The ONLY Species Even the DARK SIDE Abandoned

11th January 2026

Long before the Sith or the Jedi ruled the galaxy, there was a species so monstrous that even the Force itself turned against them. In this deep Star Wars Legends lore breakdown, we explore the terrifying rise and catastrophic fall of the Rakata, the ancient Builders behind the Star Forge and the Infinite Empire. Unlike the Sith, who sought to dominate the Force through reverence and corruption, the Rakata treated it as a resource to be harvested bleeding entire civilizations dry to fuel their dark machines. Their punishment was absolute: a galactic plague, the loss of their connection to the Force, the collapse of their empire, and the erasure of their legacy. This video examines why the Force tolerated the Sith but utterly annihilated the Rakata and what their downfall reveals about the true nature of balance, hubris, and power in Star Wars history.