Sith Cultist



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.

Members of the cult had been empowered with the Force by Tavion's Scepter of Ragnos. Some of Tavion's Sith cultists were Force-users and specialized in different skills such as Force Grip or acrobatics, and others were armed with a blaster rifle and had knowledge of several dark side powers, but most were trained in the basics of lightsaber combat and were able to defeat ordinary enemies fairly easily, though these cultists 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.

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.

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. 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. 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.

Behind the scenes
The Cultists are the only enemies in the game to 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