Sidious, trained by Darth Plagueis, hid in plain sight as Senator Sheev Palpatine of Naboo. The Kissai were the priest caste of the Sith who also served as spiritual leaders that indoctrinated others into Sith teachings. Yet while the Chosen One prophecy foretold the Sith's destruction, it never predicted the end of the dark side. [26] Using their training in the Force, the fallen Jedi amazed the Sith, and elevated themselves to god-like status on Korriban, becoming the rulers of the Sith people. Yupe Tashu, an advisor to the late Sidious, was an admirer of the Sith interrogation methods, as well as their teachings and cunning. Droids such as elite warbots, slayer droids, and sentries were often treated with alchemy in order to improve their construction materials and add to their combat capabilities. This act led to heavy losses being sustained by the Republic and forced them into making a temporary retreat as a result. [25], Around the year 6900 BBY, exiled fallen Jedi fleeing from the Battle of Corbos, which concluded the Hundred-Year Darkness, landed on Korriban, a desolate world inhabited by the relatively primitive but unusually Force-sensitive Sith people. Vader subsequently agreed to let him build the Fortress. The Galactic Empire can be said to have begun with the scheming aspiration of Senator Palpatine of Naboo, whose alter ego was the Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Luke hoped to turn his father back to the light, sensing "conflict" within him. [71][6] The Acolytes of the Beyond, who worshiped the Sith, collected Sith artifacts, such as what they believed to be Darth Vader's lightsaber, to destroy them, believing this returned the relics to their deceased owners. Exiles[1]Sith[1] [58], His revenge scheme eventually ended with Maul's control of Mandalore[59] and the death of Kenobi's true love. The Sith civilization began around the year 100,000 BBY, by which time a species of red skinned humanoids had evolved on the planet Korriban. [8], When Naga Sadow returned back to the Sith Empire, he was greeted by an unexpected figure - his rival Ludo Kressh, who had not died in their earlier battle but was warned by his spies of the assassination attempt. The two discussed the structure Momin had designed and Momin claimed it could tune the energies of the dark side locus on Mustafar, opening the door to the dark side. After the destruction of the Sith, a new generation would rise embodying the power of the dark side. the First Order began its war of conquest, destroying the New Republic, the government established by the Rebel Alliance towards the end of the Galactic Civil War, in a surprise attack[78] and launching an invasion of the known galaxy from the Unknown Regions. Using the Trade Federation as a pawn to blockade Naboo in 32 BBY, he used manipulation of the crisis, as well as of Queen Padmé Amidala, to instigate a Vote of No Confidence in Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum, and ultimately to become Chancellor himself. However, the feuding Sith had little interest in peaceful trade with the Republic and instead the pair were captured as spies whereupon they were imprisoned on Ziost whilst they awaited interrogation. Vader killed Roggo[28] and removed the mask from his body. 4980 BBY,[10] as the reconstituted Sith Empire[11]3997 BBY,[8] as the Sith Empire during the Great Sith War[12]3959 BBY,[6] as the Sith Empire during the Jedi Civil War[13]3955 BBY, as the Sith Triumvirate[6]3641 BBY, as the New Empire created by Darth Malgus[14]2000 BBY, as the New Sith Empire[9]1010 BBY,[15] as the Brotherhood of Darkness[16]19 BBY, as the Galactic Empire[17]4 ABY, as the Dark Empire[18]130 ABY, as the Sith Empire created by Darth Krayt[19]