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  off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean
 
This has been nagging me for a couple of days know what does the title "Darth" mean. Is it the equivalent to knight for the light side of the force? (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean
 
'Darth' is a title given to the Dark Lord of the Sith, IE Darth Vader and Darth Sidious. I can't explain why Darth Maul has the title. He's just an apprentice to the Dark Lord of the Sith in The Phantom Menace. I don't know. Who knows. Not me. (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean
 
Um, oh, I'd say Darth Vader was a pretty decent Sith Master. As for Darth Sidious, we don't KNOW he is Senator Palpatine AKA The Emperor but I mean come on it's pretty obvious. That would explain everything, wouldn't it... (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean
 
(...) Note that the new Ep1 action figure collection includes a Senator Palpatine, who appears to be distinct from Darth Sidious. Wait for the credits, and if the same actor plays both, you have your answer! :) LFB. (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean
 
Maul is an apprentice Dark Lord of the Sith, but he is given the Darth title just like another Dark Lord aprentice that we know (Darth Vader). The only Master Dark Lord we know in the two trilogies is Darth Sidious. Pat J (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean
 
(...) Ian McDermid (sp) plays them both. (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Spoilers clue for the clueless (Was: off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean)
 
(...) Jeez, dork, get a clue. Spoilers without warnings REALLY PISS PEOPLE OFF! Somebody get me a splinered ruler. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Spoilers clue for the clueless (Was: off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean)
 
(...) Agreed! Post warnings! (...) ? What is "splinered"? A ruler with splines? (1) -- Terry K -- 1. BTW, my crappy paperback dictionary doesn't even have an entry for 'spline'. How lame is that? :-/ (25 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.admin.general)

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