Carth Onasi

I don't mean in universe, I mean during the Mass Effect games! 😅 The voice actor for Carth Onasi, Raphael Sbarge, also voiced the crew member and companion Kaiden Alenko, in the Mass Effect games. The voice actor for Kanan Jarrus, Freddie Prinze Jr., also voiced the companion and crew member James Vega! I really love this for some reason. 😂

Carth Onasi (L) Raphael Sbarge (M) Kaiden Alenko (R)

James Vega (L) Freddie Prinze Jr. (M) Kanan Jarrus (R)

Before you ask, no. I will never get tired of praising this masterpiece of a video game.

Not by me

Personally, I believe that neither Revan’s gender nor alignment should be canonized, but if they were to at least make the gender canon, I’d have to vote female. Here’s why.

My main reason for Revan being female is because of the characters of Bastila and Carth. Revan is supposedly 38 by the time of KOTOR 1 (which I find to be weird since everyone keeps calling them "young"), so the 15+ age gap between Revan and Bastila is just weird. Revan and Carth are the same age, so it'd be much more appropriate.

Also, Bastila, I believe, is just too dogmatic. She's young. She's been indoctrinated. I think she'd benefit more from a sister/mother-figure than a love interest, especially considering her being an only child (as far as I know) and the fact that she has mommy issues. Female Revan would help her deal with her strained relationship with her mother until she finds her on Tatooine. And male Revan’s teasing would just get on her nerves and make her close up. In addition, who’s to say that the romance between male Revan and Bastila isn’t because of the bond they share?

As for Carth, let's be honest: a man is not going to soften the character of Carth Onasi. Female Revan and Carth's banter is the highlight of the relationship, and she could not only soften him, but help him learn to trust others again. She could be there to remind him that not everybody is going to betray him. In the game, Carth's development felt a lot more natural with female Revan than with male Revan (which could be due to the option to romance him, but still).

Additionally, Mission is another character who would benefit from Revan being female. Revan and Carth, no matter the gender, are essentially the “parents” of the Ebon Hawk crew, despite not being the oldest. Mission is in dire need of parental figures, and I believe Carth and female Revan would fit that role for her perfectly.

Anyway, I'm curious as to what others think about the issue. I didn't want to make this a poll because I knew people wouldn't give a reasoning to their preference. And honestly, if Revan gets canonized as male, it's not going to be the end of the world. I love the character either way. I just believe that Revan's development, as well as other characters' development, would benefit more if Revan was female. It has less to do with Revan's actual gender and more with how the character's relationships with others would benefit.

a few weeks ago my brother and I were discussing the Kotor remake and we came to an interesting conclusion. He was arguing why lucasfilm should have a definitive version of Revan, I was arguing that lucasfilm should restore the player choice to Revan. when I brought up how the dark side route Kotor is automatically considered the non-canon that's when my brother came up with an interesting idea.

The Kotor Remake should fall into the same tier of Canon* as Star Wars visions which is a far looser interpretation of the star wars Canon. In kotor case it would be relying more on the unreliable narrator by going with the idea that by the time of the Skywalker Saga there are so many myths and legends that surround Revan no one really knows for certain what is the true history.

• There could be stories that claimed Revan was able to redeem herself becoming a Jedi once more leading the Old Republic to victory over Darth Malak and his sith empire.

• While there could be some legends that claimed Revan was a Sith Lord and he had lead the Sith Empire that All most brought the Old Republic to its knees.

• some of the Legends claim Lord Revan was male and hooked up with Lady Bastila Shan.

• while some of the stories claim Revan was a Woman and hooked up with Carth Onasi Or that she may have been a lesbian who hooked up with a Female Cathar named juhani.

for those wondering what the tiers of the Star Wars Canon are.

• the top tier of the Star Wars Canon is the movies

• the tear directly below is where the Live action shows and animated series, along with interactive media fall into.

• below that is the Loose Canon which is where Star Wars Visions, and possibly Kotor is situated

• the very bottom of the Canon interior is literature, comic books, and sourcebooks this is the material that's considered the least significant and will always be overruled by movies or shows.

In my latest kotor playthrough, Carth "time to rumble" Onasi killed not one, not two but SIX Dark Jedi on the star forge! He has ascended to godhood.