Talk:Meetra Surik

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The lengthy discussions previously here have been put in the third archive. If you want to start a discussion, you may want to check one of the previous archives to see if your points have been raised already. If you want to start up a discussion complaining about the Exile being female: please do so on another site, unless you can find a genuinely new point and can do so without insulting other editors or the Lucasfilm people responsible for setting the female lightside Exile as canon. Thanks. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 15:25, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Create a Seperate Male Page
wouldnt this solve alot of problems? if we had a female and a male (non-cannon page)? just like how we use to have a lengthier page on brianna, and now shes just a sub-character.

i would also like to point out the essentai sw books are not always accurate, infact there are numerous spelling and grammer errors, as well as saying the TIE defender has no sheilding. if we go by this book, i think we should also include the TIE defender has no sheilds, despite what the novels say--Hc8719 15:04, 12 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Against. While we do have pages on non-canon characters, even as ridiculous as Henry Jones, we don't have an articles on different non-canon versions of the same characters. Otherwise, we would have to deal with, say, Jaden Korr (Male Human), Jaden Korr (Female Twi'lek), Jaden Korr (Female Zabrak) etc. - Sikon 05:52, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Absolutely not No point, in my mind. If there are some fans who can't handle that the gender of the Exile is canonically decided, then tough QuentinGeorge 06:22, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Its not exactely hard to get your head around is it? She's female, period. Jasca Ducato 08:49, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * then please remove that TIE defenders had any sheilds, because acording to the essentials book, they had no sheilds.--Hc8719 23:38, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Why does it even matter? -- I need a name 23:41, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The fact of the matter is this: As of now, the only canonical source for the Exile's gender says that the Exile is female.  That's it.  That's the way it is.  In the future, she may be retconned to male, who knows.  But as of now she is a she and that is the way it is. - Angel Blue 451 00:09, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

and thats fine, but how does that relate to the TIE defender topic?--72.240.65.5 01:55, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm for creating a seperate page for the male Exile. Not because I have a problem with the Jedi Exile being officially female, nor because I'm not convinced, but just because the two characters had some key differences in their character. Besides, Wookieepedia has lots of pages on things and characters who aren't considered canon (such as the Devaronian Jedi who was cut from TSL) So what's the harm in making a seperate entry with a clear disclaimer that the male Jedi Exile is non-canon? Master Kavar 06:13, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The Exile is female, and while yes, there are pages for noncanonical characters, those characters are technically possible if canonized, meaning they don't contradict others. There is only one exile, and it's female. To make a page would be to settle to the demands of many who can't take the fact that the exile is female. It would create confusion and probably not make good light for the wookie. I'm against it because of this. --Sauron18 06:35, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I still have to disagree, even if I'm alone on this one. I still think it's a good idea because having a oage only for the canon Jedi Exile effectively cuts out 3/4 of the rest of the TSL game. The canon Jedi Exile is the only "real" one, and she exists well outside her own little video game continuim and in the larger world of the Extended Universe. But I can't help but feel it's a complete waste to act like the other alternate Exile's have no place on wookieepedia. I'm not going to make an issue of it or anything, but how can wookipeedia be complete if it doesn't cover EVERYTHING in the Star Wars universe, canonized or not? Master Kavar 04:41, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It might be a good idea move the male Exile related info into its own article tagged as noncanon. It would be kind of ironic, seeing the quote on the noncanon template is referring to the Exile. I do see Sikon's point as well, though.--Darth OblivionComlink[[Image:Oldsith.png|20px]] 04:51, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe we should vote on this? - Sikon 05:39, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Can't we just expand the gender part of the behind the scenes section to cover it? Green tentacle 08:31, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Exile is male i can prove it
The exile is male because it in a certin cut that is the one from dantioonie with the droid and fixing it, it even when a female charachter says "The exile cant be controlled, He was argueing with my padawan the other day"said vrook - Jaceb Scorn 18:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Any ways it doesnt matter that the exile is female but i piture him male
 * The Exile is female. Stop trying to prove otherwise. Give up before you start!Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 19:29, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok but prove that hes female and ill give up, but dont take it from a guy who has problably never even played the game have a vote for male or female Exile Also the exile could have been unisex for all we know - Jaceb Scorn 12:46, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * If you'll check the article's "Behind the scenes" section, you'll note that the Exile has been set to female in The New Essential Guide to Droids. The end. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 12:52, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Not the end that not proof that some guy thinks he's the authority and says the exile is female thats not proof any ways maybe the exile was a unisex meaning he was both _ Jaceb Scorn 12:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * As far as Lucasfilm is concerned, the persons responsible for making the Exile female (Daniel Wallace, Leland Chee, etc.,) are the authorities. This does not mean heavily armed-Lucasfilm goons will seize your copy of KOTOR II for playing a male PC: it only means that all references to the character in the future will refer to her as a woman. Please check the previous archived talk pages for the various arguments which have already been made. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 13:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I summit but ill be back after i contact the Obsidian developers _ Jaceb Scorn 13:10, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Obsidian developers have no part in this. Because that's just what they are. Developers. They don't make the decisions. They made the Exile up to the choice of the player. Just as Bioware did for Revan. Funny how nobody raises any fuse about that. -- Redemption Talk [[Image:Oldrepublic.jpg|15px]] 13:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * that is kinda funny - Jaceb Scorn 13:23, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jaceb, stop being petty and realise thet you are wrong. The Exile is female (as much as i hate it) and you can't change it. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 19:36, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I alreadly gave up what do you think "i summit" means - Jaceb Scorn 12:57, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * According to dictionary.com and Wiktionary, using "summit" as a verb means that you reached the top of a mountain. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 14:04, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

I have a question. I have heard a lot about the Exiles gender. Some say its female, some say its male or undecided, and I am at a loss because I dont know what is true. This site says the Exile is cannon female. So I ask. Is this site connected to LucasArts or films or whatever, or is this just another persons opinion? Please let me know.
 * The site is unofficial, but we strive to remove any fan speculation (fanon) and only leave what's said in canonical sources. This article, for instance, says where that information is taken from. The New Essential Guide to Droids says Exile is female. - Sikon 05:50, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Padawan vs. Knight
''See also: archive discussion

I admit it can be rather ambiguous what the Exile's exact status was prior to the Mandalorian Wars, but the Disciple's background confession speaks quite a bit. Key bits boldened. Bear with it, if you would:

"If you are not chosen by a master when you have come of age, however... then the path of the Jedi is denied you. I met you on Dantooine, long ago, briefly. You taught us the ways of the Force, how to hear it sing within others, within the life around Dantooine. It is difficult to explain the difference between you and Master Vrook, but I think it is because he was knowledgeable, but not a leader, not a mentor. You were different &mdash; we could all feel it. And I knew that if I were to have a Master, I would want it to be you. And then you went to war. Many Jedi went to war, and the Jedi Masters proclaimed that you were Jedi no longer. Atris, the mistress of the archives, was first among them. I knew at that moment, that if you would no longer be a Jedi, then you must be correct. I realized I did not want to be a Jedi &mdash; instead, I wished to follow your path. And in any event, there was no one to train me, even if I wished it. They all went to war, as I grew past the age of acceptance."

- Mical

Disciple never mentions that Exile couldn't be his master because the Exile was still a Padawan; he says it was because the Exile and (according to him) anyone who could have been his master left to fight. He claims that the Exile was among those who taught prospective Jedi the ways of the Force, and he even compares the Exile to Master Vrook, as one comparing potential mentors. Also remember that taking a Padawan is not a prerequisite for being a Jedi Knight; it is a prerequisite for being a Jedi Master (I think). In any event, search the game. There is no mention of the Exile still being a Padawan when leaving for the wars, there is no mention of her master or master's reaction to her leaving, none of her not completing the trials, or anything of the sort. There is her affinity to forming Force Bonds with masters, but this only proves that she had already had several teachers before leaving, similar to the way Revan learned from many. For now, I'll put the old edits back up. -BaronGrackle 22:35, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I was also under the assumption that the Exile never acsended to the rank of Jedi Knight. For one reason, because the Exile is never reguarded or acknowledged as Jedi Knight; either in any of her personal coversations, or any third party talks about her. And this discussion that takes place between a male-Exile and Brianna also seems interesting to contemplate:
 * Agreed; if the Exile had actually been just a Padawan, they would've made a mention to it somewhere in the game. If the Exile had been a Padawan she also would've been wearing Padawan robes at her trial, not full Jedi robes. Then there's that snarky comment the Exile makes to Kreia on Peragus about not treating like a Padawan. So people need to stop messing with the article; she's a Jedi Knight until someone can get an official source that says otherwise, period. Master Kavar 23:15, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Then there's that snarky comment the Exile makes to Kreia on Peragus about not treating like a Padawan. What/ Where?! When?!! - Sikon (Vacation) 05:12, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It does mention in-game that the Exile wa a Padawan. Kreia mentions it at some point. As for the Snarky comment, it could well be that the Exile knows she is above the normal level of a Jedi Padawan and dispises being referred to as one. Who said that a padawan couldn't teach younglings (Which is what Mical most likely was) about the Force. It isn't an impossibility for a Padawan to be able to teach about the Force. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 10:27, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm fairly sure the game never calls the Exile a Padawan, and quite a few times they call her a Jedi Knight. If your certain about your claim, find and present an exact quote of them calling her such, anything else is just supposition. Master Kavar 19:54, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Who said that a padawan couldn't teach younglings (Which is what Mical most likely was) about the Force. Understand that I mean no sarcasm when I ask: really? Has this ever happened, where a Padawan would give younglings their first introduction to the Force instead of a Knight or a Master? Besides that, if you can remember the generic point when Kreia calls the Exile a Padawan, maybe the rest of us can help find it. Kreia does ramble on throughout the entire game, so it's easy to miss something. That being said... it could be that she just made a remark about when the Exile had been a Padawan, prior to the wars. No way to tell until we find it; it just seems that everything else in the storyline suggests she was already knighted. -BaronGrackle 14:22, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Brianna: "I have thought about what you have said, of my mother, of my bloodline. There is something I would ask of you."
 * Kreia: And so it ends.
 * Brianna: "I want you to teach me the ways of the Force. To become a Jedi Knight like my mother."
 * a PC choice is: "I... am not a Jedi Knight. Ask it of Atris."
 * to which Brianna then replies: "There is no one else I would want to train me. I have seen you in battle, I have seen your heart, and you are what I want to be. It is like a hollow place inside me, but when I am with you, the echo dies."

I just thought this was an interesting conversation to put forth. I know perfectly well that is not considered canon (with a male Exile), but Brianna's views of the Exile - even though he makes the comment that he is no Jedi Knight (either referring to never officially attaining the rank, or perhaps his exile from the Jedi Order) - seem to reflect perfectly those held by Mical.

Just wanted to point that out. However, if the canon Exile turns out to be a Jedi Knight, that's fine with me. It would explain her teaching at the Enclave a little better. Though, I must admit, I always assumed Mical was speaking about sparrs and ragtag instructions and not actuall classes taught by a Knight or Master. --Master Dakari 00:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I'd like to point out that the Exile was a General during the Mandalorian Wars. That seems to be a pretty lofty rank for a padawan, don't you think? I believe that most evidence points to the exile being a full Knight, including the robes she wears when approaching the council in the cutscene and the fact that she posessed the high rank of General. The responsibilities placed on her shoulders during the time of the Mandalorian Wars would not be placed on a padawan. In response to the Exile's conversation with Handmaiden, it seems fair that he means that he is not part of the Order, simply because I doubt someone exiled from the Jedi would care much if he/she has a high enough rank in the Order to train someone. ---Ambrose- 14:33, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The Exile was a General, yes. But unlike the Clone Wars where almost every single Jedi fought on the Republic's side; in the Mandalorian Wars only a handfull of Jedi entered. So positions would have been tight. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 13:55, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

About your comments, Ambrose, would you consider "Commander" quite a lofty position for a Padawan? If so, then you should know that by one of Palpatine's executive orders, that declared every Jedi Master a "High General", every Jedi Knight a "General", and every Jedi Padawan a "Commander". These titles were legally distributed to every member of the Jedi Order whether they accepted and used them or not. However, like Jasca Ducato said, during the Clone Wars, almost every Jedi was a participant. During the Mandalorian Wars, however, only a few of the Order defied the Council and climbed on board. Revan, who was only a Jedi Knight, was soon given supreme command over the Ruepublic's forces; which authority, according to your mode of thinking, should have gone to some Jedi Master who participated. Master Kae, maybe?

My point being: Revan recognized the skills and abilities of the Exile. Everyone did, even Vrook (who was jealous of the Exile, I dare say). Even HK-47 makes comments on how Revan saw the connections the Exile made with others, be they Force-sensitive or not, and also her strong affinity and attunement with the Force. Whether the Exile was a Padawan or Knight, Revan took advantage of her skills and made her a General.

Come to think of it, an advanced Padawan would - in some way - have a slight advantage over a well-trained soldier because of better discipline and the use of the Force. Look back at some of the back-handed remarks Kreia makes to the Mandalorians for proof of this.--Master Dakari 16:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Point taken on both counts. However, on a note slightly more oriented toward the intentions of the developers, you'd think that if they intended to have made the Exile a Padawan they may have vested more time in the story discussing who the Exile's master was. As it stands, I don't think there's proof one way or the other as to the Exile's rank within the Order, though my impression is that she was a Knight. But again, there's no hard proof that I've seen indicating one way or the other. Nor do I think it's of much concern- the Exile's time in the Order before the Mandalorian wars is inconsequential, I think. It's her actions that took place during and after the wars which defined her, as well as her decision to fight in them in the first place. And once she defied the council and took on a sort of "Gray Jedi" status along with the rest of the Jedi who fought in the wars, her rank wouldn't make much of a difference would it? Just some things to think on. ---Ambrose- 18:11, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This is in response to the Handmaiden dialogue above, where one choice is: "I... am not a Jedi Knight. Ask it of Atris." Throughout the game there are constant, numerous times when the Exile can respond with something along the lines of "I am not a Jedi" or "do not call me a Jedi anymore". The reason this specific choice says "Ask it of Atris" in the very next sentence is because of the whole subplot of Atris being the last Jedi versus the Exile being the last Jedi. -BaronGrackle 19:42, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * We're not discussing who is the last of the Jedi. We're discussing the Exile's rank when she was fighting in the Mandalorain Wars. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 09:38, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, exactly. WE'RE not discussing the last of the Jedi, but the Exile is discussing it when he has the chance to say "I... am not a Jedi Knight. Ask it of Atris." There's usually an option in the Exile's dialogue to make her (or him, in this case) accept her status as no longer being a Jedi, in many different conversations. You know... if it's really this big of an issue, we can just change the introductory sentence to refer to the Exile as a "Jedi"... without the preface Padawan, Knight, Master, or anything. Since she is never called any of these three, it could possibly be one of those things left open-ended... I and a few others have presumed that Knight is the default since no rank is mentioned, but perhaps that's just as presumptuous as presuming her to be Padawan. -BaronGrackle 21:38, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

BaronGrackle, I concurr with your suggestion. During the game, the Exile is never mentioned as being either of the three ranks. People keep alluding to the robes worn during the Exile's trial before the Council, declaring that she wore Jedi Knight robes. I stand to correct that they were Jedi Robes. Not padawan, knight, or master robes - just Jedi robes.

Also, let's keep in mind that the types of robes worn, by any one person, does not establish what rank that Jedi holds within the Order. Brianna wore her mother's robes. Her mother - Arren Kae - happened to be a Jedi Master, so her robes could possibly be considered Jedi Master robes. Simply because Brianna was wearing them, does this make her a Jedi Master? I hope none of you would say, "Yes".

Again, I second the idea to change the opening phrase to say, simply, "Jedi" with the ranking of such left out. Since it is never specifically mentioned in-game what position the Exile held within the Order before being exiled, it is not our place, as a source of grounded information, to assume one way or the other.--Master Dakari 01:36, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I concur with leaving the rank out of the article. It shall be done. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 08:01, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed here. ---Ambrose- 12:24, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * When asking Kreia about the Mandalorians wars "But only some Jedi Knights answered the call...like I did." Coridan 21:38, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

When Kreia offers the Exile the three Jedi Master/Sith Lord classes, usually only a Knight would've been offered those choices. If the Exile was a Padawan, Keria would've had to train her to a Knight before she could even get to such a high staus, official or not. Jedi Striker 17:20, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Even if that was the case Strkier, it doesn't matter. Canon has not told us what rank the Exile was and so it shall be left out of the article. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 09:23, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I almost hate to post this, but it seems relevant:

Unfortunately, this excerpt does not help much as the Jedi Exile probably earned the rank of Jedi Knight during the war.– 09:40, 1 September 2006 (UTC) ''Apathy is death. Apathy is death. Bee bee beep tweet tweet! Apathy is death. Apathy is death.'' -BaronGrackle 13:36, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It confirms the only known rank for the Exile was Padawan. And i dubt she was promoted during the war because she went against the wishes of the Council. They wouldn't reward someone for disobeying them would they (well, not these ones at least). Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 10:16, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Overseen by Baas? Wasn't he, like, killed by Exar Kun? - Sikon (Vacation) 11:15, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Probs a type. It was overseen by Baas, before he was killed. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 11:46, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, bah. Padawan it is, then, I suppose, wrung from a website strung with typos. Even with the fact that Vodo-Siosk Baas was killed by Exar Kun, and the Exile was hardly the "single student" who joined Revan alone (as we see both in the Korriban vision and countless times in dialogue) the word is still as unmistakable as "heroine". Much thanks, Sentry; no need for another Exile controversy I suppose. :-) -BaronGrackle 14:04, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well hang on a second, there's conflicting evidence here. Didn't anyone else read what Coridan wrote? "When asking Kreia about the Mandalorians wars "But only some Jedi Knights answered the call...like I did." Coridan 21:38, 30 August 2006 (UTC)". Again, I think it should be left out. I don't think there was considerable thought put into the Exile's rank when the game was being developed, since we can clearly see how it could be either one, and perhaps that indicates that it should be left out altogether. --Ambrose 16:23 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't mind either way. But Leland Chee has said that the Chronicles are canon, despite the number of mistakes they have. Any information in them that is contradicoty is automatically de-canonised, but the rest is Canon. The Exile is a padawna. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 16:41, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree that the Exile's rank should be left out. If you remember, the 'Chronicles' also state that Revan was a 'Jedi Master', which was plainly not true. I wouldn't trust the accuracy of the excerpt above as the Chronicles are full of minor inaccuracies and inconsistencies with the established continuity of the games. KOTOR II heavily implies that the Exile was a Jedi Knight during the war, but, as I said above, we simply cannot confirm if or when she reached that rank.– 21:00, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The situation is different from Revan, since the only canonical source to definitely mention Exile's rank says "Padawan". On the other hand, Revan is quite often explicitly mentioned in both games to be a Knight. - Sikon (Vacation) 02:55, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * And, since i have previously pointed out. The Chronicles are canon in those respects where they do not contradict something already laid out (i.e. Revan being a master), but no other source says the Exile was a Knight or anything like that; thus she's a padawan. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 08:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know. So if the Chronicles are only canon if they don't contradict a higher level, then they are, more or less, S-canon? It's hard to tell if there's a contradiction with the (C-canon) game. The line "only some Jedi Knights answered the call... like I did" could be telling, but it does not necessarily mean what it seems. Bao-Dur could very well say: "Only some Jedi Knights fought in the Mandalorian War... like I did", since the "like" describes the fighting. I just don't know.

AHHHHH! I wish some fo these writers would actually do research before publishing something and making then it be made canon... even with all of its discrepancies! This rant is about the Chronicles. While some parts help, others throw you for a loop, like what I am about to show you. Yes, the Chronicles-quote above is about the Jedi Exile and can be found under Part IX: Darth Revan Rising. But this one is from the Chronicles well, as can be found under Part X: Proving Grounds: The one from Part IX says that the Jedi Exile is a Padawan at Dantooine, but still disobeys Atris in order to go fight in the Mandalorian War. Part X later states that the Jedi Exile was a Knight when the Mandalorians were defeated, and when returning to face her judgement. My only conclusion is that it is implied, even while disobeying Atris, the Jedi Exile proved her worth as a Jedi and was elevated to the rank of Jedi Knight sometime during the Mandalorian War. The war did last about 4 years, and one bit of the Chronicles says that even the Jedi Council viewed Revan as a hero, thought unbeknownst to them he was delving deeper and deeper into the Sith teachings he found at Malachor V. Well, that's just my say on it.
 * "A lone Jedi Knight, who had journeyed earlier to fight alongside Revan, forsakes him after the surrender of the Mandalorians - and the apparent loss of the Knight's connection to the Force during the battle - and journeys back to the Old Republic, determined not to fight any longer. The Knight is exiled by the Jedi Order, and the Knight's lightsaber is removed.  Meanwhile, Darth Revan... "

I guess it is safe to assume, as it is implied in the Chronicles, that the Exile was Knighted sometime during the Mandalorian War. The Council would not have held an earned title from a Jedi simply for the fact that they followed Revan to battle the Mandalorians. There are Jedi who defy the Council's wishes all throughout the Galaxy's history, but they are still members (and sometimes highly respected ones) of the Order just as the next Jedi is. Anyone remember Dooku or Qui-Gon? Also keep in mind that the Jedi Order only hated Revan and all those who followed him after the incident at Malachor V. And their feelings were only reinforced when Revan returned as Dark Lord of the Sith, with many of the Jedi who served him as Sith themselves. But before this, they were not seen as castaways and cut-offs, just misguided.--Master Dakari 03:40, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The problem with that is that almost every species in the galaxies generalise the Jedi as Jedi Knights, its just a general name. For example, when Malak was Revan's apprentice he was likely called a Sith Lord by the peoples of the Republic. At least with the title padawan it isnt generalised. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 14:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree that the galaxy-at-large uses the title "Jedi Knight" as a generalized term they apply to all in the order, but that just doesn't seem to be what is meant by the article. If it was written from the view-point of the galaxy, then it would not have differentiated from the different ranks as it has throughout all the articles. But as seen in the article on IX compared with one on X, it puts a specific emphasis on what rank that one Jedi held at the time these seperate events took place. It makes clear that the Exile was a Padawan when she disobeyed Atris and went to follow Revan, and that she was Knight when she returned after Malachor V, not willing to fight any longer, to face her trial.--Master Dakari 19:12, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Tell me, she went to war against the wishes of the Jedi Council, correct? SO why would they promote her to the rank of Knight, than exile her for that? It makes no sense. Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 09:42, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * There have been Jedi who have promoted themselves remember, it was frowned apon but the exile was already being judged badly so...Jedi Dude 10:06, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Jasca Ducato, remember that the Jedi who followed Revan were a splinter group, a rebellious faction that included a number of Jedi Masters. It is entirely possible that they rapidly promoted talented padawans during the war with little ceremony and without the approval of the Jedi Council.– 21:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

First, whoever wrote my name wrong, thanks a lot! Just kidding, hahaha. Second, I have played the game numerous times and none of the characters mention at all that the Exile is a Padawan. Nor does it mention that she was a Padawan before, during, and after (KOTOR II) the Mandalorian Wars. Where does it mention in the game and what's the exact quote? Jedi Striker 11:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Jedi Striker, go here: []. Read the second paragraph under Part IX: Darth Revan Rising and then the third paragraph under Part X: Proving Grounds. These two passages are canonical evidence that the Jedi Exile was a Padawan when joining Revan to fight the Mandalorians, and then a Knight when she finally returned after Malachor V, only to be exiled. As discussed above, the Chronicles (which are copied directly from LucasArt's KotOR II website) are considered canon; unless in the times that it contradicts other facts that have already been established in other arenas... such as Revan being a Jedi Master. In which cases, you either overlook them or correct them in your head and move along. :) --Master Dakari 02:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well that does answer my question, I guess. But did Revan and Malak have the authority to make the Exile a Knight?  Did one of the Jedi Masters that followed Revan give her the rank?  Or did she assume the rank?  Thanks for that link, by the way!  --Jedi Striker 02:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No one knows how the Exile reached the rank of Jedi Knight because no source explicitly states what happened.– 06:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Exactly. We only know that it happened sometime during the Mandalorian War. But when it comes to exactly when, how, or by whom, we are left in the dark. I would stress that it was a legitimate Knighting. The Jedi who followed Revan - even Revan and Malak themselves - were not viewed as outcasts... only headstrong and misguided. But they were still full-fledged members of the Jedi Order. The were only seen as seperate from the Order after Malachor V. Until Revan returned from the Outer Rim as Dark Lord of the Sith, he was held as a hero, even by the Jedi Council. So, I would say that the Exile had a legitimate Knighting; being that she was still a member of the Order until her exile from it. But without any sources telling us the circumstances of the situation, it is better left unassumed. It is safe to say she became a Jedi Knight during the Mandalorian Wars; but it is not safe to say exactly when, how, or by whom the rank was given.--Master Dakari 14:58, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Only the Jedi COuncil can knight a Padawan, if Revan or Malak did, it would have been rejected as a knight by the Council until they knighted her, so she is only a Padawan, though she clearly deserves the title of Jedi Knight if not Jedi Master, but she isn't. RushinSundaws 15:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You are putting words into our mouths that simply aren't there. Read what is in bold in my last post. We are not saying that we know who Knighted the Exile. To do so would be assuming something that we just don't know. We know that she was Knighted sometime during the Mandalorian Wars, but that's all we know. It's not our place to establish or deny canon; but to enforce it on this site is.--Master Dakari 18:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Whoever wrote the new stuff about the Exile's rank in the beginning is now my hero, hahaha. --Jedi Striker 01:18, 8 September 2006 (UTC) "&hellip;the other padawans&hellip;"
 * Where did anyone find this It is safe to say she became a Jedi Knight during the Mandalorian Wars; but it is not safe to say exactly when, how, or by whom the rank was given. I've never seen this anywere, I'm gonna say its fanon.  And Atris did believe that those who left for the Mandalorian Wars were outcasts and had fallen to the Dark Side. Also during the Exiles trial, the Masters were clearly worried about Revan a year or so before he came back as the Dark Lord of the Sith, so they did not trust Revan; and more than likely considered him a fallen Jedi even before he proved he was. RushinSundaws 15:32, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Finally, someone has seen the light. The Exile would never have been promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight. It just wouldn't have happened! She disobeyed the Jedi Order so they're not going to reward her are they? Jasca Ducato Sith Council (Sith campaign)[[Image:SOFD.PNG|20px]] 18:21, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Why does everyone in this discussion only read what they write, Jasca as it has been said we never said the order rewarded here, there have been Jedi who have giving themself the rank of knight and master! The council may have not giving her the status of knight but she might of decided herself after all when know that you are a knight, a knight you are (somethin like that)Medstar Jedi Dude 18:25, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm also of the opinion that the Council would never had made her a Knight after she left for the Mandalorian War. My theory is that these lousy Chronicles aren't paying much attention to other sources, and they're not even paying much attention to themselves. But, since they explicitly say that she was a Padawan before leaving, and they also explicitly say that she was a Knight upon returning and being exiled, there are no provable contradictions. This is what we currently have to work with. :-) -BaronGrackle 22:14, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well that's just frickin' fantastic. Some poorly written article, riddled with inconsistencies, and absolute lack of respect for the original source material is now fully embraced as canon, and we're expected to just over look the glaring mistakes and accept the rest that sounds remotely plausible. I can't wait for another Chronicles to say that the Exile is actually two Jawas in a woman costume, and just finish destroying the storyline already. Really though, why cant we just balance these articles a little with common sense?Master Kavar 08:51, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Please, your not going to rant about gender, cos we've really had enough of that . Canon's canon. Game mechanics my friend, game mechanics. Jedi Dude 17:59, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I apologize for ranting, but I wasn't complaining about the Exile's canon gender, but the reasoning behind making her a Padawan instead of a Jedi Knight. The only article that reffers to her as such, has such an obvious and glaring contradiction (citing a Jedi on Dantooine who's been dead 40 years?!), and yet that one point is accepted as canon while the rest is ignored? That makes no sense.Master Kavar 19:26, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Relax, if you had read this entire section, you would know that the Chronicles also refer to the Exile as a Jedi Knight at a later point. As BaronGrackle stated above, that is what we have to work with. She was a padawan before the war and a Knight afterwards. The details are entirely unknown at this point.– 19:40, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If the Exile is a knight, how come it got changed? Also, there is only one way to prove the Exile's rank before she was exiled.  If anyone can find a specific line in the game where it states she's a Padawan, then I think that will prove it all.--Jedi Striker 14:15, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

- Vrook Lamar in hologram

This is what Vrook Lamar says on the holotransmission if the Exile chooses to talk to the droid on Dantooine. There's your proof. Jasca Ducato 20:36, 13 September 2006 (UTC) I asked him if he will be calrifying it with Leland Chee, or if I should contact him to get it clarified. I'm waiting for a reply to that. But so far, it seems that the official stance might be that she was - in fact - Knighted sometime during her involvement in the Mandalorian War and before her exile from the Order. ...Also note that she, and almost all of the Jedi who were involved in the War were still full-fledged Jedi. The Exile's exile was just that, an abolishion of her ties to the Jedi Order; and because of that, the Council's actions then imply that - before her sentencing - they still considered the Jedi Exile a member of the Order. Remember, also, that Mical even went so far as to say that the Council couldn't have truly forced the Exile to accept their judgement; that the sentencing of exile is only as valid as the Jedi being punished is willing to accept it to be.--Master Dakari 02:42, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, in the chronicles it refers to her as a knight, so were still stuck Jedi Dude 20:54, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * In any case, we have no way of knowing when that recording was made. Every Jedi was once a padawan, so it doesn't prove anything one way or another.– 21:17, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Jasca Ducato, Vrook did say that in the game... I will not argue that. But, does that - in any way - displace what is found in the Chronicles? No. Why, you might ask? Well, because the Chronicles specifically say that she was a Padawan when she left Dantooin to fight in the war. To say that she became a Knight sometime during the war does not, in any way, contradict what Vrook says. How so? Because Vrook is saying this before she left Dantooine... possibly even years prior. Trust me, I used to be a promoter of the "Padawan Hypothesis". That was until I read the Chronicles. Since her rank at the time of the Mandalorian Wars, her exile, or even her adventures during the game are never plainly provided...then the Chronicles serve as our only source. That being said; it is not our place to argue that she wasn't a Knight simply because the specifics of her Knighting are not known. That is not very strong ground to stand on. Unless some concrete evidence is provided to the contrary, then she was, in fact, a Jedi Knight. Using the thought process as displayed by some, let me give this example: We don't know how, when, or by whom Arca Jeth was Knighted do we? And because we don't, are we going to argue that he was never truly a Jedi Knight? Sure, they SAY he was a Jedi Master, but how do you know for sure? They better let us know exactly what happened, step-by-step, or else it's not canon! Do we see the picture, people?--Master Dakari 00:46, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * What we need is someone to ask Leland Chee over on the forums, maybe that'll sort this out. Jasca Ducato 14:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I sent a PM to Dan Wallace yesterday and am waiting for a reply. So, maybe we'll know soon.--Master Dakari 16:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dan Wallace replied to my question on the rank of the Jedi Exile before her exile from the Jedi Order. This a copy and paste of his PM to me: "Now, under "Part IX: Darth Revan Rising" the Chronicles say that the Exile was a Padawan when she left to fight in the Mandalorian Wars. Then, under "Part X: Proving Grounds" they say she is a Jedi Knight who lost her connection to the Force and is no longer willing to fight. If, as you say, Leland Chee has said that this text is canon only so much as it doesn't contradict existing material, then I'd have to agree with you that it implies the Exile achieved the rank of Knight. However, I think it'd still be worth clarifying with Leland! Dan"

Name and Face
-- Redemption Talk 16:59, 27 August 2006 (UTC) appearance that is canonical? DAWUSS 16:45, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Does anyone know if a name for her is being considerd, and why does her face have to be obscured? If we were to vote on a face. I think the blond with the Samantha Carter hairstyle looked sexy.
 * Because it wouldn't be considered canon. We don't decide what's canon. -- Redemption Talk [[Image:Oldrepublic.jpg|15px]] 18:23, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * We can't vote on her face, the public don't decide what names and apperances are giving, thats not canon at all Jedi Dude 18:27, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * We shouldn't have the picture then. It's saying that the Exile was fighting a floating lightsaber at that exact position facing that exact direction. MPK 00:30, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I was just saying. Does LFL have any intention on giving her a name and an
 * Probably not. Anyways, something like Image:Manyfacesofrevan.jpg would probably be good. -LtNOWIS 00:42, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I think we should put a vote for her face... Let's just say the appearance would be conjectural, and as long as we have a note of it somewhere, it should be OK. Heck we have conjectural titles all over the place! Plus, having the face obscured looks awkward IMO DAWUSS 00:44, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I am against the vote on the face. Perhaps a consensus track so people can vote whether or not to have a face should precede any vote on the actual face. If we remove the image, we must also remove the image of Jaden Korr. I don't think that is the best way to go. Besides, we know from the trial footage of the Exile that at some point she did wear Jedi Knight robes and wielded a cyan lightsaber, so the image is somewhat accurate- although I see your point. Atarumaster88 14:56, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The many faces thing would be could with a female template in the gender section, however there cannot be a vote for her apperance we do not decide what is canon, its not conjectural having a false picture, not at all. The image is the best we can do and theres already an extensive discussion about the image further up. Jedi Dude 15:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * What if we use the Exile in the space suit (at Peragus) as the image? Everything's covered up in that. Face too. DAWUSS 16:28, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Because "it'd look awkward" and silly. -- Redemption Talk [[Image:Oldrepublic.jpg|15px]] 16:43, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * No more awkward and silly than we already have.
 * Then there's no point in changing it. - Redemption Talk [[Image:Oldrepublic.jpg|15px]] 16:59, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * (Points to my post a few lines up)MPK 18:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Well if the main page says she is known only by her nickname, then just saying that suggests that at sometime were supposed to know her real name. Otherwise why call the "Jedi Exile" a nickname?
 * Because she is a RPG character whose name is decided by the player.– 20:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * If I'm not mistaken I think Leeland CHee said that a name was being condidered. He said this back when he mentiond that they were going to try to make the Exile female. I just can't find the link.
 * Quite the contrary I'm afraid: – 20:19, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * For those who cannot/do not read the note at the top, please reference the archive. The topic about the picture was covered in great detail.  Here we go again. 21:43, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * My belief is that LucasArts or StarWars.com or one of the sites for the KOTOR games, after the released canonical ending, should have allowed for us, the fans, to pick the Exile and Revan's appearance and in the case of the Exile, possibly get to select her lightsaber color.RushinSundaws 15:10, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Protection
Do we still need this article to be protected? DAWUSS 13:41, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Defintely yes. There are still users who will change it to male. NKSCF 02:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

It doesn't really matter. If someone vandalizes it then we just revert it. MPK 14:42, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

They're still at it? It's been over a month already, just ban their adresses. Xepeyon 19:02, 10 September 2006 (UTC)


 * They are blocked, they just keep returning with different names and IPs. -- I need a name 19:18, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

It's kinda sad that someone is trying to meddle with established SW canon.... Xenten 20:20, 12 September 2006

Light side minor details
Yes, I agree that she's a female who was a heroine that destroyed malachor, but does anyone have proof that every decision the "Exile" made was light? I mean, yes, big things like Mira joining the party are fine with me, but is there any proof that, for example, she put Samhan the Duro under arrest? It seems that every lightside decision is now accepted as canon, except as far as I can tell, a Gray Jedi exile can choose to destroy malachor, technically becoming a heroine also. I'm asking whether or not all the lightside decisions should be considered canon or remain ambiguous until the New Essential Guide to KOTOR, or whatever, comes out. So, tell me your opinions. Gotoisevil 19:44, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Cut off from the Force?
What does it mean when it said she cut herself off from the Force? Does it mean that she decided not to use it anymore, or did she do something so that she couldn't use it anymore?
 * She couldn't use it anymore.– 21:47, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, she cut her own connection off from the force to where she could not use it anymore. She did so because of the force echo of all the people who were killed in the final battle of the Mandalorian War at Malachor V.  This created a force wound in which if Malachor V wasn't destroyed, the echo could spread and kill all the Jedi and the force itself.  She cut her connection off in order to live.  It would have killed her had she not.  And she got reconnected to the force again after she met Kreia on the Peragus-II Mining Facility.  Kreia was able to establish a force link with her, giving her force abilities again, starting with Force Precognition.  But anyway, she literally CUT herself from the force for around 10 years (from the end of the Mandalorian War to the events of KotOR II).  By the end of the events of KotOR II when the Sith Triumverate (Darths Nihilus, Sion, and Traya) and Malachor V were destroyed, the exile had fully re-established her connection with the force (supposedly) and destroyed the force wound. --Peytonio 01:43, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * She cut herself off from the Force, but she did not necessarily intend to do so (which explains why the Exile remains confused as to how she lost her powers). As for getting reconnected to the Force, I am not sure that she has been reconnected. Some dialog seems to imply that she was simply leaching power from those around her throughout KotOR:TSL.– 02:31, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think the entire incident with Darth Nihilus is evidence that she was not just simply reconnected with the Force, that some sort of emptiness was still within her. But she could use the Force anyway. Like the best of both worlds, huh? -BaronGrackle 02:35, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Female Exile truly canon?
I'm aware of what the New Essential Guide to Droids says. But it was written by the same person who in the New Essential Chronology referred to Kreia and Traya as seperate characters (calling Kreia 'Darth Kreia'). How much credibility could the book be given? And has anyone from Obsidian, Lucasfilm, or any other fully official and credible source officially stated that the Exile is a female?
 * Lucasfilm already stated they had decided it was female, but they were waiting to canonize it in the soonest published sourcebook. And so it was. Besides, Dan admitted he made a mistake with certain things in the NEC, the female's gender wasn't a mistake. --Sauron18 07:05, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * There are, by the way, no more "fully official" sources. Everything published with the Star Wars logo by any license holder and without an Infinites stamp is equally canon. Charlii 08:06, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Indeed.--Sauron18 08:23, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * In a way, Kreia and Traya are different people, at least in the way they display it. I know that Kreia adopted the name Darth Traya, Lady of Betrayal, when she discovered the Trayus academy, but Kreia and Traya can be viewed as being different.  Kreia was the Jedi Master who taugh many jedi, including Revan, and was exiled from the council because so many of her pupils had fallen to the dark side.  She became Darth Traya after she searched for what corrupted her students, which corrupter her as well (the Trayus Academy findings).  Then she was betrayed/exiled from the Sith Triumverate for a time.  Kreia acts more as a mentor who stresses the teaching of the Grey (Gray) Jedi.  She focuses on preventing one's fall to the dark side but not showing countless acts of mercy to others in order to make sure that they no become weak.  Her true side, Darth Traya, may be more of a Grey Jedi than a Sith Lady (female equivalent to Sith Lord) focuses solely on destroying the force, as she extremely hates it.  While Kreia is manipulative, Traya (which is Kreia....) is even more manipulative, since we see who she really is.  I can understand why she is referred to as 2 different people.  Both sides differ pretty adequately. --Peytonio 01:53, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds a lot like Anakin and Vader. --Jedi Striker 12:01, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes shes a she..lol nuff said, and i agree with the Anakin vader thing except she was aware of her actions more, she was truely dedicated to her goal, Vader had the light within himself to turn back Jedi Dude 16:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Should we hold a vote whether Kreia and Traya's articles should be separated, like Anakin and Vader? - Sikon 18:14, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

uh what does this have to do with the exile? mabey the vote should go on kreia's page?72.230.40.84 18:39, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Us Wookieepedians reserve the right to digress horribly at times. --Imp 18:40, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No were not spilting the articles and this discussion ends here...as this has nthing to do witht the exile. Jedi Dude 21:29, 18 September 2006 (UTC)