What did the Sith species look like?

All Sith castes were red-skinned humanoids with distinctly sharp, predatory features and tentacle beards. Among the Sith, the stroking of a right cheek tendril was a sign of thoughtfulness. After interbreeding with the Dark Jedi exiles, the original members of the species became known as Red Sith.

Why are so many Sith Lords deformed?

The Dark Side of the Force. The more one uses the Dark Side and the further immersed they are in it, the more corrupted they become. The Dark Side actually physically deteriorates the body over time, causing deformities and frailness.

Are Sith really evil?

Sith Lords are considered evil because they do harmful, abusive, oppressive, and often self-destructive things in the pursuit of power. Darth Vader chokes people in order to variously either torture or kill them, applying this more often to subordinates than to his opponents.

Why do Sith look different?

Darth Sidious’ face was disfigured by his lightning not because of the lightning, but because he was wearing a ‘force mask’, a power that disguises your appearance to hide your disfigured face, which would of course show that you’re a sith. The lightning ruined his mask, basically like tearing a paper mask into pieces.

Why do Sith look old?

When Mace Windu deflected the lightning back at Palpatine with his lightsaber, the Sith electricity disfigured the Chancellor’s face, leaving it slightly melted and folded countless times with wrinkles.

What is the Sith ritual?

A dark side ritual was an old Sith magical art that allowed a Force user to see things one could otherwise not see. It required a connection between two beings and a drop of blood from one of the two. The ritual was started by chanting a certain phrase and feeding the drop of blood with Force lightning on an altar.

How did the Sith become so powerful?

Driven by their emotions, including hate, anger, and greed, the Sith were deceptive and obsessed with gaining power no matter the cost. The order reached the apex of its power under Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith who achieved his order’s goal of galactic conquest after a millennium of plotting.

What is the relationship between the Jedi and the Sith?

The Sith recognizes the connection between love and suffering, the power that vulnerability holds over the heart, and the nature of revenge, anger, and bitterness inherent to close relationships. “The Sith and the Jedi are similar in almost every way, including their quest for greater power.”

What is the wisdom of the Sith?

Unfettered by reserve and utterly committed to power, the wisdom of the Sith is at times egocentric, fascist, deterministic, and occasionally paradoxical, especially in regard to love and passion. This page collects Sith teachings from canonical Star Wars sources, and may grow over time through user or editor contributions.

Who are the Sith and the Sith order?

The Sith, also referred to as the Sith Order, was an ancient religious order of Force-wielders devoted to the dark side of the Force. Driven by their emotions, including hate, anger, and greed, the Sith were deceptive and obsessed with gaining power no matter the cost.