Why Did Sith Lords Willfully Train Apprentices Who’d Kill Them in the Rule of Two Era?
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The Non-Canon Expert explains why Sith Lords in the Rule of Two era would train Apprentices knowing that they would ultimately confront and kill them as per the tenants of the Rule of Two, describing how Darth Bane, the Rule of Two's creator, prepared these Sith Lords for such a consequence.
What does everyone think: Was it realistic for Darth Bane to expect subsequent Sith Lords to continue on the lineage of the Rule of Two wherein Masters would train Apprentices knowing that they would one day kill them, or was this expectation a fatal flaw in Bane’s Rule of Two?
I hope that you all enjoy today’s video!
Why did this Sith Order not become an actual lineage? Why didnt the Sith start to train their children in the dark side?
MrTohawk Becuase a single family would arouse suspicion
Star Wars Reading Club It was something that relied on believing in the cause
One must remember what the dark side stands for. Fear, treason, envy, craving for power... The fact that your apprentice will try to kill you one day, keeps you on edge all the time, always vigilant, you wont fall into contemplency of "feeling safe" or to feelings of trust or even friendship with your apprentice - such things are a thing of the light side, and would ultimately weaken you. Same for the apprentice, envy and craving for power, but also fear - fear of being defeated or replaced, anger becouse your master isnt showing you all, anguish from painful lessons and constant remind whos the master. All these negative emotions fuel the dark side inside you and thus making you stronger
It was a weakness on reasons reason 1 is it is much too arrogant to believe that one being couldn't body the entirety of the dark side of the force reason 2 it's too small to have only two people be Sith that anytime in the galaxy is ridiculous and asking for extinction it is completely unrealistic for there to be only 2 Sith what is the master died before training The Apprentice what if the master had an apprentice then The Apprentice dies leaving a master much too old to get a new Apprentice what if both were traveling and there was a hyperspace accident they both died in hyperspace there is just too many ways to go extinct with there being only 2
By knowing that there is someone that will kill you once you become weak, you are forced to continue to strive for even greater strength.
Der Panda and if you always try to become better and stronger and get killed, you know that the one who killed you is a worthy successor
TheKlabim Exactly.
Der Panda EXCELLENT observation that makes a lot of sense. Well done.
That is what I always thought to be the reason why sith master needs an apprentice. To strive and reach greater strength so he stays stronger than his apprentice.
Exactly
So in a way a Sith master's death by his or her apprentice hand is an achievement of sorts, because if the apprentice fails that means either you choose your pupil poorly or you are teaching weakness.
Natasel master jaraiya vs naruto... Naruto wins... Jaraiya still a badass but a better teacher/mastser/sensei your argument is trash cuh
By defeating the master the apprentice proves they're worthy to continue the legacy. The idea of course is each generation is suppose to be stronger there by raising the bar of expectations forcing the apprentice to work harder to acquire the masters knowledge. Obviously some masters shared too much to quickly & paid the price sooner then they expected.
As for what sidious did with plagius its hard to say: from 1 perspective he used cunning to claim the mantle of master but on the other there wasnt any duel. But it became obvious that the master out lived his usefulness.
Natasel no you dont understand at all lmao
"The Dark side is your ally, I was born into it. Molded by it. I did not create the rule of two until I was already a man"
But until then it was nothing to me but blinding
I think the biggest problem in the rule of two would be masters trying to lengthen their lives by not teaching their apprentices everything they know but then the apprentice becomes more powerful than the master and kills them taking the withheld information with them to be lost
That's why they have holocrons.
My understanding is that holocrons were a lot harder to make than personal journals, so that few Sith would end up making them.
That's the biggest weakness.
Man, id love for either a loose adaptation of the bane trilogy books made into a movie, or if this forever rumored Netflix or Disney on demand channel STAR wars tv show idea ever came into existence. My idea is like an 8 season run, with each pair of seasons focusing on a new sith Lord, perhaps even as far back as your boy Anddedu, also possibly gping all the way up (time jump/anthology tv show style) to the final 2 seasons finally revolving around Darth Plagueis and the rise of Palps. I'd still like to see a strong jedi protagonist (Or antagonist, since itd be a sith based show?), who challenges and makes life hell for said sith main character... but basically, the show would be the sith empire start, into tge realization amd creation of the rule of 2, and like i said, finally the beginnings of the Sith public revelation and death of Plagueis, while showing the real hidden plans of everyone's favorite unlimited power monger, Darth sidious.... they need to DO IT already and make this series
Oh wow, a TV series with which new season focusing on a different Sith Lord would be fantastic!
I've been waiting patiently for some new Bane Canon material for a long time now. :D
I agree, Reading Club.
What do you mean by pair of seasons?
They need to DEW IT.
I actually hate The New Cannon story. This is why I'm glad the old Legends version is still what peopel Think of.
"If the Leader weakens another must seize the Mantle." That's one of the core beliefs of the Dark Side.
Fathers always hope their children will surpass them.
the jedi are selfless, they can become force ghosts saving themselves from death, but not others. the sith are selfish, "he could save others from death, but not himself"
super jedi player i see what you did there.
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Go figure why this "gray side of the force" has been gaining traction!
I guess you could some it up as, "The Jedi favored stagnation and the Bane Sith embraced evolution." Hence why eventually the Sith would win over the Jedi stuck in their old ways. Perhaps a bit of a paradox within to two philosophies.
Except that it didn't work.
The Jedi came back and even stronger then before with a number of council members from the old republic actually surviving and joining Lukes new jedi order.
@@Legionzzzz1 that because sidious got stagnate himself the rule of one lol
If by evolution you mean dehumanization yes, merging with the machines and running away from death on a singularity is not evolution but cowardice I hope people do not ever believe your stupid argument.
Pleaseee keep making videos like this! I love them!
Did Sith apprentices actively hunt down Jedi to bleed crystals for their lightsabers during the rule of two era? While I can accept the new canon idea that kyber crystals are semi-sentient and can "feel", I prefer the older canon method of a Sith creating a synthetic replica of the kyber crystal, it shows another way that the Sith are opposing the natural way of the Force.
Jedi:
Light side of the Force
Living kyber crystal
Sith:
Dark side of the Force
Unnatural synthetic crystal
I hope they reintroduce synthetic crystals back into the canon as an alternative to bleeding crystals.
I don't think so, things seem to be going in a way where the dark side is also part of the "natural way of the force".
The sith do not practice a falsehood,they practice the force through the dark side. Light and dark are two sides of the same coin,using a fake crystal would only imply that your way as a sith is also fake. I like the new canon,it makes sense
That actually wasn't the only way in the EU
There were actual dark side crystals born of hate, malice and evil, synthetic was one way to go about it but not the only way.
Darth Bane is my favorite Sith Lord of all time
It is always good to talk about Bane in your videos so that more people know him
Serving the Dark Side, instead of simply strengthening themselves. It makes sense that one will only grow by their limits being continually tested, stretched and extended.
Their philosophy requires that the strong conquer the weak. If you haven't trained an apprentice strong enough to supplant you, you have failed as a teacher.
As always, wonderful video Star Wars Reading Club!
This makes a lot of sense. In the star wars universe, what else would a power hungry sith lord do? mope about on his own? No, the sensible thing would be to train and hone your successor for the day they'll overcome you. It's the only worthy pursuit.
*FOR THE GREATER GOOD.*
Don't you mean for the greater evil?
Heresy. Exterminatus!
THE GREATER GOOD IS COMING TO YOU FROM MY BOLTER, ALIEN
The emperah protects
the serious tone in your voice works so well with the topic
OH MY GOD YOU REPEAT YOURSELF SO MUCH
Absolutely fantastic video, SWRC! Many people have wondered about this topic and questioned the succession aspect of Bane's teachings, now they hear the answer. In a way, it really is a Rule of Two-in-One: two SIth, an apprentice and a master, serving the Dark Side itself. Towards this end, they accepted rivalry and strive, challenged each other and passed their knowledge on. It was still a flawed ideal, as is very obvious, but also the most suprior understanding of the Dark Side.
Darth bane was so awesome! In his book I love how the rule of two had trouble getting off the ground when his apprentice zannah kept waiting to challenge him, but when she did, the rule of two began the long term fall of the Jedi. I truly believe if sidious and his masters had just followed the rule still, then perhaps Darth Vader never would have returned to the light side, but I guess it did reach its stagnation at that point, but it should have been continued afterward, oh wait it did! In legends!
Darth Bane did not implement the new order with intent to actually be overthrown and killed, and other immensely powerful masters like him did not ever intend to BE taken down, but they knew they must have a successor when they did die to insure there would always be 2 Sith to continue the legacy of their masters and pass on their knowledge to their own apprentices for that the Sith order would survive from then on.... They would train an apprentice, and if and when that apprentice decided to challenge them, they would fight. And if the apprentice were not able to kill their master, the master would kill them and move on to a NEW apprentice. And the cycle would continue until they were either overthrown, or until they died one day and their final successor became the new ruling Dark Lord... That is all Bane meant, that IF your apprentice became strong enough to overthrow you, accept it.. If they could NOT because you were too powerful a Dark Lord to be taken down, then you must continue to train a worthy successor to replace you once you do die to continue the Order. He just knew that some Sith after his own time would one day be overcome by the strength of their apprentices and told them they must accept that THAT is the true nature of the Sith.
That's not accurate, Bane got extremely angry when he thought his apprentice was waiting for him to become old and weak. He insisted that all Sith apprentices try to kill their masters when they're in their prime, at the peak of their power, that *only* the stronger of the two survive. And that any master who had failed to find and train an apprentice who was stronger than they were, was a failure who would be weakening the Dark Side instead of strengthening it.
You should read the Bane trilogy (or listen to it on RUclips - ruclips.net/video/zdzhybm6Sc8/видео.html).
Daz Davis a lot like older martial arts. The master never gave his all then he'd die. The top student would take over and he'd hold back information. And so on and so on. 5 generations later, the new master would be 20% weaker than the 1st master. Now 200 yes later martial arts are a shadow of what they once were. No 25 yr old 12th degree masters running around. Or several dozen grandmasters. Just the few really good martial artists. Now they are a dime a dozen and most are weak as hell
The rule of two leave the sith fail.
'Instead of two there is now only one-the Sith Order itself'. Krayt was right.
Félix A.G The Rule of Two did its job. It overthrew da Republic & nearly annihilated da Jedi Order & ushered in d's Galactic Empire dat ruled 4 23yrs & then Palpatine rose again & took Luke as his aprentince. While Darth Krayt only ruled 4 7yrs & wasn't able 2 turn Cade.
This was a very interesting video. I enjoyed it.
It makes sense, every apprentice is going to be stronger than their master at some point. This will continue and the sith will become stronger with every cycle.
As someone once said, "A master without an apprentice - is a master to no one.."
"You are not strong enough to kill me."
- The Last words of a Sith Master, before being slain by their Student.
Question: do you think primacy of the Dark Side makes one stronger, weaker, or relatively the same strength potential as one using both Dark and Light sides of the Force? Asking for a friend.
Kylo Feels Your Pain It depends where you look. My understanding is that the way power is drawn from each makes it very hard to use both. So to be strong in one weakens the other. Dark side energy requires strong emotion like hate and pain while light side energy requires calm, control of emotions. It's hard to be angry and full of hate while remaining calm. Vader in Dark lords of the Sith (I think!) is temporarily weaker while he gets used to pulling from the dark side. Then of course Luke uses the dark side in return of the Jedi. Also in legends Revan flips between the two but I don't think successfully used both at any point. Imo I think it's possible (Luke in RotJ) but for most once they use the dark side they stay with it because it's easier to use (as said by Yoda in Empire strikes back).
willroyful You explained much better than I did. I should have read your reply first 👍
Those that use dark and light can never reach full power in light or dark. If one immerse is themself in the dark side for too long they can never go back to the light. If one immerse themselves in the light too long they will began to fear the dark. To achieve true strength one must Focus on a pathway to either light or dark. The dark side power comes quickly but reaches it's plateau quickly. The white side however takes longer to master but the strength of Light Side will continue with age.
+Lost Khajiit Great write up, a pleasure to read :) however, I do think a grey force sensitive could rival "pure" force sensitives, even in their respective field of expertise. what the jedi order failed to realize is that denying ones emotions may prevent them from giving in to the dark side, but it also limits their potential. I dont believe the light side is only just calm and "neutral" so to speak. love and compassion, for example, can be incredibly powerful.....but might lead to the dark side. dark force sensitives, on the other hand, limit themselves by not being able to be empathetic, to have emotions other than hate, selfishness and so on. we can see this, as you mentioned, with luke and vader by luke only being able to defeat vader after acknowlediging his dark side, while vader was able to save luke (and himself, for that matter), by giving in to his "light" side. as it's with all things in life, balance is the key. that's why I had to laugh at obi wans sentence "only siths deal in absolutes", because this sentence is absolute too ;)
Informative vid, keep up the great work!
Hey, it's the question I've asked a thousand times!
There was also an incident were a sith emperor showed up at the Jedi temple, walked into the middle of the Jedi council, and offered to have "the rule of two" as to maintain a better balence. The Jedi council agreed, as they were losing the war, and thought he was a mush more dangerous previous sith emperor. They agreed and the sith emperor left. More information about this event wouuld be appreciated.
This sounds counterintutive. I always thought the dark side is the veneration of the self not the effacement. To serve the Dark side the master wouldn't make the Sith servants or slaves to the Force which is what the Jedi do. Or am I missing something here.
First of all, hats off to you for the content, it's always really high quality. Keep up your good work!
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It seems that Dark Bane had based his Rule of Two not only on the teachings of Revan and remainder of the Sith lore, but also on the observation of the natural selection.
Encouraging the Dark Lord to find and train an apprentice who'd be capable of dispatching them and claiming the mantle for themselves might be seen as "Darwinism in action" of sorts. By placing the Dark Side and the Order, just like the nature places species as a whole above the well-being of any individual specimen of any given species, Bane wanted to see the Grand Plan coming to fruition, even at his own expense.
I assume that his idea was quite well thought-out, yet it has one major flaw, i.e. lack of sufficient safeguards against the unruly Siths who'd place their self-preservation above the interest of the Order itself. Bane's personal experience could've inspired only this many Siths of the generations that followed. Nevertheless, one can see that the Rule of Two was an extremely efficient one, as it led to Palpy's take-over the Galaxy, eventually.
Need a story on Darth Sion, so much anger and pain he would will himself back to life upon his slaying, over and over.
The rule of two only makes sense in a Jedi/anti-Sith dominated Galaxy as perhaps a means of evading detection for self preservation, but is otherwise non-sense invented to set up the story to have a Big Bad that can be toppled for a clean ending.
Yung Klepto,
That's the thing though, having only two Sith doesn't change their nature, it just means they are perpetually a hair's breadth from self-extinction. Not to mention any number of accidents or assassination attempts could end the Sith in a moment and forever.
With a large order of Sith it would be much harder to destroy them all, while also granting all manner of benefits that a larger group brings. The group itself becoming a power that would ultimately be sought out to be controlled rather than destroyed by ambitious Sith, ensuring it's growth and perpetuity.
Omg how meany time have you been over this
Thanks for this video expozay!
The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
It would also seem this order of evolution should also make each new generation to grow in knowledge and strength to the point that one person could over throw an entire order of jedi
This is Canon for me!
Fantastic video 👌
The rule of two is just a completely moronic bacronim to why the emperor only had 1 apprentice at a time.
ALSO: How is the order supposed to grow, if it can't possibly grow?
1 master -> 1 apprentice. Either the apprentice dies, the master replaces him/her, and we're at 0 new sight. Or the master dies, the apprentice becomes the new master, takes an apprentice and we're at 0 new sith. Or, hear me out, they both die without a legacy and we're at -1
"It must not end with you" then making a system in which your order has only 2 members is pretty f'cking stupid. The apprentice tries kills the master, and the master mortally wounds the aprentice during the attack, just like we saw in Return of the Jedi. Maybe 2 sith within each part of the galaxy, with the inevitable conflict and war fueling the dark side by the accumulated hate, anger and suffering that war brings and the constant strife and possibility for martial prowess it provides, but 2 sith in total is just a recipe for the extinction of the sith order.
Also, the sith focus their power inward on their own passions and desires. This whole altruistically sacrificing yourself for the sake of the dark side is in conflict with the entire mentality of the dark side. Self sacrifice is a jedi virtue. Bane was a fool.
Not at all, look at Tenebrous is not for the sake of the darkside, it is to destroy oneself that is the darkside to lose everything but being a force of darkness with no real form or identity.
I really love your videos and your voice.
The best example of the "Rule of Two" is Rupert Murdoch (Darth Foxtel) the one to "embody" the dark side and his as yet unknown apprentice...He did have a TV show called "The Apprentice"..Darth Toupe will challenge when the time is right...
The problem with every sith-lord training only one apprentice to succeed them would result in the order dying out. There would be from time to time events where both the apprentice and the master would both be killed. There is a better chance at survival if every master would train multiple apprentices.
Rodney Kelly see that exactly what Bane sees as weakness, you must be stronger and wiser as a sith lord, it's your duty to stay away from those kind of event that why they go hiding... ho man read the Bane novels it has the complete explaination....
I agree that an apprentice must be stronger and wiser that a sith lord to get “promoted,” but the sheer weight of entropy will whittle down their numbers.
According to lord Revan, the nature of the dark side ensure that more than one apprentice, would ensure the weakening of the dark side in all. though competition between the learners would make them stronger the master would have no competition or fears and as soon the learners come to a point were their combined might can over take him they will, he dies far to early, as they will turn on each other in a state of power likely far less than the master was. A master with more than one dark side apprentice is very much a fool.
one person to hold the power, the other to crave it. Though Revan arguably didnt hold the idea that death was an absolute necessity, the defeat of the master was. Death was likely and acceptable and should be to both. if you cannot protect what is yours then it isn't yours anymore. This is most true with life. Especially with life. A real apprentice becomes the master, he or she grows to surpass the past, and builds the future, and so forth until perfection or death.
So, in a way, did Bane come to realize one of the tenants of the Jedi Code? That there is no Death, only the Force? Granted, his mind was set on the Dark Side of the Force, but we have seen in other legends stories that Sith Lords coming to this conclusion as well.
6:40 Next, you'll say: "If not for me..."
The Jedi have a rule like that. The Jedi have something like the Rule of Two. A Jedi can have only one student to train. But instead of killing their master, they leave their master once their training is complete. So it's strange why the Sith don't use the Jedi version.
you know my master and I had a differend view of this rule but before I could DO IT mister vader trew my of the edge
I like anything Bane related, maybe you could an in depth on his apprentice Darth Zannah
Please continue to make legends content. If not for me then for the republic!
Interesting.. always wondered a little about this off and on
Rooting out the worthy from the weak.
Even Darth Bane was against his rule of two and quest for power.
They are coming to terms that everyone dies just how the light (dark side adopted hara kiri form of life) does but only difference is before they die they want their apprentice to carry on their masters wishes( apprentices are manipulated) stronger than they could. The people of light side die become apart of the force watching over helpfully. And not really sure if darkside has something like that except for jar jar drunken movements
alright, sure the rule of two makes sense, except for one thing; why would the egotistical sith, whosee only goal is more power, care about the sith order? or their fellow sith?
The Goddamn Batman It seperated them from typical dark jedi. However, more importantly, it didn't matter if one broke sequence. Inevitably, the desire to prove mastery in the dark side would lead even a half decent apprentice to follow through regardless.
One must remember what the dark side stands for. Fear, treason, envy, craving for power... The fact that your apprentice will try to kill you one day, keeps you on edge all the time, always vigilant, you wont fall into contemplency of "feeling safe" or to feelings of trust or even friendship with your apprentice - such things are a thing of the light side, and would ultimately weaken you. Same for the apprentice, envy and craving for power, but also fear - fear of being defeated or replaced, anger becouse your master isnt showing you all, anguish from painful lessons and constant remind whos the master. All these negative emotions fuel the dark side inside you and thus making you stronger
I wish they would make a movie about the bane books.
That makes sense because if you have to surpass your master then your apprentice would have to surpass you, then fast forward a couple of millenium then the system will produce a Sith Lord so powerful that he/she/it possesses the accumulated knowledge and techniques by the previous master of the lineage.
The problem i find with this is the scenario of aprentice killing his sith master but then something happens & he dies before he can take a new aprentice himself and with that their legacy ends
The whole idea of one to hold the power and one to crave the power (Rule of two), was to ensure evolution and growth. That was how i understood, the way it was setup. No matter how good you are, there is always someone better. And Bane made sure that the darkside always benefited from this fact. At least, this is how I interpreted it.
its the best way to make the cream of the crop if you are stong enough to destroy me you are worthy to lead, why is this so hard to understand for some people
i really would like to see a spin-off animation or a live-action movie about a young human/twilek girl who loses her family because of the Jedi's actions and starts learning the Dark Side for revenge...and during the process she would find others who think alike.
That is story of darth zannah
The Rule of Two always seemed so bizarre to me. The potential was clearly there, but the idea was very fragile. The possibility of a Sith rebelling from the idea, dying before they can take an apprentice, joining the light side, or being defeated by a weak apprentice in a vulnerable moment were too high.
Personally I think a better reason for training an apprentice would be for the Master to stay on their toes. To be challenged by fellow Sith and grow stronger through this. If they are truly "the end to end it" then they will always stop any apprentices attempt on their life by simply being the strongest Sith that can exist.
Darth Bane looks like The Undertaker
New title, 'what is the rule of two?'
Darth Bane using the “Darth” title that the Sith Army wouldn’t use & Bane knew that only 2 would succeed. One to have the power & the other to crave it. #DarthZannah
That really makes no sense. I always figured that the Sith Lord took an apprentice who would basically do his dirty work by eliminating all other rivals so that he alone could focus on ruling the empire. To have someone powerful enough and dedicated enough to do this, there had to be the promise of power. If they proved weak or moved against the Sith Lord before they were indeed ready, the Sith Lord would kill them and just choose another apprentice. If you sire an heir, they feel entitled to rule and will fight within your own house to secure rule, but if you choose your successor and they become powerful enough that they eventually do kill you, then it is you who grew weak and they deserve to replace you.
It's a rule of strength and power where one focuses on rule while the other focuses on protecting that rule so they might one day become powerful enough to inherit it and choose their own apprentice to do the same for you.
If you are all the time fighting those who would take rule from you, then you become less effective as a ruler in regard to conquering enemies beyond the empire to increase it's size and strength. The Apprentice focuses on your internal threats while also serving as your right hand man on all other matters.
Could you please make a video exposé about why the emperor wanted Darth Vader to remain on the command ship in Return of the jedi?
"bruh just go live in a cave or something dude" me
Because it assured the strongest would be the master.
I like to think it was something like the "one for all" from boku no hero academia, the power of a sith lord is passed down to the apprentice that killed the master, and he/she kinda "absorbs" the power of the master and add it to it's own, that's why sidious was so insanely powerful, with a thousand years of sith adding to his strength.
Palpatine was an infection because he feared death
if not for meeeEEEeee...... for having the best outros ever
bane's rules are not laws and different times require different measures.
all revan said is that you should not train many apprentices at the same time, because they can conspire and overthrow you.
rule of two was bane's vision of how this can be accomplished.
revan also said that the way of the sith invites rivalry, if my apprentices will test me great,if they kill me because I am weak ,I deserve that.
Because as master Sidious said in reference to Anakin Skywalker "the Jedi did'nt appreciate the power of Darth Vader. He is young and driven and has the potential to take the Sith to a higher level that is why i chose him. He just has to grow more."
Actually, Bane tried to transfer his essence into Darth Zannah - his apprentice.
Because they wanted to pass it on threw generations and generations to get familiarized
As an aside, should a master kill an apprentice if the apprentice fails to kill the master? Or should the master allow the apprentice to live to try again? Presumably the apprentice represents YEARS of training, years that aren't easy to just start over with on a new apprentice.
Don P
Good question .
Isnt Darth Bane in lore now after his "ghost" showed up in an episode of clone wars?
Sidious disregarded Bane's rule wanting to live as long as possible killing his apprentice's
why indeed
all hail reven the true godfather of the modern sith
I suggest you guys read the book of sith by the senate... it will explain things, although I don't agree with the senate's vision about the rule of two.
So, you just: were expected to obey it cause it was a rule of the dark side and if you served the darkside you were expected to obey it.
There: I just summarized your video.
Also, it’s like megatron: “DO AS I COMMAND!”
selfish to the galaxy, selfless to the rule of two
How did palpitine become a Senator
ItsOrder Read Darth Plagueis. 😉
The only answer you will ever need
Don't you mean how The Senate became Palpatine?
Because of jar jar?
+Amir Frost oh, thanks for the correction
U can have people like sidious who didn't challenge their master and killed them in less direct ways.
FOR THE GREATER EVIL.
In a sense it’s noble for the Sith to follow this rule of two, they sacrifice for their order
The reason was for only the most powerful Sith to survive. That's why he was hesitant to allow zannah to succeed him cause he thought she might be too weak so he sought out Darth adendu holocron. Eventually the rule of two got one of the most powerful sith ever that took over the Galaxy, Darth Sidious
Palpatine sooo, gave the middle finger to the rule of 2... sources include the Dark Empire graphic novels (taking place 6 years after Star Wars VI)...
Changed it to "the rule of 1"
Trained apprentices (plural) such that they'd be strong, but ALWAYS beneath his skill level.
...seems Revan was a Dark side masochist and Bane a Fanatic.
I feel like you covered this reason well before. I don't think it was necessary to do.
Wonder what would happen if master and apprentice refused to kill each other?
Actually you missed one of the more prominent aspects of the Rule of Two which was to ensure that the Sith would become stronger as time passes and make it nearly impossible for weaker apprentices to overthrow a stronger master though cooperation and by extension weakening the dark side as the new masters would be weaker than the old master. Also Bane recognized that treachery was an essential part of the nature of the dark side, however when there is only 1 Master and 1 apprentice then the apprentice is left with no option than to succeed in overthrowing his master by becoming stronger than the master first. Having multiple Dark Lords of the Sith would mean that while they could cooperate for a short amount of time, they would never the less plot against each other at the same time, waiting for the right time to betray and turn on their supposed allies as it is in the very nature of the dark side to do so.
I think there is more to it. Having an apprentice who is constantly plotting to murder you forces you to stay sharp and evolve. Furthermore, a sith master should be intelligent enough to assess their own power and potential. If they suspect they will never be able to take over the galaxy they must accept the fact and focus on passing on their knowledge in the hope that a few generation later a sith master will arise and fulfill the sith dream of total control.
The Sith order is both frightening and epic. That being said why were Sith lords so obsessed with cheating death and immortality if Banes Sith rule required them to accept imminent death from the hands of their apprentice?