Fascinating post. While this may not be exactly what BioWare is going for, I'm sure this imagery fits in perfectly with their end goal. I am under the impression that the Emperor (or what's left of him) has imbued his consciousness into Revan and they have become one individual. My gut feeling is that the red light emanating from his visor is the power of the Emperor coming through. How else could Revan be reborn? Why else would he suddenly seem so much darker, leaning more towards his destroyer aspect?

I've played a Smuggler while a friend of mine has played a Trooper alongside me for every single class story cut scene (except those on our ships) from level 1-45, and the Trooper story was consistently the better one on each planet. I believe the Smuggler has the best ship reveal, but that's the only thing that really stands out. Case in point, Light and Dark Side choices. Smuggler Light Side is Han Solo coming back to help Luke destroy the Death Star. Smuggler Dark Side is just a faster version of Greedo, slimy. These are pretty cut and dry, and get boring. Trooper Light Side is a good soldier defying his superiors and colleagues while they squash rights and freedoms. Trooper Dark Side is a downright crusade against traitors. Much more dynamic than the smuggler. I enjoy the Consular a lot, but I'm a huge Jedi story fan, so I'm biased.

Healer - Talos Drellik ("Is there a tomb that needs exploring?") Melee Tank - Khem Val (The way the Inquisitor gets Khem is absolutely spectacular.) Melee DPS - Jaesa Willsaam (I swear, Dark Side Jaesa is even more evil than Dark Side Warrior.) Ranged Tank - Treek (Cute as a button and she heals, too!) Ranged DPS - HK-51 ("Eat hot efficiency.")