To OE:
"The Exile is Revan" would be the best newbie. One final memory lapse/recovery at the beginning of kotor3 for rebuilding levels from knight/master ranking. There is no information or point of view revealed in kotor2 that can't be overturned with some creative propaganda(example: tampering w/his mind in kotor caused a split personality where E perceived R as someone else in kotor2 like in "fight club"). I think we need closure for them both, and it would be easier for the devs to make this as a revelation after malachor(which goes great w/the abrupt ending) instead of having to create situations, storylines, dialogue trees, etc... where you have to be able to choose R and E as good, as evil, 1 good 1 evil, etc...
Please keep HK, T3, Bastila, Mira, Mandalore, and Dustil. I would rather see a few characters with lots of interaction and sidequests rather than a bunch with little or no substance behind them. Just 2 droids, 2 women, and 2 men, 3 in each party including "Rexile or Exvan," lol.