The novels mentioned them. I collected stickers at the time ESB came out, one was the very beautiful one of Vader in the carbon freeze chamber addressing Luke. The sticker was titled "Lord of the Sith".
But without Jedi around, I doubt anyone could care less about Sith. That only has meaning to Jedi.
Aside from the fact that the only thing known about the Sith when the OT was first made was the name, the galaxy would have been kept in the dark about the Sith, after 1000 years of thinking they were gone, and then 23 years of Imperial propaganda, even the Jedi became legends and myths.
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its in the first novel true when Vader is introduced
i always wondered why they never got a mention in the OT
mind you although Luke knew of the Jedi hed never heard of THE FORCE so maybe everyone conviniently forgot about THE SITH and THE FORCE in the 19 years since the birth of the Empire
Yea, but even in the PT when they fought in the CW, majority of people knew nothing or wery little of Sith, for them it was the same, 2 different names for 1 thing. Its not like Palpatine went to the Senate and admitted to the galaxy he is a Sith Lord, he had to pretend that he is a caring Chancellor. Its explained in RODV, when Bail tels Mon Mothma that Dooku was a Sith Lord and she responds i don't know much about the Sith, aren't they the same thing as Jedi- something like that, i don't want to go for specific answer, takes time.
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im talking about the OT Movies not a novel or the PT
im sure in the years between ROTS and ANH that realistically word would have spread about the Sith
Sith is a race of people which are demonic and preety much strong in the dark force. Very force sensitive as well. However, the Sith have been extinct for as long as about 6000 years before OT. The "new sith" are followers of the "old sith race" beliefs. Are you talking aboutt he sith race or the "Dark JedI" sith? Not every Dark Jedi is a Sith...
As of 19 BBY, there were TWO Sith and thousands of Jedi. Most people did not know the Sith still lived.
Then the Jedi die and a massive military build up occurs, tyranny, oppression, enormous change happens. There is hardly the time, ability or people to know anything about the Sith. Even high up like Motti called the Force itself an "ancient religion," conjured with "sorcerous ways."
Never mind the Sith, the Force itself was in doubt.
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Well the Neimodians seemed quite aware of the sith in the PT
and im sure Bail mustve been informed about Palpatine being a Sith by Yoda after leaving Coruscant leading to higher parts of the early rebellion knowing too
word would have spread
there would have been lots of interest in the Emperor and his new Empire after ROTS
Neimodians knew about the Sith, because Sidious contacted them, trough hologram, he was playing them, they didn't knew his plan.
And Bail did knew and remember after the Cw, or after ROTS Palpatine was a here to the people, at this time they rely didn't care, the people of the universe only wanted peace, security and stability, they didn't care if the Sith provided this. Most of the people only want to live normal day to day life.
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I'm sure in the Jedi heyday, some very interested people would be able to find out about who the Sith were. And Sidious was indeed in league with the NEimodians, I bet they knew a little bit about the Sith. But by the time of the OT, Jedi were gone, no one cared and I doubt the archives on Sith in Coruscant were that accessible. The word was meaningless by then. Ben and Yoda didn't even tell Luke, what would the Sith word mean to him?
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well i reckon they would have mentioned it to Luke during training of all things about the Dark Side Of The Force in ESB ...you would wouldnt you
mind you they held back on a couple of things concerning Luke didnt they...for good reason
deffo in ROTJ they should have mentioned the Sith seeing as Luke had to encounter Palpatine
and seeing as the Sith are such a big ****ing deal in 1-3 i guess they would deffo have mentioned it to him if the films had been made in order but it but its too late for that now
But why would they mention it to Luke? It doesn't matter... Luke knows they're bad and powerful and all due to the Dark Side. Luke must be kept from falling to the Dark Side. That he'd be called a Sith then, a mere name after all, is not that important to know, is it?
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i just reckon Yoda would have mentioned em somewhere particularly if Luke succeeds in killing Vader something along the lines of "beware the Emperor as he will be looking for another apprentice because always two there are no more......you know the drill
he would have warned him of the Sith apprentice set up
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