Star Wars: Why Do Sith Name Themselves 'Darth?'
Unlikethe origins of the Sith, which is more explicitly detailed inStar WarsLegends material,Star Warscanon does have an answer to another often-asked question: Why do (most) Sith go by “Darth”? When the original trilogy first released, Darth Vader’s name seemed unique. The other Sith Lord audiences were introduced to,Darth Sidious, often went by the moniker of “Emperor,” after all. But when the prequel trilogy came to theaters, the appearance of Darth Maul (and the reappearance of an earlier Darth Sidious) signaled that, without a doubt, the mantle of “Darth” is something the Sith often take up....