Why Bastila Shan is An IDIOT - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake LORE
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- To many, The Jedi Bastila Shan is a hero. A pillar of Jedi virtues & lauded as one of the saviours of the Republic, not just for her invaluable Battle meditation ability, but also for her role in aiding Revan fell the Maddened Sith Malak, in his quest to subjugate the Galaxy under his ruthless rule.
But in reality, Bastila started out in the events of KOTOR a complete & utter idiot. And although we will explore her growth & why her subsequent character arc ultimately lead her to become a fan favourite, many of the fledgling Jedi traits were counter intuitive for a Jedi, at best.
Arrogant, bossy & egregiously dogmatic ...furthermore, an argument could not only be made that Bastila, originally was more aligned with the values of the Sith, than her own canny
To see if you share the same conclusion, first we must delve into Bastila’s own history & past that is surprisingly riddled with shortcomings for a Jedi of her Standing. With 6 Instances Where Bastila Shan Acted like an Idiot
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Hey, just wanted to kick off the new Star Wars Saturdays with a bang. If you have any KOTOR vids you want to see, let me know! I am covering the series all the way until the remake launch, then move to the remake if it's any decent. Cheers!
Well, I am looking forward to more videos of who you were gonna call an idiot next in this series.
Arrogant? surely. Idiot? I dunno
I was hoping for a "remaster" like gameplay mechanics and graphics update, but there's not much that needs redone. Considering the New rewriter I'm not looking forward to the "remake". Drew Karpyshyn and the team wrote an almost perfect story.
I love all your kotor kontent. I'd really like to see deep dives into each character. I've seen alot about the sith triumvirate but too few about Juhani/Mira/Jolee/Mission) I'd love to collaborate on those but you're awesome on your own...
- what did you think of 'Annihilation' and/or 'Revan' books? Those are the few that I reread every year.
I'll shut up now. But Mitch-
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Whatever you do, please include any news and/or info on the remake as it's made public.
@@nR00R I was watching "unreal cinema". Actual fans
Bastila being arrogant was pretty obviously done on purpose when you take into consideration Jolee Bindo's conversations with the main character about why he left the Jedi order because they were blinded by their arrogance. She's meant to be an analogue for the entire Jedi order. It's kind of one of the themes of the story: the more certain you are of your righteousness and the correctness of your choices, the more easily you can be turned to the dark side.
I don't know, most of them aren't really depicted that way in the story. Just having her be like that isn't really reinforcing the theme.
I always felt like the writers had a more base emotional reasoning for how she was written. Her personality is basically Leia but as a jedi and I think they was on purpose because they wanted that character trope in the game. She's a stick-up-her-ass "princess" who is also capable and cunning. She puts people in their place and guards herself from relying on others--to a fault.
@@ickyfist I'd say the second game is where the idea of Jedi arrogance shines more. Kinda like with the Prequel trilogy, the notion that the Jedi are at fault for causing galaxy-sweeping problems (or at least letting them happen) is more subtextual in Kotor 1, but 2 takes a much firmer stance with Kreia and the Exile directly challenging the Jedi Order for how they handle things.
What an eloquent phrasing: Bastila Shan being an analogue of the Order as a whole. Like a child, who grows up in violence & then becomes an embodiment of the same broken energy. You should have written this video 🔥
Exactly, and this where Obsidian were master of writings. Just because you think you are doing good, doesn't mean actually are doing good.
@@swiftroph Yeah hopefully Sam Maggs realizes this as she re-writes the game as one giant virtue signal.
She has an ego and good amount of hubris. Bastila is a flawed human, a good character I'd say. Especially if you win her back over in a romantic way.
Imagine what the woke writers would change in the remake...
@@VerdantJedi Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. God help us and our mediums.
@@VerdantJedi Rey 2.0
That’s why she is one of my favorite characters from the first game. Very well written, but intentionally imperfect in design. That seems to be lost in almost all modern games and movies with attempts at similar story lines AMD themes.
@@fishsoft92 my favorites in KOTOR 1 would be HK-47 and Canderous. And I'm a light side guy.
Bastila Shan canonically has some of the lowest mental attributes among the NPCs. Her Intelligence ('10') is exactly average, her Wisdom is only slightly better ('12') and only her Charisma ('15') is really on the high side. She can sound smart thanks to that Charisma and has a refined accent but she's definitely someone trying to sound more competent than she is.
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You know this is all fiction right?
@Shad roxx It's not like he's trying to fuck her. People watch shows and play games to immerse themselves. That includes reacting to fiction characters decisions and personalities.
@@shadroxx4312 do you work? some of us adults use this stuff as escapism we like to immerse in the universe
As a Brit, she has no accent.
@@Whoami691 - There are at least 14-20 acknowledged accents in the UK alone.
Yorkshire, Cockney, West Country, Dudley, scouser, Valley, Queens English and more just in England proper.
Yes, she has an accent.
That was kind of the point. Bastilla is a very young woman who is propped up by a flawed Jedi order because of her unique ability and one major accomplishment. Said accomplishment is shown to be due to circumstances beyond her control that no one could have predicted instead of anything she did. As soon as she joined the squad, everyone repeated lectures her about her haughty attitude, lack or people skills, and inability to address their situations while expecting everyone to just bend to her will as a Jedi. She’s basically a private school kid being thrust into the real world and having no idea how to handle things when she isn’t treated as superior to everyone else.
She’s meant to be flawed, arrogant, and deeply in over her head. A big part of why she’s so obnoxious is her overcompensating because she knows she isn’t really ready to be a knight or a leader. She knows it’s partially Jedi politics and scheming that covered up the truth of Revan’s defeat that put her in this position. Since she’s not really ready for her role, she acts out what she thinks a great and powerful Jedi Knight should be hoping that she could basically fool herself into actually being one. It’s part of why your character basically takes over as leader while she butts heads with everyone else. She is proud, but, deep down, she is scared out of her mind and wants to have someone else to take some of this responsibility from her. Just like anyone else forced into a position they aren’t ready for.
It’s what makes her strangely likable despite it all.
yep, also some of the best moment from her are when she start to show her lack of confidence she has on herself. heck during her and raven personal dialogue using most of the teasing lines early and choosing more serious when you start to challenge her to open up to how she feels. this does not only characterize bastilla better, but also gives more of a personality to revan by allowing him to be a goofball but also introspective and caring for others.
Unfortunately, while I can see where you get this, the story itself doesn't present this mindset well if at all and this would be the type of thing that needs to be fleshed out in a remake, granted they don't screw it up and wokeize it like I'm scared they'll do.
I still hate her
@@Spartan322 or they just don't do it at all lmao
The writers put in the perfect amount of character flaws within Bastila so that her fall to the Dark side made sense.
"You underestimate the strength of a Jedi's mind, a mistake you won't live to regret!" Also Bastilla: "No one deserves execution, no matter what their crimes." Hold up...
to be fair execution and combat are different. Execution is what happens when someone can no longer fight back. they are harmless to you and those around you. most enemies never get that stage.
@@TGPDrunknHick On the other hand... a combatant may not have killed anyone but a convicted killer has already committed the worst offense.
@Vanya C They were particularly lenient to those who felt for Exar Kunn's ghost trickery
@Vanya C yeah, I think the dark side gets treated too much like “temporary insanity” that’s subsided the moment the force user recognizes that they committed evil with the dark side.
A thug underestimates her mind and gets a death sentence but the legit the dark lord of the sith is dying on the floor. “Oh he’s a hunk.
Kotor 1 and 2 did a great job showing the arrogance and flaws of the Jedi order. The 'subversion' that so many of todays Star Wars writers seem to think they are doing was already done and done extemely well. Hollywood types, and many writers in general who aspire to be like them, thought so little of videogame writing for so long that I'm sure many will overlook this entirely and do their best to "improve" until they destroy. I do hope to be proven entirely wrong with this prediction, and will be overjoyed if so.
if by 'showing the flaws of the jedi order' you mean 'making all the jedi a bunch of imbeciles' then sure. If thats your cup of tea. Personally I cant stand how much the writers of the entire old republic time period seem to despise the jedi, though thats way more apparent in KOTOR 2 and the MMO than it is in the first game.
@@lenkagamine4145 Oh they for sure were heavy handed with it to make their point, but it was a gentle caress compared to stuff today. The Jedi for sure had a problem with sitting on their hands, and they explored it in an ok way I felt. I didn't play terribly much of the second as they did overcrank the pompous idiocy, and I never touched the MMO, but I enjoyed the first and at least neither of the original two did Star Wars nearly as dirty as the new trilogy.
@@orangesouls7112
the mmo has good stories
@@lenkagamine4145 kotor 2 is best to show jedi and sith being bad. Its great writing compared to GOOD BUY AND BAD GUY in kotor 1
@@you-5-iver804 Sure, if your definition of good writing is 'everyone is wrong and nihilism is my favorite philosophy'. Apparently unlike you bunch, I am not inclined to think making the 'good guys' a bunch of incompetent morons qualifies as good writing. And I particularly despise stories which have a point to make and then make everyone act in whatever way is required for that point to be forced through.
Despite what the internet seems to think nowadays, there is nothing wrong with characters simply being evil or good. It occurs all the time in real life. Pointless cruelty, arbitrary altruism... They are both common traits.
She's one of my favorites, a total b***h. But that's what makes her uh. uh. REAL. The relationship she has/had with her mother was truly relatable and it just showed how much of a well written and unforgettable character she is.
Exactly!
Don't forget Bastila's mother which is where a lot of her flows came from and how first set her to the Jedi Order The woman was four times as rude as Bastila. There is a reason why even Bastila herself remembered her father fondly and why the quest for her father's Holocron is so important if she was raised by her father, not the Jedi Order she would have been a very different character.
Out of all the side characters she is the most impacted by your choices throughout the game. Even though some aren't as rooted in their moral principles as her, she is still swayed by every choice you make more than the others.
Side character? Dude she's the secondary protagonist.
Tho still she will join dark side anyway, yeah you can take her back but still she will betray the group anyway, no matter if you were the perfect jedi or not.
And Revan just tease her to no end, oh the irony
Don't worry, there won't be any flaws in Bastilla's character in the remake. In fact, she will point out the flaws in everyone else before she rescues them from themselves.
We might have from 2-3 years before it is relase. Lots of things could happen, like someone getting fire
@@vicente2044 Honestly I don't care anymore. Our culture has been destroyed and it kinda begun with Star Wars.
The chick, who is writing this is one of the biggest schills out there. The gameplay might be good but the story will be unbarable.
@@KLRN-qc7jp to be fair, she isn't the LEAD writer. But a single drop can poison the well.
She's also going to hate you if you make Revan a white male
You guys know next to nothing and already screaming like chimps about it
Oh she is but she's an absolute fun to tease
Probably my favourite companion purely for that reason.
And her heart is (mostly) in the right place, especially with some guidance
10/10 would romance again
I loved teasing and making fun of that little jedi princess. Best romance.
Loved corrupting her away from the standard Jedi way of thinking
Arrogant or not, it's really damn dumb to be acting like a jackass towards an insanely powerful Sith Lord suffering from amnesia. It was a HUGE chance they took just having Revan along, he could have recovered his memories at any time...and who knows what would have happened then.
I loved playing Dark Side especially the moment with Juhani
After killing her council is like: Ok could not be helped go search for Revan
@@user-qd9rg3wy2n I never even realized Juhani was a companion. I was just like, "The only good sith is a dead sith" *attack*
@@aregulargamer1😂😂😂, that's make you a great Jedi
About #5, in Bastila's defense, she was technically saved by Revan who was her enemy. I'd be hesitant to give credit to the man who committed numerous atrocities for saving me as well.
Growth of a character, that begins as a hateble snob, powerful or not, overembued title and entitlement, developing into a respectable person, worth their title and reputation.
I always find what ever the medium, that kind of story style, is the best of them...even in the shityest of productions.
Bastila Shan was still a Padawan, right? All sheltered education and very little practical, real world experience. Thrust into a role beyond anyone's ability because of her "bond" with Revan. Her character was part of what made SWKOTOR so enjoyable.
exactly. this indespensible player in the war effort was a padawn. even the council still regard her as immature. If she was a knight it might be more glaring, but she's still an apprentice. one that is trying to live up to a role and image she is in no way ready for.
@@TGPDrunknHick She's practically a Knight, but not a Master.
@@sebas8225 anakin was as a knight stronger than most of the masters as well. it's not just about strength and role in battlefields but, also attitude and maturity of which Bastilla herself is recognised to not be there yet.
Loved her character flaws and development throughout the story. The story definitely would not have been as interesting if she was the ‘ideal’ and stoic Jedi. She was a three dimensional character and is one of my favorite Star Wars characters.
Agree
The thing is, no jedi can live up to the code. Even Kenobi was a drunk, always drinking at the first occasion, and also having a huge hate towards droids.
Something that is lightly touched upon with Bastila and Jolee Bindo, and explored more fully in KOTOR 2, is precisely that. It is the way the Jedi Order operates that cause these "great" Jedi Knights to fall to the Dark Side.
Days after learning who will be "rewriting" the KOTOR remake, you come out with this brilliant bit about how much Bastila generally sucked as a person. Bravo!
Remake prediction: Bastila easily defeats Revan in 1 on 1 combat before Malak interferes, and her and Malak's boss fights are switched so she's the final encounter.
Thank you. I thought I'd highlight what ACTUALLY made her a strong, relstable character for posteriors sake... while also side stepping the "you're negative so therefore wrong" argument
Her favorite game was Yoda Stories for godssakes. Rip AVNER
@@DarkLOREDash say goodbye to Bastila Shan's posterior.
@@MaliciousMalcontent And she'll go on at least one rant about how many MEN sit on the council. ...or they'll just re-assign the council members.
You whine more than that goblin of a writer.
Considering the writers of the remake, she will be the star of the entire game.
This terrifies me.
@OriginalGangsterGrow Force sensitives needs some love.
She'll make Rey likeable in comparison.
@@thefurrybastard1964 she turned batman into Batwoman
@OriginalGangsterGrow lets hope that's not the case
The whole Jedi council is running on the idiocy of pride, as shown in KOTOR2 and the fact that Bastila being the poster girl for the Jedi at that time would it be any surprise that she became who she is in KOTOR?
Also, that battle meditation that is so special to her is just rendered into a common power buff in KOTOR2 that Kreia already knew. 🤡
I fully chalk that up to obsidian not giving a shit about kotor lore/story more or less
I didn't necessarily have a problem with that in 2. You're not wrong tho
It wasn't an extremely rare power or anything, but doing on the scale that she did was unheard of. We're talking the difference between using it on your party of 3, or an entire army.
@@nR00R This, cmon guys, cmoooooonnnnn
Special that she could do it on the scale of a fleet, not a party of 3.
Being one of the few with battle meditation probably inflated her ego even more than the average jedi.
I just KNOW that they're gonna make Bastila into the next Rey and Revan into the next Finn...
I bet they're gonna change it that you'd play as Bastilla and try to save Revan by Speeder racing xD
Well, assuming they still allow us to choose a male or female Revan, how could a female Revan be the next Finn? You mean in his buffoonish behavior, or as in he/she is just a follower compared to Bastila?
As someone who chose the romance options purely to annoy and bug her the ego and hubris is essential to her character and made interacting with her even more fun.
No one doubted. Discarding her arrogance and silliness, she uses double-blade lightsaber. It's weaker than two one-hand lightsabers.
Darth Maul wouldnt agree.
@@cookeatliverepeat8815 But darth bane and kas'im would agree
Not if your strength is high ;)
She needs it bad, she's a battle meditator not a Speed blitz duelist
@@TheOJDrinker Double-bladed lightsabers have 5% critical chance against 10% for one-handed lightsabers. In 2 lightsaber you can input twice more crystals, henceforth get more defense, deflection, attribute bonuses. And they can have different colour, that's cool.
"The force? You probably never heard of it..." Fucking Hipster Bastilla.
To. Revan 🤣
I do think her character flaws are intentional in a way they actually make her a better character more grounded
Great video, bad title.
Now an aside:
The voice acting was so damn good in Kotor. I hate the argument over which of the two games is better because they're both doing different things extremely well. Kotor 1 is a complete and well put together fairy tale with a brilliant twist. By contrast, Kotor 2 is a flawed and challenging novel which rewards you the further you immerse yourself.
Love them both for what they are, and even despite the lackluster combat (which I still find charming) they're still two of the greatest rpg's of all time.
U are correct sir : )
She lost hew weapon.....that weapon is her life. Obi-wan would be so disappointed.
I always thought that Bastila was in the Jedi squad just cause without her battle meditation they wouldn’t have managed to get on Revan’s ship.
i love the sith guard bumping into carth as they speak about lighsabers and jedi stuff
At least she has flaws. Unlike todays movies where everyone is perfect at doing everything.
Using bastila to take out Revan was a pure 4D chess plan, Revan having free reign would eventually screw the republic, by taking out the master first with Bastila, all that was left was power hungry but Dumber Malac which was actually beatable. That wasnt dumb and the jedi council+republic for all their flaws, knew better here, since eventually Malac and Revan would go to Dantoine and destroy the jedi council there.
2:35, If I was Revan in this situation and Bastila talked to me like that, I would have just left her there and have her find her own way off the planet since she is so clearly a powerful jedi and doesn't need any help... *Coughs* Still a padawan *coughs*
All I want is Keanu Reeves to play Revan, both in voice acting and a live action movie.
Keanu Reevan.
"In fact, it is more accurate to say that I saved you."
As Revan stands glowing with the force. Equipped with heavy armor, multiple swords and guns, backed by Beks and companions. Yeah, you totally saved him, Bastilla...
Like "yeah, because I couldn't have possibly beaten these guys with a few well placed grenades or anything."
I always found it very interesting how a group of Jedi with Bastila pulled of the mission to fight Revan.
They honestly would’ve lost if Malak hadn’t interfered. Revan was so OP at that point.
because obsidian and the fans hadnt turned revan into a stupidly overpowered cartoon character yet.
Let’s be honest, in that first fight with Brejik she wasn’t lying, I would never be able to beat that fight scene without her there to take Brejik out 😂
There is no passion, There is peace (actually wrong for the time period, Always bugged me that kotor and swtor use republic era jedi code) has always been a fallacy, The original jedi understood that its impossible to separate yourself like that, Instead they advocate acknowledging it and letting it flow through them into the force so the emotion does not color their decisions, The correct line should be Passion, Yet Serenity.
The era of atris as grand master of the jedi order is when that version of the code began.
DASH STAR is back!?
Good to see you passionate about Star Wars content again!
Love the modded Jedi Academy footage!
Maybe the Kotor remake will have similar gameplay...
he has been on a consecutive disappointments tbh. Like we all are, especially with recent CP2077.
@@crozraven Haha when you put it like that Star Wars sequels, Cyberpunk, Diablo, WILL I KILL KOTOR?!
@@DarkLOREDash Such curse... Joking, hehehe
Probably why I am enjoying JRPGs & Indies a lot more in this year tbh.
I hated Bastila so much back in the day. It was even more frustrating when I lost all my dark side points for killing her.
The Force seems to think that killing her is a good enough act to redeem me after I mind controlled the wookie into killing his friend (can't remember the names right now)
It's a good act, since killing her or turning her back to the light ensures her Battle Meditation wont claim thousandsx lives.
So cool to enjoy such new content for such an amazing game! Love this ❤
Thank you!
I never liked Bastilla. I still think it's completely ridiculous that it's Revan's fault she fell to the Dark Side. Jolee puts the blame on you because of force linking, but the thing is, this was all a ploy by the Jedi to manipulate Revan into serving the Jedi again. Bastilla was also in on it from the jump, her falling into the dark side was her own choice. I also never liked her romance, I still think their "romance" was a bunch of forced-on mental gymnastics. It's overhyped to hell. I always end up killing her, even as a light-sided Revan.
Turning her into your apprentice shows her true character imo.
somewhat based.
You mean as overhyped as people who ship a male Cousland with Morrigan?
Her fall to the darkside, was more caused by seeing firsthand the power of a Ŝithlord and noticing how weaker her standardized jedi training was by comparison, had she had proper training from a more adequate master, she wouldnt have fallen to the darkside
😂, i cannot disagree with you
That's why Carth and the sarcastic droid were my favorite characters in terms of personality. Only ran with the Jedis cause I would cheese with Saber throwing, lightning, and heal spam.
Ahhhhh. I fell in love with Bastila ❤️
just finished kotor 1. excited to watch all your videos on it now.
A better title would be "Why Bastila is FLAWED". Story-wise, she was a Padawan who's just practically a Knight executing what a very stupid Council thought was a good plan.
Bastila was drawing on the bond to break free at an opportune time. It's not uncommon for Jedi, and she DID state the battle meditation drained her. Bastila switched sides "easily" because she was already pulled to the Dark Side by Revan's darkness, not to mention her own flaws on top of it all. And when it comes to Revan, her Battle Meditation is what allowed them to board his ship to begin with. Bastila DOES have an inflated ego though and underneath the Jedi she feels she must be, she's very much a petulant child.
Actually you bring up a good point, had Malak not shoot down revan, could he have turned Bastila to the dark side on the spot?
@@sebas8225 Hm, it would have been a project I imagine. Not impossible, not by a longshot, but far more difficult. She is after all arrogant, rash and intense, but she's VERY committed to Jedi ideals and in that hypothetical scenario Revan has only chipped on them as an ideal, not someone she gets to know as a person or even falls in love with.
Love all your vids please keep it up!
Thanks, mate!
@@DarkLOREDash no thank you.
Personally I disagree with #2 in this list. I think that the temptation to fall to the Dark Side was built up well throughout the game if you pay attention to her dialogue, how she is almost constantly praising herself for her skills and assuming she is deserving of a title and recognition, as well as the clip you showed of Bastila having to hold herself back and calm down mid sentence, hinting that Bastila is easily riled and somewhat self centered, not that unlike Anakin Skywalker. That and Malak was promising her power and recognition that she always wanted, while she believed that the Jedi only wanted to use her battle meditation but didn't respect her.
Don't forget that not only did they bring the all-important Bastila to fight freaking Revan, she was a _PADAWAN._
She's not an idiot, just an arrogant child.
At some point, there's no difference.
7:30 I suspect that she turned because of the starforges power it drove her insane just like it did with Malek and the Rakata empire
Bastila must fully embrace the Dark Side
Missed you dash. That 8 bit intro was cool but definitely wasn’t the meat and potatoes of your content!!! So glad you’re back.
Much love, mate!
She had blonde moments lol.
She touched Revan’s darkside when he was unconscious. Her fall was inevitable at that point.
Bastila: Jedi do not kill their prisoners
Also Bastila: 1:41
Bastila falling to the Dark side is not an idiot move on her part. First remember how bad Saul's little torture session was and he said he torture was considered "merciful" by Sith standards.
Bastila barely handled that level torture without succumbing to the pain and that wasn't even one day.
Now, picture a someone like Malak that we know isn't anywhere near as "kind" as Saul and make the torture last for a week.
Of course she's going to break it's simply too much for her.
That doesn't make her stupid that torture broke her.
I wish we could see bastilla in her slave outfit in the remake :l
9:08 Jedi Academy and a Star Destroyer map made by my friend
Bastila has the best character development. (Aside from Carth, that is.. You see her at first as the boastful, arrogant,and slightly annoying Jedi. But as you continue the story, she becomes more understandable, likeable, and breaks away from the arrogance by the Revan novel (still hate it.. but man, it did have some pretty good parts) But come on... Nobody beats Carth and him "not wanting to talk about it" 💪
0:06 That face will haunt my nightmares and make them hilarious. I see why he would go for the mask.
Malak: "baschula"
Right???
The Jedi masters in Kotor 2 were concerned their teachings were responsible for the fall of Revan, Malak, and the Exile. You can use Atris as another example as well since she quietly fell and was even more obnoxious than Bastila ever was. There obviously was some fundamental issue with their teachings at that time.
Yeah Bastalia always did come off as a "independent woman" mentality
And she was corrupted by her talent
"You cannot win, Revan."
Didn't Revan in one of the visions kills several masters in front of her like they were stormtroopers?
Idiot? Not exactly. Flawed, arrogant, dogmatic, cute when embarrassed, yeah. That's Bastila. But idiot? Not really.
Can't wait for the remake to completely tarnish this all in order to make a "STRONG INDEPENT WOMEN THAT NEEDS NO MAN!!!" cause its current year
The fact she want holding it when her pod crashed proves she is a bit airheaded
I believe Bastila was intended to represent the Jedi arrogance that led to their downfall in the Prequels. Obi Wan was one of very few that did not fall to Palpatine's subtle manipulation. Jedi were super human, with training from infancy to serve the "greater good" (wharever that might be). Anakin got his direct attention, but the Chancellor (hidden Sith) twisted every Jedi. He even clouded Yoda and Windu's abilities to see the future. He had clearly been working this a long time before the Trade Federation ever goaded Naboo into making him senator.
The thing that made zero sense about her was she was one of the few jedi not to join the mandolorian war. She even urged against it and told everyone to respect the wisdom of the council. That completely conflicts with her personality
All Battle meditators, egos are usually their downfall.
To be fair, Bastlia was just a Padawan.
Did the pigtails not tip you off! “Spoils Jedi ‘princess’” was very accurate she’s a brat, and she was very much “omg I have my own persona specials force ability, omg I’m so special!” Yes… Spoiled Princess indeed
I don't remember if it was in the vanilla game or if it was restored in the lost content restoration mod but she also has mother issues which you find out about on Tatooine.
for me, my love of the character comes more from the soft voice the voice actress used. sexy voice if you ask me.
1:35 I have been looking for you, got something im supposed to deliver, your hands only
0:06 Revan looks like just angrily sharted himself
Yep, what makes Bastila a great character is that she is an arrogant self rightgeous prick. Her whole arc is moving away from that. I remember playing Kotor as a kid and wondering why Bastila, a jedi, was so horrible to everyone. Now I realise it was just fantastic writing. Her character feels REAL. She is also very young. She is meant to be 19-23 years old. I remember feeling 10 foot tall and bullet proof at that age as well. Hopefully the remake doesn't make her a fucking mary-sue.
Thank you so much lore dash for doing star wars, the video was fantastic the graphics was great
Lore dash your my hero
Spending all your life denying your emotions only leads to lack of beibg able to handle said emotions
I definitely had David Attenborough vibes while listening to this voice
Tbh she would of been the downfall of the Republic and jedi if it weren’t for Revan.
She's basically Female Anakin skywalker then.
@@sebas8225 Anakin least saved Luke Skywalker to continue the Jedi order lol
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Is that Dr. Chocolate? Shepard's doctor?
Bastila is not stupid, but immature. She is around 20 y.o. during the events of the first KOTOR. And she is highly praised for her unique ability. So it's no wonder that she behaves like an immature, spoiled princess.
Quality story telling, I just hope the remake is just as good or better, though it might be unrealistic to expect that.
is bastillas voice the same voice as the female main character from swotor?
ANother point: In KotOR 2, a flashback is shown of Bastilla having joined Revan on his crusade. The exile comments that that didn;t happen. And Kreia's reply is deliberately cryptic. While Bastilla didn;t join revan then, she was certainly the type to do so.
Kreia didn't say anything to it. It was the vision of malak.
Malak: she didn't join us that day, but in time she came around to our way of thinking.
They better not screw up the remake. KOTOR 1 is my all time favorite RPG. Bastila's flaws is what made her so awesome, she had room to grow as you traveled with her. I always left Koriban left in my playtroughs because that was the only place she would stay behind, so I left it last since she get's abducted at that point anyway.
I will play the remake version!
To be fair that last one is not Bastilla's fault as presumably the Jedi council would have been the one's who assembled the strike team
Yep she would've been a great Sith. i always thought she always tended to lean toward the dark side. KOTOR is still one of my favorite games.
My favorite is Mission.
She liturally acts like my Manager 🙃
Even if I could, I wouldn't contradict.
Always skipped bringing her if I could
Nah, I'm cheering the others as they roast her
You mean she's a lovable idiot! It's obvious that she will always love Revan, and does.