Should Revan's gender and personal story be treated like…
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Should Revan's gender and personal story be treated like Yoda's species and never be canonically revealed in Canon?
**Quick disclaimer:** I'm using **she/her** for Revan because I played a female Dark Side Revan. *KOTOR* originally left Revan's gender and alignment to the player, and *KOTOR II* let you carry those choices forward. I'm not claiming Revan is canonically female today.
# IMO.
Yes.
I think canon should leave Revan alone. We know Revan existed, we know she became a Sith Lord, and honestly that is enough for me.
And I think **Revan should be treated in a similar way to Yoda's species.**
Yoda has been one of the most important characters in Star Wars since 1980, and we still don't officially know what his species is called or where exactly it comes from. Lucasfilm has been perfectly willing to leave that mystery unanswered for decades, even after introducing other members of his species like Yaddle and Grogu.
I think Revan deserves a similar kind of protection, just for a different reason.
When Revan was originally introduced in *KOTOR*, Revan was **your character**. The player decided whether Revan was male or female, Light Side or Dark Side, what relationships Revan had, and ultimately what kind of person Revan became.
I played a **female Dark Side Revan**, as Dark Lady of the Sith. From *KOTOR*'s release in **2003 until Legends began establishing male, Light Side Revan as the official continuity in 2005**, my version of Revan was a **perfectly acceptable canon outcome** of the games. Revan debuted as a player-defined character, and *KOTOR II* in **2004** even let me carry that version of Revan forward. It was only afterwards that Legends selected one combination of those choices as the ‘official’ Revan.
**That's the part I dislike**. The original games told me, ‘This is your Revan,’ only for later material to eventually say, ‘Actually, this particular set of choices was the correct one.’
It basically said:
‘You know that RPG where you got to decide who Revan was? Yeah, nope. This is the correct version.’
To me, that defeats part of the entire point of Revan as a player character.
Now Revan exists again in canon, but we know almost nothing about her. I hope Lucasfilm keeps it that way.
1. Revan existed.
2. Revan became a Sith Lord.
3. Revan was an incredibly important figure in galactic history.
Anything beyond that?
Let the historical records disagree.
**Keep the mask on, even in a movie or show.** If Revan ever appears on screen, obfuscate the voice enough that we can't even tell whether the person under the mask is an actor or actress.
**Don't tell us Revan's gender.**
**Don't show us Revan's face.**
**Don't establish a single romance as canon.**
**Don't tell us whether the Light Side or Dark Side ending was the ‘correct’ one.**
And if we ever get another *KOTOR* game, or the remake actually comes out, let us choose again.
That's why I compare Revan to Yoda's species. Sometimes the mystery itself is worth preserving.
**Let everyone's Revan remain possible.**
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**Quick disclaimer:** I'm using **she/her** for Revan because I played a female Dark Side Revan. *KOTOR* originally left Revan's gender and alignment to the player, and *KOTOR II* let you carry those choices forward. I'm not claiming Revan is canonically female today.
# IMO.
Yes.
I think canon should leave Revan alone. We know Revan existed, we know she became a Sith Lord, and honestly that is enough for me.
And I think **Revan should be treated in a similar way to Yoda's species.**
Yoda has been one of the most important characters in Star Wars since 1980, and we still don't officially know what his species is called or where exactly it comes from. Lucasfilm has been perfectly willing to leave that mystery unanswered for decades, even after introducing other members of his species like Yaddle and Grogu.
I think Revan deserves a similar kind of protection, just for a different reason.
When Revan was originally introduced in *KOTOR*, Revan was **your character**. The player decided whether Revan was male or female, Light Side or Dark Side, what relationships Revan had, and ultimately what kind of person Revan became.
I played a **female Dark Side Revan**, as Dark Lady of the Sith. From *KOTOR*'s release in **2003 until Legends began establishing male, Light Side Revan as the official continuity in 2005**, my version of Revan was a **perfectly acceptable canon outcome** of the games. Revan debuted as a player-defined character, and *KOTOR II* in **2004** even let me carry that version of Revan forward. It was only afterwards that Legends selected one combination of those choices as the ‘official’ Revan.
**That's the part I dislike**. The original games told me, ‘This is your Revan,’ only for later material to eventually say, ‘Actually, this particular set of choices was the correct one.’
It basically said:
‘You know that RPG where you got to decide who Revan was? Yeah, nope. This is the correct version.’
To me, that defeats part of the entire point of Revan as a player character.
Now Revan exists again in canon, but we know almost nothing about her. I hope Lucasfilm keeps it that way.
1. Revan existed.
2. Revan became a Sith Lord.
3. Revan was an incredibly important figure in galactic history.
Anything beyond that?
Let the historical records disagree.
**Keep the mask on, even in a movie or show.** If Revan ever appears on screen, obfuscate the voice enough that we can't even tell whether the person under the mask is an actor or actress.
**Don't tell us Revan's gender.**
**Don't show us Revan's face.**
**Don't establish a single romance as canon.**
**Don't tell us whether the Light Side or Dark Side ending was the ‘correct’ one.**
And if we ever get another *KOTOR* game, or the remake actually comes out, let us choose again.
That's why I compare Revan to Yoda's species. Sometimes the mystery itself is worth preserving.
**Let everyone's Revan remain possible.**
#video #movies
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