Psychopathy, also known as sociopathy, was a personality disorder where a being had a lack of emotion or remorse, egocentricity, anti-social and abusive behavior, and were able to pass themselves off as normal by feigning emotion or lying about their past.

Redline was described by Captain Juno Eclipse as a psychopath during her time flying with him.^[1] Blaschowwa was a Wookiee pirate altered by Dark Jedi Thaum Rystra with Sith Alchemy and one of the side effects made him a psychopath.^[2] One of the most notable examples of a psychopath was Palpatine who, in reality, was the Sith Lord Darth Sidious. He hid behind the guise of a kind, mild-mannered Senator from Naboo. After his ascent to the position of Emperor, Palpatine dropped the charade and everyone saw him for what he was. Years after his death, during her duel with Jacen Solo, Lumiya alluded to Palpatine, saying he was a "psychopath consumed by power."^[3]

Goran Beviin, a Mandalorian soldier, explained to Jaina Solo in 41 ABY that Mandalorians had been diagnosed with the ability to "switch on" psychopathy by a psychologist. He stated that it was a mindset his people were trained to master when they were young, explaining that the trait was what had provoked him to lose control and ferociously attack Solo during a training duel on Mandalore. The commonly even-tempered Beviin found the ability to turn on psychopathy somewhat concerning—remarking to a troubled Solo that it had a frightening effect upon even him—but recognized its usefulness in battle, even recommending that Solo consider adapting the skill. However, Solo found the Mandalorian's induced psychopathy technique brought a Jedi too close to the dark side of the Force, and rejected it.^[4]

Behind the scenesEdit

The terms psychopathy and sociopathy refer to the real-world diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. The features of this condition include a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others. Such individuals would fail to conform to social norms, would be deceitful, and demonstrate a lack of remorse.^[5]

AppearancesEdit

• Light and Dark
• The Force Unleashed novel
• Betrayal
• Revelation
• I, Jedi (As "sociopath")

Notes and referencesEdit

See alsoEdit

• Antisocial personality disorder on Wikipedia