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Revan is the name of a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' universe, known as both a Jedi and a Sith (as Darth Revan). Revan is the main character in the RPG 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' (2003) and appears in numerous other 'Star Wars' media. In the game the player may chose Revan's gender and much of the dialog is gender neutral. However, canonically, Revan is male. The origin of his name is unknown, but it is probably not his birth name. An out-of-universe explanation is that the name is derived from revanchism, ultimately from French revanche "revenge".