But how in 1,000 years did the sith not go extinct when theres only two of them at any time. It recounts the story of darth bane and his apprentice darth zannah after the seventh battle of ruusan. Jedi vs sith hints at how the jedi came to know about the rule of two. Darth bane is a fictional character in the star wars franchise.
As the last surviving sith, darth bane promulgated a harsh new directive. Rule of two, bane visits onderon and uses the force to control yet another highlyvolatile wild creature, the flying drexl. In order for bane s plan to defeat the jedi to succeed, he assumed that all of the future sith would follow the rule of two to the letter. Instead of a vast army of sith, thereby creating constant internal conflicts and betrayals with each other, there would only be two sith. An ancient and legendary sith lord, it was darth bane who saw that the sith traditions of old were ultimately a dead end. The rule of two itself became established inuniverse during the same instance. This was done so that bane could instigate the rule of two that the sith should only ever comprise of two. This is a legends story for darth maul and darth sidious with information found within star wars. Darth bane, born under the name of dessel, is a major antagonist in the star wars franchise. Excellent narration, excellent storythe rule of two one to embody the power, one to crave it. This book came together in the space of only six monthsan unbelievably short time to transform an idea into a finished work on the shelves. Darth bane, book 2 by drew karpyshyn book cover, description, publication history.
Darth bane and darth zannah begin the grand plan to topple the jedi, along the way of laying the foundation they must make perilous journeys. The lie that the apprentice is taking the place of the master would have allowed masters to seek out powerful apprentices without fear of actually losing. Rule of two is a great followup to path of destruction as darth bane s character development continues to grow. Path of destruction, is part of the star wars expanded universe. It was written by drew karpyshyn, and was released on december 26, 2007. Star wars darth bane rule of two delves further into the origins of the coming about of the rule of two which yoda makes reference to in star wars 1. Rule of two 2 by drew karpyshyn 2008, paperback at the best online prices at. He is the titular villainous protagonist of the novels darth bane. The sith lineage of darth bane and the rule of two legends. Rule of two while encrusted with orbalisks, it took the combined might of raskta lsu, vallenthyne farfalla, and johun othone, all amped by. Darth bane, born dessel, was a human dark lord of the sith during the new sith wars. He was the sithari and the dark lord of the sith responsible for creating the rule of two. Darth bane, born dessel, also known as goldust, dustin rhodes, big guy for you, black reign, and ziggy stardust, was a rugged individualist sith with a penchant for gold skinglitter and eye makeup.
Learn the sith lords that were involved in the rule of two, from darth bane to darth vader. Twenty years have passed since darth bane, reigning dark lord of the sith, demolished the ancient order devoted to the dark side and reinvented it as a circle of two. Rule of two by drew karpyshyn in djvu, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Bane is a sith lord that lived 1,000 years before the rise of the empire. Episode i the phantom menace, where bane is an ancient sith lord who lived a thousand years before the films, and is known for being the originator of the rule of two that the sith lords follow, which. Rule of two was an intense and very dark tale in the star wars universe, about years before the star wars films. Darth bane, sith master, and darth zannah, sith apprentice. Being the only sith survivor of the new sith wars, darth bane created the rule of two. With this in mind, darth bane seeks to train an apprentice.
He was two meters tall, and his black boots covered the ground in long, sweeping strides, propelling his large, powerfully muscled frame with a sense of urgent. The novel centers on the young sith apprentice darth zannah, recently taken under the wing of the sith lord darth bane. A crazed jedi turned dark sider was heard spouting gibberish about there always being no more or less than two sith. Together, their task is to use secrecy, subterfuge and other clandestine methods so as to infiltrate the republic and over time conquer it. The books are unusual in star wars legends in that they are from the perspective of a character aligned to the sith. Oct 28, 2008 this was done so that bane could instigate the rule of two that the sith should only ever comprise of two. The darth bane novel isnt canon and since the sith temple on malachor is based on the rule of two while being build more than thousand years ago according to ahsoka its most likely that the rule of two exists a lot longer than only years. He was created by george lucas, within the star wars canon where he is first mentioned in the novelization of star wars. All too often, squabbling sith in their bid for power upended carefully laid plans. The jedi was kibh jeen if you want to read more about him the bane in tcw s6 was a specter summoned by the force priestesses to test yoda, not bane himself. He created both the rule of two and the rule of stew. However, at least three sith lords before this occured, darth tenebrous, darth plagueis and darth sidious, ignored parts of the rule. It replaced the practices of lord kaans brotherhood of darkness, which claimed equality among sith lords and. The noncanon expert looks at what darth maul knew about the rule of two established by darth bane a millennium before him, explaining darth mauls understanding about the history of the sith order and what he was taught by darth sidious.
Darth bane, the only sith lord to escape the devastation of kaans thought bomb, marched quickly under a pale yellow ruusan sun, moving steadily across the bleak, wartorn landscape. While bane is on his own personal mission, the chemistry between him and his new apprentice is one to admire. Path of destruction, drew karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young mans journey from innocence to evil. How did yoda know of darth bane and the rule of two. We go from master to apprentice and cover every known sith lord in legends history. The character of darth bane plummits deeper and deeper into the secrets of the dark side, while his apprentice darth zannah becomes a powerful dark lord in different ways than he. Rule of two, and the series concluded in darth bane. The rule of two was created by the ancient sith lord darth bane. The rule of two of the title refers to the rule that there be only two sith in. Feb 15, 2020 darth bane was a dark lord of the sith who survived the destruction of the sith and proceeded to create a new sith order known as the rule of two, where there will only be a master and a apprentice, one to have the power and the other to crave it. Even the secondary cast gets time to develop, even if some dont go anywhere uniquely new. The rule of two was a sith philosophy mandating that only two sith lords could exist at. These towering carnivorous lizards, the plague of onderon, are handled with the greatest of ease by bane.
The jedi believe the sith extinct, but a state visit from the supreme chancellor has the potential to unshroud the. Rule of two is the followup novel to 2006s darth bane. Darth bane was a legendary dark lord of the sith 8 who lived during the dark age of the old republic, 9 a thousand years before the clone wars. Darth bane s meditations, coupled with the revelations from darth revans holocron, led bane to develop the rule of two. After the sith were decimated by the jedi knights of a thousand years ago, bane enacted the sith rule of two. Read books online free without registration and downloading. It seems that only having two members of an organization present at anytime worked well for the sith after the brotherhood collapsed. It was a replacement for the thencanceled darth plagueis novel. Dec 21, 2019 the rule of two was first established by darth bane after the sith nearly wiped themselves out due to infighting during the jedi sith war thousands of years before the star wars prequels. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Why darth bane established the rule of two youtube. In fact, bane s arrival on the scene was just about the. But overall, rule of two is a sweeping adventure story that does a great job filling up some of the blank spaces on the expanded universes long timeline.
Rule of two while encrusted with orbalisks, it took the combined might of raskta lsu, vallenthyne farfalla, and johun othone, all amped by battle meditation, to finally force bane into. Rule of two is a fascinating look into darth bane and darth zannah. The explanation came when yoda discovers darth bane founded this sith law where only a master and one apprentice exist. Star wars legends darth bane by drew karpyshyn overview in the new york times bestseller darth bane. Those expecting all of darth bane s mysteries to be revealed in this book may be disappointed, but i have the feeling were in for a trilogyi certainly hope so. He is known for being the sith who created the rule of two and revived the old sith ways after the teachings of ancient. The rule of two doctrine, also called the banite system and known as chwayatyun in sith, was the guiding principle of the order of the sith lords after the internecine new sith wars. Mar 15, 2016 learn the sith lords that were involved in the rule of two, from darth bane to darth vader.
Dynasty of evil, which was released on december 8, 2009. Darth bane s rule of two mandated that only two sith lords could exist at any given time. Sep 22, 2017 darth zannah, jedi knight johun, and darovit mostly shine with the extra time in the spotlight. The book picks up almost right where the first left off and has the same feel as its predecessor. So i read the darth bane trilogy, and i have a couple of. Darth bane rule of two is an excellent followup to one of the best star wars books ever written. Ten years have passed since the seventh battle of ruusan, and zannahs apprenticeship under bane has been blooming for years, hidden in the shadows. The sith lineage of darth bane and the rule of two.