Why Grey Jedi Are Usually MORE POWERFUL Than Jedi - Star Wars Explained

So Revan in the novel "Revan", after he retrieved his mask and the memories his power was magnified not because he accepted the dark but because of his intimate knowledge of it. He was able to overcome a specific sith Lord that had been beyond him. Because he understood sith lightning. This allowed him to contain it, magnify it, and redirect it without summoning it himself. I've always thought Yoda must have fought sith or a powerful dark jedi in order to understand how to reflect dokus lighting .

Grey Jedi don't buy into the dogma of the Jedi order without question. They question what the Force wants them to do, not the Council. This, inherently, puts them more in tune with the Force and allows them to channel it more effectively.

Revan was able to overcome Darth Vitiate's force barrier by throwing "the light and the dark" at him simultaneously.

The grey jedi has always been fascinating to me. Loved the video. Keep up the great work!

I'll be honest, never in a million years would I have at it that way, I always thought of gray Jedi as someone who has access to abilities that no other wielder, light or dark, could access. This was enlightening.

I can totally understand why they are. They let instinct and emotions guide them, But are free of limitations and dogma to do what they feel is necessary which probably grants them a stronger bond to the living force and force in general

I mostly agree with this vid. I do agree that since someone in 'true balance' would be far from either extreme they would be denied some of the powers witnessed by devotees of Light or Dark. Their time would be split between three fields of study: Lightsaber combat, Light-side powers & Dark-side powers while traditional Sith and Jedi would only have two fields of study. It's just a simple fact that someone with more to do but the same time to do it will get less done on either front, but would paint a more complete picture. The true strength of a Balanced force user would be their mind-set. Bright lights and pitch darkness can both blind, but the more worldly perspective of a Balanced force user would grant them clarity of vision, and strength of purpose. Eternal, endless Light is but a barren desert. Eternal, endless Dark is but a maelstrom of death. To quote a mentor of mine: 'A man cannot walk without opposing feet. Allow yourself to move forward carrying the lessons of both.'

I agree completely on how this video describes “Grey Jedi”.

I do find it interesting that in order to bring balance to the force, there will always need to be Sith lords, so if the Jedi eliminate the Sith they themselves would need to be eliminated to bring balance to the force, or the force will produce another Dark side user to counter the Jedi's light side.

Grey Jedi do not shun the Dark Side entirely, Jedi like Luke and Yoda were outliers. Mace was probably the most "grey" character in the Jedi of his time. Revan is a different story as he spent time as both a Jedi and a Sith at different times

Don't we have a balanced Force user in the Father and if he made the choice to replace him Anakin (if given time) since the Father was the Balance between the Son and Daughter which would mean he used both or didn't see a difference between them

The ability to use the light side is good but the grey jedi do NOT have to follow the code which means they can connect with people on a more intimate level.

I just want to say that the thing I don’t like about how being a Jedi sounds is that it sounds as if you have to hold in your breath for only so long that if you release it you fall to the dark side kind of thing if anyone could explain this better to me I’d be grateful

Grey Jedi Can use anger to enhance themselves during a duel, but do not let it become hatred. Anger is a natural emotion, and when used properly, can make you feel the passion and thrill of combat. It requires allowing yourself to be selfish to a degree without falling into narcissism. Mace Windu used Juyo in this way I think.

All I'm gonna say is that the Bendu was pretty ridiculously powerful. And he was "the one in the middle"

I believe what this video was reaching for was each force user is unique. Also where each force user fits (ex. Jedi, sith, grey jedi, ect.) it is a spectrum.

Again, I like the way he says "Jedi Order"

I can see where you are coming from and an example of this would be in Episode 1 where Qui-Gon uses the Force on the chance cubes. Yoda, most likely, would not. Great channel and love all your content!

Thank you for explaining Grey Jedi. I always felt that Grey Jedi were light-siders that rejected the Orthodoxy of the Temple and succumbed to the Will of the Force, acting with it's guidance alone.

Having both Jedi and Sith skillsets would make one quite formidable. Being able to mix-up one's powers would be a great advantage. What set Yoda (simply so old to have learned most everything) and Dooku (rare true experienced and knowledgeable Jedi Master and then Sith Lord) apart from other high-end Force users of his time was his versatility in knowledge and application of the Force. Perhaps the only two of the era, at least in canon, that can fire of Force Lightning and either absorb it or deflect it with bare hands. Only the very strongest paramount masters of light and dark would be able to overcome powerful Force users with mastery over both sides of the Force.