Quote Dimartica Quote: Originally Posted by If a Jedi bested her brother in combat, she shouldnt hold a grudge right? Thats like, completely opposite of Canderous/Revan relationship. I thought mando's were supposed to respect and seek out worthy opponents. Temple of coursaunt sacking was much more BH -like, a contract hit that she took to "avenge" her brother....? My Merc will be disrespecting her for sure. This contradiction stood out to me as well, to be honest! It came from a brief passage in the Journal of Gnost-Dural. I've quoted it below, with a bit of emphasis added:



Quote: Originally Posted by Journal of Gnost Dural Only a few years later, she [Shae Vizla] participated in a bold attack on a Republic political convoy in which her brother was killed by Jedi Master Aurei Eadon. To avenge her brother, she later challenged Master Aurei to a duel, but was refused.



I think the most important factor to consider with the Journal is that, like Bedtime on Concordia, it's written to present the views of specific characters in-universe --characters other than Shae herself. We aren't getting Shae's own thoughts or words about her actions, so it's all effectively hearsay. But if we look at the sequence of events--brother killed, challenge issued and refused, assault on Jedi Temple--it's easy to see how the narrative of revenge and a personal grudge against Jedi would end up as a common assumption in-universe.



To my mind, Shae probably did care very much about her brother; as this story exemplifies, family is very important to Mandalorians. She was still young when he died, and I think that led her to fixate on Jedi not just as a personal challenge to her own family and clan, but as a challenge to all Mandalorians. So she looked for opportunities to win victories over them, to prove that the Mandos' strength doesn't end where lightsabers begin. Once that was done, she moved on; given that she's made no special effort to hunt down Jedi for several decades by the time of Shadow of Revan, it seems safe to say that she holds no specific enmity toward them anymore. That challenge has already been beaten, and now she's looking for something bigger, as Galron theorizes.



All that's to say that it's something I've definitely thought about, but that may never get fully nailed down in-game. I'd love to hear what you folks think on the issue! Charles Boyd | Creative Director

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