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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Looking back, Bane's rule of 2 was an utter failure. It took the Sith a millennium under that system to become a threat and topple the republic, and then their new empire lasted a whole 25 years before being snuffed out. Before that rule they had multiple empires that rivaled the republic at times and lasted for centuries
If they ever make movies set after Rise of Skywalker, I hope they abandon that rule for the Sith so they can become a real threat again
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I think the rule of two was really actually smart and pretty successful.
The problem with the Sith Empire was that it collapsed more due to infighting and jealousy then anything the Republic did, and throughout the Star Wars universe history it was that way. The Sith would reach a height of power and then fall apart. The most successful Siths in the Old Republic were Revan with the rule of two, though he was properaly betrayed by Malak, And Vitiate the Sith emperor but that's because he was as powerful as it gets.
In Bane's age he saw the Brotherhood of darkness and it was literally dragged down by the weaker Sith. Plus he realized when you had a massive Empire of Sith you would bring the Jedi down on you and because you had spread the power of the dark side among all of these Sith, the individual Sith were weaker. He also hated the concept of equality that Lord Kaan instituted where all Sith were equal Brothers.
Bane who was powerful realized a few things.
A Sith who trains more then one apprentice is a fool because frankly eventually his two or more weaker apprentices would combine to destroy the master, thus the Sith would become weaker.
Equality is a lie, you gain power by breaking the chains that hold you down with the masses.
Plus the Sith needed to evolve knowledge wise.
As well if the Sith stayed hidden and used guile and deception they would eventually lull the jedi to sleep.
With the rule of two it was one master and one apprentice one to have the power and one to crave it. The Apprentice would work to surpass the master and at that point kill the master and start the cycle. In effect each generation was more powerful then the last. The Sith also studied both sides of the force, the Jedi were frightened of the dark.
You would call Palpatine a failure, but in the end basically one Sith Lord executed a 3000 year old grand plan. Destroyed the Jedi and conquered the Republic without fighting a war to do it. The war was the chess game, the grand plan was the virus within the war.
That too me is extreme success. Where Palpatine faltered is where the Jedi failed. He became arrogant and complacent and I believe the Force turned on him.
Years later in the EU Darth Krayt conquered the galaxy under the One Rule. In going back to the whole Bane thing he built a group of Sith Followers under the rule of one enlightened powerful Sith. And what happened? They eventually turned on him and betrayed him.