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| “ | I am the Dark Lord who will restore the Sith to glory. They call me Bane. | „ |
| ~ Darth Bane. |
| “ | The Sith killed each other; victims of their own greed. But from the ashes of destruction, I was the last survivor. I chose to pass my knowledge unto only one. I created a legacy so resilient that now you come before me. (chuckles) Have you come to be my apprentice? You must kill me to gain my place. | „ |
| ~ Darth Bane's spectre speaking to Yoda. |
| “ | Two there should be. No more, no less. One to embody power, the other to crave it. | „ |
| ~ Darth Bane's Rule of Two. |
Darth Bane is a major antagonist in the Star Wars franchise, specifically serving as the titular main protagonist of the Darth Bane Trilogy novels. He was the Sith'ari and the Dark Lord of the Sith responsible for creating the Rule of Two, which at only two Sith Lords can exist, with a master and an apprentice.
In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he was voiced by Mark Hamill, who also portrayed The Joker, Ferris Boyle, Solomon Grundy, Jordan Pryce, and Tony Zucco in the DC Animated Universe, Chucky in the 2019 remake of Child's Play, Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and The Trickster in The Flash (and his Arrowverse incarnation).
Personality[]
| “ | Those who beg for mercy are too weak to deserve it. | „ |
| ~ Bane's darwinistic pov |
Bane is a hateful Social Darwinist, believing that the weak only deserve to serve the strong, who should rule, and that equality was a lie. This was what drove him away from the brotherhood, as they advocated equality amongst the Sith. Believing that the Rule of Two was the way for the Sith's power after listening to Darth Revan's Holocron, he deceived the Brotherhood into destruction and began rebuilding the Sith under the Rule of Two. He is extremely dedicated to the Sith’s beliefs and wants to destroy the Jedi, even when it means thinking in the long term. While disliking the sadism present in other Sith Lords, Bane was himself utterly immoral, ruthless and merciless. He was willing to do anything to anyone, even completely innocent civilians. His heartless massacre of a family of farmers, specifically murdering the children first so the father could watch, as a means of healing himself, demonstrates how monstrous and sociopathic Bane has become.
Bane focuses on absolutely imparting his ideals to his apprentice and believes his Rule of Two could continually strengthen the Sith. He also believes that the natural ambition the Sith possesses keeps them from functioning properly in great numbers and the infighting draws them away from fighting the Jedi. Bane is also quite dedicated to the classic ways of the Sith, taking the title of Darth after it had been forbidden for years. He also continually studied the ways of old Sith Lords to use for his own ends. Bane’s will is particularly strong, he entrenches himself deeply in the dark side and has rarely shown any inclination to give up in a fight.
Bane also looked down on focusing on material possession and wealth, only using such things to help the Sith order. Bane also considered an honor to be a foolish idea, but while he was a ruthless killer, he thinks very little of those who kill without reason, seeing them as barbaric fools.
Powers and Abilities[]
Bane is an extremely powerful Sith Lord in all aspects of the role, and is regarded by many Sith as one of the most powerful in history. His lightsaber training with Kas’im gives him incredible skill and when he received his orbalisk armor, he took on an all offense fighting style derived from the Diem So style. After losing it, Bane uses a more complicated, unpredictable style that had various evasion moves. He is so fast he can deflect rain with his lightsaber and was called a force of nature by some. While preferring to use a single-bladed lightsaber, Bane was an expert on the double-bladed saberstaff, and could easily fight off opponents who used it. He did, however, have much difficulty against opponents who used Jar Kai, or two separate lightsabers. Bane was nearly defeated by his lightsaber instructor Lord Kas'im when he split his saberstaff into two blades. Regardless, Bane is still a master of lightsaber combat and one of the best duelists of his time.
Bane’s power with the Force is vast, granting him telekinesis that he can use to move objects or unleash extremely powerful blasts of force, use extremely powerful force lightning, and draw on the dark side to unleash incredible Force Waves that can devastate almost anything caught in them. However, Bane cannot use this technique too much as it is quite taxing. He also studies many of the ancient knowledge of past Sith, which he used for things like making Sith Holocron. Bane is extremely good at taking physical pain thanks to his experience with the orbalisks and is also quite resistant to poisons. Bane also can draw on negative emotions to increase his power and strength. When he was young he once used a sniper rifle to kill many Republic soldiers despite being blinded by a flash grenade.
Despite entering the Sith Academy later in life than most of his peers, and having an especially difficult time training, Bane ultimately proved to be a prodigy of the dark side. In the short time he spent at the Academy, after training and enduring horrific beatings, Bane ultimately surpassed nearly everyone in the Academy in terms of raw Force power, and was the most powerful Sith Lord alive at that time. Even Lord Kaan (the leader of the Brotherhood of Darkness and likely the most powerful Sith of his time) knew that he was no match for Bane. This was also the case for Lord Qordis, the headmaster of the Sith Academy.
External Links[]
- Darth Bane on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki
- Darth Bane on the Star Wars Wiki
- Darth Bane on the Wikipedia
