• Ericthescruffy [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    You can largely blame Disney for that one. Lucas has been extremely explicit and direct that the dark side and the sith are a corrupting influence on the natural balance of the force and the universe the Jedi serve.

    Anakin’s entire fall was a decision to place his own selfish desires over his greater roll and duty as the chosen one and hence: it would forever dominate his destiny. Hence it took a supreme act of selflessness and of sacrifice to bring the force back into balance.

    People got confused because “well guess balance can only mean equal parts light and dark” and Disney just rolled with it.