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| January 2007 |
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The Sith Lords of the Sequel Trilogy !
20th January 20076 |
Lord Bane, Lord Plagueis, Lord Sidious.
Lord Maul, Lord Tyranus, Lord Vader.
Always Two there are, a Master and an Apprentice, a necessary union of competitive discord.
The shroud of the Dark Side clouds everything, all powerful it is and unnatural. It's quicker and easier, passionate and seductive. It flows with fear, empowers with anger, harries with hatred. It focuses the Force. |
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| In order to extend his Sith knowledge, the Republic Chancellor Palpatine had employed his aides Mas Amedda and Sly Moore to research and secure ancient Sith artifacts and lore. Additionally, the telepathic Moore was an asset in managing the demands of the office by those seeking favour. In return for being privy to Palpatine's darkest secret, the Chancellor rewarded his staff with the benefits of exalted political status and wealth. However, all the while, Amedda and Moore were seduced by what the Force and the Dark Side could offer them. |
| However, once the powerful Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker proved his worth and loyalty to Sidious, the Sith Lord invested his attention and favour in this new Apprentice. The Chancellor arrogantly dismissed the worth of his trusted advisors. |
| The political aides came together and plotted to continue their training, to prove to their Master that he had chosen unwisely. |
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With Lord Vader's ascendancy and power they retired to the shadows of the Dark Side to perfect their lore, and bide their time. The mask of the Dark Side, so beneficial to Sidious when he faced the Jedi Council, now provided a cloak of secrecy to Amedda and Moore. |
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As they grew in power, they put into motion their own plans to subjugate the galaxy, destroy the rebellion, and eliminate Vader and Sidious - their opponents ! |
| When the Second Death Star was destroyed by the Rebel Alliance, killing the Emperor and his Apprentice in the process, in order to preserve his own secret plans, Amedda moved to regain control over the demoralised Imperial military, and assumed the Imperial Throne on Coruscant as was his right. He invited Moore to join him, and together they bestowed their Sith titles upon themselves : Darth Monstross and Darth Kayos. As the former began to lay down the groundwork for complete subjugation, Darth Kayos travelled to Nal Hutta and Kessel to oversee the inception of these plans. |
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| Unbeknownst to Monstross and Kayos, Darth Vader had killed his Master, and thus brought the Prophecy of Balance to a close. The line started by Lord Bane over a thousand years previously had culminated with the death of Sidious. Now, with the darkness within, a new Sith Order would be created, and the galaxy would be cowed. |
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| Their patient training - a virtue learnt from Sidious himself - has rewarded the new Sith Lords with great power. As Monstross pulls the strings behind the scenes, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker comes face to face with Lord kayos, and duels the first Sith Lord since he had fought his father. |
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| In recent memory, only one Jedi Knight with the focus and clarity of mind has killed a Sith Lord : time will tell whether or not Luke, Leia, or one of the new Jedi Order will be able to match this feat set by Obi-Wan Kenobi. |
| This new artwork can be seen in full size in the recently unveiled gallery section of the VE-ST, found here, under 'Characters' and 'Coruscant' respectively. |
| Oh, and the names of our new Sith Lords ? Well, along with Kane Starkiller and Nash Alana, the names King Kayos and Montross [sic] Holdaak were culled from Lucas' own screenplay drafts for the original Star Wars ! |
| Nathaniel Reed, 20th January 2007 |
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