As some readers will notice, the first part is a spin of the Sith code, created by David Gaider, while the second is loosely based on the Jedi code.

Neither the Sith or Jedi code were endorsed by George Lucas but they have nonetheless had some impact on the free market Star Wars stories. Drew Karpyshyn successfully weaved them into his Darth Bane trilogy and the classic game series Knights of The Old Republic incorporated both.