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Mask of Darth Nihilus
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Sometime between the Battle of Malachor V (3,960 BBY)[1] and Conclave on Katarr[1][4] (3,952 BBY)[5] |
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Development of persistent physical ailments the more often Force powers are used while wearing the mask[3] |
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Before the death of Darth Nihilus:[1]
After the death of Darth Nihilus:[3]
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- "Look upon his face, then bring me the mask."
- ―The Jedi Exile to Visas Marr, referring to Darth Nihilus after his death
The mask of Darth Nihilus was one of the pieces of armor that Sith Lord Darth Nihilus had bound to himself using the Force in an effort to retain a semblance of a physical form. Darth Nihilus had been one of the few who had survived the activation of the Mass Shadow Generator while on the surface of Malachor V during the last battle of the Mandalorian Wars, the Battle of Malachor V. This experience left him with an insatiable need to feed on the Force. Eventually this hunger began to erode his physical body and in an effort to keep himself alive, he bound his spirit to his armor, robes, and mask using the dark side of the Force. At the end of the First Jedi Purge Nihilus was killed aboard his flagship, the Ravager, by the Jedi Exile, his former apprentice, Visas Marr, and the current Mandalore, Canderous Ordo, leaving his mask as a gruesome reminder of his reign as the Lord of Hunger.
This mask was considered to be a Sith artifact that encouraged the wearers to slowly destroy themselves for greater power. The lost mask of Darth Nihilus was imbued with the dark energy of the Sith Lord, allowing any who wore the ghost-white mask the power to wield the Force as if they were an apprentice.
The mask was inside a crate in the wreckage of a Dynamic-class freighter ship on the planet Volik.
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Sometime between 3,960 BBY[1] and 3,952 BBY[5] the ravages of an insatiable dark hunger for the Force destroyed Darth Nihilus's physical body to the point where he was compelled to bind his life-force into his robes and armor—including a facial mask—in order to avoid death and give himself a palpable form which allowed him to wield a lightsaber and continue his mastery of the Force.[1] Darth Nihilus's mask continued to serve its purpose until his death at the hands of the Jedi Exile and her companions[2] in 3,951 BBY.[8]
For the next four thousand years,[9] rumors spread across the galaxy concerning the mask's power. It was said that the mask was invested with the dark side of the Force and if an individual who was not Force-sensitive was to don the mask, that being would be able to wield the Force as a Sith apprentice. If, however, a Jedi or Sith was to wear the mask, proficiency in additional Force powers—always including, but not limited to, dark side powers—were acquired. However, it was cautioned that the dark influence of the mask propelled the wearer towards acts of self-destruction in the pursuit for greater power.[3]
Behind the scenesEdit
In the game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, the player character has an option to receive the Nihilus mask after his death through character dialog with Visas Marr. The player will then gain a bonus to their maximum Force points.
AppearancesEdit
- "Unseen, Unheard"—Star Wars Tales 24
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (First appearance)
"The Mask of Darth Nihilus"—The Unknown Regions
- Star Wars: Legacy 5: Broken, Part 4 (Appears in holocron)
SourcesEdit
- Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide (Picture only)
- Star Wars Miniatures: Champions of the Force
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Special Edition (Picture only)
Star Wars: The 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: The Sith Legacy)
- Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- Power Beyond Belief: Using Ultra-Powerful Sith Lords in Saga Edition on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org) (Picture only)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 The Unknown Regions
- ↑ "Unseen, Unheard"—Star Wars Tales 24
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- ↑ In the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords video game, the Jedi Exile is the only character who is able to take the mask. Since, according to The Unknown Regions, a group of smugglers was able to obtain the mask in some way, it is assumed that the Jedi Exile took Darth Nihilus's mask with her before the destruction of the Ravager, and was the owner of the mask for some time.
- ↑ The statistics for Darth Nihilus in the Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide list him as being an average-sized Human male. It is therefore assumed that the mask that covered his face before his body disintegrated was of that size.
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ The Unknown Regions doesn't give a specific time as to when Darth Nihilus's mask is found on the planet Volik. However, the scenario does state that the mask was found in a cove beneath Mount Vorena. This mountain was named for the wife of former Jedi Master Dorin Se'ol, who left the Jedi Order around the time of the Clone Wars. Therefore, it is assumed that the mask was not found at an earlier date.
