Sith assassin/Legends



"Or is it the ways of darkness and shadow you seek, the power that comes from striking unseen and sensing weaknesses in your enemies?... the ways of the assassins of the Sith."

- Kreia

The Sith Assassins were a sect of covert Force sensitive killers secretly founded by Darth Revan on Malachor V during the Mandalorian Wars. During and after the Jedi Civil War, the Assassins' primary purpose was to kill or capture Jedi. If they were successful in incapacitating them, then the Jedi would be intensely tortured until they fell to the dark side or died by the hands of elite Sith operatives trained in the art of torture and temptation, such as Atton Rand. By this subtle, dark method of capture and conversion, the ranks of the Sith Assassins swelled as the number of Jedi decreased.

The Sith Assassins were unique because they preferred to ambush their intended prey from the shadows rather than engaging them in open combat. Almost always working solo or in small groups, they utilized stealth field generators and the rare art of Force camouflage to aid their surprise attacks. While some few fought with lightsabers, the majority of the Sith Assassins utilized less remarkable melee weapons, such as force pikes. They avoided blasters, whose blasts were easily deflectable by a lightsaber. These stealth warriors were also unusual in the fact that they drew their power from the Force presence of their prey. The stronger their targets, the stronger these hunters became. However, this technique backfired on Peragus, where the Sith Lord Darth Sion sent teams of assassins into the asteroid base to kill the Jedi Exile. However, her powers were very feeble at the time, and these trained killers were easily fell.

The Sith Assassins reached their zenith under the leadership of Darth Traya, Darth Sion, and Darth Nihilus following the almost complete annihilation of the Sith Empire's Dark Jedi during the First Sith Civil War. Based within the hidden Trayus Academy on Malachor V, the Sith Lords commanded legions of Assassins to hunt down the remaining Jedi throughout the Galaxy. Their efforts proved quite successful as they very nearly caused the complete extermination of the Jedi Order. Whether or not the Assassins survived the final Destruction of Malachor V triggered by the Jedi Exile remained uncertain.

Behind the scenes

 * In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Sith Assassin is one of the six prestige character classes which the main character can select after reaching level 15. Like its light side counterpart, Jedi Watchman, this class corresponds to the Jedi Sentinel non-prestige class. All the in-game Sith Assassins have this character class.
 * Star Wars: Legacy 0 revealed that Sith Intelligence and Assassination was an agency of the Legacy era Sith. As the name implies, Sith Assassins seem to return in the Legacy era.

Appearances

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