So I’ve been looking at the Sith Order recently...
Am I the only one who sees a very consistent pattern with many of these Sith Lords? How each of them has a very, very specific negative trait that acts as a theme for them?
- Darth Sion’s is obviously pain. I mean, he’s called “The Lord of Pain,” and it’s what holds him together.
- Maul’s is Rage. After his “death” in The Phantom Menace, it’s his rage towards Obi-Wan that keeps him alive and allows him to find ways to rebuild himself.
- Vadar’s is fear. Fear of losing his mother is what started on the path of the Dark Side. Fear of losing Padme solidified it. Fear of Sidious kept him there.
- Sidious’s is control. During the clone wars, and even further back during the blockade of Naboo, he pulls the strings of both sides and orchestrating a winning scenario for himself, no matter what the outcome of the conflict.
- Nihilus's trait is hunger, which is unique because hunger isn't negative. It's a need. But Nihilus's hunger almost has the mark of an addict. He consumes and consumes and yet is never filled.
There are others I've hard of whose names I don't remember, who stand for things like Greed and Betrayal. And there are also many others whose names we know who don’t seem to embody a primordial force like the ones above, such as Tyranus, Plageous, Valkorion, and Exar Kun.
What do you guys think?