Kreia was the personification of Avellone's frustrations with the concept of the Force. He called her "one redeeming feature" her love of the player character, and what they represent: a way of destroying the Force and its predestination in favor of giving freedom to the galaxy. She shuns the light-side and the dark-side divide of the Force, as well as blanket good and evil, favoring choices that emphasise personal strength for the player. "The A.V. Club"s Julie Muncy described her philosophy as "a pessimistic and borderline-Randian way of thinking focused on the importance of power and strife".