Star Wars Explains Why So Many Order 66 Survivors Fell To The Dark Side

Many Clone Wars era Jedi in Star Wars may have been more likely to fall to the dark side after surviving Order 66. The Jedi Order was certainly not at its height during the Clone Wars. They were generals on the battlefield, warriors fighting the Confederacy in a war engineered by Palpatine himself, their side’s supposed leader. As stated by Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back, “…great warrior? Wars not make one great!” Jedi are not supposed to be warriors, but rather keepers of the peace. But what happens when Jedi are put on the defensive, the Order has fallen, and they must survive an Empire?