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Ever notice that some Sith names are tied in with evil things?

Jaghur
16-06-2005, 00:21
For example:

Darth Bane, as in bane=>doom

Darth Sidious, as in insidious=>treacherous, sly, seductive

Darth Maul, as in maul=>beat, bruise, mangle

Darth Tyranus (Count Dooku), as in tyrant=>a ruler who governs oppressively or brutally, one who uses power harshly

Darth Vader, as in invader=>one who conquers or encroaches upon and usually does harm to

Isn't that strange?
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 00:23
Give in to your anger... With each passing moment you make yourself more my servant....
Subterranean_Mole_Men
16-06-2005, 00:23
Um they are evil after all and they don't exactly try to hide it like those sneaky jedis like mace windu who want to weild power from behind the scenes.
Marmite Toast
16-06-2005, 00:23
Why is it strange? It just means Lucas wants names to sound foreign, but not actually go to more effort than chopping bits off words.
Rambozo
16-06-2005, 00:31
Why does George Lucas even bother thinking of names, with the ridiculously blatant names such as "Grievous" and "Sidious" he might as well call his baddies "Evil" and "Bad".
Neo Rogolia
16-06-2005, 00:43
Yeah.....they are Sith after all....
Legless Pirates
16-06-2005, 00:44
You mean..... the Sith are........ evil?

*major epiphany*


:eek:
Tirinia
16-06-2005, 00:48
i acctually like it when story writers bend real words so the names of their characters have some acctual meaning to it, instead of just something that just sounds cool. it takes a bit more effort on their part
CthulhuFhtagn
16-06-2005, 00:49
Interestingly enough, "Vader" did not come from "invader". It's a word from some language, the name of which escapes me at the moment, and it means "father".
German Nightmare
16-06-2005, 00:50
Give in to your anger... With each passing moment you make yourself more my servant....
Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!
German Nightmare
16-06-2005, 00:50
Vader = Father in Dutch.
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 00:51
Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!

It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. You, like your father, are now … mine.
Subterranean_Mole_Men
16-06-2005, 00:53
Who is darth bane by the way? Someone from a star wars video game or something?
Blood Moon Goblins
16-06-2005, 01:00
It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. You, like your father, are now … mine.
I am your second cousins fathers brothers sisters grandfather through his cousins uncles sisters mothers fathers aunt!
CthulhuFhtagn
16-06-2005, 01:00
Who is darth bane by the way? Someone from a star wars video game or something?
In some book. He invented the whole "2 Sith at a time" thing.
German Nightmare
16-06-2005, 01:01
"Good! Use your aggresive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you."

Oh man, I could just go on for hours, but I gotta catch some sleep.

"Soon will I rest, yes, forever sleep. Earned it I have. Twilight is upon me, soon night must fall."

Well, almost!

Darth Bane Background (Expanded Universe)
http://www.starwars.com/databank/organization/thesith/
German Nightmare
16-06-2005, 01:05
I am your second cousins fathers brothers sisters grandfather through his cousins uncles sisters mothers fathers aunt!
"Don't make me destroy you!"
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 01:06
You are no match for the power of the Dark Side of the Force.
German Nightmare
16-06-2005, 01:07
"He will join us or die, Master!"

(Man, how I would love to have the force-choke!)

"I find your lack of faith disturbing!"
Texpunditistan
16-06-2005, 01:12
You are no match for the power of the Dark Side...
...or tha Westside! YO YO YO!

*makes W symbol with fingers*

:p
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 01:12
"He will join us or die, Master!"

(Man, how I would love to have the force-choke!)

"I find your lack of faith disturbing!"

I would like the force lightning more, however.
Blood Moon Goblins
16-06-2005, 01:13
"Don't make me destroy you!"
"Pull out Wedge! Your not doing any good back there!"
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 01:17
...or tha Westside! YO YO YO!

*makes W symbol with fingers*

:p

It is of no concern. Soon the Westside will be crushed and young Texpunditistan will be one of us.
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 01:18
"Pull out Wedge! Your not doing any good back there!"

Okay kid, let's blow this thing and go home!
German Nightmare
16-06-2005, 01:18
And that's how he survived A New Hope and could destroy the 2nd Death Star in Return Of The Jedi!

Oh, there's another quote from "Darth Hulk" :p
"Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry!"

That in a Darth James Earl Jones Vader voice would definitely rock!
Dominus Gloriae
16-06-2005, 01:22
and Darth is Danish for Dark, is it not? so the titles are

Dark Tyrant

Dark Father

Dark Maul
fits, huh
Dominus Gloriae
16-06-2005, 01:23
Okay kid, let's blow this thing and go home!
That's what she said, in bed, heheh :eek: <---Insert Here
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 01:24
That's what she said, in bed, heheh :eek: <---Insert Here

"I thought that hairy beast would be the end of me." was more like it! ;)
Dominus Gloriae
16-06-2005, 01:26
"I thought that hairy beast would be the end of me." was more like it! ;)

Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough
Jibea
16-06-2005, 01:28
The sith aren't evil. The jedi are evil, who else would want to genocide the sith? Also the sith are really nice people. Take the Red Faced one, he ended up killing one of the evil Jedi, but unfortunatly was killed. Also the Jedi train 3 year olds to become killers.

But Star Wars is horrible. Every single thing about it. If they can make ships travel light speed, then why can't they make a projectile that moves fast? A laser travels slower then a crossbow bolt, or an arrow.
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 01:28
Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough

You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought.
Retterer
16-06-2005, 01:38
Peace is a lie, there is only...
PASSION
Through passion..
I gain STRENGTH
Through strength..
I gain POWER
Through power...
I gain VICTORY
Through victory...
MY CHAINS ARE BROKEN
Vetalia
16-06-2005, 01:43
Peace is a lie, there is only...
PASSION
Through passion..
I gain STRENGTH
Through strength..
I gain POWER
Through power...
I gain VICTORY
Through victory...
MY CHAINS ARE BROKEN

The Sith creed does not sound particularly evil. It seems like emotion triumphing over tranquility rather than a good/evil ideology.
Corneliu
16-06-2005, 01:44
For example:

Darth Bane, as in bane=>doom

Darth Sidious, as in insidious=>treacherous, sly, seductive

Darth Maul, as in maul=>beat, bruise, mangle

Darth Tyranus (Count Dooku), as in tyrant=>a ruler who governs oppressively or brutally, one who uses power harshly

Darth Vader, as in invader=>one who conquers or encroaches upon and usually does harm to

Isn't that strange?

Nope! Not strange at all. How is it supposed to be strange when the Sith is the Dark Side?
Corneliu
16-06-2005, 01:46
You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought.

Can someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?
Corneliu
16-06-2005, 01:49
"He will join us or die, Master!"

(Man, how I would love to have the force-choke!)

"I find your lack of faith disturbing!"

"Your faith in your friends is yours"
Jenrak
16-06-2005, 02:07
Darth Sidious: Insidious
Evil Sith Lord hailing from the line of Bane, and also creator of the Empire.

Darth Vader: 'Father'
Infamous Sith Lord recognised for the success of the Empire against the Jedi during the massacre, and also the foremost apprentice (and only publicy known) of Darth Sidious

Darth Bane: Death/Destruction
Cunning Sith Lord that invented the idealogy of the One apprentice, and one master, ensuring that the Sith no longer coincide and destroy each when vied for power.

Darth Plagieus: Plague
Sith Lord that learned to influence life using Midichlorians, as detailed in the Labyrinth of Evil. Overthrown by Sidious.

Darth Tyranus: Tyrant.
Charismatic Sith Lord, founder of the Confederacy of Independant systems.

Darth Rage: Rage
Apprentice of Sidious after the death of Maul, but killed years after, thus being after replaced by Darth Tyranus. Powerful Sith Lord.

Darth Maul: Zabrak Fighter hailing from Iridonia, found and trained from scratch by Sidious.

Darth Scarz: Scars
I don't know anything about this guy.

Darth Imperius: Imperial.
Don't know either.

Darth Ghore: Gore.
Smart and talented Sith Lord, responsible for the death of many Jedi before his rise as a Sith.

Darth Slane: Slain

Darth Secretus: Secret
Ancient Sith Lord, one of the strongest, and possibly the future name of Luke Skywalker had he turned to the Dark Side.

Darth Thrax: Anthrax.
Corneliu
16-06-2005, 02:11
Darth Ghore: Gore.
Smart and talented Sith Lord, responsible for the death of many Jedi before his rise as a Sith.

I knew there was something fishy about former VP Al Gore! :D :p
Haddess
16-06-2005, 02:30
You mean..... the Sith are........ evil?

*major epiphany*


:eek:

The Sith are not "evil". Evil is simply a point of veiw. If a serial killer kills someone, he thinks that what he did was a good thing. But the family of the deceased would think that it was an evil thing. Good and evil are in the Eye of the Beholder.
Jenrak
16-06-2005, 02:45
I knew there was something fishy about former VP Al Gore! :D :p

Yes....let the anger flow through you....
Feil
16-06-2005, 03:50
I just keep waiting for Darth Syphilis...
Texpunditistan
16-06-2005, 04:32
I just keep waiting for Darth Syphilis...
Yeah.... because that's much more catchy than "Darth Crabs". :p
Jaghur
16-06-2005, 16:46
Interestingly enough, "Vader" did not come from "invader". It's a word from some language, the name of which escapes me at the moment, and it means "father".

Yeah, that one was a little iffy, but I suppose it could go both ways
Czardas
16-06-2005, 16:51
For example:

Darth Bane, as in bane=>doom

Darth Sidious, as in insidious=>treacherous, sly, seductive

Darth Maul, as in maul=>beat, bruise, mangle

Darth Tyranus (Count Dooku), as in tyrant=>a ruler who governs oppressively or brutally, one who uses power harshly

Darth Vader, as in invader=>one who conquers or encroaches upon and usually does harm to

Isn't that strange?I always wondered why George never had someone named Darth Czardas, as in Czardas => a universally hated, malevolent supreme ruler of the universe. :D

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe