Star Wars: What Does "Dark Lord Of The Sith" Really Mean?

Palpatine in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith and Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi

The Dark Lords of the Sith collectively serve as the primary antagonists of both the Star Wars saga movies and the franchise writ large, yet the films do not explain the origins of their imposing titles. Of course, the films never needed to specify why the Sith are called Dark Lords while their ancient enemies are Jedi Knights.

In Legends, A Dark Lord Was Originally A Ruler Of The Sith Race The Sith Were A Species &#x2715 Remove Ads The Star Wars Legends continuity, which was the official canon until 2014, has a comprehensive origin for the term Dark Lord of the Sith. Although there were Jedi who had fallen to the dark side long before the establishment of the Sith Order, the first Sith Lords were a group of 12 fallen Jedi who were expelled by the Jedi Order and banished.

1 &#x2715 Remove Ads The Exiles conquered Korriban and enslaved the Sith species, becoming the “Dark Lords of the Sith” and eventually forming their own religion, the Order of the Sith, combining appropriated beliefs and cultural traditions of both the Sith species and the Jedi. Eventually, the terms “Sith Lord” and “Dark Lord of the Sith” would evolve into a rank and title for members of the Sith Order.

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