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urbane and elegant , Star Wars ' Sith evoke confident major power in both the original films and prequels . While their lives are governed by suffering they never appear traumatized , each of them fighting and acting with utmost restraint . Even thegreat Sith Lord Palpatinebarely moves during most of his battle , his bombastic bout with Yoda notwithstanding . The only Sith who appears visibly distressed , in either of Lucas ' trilogies , is Anakin , and that is only when he falls inRevenge of The Sith . During his land tenure as Darth Vader , Anakin never reveals his emotions , only raging when he mutilate incompetent subordinates ( and that ’s appropriate conduct given the Empire ’s tyrannic strucutre ) . However , over metre , the delineation of the Sith deepen . Both the continuation trilogy andThe Clone Warsdepict the Sith as broken antagonists overtop by sorrowful mania . It ’s an evolution of theStar Warsvillain that was preempted by 2002’sStar war : Bounty Hunter .
Bounty Huntertells the storyof how Jango Fett became the template for the Republic ’s clone army by hunting down the drug lord Komari Vosa . She is Count Dooku ’s former apprentice , and a pricker in Palpatine ’s side . Combining Sith noesis with death stick and poison , she create a potent mind - control agent that enable her influence to expand at a frightening rate . Vosa herself has a personal vendetta against Dooku because he abandoned her . AsBounty Hunter’screative director , Jon Knoles , toldScreen Rantin an exclusive interview , Vosa grade her followers , the Bando Gora , to “ carry out suicidal raid on Trade Federation star ship and other mellow note value industriousness targets ” all to “ exact her revenge on Dooku . ” Dooku ’s abandonment of her led to horrific nuisance , and the secret plan does not shy away from it .
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Officially , Vosa was Dooku ’s padawan , though he covertly trained her in the Dark Side , and she attempted the trial to become a Jedi Knight . She fail and Dooku cast her out . In an travail to regain his favor , she secretly joined a Jedi undertaking violence sent out to block up the Bando Gora . She was captured and brutally torture which labor her “ brainsick and deeper to the Dark Side , ” Knoles allege . Vosa only get out by assuming control over the cult by killing her fellow prisoners . She , then , pass away on to propagate the same horror she experienced inStar Wars : Bounty Hunterby using her concoction to violate the minds of others . What makes Vosa so unique , especially for the time , is how palpable this history is in the biz . Most of it is never right away talked about , and player only run across Vosa at the biz ’s conclusion , but her suffering is prompt . She is covered in scratch , which Knoles say came from “ toxicant - tipped finger pincer , ” and she becomes aroused at at others ' pain . Unhinged , and understandably disturbed , Vosa channels the horror her predecessors only suggest at .
How Ventress and Kylo Ren Mirror Vosa’s Pain
BelovedClone Warscharacter Ventress has numerous analog with Vosa . Aside from being an apprentice of Count Dooku and having a similar coming into court , Ventress partake in Vosa ’s psychological injury . The Clone WarsnovelDark Disciplechronicles Ventress ' redemptive arc but the nature of the journey foreground the hurt she faces because of her connection to the Dark Side . The core group conflict of the novel stems from Ventress ' indigence to corrupt Vos , the Jedi with whom she falls in love . Vos loves Ventress , dearly , but she can not trust it , so she pushes him towards the Dark Side , believing that they can be together only if he is tainted . The result narrative is one ofStar Warsbest , and most complex , but its also immensely distressful .
ThenewestStar Warsfilmshave their parcel of detractors , but many would consort that Kylo Ren stand out as a bright smirch thanks to a engrossing performance and genuine pathos . Unlike Vader , who lead his troops with unshakeable confidence , Ren shiver with doubt . He throws genuine fit , destroy rooms , and routinely looses his composure . Ren sense tangible remorse over killing his don and is ineffectual to handle his own province over his radioactive dust with Luke Skywalker , with their face-off resulting in him wildly swinging his lightsaber at air . Ren is the antithesis of Vader and Palpatine from the original trilogy . Where they belie their wretchedness with a cool calm , Ren betrays all he feels with rash wantonness .
With Komari Vosa , Star Wars : Bounty Hunterforeshadowed a unsounded evolution inStar Warsstorytelling . Portraying a baddie as broken rather than just evilness , the game helped usher in a fresh wave of indelible graphic symbol that have redefined theStar Warsuniverse .
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