Found this bit at http:/www.cinescape.com
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You may have noticed backstory
information from Star Wars: The
Phantom Menace popping up on
fan web sites courtesy of
anonymous sources in recent
days. One such source contacted
the Insider with a little bit of
background detail on Darth Maul
and the Sith. What follows isn't
really spoiler material since won't
be seen on the big screen (think
tie-in material). Still, those of you who want to go into the
movie knowing absolutely nothing (and those of you
uninterested in Star Wars trivia, for that matter) should
probably move on to another story just to be safe.
Still here? Okay.
One quick glance at Darth Maul reveals that he's some sort
of alien. Horns, strange facial markings and those eerie
yellow eyes give that much away. According to this source,
Maul (whose "real" name is Khameir Sarin) is from a
species called "Zabrak". Observant Star Wars fans might
have noticed that there is a similarly horned member of the
Jedi Council. He's a Zabrak too, named Eth Kooth.
So how did Darth Maul/Khameir Sarin get caught up in the
black arts, anyway? Apparently, after a long search for a
suitable apprentice, Darth Sidious discovered the young
Force user on the Zabrak homeworld, Iridonia, when Khameir
was just twelve years old. Sidious forced the lad to lay a trap
for some of his friends. This ambush ended up killing seven
Jedi Knights, and the after effects transformed Sarin into the
second of the two Dark Lords of the Sith.
The Sith themselves were apparently formed 2,000 years
before the events of The Phantom Menace by a rogue Jedi
Knight (never mind those comic books, I guess). Their
numbers swelled, but the evil Force wielders battled each
other as much as they did the Jedi. Then a Dark Lord named
Darth Bane changed the rules: From his time forward there
would be only two Dark Lords at a time, a master and an
apprentice. Because of this rarity of Sith, the Jedi Knights of
pre-Phantom Menace time rarely used their lightsabers to
duel. More often than not, the weapons would be used to
deflect blaster shots or (presumably) for ornamental
purposes.
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cheers
ASan
==============================================
Asach Tu
elterwater@ <----- send mail here
http://www.cs.rhbnc.ac.uk/~asach <--- homepage here
0956 151 141 <------- mobile here
==============================================
============================================================
You may have noticed backstory
information from Star Wars: The
Phantom Menace popping up on
fan web sites courtesy of
anonymous sources in recent
days. One such source contacted
the Insider with a little bit of
background detail on Darth Maul
and the Sith. What follows isn't
really spoiler material since won't
be seen on the big screen (think
tie-in material). Still, those of you who want to go into the
movie knowing absolutely nothing (and those of you
uninterested in Star Wars trivia, for that matter) should
probably move on to another story just to be safe.
Still here? Okay.
One quick glance at Darth Maul reveals that he's some sort
of alien. Horns, strange facial markings and those eerie
yellow eyes give that much away. According to this source,
Maul (whose "real" name is Khameir Sarin) is from a
species called "Zabrak". Observant Star Wars fans might
have noticed that there is a similarly horned member of the
Jedi Council. He's a Zabrak too, named Eth Kooth.
So how did Darth Maul/Khameir Sarin get caught up in the
black arts, anyway? Apparently, after a long search for a
suitable apprentice, Darth Sidious discovered the young
Force user on the Zabrak homeworld, Iridonia, when Khameir
was just twelve years old. Sidious forced the lad to lay a trap
for some of his friends. This ambush ended up killing seven
Jedi Knights, and the after effects transformed Sarin into the
second of the two Dark Lords of the Sith.
The Sith themselves were apparently formed 2,000 years
before the events of The Phantom Menace by a rogue Jedi
Knight (never mind those comic books, I guess). Their
numbers swelled, but the evil Force wielders battled each
other as much as they did the Jedi. Then a Dark Lord named
Darth Bane changed the rules: From his time forward there
would be only two Dark Lords at a time, a master and an
apprentice. Because of this rarity of Sith, the Jedi Knights of
pre-Phantom Menace time rarely used their lightsabers to
duel. More often than not, the weapons would be used to
deflect blaster shots or (presumably) for ornamental
purposes.
=======================================================
cheers
ASan
==============================================
Asach Tu
elterwater@ <----- send mail here
http://www.cs.rhbnc.ac.uk/~asach <--- homepage here
0956 151 141 <------- mobile here
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