

The Jedi Master encountered an illusory spectre of the ancient Sith Darth Bane, who was buried on the barren planet, and battled Sidious on a spiritual plane as a result of an ancient, arcane Sith ritual. To the surprise of Darth Sidious, Yoda visited Moraband, the Sith homeworld. Maul incurred the wrath of his former Master Darth Sidious killed Opress and took his old apprentice captive in an elaborate Sith gambit to settle a longstanding and deadly dispute with the Nightsisters. He would have it, killing the Jedi’s former love, and made his own play for power by taking over Mandalore. Gifted new mechanical legs and clear mind, Maul was back and obsessed with enacting revenge on Kenobi. Maul, though driven into madness, survived his injuries on Naboo, and Opress turned to Mother Talzin to restore the once deadly Sith. The Zabrak found that his brother, Darth Maul, had not been killed as previously believed. Though Opress would turn on Ventress, his journey was not over. Ventress sought revenge using Savage Opress, a hulking Sith apprentice, but failed to kill Dooku. While loyal, she was ultimately betrayed by her Master on the orders of Darth Sidious. She became his personal assassin and weapon, engaging Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka Tano on numerous occasions. Planets were ravaged and distrust and corruption became commonplace.ĭuring this time, Count Dooku took on an apprentice of his own called Asajj Ventress. Jedi, once peacekeepers, were now generals and warriors - a development that was all part of the Sith plot. The Sith continued to plunge the galaxy into darkness with the Clone Wars.
