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Dark Legacy plunges deep into the twisted relationship between Sith Master and Apprentice

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Star Wars Dark Legacy is a great look into the Sith 2

Star Wars might be a little on the nose with its clear divide between good and evil (something The Last Jedi might be trying to dabble with), yet despite that it’s managed to craft two distinct, interesting mythologies around both the Jedi and Sith. If you’ve stuck to the films you’ve likely only been exposed to one side of that coin. The Sith and their mantras are absent from many mainstream productions of the franchise, instead allowing its lore to be better explored in literature, comics and videogames. Dark Legacy understands that, which is what makes it such an engrossing short film.

The project, directed by Anthony Pietromonaco and produced by Manifest Films, distills the most simple aspect of the Sith down to a climatic and engaging duel – the one between Master and Apprentice. And yet with such a short running time, it also manages to introduce new questions to the Star Wars mythology. The Sith Master here inserts a parasite into his failed apprentices, sucking their essence into Kyber Crystals – the energy sources of Lightsabers. This makes his fight with Kia – an apprentice who doesn’t seem like she’s willingly joined the Sith – far more engaging, after handing her a lightsaber powered by the very life force created from her fallen brother.

Special effects work is brilliant here, as is the use of unconventional colours. Kia’s yellow lightsaber pierces the dark with its stability and calm, while the Sith Master’s unstable green brings with it an ominous, dangerous persona. It’s neat to see some of the earlier aspects of Star Wars used here too, with the green lightsaber devoid of any some of metal at all (it’s simply a big crystal with leather wraps around it). The ensuing battle is riveting from start to finish, and just makes you wish there was more to chew on.

You should check out Dark Legacy above and imagine a world where darker takes on Star Wars might one day seep into our favourite films.

Last Updated: July 11, 2017

10 Comments

  1. Soooo good

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    • Original Heretic

      July 12, 2017 at 10:13

      How’s your story/writing coming along?

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      • Lu

        July 12, 2017 at 11:09

        Pathetically to be honest. Thinking of scrapping my preconceived ideas and starting from scratch.

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        • Original Heretic

          July 12, 2017 at 11:12

          That’s okay, don’t look at that as something negative. As long as your thought process is working on it, then you’re making headway.
          The actual writing it out part is only one of the steps.

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          • Lu

            July 12, 2017 at 14:37

            Got an idea for a short story that serves as background lore for the story most likely to bear fruit. Think I’ll start there maybe and see where it goes.

          • Original Heretic

            July 12, 2017 at 14:40

            Very good idea. The lore of your world is just as important as the characters and the main plot/story. In fact, it can become a whole character unto itself, if worked properly.

          • Lu

            July 12, 2017 at 14:44

            Yeah I’m seeing that with the Battletech series. Hoping inspiration and motivation stick this time!

          • Original Heretic

            July 12, 2017 at 14:48

            Don’t count on inspiration to carry you through. Any great work is only 1% inspiration.
            As for motivation, get people reading what you right. There’s no better feeling than having people gush over what you’ve written. Figuratively. You don’t want them pissing on your work!

          • Lu

            July 12, 2017 at 14:56

            Haha for a heretic your words strike true. I’ll try get a few chapters out by next week.

          • Original Heretic

            July 12, 2017 at 15:01

            Dude, the more your write, the easier it’s going to get.
            Even if you write one page a day, it’s something. It’s a skill that you have to practice.

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