Something wrong on the Dark Side

Why are there no females on the dark side of the force?

 

There was a female inthe throne room in ROTJ i think she was palpatine's wife or something
and he wouldnt be with her unless she had the force

 

I think that this is a Saga-only thing. Also, although I do not understand it yet, there is a female Sith/Dark Jedi in/during the Clone Wars (previews of the Clone Wars cartoon). Someone correct me if that "albino" is a guy.

SBC

 

yes there is a darl jedi in the clone wars her name is Asajj Ventress

and yes you herd me right it is a she

 

"There was a female in the throne room in ROTJ"

Where!?


(EU(!) has a number of Dark Side women)

 

The movies don't have any dark-side women, presumably as women are not supposed to be saber-wielding evil baddies. There are several in the EU, though.

 

if i wanted to start reading EU, where would i start?

 

Most say the Thrawn Triliogy. Others the X-wing series. Or Truce at Bakura, which takes place the day after ROTJ.

EDIT: Oh, and those were Palpatines successors or something. THey arent women!

 

ok, another question, how many series are there, and is there a link to view them all?

 

Wow, that's a lot, but theres tons of comics too. I can think of the NJO, Thrawn, X-wing, Courtship of Princes leia, Truce at Bakura, some e-books, fan fics, Shatterpoint, I jedi, that one that takes place after Episode 1, theres probably many many more. And I dont have a link sorry.

EDIT: the Essential Chronology is all that summed up. Well, sorta, cuz it only goes up to all books made around the time of Episode one, so it wont have NJO in there.

 

Start with Shadows of the Empire because it right before ROTJ

 

in case anyone is as interested as i am

here is a link to all SW eu books, included direct movie based

it doesnt include young, or interemediate ones

http://yodasdatapad.com/schedule.html

 

wow, i just found out i have the first of the Thrawn series, i knew i had an EU book i got a garage sale somewhere

 

Thanks for the link. Truce at Bakura is really good, I suggest reading that.(first or second either way)

 

Gawd... TF.N has an entire books section. Here Have fun!

 

"There was a female in the throne room in ROTJ"

I believe you are referring to one of the royal guards. Wearing a long red robe, right?

 

Considering we've only seen 4 Sith in the movies, it's not that surprising we haven't seen a female Sith.

Now, if we'd never seen a female JEDI, that would be a little odd.

 

The Han Solo Trilogy leads nicely up to ANH. Ok it mainly centres around Han Solo but hey hes good

 

The Thrawn trilogy is a good place to start. Shadows of the Empire and the Han Solo Trilogy are also highly recommended.

For more recommendations, go here, the JC Lit forum.

 

I would guess there are no female Sith in the canon (something that's always made me feel like there's a void in my need for a role model) because Lucas wanted to avoid falling into the trap of having to make a female villain sexy. Modern audiences tend not to accept women who aren't attractive, and the whole point of the Sith is there's nothing sexy about them. They sacrifice everything for their love of Force strength.

 

what does canon mean in the context of its use here?

 

jedi_john: This is what canon means:

"Gospel, or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas, and the novelisations. These works spin out of George Lucas' original stories, the rest are written by other writers. However, between us, we've read everything, and much of it is taken into account in the overall continuity. The entire catalogue of published works comprises a vast history -- with many off-shoots, variations, and tangents -- like any other well-developed mythology."
-The LucasFilm Licensing Continuity Editors

Basically, canon means the parts of Star Wars accepted as officially what happened - the films, much of the EU, etc.

 

ah i see. thanks for the answer Iron_Fist. it is most understandable.

 

No probs, jedi_john!

 

Why are there no females on the dark side of the force?

Why does it matter?