Sith Cultist



"Come get me Jedi!"

- - The signature taunt of the cultists

Broadly a Sith Cultist was a member of any Sith cult. More specifically, "Sith Cultist" was used with reference to the members of Tavion Axmis's Sith cult, the Disciples of Ragnos.

Background and Abilities
Members of the cult had been empowered with the Force by Tavion's Scepter of Ragnos and wore different color suits depending on their abilities. Some of Tavion's Sith cultists were Force-users, carrying no weapons and instead specialized in using offensive powers such as Force Grip and Force Lightning as well as in acrobatics, and a few were armed with a blaster rifle and had basic knowledge of several dark side powers, but most were trained in the basics of lightsaber combat. These cultists wore an orange battle suit and were able to defeat ordinary enemies fairly easily, though they were not skilled or disciplined enough to defeat an average Jedi from Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum, normally only having the rudimentary knowledge of just one lightsaber style. They had little skill in Force powers, but all were trained to use Force jump and to employ Force push defensively. They were only truly dangerous in groups. In combat, the cultists usually employed Dun Moch, taunting their opponents heavily and arrogantly.



Lightsabers with slightly shorter blades were mass produced using synthetic crystals for the lightsaber-wielding cultists, as there were so many cultists it would have taken too long to create individual lightsabers for the members, and it was very likely that the cultists were not skilled enough to create their own lightsabers. The difference in the blade length did not seem to have much of an effect on its performance. Generally cultists operated in pairs or small groups, typically with one lightsaber-using cultist backed up by a force user, as on their own they did not generally last for long.

Other Cult Members and Accomplishments


The more powerful of Tavion's cultists were also called the New Reborn, as they were recruited among the surviving members of Desann's army of Reborn and their skills were superior to the cultists. The lower members of the Disciples of Ragnos were simply called "Sith cultists" or just "cultists." They were mainly deployed in operations relating to Tavion's hunt for more Force energy, more often that not working alongside Imperial Remnant or mercenaries. Wherever the mission was, however, there would always be a lot of cultists working to achieve their goals and they would fight with zealous fury, regardless of the odds.

The cultists and New Reborn congregated in force on Korriban and fought the Jedi furiously to try and prevent them from reaching Ragnos' tomb and halting Tavion's resurrection of the ancient Sith Lord. After some fast but intensive skirmishes they managed to take a toll on the Jedi and hold most of them back due to their advantage in numbers but Jaden Korr penetrated their defenses, gaining access to Ragnos' tomb. Many of the cultists and New Reborn were slain by Jaden Korr on Korriban and on his various adventures and the fates of those who survived the fall of Tavion are unknown, since once the Scepter of Ragnos was destroyed they lost their powers.

Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, the Cultists are the only enemies that wield slightly shorter lightsabers. All of the other enemies, such as the New Reborn have normal length lightsabers. Also, all lightsaber enemies in the game, except Alora, have the same black, basic lightsaber hilt.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy