Units of Star Wars - Jedi Knights of the Republic LORE DOCUMENTARY

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With our latest Units of History episode we explore the galaxy of star wars lore and star wars history. This documentary covers the history of the Jedi Knights of the Republic.
We begin with a discussion of the origins of the Jedi Order. This has been disputed by many sources but can be traced back to the worlds of Tython or Ahch-To. It is here that early force users created the beginnings of a group which would eventually evolve into the Jedi Order. We cover the Rise of the Jedi and the Old Republic as well as the origins of the Sith which would put all three on a collision course for massive wars over the centuries.
We then turn to how knights of the old republic would have been armed for battle. This includes looking at light saber lore including Kyber crystals and the Dark Saber. We then look at the training and organization of the Jedi Order. Finally we look at the service history of the Jedi Knights. This will have involved massive conflicts like the Sith Wars, the Mandalorian Wars, the Jedi Purge, and the Clone Wars. Specific examples are given for Jedi battles like Revan at the Battle of Malachor V, Mace Windu at the Battle of Geonosis, and Obi Wan Kenobi at the Battle of Kamino.
We've loved diving into the rich history of Star Wars lore and the team was truly inspired by the work of past projects like Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic which brought the universe to life. What units of star wars should we cover next? The Sith? The Mandalorians? The Clone Commandos? Let us know!
Credits
Research = Sophia Ware
Script = Sophia Ware and Chris Das Neves
Narration = Guy Michaels
Artwork = Penta Limited
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Naughty Jedi. Don't they know Assassination is not The Jedi Way.

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[@0HOLSTER]

He forgot the loophole of if a Palawan defeats a sith he automatically becomes a knight. Obi wan didn't have to take the trials. It was an old law and obi wan was the first to become a knight that way in 1000 years.

[@spaceman8935]

There were many Jedi masters who weren’t on the council, qui gon, luminara, I don’t think dooku was ever on the council but I’m pretty sure he was a master. The rank of master and the Jedi council were two completely different things, but generally Jedi on the council were masters.

[@prodTyeDye]

Wasn’t every other Jedi Council member a master except Anakin? Hence why he got so upset, or am I mis-remembering dialogue?

[@davidbunt9216]

@@prodTyeDye correct

[@elementzero3379]

Dooku was a member of the Council when he left the Order.

[@dylanvogler2165]

@@prodTyeDye yeah

[@LouisKing995]

Incorrect. By the time of the clone wars being a master was definitely synonymous with being on the council. It was strange for Qui gon to not be on the council.

[@neofulcrum5013]

“One Jedi is not worth 100 battle droids. More like…a 1000”-King Katunnko

[@zen1647]

Excellent quote from my favorite TCW episode!

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2xroger

[@ethanthefrank2973]

This is amazing, definitely would love to see you guys go over the Clone Army!

[@InvictaHistory]

Definitely open to suggestions and feedback on specific units

[@marcustulliuscicero.5856]

That would be sweet

[@biggyboi8254]

@@InvictaHistory cant go wrong with arc troopers or republic commandos!

[@hanabanana9078]

@@InvictaHistory Finally! You're going to have so much! Going from regular Clones to ARC to Republic Commandos in that order would be wonderful.

[@ricklaming3007]

storm troopers or clone army works. when I first started watching star wars with my son he was shocked to see the stormtroopers being slaughtered, we have a small army of stormtroopers/ clone troopers.which were always the good guys in our scenarios.

[@scharnhorst_42]

There is something beautiful about watching a lore video built like a history video. I love it.

[@JemHadar422]

Yes 👏🏾

[@shoyupacket5572]

Well lore is history it's just not history of our reality.

[@wonderelk4prez706]

There were over 10,000 knight or higher ranks on the front lines as generals, however the total population of the order was over 100,000 from younglings to masters, as there were 3 categories of knight who were only lightly trained for combat as a last resort, and were permanently stationed at the main temple or smaller outposts conducting a wide variety of research

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

It's kinda cool how you mixed legends and canon by having the origins of the Jedi being disputed between Acht-to or the Je'daii

[@thestanleys3657]

"we're keepers of the peace not soldiers"- Mace Windu

[@DeltaComp]

I would love to hear more on the history of the 501st and what they later become under Vader.

[@hattorihaso2579]

They became vaders fist

[@thehydro2767]

As far as I know they just become (or better stay) vaders „personal“ troops. Obviously they get changed out for „normal“ storm troopers and in episode 5 they storm the echo base i think. But not 100% sure about that. I also guess there is way more lore about them but thats something you can see in the movies

[@TheGreatThicc]

@@thehydro2767 I'm not sure if Disney changed this piece of canon, but the 501st originally were the ones who boarded the Tantive IV, stormed Echo Base and fought on Endor.

[@thehydro2767]

@@TheGreatThicc true, I forgot about that one :)

[@loyaljokster3371]

​@@TheGreatThicc Well, Vader was there, for all those things, and that is his legion.

[@kyledonnelly8069]

Dude, I cannot wait to see your take on Clone Troopers and Mandalorians. This was the best star wars video I've ever seen. Absolutely incredible.

[@Abygoneage]

The original E.U had so much more history and Lore. Such a missed opportunity.

[@violentscorl697]

Indeed. It is a shame to see what absolutely amazing stories there were in the Expanded Universe and which will never see the big screen.

[@johnquach8821]

Very interesting video! Maybe Sith Warriors or Mandalorian soldiers? (The Jedi's worst enemies)

[@subira8518]

Fun Fact: Mandalorians kept losing to the Jedi and got brainwashed to be a slave army by them. Not entirely sure when their perception of "cool badasses" started...

[@Quincy299]

I highly recommend the 90s comic tales of the Jedi , tells you a lot of information about early sith and mandalorian

[@DrLynch2009]

@@subira8518 Tales of the Jedi and KoTOR. The Mandos are cool, basically written as space knights riding big war droids called Basilisk to battle, but always ending as literal morons who always sided with the Sith even after been abandoned by them to their fate whenever the wars with the Jedi started to go bad.

[@stephenkenney8290]

The Sith are the Jedi's worst enemies, the Mandalorians are known for siding with one or the other based on their own interests.

[@nightfall3332]

@@subira8518 Where did you learn this from because that never happened.

[@karras.apostolos]

13:30 As extra knowledge, Jedi High Generals also existed. They controlled massive System Armies (292,913 troops). (Like Obi-wan)

[@comradekenobi6908]

200k is a massive number to you?

[@karras.apostolos]

@@comradekenobi6908 well comrade... 300k is a big army commanded by one person.

[@homelessswede9675]

300,000 to cover several dozen planets? Yeah No, sorry mate

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@karras.apostolos not tryna offend you but man i just realize SW writers aren't that good with numbers

[@karras.apostolos]

@@homelessswede9675 3.5 million clone were produced so 200k is a big army compered to all the clones. Also there were 700k-900k clone deaths during the war. But the clone army was tiny compered to the droid army who neared quintillion of troops. And also one System army fought for one system that is a planet and its moons and most of the time to campture a planet from the separatists you'll to besiege five to twenty important cities/bases/facilities and after go after some holdouts.

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Sheev Palpatine: "Do it!"

[@pyeitme508]

Order 66

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

Star Wars lore? A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@SampoPaalanen]

It should be noted that there were Jedi who had the rank of master but weren't members of the council like Qui-Gon Jinn

[@Callmecel]

and also Jedi who were admitted to the council but not given the rank of master

[@TheMonolith20001]

@@Callmecel This is outrageous; it's unfair!

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@@TheMonolith20001 Take a seat

[@DD-nb9rn]

Also if possible, can you clarify whether you used Canon or Expanded Universes, because the Expanded Universe has much more information on the ancient Jedi's origins and activities before the Clone Wars, as well as more information after the Clone Wars, and also during the Clone Wars For example, in EU the Jedi were formed after a civil war among a precursor group known as the Jedai'i who focused on a balance between the Light and the Dark sides of the Force. The Jedai'i were based on Tython and members who failed to keep the balance were sent to one of the two moons of Tython to find their balance, the moon of Ashla or Bogan. Eventually the followers of Ashla and the followers of Bogan clashed (ie the people who were exiled to each moon) resulting in the end of the Jedai'i, the destruction of the Followers of Bogan and the creation of the Jedi Order. Also Tython became uninhabitable due to force storms

[@darren01ify]

This. If anything, the Legends continuity puts alot more into perspective

[@luchobonteri5340]

It had a bit of both

[@DD-nb9rn]

@@luchobonteri5340 that makes even less sense than having just one or the ohter

[@luchobonteri5340]

@@DD-nb9rn I guess it might be their headcanon

[@ricardobrands9736]

mostly canon

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I like how you take information not only from the new Canon but also from Legends as well. For example Korriban instead of Moriband. I appreciate that a lot. I also absolutely love how your art style lends itself wonderfully to the Star Wars Universe. I hope to see more Star Wars content in the future. Thank you to your whole team!

[@tomhanks1769]

The reason Revan was able to lure in the mandalorians into his trap was that he had occupied the moon Malachor V which was a mandalorian holy planet so they had no choice but to engage. The modern equivalent of attacking the vatican or something like that. Good video! Enjoyed this a lot, hope you make more.

[@jo3y960]

Amazing Video! One small but very important critique I want to add is the idea of mixing both Canonical or Disney Canonical elements as well as events and history that take place within Legends. While I do believe there is merit in both timelines, mixing both were used for the sake of this video for creative liberties and telling the full picture of the Jedi. However, there is a lot of nuance left at the cutting room table for the Jedi and their ranks regarding their time in the Old Republic. In the case of Revan, his faction was fed up with the inaction and unwillingness for the Jedi High Council to intervene, as was instantly regarded as a war hero and savior due to his efforts throughout the conflict. However, other events such as the New Sith Wars (the Exar Kun Conflict) and the Great Hyperspace War were also directly involved Jedi ranks and each conflict HEAVILY relied on the Jedi to stop these conflicts from ever happening AGAIN as they were the bloodiest in Galactic History. Then of course we have the later wars fought by the True Sith Empire and the Old Republic, and the thousands of years after which culminated into the Jedi Lords being formed, a sort of utilitarian Feudal take on the order. Canon lacks any of these established events and we are only left with hints that there were wars fought between the two factions, nothing concrete. In essence, mixing the timelines does yield much more context, but context regarding THOSE separate timelines. The Jedi of Revan's Era were also extremely different from the Jedi of the Prequel Trilogy. In both Canon and Legends, each of these timelines have different contexts that measure each of these events and individuals. Still, I wanted to write this because it's important to realize the differences between Jedi in both timelines. The most specific example of course being that in Legends the Jedi were relatively more Dogmatic than their depiction in Canon, but then again, Legends has much more material by which we see the idea of the Jedi evolve. AMAZING VID ALL AROUND!

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Very good video. A good history and analyzation of the Jedi Order with no misconceptions about them. Keep the good work. Watching over clone army videos with great interest

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PLEASE DONT HAVE THIS BE THE ONLY STAR WARS VIDEO!! Love it!!

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Great work! I'm usually rather critical of anything non historical but this had me glued to the screen.

[@michealdrake3421]

13:30 For anyone unfamiliar with Star Wars lore, you might find it interesting to know that contrary to how they're portrayed, the Jedi were actually pretty miserable and irresponsible military leaders as a whole, frequently using needlessly risky tactics and failing to account for the physical limitations of their soldiers compared to themselves. While they did improve somewhat over the course of the Clone Wars, they were really thrown in headfirst and had to learn on the job. A depressingly small number of the Jedi sent to Geonosis to rescue Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padme survived. Of course this is really to be expected. The Jedi were never instructed or trained in modern warfare. They were never meant to serve as generals. They were peacekeepers and diplomats. And this was expected, it was even by design. Don't forget that the Clone Wars were orchestrated by Palpatine to destroy the Jedi, both physically by killing them, and spiritually by dissolving the faith of the people in the Jedi. The truth is most Jedi were not popular with the clones who served under them, who often felt their Jedi commanders were reckless and out of touch. And of course being outranked by literal children wasn't great for morale either. Especially when those children didn't even receive so much as a formal reprimand for getting entire squads wiped out through sheer incompetence and reckless insubordination. Many Clones probably didn't need brainwashing chips in their heads to make them turn on the Jedi when order 66 came down.

[@hybridtechowns]

Thank you for this.

[@staxsonsuntoast1639]

There was some jedi like Revan who was a good commander but these moments were few and far between

[@christianrivera1708]

​@@staxsonsuntoast1639 Revan was a good commander because of the amount of troops he had. Alot of people didn't like his tactics because of how often he was willing to sacrifice entire battalions and even planets of civilians if it meant victory. And Revan often sacrificed his own men..so Revan always got victory

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Awesome! I really needed this. I follow for the military history content. It's been my passion since childhood. I would love to see a military analysis of the units in SWTOR.

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I enjoy learning about Roman Legions, deadly Saracsin asassins and Viking raids... but this was a great break for me. Unlike learning of the zealots of Jerusalem, this is "history" that I am okay with forgetting!

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Narrator´s voice, music, lore, AMAZING animations, editing... this is beyond professional work! amazing!

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The production value on this feels like something Lucasfilm produced, all the more impressive!

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MORE!!!! This was one of the best Star Wars documentaries I've seen thus far!

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This is one of the coolest things oyu guys have ever done! Please, do more of these!

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Would be awesome for you to cover the Clone Army next!

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Better yet, how the Clone Army was transitioned into the Empire's Stormtroopers.

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As a huge Life long Star Wars fan. This. THIS!!! Was so good to watch.

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Maybe do one on the sith now that you have done one on the jedi? Amazing video

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Great video! It's a long time since you stepped outside the 'real' world, and now twice so close to each other. This one was as great as your video on the Sardaukar. Thank you!

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i have never seen this much history and lore for star wars and the jedi order thank you so much for making this video invicta it was really enjoyable

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The lightsaber which was traditionally worn on the left hip. >Has the lightsaber on the right hip. LOL.

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I would like to hear about the Sith next! Please do about the Sith next because I wanted to know about each Sith Empire in different eras!

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This was great! I would love to see a further series of Star Wars content.

[@celticfox]

“Jedi do not fight for peace. That's only a slogan, and is as misleading as slogans always are. Jedi fight for civilization, because only civilization creates peace. We fight for justice because justice is the fundamental bedrock of civilization: an unjust civilization is built upon sand. It does not long survive a storm.”

[@celticfox]

It's from Shatterpoint if anyone is interested, pretty great

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"Peace without justice is flawed. Hollow at its core. It is the peace provided by tyranny." - Yarael Poof, Light of the Jedi.

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It's a really great video. I already knew the lore, but I really liked how you put it all together. It was enjoyable even for me who knew this information before

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Here's a cool proposal how about you guys cover the Warhammer 40k universe especially the Space marine

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Thank you for doing this. I love lore videos of both fiction and nonfiction. Especially if it’s Star Wars lore!

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Truly great work. I'm so glad more people are going to become fascinated with Star Wars universe thanks to your video. This is a unique world with interesting history. Personally I can recommend getting to know in my opinion one of the best story arcs in fiction - character briefly mentioned in this video of name Revan.

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This is fantastic. I really enjoyed watching this video.

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Excellent video as always!

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My two favorite things merging, love it!

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Thank you Invicta

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It is fun to hear the story of the Jedi as a historical documentary

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This was amazing.

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Awesome video, Invicta created.

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really cool video would like to see more like this, and great art as always

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Dude use the expanded universe lore too.

[@MrChickenTV]

Yeah, I was disappointed when I heard Ahch- To. All Swtor players know Tython is the true birthplace

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@@MrChickenTV When he said "the lack of source" i knew where it was going sadly.

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Love these unit videos

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Awesome documentary!!!

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[@gnb_2476]

For other lore, perhaps Game of Thrones. Units of Ice and Fire. There are the Unsullied, Dothraki Horde, Second Sons, Knights of the Vale, Night's Watch, even go old school like the Ghiscari Legions.

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Yes!

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i'd really like a video about the Night's Watch. Their uniform is just so badass.

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Amazing work! Can’t wait to see more about the clone units

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really nice work

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Amazing video well done

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informative, well made and constructive. Nice, a great way to put in what is the greatest protectors/warriors of this Galaxy.

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I need breakdowns of the battles in star wars like, yesterday. So cool.

[@gavinsmith9871]

I am so happy you mentioned High Republic stull. Though a Nihil namedrop would have made it even better.

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Love this summary, really well done! :D And highly appreciating your Obi-Wan quotes.

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Excellent video mate!

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Great video as usual.

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I would love to see you dwell into the lore of Yautja Hunter Clans.

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Amazing video!

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Awesome video Invicta! “I f-cking love star wars” is one of my catch phrases. I’d love to see a Units video on a tribe(s) of indigenous America, like the comanche and apache for example. There’s not nearly as much info on indigenous peoples on KZbin as the big cultures we all already know, and I think you could do it best!

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Loved this Video thx👍

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A Star Wars video by Invicta. What an amazing idea

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This was a such an amazing unexpected surprise! What could be better than in depth Star Wars lore paired with Invicta art in the back!

[@gabrielcanejo187]

I absolutely LOVED this video! Hope you Keep doing more Star Wars and also Warhammer content soo. Just one thing, 5:25 isn't this the later version of the Jedi code? Wasn't the earlier version different? In my opnion a better one actually

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I’m a brand new sub and would love to see something from the halo lore covered I think your channel is amazing and I’m happy to be here 😃

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this is awesome

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This video was so so awsome. Can't wait to see more videos like this about star wars and other similar IPs

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Excellent video keep it up

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This was so cool! I want more Star Wars!

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Nice video! I would love if you cover the Sith Empire!

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I would honestly love a series of videos going though the history of Star Wars

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I need more of this. I NEED ALL

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Great video! A bit of talk about the Jedi temple guards would be wonderful

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This video is going to do numbers

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Whoever is responsible for the art and design is the GOAT

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My favorite history channel with my favorite universe? What else could I ask for.

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Awesome video! If I might suggest another unit to examine: The Agents of the Strategic Homeland Division

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This is dope! More!! More!!!

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[@Verteidiger99]

you should really be more careful with symbology and the vehicles for these videos... Revan's sith empire had a very distinct logo stemming from the Star Forge, and there were no venators 5000 years BBY... but Harrower class dreadnoughts...

[@InvictaHistory]

Noted. We will keep trying to catch all the small details but it can be tough. Feedback is certainly helpful

[@SpecForceMarine]

@@InvictaHistory OP is right, but since you mostly use info from the new Disney canon it doesn‘t matter that much, most of the lore about the history of the jedi is from the old Expanded Universe/ Legends canon, and much of the established info about the history already contradicts the old canon. Maybe you should focus on and use the Legends/ EU timeline, because that‘s where the vast majority of the info from. And it‘s a lot of info. Good video and much effort put into it, but kind of disappointed you don‘t prioritize the already well established lore timeline. Disney calling their new timeline canon doesn‘t really mean anything especially, when George Lucas mostly disapproves of it, as he made clear in some of his interviews. The new timeline isn‘t simply really popular among fans, the only reason there are a number of fans who somewhat accepted it is because of the generation of fans who grew up with The Clone Wars animated series which became part of the new canon, and because there are many characters and references to it appearing in other media. But even that show show itself took much inspiration and even lore from the previous Clone Wars multimedia, such as the as the dozens of official Clone Wars era novels and comics. For the Old Republic era history, the pre disney continuity timeline is a must, Dawn of the Jedi, Tales of the Jedi, Knights of the old Republic and The Old Republic, Knight Errand, Darth Bane and some parts on that era in some of the older source books and guides are relevant for it. It‘s of course a lot, so for some overview you could use Wookiepedia, which is fairly accurate on much, and at least the official Star Wars website even had links to articles on it, at least before the Disney takeover, there were also articles on the star wars website on the lore itself, but I think the „databank“ in its old form doesn‘t exist anymore.

[@gabrielcanejo187]

@@InvictaHistory I absolutely LOVED this video! Hope you Keep doing more Star Wars and also Warhammer content soo. Just one thing, 5:25 isn't this the later version of the Jedi code? Wasn't the earlier version different? In my opnion a better one actually

[@skullzy7782]

love to see a video on the sith and their order and origins

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Dope lol just recently started watching star wars stuff and this is a very nice surprise!!

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Would really love to see this series cover the Sith Warriors!

[@themoderndaygamer637]

As a huge Star Wars fan I’d love to see a sith video. This channel is crazy cool and I think the Sith in this format would be sweet!