“Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.”
How to explain the Sith Inquisitor?
I could tell you that the Sith Inquisitor is the Emperor Palpatine to the Sith Warrior’s Darth Vader, but that sells it short. The archetype is just inspiration. It’s not the destination, or the road we take to get there, but the guide. The Sith Inquisitor is Raistlin. The Sith Inquisitor is Lucifer. The Sith Inquisitor is Julius Caesar. The Sith Inquisitor is what you make him.
When we set out to build our game, we knew we needed more than one Sith class. The original trilogy only has two Sith in it, but they couldn’t be more different: the heavily armored brutal physicality of Darth Vader compared to the frail but immensely powerful Emperor Palpatine. When we extend our inspiration to Episodes I-III and The Clone Wars cartoons, Count Dooku, Darth Maul, and Asajj Ventress further expand our concept of what a Sith can be. Is a Sith a lithe quick fighter who uses the Force to enhance his/her physical combat prowess, a calculating deceiver adept at Lightsaber duels, or a master manipulator and amasser of dark side secrets? Does a Sith use one lightsaber, two Lightsabers, or a dual-bladed Lightsaber? Having multiple Sith classes allows us to embrace all of those Sith inspirations, instead of having one Sith class that was the jack-of-all-trades and the master of none.
But BioWare and LucasArts have always been about story, so it’s not just the Lightsabers and the Force powers that differentiate the two Sith classes. With two Sith classes, we have the opportunity to explore the Sith order from two very different perspectives, to develop a more complete picture of the Sith Empire at the time our game is set, and to present strikingly different character arcs and choices.
Whereas the Sith Warrior class is all about the martial side of the Sith, the Inquisitor is about the darkest of dark side secrets; everything that’s weird and unsettling and dangerous about the Force. The Inquisitor is about power not (solely) through brute force and intimidation, but through manipulation, corruption, and knowledge.
And where that other Sith class starts in a position of privilege, born to lead and prepared from childhood for training at the Academy on Korriban, the Sith Inquisitor begins the game as a slave, plucked from obscurity and toil in a highly stratified, unforgiving Empire because of his Force-sensitivity and sent to become a Sith or die.
The Inquisitor quickly learns that the opportunity the Sith promises if he passes his trials comes with its own set of rules and masters. The so-called freedom of the Sith is reined in by deep traditions and a society where the powerful do their utmost to keep their inferiors under control. Does the Inquisitor seek power within the traditions of the Sith, playing the game by the unspoken rules of the Lords of Korriban, or does he pursue personal power at the expense of the Empire? Perhaps he eschews both personal power and the Empire to follow the light in a society steeped in dark side temptations—easily the most difficult path of them all? The Sith Inquisitor is about the individual at odds with the community, and whether to ultimately embrace that community, transform it, or act in defiance of it.
But of course, these themes are, again, just starting places. Player choice ultimately determines how the story plays out. I will say that yes there are some freaky artifacts involved and maybe a Force ghost or two, and lots of opportunity to apply lightning in some very persuasive ways. But there are also opportunities for a more subtle approach: “Look the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.” Manipulate, corrupt, and play Sith against Sith.
Congratulations, slave. You’ve won your freedom. Now what are you going to do with it?
Rebecca Harwick
Writer
COMMENTS
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any sith that folows the rule of darth bane will DIE! |
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Greetings, |
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some strong sith can join us too, and all bounty hunters. "Greetings, do YOU want to join the Bounty Hunters Assasins Guild? Everyone who is willing to do whatever is nessecary to ensure they recieve piles of credits is welcome! Anyone who stands in the way of our wealth/bounty will immediately be killed on sight. We also don't care if you are rodian, twilek, or any other species. Please join! PM our leader sunsfan to tell him you want to join and also if you have any questions. don't wait more, join us and you will win many things. |
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if you would like to be an executor pm a.k.a private measage me please or click on my avatar please |
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people who like to be executors pm me please |
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The Inquister may have a down side. |
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how do you figure |
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finally the way a ranged class shud be hope the talent specs tree allow true versatility goodbye wow.. |
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i hope this beats world of warcraft by a mile im quiting wow just to play this game. fyi sith inquisitor is going to own!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE EMPIRE |
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I cant wait to kill all you sith Inquisitor's!!! |
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The Sith will mow down most Troopers like their training robots :P |
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listen guy my lightning will pwn your face |
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this is definately my class |
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This game is going to be the best! Sith Inquisitor all the way! |
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My goal is to kill as many of these SI as possible... For the REPUBLIC |
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I am totally with you! |
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you`re ment to attack bountyhunters you can`t stand a chance against us |
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i hope Si's have force push.. i want to force lightning a frolicking jedi and rummage his corpse for spoils.. only to be ambushed by 5 jedi's and Bam force-push.. grab spoils choke-hold the leader and walk away. |
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Feel the power of the Dark Side! I just hope I'll be able to stop myself and NOT become a healer as always. ^^ |
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Too late. This will be the healer class for the Imperial/ sith side. |
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This article clearly shows that this game will be totally wicked. A game where evil can fight evil if one chooses. Yes, we Sith Inquisitors maybe slaves in the beginning but the ultimate power and glory will be ours. One question I wonder about this class is if it is a healing class more than a DPS class. Only time will tell and that time is getting shorter and shorter. |
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I think it's going to be similar to the archmage in Warhammer or the Balance/Resto druid in WoW. You can do ranged DPS and/or heal. They'll have some light melee, but it won't be their forte. |
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TO ALL OF YOU JEDI HATERS OUT THERE TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DESTROY THE JEDI TO MAKE THEM KNEEL TO OUR POWER LOOK NO FURTHER IM CURRENTLY CREATING A GREAT SITH ARMY we have 200 strong of sith, dark jedi, imperial agents, sith spies, smugglers dark troopers, our fleet shall be MASSIVE our power shall be UNLIMITED so you shall either JOIN US!! OR BE DESTROYED if you choose to betray us u shall feel our power if you try to destroy us we will become more powerfull than you can imagine so join us but if you want to leave once you join the only way out is death but if you stay you will become a great sith and you shall be very powerful so join us!! |
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dude, i bet if you get all 200 of you, you could actually conquer your server, so remember to work together, would join but I kinda already have plans. |
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the games not even released yet, plus it also depends on how some other people act, wether its roleplay, pvp, leveling, having fun, socializing, or annoying the community. its not safe to just "assume power" until you see how your massed army of 200 is in action, because you might not always have them all on at once. |
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If yur tha leader im not joining. im pure sith but i have no master. i lead |
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The grammar is not strong with this one. I fear grammar will be your downfall. |
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I feel the call of the dark side and the need to destory all jedi punks..... how do i join?? |
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We are looking for Bounty Hunters, Imperial Agents, and any sith that are willing to be mercenaries to join our Mighty Army. We are the GenoHaradan and we're creating the mightiest mercenary army the galaxy has ever seen. Any Bounty Hunters, Sith, or Imperial Agents who want to make tons of credits, level up with the strongest Men and Women the Galaxy has to offer, and then make more credits send me a Private Message. Also we are looking to make alliances with other Empire guilds, and are for hire to whoever has the most credits to offer. Send me a private message if you're interested. |
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THE JEDI WILL FALL BY MY MIGHT!!! |
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i cant wait to be a sith inquistor im going to use daul sabers instead of a staff though and destroy all them punk a@$ jedi |
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This means the end of the jedis! |
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Unlimited power!!!!! |
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yo check out on youtube darth sidous get a job |
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the jedi will fall |
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I want to know if the sith inquistor will be able to use dual saber or just the staff once they get to that certaint advance class |
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What would be really cool is if you can court the opposites on this game ^_~> They always hint towards the really hot bombshell like bastila or the female pilot who helped vaders apprentice. Why on earth can't we have a epic romance in star wars. Why is it like taboo? "Anikin we cannot be together it's forbidden" Anyone think of the word LAME? Common let us have some romance with our blood ahead. |
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Lucas can't right a convincing romance to save his life. Even Han and Leia's romance is a little unconvincing in the original trilogy. |
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I think romance kinda made me question how much better the movies could have been without it, hours of drama and only 20 minutes of fighting. I still like the movies though |
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Sith inquisitor gonna be awesome. first im going to try out the sith warrior first. |
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I think this community will actually beable to sustain itself, not surviving off credit farmers and even having a community that will withstand all the spammers,creditfarmers,advertisers,hackers, and any other type of annoying players. I have very diverse tastes in class, so one day i might want to be an inquisitor while others a warrior or bounty hunter etc etc, this might keep the classes diverse for once! |
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While this makes the inquisitor look impressive... most impressive... *how could I not?* I'll have to play as the warrior first too. In Kotor, my favorite guy to play was the strong sith warrior, and you can't help but laugh as he leaps from target to target, cutting them down. Add the force choke, I'm a happy camper! :D |
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Why go for the warrior. If you know how to properly use a light-saber you can use the force to your advantage. Why beat the living snout out of an opponent if one doesn't have to. Why not simply out think him / her. Achilles fought for Greece. He wasn't a very strong person, nor was he the richest. He's known for having out thought opponents on the battlefield and handing them their head. So why not do the same hmm? |
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Me too! |
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This is my class, for sure. Boo. Yah. |
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I'm definitely going to be a Sith Inquisitor, the power of the force and the might of the Empire sounds like just the life for me. LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE! |
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i hope you can weild you lightsaber like starkiller that would be awsome |
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I was sent here by my dark master Lord-Maknoe we are building a Sith and Jedi army in the guild of -Descendants of Darkness/Heroes of the Republic- this is a 120+ guild and growing every day when you get in-game you will find that you have a GIGANTIC advantage over all other people.Descendants of Darkness is our empire guild while Heroes of the Republic is our republic guild with 60+ people each so its guaranteed whichever side or class you decide on your all set. Our guild will last through the whole game hosting Raids,Dungeons,And Pvp groups as well as any other help most players will need throughout the game. our guild comes with a website, with forums, polls, videos, updates from the game and more, leave a comment on my profile or send me a Friend Request with a PM and I will direct you to my lord. May the force be with you. |
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The answer is "No; they haven't started playing yet." The game has barely entered alpha testing. All these stupid guilds forming before the game even comes out can make wild promises that probably won't come true. Most of these guilds will splinter, fall part, or do poorly pretty soon after the game actually comes out. Everyone wants a position of power in a guild, but most people obsessed enough to form one at this point are rabid fanboys instead of veteran players of MMO's. Until the game releases, NO ONE can predict how gameplay will flow and who will master it most quickly. End of story. |










