Thread:MPK/@comment-25898954-20160731115502/@comment-3528596-20160801050740

Piggybacking here so you don't have a hundred individual threads per essay. As per my usual, I'm going to comment on a rather minor point largely irrelevant to the focus of your essay, but that's just how I roll sometimes.

When I've thought about writing Exile centric fan fiction (which, on the one hand, does sound like a fascinating exercise, on the other hand feels like a collosal waste of time), done minimal Exile character work, and even finished (what? Finishing a fanfic is possible?) a piece or two (including this bad boy), one of the central traits to my Exile is always a mutual dislike with Revan. I agree with your assessment that the facts indicate Revan not liking the Exile, but I'm curious what, if any, rationale you have for your Exile adoring Revan. Obviously, it's a valid choice often embraced by KotOR writers, and there's nothing necessarily wrong with that, but I've never bought into that (in fact, it's my second biggest problem with the Revan novel, after the utter ignoring of the Exile's Force related stuff). For example, if the Exile was closer with Revan, I think she would have a stronger Force bond, given how often they supposedly served together during the war. Additionally, if she adored Revan, I'm not sure why she would be unaffected by the mass dark side conversions happening to the other Jedi under Revan in the lead up to Malachor.

Ultimately, this is just speculation, but I'd love to hear any thoughts you might have on it. Cheers!