In ANH, Obi-Wan tells Luke that the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and order for a thousand generations in the Old Republic.
In AoTC, Palpatine says that the Republic has stood for a thousand years.
So, who is right? I'd rather it be Obi-Wan. I like the idea of a REALLY old society.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
The Jedi could have been around longer than the Republic. They may have been keeping peace and order before the Republic was formed. Now that the Republic is the recognized center of power, they serve the Republic at their discretion.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
I'd say that the Old Republic is ancient, given what we know of the SW universe. An age of "a thousand generations" -- approximately thirty millenia -- does seem more likely.
[ May 21, 2002, 13:04: Message edited by: Cartman ]
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Abane, but Obi-Wan says that they were keepers of the peace in the Old Republic for a thousand generations ... not that they existed for a thousand generations.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Hmmm....Yah...that sounds right. It's been a while since I've seen it. And I didn't really catch Palpatine's line in AotC.
I guess we could argue that Palp meant the Republic, as it exists now. Presumably, most of the Star Wars galaxy has been explored and they have as many sytems as they expect to get. Maybe he meant, the "Full" Republic has existed for 1000 years.
I'm reaching...and I'm proud of it. Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Or maybe there was an Old Republic which somehow fell, and the current one is the New Republic...
Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
Perhaps there was a period of instability or other major changes that ended 1000 years before Palpatine's statement.
Posted by Timo (Member # 245) on :
Or perhaps the Chancellor actually had a proper seat for the first 29,000 years, and has been forced to stand for the last thousand years only?
Timo Saloniemi
Posted by Matrix (Member # 376) on :
Or maybe he was wrong? Myabe he meant a thousand genrations as well??
In the books, state that the Old Republic is about 25,000+ years old give or taken a century or two. The Jedi Council was formed around the same time as well.
And no, the Star Wars galaxy was not fully explored yet.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Maybe the Jedi just die young and breed quickly.
Posted by Thoughtchopper (Member # 480) on :
All but the main characters, apparently.
You realize that all of those Youngling Jedi that Yoda was training in AOTC are going to get killed in the next movie...
James Dean had nothing on that.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Yeah, but they ought to be in their late teens by then...
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