Sith'ari

"One who has freed themselves from all restrictions has reached perfection, their potential fulfilled. Perfect strength, perfect power, perfect destiny. Imagine it."

- Yuthura Ban

Sith'ari was a title that, in the ancient Sith language, meant "Lord" or "Overlord".

The Legend
Sometime during the early history of the First Sith Empire, the coming of the Sith'ari, an exemplar of the Sith ideal, was foretold. Inspired by the legend of Adas, the Sith'ari was prophesied a perfect being&mdash;the ultimate Sith&mdash;free of all restrictions who would rise to power to lead the Sith and, according to the legend, destroy them&mdash;yet, through their destruction, make them stronger than ever.

During the last years of the New Sith Wars, certain prominent Sith Lords such as Kopecz believed in the possibility that Darth Bane was the Sith'ari.

Behind the scenes

 * Fans and Sith alike have speculated as to the identity of the prophesied Sith'ari, though no official verification has been released as to whether the prophecy was fulfilled and by whom. A popular candidate is Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, since he destroyed Palpatine and the Sith Order at Endor. Likewise, Vader's actions not only destroyed the Sith, but made them stronger by eliminating the restrictive Rule of Two, thus paving the way for the New Sith Order. However, Vader fails to fulfill the statement that the Sith'ari will one day lead the Sith. Therefore, it is unlikely that he is the Sith'ari.


 * Revan is also a candidate. He brought the Sith to power after the Mandalorian Wars but ultimately destroyed them with his redemption and defeat of Malak. Through the teachings stored in his holocron, he would be instrumental to Darth Bane's reformation of the Sith Order into an order which would eventually conquer the galaxy. Thus helping the Sith become stronger than they had ever been.


 * Sirak was believed to be the Sith'ari. Qordis told Bane that it was true, but Bane denied it.


 * Darth Bane seems to be the most likely candidate, as he provided Kaan with the Thought Bomb, leading to the destruction of the Brotherhood of Darkness. Afterward he instituted the Rule of Two to make the Sith stronger than ever. It is also alluded to in Darth Bane: Path of Destruction that Bane is fulfilling an ideal that he found in the prophecy and Darth Revan's holocron.


 * Jacen Solo is also a possible candidate. However, thus far it is unlikely because he has not destroyed or remade the Sith, but still appears to be following Darth Bane's Order of the Sith Lords and its Rule of Two.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Betrayal