You know as much as I like Leia in TFA I don't think it's true that the Dark Side has never tempted her.
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
She doesn't seem to have trained directly in the Force, so she doesn't have the temptation to choke/lightning. BUT.
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She's a General, and she's absolutely willing to coldly sacrifice lives for what she sees as the greater good.That's in the text of the film
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I'd say that Leia is walking the edge of Light and Dark as much as Rey is.
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@BootlegGirl She's not a regular guy like Luke. She's a politician. The concept of "acceptable losses" has been with her since her youth1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes -
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@BootlegGirl I see this driving her and Han apart. She's been trained to put aside personal loyalty. Han's *only* value is personal loyalty3 replies 1 retweet 6 likes -
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@BootlegGirl When Han looks at Kylo Ren he only sees his son, not the genocidal war criminal. But Leia has to see both1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes -
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@BootlegGirl Han also held the rank of General. But the moment his son was the enemy, he threw out his medals and became an outlaw again1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes -
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@BootlegGirl Imagine Leia being all "We have to have a plan to take Ben down. What are his weaknesses" and Han freaking out and leaving2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes -
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@BootlegGirl Leia is the one facing that both men in her life cracked under the incredible emotional strain of having to fight their own kin1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
@BootlegGirl And she did not, she never stopped fighting, so what does that say about her
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