Dark Lord

A Dark Lord of the Sith, often titled a "Darth", was a title held by a prestigious lord of the Sith in the Sith Empire.

While the most notable Dark Lords sat on the Dark Council or the Neophyte Council There were many Darths that operated outside of the official councils, most notably Darth Lamin who operated as the Sith's blademaster during the First Age of the Old Republic.

A Dark Lord was highly feared among both outsiders to the Empire and the Imperial citizens, however there were exceptions to this, most notably Darth Zhen who was highly popular among the people of the Empire for his devotion to the Empire as opposed to selfish goals.

A Dark Lord often wielded unique lightsaber designs to make them stand out from the crowd or intimidate their foes. Darth Nova wielded a crossguard lightsaber, Darth Zhen wielded a V-shaped crossguard lightsaber and Darth Lamin wielded a quadruple-bladed lightsaber.

The title of Darth did not exist during the time of the Sith Dynasty, but was established after it's collapse as a tribute to the founder of the Sith way, Evvret Darth, who's surname is eponymous with the title.

Appearances

 * Bright Shadow (first appearance)