Introduced at the beginning of the Skywalker saga, it can be argued that Star Wars has misunderstood the purpose of the Sith Lords' Rule of Two.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Having been introduced at the beginning of Star Wars' Skywalker saga, it seems as though the Sith Rule of Two has been misunderstood. In the 24 years since The Phantom Menace, the Rule of Two has essentially been viewed a concrete doctrine established by the early Sith Lord Darth Bane. However, that doesn't seem to have been the original intention as envisioned by George Lucas.
Darth Bane's Rule of Two makes sense given the volatile nature of the dark side and the corruptive desire for power it motivates. It also explains why there were so many Jedi compared to only two Sith Lords during the prequel trilogy. However, the Rule of Two has been used in the years since to criticize future moments in the Star Wars timeline, particularly centered around Emperor Palpatine.
George Lucas Had A Very Different Take On The Rule Of Two As confirmed in Paul Duncan's The Star Wars Archives: Episode I-III 1999-2005, George Lucas confirmed his original Rule of Two take, one that was far more organic. In Lucas' mind, the Rule of Two was the only means by which the Sith could have a stable order. As such, 2 Sith Lords would always be the default foundation.
Likewise, the Star Wars canon has established that Palpatine only cared for the Rule of Two so long as it served his plans for greater power. For example, it's been teased that Palpatine had already seduced and corrupted Dooku as his apprentice well before his original apprentice Maul was killed in The Phantom Menace. The Sith master is always looking for replacements while the apprentice is always looking for their master's weaknesses.
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