Darth Jebus Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Any speculation on the new bad guy's background? Also, since all Sith names are derived from some word (such as Vader, Sidious, Maul, etc.) where do you think the name Sion comes from? Is it from some mythology somewhere? Does it have some sort of religious meaning? All Star Wars names mean something after all. Any thoughts?
macewinduJr. Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Any speculation on the new bad guy's background? Also, since all Sith names are derived from some word (such as Vader, Sidious, Maul, etc.) where do you think the name Sion comes from? Is it from some mythology somewhere? Does it have some sort of religious meaning? All Star Wars names mean something after all. Any thoughts? Well Malak's and Revan's Darth names didn't mean anything, did they? And I think he's named Darth Sion because... it king of sounds cool?
Darth_Gandalf Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Well Malak's and Revan's Darth names didn't mean anything, did they? And I think he's named Darth Sion because... it king of sounds cool? Well, Sion is biblical. It's the New Testament spelling of Zion, the land/city of God. Why this should be a Sith Lord's name is anyone's guess. Revan and Malak may also have Hebrew origin. Malak/Melech/Molech/Malek - Hebrew for King Revan/Reven/Reu-ven - Hebrew for Behold, a male child/son Anyway, I don't necessarily think that the devs had these in mind when naming characters. It's interesting, though. "You shall not pass!"
Naso Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 See my disgruntled comment about needing a Darth Egyptian Middle Kingdom..... Makes just as much sense. I would be in favor of Darth Etruria or maybe Darth Zululand.......
Topaz Quasar Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 I guess we could have Darth Carthage, Darth Babylon, Darth Knossus, and Darth Thebes.......... :D
Sabahattin Dere Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 well in Turkish, the word 'Malak' means: A Water Buffalo Calf enough said, this alone is an obstacle before total immersion in the game. The name 'Sion' has totally irrelevant connotations as well. Please name the characters after vaguely suggestive, 'slightly altered' English adjectives. GL knows how to do this right. Zwangvolle Plage! M
Raven Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 well in Turkish, the word 'Malak' means: A Water Buffalo Calf enough said, this alone is an obstacle before total immersion in the game. The name 'Sion' has totally irrelevant connotations as well. Please name the characters after vaguely suggestive, 'slightly altered' English adjectives. GL knows how to do this right. you just made malak weak...... oh well, i didnt like him anyway
SilverSun Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 well in Turkish, the word 'Malak' means: A Water Buffalo Calf.
Product of the Cosmos Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 well in Turkish, the word 'Malak' means: A Water Buffalo Calf enough said, this alone is an obstacle before total immersion in the game. The name 'Sion' has totally irrelevant connotations as well. Please name the characters after vaguely suggestive, 'slightly altered' English adjectives. GL knows how to do this right. you just made malak weak...... oh well, i didnt like him anyway lmao! Scion seems better to me then Sion for some reason. But meh... Darth Sidious was a good name imo. lol. Interesting bit about Zion tho.
Catalyst Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 I don't think the names of the Sith have any special relavence, except maybe to sound ominous :ph34r: Otherwise Dooku is named 'Great Lizard' or something....
Whitemithrandir Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 I don't think George Lucas had enough writing talent to come up with meaningful names. Word economics To express my vast wisdom I speak in haiku's.
pregethwr Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 I reckon they all had some huge reefers, put on Bob Marley and decided they wanted a character who was 'Sion like the Lion in Zion'. Either that or random name generator.
Scat Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 I don't think the names of the Sith have any special relavence, except maybe to sound ominous :ph34r: Otherwise Dooku is named 'Great Lizard' or something.... From: http://webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=tyrannous Main Entry: tyr
Whitemithrandir Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 From: http://webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=tyrannous Main Entry: tyr Word economics To express my vast wisdom I speak in haiku's.
Dark Wanderer Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Otherwise Dooku is named 'Great Lizard' or something.... Hmm, in Japanese, the name means "poison"... Despite the fact that many people who've played KOTOR has a negative view on it, I'm still very optimistic about the Februari release and can't wait to get my paws on the game :D
Scat Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Guess (Lucas) wasn't much for SUBTLETY. Palpatine/Sidious = insidious = harmful but enticing Vader = invader = one who enters for conquest or plunder Maul = to handle roughly Either that or Palpatine took apt naming as a feat.
Darth Jebus Posted July 21, 2004 Author Posted July 21, 2004 I don't think George Lucas had enough writing talent to come up with meaningful names.
Topaz Quasar Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Darth Sidious = Dark Sider? Darth Maul = Dark Weapon Darth Tyranus = Dark Tyrant Darth Vader = Dark Father
Carth Vader Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Darth Sidious = Dark Sider?Darth Maul = Dark Weapon Darth Tyranus = Dark Tyrant Darth Vader = Dark Father Darth Malak = Dark Meatbag.
nightcleaver Posted July 21, 2004 Posted July 21, 2004 Considering he's going through pains to keep himself from falling to little bloody chunks, it sounds like a reasonable connection. Maybe not sinister, except for being a negative emotion.
ampulator00 Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 What does Darth mean in the first place, anyway?
Idunnowhattochoose Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 It is an abbreviation for Dark Lord of the Sith
Darth Jebus Posted July 22, 2004 Author Posted July 22, 2004 Actually I think it's just a variant of the word "dearth". But you might be right. I'd like to know who the first Dark Lord to use the name Darth, was. The early Sith Lords never used Darth. Such as Freedon Nadd, Naga Sadow, Exar Kun. It'd be interesting to find this out.
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