8. There'll Be A Female Sith
With two female characters set to be introduced, it makes sense if one of them is a more heroic character, and the other a villain. That's another of the rumours doing the rounds at the moment, that there will actually be a female Sith introduced. Although there are no examples from the movies to point to, there are a number of Sith Ladies from the Expanded Universe (or Legends) who prove this type of character can work, such as Kreia or Darth Talon. While they probably won't be taking someone from this area, it does at least point to the fact that Sith can be female. There currently isn't a new Sith Lord in The Force Awakens (Kylo's a Knight of Ren), which makes sense if the Force has been dormant. Everyone's focusing on who will be the new Jedi, but there are two sides of the Force, and its awakening means that the Dark Side can rise up again as well.
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