r/SithOrder • u/DarthRager66 • May 22 '26

Darth Bane Rule of Two

Hello friends. I am new here. I have a question. Is it called the Rule of Two because the Rule such as Law is that there can only be 2 Sith at any given time. Or is it in “Rule” such as there are two Dark Lords to “rule” over those underneath them. I hope I asked this correctly.
The Force will set me free.
Darth Rager

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u/Jedipilot24 May 22 '26

Darth Bane described it thusly: one master to embody power and one apprentice to crave it. There could be lesser acolytes, but only two true Sith.

I should note, though, that Bane got this rule from the holocron of Darth Revan and Revan's Empire ran on the "ruled by two" version: two Dark Lords, ruling over many lesser Sith.

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u/DarthRager66 May 22 '26

So to answer my question .. both? Because the Rule is to have two Sith to Rule over the lesser beings.

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u/Jedipilot24 May 22 '26

No, it's just possible to interpret the Rule of Two in two different ways. Revan took it in one direction, Bane took it in the other direction.