Jedi Civil War (Smashb1996)

The Jedi Civil War, also known as the Second Great Sith War, Darth Revan's Insurrection, and by the s as the War of the Star Forge, was a ravaging conflict that started when the, , who had championed the forces of the Galactic Republic to victory in the , created his own , and declared himself the.

The war commenced when Revan, with his friend and apprentice,, led an invasion of the Republic in the year. With the aid of veterans from the, and a host of converts that had served with them, the former  hoped to take over the Republic in anticipation of a greater threat posed by a  that had dwelled within the  of  for over

During the war, Revan drove the Republic to its knees and nearly succeed in overthrowing it, however, a trap set by the Jedi, led to Revan being unwittingly abetted by Malak, and left comatose, with his mind nearly destroyed. Practically dead, he was taken alive from the wreckage by the, whose skills in  and  had allowed the mission to happen.

Taken to the on, Revan was healed by the  and reprogrammed to believe that he was an soldier, one loyal to the Republic; he was assigned under the command of Shan, who was then placed aboard the . In, with the intention of drawing out Revan's fragmented memories of the , the vast space station that was the source of the seemingly limitless resources of the , he was taken to the planet of  where a Sith fleet under the direct command of Malak, was waiting in ambush.

Eventually escaping from Taris, Revan, along with Shan, the Republic commander, and several others, arrived at the Dantooine Academy, where the s there re-trained him in the ways of the Jedi. After several weeks, the Dantooine Council sent him and the crew of the  back out into the vast regions of, in order to find the Star Forge's location, at the heart of the ancient of the. Later, after a number of ancient Star Maps had been uncovered, Malak led an attack against the Enclave, annihilating it, and further crippling the.

After finding the last Star Map, and, from it, successfully deducing the location of the Rakatan homeworld, Revan, the Jedi, and the Republic launched the ; there, Revan Malak aboard the Star Forge, and the Republic routed the Sith forces. With Malak dead, the Star Forge completely destroyed, and the Sith fleet broken and defeated, the long, devastating, and costly war, finally came to a close.

The Mandaloian crusades
The origins of the Jedi Civil War can be found nearly twenty years before the war would come to frutition. Beginning in, the s, a race of warriors that were descended from the  of ancient , began a second campaign of conquest after reuniting themselves in the wake of the death of the   during the. Taking s and devastating colonies throughout beyond the borders of Republic space, the many clans of Neo-Crusaders, led by, ammassed a territory greater than that ruled by the Hutts in the span of little more than a decade.

After hearing of the occurances beyond the, the first refused to respond, choosing not to act in the defense of planets outside of the Republic's borders. Many senators were still weary of war after the devastation wrought by Kun and the, and they did not want to subject their constituents to yet another conflict, unless the Mandalorians threatened the Republic itself.

Once he felt that the soldiers of his clans were substantially battle-ready, Mandalore soon obliged the Republic, taking up the secret offer of the Sith to challenge a worthy foe, and launching a three-pronged invasion in.

Mandalorian fleets poured into Republic space through invasion corridors, and blazed through adjacent sectors along the Outer Rim, sparking the Mandalorian Wars. In the opening battles of the conflict, particularly at the, forces of the were overwhelmed by the superior numbers and tactics of their foes. Despite these unfortunate events, the refused the Republic's desperate pleas for aid, sensing that there was another hidden threat that had yet to show itself. Though many of the youngest and brightest members of the were eager to combat the Mandalorians, the s would not allow it, preferring to keep private their own fears and plans for war.

The Revanchists intervene
"Who I am is not important; my message is."

- Revan

The played a major role in changing the conflict. During the Neo-Crusades that predated the invasion of the Republic, forces under the command of, Mandalore's chief tactician, assaulted the world of , enslaving and murdering as many Cathar as they could. It was speculated later that this flagrant attack was one of numerous that were intended to draw the into the conflict.

The gamble paid off: after having discovered the truth about the events on Cathar, the youthful and influential, , who would become known as "The Revanchist", formed the Revanchists, and entered the Mandalorian Wars, defying the , and rallied younger members of the , as well his close friend, friend , who began calling himself "Malak" during the wars, to his cause.

After giving their aid to the ravaged Republic fleet, the rogue Jedi soon turned out to be very qualified leaders on the field of battle, rapidly climbing up the ranks. Soon, they were granted full control over the entire. Revan used this newly-bestowed supremacy to champion the Republic war effort; under his invigorating command, the all-but-beaten troops of the Republic reorganized themselves, and began to drive the Mandalorians back.

At some point during the war, Revan and Malak uncovered a, within the the  on , near the. After successfully completing the "trials" set for them by the guard droid, which had been left behind by the so called "", they were given access to the Star Map. Mere moments before they went beyond the door, which led to the dark side artifact, Malak warned Revan that stepping beyond this threshold would mean that they could never return to the Jedi Order. Despite this warning, Revan accessed the Star Map, along with Malak.

Later during the war, in the year, Revan located another Star Map on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. At some time during that same year, Revan visited the long forgotten Sith world of, while scouting for new outposts along the embattled Outer Rim. Upon landing on the planet's surface, he was almost killed by the resonance of ancient dark side power, which lingered there. He managed to live through the experience, simply through sheer force of will, but he did not escape unaffected.

Having embraced the dark side in the aftermath of his near-fatal brush with it, Revan continued to examine the harsh surface, eventually stumbling upon the, an abandoned training center built by an ancient that had lain dormant for millennia.

While unearthing the planet's buried secrets, Revan learned the precise location and importance of the planet Korriban, the homeworld of the Sith species. He also discovered evidence that the ancient Sith still existed beyond the boundaries of known space, and continued to pose a threat to.