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For the longest time , Star Warsfans could count the numeral of Force - drug user on a exclusive paw , but then make out the prequel trilogy . They featured an vastly big Jedi Order and several new dark siders too . Though still controversial , these films are experiencing a form of resurgence in appreciation thanks to the fun spectacle that wasObi - Wan Kenobi .
The serial showed how unsafe Darth Vader is , the dismal side grant him unbelievable world power . He is not alone in harnessing that destructive power . Throughout each film , several tv show , and even the comic , these characters have solidified themselves as the darkest and most deadly .
Grand Inquisitor
The smashing examination of the Force and especially the obscure side has come outside the film , like the introduction of the Inquisitors inRebels . They do the Emperor and Darth Vader in hunting down the Jedi who get out Order 66 and in sussing out power - sensible kid . Leading the pack was the Grand Inquisitor , a Pau’an former Jedi Temple Guard turned menacing , dark assailant .
He was the chief antagonist for the first season ofRebelsand also arrived in live - activity inObi - Wan Kenobi . Among the many gifted Inquisitors like Reva or the Tenth Brother , there is a reasonableness he rose to be the Grand Inquisitor . He was highly capable , maniacal , and so attuned to the dark side his rage allowed him to survive a lightsaber to the gut .
Darth Momin
Star Warscomics feature many herculean figuresbeyond Darth Vader , including a fellow sullen sider , Darth Momin . He was an ancient Sith Lord from before the seeming destruction of the Sith Order . He was one among many during those days , a young sculptor haunt with the macabre and grotesque , which drew the attention of Darth Shaa .
Under her care , Momin learned to hone his dark talents until he kill her , fulfilling the long - standing pattern of the Sith . He eventually created an incredible superweapon , but before he could utilise it , the Jedi shoot down him . He was able-bodied to conduct his consciousness into his masquerade , so a millennium later on Darth Vader could get at it . Even after so long , he remained immensely potent , being able to possess others and he was subservient in building Vader ’s fortress and the Force nexus beneath it .
Maul
AlthoughEpisode I : The Phantom Menacewas and still is deride by fan and critic , it still did precede one of the cool characters into the canyon , Darth Maul . Of course , he was thin in two by Obi - Wan during the “ Duel of the Fates ” battle , but as reveal inThe Clone Wars , that was not the goal for him . Like the Grand Inquisitor says inObi - Wan Kenobi , “ revenge does wonders for to dwell ” and Maul had some seriously substantial and dark motivations to keep go .
vocalize unbelievably by Sam Witwer throughoutThe Clone Warsand thenRebels , he demo that he is not only adept with a lightsaber , but also with the dark side . Over the years , he gain a better understanding of the traditional knowledge and involution of the Force , and if it had n’t been for Kanan ’s treatment , he belike would ’ve recruited Ezra for the dark side .
Count Dooku
Even when he had Darth Maul in his service , Palpatine assay another learner to achieve his intricate mission to destroy the Jedi Order . He found his here and now to strike after Jedi Master Dooku left the order , using his frustration for the Galactic Republic to rick him to the dark side . Since he was already a highly gifted and prepare Jedi , he only became more powerful as Darth Tyranus .
Dooku was the 2nd persona shown to be able to expend force - lightning and he was able to keep up with his sure-enough master , Yoda . He too set up plans for the futurity and raise apprentice and assassins like Asaaj Ventress and Quinlan Voss , and while they were strong in their own right , neither could best him . In the remnant , it was only Anakin , now more sophisticated , who could accomplish the feat .
Snoke
One of the most perplexing increase in the sequel trilogy was Emperor Snoke . Many fans had surmise he had a connection with Palpatine , viewing him as a medley for the Sith Lord . Those sentiments were correct inEpisode IX : The Rise of Skywalkerwhen other Snokes were seen in a tank on Exogal , prove that was just one of the many bungled clone of Palpatine .
Even though he was a blemished genetic construct , Snoke was still fabulously powerful . He was capable to control the Force and throw Hux around inEpisode VII : The Last Jedi . He could also habituate Force - lightning with ease and would often examine the minds of his subordinate and enemies .
Darth Bane
When Disney acquired Lucasfilm they transfer the exist Extended Universe into non - canon Legends . alas , that meant several iconic character in the stumble , but some have found their way back into the chief creation through some of the recent tv show . That would include the fabled Sith Lord , Darth Bane .
Importantly , Bane was the last of the Sith Order following the Jedi - Sith War , and he meet their constant infighting as the true tooth root of their destruction . He then established the Rule of Two , which would be standard even into Vader ’s sentence . He was extremely powerful during his time , and even a millenary afterwards , his feeling still resides on the Sith homeworld , Moraband .
Kylo Ren
As suit someone of the Skywalker line , Ben Solo was already impressively skillful and connected to the Force . Like others , he only grew more hefty when he get to the limitless possibilities uncommitted through the dreary side . His first appearance inEpisode VII : The Force Awakensset the stage for what a knock-down antagonist he would be throughout the total subsequence trilogy – especially when he stopped Poe ’s optical maser shots .
Like his grandpa , what set Kylo Ren apart was his untamable and unrelenting bare-ass force . Using the dark side , he was able to permit his cult open . However , as show at the remainder ofEpisode IX : The ascending of Skywalker , when he ’s not struggling with who he thinks he should be , Ben Solo is inherently effective with unaccented - side abilities , such as force healing .
Darth Sidious
It should come as no surprisal that the franchise ’s overarching antagonist is one of the greatest and most serious forces in the galaxy . Emperor Sheev Palpatine ’s origins are still a nearly guarded closed book , but he became the apprentice to Darth Plagueis , under who he see the dark secrets of the Force and became Darth Sidious .
Palpatine became so powerful that he could shroud his connection to the Force even from such Jedi Masters as Yoda and Obi - Wan Kenobi . Like his old master , he sought any way to chouse decease and experiment with both mystical and scientific methods , such as create knockoff . He was successful in the remnant , resurrect for one terminal battle inEpisode IX : The Rise of Skywalker , only to be destroyed finally by the combined might of the wakeful side in Rey .
Darth Vader
Of course , Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader is comment as the strong force - wielding homo out there . Under Sidious ’s tutelage , his rage and unhealthy ambitiousness retrieve discharge and he became an dead terrific menace to the beetleweed . While Vader was by nature a powerful force to be figure with throughout the original trilogy , his true potentiality was shown throughout the comics and tv shows .
In finical , Obi - Wan Kenobishowcased some of his best fightsand his most destructive force abilities . He was capable to arrest a ship from flying forth , ripping it aside , and he closely killed his old maestro in a massive sinkhole . In his several comics go , he was able to do things unobserved elsewhere by cut into deeper and deep into the dreary side .
The Son
There are very few figures in theStar Warsuniverse who could ever compete with Darth Vader , but contain the top spot here is the being representing the disconsolate side . The Son – also voice by Sam Witwer – was one of three force - wielders last on the deep planet , Mortis , with the Father and Daughter . His posture was unbelievable as he was a exist force of ira and chaos .
Using the dark side , he was even able-bodied to overpower his sire , but in doing so he tragically killed his sister . He was going to use Anakin ’s fate as the prefer One to coerce him to the dark side – in front of his circumstances – and thus he could ’ve altered the fate of the entire galaxy , but he was killed along with his father .
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