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Rule of Two
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The Rule of Two was a decree for the Sith established by Sith Lord Darth Bane so they could operate in secret and eventually get revenge on the Jedi Order for their near extinction in the Jedi-Sith War. It was the successor of the Doctrine of the Dyad, a concept centered on the Force dyad, which was a pairing of two Force-sensitive beings linked by a unique Force-bond that was unbreakable. The decree commanded that only two Sith Lords must exist at any given time: a master to represent the power of the dark side of the Force, and an apprentice to crave it and train under the master and to one day fulfill their role. This governed the Lords of the Sith.
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Facts
- Creator
- Darth Bane
- First
- 1032 BBY
- Last
- 4 ABY
- Utilized
- Sith
Appearances
31 works, in story order
- Darth Maul (2017) 4 (indirect mention)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace (indirect mention)
- Age of Republic - Count Dooku 1 (indirect mention)
- Revival (indirect mention)
- Eminence (indirect mention)
- The Lawless (indirect mention)
- Sacrifice (mentioned only, first identified)
- Master of Evil
- Ahsoka (indirect mention)
- Tarkin (indirect mention)
- Always Two There Are
- Twilight of the Apprentice (mentioned only)
- Thrawn: Alliances (mentioned only)
- Darth Vader (2015) 6 (indirect mention)
- Darth Vader (2015) 20 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (mentioned only)
- Disturbance
- Darth Vader (2020) 11 (indirect mention)
- Darth Vader (2020) 12 (indirect mention)
- Crimson Reign 1 (indirect mention)
- Crimson Reign 3 (indirect mention, in a flashback)
- Hidden Empire 1 (indirect mention)
- Hidden Empire 4 (mentioned only)
- Darth Vader (2020) 47 (indirect mention)
- Darth Vader (2020) 48 (indirect mention)
- Darth Vader (2020) 49 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization (indirect mention)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances: 2
- Escape from Coruscant (mentioned only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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