Star Wars fans adore Darth Nihilus, and for good reason. His skeletal-like mask and dark robe make for an iconic Sith, yet it's his brutality, ruthlessness, and immense power that make Nihilus a fan favorite.
Strongest: Canonically the strongest Sith Lord in history was none other than Darth Vader. Darth Vader had the highest force potential in Sith history. He never reached that potential but still achieved a level of power unprecedented to all before him.
Darth Sidious, also known as the Emperor and Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, is not just the evilest Sith in Star Wars (arguably in both canon and Legends) but the evilest villain overall, deemed so thanks to his irredeemable actions throughout the Skywalker saga and surrounding content.
DARTH SION : THE IMMORTAL SITH LORD WHO MASTERED PAIN AND DEATH Star Wars Theory. DARK SIDE FRIDAY - Darth Sion is definitely one of the most powerful Sith Lords. Sion's deep pain and rage channeled the Dark Side allowing him to cheat death.
Darth Sidious was able to cheat his upcoming death by transferring his spirit into a clone body while falling into the reactor core of the second Death Star. He later sought to prolong his existence by futilely manipulating his grandchild Rey into killing him so he could live further by possessing her body.
During the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Sidious was killed by a redeemed Anakin Skywalker, who turned back to the light side of the Force and threw Sidious down a reactor shaft to save his son Luke Skywalker.
Tulak Hord. An emperor of the early Sith Empire, Tulak Hord was an unrivaled force wielder and dualist. Known by many as the 'Lord of Hate' and 'Master of the Gathering Darkness'.
Galen was secretly trained as a Sith Lord apprentice to Vader, but returned to the light side and the Jedi. Galen Marek is the only one who came close to destroying the Sith Lord, thanks to his vast knowledge of Vader's fighting tactics through the many hours they trained together.
The male Human who would become Darth Sion lived in the time of the Old Sith Wars, around 4000 BBY. Sion—which may have been his given name—was for a long time susceptible to infirmity and pain much the same as any other person. Combined together, they were intolerable to him, and he lived a life steeped in hatred.
Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
Villains like Kylo Ren and Darth Vader sometimes feel the pull to the light, but Darth Sidious, also known as Emperor Palpatine, is the embodiment of pure evil.
According to Star Wars Legends content, the first Sith was a former Jedi Master, Ajunta Pall, who became a so-called Dark Jedi, or “Fallen” Jedi. As the name implies, these Force-sensitives chose to practice the Dark Side, and rejected the Light Side of the Force.
Vectivus was a businessman involved in mining operations, who just so happened to abide by a code of ethics. Though he was ruthless in business and had a vast wealth of Sith power, he maintained a level of balance and decency in his life. Vectivus ended up dying peacefully with loved ones at his side.
A Sith Lord with the ability to cheat death and create life, Plagueis is the mentor of Sheev Palpatine / Darth Sidious, who, in accordance to the Sith's Rule of Two, eventually betrays Plagueis by murdering him in his sleep, taking his place as Sith Master.
killed by an Imperial strike team, his dark side, like many Seth before him, refused to let go of life.
Master Yoda has risen above all others to claim the top spot as the most powerful Jedi of all time and the true chosen one according to IGN's audience. He won pretty handily as well, as he was victorious in 89,756 of his 95,243 battles and had a win percentage of 94.2%.
Some time later, he faced the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Infil'a put up a fierce fight against Vader, almost killing him by throwing the already damaged Sith Lord off of a cliff. Despite severe damage to his suit, Vader survived the fall, and repaired himself with parts from Infil'a's droid, Arex.
Biography. Legend had it that Yoda—a Jedi who became Grand Master—was trained by N'Kata Del Gormo.
After the Sith were decimated by the Jedi Knights of a thousand years ago, Bane enacted the Sith rule of two: there would be only two active Sith at one time -- a Dark Lord to embody the power, and an apprentice to crave it.
Ajunta Pall carries the dark honor of being the first Sith Lord to ever exist in the Star Wars universe.
Overview. Six famous Sith Lords bearing the Darth title, from left to right: Darth Andeddu, Darth Revan, Darth Malak, Darth Malgus, Darth Ruin, Darth Bane. Many Sith Lords chose to add "Darth" to their name, so much so that the word is considered synonymous with the dark side of the Force in some circles.
As the first Dark Lord of the Sith, Ajunta Pall founded the first Sith Empire and expanded it onto other worlds. The Sith took over the planet Ziost and created it as their capital and as Pall's new home. Pall eventually died after serving the Empire for many decades, but his Empire lived on.
Emperor Palpatine's "son" was a strandcast cloned from his genetic template. Dathan was an artificially constructed strandcast from the genetic template of Sidious. and the lone specimen that lived through the cloning process.
Almost 1000 years after Bane's death, Darth Plagueis trains Darth Sidious, who ultimately kills his master and takes Darth Maul as his first apprentice. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace - Sidious and Maul are the only known Sith in the galaxy.