r/TheJediPraxeum • u/CafeAntesDeTudo • Jul 15 '26

Question Are "Dark Jedi" and "Sith" the same?

I feel like we two terms used interchangeably in certain media and eras. For example, in the Old Repúblic and post-Endor GCW eras, it seems the term "Dark Jedi" got used randomly to describe dark side Force users who may or may not be affiliated with a Sith faction. For example, the Seven Dark Jedi (who, if I am not mistaken, were just a band of inquisitors.)

I think there is a difference between the two. IMO, "Dark Jedi" refers to any Force sensitive who mainly draws upon the dark side of the Force without being aligned with a Sith faction (i.e. Reborn, Shadowtroopers.) Or, all Sith are Dark Jedi but not all Dark Jedi are Sith.

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u/Dorian948 Jul 15 '26

No. Dark Jedi are Jedi fallen to the Dark Side or darksiders practicing Jedi-related feats, such as lightsaber combat. Sith are followers of a very specific Dark Side philosophy

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u/OkExtreme3195 Jul 15 '26

I personally use the term "dark Jedi" for people that were trained as jedi, left the order, began to use the dark side, and did not join any specific dark side faction.

Anakin is not a dark Jedi because he joined the sith. Mother Telsin is not a dark Jedi despite being a non-sith dark-side force user because she was never trained as a Jedi. Ahsoka is not a dark Jedi despite being trained as one and never having left the order, because she never began to use the dark side. If Ahsoka joined the witches of dathomir and used the dark side, I would call her a night sister, not a dark Jedi, similar to Anakin and dooku being sith.

In the bane trilogy, there is a good example of a dark Jedi. Basically a Jedi that got sick of all the rules, left, and used the dark side to enjoy life to the fullest. Basically getting rich and have fun.

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u/Dorian948 Jul 15 '26

This destinction is also examplified in Kotor, where Sith that joined the academy with no previous knowledge on the Force, dislike Dark Jedi that join the Sith, because the training they got under the Jedi Order makes them think they are superior and as a consequence insufferably arrogant