Exar Kun
A powerful Sith Lord, Exar Kun gave terror to many over millennia, starting in the 'Great Sith War', but he started out life as a Jedi, just like many other fallen Sith did, with Vodo-Siosk-Baas as his master. He was curious of the Sith ways and went to the moon; Dxun, where a Sith tomb lied, but when he got there, the Sith named 'Freedon Nadd' arose, but instead of being feared, Kun gave his life to the Sith and Nadd accepted, becoming Kun's new master. He then took on many assignments for the Sith Lord and one of these new assignments was to slay his old master; Baas. He did and killed the current Supreme Chancellor too.
It was at this time, he took on his own apprentice; Ulic Qel-Droma, who had been captured by the Jedi and they began to dominate the galaxy, but one day, Qel Droma betrayed Kun and led him into a trap on Yavin 4, but Kun was more powerful and using a Sith technique, he attempted to elude capture against countless Jedi, but Nomi Sunrider and other Jedi used a similar Jedi technique and trapped Kun in the walls of the Yavin temple as a spirit, where he lay dormant for literally thousands of years.
He then returned to a ghostly form, where he tormented the New Republic Jedi under Luke Skywalkers tutelage and even took Skywalkers soul from his body, but again he was defeated, this time by Luke himself, more Jedi Knights and the spirit of his own old Master; Vodo-Siosk-Baas and this time, he was permanently defeated.
Homeworld: Unknown.
Species: Human.
Factions: Republic (Jedi order), Sith Empire, Cult of Exar Kun.
Fame rating (out of 100): 40
Nute Gunray
Neimoidian Nute was the Viceroy of the 'Trade Federation', who worked up the ranks from minister during the 'Stark Hyperspace war'. He often took orders secretly from the Sith Darth Sidious, but was unaware of the Sith's true identity as Senator Palpatine. On the Sith's first mission of taking control, the Viceroy was ordered to blockade Naboo, in hope of getting the Queen to sign a treaty, allowing his illegal trade actions to become legal, but naturally, she refused and with the Jedi, she put up a good fight.
With another Sith entering the conflict (Darth Maul), Gunray was becoming scared, but as Neimoidian's are natural cowards, he and his aide Rune Haako, didn't dare question or oppose the Sith and so continued their opposing of Naboo with a droid battle. However, they weren't expecting the local Gungans to join in the fight against them or the destruction of their control ship an, nor the 'death' of Maul and as such, they lost, yet again.
Following their loss, the Trade Federation fled and soon went to Sidious's new apprentice; Count Dooku, for help. For his commitment (even though forced upon him), Gunray was awarded a new position in the newly formed CIS, he was to become head of the Separatist council.
Following the inevitable 'Clone Wars', all the Separatist council, including Gunray were moved from their base on Geonosis to the more secretive Mustafar, but this was all a plot by the Sith, as he eventually sent another new apprentice; Darth Vader, to eliminate all that would oppose the plan of Empire, that meant not just the Jedi, but also their own creation, the CIS. Vader went to Mustafar and Nute believed he had come to help, but he was wrong, Vader lit up his Light Sabre and struck all the other Separatists down, ending with Nute. The Trade Federation did go a little while longer, with Sentepeth Findos, another Neimoidian at the helm, but fearing his own life, Findos had no choice, he gave all the Trade Fed over to the newly named Empire and from there the Trade Federation, the CIS and the Republic era itself ended.
Homeworld: Neimoidia
Species: Neimoidian
Factions: Trade Federation, Sith order (though reluctantly), CIS, Separatists.
Fame rating (out of 100): 44
Darth Revan
A vastly influential 'extended universe' character, Revan played major parts in both the 'Mandalorian Wars' and the 'Jedi Civil War' and was born almost 4000 years before 'A new Hope'.
In his early years, he became a Jedi and worked his way up to Knight status, fighting against the Mandalorian's in the Galactic Republic's war against them. Donning a fallen Mandalorian mask, he eventually became Supreme commander, however, when he slayed their leader, Mandalore the Ultimate, he and his friend Malak, discovered a Sith influence and tracking it down, they found a Sith Emperor, who managed to turn them to the dark side. They soon fled his grasp though and set up their own Sith regime, becoming Darth Revan and Darth Malak and this resulted in the terrible Jedi Civil War.
However, Malak soon betrayed Revan and then female Jedi Bastila Shan captured him, before forming a force bond with him and wiping his memory.
With his new identity as a Republic soldier, Revan protected Shan as Malak tried to kill the Jedi, then Revan was once more trained as a Jedi. Soon though, Malak managed to capture the pair, turning Shan to the dark side, as Revan's true identity was revealed. Revan was forced with a choice and decided to bring Shan back to the light side and defeated Malak.
Revan eventually married Shan and for a while was content, but one day he was held captive again, this time by the Sith Emperor. He tried to escape with the help of others, but he failed and was kept captive in suspended animation for 300 years, until one day, the Republic eventually rescued him. He did then try to destroy the Sith Empire, but failed and went into complete obscurity. His teachings though would last for many a millennia, as Sith would study his methods and even the renowned Sith; Darth Bane, would learn from these, from where he decided on the Sith's 'rule of 2'.
Revan, who was neither Jedi nor Sith and yet sometimes both, would go down in history, but his origins are so vast and complex, no-one truly knows, just what he did managed to accomplish, but either way, he was remembered as a pivotal Master in all he did.
Homeworld: Unknown, (but believed to have been in the outer rim).
Species: Human
Factions: Jedi order, Republic, Republic Mercenaries, Revan's Sith Empire.
Fame rating (out of 100): 95
Count Dooku
Once upon a time Count Dooku, (also known as Darth Tyrannus), was a Jedi, with Qui Gon Jinn and later Komari Vosa as his apprentices, but when he learned that Palpatine was in fact the Sith, he decided to join the dark side, just like Anakin did a few years later and from then he became a central Separatist leader and schemed many plots of deviousness including kidnapping Jabba the Hutt's son and framing the Jedi for it. He also trained Asajj Ventress with the hope of them defeating Palpatine and becoming the master himself, plus bounty hunter Durge and General Grievous, who would lead the separatists for him.
He was a powerful Sith in the force and capable of using deadly Sith lighning and highly skilled in blade combat and defeated the Jedi on many occasions, but when Anakin and Obi-Wan fought him for a 2nd time, he lost. Obi-Wan was wounded and asked Anakin to be lenient, but Anakin had already started to fall to the dark side himself and with 2 Light sabres in his hands, he beheaded Dooku.
Homeworld: Serenno
Species: Human
Factions: Republic (whilst Jedi), Separatists (as Sith)
Fame rating (out of 100) : 55
Darth Maul
This was the Sith apprentice of Darth Sidious. He was secretly captured, trained and prepared to bring back the Sith. He served Paplatine without question and almost killed Qui Gon on their 1st meeting. Both escaped with their lives after a short battle, but it wouldn't be the last time the pair met, for when the Jedi and Padme went to Naboo, Maul was waiting for them, ready to defeat them with his double bladed Lightsabre. He took on both Jedi with ease, using a deadly combination of the force and sword combat and also strategically lured them into an energy shield corridor, which separated the trio and when Maul had his chance to strike, he fought the elder Jedi (Qui Gon) alone and with a fatal swipe, killed him.
In rage, Obi Wan charged forward and fought Darth Maul and at 1st was easily beaten, but using the force to draw his sabre, Obi leaped out the shaft he had fallen in and sliced Maul in half.
You would think that was Maul's end, but some say he still lived and soon found out he had a brother; Savage Opress. To Palaptine though, it mattered little, for he'd already moved on to his next apprentice; Count Dooku.
Homeworld: Iridonia
Species: Zabrak
Factions: Sith
Fame rating (out of 100): 35
Palpatine/Darth Sidious
Palpatine was a scheming man. He started out as a chancellor, but he manipulated Anakin to turn him against the Jedi and Padme Amidala of Naboo to question the current chancellor's leadership. With no chancellor, Palpatine himself was voted and changed the laws to serve his cause which was always to bring back the Sith, of which he secretly was. Eventually his secret was found out, but it was too late, he'd already given the republic clone troopers a secret order (called order 66), to turn on their own side; the Jedi and also turned Anakin to the dark side. Many of the Jedi were killed, Anakin was now Darth Vader and the jedi council was unable to defeat him, thus the Empire was born., with the newly named, self-proclaimed Emporer Palpatine at its helm.
For years he ruled with a dark cloud, but he didn't bargain for a moisture farmer named Luke plying to Vader's good side and actually turning his own apprentice against him. With Vader joining Luke, he killed the Emporer, by throwing him down the shaft of the 2nd Death Star.
you would think that would be his end, but it wasn't, for he'd secretly created some clones and one of these clones returned to the dominant position. He even momentairily turned Luke to the dark side, but in the end, Luke and his allies prevailed and once again Palpatine was killed, never to return, or was he?
Homeworld: Naboo
Species: Human
Factions: Republic, (but secretly Sith), Empire
Fame rating (out of 100): 95
Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker
Born to Shmi Skywalker, Anakin's birth was shrouded in mystery. He grew up on Tatooine and was a slave from a young age, though his true passion was always fixing or making things, like his pod racer, but one day his life changed, when a Jedi named Obi Wan Kenobi visited his home of Mos Espa. Soon he was freed from slavery and trained to be a Jedi Knight. He liked his original Master, Qui Gon Jinn, but when he was killed by a Sith, Obi Wan took him under his wing and over time Anakin grew angry towards his new master. Then with the secret Sith Palpatine whispering in his ear, Anakin soon fell to the dark side and became a Sith himself, taking on the new name, Darth Vader. Vader served with Palpatine for some while, but when his own son Luke met him, Luke began to get ply to Vader's inside emotions and goodness and in the end, after a mighty battle, Vader saved his beaten son and killed Palpatine, thus returning to the light side. However, in a previous battle with Obi Wan, he had been defeated and severely wounded, meaning he had to live within a life supporting suit, of which when damaged in this battle with Palpatine, he could no longer breathe properly and died. There is theory though, that the most gifted Jedi, can become one with the force and as such, their spirits live on.
Homeworld: Tattoine
Species: Human
Factions: Republic (Jedi), Empire (Sith)
Fame rating (out of 100): 90
