Darth Sion

"Yes...of pain he has learned much. Of knowledge, of teaching, he knows nothing."

- Kreia

Darth Sion, the Lord of Pain, was a Sith Lord around 3,951 BBY. Sion was unique in that he would normally be dead if it weren't for the power of hatred embodied by the dark side and sheer force of will that held together his body, which was damaged to the point that it consisted of burned bits and pieces. He was in constant pain, and spoke in a deep, gravelly voice.

Biography
"...to have fallen so far and learned nothing, that is your failing."

- Kreia

When the factions of the Sith on Korriban turned on each other after Malak's death and Revan's disappearance, Sion was one of the Sith Lords that escaped to the Unknown Regions of the galaxy. It seemed he had escaped to Malachor V, where he was apprenticed by Darth Traya, a former teacher of Darth Revan.

Sion was a uniquely powerful Sith Lord, having learned the ways of pain in the Trayus Academy on Malachor V. Torturing and killing others helped him enhance his strength in the Force, and his ability to feed on his own pain and hatred made him immortal. Sion was master with a lightsaber and arguably the most infamous and deadly Sith Assassin of the era. Sion was known to be responsible for the deaths of countless Jedi during the shadow war waged by himself and Darth Nihilus.

"They are all dead, save one. And one broken Jedi can not stop the darkness that is to come."



While on Korriban, he captured and killed Jedi Master Lonna Vash, who was one of the members of the Jedi Council which sent the Jedi Exile to the Outer Rim as part of her exile. He would later duel with the Exile on Korriban–and defeat her–however, the Exile escaped Vash's fate.

Darth Sion, along with fellow Sith Darth Nihilus, was a former apprentice of Darth Traya, before he and Nihilus cast her out of the Sith Order and stripped her of her powers. Thus making Sion the new apprentice of Nihilus. It is unknown how Sion became the Lord of Pain, with his fractured skeleton and scars. All that is known is that he was a Sith Lord on Korriban during the Jedi Civil War, and then fled to Malachor V when Revan killed Uthar Wynn and brought Yuthura Ban back to the light side of the Force. He then became the apprentice to Darth Traya along with Darth Nihilus.

Having lived so long knowing nothing but hatred, he was glad to leave it behind for good. Interestingly enough, because of Sion's command of his own pain, saber skills, and preternatural ability to survive through the dark side, the Exile was unable to defeat him in lightsaber combat. Instead, she was forced to use her powers of persuasion to turn Sion against his own beliefs. She eroded his will and convinced him that Darth Traya had no more use for him, and that by giving up the Force, he would finally be free from the horrible pain and hatred which he endured. Sion eventually gave in to the Exile's influence, even telling her his feelings for her, before sacrificing his own life to the Force. His last words were:
 * "I am glad to leave this place... at last."

Powers and abilities
"I can die a hundred times, Exile, and each time I shall rise, as strong as before."

- Darth Sion

Sion was a master of the dark side and certainly knew how to inflict pain and torment on those unlucky enough to face him. He was an exceptionally skilled lightsaber duelist and had learned to channel his pain through the dark side, making him literally immortal. He also used an advanced version of the Force power Drain Life called Death Field. Sion was said to have mastered a unique style of lightsaber combat by combining aspects of Makashi, Dun Möch, and Shien; he used all of these skills with peak deadliness, making him a brutal and vicious adversary.

Unlike most of the Sith of the time – and, for that matter, throughout history – Darth Sion cared nothing for ruling an empire or conquering the universe; his only concern was the total and utter destruction of the Jedi Order, similar to the goal of Darth Maul. This was a task which he saw to personally with unimaginable success. Sion was considered by most to be a volatile brute – he cared nothing for teaching and knowledge – all that fueled his ambitions were his terrible pain, rage, and commitment to see the Jedi Order extinct.

The Lord of Pain despised weakness and had a respect only for raw and brutal power. He seemed to hold great contempt and disgust for the former Sith Lord, Darth Revan, preferring Malak's leadership as he stated so at one point to the Exile:
 * "Malak had strength, and embraced it, saw his opportunity and took it. The Lord Revan had the chance to rule over an empire, to heal this broken galaxy and make it strong – instead he chose to surrender it to weakness, and he ran away."

Behind the scenes



 * Darth Sion was voiced by Louis Mellis.
 * Like most other Sith Lords whose names begin with Darth, Sion's name suggests another source, the suffix -sion meaning break, which fits his "broken appearance." His name could also refer to the word scion, meaning heir. In this case, heir to his master, Traya, and the legacy of the Sith.
 * Sion, like many other characters in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, was supposed to have a few more scenes, such as a confrontation between himself and Nihilus, as well as a duel against Atton Rand. Sion would defeat Atton by cutting off his hand. Sion would then proceed to torture Atton, and make him experience true pain before he killed him, unless the player controlling Atton can defeat Sion, and from there, Atton would escape and leave Malachor with the Exile.
 * Sion's view of The Exile is different depending on the Exile's gender. If the Exile is male, Sion absolutely despises him and believes that he is weak, mainly because Kreia respects the Exile more.  He wishes nothing more than to kill him because of that.  If the Exile is a female, Sion seems to develop feelings for her, saying that she and Kreia are alike, but that the Exile is "beautiful," telling her "I hate you because you are beautiful to me."  He warned her about Kreia's teachings, and even held off some of his assassins that were trying to kill her.
 * Sion's and HK-47's opinions of Revan and Malak are the total opposite. Sion thought Malak was the true power, who used strength and brutality to take over the galaxy. Whereas HK-47 thought Revan was the most powerful of the two, because he relied more on tactics. In the end, HK-47's tactic of erosion of the will &mdash; which the Exile used &mdash; proved to be more useful than brute power.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II &mdash; The Sith Lords