Who Was the ‘Anakin’ of the Old Republic & Why Did He Find Redemption so much Quicker?

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:43 Jedi Prodigy
3:57 Naddists and Krath
7:20 Dark Lord of the Sith
11:17 Redemption
13:53 Outro

[@alwaysplotting2096]

Ulic Qel-Droma to Anakin: I once thought I was impervious to the lure of the dark side. ...I was mistaken. Do not take the same path as I.

[@OhOh996]

About that…….

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Pandemic Studios' Clone Wars game better get a multiplatform rerelease nowadays.

[@gabrielandjavierpinales3689]

I think Anakin was remembering the mark of Marka Ragnos growing on Ulic, when he was a Sith Lord.

[@GoldenEye50]

I still have my copy of that game for the OG Xbox

[@delta2372]

That was such an awesome game, way better story than any of the shit the CGI clone wars series gave us.

[@vitorpereira9515]

"The knowledge you seek is very powerful, Anakin Skywalker, use it carefully, or it will lead you to the dark side." "I am not afraid." "You should be. I once thought I was impervious to the allure of the dark side. I was mistaken. Do not take the same path as I. - ULIC QEL-DROMA'S SPIRIT AND ANAKIN SKYWALKER Morgan Freeman: "Eventually Anakin followed the same path as Ulic."

[@MrWill9002]

Ulic: *To a redeemed Anakin* “I believe this is the part where I say I told you so.”

[@orboakin8074]

Can you tell me which Star Wars novel this is from? I wanna buy it or see if it's among the ones I recently bought. EU Star Wars is really cool stuff for a newcomer to the franchise, like me.

[@MrWill9002]

@@orboakin8074 it’s actually from the 2002 Clone Wars video game

[@VaderzBane]

@@MrWill9002 is that considered part of the EU or is it canon or is it’s own universe because it’s a game?

[@MrWill9002]

@@VaderzBane EU

[@aster4jaden]

Marka Ragnos is such a cool Sith, I love how his Spirit always seems to come back.

[@rexlumontad5644]

0:30 Ulic Qel-Droma and Anakin Skywalker do the Spider-Men Pointing Each Other pose.

[@micejoint132]

ulic qel-droma was a legendary jedi

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

Ulic Qel-Droma, Revan, Juhani... just a handful of some of the greatest Jedi and most notable Jedi of their times that fell to the dark only to be turned back to the light. Fantastic video as always, I highly doubt I'd be the only one to and an untrimmed version of it, though.

[@rjmeeks4152]

For all the talk of Rey and those that have their opinions about her, can we just take a moment to remember how good Nomi Sunrider was?

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

@@rjmeeks4152 I'll admit, I don't know as much about her as I wish I did, but from what Jolee Bindo said about her, she must have indeed been a great Jedi as well.

[@gabrielandjavierpinales3689]

@@rjmeeks4152 Nomi Sunrider is truly the first powerful female Jedi. Unlike Rey. She struggles, she trained longer with Thon, her naivety makes more sense, she had powerful force abilities, she was earned to be like by others over given, and was the first youngest Jedi Grandmaster in galactic history. Even losing Ulic in the same way as losing her Jedi husband is more tragic and sensible than Rey losing Kylo Ren.

[@thalmoragent9344]

And then Anakin ended the cycle, as the Chosen One

[@danielferrieri7434]

Video Idea: Why Sand is Anakin Greatest Weaknesses

[@michaelandreipalon359]

It reminded him too much of his homeworld Tatooine and his mother.

[@kennithunderwood6373]

@@michaelandreipalon359 I thought it was because it was corse and gets everywhere 😂

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Eh, meme explanations are overrated. I want the actual legitimate reasons to be on the forefront.

[@PROperatorIsTired]

Its sand, sand is everbodys weakness

[@ryanranga8484]

It'll get caught in his respirator and vital systems

[@kiyanhakim384]

His redenption Mini series with Vima was seriously one of the most wholesome Star wars comics I ever read. I lowkey wanted to cry when I turned the Page and saw that after all this, he finally managed to become one with the force... Though somehow now that I hear the story again years later, I kind of fail to grasp what I felt back then

[@GayFishYe]

I can't get through the final issue without bawling tbh.

[@samueldimmock694]

A lot of a story is in how it's presented. The small details, the emotions evoked by the color scheme; all that is lost when you summarize it.

[@inquisitorgarza312]

He was also responsible for the destruction of the Dark Reaper which probably saved billions of lives in his time and also during the times of the Clone Wars as he taught Anakin how to defend himself against its power.

[@solidstehl9546]

absolutely loved the story. I have read it before back in the day but it was fun to sort of relive it. thank you for posting this even if it was a cut down version. i a sure others will enjoy it as much as i did. thank you for a job well done.

[@Cobra1098]

I first learned about Ulic Qel Droma and the Great Sith War as a kid playing "The Clone Wars" on PS2. The brief mentions during the cutscenes got me so excited, and I remember wondering what the Old Republic Era was like, since I was too young to play the KOTOR games (plus I didn't have an Xbox back then). Years later in my early teens, I was at a local comic book store that still had a lot of the Dark Horse Star Wars comics from the 90s, and I happened to catch one of the covers: "Star Wars, Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War," and I snatched 'em up. The feeling I had in the late 2000s, reading a comic from the 90s about an event referenced in a game from 2002, is something I can't describe but was one of many that made me the Star Wars fan I am today. Say what you will about the Disney era, I don't think any kid will have the kind of experience I had growing up during the George Lucas/Legends era: watching the Original Trilogy on VHS, then seeing the Prequel Trilogy on the big screen and then DVD. Meanwhile, everything from comics to toys to video games was connected in this massive fictional universe that touched upon ALL times and angles of the Star Wars universe, even if you didn't need to understand it to enjoy the six movies. That feeling of a huge, expanded universe that seemed so limitless and timeless, even in real-life years, is something I don't think any generation will get to experience again, although I hope I'm wrong.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Ulic, Revan, Anakin, all very similar stories. Powerful force users who tasted all the force had to offer, greatly skilled in all aspects. That being said, it seems Anakin was the one to finally end the cycle, as the Chosen One.

[@dreplays3280]

The fact you mention durion qel-droma at all shows how in depth you going into these things that dude only appeared in one issue of Star Wars tales and was never seen again. Kudos to you my friend

[@GayFishYe]

Duron had a vision of the one who would go on to become Revan killing the Terentatek on Korriban at the end of his life, iirc.

[@gabethebabe3337]

@@GayFishYethere’s a new Legends book called Supernatural Encounters that says that Revan was actually Ulic’s son that he had with the Mandalorian woman that died on Cathar. Is name was Naak Qel-Droma, and was given to the Jedi Order, specifically Nomi, when then gave the baby to Arren Kae. Naak means peace in Mandalorian. They hid his Mandalorian heritage until he discovered his mother’s death and took her mask. The book was never officially published, but was in the works to become canon to the old EU before Disney shut it down. What’s cool is that it’s about New Republic historians trying to chronicle all history destroyed and subverted by the Empire so not all the information is 100% valid so that if you don’t like an idea you don’t have to accept it. I like it because Revan and Ulic are already so similar, and Bastila was originally meant to be Vima Sunrider anyway (there was an issue with copyright involving a car called Sunrider) and it helps tie Duron to his cousin’s son Naak (Revan)

[@GayFishYe]

@@gabethebabe3337 Supernatural Encounters isn't canon to the Legends timeline tho.

[@RedXlV]

Fun fact: Knights of the Old Republic was originally intended to have Vima Sunrider as one of the main characters. Apparently there was some issue with the rights to the name "Sunrider", so they created the character of Bastila Shan to replace Vima in the story. So Vima almost ended up being Revan's love interest.

[@gutterpheonix]

I had these comics when I was young. It was classic star wars, at the moment they rescued Arca, Freedon Naad appeared and foretold that though this was their victory, on of Arcas students was destined to fall

[@rexlumontad5644]

History often repeats itself in a nutshell.

[@darnelljones8038]

These stories are so good! How does the owners (Disney) of the property continuously f*** this up. Plenty of source material to derive from. As always great job sir!

[@jaieregilmore971]

I love the tale of Jedi comics and Ulic and Exar Kun were totally badassess.

[@DBArtsCreators]

I would say there there a few Anakin-esque prodigies during the Old Republic era. Ulic Qel-Droma is but one; I would hold that Malak was another (not Revan), as well as Bastilla.

[@jonsmith2182]

Not Revan?

[@DBArtsCreators]

@@jonsmith2182 Not Revan. Revan was strong in the Force, but lacked the same sort of all-around power that Malak had (going by the 1st game & comics, not the retcons made by the book & MMO). Revan was more like the sociopathic Luke or Obi-Wan of his era.

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

Like I said on 100% Star Wars channel: Ulic got a redemption Anakin got a redemption Revan got hit with a steel chair and lost his title shot at having a redemption.

[@SCaptian458]

Most of his story is a lot like Anakin mainly with his fall and redemption. But the last few bits of it were more like what they tried to do with Luke during the Last Jedi but failed at because that wasn't his character. And Ulic's story did it better.

[@jaieregilmore971]

Facts The clear difference between Anakin and Luke is Anakin went left turning to the dark side and Luke turn right staying in the light side. If you ask me I could see Anakin doing the hermit thing if he hadn’t turn to the dark side if was a prequel era Jedi it would in the last Jedi but not Luke considering he never had issues of the Jedi in his era.

[@randallrona9618]

That Luke in The Last Jedi was NOT Luke but rather Jake Skywalker(according to the actor Mark Hamill).

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Disney luke is Jake soywalker

[@DarkRider117]

Man the Qel-Dromas can’t catch a break Ulic fell to the dark side, Quey was killed by Ulic, and Duron (their cousin) was killed by dark side beasts the ternekek (I know I butchered the spelling)

[@CouncilCape897]

*Cay *Terentatek

[@DarkRider117]

@@CouncilCape897 lol thanks bro

[@CouncilCape897]

@@DarkRider117 Merry Christmas 👊🏻

[@DarkRider117]

@@CouncilCape897 thanks you too 👊🏻

[@criadordecurio4659]

Now, you have to make a video about Freedon Nadd the dark lord of the Sith that many had forgotten about.

[@robertbarrows6687]

You keep getting Exar Kun's fate wrong. His ritual created a massive amount of dark side energy that rose up from Yavin IV and the Jedi were forced to contain it with the most powerful Light Side technique the Wall of Light. The two energies collided which turned Yavin IV into a fireball and destroyed Kun's body, but left him functionally immortal since he was bound to his temples.

[@samueldimmock694]

Pretty sure it was Kun's ritual that made him functionally immortal, and the Wall of Light just prevented him from leaving the Great Temple until Luke's students came along and broke it. Though I've never read the comics, so I could be wrong.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

He didn't need to temple since the source says that he came back from chaos from his own free will, only 5 sith lords have been able to do that , papaltine tenebrae exar kun, marka ragnos and freedon nadd

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

​@Samuel Dimmock the ritual was to make him a all powerful being but because the wall of light he was depleted of his energy reserves, the source enply that exar kun would have become even more powerful as a living being than he was as a spirit if it wasn't for the jedi, and we already know what a weaker spirit kun did to a luke Skywalker who was trained by yoda obi wan and papaltine after dark empire

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Does obi-wan have an old republic counterpart? Also ulic qel-droma defeat mandlore the indomitable is an incredible feat.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Not Vodo-Siosk Baas, that's for sure.

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

@@michaelandreipalon359 I know what you mean.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@CloneScavengerVulpin8389 Exactly. One of the worst Jedi Masters I've ever known, that fool.

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

@@michaelandreipalon359 are you referring to his defeat at the hands of exar kun?

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@CloneScavengerVulpin8389 Not just that, there's his leniency on Exar's humanocentricism (as seen in his duel against the Cathar Jedi) and him letting the eventual Sith lord be with little or no compunctions on worries.

[@pffl1607]

Love the video, but Satal and Alema Keto only seemed to visit Onderon once and it was during the last battle were Omin died. Nadd led them to his artifacts and told them they were theirs to take and it's how they formed the Krath, and they still communicated with Freedon across the galaxy

[@orboakin8074]

I first heard of him via the SWTOR lore videos and he sounds awesome. Seriously, Lucas era Star Wars had so much amazing lore and worldbuilding and characterisation compared to the rehashed disney trash. I say this as a newcomer to the Star Wars franchise, not as an OG fan.

[@ramabass9475]

I love this story. This is part of MY canon.

[@muhamedquraishi]

Fitting that you made a video about Ulic, I just finished reading the Tales Of The Jedi Comic Series this week. Also could you make a video about Anakins accolades combat abilities, physicality, force power etc. please?

[@shiptj01]

How I miss 90s Star Wars...

[@hansmerker5611]

Qui Gon Jinn: You traveled the galaxy, now you must journey inward.

[@flacsa636]

I remember reading these comics as a child. Sadly the book which featured Ulic’s story fell into disrepair. It was one of my favorite Star Wars stories. Also the Krath were freaking epic and insane.

[@jibril2473]

I remember when my dad brought home two Tales of The Jedi comics when I was a little kid in the 90s and let me read them I was hooked on Star Wars ever since.

[@RedSox3149]

I definitely want to hear more!

[@lerneanlion]

I cannot help but wonder what Hoggon will be doing in such a confusing state after he has been yelled at by Sylvar after he gunned down Ulic to dead. Also, I think Onderon will be the perfect place for the Paradis' characters from Attack on Titan to reside.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Not just yelled at, threatened to death even.

[@cookiestamps101]

Absolutely amazing story

[@jessejamesknight5808]

We want to hear more!!!

[@zexalbrony4799]

Ulic was Skywalkering before it was cool. lol.

[@p3pp3rm4n92]

Merry Christmas

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

It was a sub-sub-department work from the 90s. Makes sense.

[@wedgeantillies66]

Great comparison that is spot on the nose in that respect. Though have always wonder if Vima is actually Ulic's daughter with Nomi

[@RedXlV]

Vima's father was Andur Sunrider, another Jedi who died in battle before Nomi and Ulic met.

[@wedgeantillies66]

@@RedXlV It always been a very popular fan theory, particularly given her father died a year later and was very old, when Vima was conceived. Which is further enhanced by Nomi and Ulric's later romantic relationship and Ulric's mentoring of Vima, which led to him becoming a father figure of sorts for her.

[@raider762]

What they had Old Republic stuff in the 1990s? Damn I should have picked up some of that stuff.

[@marsfalcon9250]

I was sure this video would be about Ralph, the drunk that crashed his car into an ancient temple while joy-riding on Yavin IV, then turned into a total Sith a-hole after dark side gamma radiation turned him into Darth Red Hulk....or did I dream it? Either way, your story was much more interesting. Thanks for another good one Geetsly.

[@archangel0123456]

I would love to hear more

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

I really missed these

[@michaelandreipalon359]

And to think he was killed by an odd Muggle Jedi fan with no military training and Freudian reason who wanted to be remembered as the man who ended such "a threat" to the galaxy... not an awesome demise, that. Anyways, BEAST WARS!!! Edit: If anyone asks, yes, Ulic and Vima's bond is replicated in The Last Jedi via Luke Skywalker and Rey.

[@brokenbridge6316]

nice story and nice video

[@lucifer_eleven]

that was a nice little bedtime story

[@jimmysmith2249]

Tales of the Jedi was an amazeballz series.

[@sith3895]

Would you ever be able to make a Hawkbat Battalion video?

[@OllamhDrab]

Ah, yay. Nomi Sunrider's a favorite of mine, if you want to do more from these comics? (Also those comics had really cool Jedi ships among others.)

[@KepaniGrayson]

I love Ulic Qel-Droma's story.

[@Thumbnailsquid5767]

Wanna hear more! Love these lore videos

[@justinbowers2749]

Marka Ragnos to Droma and Kun: Ladies ladies your both pretty!

[@joshuasell9607]

Honestly if you look at the old eu it almost seems like there wasn’t just 1 chosen one but instead it was a recurring thing with the same story playing out and leading to major shifts

[@randallrona9618]

Imagine Ulic Qel-Droma's ghost appear to Anakin Skywalker in Mortis or as a spirit guardian.

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

Video idea: how would the Star Wars galaxy react to learning about Earth?

[@potato88872]

Repubblic and jedi: another planet to add to our database Empire: hippity hoppity free 8 billions for my death star building collection

[@greatazuredragon]

Seriously. How many times must the jedi 'presume' the sith to be extinct only for it to bite them in the ass before they learn? XD

[@moriorinvictus9054]

I always thought of modern sith like Darth Vader and Palpatine as being pale shadows of the Old Republic sith. Naga Sadow, Tulak Horde, Revan, Malak, etc.

[@sahilhossian8212]

Lore of Who Was the ‘Anakin’ of the Old Republic & Why Did He Find Redemption so much Quicker momentum 100

[@Chronus-gw8en]

I want to see an animated version

[@jackieanderson9408]

This was sweet 🎂

[@jordanhendrix2619]

I legitimately thought you were going to start talking about Revan.

[@tk-6967]

the qel droma epics have been name dropped in canon so the story is pretty much confirmed canon at this point.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Ulic qel droma and exar kun are the papaltine and anakin Skywalker of the old republic but exar kun was far more powerful than ulic qel droma

[@krimsonentertainment4717]

Revan: Am I a joke to you?

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

RIP Kay

[@colbydenton390]

This version of “Tales of the Jedi” is far superior to Disney’s attempt lol

[@sithazzazzin7329]

Curious. Almost like Tales of the Jedi comics came before the Disney one.

[@lordofpain3476]

When jedi ascend to the dark side and gain superior power , they achieve unlimited powerrrrrr !

[@dasbaer]

Video idea, how pocket sand could have defeated Vader

[@thealphaomega4888]

Disney stay away from the Old Republic you’re not about to ruin such amazing stories like this one.

[@David-iy1zt]

Disney: let's make a movie about the old republic and swap the main character with a gay black female Fans: 😭

[@stargatecommand714]

@@David-iy1zt I wish they did just to spite you. Revan originally could be anyone you wanted in Kotor

[@David-iy1zt]

@@stargatecommand714 if the character is anything that is fine. If there is a race/gender swap for woke politics that is a huge warning sign for a boring lecturing film

[@stargatecommand714]

@@David-iy1zt lmao Star Wars has been "woke politics" since 1977

[@aurelian2668]

@@stargatecommand714 what?

[@gamercode1206]

Would have assumed revan but nice

[@540VarialHunter]

I watched Overlord DVD's stream the other day, and Khamran Pasha said Disney might be forced to sell out their assets for all the billions they lose because of the woke approach. So might we see Lucas buying Star Wars back? Would be swell. But he'd have to choose some real fans to continue his legacy and take the brand over.

[@santygarrido6283]

So the original Anakin? What was his opinion on sand?

[@rookiedrifter4273]

I mean, he kinda found redemption because the dude had NOTHING else to do. They cut him off from the Force for his actions, and sent him to live on a deserted ice planet. I'm sure that he ended up "getting over it" because he was more concerned about not freezing to death.

[@user-yq9im9dk9z]

Lol, the apprentice redeemed him, that's the point of the story. How reductive can you be?

[@samueldimmock694]

True, but you have to recognize that far too many people, put in a similar situation, would rage impotently against the world or drown in self-pity and despair instead of "getting over it", and quite possibly instead of being concerned about not freezing to death, too.

[@ericmonaco4509]

Revan: *AHEM*

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

The reason why Dave filoni series have the same name as Tom veich tales of the jedi is because Dave filoni loves to steal from others writers and doesn't like to give credit to them, he wait until tom veich passed away to steal from him, which is very disrespectful

[@Jasuuvius]

I thought Revan was the old republic anakin?

[@lorgariiix]

Hahaha so the story of exar kun and ulic kel'droma comes out

[@HolyknightVader999]

Because his girlfriend neutralized him, and his bro dying by his hands really caused him to regret everything.

[@michaelwilson3806]

Speaking of which is the younger sun rider his daughter? Because why would she track him of all people? There are other Jedi and she is the daughter of the Grand Master?

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@michaelwilson3806 Stepdaughter. Vima had another father.

[@michaelwilson3806]

@@HolyknightVader999 They don’t marry so she is just his padewan then?

[@BookofGates]

The fact all this is "Legends" is an absolute disgrace, as Lucas approved every bit of it!!

[@RedXlV]

Pretty much the entire Tales of the Jedi comic series has been restored to canon, at least loosely, since 2016. There's in-universe stories called the "Qel-Droma Epics" that are implied to be the exact story told in the comics, though it says historians are uncertain about the factual accuracy. Thus, Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma *were* Sith Lords thousands of years prior to the events of the movies, and Qel-Droma was redeemed and helped defeat Kun. Though the exact details could differ in minor ways.

[@floridamattsreviewsvlogsan3892]

Yes, Lucas approved it, but he didn’t consider it canon.

[@xleafmasterx8616]

Sin a Sinciriwasnmadefourya

[@goldeagle6431]

The Senate prefers Anakin.

[@lilianemachadostigliano1727]

I have to Said: i don't like Ulic death when i First read tales of the jedi

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7319]

I think that if they make a Kotor III it's going to follow Ulric's history but with some changes

[@Furonanator139]

This is why the jedi needed to change the way they viewed and treated the force. Had they at least allowed balanced training between the light and the dark even just for some jedi who they test and believe can resist falling they would be better able to guide the order and prevent their own from turning constantly. instead the Jedi allowed the very thing they preached against to control them; fear

[@samueldimmock694]

If by "balanced training" you mean something like Vaapad, where you channel your inner darkness and the dark-side Force energy of your surroundings without letting it touch you or control you, then that would definitely be ideal, but the number of Jedi who would be able to do so would be extremely small, and the risks extremely high (of the three people thought capable of mastering Vaapad, two fell to the dark side). If you mean theoretical study of the Dark Side, I completely agree.

[@decepticonxhunter4850]

It doesn't work like that chief. The smallest exposure to the Dark Side will lead the user to want more of it. Eventually, it wouldn't be enough for them to just dabble in a little of it at a time. They start to become reliant upon it to the point of diving in it headfirst like an alcoholic. It's not irrational for a person to avoid sticking their hand in fire when they know they'll get burnt.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

This is where The Last Jedi ripped off its plot from, wasn't it?

[@Metawraith]

Ah, yes. Another fine example of Dave Filoni stealing the name of a better artist's work and replacing it with his own fanfiction and retcon.

[@user-yq9im9dk9z]

What's another example? Clone Wars 2003?

[@bharatvarshaball4000]

That's why I don't care about legends total bullshit