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- "Through victory my chains are broken. The chains. The chains are the easy part. It's what goes on in here that's hard."
- ―Darth Maul, reciting part of the Sith Code
The Sith Code in Aurebesh
The Code of the Sith, also known as Qotsisajak,[2] was a mantra that expressed the core beliefs of the Sith. It was an inversion of the Jedi Code, a set of rules for members of the Jedi Order. It notably taught its followers that it is for the strong to destroy the weak.[3]
The Code[]
Peace is a lie. There is only Passion.
Through Passion, I gain Strength.
Through Strength, I gain Power.
Through Power, I gain Victory.
Through Victory my chains are Broken.
The Force shall free me.[2]
In some versions of the Code, the initial line "Peace is a lie" was repeated after "The Force shall free me."[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The Code of the Sith first appeared in Star Wars canon in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Altar of Mortis."[4] The Code of the Sith was originally created by David Gaider, who wrote the Korriban segment of the Star Wars Legends 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.[5] Initially, Gaider had asked Lucasfilm Ltd. whether the Sith had a written creed like the Jedi did. When he was told to write one specifically for the game, Gaider reversed the existing Jedi Code and complemented it with a Sith philosophy partly inspired by Mein Kampf, the 1925 infamous autobiographical manifesto written by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.[6]
Appearances[]
The Acolyte — "Revenge / Justice" (Fragment only)- Darth Maul (2017) 1 (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Altar of Mortis" (First appearance) (Fragment only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brothers" (Fragment only)
- Star Wars Rebels — "Twilight of the Apprentice" (Fragment only)
- Guardians of the Whills (First identified as Code of the Sith) (First identified as Qotsisajak)
- Star Wars: Hunters
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Jedi Master Magazine 1 (First identified as Sith Code)
- Darth Vader: Sith Lord
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith
