My headcanon for my Emperor (DS Inquisitor) is that he enjoys tearing **** up way too much to just spend all his time on the base, so he uses any major field mission as an excuse to go out and wreak havoc on his enemies.

I think the key difference is intent and feelings, which I feel is partially the point of Kylo's character: For all his efforts to commit to the Dark Side, he still has too much heart and empathy, which are the biggest obstacles to mastering the Dark Side. The Dark Side is primarily fueled by negative feelings, not necessarily negative actions-- it's not enough to do harm, you have to truly want to do harm and to enjoy it. Someone who kills one person and relishes in the act will fall deeper into the Dark Side than someone who kills three people but is racked with guilt afterward. As Snoke explained, when Kylo killed Han, it split him in two because he didn't fully "own" the act. And if you look closely at Kylo in TLJ, And to draw a parallel to Vader, you notice how when he killed fellow Jedi and children--people he once counted as friends-- he didn't have the corruption, but when he was slaughtering the Separatist leaders--individuals he never had any love for-- that's when it happened? Because the Separatist leaders were the first victims Vader was able to murder without any inner conflict whatsoever.

As with any discussion of this kind, it all depends on definition. If you're using the secular definition of evil as "anti-utilitarian" or "not benefitting the common good," then certainly, they're evil. But if you're using the pre-Enlightenment definition of evil as "contrary to a preordained, absolute moral order", then that becomes a lot trickier. You just need look at the way the Sith work to see that it is definitely NOT a pragmatic way to live. Indeed, just look at the Inquisitor: it's no coincidence that Darth Imperius is an infinitely more rational and mature individual than Darth Nox.

Because unlike the other Children, Kira exorcised the Emperor completely from her. That's why after the Knight defeated the Emperor and all the Children were being driven mad, Kira was perfectly fine. She's no more in danger of being possessed than any other Jedi. In fact, based on the fact that at the end of Chapter 2, I'd say she's even more immune to the Emperor than non-Children.

Jedi Knight: Human male, Guardian, LS; basically the quintessential Jedi who never strays from the Code and never passes up an opportunity to try to convert Sith or other non-Jedi Force users to the Order. He believes a Jedi's primary duty is to destroy evil in the galaxy. Jedi Consular: Mirialan female, Shadow, LS with some DS moments; the more liberal Jedi who unlike the Knight, believes the Code exists to serve people, not the other way around and is willing to bend the Jedi laws if her conscience tells her it's for the best, which leads her to commit more DS acts. She believes a Jedi's primary duty is charity. Trooper: Human male, Vanguard, LS with some DS moments; a Republic patriot through and through who is willing to die for it, and is completely loyal. He obeys any orders given, even if he may think them wrong (hence the DS choices), but at the same time he won't hesitate to call out subordinates or equals who he catches being corrupt or unethical, and he makes sure that he only gives orders that he would like to follow (hence the LS). Smuggler: Twi'lek female, Scoundrel, Neutral; basically a wise-cracking streetsmart but kinda clueless outlaw whose primary motivator is money and won't pass up any opportunity to get more credits, regardless of the ethics; her only moral standard is she'll never exploit kids or poor people. She's normally a quirky, humorous individual, but when pushed, can become totally cold and ruthless. Sith Warrior: Sith pureblood male, Marauder, DS with LS choices with companions; a traditional Sith, driven by his passions and his ambitions. He will always do what he can to further the Empire's interests, but will also do whatever it takes to advance his own position, be it taking out fellow Sith or lying to his superiors. But when it comes to his friends, he's loyal to them as long as they reciprocate it, otherwise he doesn't tolerate traitors. Sith Inquisitor: Human male, Sorcerer, DS; a bitter, angry, selfish man who hates the Empire and will take any opportunity to screw them over, but is loyal to the Sith Order (unless he has to kill a fellow Sith to gain more power), since in his mind the Empire was what enslaved him but the Sith was what broke his chains. He's obsessed with gaining as much power and knowledge as he can because he is determined to never be powerless again in his life. Imperial Agent: Cyborg female, Operative, LS with some DS tendencies; a patriotic Imperial who always shows due respect to superior officers and to Sith Lords. Despite her profession, she doesn't actually enjoy killing or violence and will always try to find the least bloody path (LS), but if there is no peaceful resolution, she'll still do what she has to do complete the mission (LS). Bounty Hunter: Zabrak female, Mercenary, DS: simply put, my Hunter is a b*tch. She's a jerk to her clients, an even bigger jerk to her targets, even a jerk to her companions. She is to bounty hunters what Gregory House was to doctors. Her primary MO to targets is to deliver bodies instead of people; the only time she'll spare targets is if bringing them alive pays extra.

Geez OP, are you trying to make America great again with that damn wall?

What's interesting is that in the first two trilogies, the "young whiny Skywalker" character always ended up being the hero of his respective trilogy. So assuming that they continue the pattern with this new trilogy, could that mean that Ben will...

Personally the Yuuzhan Vong really felt Star Wars-y to me. And if TFA has shown us anything, it's that "no one important will die" is certainly not true in this new canon; even moreso: I was bummed about all the Old Republic stuff being decanonized. I wasn't too broken up about the post-RotJ stuff just because as soon as they announced Episode VII back in 2012, I already knew that they were going to end up rendering most if not all of the post-RotJ EU non-canon, so I was able to prepare myself. Plus, I always understood that the entire EU was based on two principles: 1) the primacy of the films. This has been true since day one; if a film contradicts something in the EU, then the EU thing is non-canon and it's up to a writer to either retcon it or leave it non-canon; and 2) that the EU's main purpose was to serve as a "placeholder" (i.e. since there's no sequel trilogy, here's a substitute) for any future film, and that if any new films were to be made, then the EU could then be "retired" since it will have fulfilled its purpose. So it wasn't a surprise to me when they had TFA override it; that's how SW has always worked. Think of the EU as Denethor, Steward of Gondor from Lord of the Rings, and think of the films as Aragorn. When Disney bought Lucasfilm, they kept all the G-Canon stuff canon because they knew that if they decanonized any of it, it would cause the entire story to not make sense. Seeing as how pretty much all material released now is "G-Canon", if Lucasfilm ever gets bought again (btw the chances of this happening are about as high as SWTOR servers becoming lag-free) they'd have to keep all the "G-Canon" material or else the entire story wouldn't make sense anymore.

For the most part, the Old Republic and the films are far enough away from each other that there shouldn't be any contradictions. They'd have to try in order to make a contradiction (e.g. Luke starting off Episode VIII by saying "Revan was just a myth" for no apparent reason). Technically, the Old Republic is considered "Legends" now, just like the rest of the EU, but I've always held the "canon until it's not" attitude: until/unless LFL actually releases something that contradicts or overrides something from the old EU, it's still canon to me. If they say "but that didn't happen," I'll just say "then what DID happen?" and listen to the crickets chirping.

Back when LFL was more actively regulating the EU/Legends, they made it a point to canonize significant elements from games with branching narratives; they made Revan canonically a lightside male, they made the Exile a lightside female, they made Jaden a lightside human male, etc. So assuming that LFL would canonize one of the characters as the Outlander, which one would it be? I'm thinking it would be the Hero of Tython; his/her story has always seemed to be "the" central narrative of SWTOR similar to what Revan was to KOTOR and Meetra to KOTOR2 (he/she was the one to kill the Emperor and force him to retreat in the first place after all). So having him/her continue as the Outlander seems to be the most coherent plotwise. Anyone else have alternate ideas? Maybe KotFE would be the perfect opportunity to "pass the torch" to another hero, similar to the Revan-Exile transition from KOTOR 1 and 2. In that case, who would you consider as the "new hero" of SWTOR? Note: This isn't asking who you want to be the canon Outlander, but who you think would be the most reasonable or logical choice for LFL to choose, if they were to ever canonize the Outlander's identity.

And it makes more sense since his Empire is called the Eternal Empire, not the Immortal Empire. Vitiate was the Sith Emperor of the Sith Empire. Palpatine was the Galactic Emperor of the Galactic Empire.

Yes. We see this in ESB when she's able to hear his call in the Force. Also, it's never been officially canonized, but one common theory I've seen online about how Leia is able to remember "images and feelings" pertaining to her mother is because she has a natural affinity for Force empathy (which further explains how she heard Luke in ESB) which allowed her to sense Padme's emotions in the womb. In the Legends canon, she actually becomes a Jedi later in her life, after she retires from politics.

Just do what I do: When a cutscene plays, be the first one to say "Spacebar" and then enjoy the cutscene, that way no one suspects you.

The problem with LotF and FotJ was that we already HAD a new generation waiting for the torch to be passed to them. They had spent several years and books growing their characters naturally and grooming them into being the heroes of the saga. Then they killed Anakin, killed Jacen, and relegated Jaina to a supporting character. Then they speed-grow Ben from a little kid to Jedi Knight in a span of five years. When you consider that Jacen was only 30-31 when he died, as well as how many years and books the Big Three had managed to stay active, Del Rey could've used Jacen and Jaina--and eventually Ben, after he went through the same natural character development process his cousins went through--as the main heroes for at least the next ten years or so. But instead they threw away all those years of character development and force Ben into the spotlight even though we've only really known his character for about six years and have yet to establish that same kind of connection to him as with his cousins. Ben Skywalker is basically the Roman Reigns of Star Wars Legends.