Titles listed in red or blue type have further information available titles listed in black italics have no further information available titles listed in green are landmark events on the timeline this list is neither definitive nor exhaustive. Knights of the old republic and was released for the xbox on december 6, 2004, for microsoft windows on february 8, 2005, and os x and linux on july 21, 2015. Each sith has an apprentice, but the problem was, each sith lord got to be powerful. Lord vitiate summons the surviving sith lords to nathema, claiming to have a plan to save the sith empire from the vengeful republic. Most recently i dived into a major era of sith history, which are the years of the great galactic war and the galactic war of vitiates sith empire against the republic. When a sith lords dark experiment results in a zombie apocalypse at a remote sith. In his novel series the thrawn trilogy, author timothy zahn labeled sith lord darth vader and emperor. But over the years i went back even further and recently used wookiepedia a lot to research the sith history before bane and the brotherhood of darkness. Star wars books timeline page 2 of 7 star wars timeline. Founded approximately one thousand years before the battle of yavin by the sith lord darth bane, it was intended to replace the brotherhood of darkness and institute a rebirth of the sith. Set between the film revenge of the sith and the novel star wars.
Learn about every member of the sith order that held the title dark lord of the sith throughout star wars canon and legends. The emperors chosen apprentice has swiftly proven his loyalty to the dark side. Lords of the sith is one of the first novels published after lucasfilm redefined its star wars continuity, categorising previous eu adventures as noncanon legends. Knights of the old republic ii the sith lords is a roleplaying video game developed by obsidian entertainment and published by lucasarts.
Best sith books 16 books meet your next favorite book. The tales of the jedi, knights of the old republic and knight errant comic series takes place in this era, chronicling the immense wars fought by the jedi of old and the ancient sith. But most of the time, in the period in which the movies and most of the books take place, there are only two sith in existence at any given moment. Louise begins her advanced training with her master and lord krillis. Death marked the end of the golden age of the sith. Taking place five years after the events of revenge of the sith, the book focuses on the uneasy relationship between sith master and apprentice as the emperor. Darth paracelsus decides louise is ready to forge a sith sword.
Best sith books i created this list because i was fascinated with sith, but i didnt know where to find books specifically about them. Lords of the sith is a canon novel written by paul s. Secrets from the dark side published on dec 18, 2015 in his quest for total domination, darth sidious compiled six legendary dark side texts detailing sith history. This is the timeline of the sith lords from star wars starting from the dark jedi that were exiledto korriban and ending with darth krayts new sith. That culminated in a supposedly inuniverse reference book, the book of sith, written by daniel wallace and purporting to be a collection of sith literature compiled by the emperor himself. A brief history of the sith order, from their origins to the lineage of darth bane and the empire under sidious. The history of the sith was forever changed after darth banes climactic victory at the end of the first book of his lauded trilogy. Whats the difference between sith and sith lord in. With the completion of episodes i, ii, and iii, the epic story thats captivated millions can now be told in its entirety, from the time of the primordial knights of the old republic and the clone wars to the birth of the empire, from the destruction of the death. Started with the battle of althir and ended with the battle of malachor v jedi revan ended the war by killing mandalore the ultimate. Chronicle books houses of power sith holocrons reign of the ax conquests of the sith warbeasts sith alchemy sith incantations the sith code the prophecy of the sith ari.
A golden age online story crosscurrent pages 111, 2433, 4362, 6781 novel lost tribe of the sith 1. As of april, 2014 the expanded universe was deemed noncanonical. Star wars the old republic timeline of events updated for. The essential guide to the force del reyballantine part one. Then moving on to the sith triumvirate of sion, traya and nihilus especially nihilus always seems to have a strong fan following.
Darth desolous in life, he was born in 3522 bby and became a jedi master, until he fell to the sith and was expelled from the jedi order. Jun 26, 2019 over the years, the old expanded universe fleshed out the history, philosophy, and dark powers of the sith in a tremendous amount of detail. The list is going to be organized by master and apprentice as well as another other pertinent information. The sith are the main antagonists of the star wars universe. May 05, 2020 a sith lord among sith lords, sadow was one of two potential heirs to the sith empire. Star wars books you should read if you like sith lords youtini. So feel free to vote for whichever ones you love most, and dont pick on other peoples choices. The legends sith lord chronology the star wars timeline almanac. Complete guide to the current star wars the old republic timeline. Darth maul, darth sidiouspalpatine, count dooku and darth vader. Decimated by the though bomb, the order lay in ruins as a single master escaped the planet with his new apprentice, and thus, the rule of two was born. Apr 14, 2020 this alternate timeline, now referred to as star wars legends, culminated in the reign of darth krayt and his army of the one sith.
Once the remaining sith lords had arrived on nathema, lord vitiate quickly took control of the sith lords, forcing them to complete one of the most elaborate rituals in the sith teachings. Up until the reign of kaan, it was a title that was only given to those that were acknowledged as the leaders of their order, but by the end of the new sith wars the title was held by many sith lords simultaneously. The man who rules as emperor is secretly a sith lord, and with his powerful apprentice, darth vader, and all the resources of his vast imperial war machine, he has placed the galaxy solidly under his heel. Its spawned six films, countless books, a few tv spinoffs, video games, cartoons, action figures, and countless other media and collectibles. Knights of the old republic ii the sith lords timeline.
Tales of the jedi golden age of the sith trade paperback the old republic timeline 12. Sith imperium historical events have not yet been added. This is an old republic era book from the legends timeline. After his death, two sith lords, naga sadow and ludo kressh, fought to occupy his throne, only for ragnos spirit to appear before them and claim that. Taking place several years after the events of revenge of the sith, the free ryloth movement sees a group of freedom fighters take on the galactic empire. Calling on the dark side, lord vitiate devoured all of their powers, absorbing it all into himself, and completely obliterating all traces of the helpless. Saga lucass vision of the sith and galactic history. Instead, he dominates their minds and attempts to force them take part in a planetwide ritual to make himself a god at the cost of all other life on the planet.
The great hyperspace war online movie the sith lords chronicles part i. Darth krayt and the one sith first appeared as the main antagonists in the 2006 dark horse series, star wars. The order of the sith lords, also known as banes sith order, banite sith, or simply the sith, was an ancient sith organization of forcesensitives who utilized the dark side of the force. The book of sith also greatly helped in that aspect and it was awesome to really sort out all of that history. Kemp when the emperor and his notorious apprentice, darth vader, find themselves stranded in the middle of insurgent action on an inhospitable planet, they must rely on each other, the force, and their own ruthlessness to prevail. For convenience this timeline includes the before the republic era events occuring a thousand generations before the battle of yavin. And the sith lords would try to kill each other because they all wanted to be the most powerful. Since disney bought lucasfilm in 2012, there has been a substantial amount of new star wars material, including comic books, novels, tv series, and games. Its one of the biggest films of alltime, while also becoming the rare franchise to build a very large and devout following. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Secrets from the dark side published on dec 18, 2015 in his quest for total domination, darth sidious compiled six legendary dark side texts detailing sith history and philosophy. His story was as much about defeating his rival ludo kressh as it was about fighting the republic.
This list chronicles the dark lords as well as some notable exceptions. The order of the sith lords, also known as banes sith order, banite sith. In the early days of the sith, before the rule of two, there were many sith at any one time though they were usually led by one sith entitled the dark lord of the sith. Sith characters had also been portrayed as such in some noncanonical star wars legends works prior to the release of the phantom menace, and in archived footage for the. The legends sith lord chronology star wars timeline almanac. This is a super broad questions that can potentially be super long, and since disneys acquisition of the star wars ip and the scrapping of most eu material, this answer may no longer and likely doesnt apply anymore to the new canon. The mandalorian wars took place before the first knights of the old republic game they have never been seen in a game directly although they did appear in the knights of the old republic comic book put out by dark horse. Reading darth bane prompted me to want to create a chronology of all the sith lords through the star wars universe. May 07, 2014 this is a timeline of the sith lord s beginning with the dark jedi that fled to korriban and ending with darth krayts sith empire. Im slowly working on chapters of a book im writing so dont. Background in the six star wars movies, we are shown four sith lords.
Still, the history of the sith order is one of duplicity, betrayal, and acolytes violently usurping their mastersand the truest measure. Darth vader, newly anointed sith lord, is ascendant. Once darth bane established the rule of two, the sith remained hidden from the jed. The history of jedi influence in the galaxy was a history of disorder and the sporadic wars disorder. Star wars kindle edition by kemp, paul s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The star wars timeline almanac the legends sith lord. Do the sith still exist in the force awakens timeline. Darth kren and norik kun in the modern era, the sith empire was established by darth kren, dark lord of the sith, and his first apprentice, norik kun.
The book confirmed that the sith eternals 3rd legion was named after the famous dark lord, although his canon history still remains unknown. The story is set in the year 14 bby, and it connects with stories from the television shows star wars. The word sith was first used in the 1974 rough draft of star wars with the first published use being the 1976 novelization of star wars as a title for the key villain darth vader, the dark lord of the sith. Based on the star wars canon, created by george lucas and lucasfilm. It begins with the events setting up the stage, goes through the launch of swtor and follows all the events up to the current date. Vader and palpatine were the last two recognized sith, but theres a few ways others could be around after them. Many of the facts are linked to an article or a video, further expanding on the lore and legends from this time period.
Eight years after the clone wars ravaged the galaxy, the republic is no more and the empire is ascendant. Star wars timeline page 3 of 12 the ultimate star wars. The canon sith lord chronology the star wars timeline almanac. Source contentsshow history for canonical history, see wookieepedia. A rough timeline of the sith empire in the modern era. Books comics magazine stories video games reference books e books internet exclusives television or movies the old republic and sith era. May 28, 2018 the star wars saga famously takes place a long time ago, but trying to pinpoint where each movie fits into the overall timeline can be as. Apart from wearing dark colours and being generally evil, we know the following about sith lords. Explore all sith lords of the star wars galaxy, full timeline of sith lords such as darth vader, darth maul, revan and many others. Mar 16, 2018 a brief history of the sith order, from their origins to the lineage of darth bane and the empire under sidious.
Dark lords of the sith were the greatest and most powerful of the sith lords. The true history of r2d2 sith lord camestros felapton. What really happened is, the sith ruled the universe for a while, 2000 years ago. Taking place several years after the events of revenge of the sith, the free ryloth movement sees a group of. Biggest sith lord after the defeat in galactic civil war had 6 apprentices and tried to restore sith empire. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lords of the sith. Among the sith lords memorialized in the citadel are locphet, felkor, mindran, and sissiri, who are all new additions to the lore of star wars. Trained by the powerful sith lord darth sidious, darth maul is an agile, and deadly sith capable of wielding a doublebladed lightsaber. After leaving the jedi order, ahsoka finds a new life. Still, the history of the sith order is one of duplicity, betrayal, and. The sith lords tells the story of the dark war first jedi purge. What casual fans may not know is that all of these productions and publications are now officially part of the new canon, meaning that they are included in the. Trained by the powerful sith lord darth sidious, darth maul is an agile, and deadly sith capable of wielding a doublebladed.
Marka ragnos was an ancient sith human hybrid sith lord, who lived during the time of the first sith empire, and seized the title of dark lord of the sith, serving as the ruler of the empire. This entry of my personal holocron is meant to serve as a complete record of the history of the dark council of the sith order, to be used for future reference by myself and my future students. Every dark lord of the sith star wars canon and legends. And despite george lucas best efforts, it remains popular all these. Sidious hid in plain sight as the unassuming senator palpatine of naboo, while secretly orchestrating the trade federations invasion of the planet. Lords of the sith was one of the first four novels published in the franchise after lucasfilm redefined star wars continuity in april 2014. Over their long history, the sith have established great empires, come close to realizing their ambitions.
In star wars books, darth vader is frequently described as a sith lord. Greatest of the ancient lightsaber masters 5,300 5,000 bby. Oct 20, 2017 history of the sith order, successor to rsithorder. Most powerful sith lords from star wars thetoptens. Tarkin, it features darth vader and emperor palpatine facing off against revolutionaries. Centered around the gordian reach, it was publicly considered a second tier or big three nation, on par with the loris. The sith remained a distant memory until the rise of darth sidious and his apprentice, darth maul, in the last days of the republic.
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