Should Corvus Assassinate An Innocent Person If It Means Securing An Entire Planet's Army/Resources?
I'm writing a little ahead, and want to see what you guys think. The scenario is a politician is promising support, but only if his rival is killed. If you vote no, there is the possibility of completely losing support with said politician/faction. Alternatively, Corvus might be able to exile the person who is to be killed. Anyway, I'm curious what you guys think.
Comments (15)
Is the innocent person... Jar Jar?
My opinion is that if a politician is asking for this to become your ally, then they would make for a very poor ally. No trust what so ever and half assed support that you would have to constantly monitor.
Revan knowingly left world's undefended to allow his enemies to put troops there, which took it away from other war fronts that he reinforced. He made sacrifices of the innocent to win the war against the mandalorians. He was not some great grand super good hero, he made hard calls that were tactically genius. If these resources are that important, yes he would do it. Quietly and unseen
This guy gets it! 😁
If it can be avoided that would be preferable but the question comes to how badly do you need these resources and are they great enough for such a sacrifice to be worth it if it's truly needed truly absolutely needed then yes as horrible as it is but only if it's badly needed if it can at all be avoided that would be better.
MC practices balance, my opinion is to incapacitate the person so that the planet is saved or do something else, killing or waiting for the disaster to happen and then taking action are 2 extreams, one the sith way and the other jedi way
If we have to strictly pick one of the options then I would say kill the person.
Corvus does a lot of Force and Saber stuff, but the things I like most in this story as him being a 'light' reflection of the Baneite Sith - Sneaky, using intrigue and politics, foiling the plans of others, 'seducing' others to his line of thought. He's far from perfect or 'nice', but when he starts to slip he takes inspiration from those he's inspired (particularly his padawans). If you did have him fall to the dark side, then be redeemed by those he loves and love him, that would eerily echo the OG Revan's tale, particularly if it was due to the machinations of a Sith Emperor. You might even pair Revan's Fall with Vader's Rise for some truly bizarre mirroring. But this story seems to be going in the other direction - Redeeming the Jedi / Je'daii and the Republic by showing another way, countering and cutting through Sith deceptions and manipulations. I'd be happy with either story - What do you feel is the story that resonates best with you, Karp?
That was some of the cleanest analysis I've received regarding this story in quite some time. I really appreciate the thought that went into it. All I'll say, is I think what I have in mind will be fun XD. Although Yes/No were the presented options, Corvus isn't limited by binary outcomes. Thank you again for such thought provoking words.
You could do where corvus plays a video exposing the opposition for all his crime and "dirty laundry"
Plenty of other ways to get the job done and if the other person doesn't like it, have another political rival take his place through a vote of no confidence or something along that line.
I say no. To do that would be the equivalent of him admitting the Sith way is correct. That the subjugation and use of all others is worth it for power and gain. I could see a scenario where he kills an innocent person preparing to commit a crime or eventually getting to the extreme where he does that but, it's just so far removed from what his entire personality and actions so far that I can't see it.
I put the line in the sand for jedi morality at mind control and murdering is strictly forbidden! Jokes aside I feel like straight up assassinating somebody who is innocent would be a a bit much, but I also feel you could write it well
He is a jedi shadow
I appreciate the nuance in the question. I look forward to how you choose to handle things
