If I was only a Jedi, I would go with Qui-Gon. I'm fairly maverick, so I'd choose him for the type of person he is, which is a mirror of mine. I could also go for Obi-Wan (especially old Ben), Luke, Yoda, An'ya Kuro, Meetra Surik, Revan, Fae Coven, Satele Shan etc, not just because I like them, but because of their character which could match mine to some degree, and in my opinion, they are effective teachers.
Sith - Traya. Overall, I would probably prefer Kreia. I know they're the same people, but I just enjoy her philosophical attitudes. The fantasy and philosophy of SW was perhaps the most attractive portions of it, to me, not the science or technology. That, and I would prefer to be more of a Force user than a duelist. I would like exposure to combat, of course, which Kreia would give me, but her attitude to character and the Force would be the most important factors. I might not choose Kreia as an overall master because she does dip more towards the dark side than anything else. I could also choose Vergere as a Sith Master, for similar reasons to Kreia. Possibly even Lumiya. Plagueis could also be an option. Probably not Tenebrous, though. I think some of the unexplored characters have potential to be the ones I am looking for - I am aiming at Darths Rivan and Guile, for example.
The reason I'm opting for these more obscure characters is because I wouldn't want Palpatine to be my master because I wouldn't learn the lessons I want, and Maul, Tyranus or Vader would not be a good teacher to me because in many ways, they are very much ignorant characters with respects to the Force as a whole. They have their ups, but also their downs. Inside, they're really just ruined people, and they can't give me what I would want. It is for the same reason that I would avoid picking somebody like Krayt or Malak or Nihilus or Sion or any such blind or ruined character. Again, I'm fairly maverick, and I despise the way Maul, Tyranus, Vader or Palpatine teach - they have no real lessons to teach, in my opinion. My philosophical nature simply isn't compatible with theirs, although Palpatine just uses his "apprentices" as tools, and the others can't teach, in my opinion. At all.
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