ray_afraid said:
chyron8472 said:
In The Phantom Menace, Ki-Adi-Mundi (a Jedi on the council) says that "the Sith have been extinct for a millenium." Who would have most likely wiped them out? The Jedi, obviously. One would think they despise the Jedi for that.
Why is that so obvious? Was it established earlier that it's common place for the Jedi to eradicate entire groups of people? In Star Wars Obi-Wan mentions that Vader hunted down and destroyed the Jedi Knights, but there is no mention anywhere that the Jedi also hunted down and destroyed the Siths. Once again, none of this is "obvious" unless you've read a bunch of EU books and comics.
For the record, I've only read the Darth Bane books (which, incidentally, are written by Drew Karpyshyn, the lead writer for the first 2 Mass Effect games and SW:KOTOR, among other things). That doesn't qualify as "a bunch." Also, I know how to Google for results on Wookieepedia, which is what told me the difference between a Sith and a Dark Jedi--not my having read EU books.
Anyway, it is obvious that the Jedi would have been responsible for eradicating the Sith because they're the only people who stand the remotest possible chance of accomplishing it.
Although, actually...
Spoiler:
in the Darth Bane books, it was not the Jedi who destroyed most of the Sith. it was Darth Bane himself, as he wanted to become more powerful, and had discovered that the more dark force users there were, the less power each of them had. He then decided that the best way to destroy the Jedi was to for the Sith to hide in secrecy, gain power, and only reveal themselves to the Jedi when it was too late.
So, either the Darth Bane books (which were written after Episode I was already released) are correct, and Palpatine was lying to Maul about the Sith seeking revenge in order for Maul to gain power through hatred; or else they are unofficial EU books which don't fit to the movies, and the revenge that is sought most likely directly relates to the Sith having become near-extinct at the hands of the Jedi.
Take your pick.