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5	* The first time you see Malak [[BodyHorror without his]] [[http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/7/77/Malak_Jawless.jpg jaw prosthesis]].
6	* Korriban: It's a small world with a Sith academy. The player is required to explore the tombs of dead ancient Sith, which even the powerful Sith at the academy are afraid to enter. In one, you have to have a conversation with the Force-ghost of a long-dead Sith Lord. In another, you're captured by a completely insane psycho who asks you a series of questions, and if you get them wrong he'll [[ElectricTorture torture you with lightning]]. If you get them right? He'll torture someone else instead. This is in addition to the fact that the Sith at the academy are casually cruel, to the point that they'll torture applicants to the academy until they collapse, leave them for dead, and then not even let them into the academy. Nearby, you can explore a cave filled with giant flying reptile things which are more annoying than scary, but there is also a terentatek there. Think of a rancor the size of a truck, but covered in spikes and resistant to Force powers. In one of the tombs, there are two more which you have to fight ''at the same time''. And one of them can kill your entire party if you're not ''very'' careful.
7	* If you sit down and think of it for a while, Bastila turning to the Dark Side falls under this: it is stated that in order for that to happen, she got tortured and had her mind broken... ouch.
8	* The Hrakert Rift station on Manaan. Full of insane Selkath that try to rip you to pieces inside, surrounded by firaxan sharks that try to rip you apart outside. The outside is actually ''worse'' because you can't see them until they're practically right on top of you and your targeting system picks them up. And there are more beyond the edges of the map. Not to mention that you can see the massive one hovering by the bridge, ready to eat you if you try to cross over to the Star Map before you've done something to get rid of it, either by destroying the kolto filters or poisoning the water.
9	* [[TheVirus The Rakghouls]] are especially creepy. They're carnivorous mutants that eat all kinds of sentient lifeforms, spread unbelievably fast and they're damn ugly. The developers took special care to make sure the only response you feel with these things is fear and disgust.
10	** Not to mention the fact that even a ''scratch'' from one of them will turn someone into a rakghoul. This naturally sets you off on a FindTheCure sidequest, but help comes seconds too late for three infectees, who turn into rakghouls before your very eyes.
11	* The captive Jedi in Malak's command room -- dead, but not released to the Force, and serving as battery cells for Malak whenever he needs a Force boost.
12	** HarsherInHindsight: If you've run Maelstrom Prison in the [[VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic MMO Sequel]], Revan eventually ''does'' end up in one of those for 300 years.
13	* Each team member's insight of the Unknown World is chilling in its own right, but the one that stand out the most is [[OldSoldier Canderous]]. He has up to this point been the groups [[TheStoic stoic]] Mr. SeenItAll and he's finally found a planet that's alien even to him, making him deliver this chilly description.
14	--> '''Canderous''': This world is... odd. It looks like a battlefield, but the environment is lush and green. Whatever happened here was a long time ago. I've seen many strange worlds in my time and this is the strangest still. ([[NotSoStoic nervously]]) I don't like this place. Something happened, or will happen, and I don't like it. We should get out of here as soon as possible.
15	* One of the most [[MoralEventHorizon horrific]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Dark Side]] actions you can do in the game is using Force persuasion on Zaalbar to murder his longtime companion Mission Vao. YouMonster
16	* The Rakatan computer guarding the Star Map in the Shadowlands on Kashyyyk. All you know about it is that it predates the Republic by 30,000 years and that it approves of Dark Side answers. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDgv9PoV6-k music]] doesn't help, and what Jolee has to say about it is somewhat chilling too.
17	--> '''Jolee''': Well, well, a Star Map. An ancient artifact of Dark Side power. Can't say I'm surprised. I always knew there was ''something'' funny down here. I wonder if the Star Map has had an effect on the evolution of the creatures here in the Shadowlands. Might explain why it's so dangerous down here.
18	* The Star Maps in general can be pretty creepy, especially if you look into the lore not extrapolated upon in the game. Semi-sentient artifacts infused with the Dark Side that are nearly indestructible - and even when damaged, they are capable of self-repair. The one on Kashyyyk was thought to turn what was once probably a very Earth-like planet into what it then was, and the one on Manaan is likely what spurred on the spontaneous evolution of Firaxa and Selkath.
19	* How about the Rakatan MindPrison you collect on Korriban as an optional sidequest? You get told to bring it to the Hutt on Tatooine, and [[SchmuckBait are warned not to open it.]] If you open it, your mind gets pulled into it, where you meet a Rakatan prisoner who was imprisoned so many eons ago he's forgotten his name. The only way for him to escape the prison is to steal your body and leave you in his place. In order to escape, you have to beat him in a game of riddles. [[NonStandardGameOver If you lose,]] [[FateWorseThanDeath you are trapped within the mind prison,]] [[SkywardScream screaming at the sky,]] [[AndIMustScream for who knows how long...]]
20	** Even worse is that the prisoner says that you aren't the first person to enter his prison. The others panicked and ran off into the white void that surrounds you, and according to the prisoner, are still out there.
21	*** And the real nail in the coffin? You're the only one able to understand the Rakatan, because as Revan, you used the Force to rip their language from their minds, and despite losing most of your memory, the fluency of that language thankfully remained. They are otherwise a completely forgotten race with a language that likely no other person in the galaxy except maybe Malak, ''maybe,'' would know.
22	** The worst part about this? It's still around 300 years later. Play the Imperial Tatooine questline in ''The Old Republic'', and you get to see firsthand as young ensigns are enslaved to serve this prisoner.
23	* During one of your conversations with Canderous, he'll talk about an encounter a Mandalorian raiding fleet he was part of had with a ship that they thought was an asteroid. His description of how it looked and acted perfectly matches a [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yorik-stronha Yorik-stronha]], a [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Yuuzhan Vong]] spy ship. Thing is, this is ''four thousand years'' before the Vong came to the Galaxy, so '''[[ParanoiaFuel how the fuck did this thing get here]]'''?!
24	** The really scary thing is that this means the Vong were keeping an eye on the Galaxy for ''at least'' 4,000 years. Imagine if they invaded the Galaxy around that time? When the Republic is already shattered and weak from 2 massive wars. They would've faced almost no resistance.
25	** The way Canderous tells the story is done in [[OutOfGenreExperience the manner of a horror.]] Canderous relays the tale of a routine scouting mission deep in the Outer Rim, where he and his companions were attacking some pirates in an asteroid field. One of the asteroids that they'd been shooting at began to activate, revealing itself to be a star ship. Canderous describes it as an battered, deformed rock and believed that something ancient was probably inside the second layer. As if panicking, the "rock" began to belch fire that melted the Mandalorians armor. For context we're likely talking Beskar Armor, which is ''extremely'' durable stuff. The ship then began to flee from the warriors at an extreme speed, before eventually departing the Galaxy entirely. We, the audience, know that it was most likely a Yuuzhan Vong scout ship but Canderous is going to spend the rest of his life not having the faintest clue what happened. From his perspective, he survived an encounter with a meteor that came alive, trounced his forces and then sped off into the unknown.
26	* The hunt for Rulan Prolik, should you opt to take part in the Genoharadan mission. Up until now, most of these jobs have been fun, challenging little missions that take place in brightly-lit venues and feature you bumping off targets that, when you get right down to it, aren't much different from any of the other enemies you've been fighting throughout the game. But now you're sent in the depths of the Shadowlands, which are pretty damn creepy on their own, even with a grumpy hunter by the name of Grarwwaar around to provide conversation - and on this particular visit, you're after [[ParanoiaFuel a shapeshifter who could be anyone or anything]]. And then you stumble upon a datapad from a Wookie hunting party indicating that Rulan has been slowly picking them off one by one over the course of the last few days, even earning himself the title of "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Faceless One]]" in the process. Oh, and the datapad mentions that Grarwwaar was a victim of this latest killing spree... meaning that the grouchy-but-harmless Wookie you met just a little while ago was a psychopathic shapeshifting SerialKiller just ''waiting'' for you to make the wrong move...
27	** What makes this guy even creepier is that there are no clues as to what he truly is. Is he a changeling? Is he an undiscovered alien species? Is he using some kind of holographic disguise? Is he using the Force? [[NothingIsScarier You never get an answer.]]

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