Rom
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You're assuming that a Jedi is going to treat a "Sith" differently from a "Dark Jedi". It's an issue of nomenclature, nothing more. It doesn't have ANYTHING to do with how serious a threat they are, it just means that rather than thinking they're Sith, they're Dark Jedi. It doesn't matter. In my opinion, the prophecy of the Chosen One makes no sense and is impossible to ever understand, as it's to "bring balance to the force" which can be interpreted in several different ways (most fairly as balance meaning "there is both light and dark"). I must confess, it seems extremely stupid for the Jedi in this era to consider that the prophecy only related to the finite structures of Sith and Jedi, as both light and dark are consistently resurgent irrelevant of that.
But yeah, nomenclature doesn't mean much.
I can only assume that the independent Imperial Knights will have a good reason to be so. Probably something like following an Emperor in exile, or having the foresight to coorindinate their removal of the Sith Emperor...an Imperial Knight might be sworn against the dark side controlling the Empire, but that doesn't mean they have to be stubborn and pig headed in their practice. If they can see they have more chance of success in the long run by immediately withdrawing, regrouping and beginning plan B, then why should they continue with plan A and end up slaughtered?
You say nomenclature doesn't mean much, I have to disagree. Look at the Jedi Apprentice series where Jinn and Kenobi deal with Jinn's former padawan, the Dark Jedi Xanatos. The Order goes on to deal with several Dark Jedi in the years leading up to the Clone Wars and the acknowledged Return of the Sith at the end of the Naboo Crisis.
The term Dark Jedi was a collective and vague name of dark side practitioners (be they fallen or rogue Jedi) that used Force powers and a lightsaber, but were not always members of a certain organization; whereas the term Sith refers to a definite heritage of cult or ideology. Some Dark Jedi were allied to the Sith or other organizations, while others were loners. Because they were notoriously dangerous, unstable, and treacherous, Dark Jedi seldom formed well-organized groups on their own in order to expand their following or reinforce their strength. The Sith would often seduce Dark Jedi to work for them, without really granting them any knowledge of Sith techniques. Yet most Dark Jedi were willing to serve the Sith, and saw it as a way to further their knowledge of the Force. Like the Sith, they usually used lightsabers with red blades, but were also known to use a wide variety of saber colors.
The Sith, however, was an order that followed their code and studied their history, studied their own skills and techniques, and possessed secrets like Sith alchemy and Midi-chlorian manipulation. Many dark side practitioners, such as Count Dooku, considered the power of a Dark Jedi to be nothing compared to the power of the Sith. Other individuals, like Darth Vader, practiced both Dark Jedi and Sith techniques. According to Dooku, the big difference between Dark Jedi and Sith is that the Sith "lack fear".
The reason why the appearance of Maul is such a big deal is because he is a non-Jedi who was trained in the "Jedi Arts" and exuded the Dark Side.
Point 2: Unless they follow an Emperor into Exile, as they did in the Legacy comics, they are sworn to throw themselves headlong into the fray against the Dark Side force corrupting the Empire, not run away and let the Empire fall into Darkness.