During the Clone Wars, a genetic terrorist unaffiliated with the Sith took the alias of "Zeta Magnus" to throw the Jedi Order off the scent and to subtly mock Darth Sidious, the legitimate Dark Lord of the Sith. It worked to an extent, as the Jedi Apprentice Halagad Ventor mistakenly suspected that the genetic terrorist might have ties with the Sith of old.