Republic Jedi and Silver Jedi?

[Wolf]

What's the difference between the normal ol' Republic Jedi and the Silver Jedi? How separate are they, are the Silver Jedi like a branch of the Order or an entire separate entity that is allied?

I think someone in the shout box when I asked some time ago said the silver Jedi were more aggressive than the Republic Jedi, would that about sum it up or is there more to the difference? What are the ideological/philosophical differences, if any?

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

The Republic Jedi are the original Order as you know it.

The Silver Jedi decided they wanted to be special and went to their own clubhouse but are, so far as I'm aware, almost exactly the same.

 

[Wolf]

[member="Sarge Potteiger"]
Oh... Well that's a bit of a letdown, why'd they leave if they're basically the same?

 

[Eenes Kokad]

IIRC, there was a bit of a... disagreement in how the Order should be run. The split originally had something to do with politics and ideology, but I think at this point it's basically back to the way it was, just with two different factions.

 

[Wolf]

[member="Eenes Kokad"]
Sounds like it's time for a happy reunion like them Jedi like to do, peace and love and all that

 

[Connor Harrison]

[member="Wolf"] The Silver Jedi get their hands dirtier to do the job.



Either way, the 'pubs and Silvers fight the same fight, it's just how we do it that's a little different but we never dabble in the Dark Side to fight for the Light.

 

[Darth Carnifex]

They're both going to die.

C;

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

IIRC, there was a bit of a... disagreement in how the Order should be run.

The disagreement was that people were bickering, trying to figure out if they wanted to be old school jedi, new school jedi, etc. And the founders of the Silver Jedi basically went 'Well, people are arguing, I don't like this, so we're going to have our fun elsewhere.'

And now we are where we are.

 

[Wolf]

[member="Connor Harrison"]
I see, how dirty exactly? What is Silver prepared to do that the Republic are not?

 

[Baalagor]

[member="Wolf"] The Silver Jedi get their hands dirtier to do the job.



Either way, the 'pubs and Silvers fight the same fight, it's just how we do it that's a little different but we never dabble in the Dark Side to fight for the Light.

You forgot the part where the Silvers are cooler.

 

[Connor Harrison]

[member="Wolf"]

...to be honest I suppose I can only speak for myself as a Silver who, if I was with the Republic, probably would have been exiled by now, but the Silvers almost sent me forward into the jaws of death to let me do what I had to do to redeem myself.

I find that those with more "troubled" or conflicted walks of life who find it hard to live up to the crystal clean image of the mighty Republic find solace with the Silvers who admit they aren't perfect (who is) to find a place with them and tap into what lies hidden away to let them have a purpose.

That's what I believe, anyway.

 

[Kei Amadis]

The factions are setup different, the silver Jedi feel like a different faction, make a character in both if you want to experience both.

I am not going to say either is better as I enjoyed my time in both, and I may end up if Fyor is rescued getting some characters in the pubs again who knows.

[member="Wolf"]

I'll give you an example, I enjoyed the political aspect of the pubs (Kei hated it) but I OOC enjoyed the distinction it brought. I even enjoyed the council thread where kei was hauled up. Because they were fun dramatic and tense threads, they had a lot of spark to them. I obviously enjoyed the military aspect.

With the silvers I enjoy the more relaxed atmosphere, I enjoy the fact there'll keep the fallen in the faction so they can play out their storylines then come full circle, and I am writing more relaxed at the minute with Kei muse so it fits better the overall feel of the place. I enjoy the diplomatic actions for example, things like that. Moreover I gel with the writers , that's all that's important ultimately, see this thread as a great example of what I mean. You can't really put it into words the distinction, they are just a different faction and different writers, and so have a different feel.

This is just my personal experience with both. Lot of good folk in both. There was the old school vs new school argument about Jedi's but I never really got involved in it OOC, (IC I obviously did) even when people brought it up OOC, people just write what they write.

 

[Judah Lesan]

I have been part of both with other toons... They are the same... The reasons the silvers broke off are full swing in the slivers now. So it really doesn't matter...

Though silvers get cooler things

 

[Orphen]

To me the silvers seem like Jedi Guardians / Jedi Shadows. Kindof like the branch Revan broke off during the mandalorian wars

While the Republic seems to be made almost entirely out of Jedi Sentinels and Consulars and the classic mind-set

 

[Darth Athora]

I've wondered this question myself.

Now I know which one I'm leaning towards.

 

[The End Narrator]

There are no original Jedi - The Jedi Order is not the Jedi Order people know from canon, this can be argued all day long. If it were - it would take the Skywalker approach and do everything it could and form Jedi Coalitions, Academies, ect in order to bring everyone back together instead of creating divide.

The Silver Jedi - well, they are who they are. I cannot say who they are as they have different philosophies and beliefs that could conflict with the Code but looking back at the Old Republic Order and even the NJO - there were tons of Jedi that did.

Having this "righteous" and "mightier" than thou attitude as The Jedi Order has been known to have - has ultimately led it towards the inevitable decline and separation of ranks as we see amongst Jedi.

That being said - a Jedi is a Jedi - look at the bigger picture, I wave the Academy banner for the Code pretty much sums up what Jedi should be, should have been and is able to bring everyone together without the drama. Who you wish to fight for is another thing - government or the galaxy.

 

[Corey's OOC]

I hear they both die pretty much the same, [member="Wolf"]

#LongLiveTheSith

 

[Josh Dragovalor]

Thinking of joining the Silver Jedi for a time... Just to see what they're all about. Iella seemed okay with the story I wanted to do with my character, while I don't feel like I can trust the Republic Order with it without issues, and the story was one of the things keeping me from officially joining a new Order, among other things, but... Well, if I see the differences, I'll letcha guys know

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Connor Harrison"]
I see, how dirty exactly? What is Silver prepared to do that the Republic are not?

While I was dueling both [member="Connor Harrison"] and [member="Corvus Raaf"], it was Connor of the SJO that was willing to go a step over the line to try to get rid of me, and if not for my word-play and actions probably would have tried to kill me. Corvus was capable of doing so, but relented out of the notion that she was better than that. So in reality, the Jedi Order/Republic are more idealistic while the Silver Jedi Order are more realistic/cynical. The former believes that it can defeat the Sith without major change, and that the light will always succeed in its most natural form, while the latter is of the understanding that to rid the galaxy of the sith not only must they crusade against their teachings but they must kill and exterminate. The Republic is also tied up in bureaucracy and stuff while the SJO can simply act.

Neither are very effective, however, because both seem to think they do well enough alone and do not compromise, the divide between the two is the primary reason the Sith even sprung up like it did, and the primary reason the Republic has been so crippled. (And I'm not just speaking from an IC standpoint on that.)

 

[The End Narrator]

[member="Silara Kuhn"]

Refer to above post and my post and smash em together - yay!