Rule of Two

The Rule of Two was a Sith law that there could only ever be two Sith Lords at one time: a Master and an Apprentice. The Rule of Two allowed the Sith to operate in secret and return a millennia after their supposed extinction as each apprentice would eventually succeed the master.
While most apprentices eventually succeeded their masters, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious originally had his apprentice Darth Maul. Following Maul's defeat on Naboo, Sidious recruited Darth Tyranus. However, Tyranus was merely a pawn in Sidious' plan and a placeholder while Sidious managed to manipulate Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side. Skywalker became Sidious' third and final apprentice.
Following the death of Darth Sidious at the hands of a redeemed Anakin Skywalker, the Sith were defeated once again. However, thirty years later, Sidious attempted to return and conquer the galaxy once more. He was defeated by his granddaughter, Rey. With no apprentices to succeed him, the Sith were finally extinct and the Rule of Two was defunct.
== Appearances ==
* Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (First mentioned) (Indirectly mentioned)
Category:Dark Side