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Fictional character
Darth Bane
Star Wars character
Darth Bane as he appears on Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (2006)
First appearance
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (novel) (1999, first mentioned)
Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith (2001, first appearance)
Created by
George Lucas Drew Karpyshyn
Voiced by
Mark Hamill
In-universe information
Species
Human
Gender
Male
Occupation
Dark Lord of the Sith
Affiliation
Sith
Homeworld
Apatros (Legends)
Apprentices
Darth Zannah
Darth Cognus
Darth Bane is a fictional character created by George Lucas in the Star Wars franchise. In the Star Wars universe, Darth Bane is a powerful Sith Lord who lived one thousand years before the events of the films and is known for being the originator of the Sith's "Rule of Two", which states: "One master and one apprentice can be the only Sith in the galaxy at a time". Before it the Sith empire was structured like the Jedi but due to their shortfalls he killed them and created this new rule.
In 2014, when Lucasfilm officially rebranded the Star Wars expanded universe as Star Wars Legends, and declared it non-canon to the franchise, most of his appearances, including the comic series Jedi vs. Sith and the novels Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Darth Bane: Rule of Two and Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, ceased to be canon, leaving his only canonical appearances in the sixth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in which his Force ghost is voiced by Mark Hamill, a mention in Star Wars (2020) #20, and a reference in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, in which Darth Sidious claims his body to contain the spirits of all Sith since Bane (a concept introduced in Dynasty of Evil), whose name is among those his acolytes chant.
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Ilsley. In Rogue One, he is seen with Dr. Evazan on the streets of Jedha. DarthBane was ancient Sith Lord who was responsible for creating the Rule of Two:...
July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014. "Book Update: Deathtroopers & DarthBane". Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2009...
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Darth Zannah First featured in DarthBane: Path of Destruction as a 10-year-old girl, in DarthBane: Rule of Two she is apprenticed to DarthBane, Finally...
so far as to state that Bane "needs no introduction". Bane cares little for the sinister motives of his employers such as Darth Sidious, and has no qualms...
leader of the Empire would wear the indestructible right hand glove of Darth Vader, so Imperial senator Timothy Barclay sends Captain Dunwell to find...
Hill (2001) Star Wars - DarthBane: Path of Destruction (2006) Star Wars - DarthBane: Rule of Two (2007) Star Wars - DarthBane: Dynasty of Evil (2009)...
the Star Wars universe in 2014, when he voiced the ancient Sith Lord DarthBane in the last episode of season 6 of the animated series The Clone Wars...
offers his allegiance in exchange for two acolytes to bend to his will: Darth Vader's twin children, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa. Thrawn sends...
Strikes Back as The Emperor. The character is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of the 1999 film The Phantom...
later that year. The character's design stemmed from initial concepts for Darth Vader, who was originally conceived as a rogue bounty hunter. While Vader...
games, The Old Republic MMORPG, the Knight Errant comic series, and the DarthBane trilogy of novels. Rise of the Empire (1,000–0 BBY): The era leading up...
Though the Battle of Endor resulted in the destruction of the Emperor and Darth Vader, along with the best of the Imperial Starfleet, the remnants of the...
various tests, including facing an illusion of the ancient Sith Lord DarthBane. His final challenge is to resist an attempt by Sidious and Dooku to lure...
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