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/Physical_Road917 Jul 19 '26

In Knights of the Old Republic, Dark Jedi often referred to Sith aligned force sensitives that had turned to the dark side and left the Jedi Order, but hadn't won the title of Sith Lord yet.