Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2's Darth Nihilus Mirrors the Jedi Exile

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During Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, players will come across three Sith Lords: Darth Traya, the Lord of Betrayal (known as Kreia), Darth Sion (Lord of Pain), and Darth Nihilus (Lord of Hunger). Players will learn about these characters throughout the game, but because they are so in-depth, it’s easy to miss a few details.

Darth Nihilus, physically perhaps, is one of the strongest Sith Lords in theStar Wars franchise. InKnights of the Old Republic 2, he represents the power of the Sith and the ultimate goal for the Jedi Exile, until Kreia’s plans are revealed. This works so well because, in many ways, Darth Nihilus and the protagonist Jedi Exile are two sides of the same coin. If someone chooses the Dark Side in KOTOR 2, they essentially follow the same path as Nihilus.

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Darth Nihilus’ origins are only really hinted at before Malachor V, which is the same with the Jedi Exile. Players know she followed Revan in the Mandalorian Wars, but few details exist before that. Likewise, all players really know about Nihilus' origins is that he was a human male Sith Lord, having lost everything during the Galactic Republic’s war with the Mandalorians. He was on Malachor V when the Mass Shadow Generator went off, and like KOTOR 2’s Jedi Exile, the experience turned him into a Wound in the Force.

The Jedi Exile will slowly reconnect with the Force throughout the events of KOTOR 2, choosing to return to the light or follow the path to the Dark Side, but it manifested a little differently in Nihilus. His wound made him crave Force energy, so befitting his title Lord of Hunger, he would essentially devour the Force. This affliction painfully ravaged him—until