Darth Bane
| Darth Bane | |
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| Star Wars character | |
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| First appearance | Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (2006) |
| Last appearance |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Sacrifice" (2014) |
| Created by |
George Lucas Drew Karpyshyn |
| Voiced by | Mark Hamill |
| Information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Dark Lord of the Sith |
| Affiliation | Sith |
| Homeworld | Apatros |
Darth Bane is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was created by George Lucas, within the Star Wars canon where he is first mentioned in the novelization of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, where Bane is an ancient Sith Lord who lived a thousand years before the films, and is known for being the originator of the "Rule of Two" that the Sith Lords follow, which establishes: "A master and an apprentice can be the only Sith in the galaxy at one time", which still remains as his backstory. Darth Bane's only on-screen appearance happens when he appears as a vision to Jedi master Yoda, in the last episode of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he was voiced by Mark Hamill (who portrays Luke Skywalker in the films).
In 2014, when Lucasfilm officially rebranded the Star Wars expanded universe as Star Wars Legends, and declared it non-canon to the franchise, all of his other appearances, including the comic book series Jedi vs. Sith and the novels Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Darth Bane: Rule of Two and Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, all ceased to be canon.
In the Star Wars universe, Darth Bane is an extremely powerful Sith Lord who lived a millennium before the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The character was created in the script for Episode I and first mentioned in the novelization of the film. In both instances, he was established as the originator of the Sith "Rule of Two", which states: "A master and an apprentice can be the only Sith in the galaxy at one time", which remains his canonical backstory. The Rule of Two is mentioned by Yoda, but the part where he mentioned Darth Bane was cut from the film. The Rule of Two philosophy would aid Palpatine in taking over the galaxy a thousand years later in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
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