Darths and the Sith through all 6 films

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2005)

Just curious to know if Lucas had the whole idea of there only being 2 Sith lords (one master, one apprentice) in mind when he made the first trilogy. At the end of ROTJ it's obvious the Emperor wants to discard Vader and take Luke on as his new apprentice, but in ESB, did Vader realize that this was the Emperor's intention? Actually, it was he who brought up the subject of converting Luke to the dark side during the hologram conversation with Palpatine. Perhaps they were both planning to betray each other. Or maybe the idea of there only being two Sith at a time hadn't yet solidified in Lucas's mind. I do find it strange that the word Sith is never mentioned in the last three films. And when Obi-Wan refers to Vader as Darth during their final fight, it seems odd that he would use that word instead of Vader or Anakin, considering Darth is more of a generic Sith title than a name.