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Darth Nihilus was created by [[Obsidian Entertainment]] as one of the primary antagonists for the [[Xbox]] and [[Personal computer|PC]] [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''. The desktop icon for the PC version of the game was Nihilus' face.
His story was later elaborated upon in a [[Comic book|comic]], "[[Unseen, Unheard]]", featured in ''[[Star Wars Tales 24]]''. This was written by [[Chris Avellone]],
lead writer of ''The Sith Lords'',
and was drawn by [[Dustin Weaver]].
{{Cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/dustinpweaver/photos/7230927#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A7230927%7D|title=Comic Book Pages|accessdate=2013-01-12|author=[[Dustin Weaver]]|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=|publisher=[http://www.myspace.com/ Myspace.com]|pages=17|language=|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}
Nihilus' background was further explored in the ''[[Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide]]''
and he received an entry in ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''.
Nihilus' name
{{Blog|holocron|28|Darth Names and the Darth Who winner revealed.|Keeper of the Holocron's Blog|Leland Chee}}
and the pronunciation thereof
were derived from the words ''nihilist'',
meaning one who "believes in nothing;"
Darth Nihilus was created by [[Obsidian Entertainment]] as one of the primary antagonists for the [[Xbox]] and [[Personal computer|PC]] [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''. The desktop icon for the PC version of the game was Nihilus' face.
His story was later elaborated upon in a [[Comic book|comic]], "[[Unseen, Unheard]]", featured in ''[[Star Wars Tales 24]]''. This was written by [[Chris Avellone]],
lead writer of ''The Sith Lords'',
and was drawn by [[Dustin Weaver]].
{{Cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/dustinpweaver/photos/7230927#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A7230927%7D|title=Comic Book Pages|accessdate=2013-01-12|author=[[Dustin Weaver]]|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=|publisher=[http://www.myspace.com/ Myspace.com]|pages=17|language=|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}
Nihilus' background was further explored in the ''[[Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide]]''
and he received an entry in ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''.
Nihilus' name
{{Blog|holocron|28|Darth Names and the Darth Who winner revealed.|Keeper of the Holocron's Blog|Leland Chee}}
and the pronunciation thereof
were derived from the words ''nihilist'',
meaning one who "believes in nothing;"
{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nihilism|title=Nihilism|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=|publisher=[http://www.thefreedictionary.com TheFreeDictionary.com]|pages=|language=|accessdate=2012-03-04|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}
and ''annihilate'',
meaning "to destroy completely" or "reduce to nonexistence."
{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nihilism|title=Nihilism|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=|publisher=[http://www.thefreedictionary.com TheFreeDictionary.com]|pages=|language=|accessdate=2012-03-04|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}
and ''annihilate'',
meaning "to destroy completely" or "reduce to nonexistence."
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{{Cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/annihilated|title=Anihilated|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=|publisher=[http://dictionary.reference.com TheFreeDictionary.com]|pages=|language=|accessdate=2012-03-04|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}
In an interview conducted by a ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' fan website, Avellone was asked what his intentions for Darth Nihilus were. Though he did state that his conception of Nihilus' origin story was non-[[canon]], Avellone said he thought of Nihilus as Meetra Surik's "other half," pursuing a different path after Malachor V was torn apart.
{{Cite_web|url=http://www.starwarsknights.com/interview20070924.php|title=StarWarsKnights Interview w/ Chris Avellone|date=[[September 24]], [[2007]]|publisher=[http://www.starwarsknights.com StarWarsKnights.com]|accessdate=2012-03-04}}
From a visual design perspective, Avellone credited artist [[Brian Menze]] with creating an effective hook for the character and he cited this contribution as one of the particular things that made ''The Sith Lords'' a success.
{{Cite web|url=http://www.eucantina.net/interviews/chris-avellone|title=Interview with Writer Chris Avellone|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=Chris Avellone|date=[[May 8]], [[2008]]|format=Interview|publisher=[http://www.eucantina.net/ EUCantina.net]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Dz2S8BGO|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
Menze himself did not feel his work on Nihilus was very creative: he was asked to give him a mask based on No-Face, a character from [[Wikipedia:Hayao Miyazaki|Hayao Miyazaki's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Spirited Away|Spirited Away]]'' film, and it was highly derivative from that.
{{Cite web|url=http://comments.deviantart.com/1/147093401/2382796572|title=Comment on "Electronic Games Monthly cover"|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=[[Brian Menze]]|date=[[January 27]], [[2012]]|format=|publisher=[http://www.deviantart.com/ DeviantART.com]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Dz4pzT8Q|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
Nonetheless, Nihilus was his favorite of all the characters he drew for the game and he was proud of him.
{{Cite web|url=http://brenze.deviantart.com/art/Electronic-Games-Monthly-cover-147093401|title=Electronic Games Monthly cover|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=[[Brian Menze]]|date=[[December 17]], [[2009]]|format=|publisher=[http://www.deviantart.com/ DeviantART.com]|archiveurl=http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:BrenzeNihilus.png|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
He counted the opportunity to paint him for the cover of ''Electronic Games Monthly'' as one of the best jobs of his career.
{{Cite web|url=http://comments.deviantart.com/1/147093401/1393427281|title=Comment on "Electronic Games Monthly cover"|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=[[Brian Menze]]|date=[[February 26]], [[2010]]|format=|publisher=[http://www.deviantart.com/ DeviantART.com]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Dz5Okyw9|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
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{{Cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/annihilated|title=Anihilated|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=|publisher=[http://dictionary.reference.com TheFreeDictionary.com]|pages=|language=|accessdate=2012-03-04|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}
In an interview conducted by a ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' fan website, Avellone was asked what his intentions for Darth Nihilus were. Though he did state that his conception of Nihilus' origin story was non-[[canon]], Avellone said he thought of Nihilus as Meetra Surik's "other half," pursuing a different path after Malachor V was torn apart.
{{Cite_web|url=http://www.starwarsknights.com/interview20070924.php|title=StarWarsKnights Interview w/ Chris Avellone|date=[[September 24]], [[2007]]|publisher=[http://www.starwarsknights.com StarWarsKnights.com]|accessdate=2012-03-04}}
From a visual design perspective, Avellone credited artist [[Brian Menze]] with creating an effective hook for the character and he cited this contribution as one of the particular things that made ''The Sith Lords'' a success.
{{Cite web|url=http://www.eucantina.net/interviews/chris-avellone|title=Interview with Writer Chris Avellone|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=Chris Avellone|date=[[May 8]], [[2008]]|format=Interview|publisher=[http://www.eucantina.net/ EUCantina.net]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Dz2S8BGO|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
Menze himself did not feel his work on Nihilus was very creative: he was asked to give him a mask based on No-Face, a character from [[Wikipedia:Hayao Miyazaki|Hayao Miyazaki's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Spirited Away|Spirited Away]]'' film, and it was highly derivative from that.
{{Cite web|url=http://comments.deviantart.com/1/147093401/2382796572|title=Comment on "Electronic Games Monthly cover"|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=[[Brian Menze]]|date=[[January 27]], [[2012]]|format=|publisher=[http://www.deviantart.com/ DeviantART.com]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Dz4pzT8Q|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
Nonetheless, Nihilus was his favorite of all the characters he drew for the game and he was proud of him.
{{Cite web|url=http://brenze.deviantart.com/art/Electronic-Games-Monthly-cover-147093401|title=Electronic Games Monthly cover|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=[[Brian Menze]]|date=[[December 17]], [[2009]]|format=|publisher=[http://www.deviantart.com/ DeviantART.com]|archiveurl=http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:BrenzeNihilus.png|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
He counted the opportunity to paint him for the cover of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' as one of the best jobs of his career.
{{Cite web|url=http://comments.deviantart.com/1/147093401/1393427281|title=Comment on "Electronic Games Monthly cover"|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=[[Brian Menze]]|date=[[February 26]], [[2010]]|format=|publisher=[http://www.deviantart.com/ DeviantART.com]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Dz5Okyw9|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
In-game, Nihilus never spoke a clear word; he emitted solely patterns of sounds similar to the [[Sith holocron]]s found on Telos IV. [[Alien]] languages such as [[Huttese]] were subtitled, while Nihilus' words were not.
Marr seemed to understand at least some portions of what Nihilus said to her.
In promotional material for the game, Nihilus was seen as an opposite to Atris. Concept art showed a confrontation between the two,
Desktop wallpapers released on [[LucasArts]].com to promote the game can be viewed [[:File:Atris 4.jpg|here]] and [[:File:NihilusAtris2.jpg|here]].
but Atris never actually interacted with Nihilus during the game. In a bug that occasionally occurred when Nihilus died, his body was surrounded by dark side energies, but the body itself did not disappear. A Sith lightsaber, a [[Dark Jedi Master robe]], and a lightsaber crystal could then be found in his remains.
In [[Hasbro]]'s ''Star Wars'' Evolutions action figure set, ''The Sith Legacy'', Nihilus was featured with Darth Bane and another Sith, [[Darth Maul]]. He had a removable hood that revealed that showed Nihilus' hair for the first time. It was styled in [[Wikipedia:Dreadlocks|dreadlocks]].
In ''The Sith Lords'', Nihilus' name was never spoken aloud, but was viewable during the fight with him and in certain written materials.
The smuggler's storyline from [[2011]]'s ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' included a section on Tatooine that dealt with Nihilus' Sith holocron, in which his name was spoken for the first time.
Nihilus' name was also used for the name of two of ''The Old Republic''{{'s}} servers, though one was called "Mask of Nihilus."
Following a merging of servers,
{{Cite_web|url=http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20120917|title=Server Consolidation|accessdate=2012-12-08|date=2012-09-17|publisher=[http://www.swtor.com/ SWTOR.com]}}
there was no longer a "Mask of Nihilus" server and the "Darth Nihilus" server was used for the French Player-Versus-Player services.
In-game, Nihilus never spoke a clear word; he emitted solely patterns of sounds similar to the [[Sith holocron]]s found on Telos IV. [[Alien]] languages such as [[Huttese]] were subtitled, while Nihilus' words were not.
Marr seemed to understand at least some portions of what Nihilus said to her.
In promotional material for the game, Nihilus was seen as an opposite to Atris. Concept art showed a confrontation between the two,
Desktop wallpapers released on [[LucasArts]].com to promote the game can be viewed [[:File:Atris 4.jpg|here]] and [[:File:NihilusAtris2.jpg|here]].
but Atris never actually interacted with Nihilus during the game. In a bug that occasionally occurred when Nihilus died, his body was surrounded by dark side energies, but the body itself did not disappear. A Sith lightsaber, a [[Dark Jedi Master robe]], and a lightsaber crystal could then be found in his remains.
In [[Hasbro]]'s ''Star Wars'' Evolutions action figure set, ''The Sith Legacy'', Nihilus was featured with Darth Bane and another Sith, [[Darth Maul]]. He had a removable hood that revealed that showed Nihilus' hair for the first time. It was styled in [[Wikipedia:Dreadlocks|dreadlocks]].
In ''The Sith Lords'', Nihilus' name was never spoken aloud, but was viewable during the fight with him and in certain written materials.
The smuggler's storyline from [[2011]]'s ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' included a section on Tatooine that dealt with Nihilus' Sith holocron, in which his name was spoken for the first time.
Nihilus' name was also used for the name of two of ''The Old Republic''{{'s}} servers, though one was called "Mask of Nihilus."
Following a merging of servers,
{{Cite_web|url=http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20120917|title=Server Consolidation|accessdate=2012-12-08|date=2012-09-17|publisher=[http://www.swtor.com/ SWTOR.com]}}
there was no longer a "Mask of Nihilus" server and the "Darth Nihilus" server was used for the French Player-Versus-Player services.
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{{Quote|Our Alliance is finished. I have no need of you.|Darth Sion to Darth Nihilus in a cut scene|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords}}
{{Quote|Our Alliance is finished. I have no need of you.|Darth Sion to Darth Nihilus in a cut scene|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords}}
{{Main|Cut content from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords}}
{{Main|Cut content from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords}}
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[[File:Nihilus Dreads.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Darth Nihilus' hairstyle]]
To accommodate a very swift development cycle,
Obsidian Entertainment was forced to drop a number of things they planned to include in ''The Sith Lords''.
{{Cite web|url=http://forums.obsidian.net/blog/1/entry-120-kotor-ii-questions/|title=Kotor II Questions|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=[[Chris Avellone]]|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]|format=Interview|publisher=[http://forums.obsidian.net/ Obsidian Forum Community]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DyzeHaIm|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
Darth Nihilus was affected by these cuts thusly. The [[Jekk'Jekk Tarr]], a [[cantina]] on the [[moon]] [[Nar Shaddaa]], was originally going to be destroyed by [[Dessicus]]—the leader of the faction of the [[GenoHaradan]] [[bounty hunter]] guild active on the moon—with Surik inside. Everyone believed Surik to be dead, which was not the case, and Sion approached Nihilus. He told Nihilus that their partnership was over and that he never needed him at all before attacking him. Sion was rebuffed by a surge of the Force that killed several people around him. Sion limped away from this encounter and left the ''Ravager''.
See our article on the [[cut content from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords|cut content from ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords'']], derived from the defunct Team Gizka forums.
This scene can be viewed on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IobIhctxRXg YouTube.]
To accommodate a very swift development cycle,
Obsidian Entertainment was forced to drop a number of things they planned to include in ''The Sith Lords''.
{{Cite web|url=http://forums.obsidian.net/blog/1/entry-120-kotor-ii-questions/|title=Kotor II Questions|accessdate=2013-01-27|author=[[Chris Avellone]]|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]|format=Interview|publisher=[http://forums.obsidian.net/ Obsidian Forum Community]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DyzeHaIm|archivedate=2013-01-27|quote=}}
Darth Nihilus was affected by these cuts thusly. The [[Jekk'Jekk Tarr]], a [[cantina]] on the [[moon]] [[Nar Shaddaa]], was originally going to be destroyed by [[Dessicus]]—the leader of the faction of the [[GenoHaradan]] [[bounty hunter]] guild active on the moon—with Surik inside. Everyone believed Surik to be dead, which was not the case, and Sion approached Nihilus. He told Nihilus that their partnership was over and that he never needed him at all before attacking him. Sion was rebuffed by a surge of the Force that killed several people around him. Sion limped away from this encounter and left the ''Ravager''.
See our article on the [[cut content from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords|cut content from ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords'']], derived from the defunct Team Gizka forums.
This scene can be viewed on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IobIhctxRXg YouTube.]
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[[File:Nihilus Dreads.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Darth Nihilus' hairstyle]]
Surik was going to have the option to claim that she wanted to become Nihilus' apprentice during her final battle with him. She could either lie or tell the truth, and if this were true Surik would have killed Marr, weakening Nihilus through their bond before turning to kill him as well. If this was false, Nihilus would have let his guard down only to have Surik attack him without killing Marr.
Surik was going to have the option to claim that she wanted to become Nihilus' apprentice during her final battle with him. She could either lie or tell the truth, and if this were true Surik would have killed Marr, weakening Nihilus through their bond before turning to kill him as well. If this was false, Nihilus would have let his guard down only to have Surik attack him without killing Marr.