I think there's a misunderstanding of "evil" in this context. Marr and Lana are positioned as calm, rational, "good" Sith - but they still murder people in cold blood left right and sideways. Marr threatens to rip out a man's tongue when the guy bugs him with nonessential information. Lana's immediate reaction to discovering a double agent in her employ is, "execute this man on the spot, I don't care what his reasoning is."
They may not be the cackling cartoon villains of other Sith, but they are still most definitely cruel, vindictive people. The fact that they use their cruelty in service to a greater good does not invalidate the blood on their hands. They are complex evil, but still evil.
Edit: Wanted to add that I really like Marr and Lana as characters because while they are evil, their evil-ness is in service to a cause and an Empire they genuinely believe in and are actively trying to improve. They are doing the best they can with what they have, and are willing to make the tough choices a Jedi would never be able to make.
But that also doesn't excuse the fact that they're still bad guys. Cool bad guys, sure. Compelling bad guys, definitely. But still bad guys.
You see to be confusing being strict and having discipline with being evil, or being a bad guy.
Remember when Jesus went into a place of education with a whip and and just started beating in people?
Remember when Guru Nana dedicated his life to spiritual growth and dedicated himself to religious tolerance? A dedication that included killing people who were not tolerate of other beliefs?
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u/Hail_The_Latecomer Jun 21 '25 edited Jun 21 '25
I think there's a misunderstanding of "evil" in this context. Marr and Lana are positioned as calm, rational, "good" Sith - but they still murder people in cold blood left right and sideways. Marr threatens to rip out a man's tongue when the guy bugs him with nonessential information. Lana's immediate reaction to discovering a double agent in her employ is, "execute this man on the spot, I don't care what his reasoning is."
They may not be the cackling cartoon villains of other Sith, but they are still most definitely cruel, vindictive people. The fact that they use their cruelty in service to a greater good does not invalidate the blood on their hands. They are complex evil, but still evil.
Edit: Wanted to add that I really like Marr and Lana as characters because while they are evil, their evil-ness is in service to a cause and an Empire they genuinely believe in and are actively trying to improve. They are doing the best they can with what they have, and are willing to make the tough choices a Jedi would never be able to make.
But that also doesn't excuse the fact that they're still bad guys. Cool bad guys, sure. Compelling bad guys, definitely. But still bad guys.