Also most importantly she "isn't" a Sith.
KotOR2 raises an important question after the events of KotOR1. What caused Revan to leave. Was it the allure of the Dark Side, or were the Jedi Masters of that era so terrible he had no desire coming back? Where the old teachings of that era so strict, so devoid of human understanding that they made the Jedi Order of that time a serious threat, because no normal humans could live up to the rules and regulations they demanded. That in it's own way, the Jedi Order of Revan's time was creating more Sith then any evil relics/ancient temples/evil threats by breaking it's students, then refusing to own up to the failures of it's own Masters, instead choosing to blame the Padawans/Knights for not meeting expectations.
Kreia wasn't evil. She didn't kill the Jedi Masters because she hated them, or wanted revenge, or anything petty like that. She killed them because in their arrogance, and refusal to adapt, they were a massive threat to the galaxy healing after the Mandalorian/Sith Civil Wars. Their outright refusal to understand what was happening, and why it was happening, instead choosing to stick to their guns was TERRIBLE for the galaxy, and she had to kill them to save it. Choosing to blame the Exile for their own failures, and yet again taking their frustrations out on her was just the last straw for Kreia, she realized the Jedi Order could not help save the galaxy, and was now just in the way, and needed to be dealt with.
To understand Kreia, you must look at her through the lens of what happened to her, and why she wants to train the Exile. She knows exactly what Revan found in the Outer Rim. She knows what twisted and corrupted his noble spirit, and saw what his true goal for the galaxy was ( preparing it for something. ). She knows that threat still exists, and still needs to be dealt with, and if anybody is going to do it they need to be taught how to do it. That's why she set up the events of the game. That's why she trained Sion. That's why she brought back all those enemies. That's why she took back the mantle of Darth Traya. Not because she wanted you to become Sith, but because she wanted to make sure she made you strong enough to face whatever hid in the dark places of the galaxy.
Even her most controversial teaching, that you must use your friends as human shields entirely makes sense in the context of what she's preparing you to face. You aren't going to be some podunk Jedi Knight going world to world solving problems, you will be facing down the greatest threat the galaxy has ever known, and of your party, only you can honestly handle it, being disconnected from the Force as you are ( you never really reconnect to the Force. As the game describes it, you can still use it, but you use it like a tool, like a gun or a sword, rather then a part of your body like it used to be. ). If you fall because you tried to save Atton, or Kreia, or Bao Dur, then you fail the entire galaxy, and now everyone must suffer the price of that failure. It's better to let them die now so you can finish your mission, then put yourself at risk before the final battle. She wanted to harden your heart now, so you could deal with the loss you'd inevitably face along the way, rather then potentially lose your cool.
She's not a nice character, but she's definitely not an evil character. Every single one of her goals, from her training, to her planned suicide existed for one purpose. To make you the strongest you could be, right before you took on the Emperor, in the hopes you'd actually be able to pull it off and save everyone.
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