In the world of Star Wars, there are many weapons and inventions that have been built solely for destruction and war. This can also be seen in the films. But some individuals are not interested in that; they only want to cause suffering. One such individual is a Sith Lord who has built a terrible weapon.
Which Sith Lord are we talking about? Darth Momin lived over a thousand years before the events of Episode 4. Unlike other Sith Lords like Darth Bane, he was indifferent to limitless power and control over the universe. Even as a child, he was interested in horrific art.
From corpses or animals, he created terrible sculptures from a young age, using the Force to do so. He was imprisoned for this until he was freed by the Sith Darth Shaa. She taught him the Sith teachings. In a duel, he killed his master and began constructing a superweapon.
The Acolyte also takes place years before the films:
A weapon that does not wish to kill
What weapon are we talking about? After the death of his master, Momin wanted to create an ultimate work of art that would impress even the dark side of the Force itself. To achieve this, he spent a long time researching ancient Holocrons and old Sith locations. The Force itself aided him in this.
He built a engine that could influence an entire city. He wanted to infuse his own power to slow down time for the inhabitants of the city drastically and expose them to the dark side of the Force. They would then be forever trapped in a state of fear and enduring pain. In the process, the city would also be incapacitated, but through endless torture.
Before he could test the weapon, he was stopped by the Jedi and died. However, his spirit remained in his remaining mask, which was made from old lightsabers.
Later, he would be summoned again by Darth Vader to build his fortress on Mustafar. This also led to a duel between the two Sith, which Vader was able to win.
Another Sith weapon functioned similarly. Ancient Sith developed the Fermata Cage, as Screen Rant reports. It was a kind of prison designed to incarcerate dangerous enemies that could not necessarily be killed. Among others, there was an AI imprisoned there that threatened the entire universe.
Where can I read about the story of Darth Momin? He had minor mentions in various comic issues, but most of his story can be found in the Darth Vader comic series from 2017 in issues 21 to 25. These can also be found in the collected edition Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Vol. 4. This includes issues 19 to 25 of the 2017 comic series.
Apart from the films and series, Star Wars offers an incredible number of (alternative) stories that have been told in books, games, or comics. Often, powerful foes appear who could even take on the Emperor. One of them is Abeloth: A malevolent being in Star Wars is more powerful and dangerous than the Emperor – never appeared in films and series
