So it could be anyone, from jango to darth treya, to darth andeddu. The character of darth bane is canon, yes, but the books about him are still considered legends and are not canon. Now, on topic id like to say i dont think it will be bane, though i understand the reasoning. We know he is a sith and that he died prior to the clone wars. After reading battlefront 2, ive decided to go back and reread my older star wars books again. All the sith but darth bane are killed just as the jedi is victorious of the battle. As the only surviving sith, bane recognized that sith infighting had weakened them to the point. Star wars television shows in the canon tv ideas wiki. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. Path of destruction, drew karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young mans journey from innocence to evil. He was created by george lucas, within the star wars canon where he is first. He was created by george lucas, within the star wars canon where he is first mentioned in the novelization of star wars.
Just by inference, if he created the rule of two, that means there were more than two sith before, and the creation of the therefore eradicated all but two. It chronicles the life of dessel, a cortosis ore miner that joins the sith and eventually becomes darth bane, the first lord of the sith order that eventually spawned emperor palpatine. Everything we know about darth bane in star wars canon. Also that armour bane you know the obelisk armour hes normally wear from legend was so very close in delete scene when the son met darth bane and revan revan is now in canon once again to make into canon but it got cut off but useful in delete scene from mortis. He is known for being the sith who created the rule of two and revived the old sith ways after the teachings of ancient. Darth bane in the end makes up the sith rule of two. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. The story picks up twenty years after the dark lord of the sith, dark bane, demolishes the ancient order. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far far away. There are also darth bane, darth reven, darth malak, darth zannah, darth krayt, darth nihl.
The darth bane who emerges from the sith academy on korriban is a monster and proceeds to smash through all opposition only to lay claim to the mantle of dark lordall by seizing it. Des is a miner on apatros whose vigorous work and appalling living conditions lead him to despise the republic. Yodas story and conclusions are found in the recent canon comic star wars. I discuss the information that is currently known about darth bane within the canon outside of the characters brief appearance in season 6 of the clone wars tv series, using the following sources. A new hope, drew karpyshyns electrifying darth bane novels take us deep into the dark side. Darth bane was a legendary human male dark lord of the sith and the sole. Imperial machine, by charles soule, giuseppi camuncoli, jim cheung, and cam smith. If those are canon, then celeste morne is canon, which also makes the legacy comics canon, which in turn makes the yuuzhan vong canon. The darth bane series is a trilogy of books by drew karpyshyn set during the period of the new sith wars roughly 1,000 years before the events of the phantom menace. A canon is anything that is accepted as having actually happened or occurred in the collection or universe in question and in the case of star wars that would mean any movie including prequels or television series already aired, as well as any books or. In the times of the old republic the jedi fought the sith almost to extinction. I wanted to discuss the darth bane book trilogy and how it fairs to the new star wars canon, in my view the old darth bane stories were much better bane was a master manipulator who saw the sith brotherhood of darkness for what they were weak cowards, he then decided to destroy the lot of them leaving him as the sole survivor he also established the sith rule of.
If the vong are canon, then the swarm war is canon. The book takes place roughly 1,000 years before star wars episode iv. These books and plagueis should have been made into canon. When disney took over lucasfilm, they paid 4 billion dollars. He was mentioned in the prequel novelizations, correct. Yes bane is canon, just not the bane in the stories. I am currently reading book 3 and almost complete with the series. Darth bane being the master hopes to pass on his wisdom down to his apprentice zannah. Ive read all of the new canon and have only found a few i truly enjoyed. Disney might looking to cast darth bane for an upcoming.
Path of destruction is a book that predates star wars episode i by a thousand years. Good news the entire darth bane trilogy has just been released in a single ebook package, available for kindle, nook and apple ibooks. This type of domino canon has been debunked repeatedly before. As the only surviving sith, bane recognized that sith infighting had weakened them to the point that the jedi could destroy them.
If bane is canon, than so is revan, and if revan is canon, then the kotor comics are canon. Now that all lines up more or less perfectly with the legends db trilogy. Its a gripping story that shows us why bane felt this was the right path for the. Under the new rules, yes darth bane is still canon, but only the parts about him being an old sith lord that created the rule of two, as yurklenorf mentioned. The very useful and reliable wookieepedia lists the darth bane saga as legends as opposed to canon. Jan 2, 2019 darth bane was a human male dark lord of the sith and the sole survivor of the destruction of the sith at the hands of the jedi order during the jedisith war, a thousand years before the clone wars. Well i read about the character and behind the scene about bane from the website. Lets talk about everything we know for sure about darth bane using only canon sources. Star wars sith star wars rpg star wars fan art clone wars darth bane star wars history star wars canon star wars the old dooku darth bane was a legendary human male dark lord of the sith and the sole survivor of the destruction of the sith at the hands of the jedi order during the jedisith war a thousand years before the clone wars. Given that, i dont see them having one jedi, one droid, and two sith in. True, i suppose his existence could still be canon.
Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique. So yes bane is canon just not the bane that the books describe. Darth bane was a legendary human male dark lord of the sith and the sole survivor of the destruction of the sith at the hands of the jedi order during the jedisith war a thousand years before the clone wars. Darth bane is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Note that this book is considered a legend read more darth bane. Yoda recognizes darth bane and darth plagueis were correct. I am a huge legends fan, but if there are going to be separate continuities, the newer one might as well address the weak points when making changes. The prerepublic days are ripe with stories, and this would be the perfect place to start with. Disney has a reputation for being very frugal, meaning they want their money back and back quickly. His appearance doesnt mean that everything in the darth bane trilogy is canon. This probably the only canon experience of darth bane. Path of destruction, rule of two, dynasty of evil star wars. All we know is he created the rule of two, died and was the last sith lord buried on korriban.
Bane is a sith lord that lived 1,000 years before the rise of the empire. Honestly, darth bane living 1,000 years before the movie never made sense, and if theyre actually taking the time to develop his canon story that is one thing that should be changed more from the legendsverse than that entry implies. The very fact theyre amongst the only books in the canon where the villain is the protagonist and wins would win them points for uniqueness. Im assuming, in part, that this will mirror r2 in event type. It was written by drew karpyshyn and was released on september 26, 2006. Books star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon. My understanding is that because of darth banes appearance in the season 6 of the clone wars it now means that there is a character called darth bane.
Darth bane trilogy legends kindle edition by karpyshyn, drew. The legends information featuring darth bane and darth plagueis are found within a. He created the rule of two, thats about all that is canon. Late to the sith lord party, what with these books no longer canon and all, but. The bane in the tv series did create the rule of two though there might not be a name for the 1 master and 1 apprentice rule because i dont think that anyone said rule of two. Darth revans claim to fame is the player character in knights of the old republic and within the several storylines of the old republic. Disney may be creating its own canon book universe now since they decided the original expanded universe is no longer canon, but that doesnt mean the books currently labeled legends should be forgotten. The only thing canon about darth bane from the trilogy is. Path of destruction is a novel in the star wars saga and is centered on the life of darth bane and the fall of the first sith order. Books the darth bane trilogy page 3 jedi council forums. Darth bane appeared in the jedi vs sith comic book mini series it is scanon, however. Set a thousand years before the events of star wars.
Asked in star wars books who was darth plagueis master. Darth bane needs to be the next big baddy in the star wars universe. This actionpacked series follows the transformation of a lost young man who becomes a legendary sith lord, able to wield the awesome power of the force as never before. Episode i the phantom menace, where bane is an ancient sith lord who lived a thousand years before the films. Deception by william dietz are also available in a single bundle for the kindle, nook and apple ibook. That man was darth bane, a twisted genius whose iron will, fierce ambition, and strength in the dark side of the force made him a natural leader among the sith until his radical embrace of an allbutforgotten wisdom drove him to. There are some things like how in canon bane was supposedly killed. It was anger and hatred that he turned to the dark side of the force. In fact, we dont know if he even had an apprentice since it hasnt been explicitly confirmed but it would make sense if he did, since he started the rule of two in both canon and legends which involves. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The exact specific events of the novels however are not yet though the main advantage of having them set so far back is that they are barely affectingaffected by the new canon going forward so they could very well be precisely what happened it has very little bearing thousands of years later. Everything we know about darth bane in the canon youtube. If darth bane remained canon but darth zannah did not, who. Path to destruction which covers the exact same event from a different perspective conflicts.
This actionpacked series follows the transformation of a lost young man who becomes a legendary sith. Books the darth bane trilogy page 10 jedi council forums. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth bane. That he created the modern rule of 2 he is now dead. This is actually marvels second series focused on the dark lord though the first chronologically, but with a different focus and a different team. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. He was a known leading jedi knight in the mandalorian wars, who became a sith lord and then turned neutral. Dynasty of evil is the final novel in the darth bane trilogy. Its anger and hatred that darth bane as the last of the sith renames rain darth venom. Dave bautista is rumored to play darth bane in disneys an upcoming star wars tv show, potentially bringing the iconic sith to the screen. While darth bane is one of the ultimate sith of the time, there is good reason there is pages of inaction. A red saber, unsheathed in the an unexpected offer threatens the bond between quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi as the two jedi. Darth bane trilogy is a star wars legends novel trilogy from author drew karpyshyn and publisher del rey focusing on the life of the dark lord of the sith darth bane. I believe that is about all we know for sure is canon.