The Clone Wars reveals the history and origins of the Sith

The Clone Wars Revealed quite a bit about the Sith’s origins and history in the Star Wars Canon. Depicting the three-year war between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance set between Attack of the clones And Revenge of the SithThe animated series primarily followed the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano and their fellow Jedi Knight as they led the Republic’s clone troopers into battle on various worlds. However, the series also revealed some fascinating things about the dark side and the Dark Lords of the Sith.

Over the seven seasons released between 2008-2020, The Clone Wars Animated series provided some incredible context and evolution that all pointed Anakin Skywalker to his eventual corruption to the dark side of the Force as Darth Vader. However, it also fleshes out some basics about both the history and ongoing plot of the Sith Lords. With that in mind, here are all The Clone Wars Biggest reveals about the history and origins of the Sith Lords.

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Clone Wars explores the origins of the dark side on Mortis

The sun represents the dark side of the force

As seen in The Clone Wars Season, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka, inadvertently find themselves on the mysterious Force world of Mortis, home to the trio of celestial beings known as the Ones. Serving as anchorites whose actions affected the flow of the Force itself, the father represented the balance and kept his children in check, while his daughter embodied the light side of the Force. However, the son was of the dark side, seeking greater power and freedom outside his father’s purview.

The Sun relishes the opportunity to corrupt Anakin Skywalker and his status as the chosen one to increase the dominance of the dark side over the galaxy. As such, the Sun shows Anakin all that he would become in a key vision, and deleted scenes even show the Sun communing with the spirits of Darth Bane and Revan. However, the father eventually erases the vision from Skywalker’s memory to preserve his future destiny.

Regardless, it’s impressive that The Clone Wars Shown the living manifestation of the dark side itself. Likewise, the icon of the Sun and his family members would later be featured in the animated Star Wars Rebels series, as well as large statues depicting the Mortis gods’ appearances on the world of Peridea as seen in 2023 Ahsoka. This suggests that Star Wars May have future plans for the Mortis Gods beyond their handful of Clone Wars Episodes.

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Yoda visits Moraband, homeworld of the Ancient Sith Order

His presence was not unnoticed

In season 6 of The Clone WarsGrandmaster Yoda undergoes various trials as he learns how to keep his spirit after death in the Force. This includes a dark visit to the Sith world of Moraband. Formerly known as Korriban, Moraband was the homeworld of the ancient Sith Order. to this end, Yoda is led to visit Moraband’s Valley of the Dark Lords, a dark wasteland of tombs containing the remains of several Sith Lords from the past.

In the ancient past of the Star Wars timeline, a group of rogue Jedi left the Jedi Order due to their learning of the dark side. Likewise, Moraband was where the splinter faction chose to settle and begin building their Sith Order (and subsequent empires). Revered as demigods by the natives of the planet, the Dark Lords of the Sith built massive mausoleums to honor their fallen masters.

While the world eventually became a wasteland after the Sith Empire’s eventual decline, The Sith who remained and those alive during the Skywalker saga never forgot about Moraband. Case in point, Darth Sidious himself was able to sense Yoda’s arrival on Moraband as seen in The Clone Wars. While this prompted Sidious and his apprentice Count Doku to cast dark side visions to plague Yoda from afar, the Grandmaster endured their dark power and continued his trials.

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Clone Wars reveals what Darth Bane really looks like

Creator of the rule of two

During Yoda’s visit to Moraband and the Valley of the Dark Lords, the Grandmaster faces none other than the dark spirit of Darth Bane who created the Sith’s rule of two. how so Star Wars Fans could see what the legendary Sith Lord looked like in the official canon for the first time. Wearing ancient and imposing armor with a fearsome helmet, it was as if Yoda could be overwhelmed by one of the most powerful Sith Lords of all time. However, Yoda remains steadfast The Clone Wars Season 6, as Bane’s spirit was locked and tied to his tomb and remains on Moraband.

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Palpatine betrayed Mother Tolzin, leader of the Nightsisters

He didn’t just steal Maul

Served as the leader of the Nightsisters of the Dathomir, it was eventually revealed in Clone Wars Comics related to the animated series that Mother Talzin has quite a history with Darth Sidious aka Palpatine. years before The Phantom Menace, Sidious stole Maul from her Tolzin’s son to train and transform him into his new Sith apprentice.. But it was also revealed that this was after Darth Sidious promised to make Talzin himself his apprentice.

As such, this massive betrayal explains the Nightsister’s ongoing rivalry with the Sith Lords throughout the Skywalker saga, even though both factions use the dark side of the Force. Likewise, their hatred of the Sith only grew as these Star Wars Timeline progressed. This was especially true after Count Dooku betrayed his own apprentice, Asajj Ventress, as seen in The Clone Wars Season 3 (Another Child of the Dathomiri Nightsisters). However, the Sith proved to be the ultimate victors after the brutal Nightsister massacre carried out by General Grievous on Doku’s orders.

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Maul confirms the Sith Code in Star Wars

Make it part of the official canon

in The Clone Wars Season 4 Savage Opress finds Darth Maul in exile on the waste world of Lotho Minor. Having lost his feet in his Phantom Menace Dueling with Obi-Wan Kenobi, Maul created an arachnid apparatus to move, even though his mind was completely broken after spending 12 years discarded in the darkness. Before Savage took Maul back to Dathomir to be healed by Mother Talzin, Maul’s crazy mutterings were actually pieces of the ancient Sith Code that was created for the Knights of the Old Republic Games:

Peace is a lie. It is only passion.

Through passion, I gain strength.

Through strength, I gain power.

By power, I gain victory.

By victory my chains are broken.

The Force will set me free.

Didn’t Maul say the Sith Code out loud on Lotho Minor during that time The Clone Wars Season 4 would be relegated to the non-canon Legends after Disney’s 2014 reboot, where only the core movies and shows remained part of the official Star Wars continuity. how so Maul ensured that the Sith Code remained canonical thanks to his initials Clone Wars Bow with his long-lost brother.

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The Clone Wars revealed the Sith’s clone conspiracy with Sipho-Dias

The full extent of Palpatine and Dooku’s plot

When Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas’ lightsaber was discovered during The Clone Wars Season 6, the Jedi Council reopens the investigation into the disappearance of the Jedi and his mysterious order of the clone army of the Republic. After all, it was revealed that Sipho-Dias commanded the clone army years before Attack of the clones And did this in secret without the approval of the Council or the Senate of the Republic. When word of the investigation reaches Chancellor Palpatine, Sidious threatens and demands that Dooku tie up the loose end, as the Jedi could unravel their entire Sith conspiracy with the clones.

Ultimately, the Jedi deduce that Doku was behind the clones’ creation and likely co-opted the Sipho-Dias order with the Kaminoans. However, the Jedi still did not know the full extent of what to do, although they decided that all they could do was play the Sith’s game until they could learn more. Nevertheless, the episode helped flesh out some key elements and question marks behind Sifo-Dyas’ foundational role in the Clone Wars, and Yoda himself also faced a vision of the Jedi master on Moraband (thanks to the work of the Sith).

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Clone Wars reveals that there have been many Sith Empires in history

Palpatine confirms the Sith empires of the past

The Clone Wars Season 4 featured an arc on the planet Kadavo which was under the control of the Zigerian Slave Empire, which was trying to resume the ancient galactic slave trade with support from Count Dooku and the Separatists. Likewise, at one point during a communication between Dooku and Darth Sidious, the Sith Master confirms the existence of multiple Sith Empires that existed in the past:

“Long have Sith empires built on the backs of slaves”.

Sidious’ quote is consistent with the story set in the Expanded Universe that has since become Legends, Acknowledge that there have been multiple iterations of the Sith Empire over the years (before Darth Bane’s Rule of Two).

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The Sith have always relied on slave labor to control the galaxy

Palpatine’s empire was the same

On the other side of the same coin, The confirmation of The Clone Wars That the Sith empires have always been tied to slave labor is quite poignant as well. Likewise, the same is true for Palpatine’s empire coming to an end in The Clone Wars. Not only were the Geonosians wiped out after they helped build the Death Star, but the Wookiees faced all manner of oppression at the hands of the Empire, and the Expanded Universe saw them forced to work on the battle station as well. so too, Andr confirmed that the Empire would keep its prisoners locked up indefinitely with no chance of release, forcing them to work on components of the Death Star in the official Star Wars Canon.