Confused about smugglers being jedi

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Vaedur Advanced Member Joined: 1/26/07 Posts: 431	11/06/09 9:39:07 AM#1 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Correct me if i'm wrong, but in this timeline? Is the "republic" in control.. wouldn't the "smuggler" be a bad guy and NOT part of the republic, on the side of the jedi? Am i wrong on this? Sounds fishy to me..
alextodo Hard Core Member Joined: 8/09/06 Posts: 106	11/06/09 9:40:44 AM#2 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) If you watch the first 2 Timeline Lore Videos you will get your answer.
maskedweasel Elite Member Joined: 9/24/07 Posts: 1913 "Kids, try imagining how far the universe extends! Keep thinking about it until you go insane."	11/06/09 9:42:33 AM#3 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by alextodo If you watch the first 2 Timeline Lore Videos you will get your answer. I think the only thing really confusing to me was the thread title. [
zymurgeist Elite Member Joined: 12/24/04 Posts: 2328	11/06/09 9:42:36 AM#4 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Vaedur Correct me if i'm wrong, but in this timeline? Is the "republic" in control.. wouldn't the "smuggler" be a bad guy and NOT part of the republic, on the side of the jedi? Am i wrong on this? Sounds fishy to me.. The republic isn't in control of most of the universe. This is before the destruction of the old Sith empire. "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice." ~Greys Law
Vaedur Advanced Member Joined: 1/26/07 Posts: 431	11/06/09 10:07:47 AM#5 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Sorry i meant "republic" not "jedi" oops! I played the first two games, i thought that a "smuggler" was evil by nature, and a few had a soul .. my bad.
Lesrach Advanced Member Joined: 11/30/05 Posts: 40	11/06/09 10:10:03 AM#6 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) It's the matter of point of view. View A) Is based on the fact that most people who saw Start Wars felt Han Solos character (smugler) is good. There fore when desiding Classes Bioware trusted this enough to but Smuglers, strongly associated Han Solo, on the good side. View B) Is based on assumption that Smugler is a bad guy because he works against the rules created to cherish common good. View C) It depends who wrotes the history. Smugler could be a hero who saved the cause or the most hunted terrorist in universe. Usually winners write the history. So it is easier to be a hero if you smugled for those who won the war. And the list of views go on and on... wonderfull how complex world can be... Feel free to add more views...
maskedweasel Elite Member Joined: 9/24/07 Posts: 1913 "Kids, try imagining how far the universe extends! Keep thinking about it until you go insane."	11/06/09 10:34:06 AM#7 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Vaedur Sorry i meant "republic" not "jedi" oops! I played the first two games, i thought that a "smuggler" was evil by nature, and a few had a soul .. my bad. Thanks, that makes more sense then :D [
Darth_Osor Hard Core Member Joined: 2/17/09 Posts: 575 Just because you are unique does not mean you are special	11/06/09 12:18:57 PM#8 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Also consider that criminals and criminal organizations thrive better in free societies like the Republic, than under oppressive totalitarian regimes like the Sith Empire. It's really in their own best interest to work for the Republic, and even democracies aren't above dealing with shady people/groups when it serves their interests.
xanphia Elite Member Joined: 9/28/09 Posts: 518	11/07/09 2:57:37 PM#9 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Darth_Osor Also consider that criminals and criminal organizations thrive better in free societies like the Republic, than under oppressive totalitarian regimes like the Sith Empire. It's really in their own best interest to work for the Republic, and even democracies aren't above dealing with shady people/groups when it serves their interests. Oh, we know. Trust me.
takayi Advanced Member Joined: 9/01/07 Posts: 95 A wise man once said "No!"	11/09/09 11:35:52 AM#10 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Just like someone above said, Han Solo was one of the good guys, and he was a smuggler. What it seems to me, is that smuggler's are "the good guys", but they have to make choices, which might seem bad in certain situations. Like, morally / ethically wrong & bla bla, but still work for the good guys... Yes, yes. DDO: Khyber - Khabur Ironleg (Bard / Fighter)