Jacen Stargazer Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I noticed something in KotOR. Most have noticed that Darth Bandon shares a head model with many unnamed Sith in KotOR. These are fairly rare Sith- one is on Taris, one is on the Leviathan, one is in the Rakatan Temple, and a last one reports to Malak on the Star Forge. Excepting the governor on Taris, these bald Sith seem to be Malak's top men. And Malak himself is bald. Coincidence? I think NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 The Sith governor on Taris is a mere apprentice - And I don't think he's Malak's, Bandon is. Nah, they just needed more room to put those cool tattoos on their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I guess many Sith shave their head completely bald. You can't see the apprentices hairstyles, because of the hoods. I'm guessing lots of them are bald too. ...Or, bald Sith have higher rank, and when you are worthy enough to Malak, you shave your head. "You have done well, my apprentice. You may shave your head!" "Thank you, Lord Malak. Thank you!" And then we get the discussions: Who's balder than who, and gets a higher rank? Oh, boy, I think I'm going to bed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobQel-Droma Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Its an extra force power. They get under a bright light, tip their head, and bam! You just got force-blinded. Better than learning the actual skill to do it with the force, you know - path of the easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentScope001 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Isn't one of Revan's male heads 'bald' too? And so was Darth Maul, he was bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen Stargazer Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 To be truly bald a Zabrak has to shave off his horns, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobQel-Droma Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 IMNSHO, horns are not considered hair. Therefore, Stargazer, Maul was truly bald as everyone else obviously sees. Anyways, if they were, he would not be a true Sith - how dare you accuse Lord Maul like that? Shame on you. I now remove you from my list of smart people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Sidious had hair, Vader HAD hair. It is a popular hairstlye I guess. ( I don't have a bald head, I happen to love my hair) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Sidious had hair, Vader HAD hair. It is a popular hairstlye I guess. ( I don't have a bald head, I happen to love my hair) Maybe losing your hair is a symptom of reveling in the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kas'!m Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Darth Bane was bald too, and so Naga Sadow was too . . . I think you may be on to something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 "You have done well, my apprentice. You may shave your head!" "Thank you, Lord Malak. Thank you!" It's part of the initiation rites into the higher echelons of Malak's Sith organization: Shaving your own head with your lightsaber. Those who complete the task and survive are deemed worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobQel-Droma Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I guess those wierd purplish marks/scars on their heads weren't really from turning to the dark side, then..... well, they were, but in a- different sort of way. But, if you read the LotF series, you would know that Darth Caedus has hair, right? So.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 But, if you read the LotF series, you would know that Darth Caedus has hair, right? So.... He'll lose all of it. You'll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 It's part of the initiation rites into the higher echelons of Malak's Sith organization: Shaving your own head with your lightsaber. Those who complete the task and survive are deemed worthy. Sounds dangerous. Can't they use Lightscissors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Sounds dangerous. Can't they use Lightscissors? Lightscissors are for the weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyri Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 My theory is that the dark side impedes hair growth. Malak's bald, Revan is (potentially, if you use that Asian head) bald, the apprentices are bald, Sion's bald, Darth Vader's bald, Darth Maul's bald... Sidious and Dooku obviously conspired to use Rogaine though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 And Malak himself is bald. Coincidence? I think NOT! Just remember that Malak was bald with those same head tattoos before he ever became a Sith Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 So we know he planned to fall to the Dark Side even before he did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpentine Cougar Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 But Yoda was almost-bald.... Also, lol @ thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 But Yoda was almost-bald.... And Mace Windu was bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 And Mace Windu was bald. "The dark side clouds everything". Yeah, right, because you're dark side yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bryddia Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 To Darth InSidious’s comment on lightscissors: How about a lightrazor? Like the one Dooku used for his beard? Or, if not that, could you adjust blade length for the infamous sheering? I’ve heard rumor (Splinter of the Mind’s Eye to be precise) that Anakin’s second ‘saber had incredible adjustability. Luke once made the blade as small as the fabled lightletteropener of Master Vodo-Siok Baas. To Serpentine and Shem: Yoda: Dark Rendezvous hints that Yoda had once had a brush with the darkside so that could explain the hair loss. And as for Windu, we all know how close Vaapad skirts to the darkness. Besides, I bet he liked the aerodynamics of baldness while he fought. All right, enough of this. Well, actually, Malak lost his hair (he used to have very normal black hair if the KotOR comics aren’t mistaken) due to one of the many experiments performed on him by a certain Mandalorian Doctor named Demagol. This was back when Revan was known to most, media included, as the Revanchist, (possibly where he got his Sith name) and his crew of upstart young Jedi were only scouting out Mandie territory and working to support the Republic Military, not leading it. Pre-Exile joining, for those who didn’t get that. Pre-Juhani’s dad dying and Griff leaving his sister and Brjik joining the Vulkars and Carth becoming a hero and Saul Karath becoming a villain. And, naturally, before Revan gets the sophisticated armor; man, that must have been a boring Galaxy. Darth Bane lost his ability to grow hair when he was a young cortosis miner on Aptarros due the local chemicals and the fumes from mining equipment. For those willing to check out the Star Wars preview page on Darkhorse.com, you will see that one of the Tales previews shows Maul BEFORE he was anything but a beggar on Iridonna. He had red skin, but no tattoos and no hair. As for Vader, we all know he had that lovely chance to see what it feels like to be the marshmallow on fire, I don’t think that really counts. The only two on the list so far I cannot explain away is the one on Naga Sadow and the one on Darth Bandon. My guess is that those who do it by choice do it for fashion. Bald and tattooed is the new thing in Chic Sith Magazine. Caedus, Kryat, and Nihl just haven’t gotten their subscription renewed. I tell you, when a Sith Lord stops worrying about looking demonic, corrupted, and shiny all sorts of terrible things start happening to his career. Just take Judo Kreesh for instance, longest hair I’ve seen on a Sith…or, perhaps, Kaan, or even Githany. Hmm, Traya didn’t turn out well either, hmmm. I wish I knew if Nihilus had hair. -Bearer of the Krijinia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommycat Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sideous was a member of the Hair Club for Sith.... Not only am I a member, but I'm also the Emperor..... Short hair, and baldness could be for the intended fighting. Nothing to hold on to... With hair it is very easy to control your intended target if you can get a hand to their head. Windu may have cut off his hair for the fact that with Vapaad, hair might have gotten in the way. Or he might have burned it with a sabre once and you know how bad hair smells when its burning..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Shake Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 It's part of the initiation rites into the higher echelons of Malak's Sith organization: Shaving your own head with your lightsaber. Those who complete the task and survive are deemed worthy. .....Ya and then Malak said you also had to shave your beard with your lightsaber until he accidently cut off half of his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Betrayer Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 My theory is that the dark side impedes hair growth. Malak's bald, Revan is (potentially, if you use that Asian head) bald, the apprentices are bald, Sion's bald, Darth Vader's bald, Darth Maul's bald... Sidious and Dooku obviously conspired to use Rogaine though... And the only serious response award goes too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.