TKA-001 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGH ON PIE 14 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I don't get it. Well, then let me explain. The topic of this thread is "What is Nihilus saying?" There were comments made about how Nihilus has no subtitles while Visas does. This comic is just making a jab at Nihilus' speech and how he fails to notice certain things. Since the subject of the thread is Nihilus speech, and I had this pic on hand, I decided to post it. I found it humorous. If you mean you don't actually get the comic it is just showing how Nihilus seems all powerful but really is a joke when you actually fight him. His weakness in the game (I know his planet killing power is awesome, but I mean compared to the exile.) is shown by his ridiculous act of stepping in toilet paper. The exile is the freaky purple skinned girl. I thought it was fairly straightforward. ~HOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_man Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Anyways, I could swear he demanded Visas should get him a shrubbery in one of the cutscenes. Or cut down the tallest tree in the forest...WITH A HERRING! So if it is Sith language, is there a translation handy on the 'net somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Vader Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Maybe. But who has the will to make such a language? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endorenna Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Only a Sith Lord with as much time on his hands as Nihilus. After all, all he does all day is stand on the bridge staring out a window and occasionally eating a planet! That has to get boring after a while! (Confidentially, he'd much rather be playing with those jacks he has hidden in his sleeve...but it's not a very Sithy thing to do. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Vader Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I think genius people can learn the Sith language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Perhaps it was simply a poor choice of words? Or perhaps the writers thought "outfit," "costume," "robes" or "clothes" didn't sound strong enough for the idea of confining one's soul? I think it's reasonable to assume a human being with a standard level of intelligence would be able to figure out the difference between robes and armor. maybe he had armor under his robes? Yeah, his ability to consume life started to consume his own body, which made it rapidly deteriorate. To save himself, he detached his consciousness from his body and attached it to his armor. So basically beneath the robes is just a swirling mess of dark side energy, with no corporeal body. wow, where'd you hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endorenna Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 ^ It's on Wookiepedia. Search 'Nihilus', and you'll find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztalker Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 ^Which is sourced. The armor theory is explained in the Legacy comics (Sith wants eternal life, probes Nihilus holocron). Just click on the sources to look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Vougalot Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 So if it is Sith language, is there a translation handy on the 'net somewhere? As I said before, the game developers didn't put much thought into what Nihilus was saying. They simply had the voice actor speak gibberish, played it backwars (I'm assuming), messed with it using some audio-editing software, and then used it. His language has only recently been retconned to have been the Sith language by The Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide, whereas before it was nothing at all and the developers didn't care. So no, it is impossible to translate what he is saying because it's just gibberish that has been officially name "the Sith language." We do, however, know a few words and phrases, as can be read here. Maybe. But who has the will to make such a language? I do, actually! I intend to eventually write stories revolving around the founding of the Sith Empire (which I intend to be actual novel ideas to be published under Lucas Licensing, once I've made a name for myself with original stories and caught their notice, hinting that I'm very interested). I have asked my friend, who has an impeccable ear for languages, to help me create a working Sith language based on what we hear from Darth Nihilus and Atris' Sith holocrons, as well as the word structures that can be seen on the page that I just linked you all to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Graffiti Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 They simply had the voice actor speak gibberish, played it backwards (I'm assuming), messed with it using some audio-editing software, and then used it. Nihilus had a voice actor? I always thought they just played the sound of a monkey screeching over the sound of a toilet flushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Nihilus had a voice actor? I always thought they just played the sound of a monkey screeching over the sound of a toilet flushing. the monkey was what was in the robes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroth Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this (as I think I picked up the idea from somewhere out there on the internet), but I believe that what she was trying to say was that in the end, the being who held destroyed Katarr and held so much sway over her...was just a man. No more, and no less. She was no longer his slave. I was never quite certain how one would see "through the force," but when I see that scene, I typically assume the same thing. Visas's voice isn't really quivering or fearful. In fact, it sounds quite the opposite. Contemptible and irony-ridden. I like that entire scene, though, even though I never have Visas in my party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Galaxy Foreseen Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sith_language I read on Wookieepedia that he was speaking a sort of Sith Language. Read about it above (click on the link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Vougalot Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Whoa, really? No one here has mentioned anything about it being a Sith language yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_man Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I'm pretty sure it's intended to be the language used by the ancient Sith (that is, the species). You may now eat your words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Vougalot Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I thought my sarcasm was obvious. Edit: Especially considering that I myself have written paragraphs upon paragraphs about it in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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