-mc8qm]

Chirrut Imwe Obi Wan's secret love

[@Spike-mc8qm]

Chirrut Imwe But Darth Maul kills her, but maybe if Obi Wan left the order, it might prevent her death

[@Kubinda12345]

starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Satine_Kryze

[@justbecause2652]

Kubinda12345 thanks but I'm blind

[@TheDandyMann]

There is always something to be said about balance within the force. What Yoda failed to recognize is that these connections make us stronger, rather than weaker.

[@englishlady9797]

Funnily enough, it was basically the Sith who believed that attachments made them weak. So does that make Yoda a Sith?

[@LuisContreras-qp4jz]

No it’s because yoda believed that the loss of someone you will make you act out of anger

[@jmwilliamsart]

@@LuisContreras-qp4jz Not if that person has people to support him/her.

[@aloetragedy1568]

@@LuisContreras-qp4jzacting out of anger isn't necessarily bad

[@LuisContreras-qp4jz]

Yes, I know but what I mean is that that’s what Yoda believed would happen

[@GreyJedi2320]

Having emotions is a natural part of any living thing even animals have them, the Jedi were INSANELY wrong to deny emotions. Yes emotions can cloud judgement,but they can give you great focus to accomplishing a task. Palpatine understood this as in revenge of the sith Palpatine even says "I can feel your anger it gives you focus makes you stronger" so emotions can be very useful it's when you allow them to dominate all of your actions it becomes a problem. This was the Jedi's biggest downfall.

[@englishlady9797]

The other thing I think is that the Jedi used the "emotions cloud your judgement" thing to justify their own complacency and moral failings. If say, a Padawan got into trouble on a mission, their Master would often use the "no attachments" or "emotions cloud your judgement" as an excuse for abandoning them. Or take the case of Ahsoka Tano. Anakin was told to simply "let go of his emotions" when she as falsely accused of a terrorist attack, and accept he judgement of the council. If he'd done that, she would have been executed. He stood by his friend to the end, and proved her innocence, and I think in that situation he was in the right.

[@wyzemann]

Could it be that Anakin's & Darth Vader's lives were a metaphor for the failure of both the Jedi and Sith to not adhere to the living Force and it's will? Consider Anakin was a failure as a Jedi Knight, and Vader could never become the full and ultimate embodiment of the Sith due to his entrapment by his past. Perhaps the Force was manifesting an example to all future Force sensitives about the utter waste and failure of an imbalanced interpretation/use of the Force.

[@naseemweathers8358]

That’s an interesting theory

[@jaharned1]

I'm pretty sure if I was in the SW Universe I'd be a neutral force user.

[@prophiit]

Erieas, The Astral One Same.

[@MrYFM2]

I'm sure there are plenty of those in the SW universe both canon and especially legends but haven't been focused on them at all.

[@averyabbott4162]

Erieas, The Astral One Id probably be a dark Jedi

[@xXEchoXxAssault]

Freddy__Fast I hate how Disney separated cannon and legends, to me everything is cannon. I like all of it lol

[@dames01]

SO A GREY JEDI

[@hatay1939]

What if dooku got a robotic head

[@xXxFLOjumper96xXx]

Anakin should not have killed him but let him live

[@Tyhros]

two dooku, robot body and robot head.

[@starwarslord9670]

Albert enstine 2.0 wtf

[@ThePunishedPollo]

Albert enstine 2.0 you do live up to your name

[@epiclolito8226]

You could make a fully robot Dooku, just program it with some decent saber skills, as for Force Powers, use Kyber crystals (They have force energy stored inside of them, they feed off of excess Force Energy from living beings.) and there you go, you have a Robot Count Dooku.

[@mt.fitness4791]

Number 2 was wrong R2 wouldn't have been destroyed because he was dagobah with luke...

[@M.S.G.95]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe R2-D2 accompanied Luke to Bespin as he was Luke's personal space droid. Much like R2 was inside Anakin's ship in Revenge of the Sith.

[@kayos60005]

M. Gladwin yes he went to bespin with Luke, if Luke stayed with yoga R2 wouldn’t have been there

[@犬の大将]

In Return of the Jedi, The moment where Luke looks at Vader’s hand and then his hand defines Luke’s commitment to the light side. He realizes how close he came to falling off the rails.

[@englishlady9797]

Literally and figuratively. There were rails there.

[@pancakes8670]

I like to see it as Luke recognizing where Anakin had failed. Anakin didn't know how to handle his emotions, Palpatine was the only person he could be honest with and Palpatine is... Palpatine, evil incarnate. Palpatine wanted Luke to try and kill the two of them, that's why Palpatine believed Luke was there, to assassinate the Emperor. But that's not why Luke was there, he wanted to save his Father, and he shouldn't lose sight of that. He was there not out of an action of hatred towards the Emperor, but rather and act of compassion for his father.

[@NightmareDonut]

this is why the grey jedi are probably the best jedis to fight a sith with

[@Jimmies_Opps]

NightmareDonut Jedi temple guards ( my thoughts)

[@TheAmpharosFreak]

NightmareDonut there's no such thing as grey Jedi. Please stop. If you don't believe me check out what Pablo hidalgos tweets about it

[@perfectlybalancedasallthin9319]

The Ampharos Freak *cough* *cough* Ahsoka *cough*

[@Jimmies_Opps]

filthy frank ;)

[@frtdgf]

The Ampharos Freak Quinlan Vos was a grey jedi and qui gon was secretly a grey jedi too and even mace windu has some aspects of a grey jedi

[@DarthVaderTheSithLord]

So even after all I did, I always made the right decision?

[@bagofunyuns9957]

Darth Vader no

[@samuelyoung1]

yes Lord Vader

[@sharkquisha3407]

Not always. But you did a lot of good before doing a lot of bad and you became good again. That at leasts proves that it is never too late and nothing is ever certain. If it wasn't for your emotions towards Luke than you would have let Palpatine win.

[@NiraSader]

Slaughtering all people in the Jedi temple was 100% the right decision

[@devinjedimaster9947]

In the end yes.

[@abdulazizrex]

It was Wrong for the Jedi Order to forbid love, friendship, and attachment. Love is a Great and Amazing emotion, it makes people who feel it stronger and encourages them to fight for what's important to them.

[@andreavanhoof6047]

due to those rigid rules, the jedi failed and did a disservice to Anakin. It was sort of their fault that he went to the dark side!

[@afrohighborn262]

@@andreavanhoof6047 lol no

[@lapplandkun9273]

Lol yes. Watch “the case against the Jedi order”. It shows how much responsible the Jedi order was for Anakins turn

[@Dre-yd2xh]

@@lapplandkun9273 i just watched that, very good video lol

[@englishlady9797]

They certainly failed Ahsoka.

[@BennysGamingAttic]

and when Anakin had children, they were the two most powerful Jedi of that era. Yoda was missing out on all the badass jedi babies that they could have.

[@englishlady9797]

One starts to wonder where Baby Yoda came from. Is he REALLY a Clone. Or did Grand Master Yoda use some force persuasion,....

[@BennysGamingAttic]

@@englishlady9797 Palpatine apparently got lucky. So why not Yoda? Lol

[@skytheannur6168]

Actually on argument number 2, if you were to remove Luke from the Equation when he arrived at Bespin which was a trap that Vader designed himself, Leia, Chewie, Lando, and the others would have gotten away. Skywalker did not tribute a thing in their escape as well they got away and had to TURN BACK to pick up Luke Skywalker after his defeat at the hand's of his father.

[@DarkSpyro707]

Skythe Annur had luke not went, vader would have been compelled to chase them down himself

[@skytheannur6168]

Hmm, good point, I didn't think about that.

[@ferris928]

But R2 knew the hyperdrive was deactivated, he turned it on just before the Imperials turned on the tractor beam. No luke, no R2.

[@victorcohen8360]

Skythe Annur it's a trap!

[@nicholsjoshua15]

He diverted Lord Vader's attention. How could a smooth talking brother, a sexy chick, a bipedal dog, a walking trash can, and a pile of golden legos stand a chance against Lord Vader?

[@ShadowQuickpaw]

Our positive emotions and connection to our loved ones are the greatest defense a Jedi can have against the temptations of the Dark side, which is why so many Orthodox Jedi fell. They had no concrete understanding of right and wrong, only theory. A STAR WARS THEORY (sorry, I couldn't resist)

[@doylemurphy152]

The Jedi wanted to be Vulcans without the logic.

[@bradgamerbloggerwise]

Yoda was wrong about no relationships with the Jedi because it made them strong through nearly every lightsaber duel ever.

[@bradgamerbloggerwise]

Every one sorry.

[@Jimmies_Opps]

What if jango fett never died?

[@justbecause2652]

The Nerd interesting

[@joannfoster1913]

The Nerd that's intresting

[@azih4199]

The Nerd he never died

[@ricardoalmeida9926]

Azi TE Nah, he just got his head cut

[@yaboitony3145]

What if Anakin liked sand

[@egmccann]

The 5th point is the closest to being "right," to me. I think the rest really miss the point. By doing the "there is no emotion," the Jedi were attempting to suppress very natural feelings - at least in humans. (We don't, honestly, know much about the other alien races.) This is... maybe... fine if you're stuck in a temple from the time you're 5 'til you die, but then you go out and meet people. They should, basically, have been taught how to *handle* their emotions. Not just "learn to lose them, be glad they're with the force," but "Grieving is fine. It hurts, it's hard, but you will make it through. Accept it, but don't let it control you," essentially. Yes, there's the whole "split loyalty" issue when it comes, say, to Jedi with family (which seemed less of an issue in earlier bits of lore,) but with Jedi being able to be... well, full people, being angry, upset, happy or afraid wouldn't be such a weakness to throw them off balance. (Then again, this could well have been decades of subtle manipulation via the Sith to change that to create that very weakness.)

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Exactly. I think the whole Jedi Order was a manipulation to gain loyal soldiers.

[@englishlady9797]

I put this in a Quora answer earlier, and I may repeat it here. The "let go of those you fear to lose, rejoice at those who become one with the Force" is only really good advice in wartime, and even then, only for someone actively involved in combat. Otherwise, it makes a person either complacent, or totally cold and unfeeling. Take it this way. A Jedi's Padawan gets into trouble on a mission, and instead of helping them, he or she just leaves them. That Padawan ends up getting captured, tortured and turned to the Dark Side out of the sheer physical pain and torment. Now, the Padawan would often be blamed for their own fall, for being "weak", but it was in fact their Master abandoning them that caused it. The other instances would be great moral or social injustices. Jedi often ignored or turned a blind eye to these, because of the "not being emotionally involved" rule. Its also really just the ultimate form of fatalism. If following Jedi advice, Anakin should not have sought any medical assistance for Padme because if she dies, she dies and that's just that, and if the baby dies, well unfortunate, but that just happens too. Rejoice! Er nope. That's 3 people there. I'd do anything I could to save them.

[@ozzy7102]

If Anakins mom didnt die If Palpatine didnt become the chancellor and Padmé became instead If Han died when he got froozen in carbonite

[@maschiefondasoda333]

He already did "What if Shmi Skywalker Survived"

[@n3bie]

This calls to mind a Buddhist concept from the Theravada tradition, called Mettā, usually translated as "loving kindness" and sometimes, "Love without attachment," A kind of love that one feels for all sentient beings. According to this concept, one feels a great, and even overwhelming in a sense, compassion for a given being, yet the practitioner does not feel a sense of personal ownership. Such a person would expend every effort to safeguard the well-being of a person they felt was in peril, yet would be happy enough for this person to go on their way afterwards, perhaps never to be seen again. When the Jedi teach against attachment, I believe it is this selfish sense of personal ownership that we often extend to those that we love, to which they refer. Giving up the sense of ownership, doesn't necessarily mean giving up the love. Since this is a somewhat difficult accomplishment, a practitioner is initially taught detachment from clinging, and only afterwards is this followed by cultivating a great sense of compassion. Given the state that we find ourselves in, It's not a normal feeling, which is why it must be actively cultivated. This is why, I believe, that it makes sense that young Jedi often have great difficulty in accepting this kind of teaching. They are unaware of how powerful this sense of love without attachment can be, because they haven't had the opportunity to properly cultivate it, therefore, their normal unrestrained emotions seem incomparably powerful.

[@MrSchmerzen98]

I was just going to write a comment when I read yours. You pulled the words out of my fingertips. Greetings from a Mahayana practitioner.

[@whendidyoutubeaddhandles]

Due to how the human brain works, romantic love is simply impossible to have without activating the same brain circuitry as addiction. Doing away with romance is simply impossible for most people.

[@englishlady9797]

Yeah, except that this would lead to extremely unhealthy and exploitative sexual relationships. You literally just get what you want from each other, then go your separate ways. Which is why visiting prostitutes was not against the Jedi rules on attachments, but getting married was.

[@englishlady9797]

The other problem is that the Jedi came to interpret the "no emotional attachment" rule in such a way as to excuse their own complacency, moral failures, and stop people from questioning their judgement. When a Padawan was in trouble, they used the "control your emotions" rule to justify abandoning them to their fate, and of course, famously told Anakin to do with with Ahsoka when she was falsely accused of that terrorist attack.

[@n3bie]

@@englishlady9797 I can't see how a relationship where both parties get what they want is exploitative, unless your assumption is that one of the parties is incapable of making a free, rational choice that is in their own self interest. It's also probably a good idea not to confuse your own sexual morays with what is unhealthy. Different cultures, and indeed different species, as in the Starwars universe, have different sexual norms and shouldn't necessarily be confined to those acceptable to 21st century humans.

[@christianbustnes698]

What if anakin was killed in the pod race!

[@augustopinochet7998]

Christian Bustnes I'll try spinning, that's a good trick! (Crashes and Dies)

[@Jimmies_Opps]

that is the same thing as "if the jedi never found Anakin"

[@cloudvii166]

if the jedi never found anakin the sith would have found him like palpatine did with maul

[@Alfercruz]

no Luke, no Leia, Palpatine would rule for ever

[@bigpete6882]

uhhhh i dunno

[@RomanusVII]

I believe the Jedi made the best choice by accepting attachment. Love is a powerful ally, and can do amazing feats when honed for good.

[@DarrielOni]

This is probably what makes making a Jedi OC so hard without them coming off as a Mary Sue/Gary Stu. By that I mean the original characters are almost always Grey Jedi who don't align with either the Jedi or the Sith and probably don't like them, because sometimes the Jedi and Sith are too extreme. Like that one old guy on Kashyyk in KoTOR. The Jedi, at least at that point in time, were supposed just follow orders and have no emotions like droids. Being sassy like Obi-Wan is probably the more original thing you can do with those rules holding you back. Other than that its just minor adjustments to how they react and think, and what they're good at. The Sith often come off as... petty. Too much stereotypical "Evil overlord trying to take over the universe" stuff. Has there ever been someone who used only the Dark Side, but did so for a greater cause that they perceived as righteous? Because off the top of my head I can only think of Sith who wanted power for the sake of power (also immortality). A "good Sith"? Starkiller being the only exception. Hell, I tried coming up with a Jedi OC and found myself unable to make him anything other than a Grey Jedi because I didn't like either side. So I instead made 'em into a Force Sensitive rich asshole, who never received any formal training and decided to become a cyborg because I'm a General Grievous fanboy both in-universe and out.

[@redhandsbluefaces]

A "good" Sith is pretty much a Grey Jedi. The Dark Side of the Force corrupts the user, which is what leads them to wanting selfish goals and power for themselves, and eliminating everyone in their way. The Sith Code itself edifies this. The only way to use the Dark Side to do good is to combine it with the light, hence, a Grey Jedi. Or, you can be like Windu and channel Dark Side energy into a weapon of light, which is also an ability only Grey Jedi can use. I myself believe Grey Jedi are by far the most powerful Force users, and this is proven by GM Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn in Legends, as well as Revan in KOTOR. Using good emotions such as love, joy, happiness, affection, friendship, etc to make you more powerful to serve a greater cause is key to achieving true power.

[@callumrose8478]

Pussyslayer Ornst

[@Ben-br1bu]

+Pussyslayer Ornstein "Has there ever been someone who used only the Dark Side, but did so for a greater cause that they perceived as righteous?" Yes. Darth Vader, actually. He turned to the Dark Side to save his wife from death and stayed on the Dark Side to bring order to the galaxy...

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

Pussyslayer Ornstein Darth Imperius (canon ending to Inquisitor), Darth Gravid, Darth Marr, Lana Beniko, Darth Vectivus.

[@nicholsjoshua15]

Darth Revan, he fought the Darkside with the Darkside.

[@keilerbie7469]

Grievous' ship was called "The Invisible hand" not "Shadows Hand"

[@M.W.K6996]

1. What if Dooku and Maul were mortal enemies? 2. What if Tyranus, Maul and Vader teamed up and trained together? 3. What if Count Dooku was a master of all seven forms of the lightsaber? 4. What if Ahsoka Tano & Asajj Ventress became friends and teammates? 5. What if Savage Opress was trained by Asajj Ventress, and became her lover; then trained by Tyranus and then by Maul?

[@M.W.K6996]

Dirk Schwartz I mean what if Dooku did something to Maul's homeworld when he was young and hold a grudge against him ever since. And if Dooku was with Jinn instead of Kenobi, Maul would have killed Jinn in front of Dooku simply to hurt him --- and then leaves to fight for another day. Thus they would have a bitter rivalry in the Clone Wars series. And if Asajj stayed a Jedi, she could have met Ahsoka and the two could have created a sisterly bond. So when Asajj left to become a Sith, the two would have serious quarrels in the Clone Wars series, but the they would never try to kill each other.

[@fristnamelastname5549]

M .W. K What if if Ahsoka Tano and Asajj Ventress fall in love?

[@M.W.K6996]

Frist Name Last Name That could work too.

[@AceLM92]

this goes to show why Luke's Legends academy is the best

[@jaywolf1998]

HeadBangerAust Agreed!! I miss when Legends was actually canon!

[@damarglover6363]

Jacen solo was badass before he went dark

[@moinmahmud6265]

Good news the sequels are declared non canon

[@LuisContreras-qp4jz]

No way???

[@rienjen]

@@jaywolf1998 It's fiction. None of these characters are real. I take Legends (EU) as canon and the sequel trilogy can suck it. Who's gonna stop me? Take what you like, ignore the rest.

[@medichampion328]

Why did Obi-Wan stifle a laugh as he said 'Killing Younglings' as he was talking to Padme about Anakin's turn to the Dark Side?

[@englishlady9797]

Maybe because he thinks its a silly word. It does sound like "ducklings". What I never understand is how they had a recording of Anakin kneeling to Palpatone and being dubbed Vader. That happened in Palps office, not in the Temple. I spotta plot hole. Also how come that was the only recording that had sound?

[@AspieMediaBobby]

I consider the New Jedi Order and Gray Jedi view of attachment far more pragmatic and reasonable than Yoda`s puritanical stance.

[@isabellab4805]

What if Padme was a Jedi

[@MrYFM2]

Well, she's not force sensitive soo...

[@MrYFM2]

Then Anakin would be a very different kind of person from what we know him as.

[@joeneauxvieve6203]

YES!! I've been saying that for AGES!!

[@sir-shanksalot1665]

Freddy__Fast she is force sensitive

[@MrYFM2]

Wow everyone disagrees with me here.

[@danielburch824]

I believe even Revan theorized that the Jedi and the use of the force could be harnessed through emotion much like the Sith, with the use of emotions like compassion and love. The Council at that time even turned him down when he tried to explain to them that the Force was very much alive.

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

Revan saving Bastila Shawn through love is a great example.

[@MrBensmith69]

You are a gentleman and a scholar. I love your videos. They're the most well thought out, logical, loyal and articulate Star Wars Videos available. I salute you, my Friend. You're my Go-to for everything Star Wars.

[@ElKabong3345]

Feelings and Attachments are like what happened to the New Sith (rule of two) and the Jedi. Because they had no knowledge or experience in how to deal with them, they got the better of them. If they had understood and knew how they existed, they could have known how to battle the darkness, and not let them consume them because of their lack of experience with feelings.

[@englishlady9797]

Feelings and especially attachments also give people something to fight for. Think about it, what would you rather defend, your family and loved ones, or a corrupt political entity and government? In the end that was all the Jedi Order had. Fighting for the Republic and the Senate, which was utterly corrupt and was just stringing them along. No wonder some people just gave them the finger, or chose their families.

[@Nihilus_Outis]

In 'Attack of the Clones' Anakin explains Padme that the Jedi rely on compassion to do everything they do.... Compassion is an emotion. The most important emotion I believe. So that is a contradiction to the pretension of the order to avoid all emotions. To feel attachment for somebody or something is unavoidable. All Jedi were attached to the Jedi Order and its doctrines. Maybe Yoda or even the Jedi code refers to attachments based on selfish emotions. Compassion is a selfless emotion and maybe that's why that emotion was at the center of the Jedi philosophy. Maybe.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Good that you remembered "compasison". Because to me, they'd cease to be human without it.

[@englishlady9797]

@@tiffanypersaud3518 The Jedi were meant to be all about compassion, which is indeed an emotion, or rather it cannot exist without emotion. You cannot identify with other people's feelings if you do not know what those feelings are.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

@@englishlady9797 bruh... print that on a tee-shirt!

[@pancakes8670]

It's more of a detached, generalized compassion. Protect others, but your can't form any meaningful connections with anyone around you.

[@aeconn633]

Flowing through all, there is balance There is no peace without a passion to create There is no passion without peace to guide Knowledge fades without the strength to act Power blinds without the serenity to see There is freedom in life There is purpose in death The Force is all things and I am the Force

[@LuisContreras-qp4jz]

This the Gray Jedi code

[@jaieregilmore971]

@@LuisContreras-qp4jz I prefer it true Jedi code now the imperials knight from legacy comic other force user sect are grey Jedi.

[@nathanielgrindstaff4909]

What if Dooku never turned to the dark side and stayed a Jedi?

[@frtdgf]

Nathaniel Grindstaff Savage Opress asajj ventress or pong krell could be the apprentice then

[@bryanwong5250]

I always thought of Dooku as a grey Jedi , rather than a sith

[@LuisContreras-qp4jz]

Well he was before join Palpaten

[@AisforArtemis]

@@bryanwong5250 me too

[@nicklepin7133]

@@bryanwong5250I thought of him as a dark Jedi rather than a full sith. He did use the dark side but he wasn’t a full sith as he still wanted to change the republic for the better

[@TheBohobemeister]

What if Yoda was never Grand Master? Some of the things he did helped lead to the downfall of the Jedi. If someone else was Grand Master, would the Jedi still have survived and would they have been less like monks?

[@Vigriff]

I would have made Qui-Gon Grand Master.

[@englishlady9797]

@@Vigriff I wonder if he would have formed his own order. Trouble is the Jedi would not have accepted its existence, and would have persecuted it out of existence.

[@therandompineapple3805]

It's literally an impossible standard for most jedi characters to live up to, except for maybe Yoda who is 900 years old and has probably seen so many Jedi come and go. That becoming attached is just too painful.

[@AbsurdFalcon]

Except the attachment rule predates yoda by centuries.

[@rorybeyer4489]

When you think about it, removing attachments seems more like a sith thing because they're always trying to improve their own power and might see relationships as a distraction.

[@sbatou87]

The Jedi were wrong about emotions and attachments. That I agree with. They should've taught that it was okay to love. However, one shouldn't turn it into obsession. They should've taught that it was okay to be angry. However, one shouldn't turn it into blind rage. They should've taught that it was okay to be sad. However, one shouldn't turn it into apathy. HEALTHY attachments and HEALTHY emotions was what SHOULD'VE been taught.

[@blkcpdconure]

Yoda had attachments. They were towards his fellow Jedi and the Jedi Order. He could have killed Dooku at the end of Ep. 2 but stopped to save Anakin and Obi Wan. His attachment to the Jedi Order caused him to break off his fight with Palpatine after he fell and go into exile to eventually train Luke.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

I forgot about this. Thanks!

[@woodydevonish2868]

Excellent vid!!! Well thought out. This is the best video you have come up with so far IMO!

[@lizardipeters6612]

what if Darth Vader found luke as a kid

[@thegaminggamba3156]

PLEASE DO THIS ONE

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

I've read so many fan fics about that. Never gets old.

[@frtdgf]

Luke would be a sith apprentice and he would take the place of his father while obi wan would go to alderaan and train leia to become a jedi and fight luke :)

[@SorenDaein]

What KankaZ said. But the chances of Darth Vader finding Luke as a kid on his own would have been very unlikely since Luke himself was on Tatooine at that point. The one planet Vader would never set foot on.

[@SorenDaein]

xXEVILTERRORXx1414 Don't know. My knowledge of the series is tied to the movies and a couple of novels. One of which is where it's mentioned that Vader wouldn't set foot on Tatooine due to there being the risk of awakening his old self. There's also proof in A New Hope. He told an Imperial officer to see to the retrieval of the Death Star plans.

[@AwesomeIAm15]

Yes please a video about the Sith and their view on attachments would ge great!

[@KTA1sVidsandFacts]

4:02 I believe the carrier was called the "Invisible Hand" and not "Shadow's Hand" just wanted to point that out there!

[@JEMRocker]

I love the detail that was put into everything about Star Wars, during the Kenobi vs Maul clip you could feel the anger. Obi-Wan was even lightly jumping before the doorway was clear, and little acting details like that make this series so much better imo

[@alexanderbirch4026]

I think without attachments the world would be a sad lonely place and Yoda was wrong because everybody needs attachments even the Jedi and the Sith

[@jasonprime3574]

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[@randystark3368]

This is just my own opinion/theory. I have not read all of the EU (aka "Legends"), or played all the games, but what I have seen and read, it seems that the attachment thing was misinterpreted by the Jedi. I have felt that in light of all the Jedi/force users turned Sith when the Sith were in far greater numbers that that was added to the Jedi code as not a literal ban on attachment. To me it meant for Jedi to be aware of their emotions and to keep them in check ( to keep themselves balanced) to avoid the negative consequences of giving into run away emotion. It seems to me that the rule was taken more literal after the Sith were defeated (when Bane started the rule of two and Sith kept a low profile), as to avoid a Sith reemergence, as the peace time went on. I think that is the problem with some of the rules of jedi that seem wrong or controversial is that they are taken too literally, far more than they were meant to be, instead of listening to the force to help them interpret it. Anyway, that's just one fan's thoughts; thank you for reading if you read the whole thing!

[@TheRAZORVIDS]

This was one of your best videos yet. I really like the idea that after the fall of the jedi yoda realized that the jedi had became to clinical with the force. As a result he alters the way he thinks about the force and teaches luke this.

[@dochappy8745]

Video idea - What if Obi Wan killed Anakin on Mustafar?

[@Jimmies_Opps]

DocHappy already done by stupendous wave I think

[@good_dominic4995]

The Nerd Star Wars theory might have a very different take in it though.

[@Tigerpaws9097826]

I love videos like these which explore the inner life and nature of the Jedi with more emphasis than their travels and combat. IMHO, it was the packaging of an underlying spiritual message within an adventure tale that made the original Star Wars trilogy more than just another outer space shoot-'em-up. I hope to see more!

[@HistoryPoliticsFiction]

This is why I like the gray jedi. They accept emotions and try to use them for good.

[@rjtwocircles]

Your points are well made, however there are aspects of attachment that you may be overlooking. If one ascribes to the theory that Lucas’ treatment of the death of Padme and the creation of Darth Vader was intended to show how Anakin, in his anger and hatred, drew on Padme’s life force through their Force bond to save himself from death, or Darth Sidious manipulated the Force bond between Padme and Anakin to save Anakin’s life, then we begin to see dangers in having attachments and specifically with those who have not been trained in the Force arts who are unable protect themselves from such abuse of the Force. Palpatine set up the circumstances for the bond between Padme and Anakin to be formed. This was partially because of Anakin’s obsession with Padme and partially to get revenge on her for setting back his original plan to control Naboo. Palpatine also knew of the bond between Anakin and his mother and capitalized upon it. He had the Sandpeople kidnap and torture but not kill his mother to haunt Anakin’s dreams and unbalance him. The other attachment that Anakin had was with Palpatine. Anakin confides in and defends Palpatine again and again. This is how Palpatine was able to use sort of a Sith version of the Jedi mind trick to get Anakin to accept nearly everything that Palpatine said as truth and ultimately how Anakin was deceived into becoming Palpatine’s apprentice. Without this attachment, Palpatine would have had little influence over Anakin. The rest of your observations about attachments seem valid. A better path for the Jedi to have taken with their younglings would have been to educate them on the dangers of attachment and allow them to decide for themselves whether they would have attachments or not. But, to the Jedi, to do so would have been educating the younglings in what they considered to be the dark side of the Force, so the obvious choice for the code-bound later Jedi was simply to prohibit attachment.

[@rjtwocircles]

On Number 2, Vader had foreseen that if he tortured Han, Leia and Chewie that Luke would try rescue them. If Luke had been willing to stay and finish his training, and not tried to rescue them, then Vader would likely have foreseen a different outcome and not pursued the Millennium Falcon with such abandon. Their futures were unclear.

[@notharveyweinstein3235]

I loved this video. This is one of the many reasons Obi-Wan is so interesting to me. I have always felt his highest points as a Jedi have come when he was filled with emotion (duels with both Maul and Anakin). Which makes me wonder about the Maul/Kenobi scene coming up in Rebels. As many, myself included are probably hoping Maul survives this encounter and still has a part to play in things... Could this maybe be one of the few times Obi-Wan doesn't use his emotions during a significant fight? As I'm sure he is feeling something after Maul killed Satine, right in front of him. Is this maybe the turning point where he becomes the more serene Obi-Wan we see in A New Hope? Case in point I'm pretty stoked for this scene and its impact on the future of Star Wars. What do you think?

[@claytoncourtney1309]

One thing I thought of was that while Qui-Gon and Obi-wan were fighting Maul, the two Jedi took a team tactic against Maul. This would lead to Obi-wan taking a less aggressive role in the fight and following Qui-Gon's lead. Once qui-gon was dead Obi-wan had to change his approach because now it was a 1 on 1 fight.

[@Chann223]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for this video. Been waiting for someone to touch upon this concept for a long time.

[@karolclark791]

I've watched loads of you what ifs and just one thing can you stop making obi wan die and anakin doing the impossible and saving the day every time it just makes them too predictable but I'm just one subscriber I'm not hating on you just saying what I think

[@Spike-mc8qm]

Peter C definetely, he makes Obi Wan so weak

[@justbecause2652]

Peter C he is just following the story like, anakin hated Obi-1 Anakin is the chosen one and that makes his strong and he is conflicted with his feelings so I think it holds up well. But I'm blind so I think no1 cares

[@Spike-mc8qm]

Chirrut Imwe just because Anakin is op, doesnt mean Obi wan is bad

[@karolclark791]

I know that anakin is the chosen one but in some of the what ifs he can summon force storm out of nowhere Just like that I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure that you would need at least a bit of practice for that And besides that obi wan is a jedi master Not some padawan who just built his lightsaber And I know that other masters like kit fisto went down easily but obi wan showed he can fight well against sith

[@revuman]

Peter C I agree. I have asked in several videos why does he hate so much Obi Wan. If you take a look at all of his what if, that involve Obi Wan's death or Anakin having a different master, you can see that this guy has the idea that all bad that happens is because Obi Wan's fault. He is directly responsible of Anakin becoming Darth Vader.

[@JelloFluoride]

Thanks for all the videos. I really appreciate the work you do.

[@spoodermanxxmlgxx]

What is Ashoka died when trying to escape when she was framed for murder?

[@Calbenmike]

Excellent point you made regarding Qui Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[@peryite9979]

depends on the jedi in question.

[@apparentlyjeremy]

I love the scene where he said: 'this is Obi-Wan before using his anger' *Obi gets his ass kickes*

[@lizardipeters6612]

what if palpatine found anakin at young age

[@donbrunodelamancha1927]

Cannot find one flaw in your logic. Very well done!!

[@jackmellberg4488]

Do what if Anakin lost the pod race.

[@N.M.T.K]

You are right. I also appreciate your videos. You really do put much detail thoughts into them.

[@loganwalker9475]

This video is awesome

[@miladbassil2730]

hi SWT, im a big fan of your work. Even though im not a active user on your channel i would like to ask a favor: during the clone wars series on CN the StarWars title used to change in colour ( yellow blue red) depending on the theme of each episode, so what i want of you is to explain to us the corolation between the colour and the theme and explain to us the implications of the red star wars ep 8 title that was released today. I understand that what im asking is huge but me and many of friends are wondering the same thing and would appreciate it alot if you could dedicate a video to this topic thanks for your time :)

[@cloroxbleach5044]

Do what if anakin Skywalker never met chandler palpaten

[@andrewmaddox9786]

This is why Yoda is a great character. He represents tradition and purity. He’s the role model for all Jedi. But we’re also taught that sometimes change is needed and that sometimes younger Jedi (like Luke) have things to teach. Luke showed Yoda that love for his father (attachment) has the power to turn people from the dark side. But I’m willing to admit that change scares me. If I were a Jedi, I’d be hesitant like Yoda.

[@kentabruxis]

Obi-Wan before and after dark side had me rolling 😂

[@jackticsinc.8848]

I have been waiting for a video like this for so many years! You are absolutely right, I think using your emotions and hate in battle improves your chances of win in a battle. And Jedi's not being able to be with anyone is so incredibly dumb

[@BM2759]

Jedi need an overhaul

[@Lokster]

Can you do Part 2 for "What if Mace Windu Fought Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith?". It is a older one but it was great! Keep up the awesome work!

[@katiepersons6575]

The Jedi code was written to be wrong.

[@aloknight3656]

I really enjoyed this video and I could tell that you put a lot of thought in to this subject. You've earned a new subscriber, keep up the good work sir. c:

[@averyabbott4162]

What if Ahsoka didn't leave the Jedi order

[@LuxBellator92]

This is such a great channel. I'm learning so much about the SW universe :)

[@Akatsukileader9]

Luke was mostly right. The Jedi failed his father due to their arrogance and outdated rules.

[@autisticjoeyyo]

I totally agree! Exactly! All the more reason why I ultimately admire the Gray Jedi Code 😁

[@BuzZedJustNotDizzy]

The Jedi order is flawed in many ways. Just watching the clone wars series and how they did Ashoka proves it...

[@lapplandkun9273]

Their code of no attachment already proves just how wrong the Jedi were

[@thecatshaver0732]

Love the video. Keep up the good work.

[@ghosttoast680]

What if yoda was the sithlord and palpatine was the Jedi grandmast

[@Jimmies_Opps]

Ben Allen he has done both

[@justbecause2652]

The Nerd you are strong with the force

[@NBAMalakai]

I agree 100%. Many jedi were hypocrits saying u cant get attached to people. And then they got attached to people, lol they might have hid the attachment, but non the less we have seen them in mourning.(If you are not attached it will not bother you if anything signifigant happens to someone). Like in season 6 episode 12 of the clone wars when yoda was doing his trial for immortality, he sees a hallucination of ahsoka dying, and he actualy gets sad. Even the main jedi on the counsel telling everyone not to get attached was attached to a few people.

[@WiseSnake]

I'd make a terrible Jedi. That code sounds a bit too cultish for my liking.

[@madelinelove5150]

Just be a grey Jedi.

[@interestingy8484]

I laughed when you began showing all of the scenes of Obi-Wan getting kicked around. XD

[@thethingrog7735]

What if Yoda himself made bad experiences with attachments. Referring to stairways the clone wars when he talks about the dark side Yoda, maybe a relationship lead to that. This could be a reason why Yoda is against attachments.

[@Jdude281]

I agree, attachments are needed for a jedi, and should not be forbidden. Without attachments a person just becomes cold and detached, with nothing to fight for, nothing to live for. Attachments help a person to fight harder, and it strengthens the light. "The dark is generous and it is patient and it always wins - but in the heart of its strength lies its weakness: one lone candle is enough to hold it back. Love is more than a candle. Love can ignite the stars"

[@marwan1414]

Why doesnt Dooku have yellow eyes?

[@colesloan3316]

Endix yes that would be great

[@m1z3re]

Endix he wasnt strong in the darkside. So it didnt consume him and give him the sith eyes.

[@sharkquisha3407]

Because Dooku was not a Sith. He just used the darkside all the time but used it for good and wanted to shape a new order but not the way Palpatine wanted. He still had good morales. Dooku was more of a political opponent.

[@mikearts3671]

Endix Cuz he’s a scrub

[@lapplandkun9273]

Nope. Dooku was a Sith. His Sith name was Darth tyranus.