Dark Lord of the Sith

ok is just the leader of the Sith the "Dark Lord of the Sith" or all of them?

 

According to the EU, a "Dark Lord of the Sith" is any of the most powerful students of the Sith teachings that became candidates to become Dark Lords of the Sith, the equivalent of an all-powerful Jedi Master. The original Dark Lords descended from true Jedi Knights many millennia before the Great Sith War. They were cast out for their forays into the use of Dark Side magic, and exiled on the planet Korriban. There, they interbred with the native Sith race, growing stronger and more powerful as a result of the genetic combination. They expanded their realm into several nearby systems, and individual factions grew out of the isolation. The laws of the Sith dictate that only one Dark Lord can rule at any time. A ritual of ascension was performed, with the candidate being subjected to the bites of three deadly insectoids. If the candidate survived - through the use of intense Sith magic - they were declared the next Dark Lord of the Sith. They were forever marked by the bites, with a flaming sun scar on their forehead. Naga Sadow was one of the first Dark Lords to break away from the established ascension rituals, claiming himself Dark Lord after the death of Marka Ragnos without the consent of the other ruling Lords. Several centuries later, Freedon Nadd was unlucky enough to begin learning the Sith teaching under a young Dark Lord, and yearned to take the position from him. It is for this reason that Nadd went to Onderon. The ancient remains of the Dark Lords before Exar Kun were entombed on Korriban. Darth Vader is thought to have been the last of the Dark Lords.




Ken Kenobi- And you have a nice day

 

And now from the movies. Based upon my interpretation of the movies, one becomes a Dark Lord of the Sith when he completes his training. Similar to the Jedi.

Maul was still a Sith Apprentice (sw.com), just like Obi was a padawan. If Obi had been killed, I'm betting Sidious would have made Maul a Dark Lord. Just like Obi was made a Jedi.

(I don't think Obi become a Jedi because he killed Maul. His level of skill, Qui-Gons recommendation and his exemplary actions on naboo earned him the right to take the trials.)

 

Sith Apprentice-Jedi Apprentice

Sith Lord-Jedi Knight

Sith Master-Jedi Master

 

OBIX:

Sith Apprentice- Jedi Padawan

Sith Lord- Jedi Knight

Dark Lord of the Sith- Jedi Master






Ken Kenobi- And you have a nice day

 

Adding "The DArk" to the Sith Lord title is mearly a way of saying their evil, like calling Sauron THE DARK LORD SAURON. It in no way applies to the rank of the Sith, as they do not call themselves Dark Lords of the Sith, but merely Sith Lords. That would be silly.

"I now promote you, Darth Sidious, from being a mere Sith Lord to a DARK LORD OF THE SITH!!!"

See what I mean? Kind of silly and redundant. it would be the equivilant of not having Jedi Masters, but instead having "Jedi Knights of White Light".

Dooku said Dark Lord for reasons to imply the Dark lord's evilness.

Sidious, Kun, Lord Hoth, Malak, and Bane have all been referred to as "Sith Masters" in literature, thus making a simple connection between the sith and Jedi, as I wrote earlier in an above post.

 

um doesn't Sauron's title indicate his rank? wasn't there a preivious "Dark Lord"? There must be a whole lot of "Lords" in the LOTr world, he msut find away to distiguish himself I really don't want to start a LOTR discussion... i mean Yoda also called the Dark Lord of the sith. my impression was as follows:

Only one person a time is the 'Dark Lord of the Sith' _

the leader,

after Bane's rules of 2, only the Master was TheDLOTS... (except when Vader became it). However, they were both know as "Sith Lords"... master and apprentice... i don't find it that silly.

 

Umm... then why is Vader referred to in Shadows of the Empire as A Dark lord of the Sith? Isn't Palpatine in control? And why is Maul called a Dark Lord of the Sith in Shadow Hunter? I was certain that Sidious was the Master?

To have it the term Dark lord of the Sith as a rank is just silly. There can only be one Sith MASTER and one Sith APPRENTICE. But both can be a dark as they please...

 

I find this site has good reference material about the Sith.

 

Lord Hoth was not a sith. he was an ancient and powerful jedi master who led the army of light against the Brotherhood of darkness.

 

My mistake. I always confuse the names Hoth and Kaan in that story. My brain keeps telling me "Hoth=cold and grim"...

 

Well i hadn't read shadow hunter yet. sorry

 

It isn't your fault.

I suggest reading it though. It is a very good book.


Ken Kenobi- And you have a nice day

 

It is. Maul kicks @$*.