Sithspawn

Sithspawn were creatures altered by Sith alchemy for use by the Sith. Using genetic engineering together with the dark side of the Force, Sithspawn were remade to be more brutal, more cunning, and, in some cases, more intelligent.

Notable Sithspawn included the Tuk'ata, the mutated Massassi caste of the Sith species on Yavin 4, Exar Kun's Terentatek monsters and battle hydras, the reborn Emperor Palpatine's chrysalide rancors, Leviathans, the two Dark Jedi Gorc and Pic, mutated Noghri, Smoke Demons, Vitiate's Monoliths, and Technobeasts.

The darkstaff, an ancient Sith artifact, had the power to turn creatures into Sithspawn, and in about 19 BBY, the Human Len Markus used the staff to mutate some Mulissiki on the planet Cularin.

"Sithspawn" was also used as a swear word. It could also be used as a metaphor for a contemptible person (e.g. "He's the Sithspawn who gave us up to the Imps") or to emphasize a statement (e.g. "nervous as Sithspawn").

Text and facts from the “Sithspawn/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.