Banite line

"*But from the ashes of destruction, I was the last survivor. I chose to pass my knowledge to only* one*. I created a legacy so resilient that now you come before me.*"
―Darth Bane, to Yoda[src]
The **Banite line**, also called the **Banite Sith**, was a sect of the Sith following the Rule of Two which came into existence after the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, and the believed destruction of the Sith. It was created by Darth Bane, former member of the Brotherhood of Darkness, who believed that the Sith of old had been disorganized and too worried with internal conflicts instead of attempting to defeat the Jedi Order. He created the Rule of Two, which lined out the existence of only two Sith at one time: a master and a apprentice. Once the apprentice was strong enough to overthrow the master, they were expected to do so; thus continuing a line where the successive apprentices would grow more and more powerful.

Bane's ultimate goal was the Grand Plan's success, which would see the creation of a empire spanning the galaxy ruled by a Dark Lord of the Sith. Eventually, this plan would come into fruition with Darth Sidious' ascension to Galactic Emperor in 0 BEF. Sidious also broke the Rule of Two by taking three apprentices at once in 5 AEF, as he believed the rule had become obsolete with Sith control—thus beginning the Sidiite line.

## Beliefs

The main tenet of the Banite Sith was, of course, the Code of the Sith, however they followed Darth Bane's philosophy of the Rule of Two—which stated that there should only be two Sith at any given time, the master and the apprentice. The apprentice was supposed to covet the master's teachings, and upon becoming more powerful than their master, they would kill them and usurp the title of Dark Lord of the Sith. Bane believed this was the only way to keep the Sith growing in strength, and to prevent the constant infighting of the old Sith, which had hundreds of Sith active at once.

## Members

Note: The dates constitute the time when they were Dark Lord of the Sith; if they do not have dates they were only an apprentice.

* Darth Bane (1,000 BEF—980 BEF)
* Darth Zannah (980 BEF—post 975 BEF)
* Darth Cognus (post 975 BEF—)
* Darth Millennial
* Darth Ravos (c. 940 BEF)
* Darth Vectivus (—774 BEF)
* Darth Aspros (774 BEF—710 BEF)
* Darth Gravid
* Darth Gean
* Darth Ramage
* Darth Orrid (—163 BEF)
* Darth Selendis (163 BEF—110 BEF)
* Darth Tenebrous (110 BEF—48 BEF)
* Darth Venamis
* Darth Plagueis (48 BEF—13 BEF)
* Darth Sidious (13 BEF—)
* Darth Maul
* Darth Tyranus
* Darth Vader

## Appearances

* "The Rite"
* "Vessel"
* "Tribute"
* "The Torch Passes"
* *The Queen of Rattatak*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter I — *Trial and Sacrifice*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter II — *Decisions*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter III — *Darkness Falls*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter IV — *Plans*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter V — *Sith*
* *Secrets Revealed* Epilogue
* "The Corruption of Regeneration"
* *Soul Searching* Darth Vader — *Freeing the Mind*
* "The Sith Wheel"

## Sources

* *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*
* *Expanding the Unexpanded*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter I — *Trial and Sacrifice*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Sith Wheel"
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter V — *Sith*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Rite"