Sith Overlord

In the New Sith Empire created by the Council of Five, the Sith Overlords were the seniormost s after the Council Lords themselves. Sith Overlords governed broad swaths of territory, masterminded entire campaigns against the, or supervised large areas of Sith operations, such as the. Only the Council could raise a Sith Lord to Overlord status.

Though lesser Sith Lords were given considerable leeway in managing and training dark side adepts and Sith Acolytes, no one ranked less than a Sith Overlord could actually anoint a dark sider a Sith Lord. Many Sith Overlords consulted with their subordinates on which Acolytes were worthy of elevation, but retained unchecked discretion to follow or ignore this advice at will. The Sith Overlords could also authorize the death of any Sith under their command, and occasionally did so as needed to maintain effectiveness or punish failure.

Most Sith Overlords maintained a corps of elite Sith warriors as bodyguards, an elite tactical reserve, and enforcers.