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The exclusive inclination of confirm Sith Lords has grown by one , now that Darth Atrius and his crossguard lightsabers have been revealed in theStar Wars Annual#4 . And not only is the antecedently unknown Sith now in canyon , but he plays a major role in the case that bring Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader into the same location - long before their own lightsaber duel inThe Empire Strikes Back .
As destiny would have it , the estranged father and son first crossed paths thanks to a affaire d’honneur of a dissimilar kind . One that visualise each Skywalker claim one of Darth Atrius ’s lightsaber … along with the hateful ire that still haunted the Sith blades .
For those who may have assumed that the history of the Sith was as extensive and varied as that of the Jedi , you ’re now right and wrong , thanks to most of the Star Wars expanded world pass from canyon to " legend . " antecedently , storytellers cooked up all kinds of Sith figures who tied into mod case . But after the Disney acquisition , the list has been skin down to those confirmed only in films , TV shows , novels , and comics post - leverage .
Which is why the introduction of Darth Atrius in theStar Wars Annualis such a historic reveal .
The news report start thanks to the stealer / smuggler / outlaw Sana Starros who has furrow down the ancient weapons of Darth Atrius : a match duet of crossguard lightsabers - a invention that stunned movie fans with Kylo Ren ’s steel inThe Force Awakens . The invention was by and by bring out to be an recognised one of both Sith and Jedi thousands of years ago inThe Clone Wars . What was n’t made explicitly clear is the whimsey that such weapon may be " haunted " by the Sith Lords who wielded them . A notion put on exhibit when both Luke and Vader exhibit rage once holding one of Atrius ’s lightsabers .
Whether for that Sith link or purely a historic admiration , Darth Vader seeks to attain the lightsabers ( either for himself or his master , Darth Sidious ) . Things spin around out of control and the body originate dropping when Sana does as all smugglers do , and attempts to sell one to both Vader and another vendee . The implication being that whatever use Vader has for them , he need both for then to be of any use at all .
Which is bad news show for fan of crossguard lightsabers , since Luke realizes the Dark Side ' echo ' contain in the weapon , and destroys it . Once Vader realize it as Luke escapes , he destroys his own . Meaning whatever secrets the weapons could allow for of Darth Atrius ’s are lost soon after they are line up in the first berth .
For those wondering , the addition of Darth Atrius to the ancient past tense swell the roll in the hay rank by a square part . tot up in the antecedently " Legendary " Darth Bane who was confirmed inClone Wars , and deplorably bear off onThe Last Jedi ’s intimation to Darth Revan , and the known Sith Lord ’s following the " Rule of Two " now formally consist of :
With a brace of twin crossguards , the dubiousness of which Sith had the nerveless weapon may be easier to determine than the missing sea captain and learner in the newStar Warshistory .
Star Wars Annual#4is uncommitted now fromMarvel Comics .
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