- "Always two, there are; no more, no less. A master and an apprentice."
- ―Yoda
The Rule of Two was a Sith philosophy mandating that only two Sith could exist at any given time: a Dark Lord of the Sith to embody power, and an apprentice to crave it.[1] The philosophy was created by Darth Bane,[2] the sole survivor of a war against the Jedi Order a millennium before the Clone Wars. Recognizing that it was Sith greed and in-fighting that led to their destruction, Bane created the rule so the Sith could operate in secret, using subterfuge to plot their revenge against the Jedi.[1]
The Sith carried out their vendetta for a thousand years, gaining power in secret while the Jedi had believed that the Sith were destroyed.[3] The Sith finally revealed themselves during the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo,[4] after which they orchestrated the Clone Wars so Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine—secretly the Dark Lord, Darth Sidious—could destroy the Jedi and transform the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire.[5] The Sith ruled the galaxy for just over two decades, until they were destroyed by a redeemed Anakin Skywalker—who had been Darth Vader—who sacrificed himself to kill Palpatine during the Battle of Endor.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First mentioned; albeit indirectly)
- Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revival" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Eminence" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lawless" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sacrifice" (First identified as Rule of Two)
Sources
- Darth Bane in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Asajj Ventress in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Sith in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Moraband in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darth Bane in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sacrifice"
- ↑ Sith in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi