Discussion To Sith or not to Sith? -NSA Edition

Hands down Anakin is The Chosen One and will always be The Chosen One, at least to me (and George Lucas but I don't think he has too much of a say in the future of Star Wars.)

As most of you guys know once we were introduced to this young and innocent boy named Anakin, he was The Chosen One. The boy then grew up into a whiny but good hearted Jedi Padawan, as a Jedi Knight he was a skilled and admired warrior, and eventually he would turn into the very thing he sought to destroy, a Sith. Even then though, he still would fulfill his destiny when he would toss his vile Sith master down a shaft in order to save the last thing he had to hold onto, his son. The Prophesy was fulfilled, he destroyed the Sith and they are no more.

Could the Prophecy have been misread? Is it possible the Sith could return? Perhaps the prophecy was about destroying one group of Sith, or possibly even bringing the Sith back to the galaxy. Or maybe the Sith are really gone and the Prophecy was right? Could there be a new threat in the galaxy, fallen Jedi, a new group of force users trained in the Sith arts who aren’t Sith, non-force users? Or will the Sith return?


I’m hoping that the Sith don’t return, they had their time to shine and I think it’s time for something new. I’m thinking for some sort of rouge group of force users who are trained in both the ways of the Jedi and Sith, but aren’t either of them.

So what is your guy’s opinion? Do you think the Sith will return and what is your opinion on that, or do you want a new threat? Let the Non-Spoiler Speculation Begin!

 

I don't think SW is really SW without lightsabers and lightsaber-wielding bad guys. Probably NOT Sith but a different order of Dark Jedi . . .

 

I think having Sith would be interesting, but not as the main villain, and especially not in control of the galaxy once again.

 

Darth Plagueis is the only Sith who should return.

 

In the context of the movies, it would actually be a new approach for the Sith to fight openly. Armies of Force wielders bashing each other would be an interesting thing to see on the big screen, but on the other hand I'm quite fine with any other approach, except for rehashing the PT style of hidden Sith.
Then again, this very question opens up a rather wide ranging discussion - what exactly is the Prophecy, what exactly makes one become a Sith, what is simply a Dark Jedi, what about other dark side philosophies and so on.

 

An open conflict might be interesting, instead of sneaking around and waiting.

 

Yes to more Sith. As one of our colleagues here have said, the Force is now in balance, but keeping it that way could be another matter.

 

Could it not also be that the prophecy could also be recurrent.

• Force is out of balance
• Chosen one balances it.
• Force is taken out of balance again
• Another chosen one of a different generation balances it.

 

I actually didn't think of that before. That's actually an interesting Idea and I'm kinda starting to like it! Could be interesting!

 

How about a small group of five or six ten-foot tall Sith, to give it that threatening look — much like what Sauron and the Engineers looked like in the LOTR and Prometheus movies?

 

*WARNING: THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS FOR A STORY ARC IN SEASON 3 OF STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS*

The way I view "fate", "destiny" or "prophecy" in fiction is that it's just illuminating one path that you can take. You can certainly choose not to take it, but in the hero's case, this generally results in great personal pain.

For instance, I believe Anakin could've fulfilled the prophecy in ROTS had he killed Sidious, but by choosing not to, he became encased in a life support suit, doomed the Republic and the Jedi Order, and lost Padme.

So, I certainly don't see ROTJ as diminished, because I believe that Vader could've let Luke die if he so chose.

In terms of the Sith, I think that Anakin was the only one that could defeat Sidious. If Anakin chose not to in ROTJ, Sidious would have forever been in power, the galaxy doomed. So other Sith don't count.

I mean, what does "bring balance to the Force" even mean? Does it mean eliminate all dark-side users, leaving only light-side users? The Mortis trilogy in TCW television series has Anakin kill all three Force-users, Light, Dark, and "following the will of the Force", with the Father stating that brought balance.

 

We've had a ton of Sith culture and history in the EU and I think it's been explored enough.

I'm on the side of people who would prefer to see Luke and the Jedi Order struggle with their role in the GFFA: how political should they be? How involved in society? I.e. the burden of being a hero - when do you decide to get involved. If you don't have the Sith to focus your struggle and your existence, it leads to either corruption or complacency.

I honestly haven't really read any NJO stuff so you maybe this has already been brought up, but it would be interesting to see Luke and his students/colleagues arguing over how to be a Jedi.

 

Poor Maul...

 

Maul should only return if he wears his glasses and wig, Garth style

 

That was so stupid. Still can't wrap my head around it. According to the Darth Plagueis novel he was just a pawn. He should not have been able to survive. Plagueis is the only Sith character I want back for the ST but wouldn't be surprised if Palpatine came back in the flesh. I imagine Palpatine will be in it somehow, vision, Dagobah cave, voice, spirit etc.

 

That can be arranged, you know....

According to The Clone Wars TV show, Maul didn't think that way... he believed in a greater destiny.... one that was stolen from him.

Ironic that Plagueis the Wise couldn't survive death, but the one he saw as a pawn, did.

 

And that's why I will never like that novel.

 

It's been a while since I read that novel so my memories of it aren't the best.