Darth nihilus was a human male who reigned as a dark lord of the sith during the era of strife following the jedi civil war. He is to take another mission, which was interesting and enjoyable to read. Darth nihilus, he would devour revan dead in seconds. Revan legion presumably a reference to darth revan, a playable character in 2004s knights of the old republic. Darth nihilus will probably be too much for ol revan to handle. What star wars books and comics does darth nihilus appear in. Whether youre a jedi or a sith, the star wars the black series elite darth revan force fx lightsaber prop replica is just the thing for you. He also wrote the acclaimed mass effect series of novels and worked as a writerdesigner on numerous awardwinning videogames. So im a huge revan fan and id love to get a tattoo of him. How are darth nihilus and the jedi exile connected. Knights of the old republic, in which he is the playable protagonist. Darth revan and darth nihilus, draw by vincent vernacatola. The only comic he is featured in is star wars tales 24 titled unseen, unheard.
Imagine the biggest battles and missions of the star wars saga with this amazing faux weapon from the black series. Before we can see who is more likely to win, we first must see their respective abilities. Revan is the third in a series of novels based on the mmorpg star wars. At the start of each enemy turn, nihilus inflicts health down on them for 2 turns. He was also proficient in dark rage, farsight, force lightning, force resistance, force scream, and force whirlwind, among others, such as a dark variant of force healing called dark healing. Through the force, darth nihilus was able to escape death by containing his consciousness in his armoran ability that darth krayt would inquire of nihilus holocron millennia later. How bad does the story of swtor mess with the story of kotor 1 and 2. As a charismatic young jedi knight, revan ignored the jedi councils orders to remain neutral in the mandalorian wars and led many jedi, including his friend malak, into battle. Star wars legends characters fans want to see return.
Revan is a star wars legends novel by drew karpyshyn, author of the darth bane series and senior writer on knights of the old republic and star wars. Another user linked a comic book short story, but it sounds like theres nothing in it that i dont already know from kotor 2. Darth nihilus darth revan by vincent vernacatola deviant art darth revan fan art george lucas lightsabers lucasarts star wars video games white bac widescreen desktop mobile iphone android hd wallpaper and desktop. The only other sith that can contend with nihilus are vitiate and sidious, as they know force hunger too and how to avoid it. She was once a renowned jedi master responsible for teaching revan the ways of the force, her students fall to the dark side led the council to. I did an indepth analysis video for both characters recently, and i just wanted to delve a little deeper into why the two characters are connected, just in case you maybe didnt know.
The comic book series knights of the old republic deals with the life of padawan. Path of destruction, rule of two, and dynasty of evil. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Darth nihilus is the dark lord of the sith and a member of the sith triumvirate. The book takes place during the time period following star wars. Drew karpyshyn is the bestselling author of star wars.
Darth revans holocron those who accept the power of the dark side must also accept the challenge of holding on to it. First, revan just had to be male because, you know, any badass that people like has to be a male character in lucas world. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Sith lord darth nihilus, the lord of hunger stood at the entrance of hogwarts castle. The rise of skywalker tiein book officially makes darth revan. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Knights of the old republic, the sith lords and a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game called the old republic, with the first game being released in 2003 and set 4,000 years before the star wars films. The sith lords and later became a recurring antagonist throughout the star wars saga. Darth nihilus is the exile i state this idea in the fact of when the exile fights in the mandalorian wars heshe starts to turn to the darkside with each battle, not really realizing it at the time and then by the final showdown at malachor v the dark side energy.
Darth nihilus and darth revan were both one of the most powerful siths to have lived, so this would be a close fight. The rise of skywalker tiein book officially makes darth. This book takes place after he returns to the jedi. Kotor2 had some incomplete storylines but the main plot point was pretty decent and the story certainly did not lend itself to having a whiny. The latest star wars 9 trailer features a blinkandyoullmissit nod to darth nihilus, from the knights of the old republic games. If all enemies are debuffed, inflict damage over time on a random enemy. This clearly looks like the mask of darth nihilus, created as one of the main. With tim torre, garrett vesely, vincent kalwa, john andrews. Path of destruction by drew karpyshyn darth plagueis by james luceno.
Which book in the star wars series tells the story of revan. Knights of the old republic, which start a short time after revan has his memories erased by the jedi council. Hk47, darth nihilus, sith trooper, and sith assassin are all from the old republic series, so i would think that anything from those series are canon. Maybe johnson will dive into the old republic era and bring back revan, nihilus, darth malak, darth sion, and so many other fan. By its very nature the dark side invites rivalry and strife. After reading this book i was left wanting to know more. Yet this rivalry can also be our greatest weakness. I just finished the bane series so now i have nothing to read. Darth nihilus started out as a character in the star wars. Star wars 2008 the legacy collection evolutions 3 pack 4 inch tall action figure the sith legacy with darth bane from the old republic, darth nihilus from knights of the old republic and darth maul from the phantom menace.
Revan is a character i would like to see more of on screen or in a book. Redeemed jedi knight, revan, has saved the galaxy from the threat of his apprentice, darth malak, and has brought peace to the galaxy and to his wife, bastilla. Which i felt was a bit of a cop out especialy if youve actualy played the old republic and see how badly revan is used in the game. Revan joined the dark side not to try and save the republic but because the emperor guy used the force to mind control him and malak into being bad guys. Nihilus lost everything, including his will to go on. Also, darth nihilus unique connection to the force and powers may disrupt revans immortal card that he seems to like to play in battles. Darth traya, also known as kreia at the time of her birth, is the main antagonist of star wars. He had drained everyone in there, every living being, and everything powerful in the force, such as voldermorts seven horcrux, one of them being on one boys scar. Darth nihilus fan art george lucas lucasarts star wars star wars knights of the old republic ii the sith lords video games white background star wars, nothing but star wars, all about star wars, all of the time. His story is also found in knights of the old repu. This would be revan before the games, while he was still a sith lord. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. I think most people blame the revan book for ruining the story but the book was. Zahn path of destruction by drew karpyshyn darth plagueis by james luceno.
Darth revan, very much like vader, was a jedi knight before turning to the dark side. Darth traya was talking out of her ass in my opinion, fans of the series taking. A jedi who left coruscant to defeat mandaloriansand returned a disciple of the dark side, bent on destroying the. The only down side to the book i would say was the ebrupt ending which does not give us a conclusion to revan s story instead setting it up for the for the new pc game star wars the old republic. Despite the price tag, this could prove to be another long term investment that triples or better. In this book revans memory is returning, and he is plagued by what the main character in that game, revan, was the protagonist in a story that left you hanging when it ended. He also appears in related media in the star wars expanded universe the character is a former sith suffering from amnesia, having been brainwashed with a false identity by the jedi to serve their cause. Book went nuts a few years ago on speculation alone, rumors and stronger speculation bringing more people to the party has this book climbing again. It wraps up the story of revan, player character of knights of the old republic, and the exile, player character of knights of the old republic ii. What i am trying to say is that while nihilus might have less pure strength working for him, his strength potential is infinite as well as his ability to pierce any defense. Written by drew karpyshyn, the novel was released on november 15, 2011. Thanks to the latest star wars installment, the last jedi, luke has made darth revan and all of the old republic games. Some time ago i wrote an article on darths who might turn out to be snoke and i included revan knowing that characters like him or malak or nihilus would have to be brought back from. Join facebook to connect with darthsith nihilus and others you may know.
Revan can obviously contend and win some battles, but as shown with his fight with vitiate, hes not a planettier combatant. The rise of skywalker may have major kotor connection. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The old republic, to which it serves as a distant prologue. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about darth nihilus. The old republic, and features the character revan, who was the player character in the 2003 video game star wars. Knights of the old republic series consists of star wars. Nihilus has no direct novel appearances, nor any comic ones aside from a short story told in unseen. A brief history of darth nihilus, from his time during the mandalorian. However, long forgotten memories from his once dark past convict him to search the galaxy. This book appears to be the first dh sw comic and possibly the first appearance of the old republic era. This book sheds so much light on the events after the game, and also continues to include characters from the first and second game. Before becoming the dark lord, he lost everything during the galactic republics war against the mandalorian neocrusaders. Darth revan quotes and quotes about him by b312 on deviantart.