History Characters / StarWarsRiseOfTheEmpireEraSith

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The Sith Order created by Darth Bane following the destruction of the previous incarnation of the Sith, the Brotherhood of Darkness. Inspired by the teachings of Darth Revan, Bane structured his Order based on the RuleOfTwo; a master and an apprentice. For over 900 years they remained in hiding while manipulating the galaxy, until re-emerging during the Naboo Crisis. Under Darth Sidious, the Sith were able to take over the Galactic Republic and forge the Galactic Empire after reducing the Jedi Order to a handful of survivors.

Sith during the Rise of the Empire Era.

** Even though his plan takes [[ExtyYearsFromNow one thousand years]] to pull off.

* UnfortunateNames: Gravid means "pregnant" in several European languages.

* PostHumousCharacter: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] His titular novel reveals that he was still alive for the majority of ''Phantom Menace'', having been murdered the same day of his "grandson" Darth Maul's defeat on Naboo.

* {{Irony}}: Bane is disdainful of [[EvilIsPetty petty sadism]], preaches that there should only be two Sith at any given time, and feels that the Apprentice must overthrow the Master in the DuelToTheDeath rather than through trickery or deceit, to prove that the next Master is stronger than the last. Flash forward a thousand years, and Palpatine- the Sith who brings all of Banes' plans and ambitions to fruition- is the exact opposite of all of this, a [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] [[TheSociopath psychopath]] with a [[LaughablyEvil warped sense of humour]], who trains an apprentice Darth Maul while still serving under Plagueis, whom he murders by getting him drunk and torturing him to death with Force Lightning while he starts to sleep, partly out of fear that he might be slightly stronger than he is. The ultimate slap in the face for Banes' vision is that Palpatine is in-canon '''the''' most skilled, powerful and successful Sith Lord who ever lived.

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* TheHeretic: Abandoned the Rule of Two.
* {{Mutants}}: A mutant human.

* AwesomeButImpractical: His Orbalisk armor ultimately proved to be this. The Orbalisks provided him with a NighInvulnerable layer of defense, greatly increased his strength and connection to the Darkside, and granted him a HealingFactor it also came with several problems. It made stealth practically impossible with how noticable it was, the increased adrenaline flow could send him into a [[UnstoppableRage mindless rage]] if he didn't keep hos anger in check, and if an Orbalisk dies it [[TakingYouWithMe pumps its host full of lethal toxins]]. The last one is what almost killed him and is the main reason he had it removed.

* GeniusBruiser: Unlike [[BookDumb most other]] Sith at the Academy on Korriban, Bane spent a great deal of his time reading and studying the histories and philosophies of past Sith Lords, and by the end of his life was an expert on these subjects He was capable of formulating incredibly complex and long-term plans, manipulating others easily, without even using the Force, and he accumulated an immense wealth of both money and information by using his facade as a trader,. He also happens to be a master lightsaber duelist, and an immensely powerful user of TheDarkSide.

* {{From Nobody to Nightmare}}: Who would have thought that the abused son of a miner on a backwater planet would grow to become the most significant Sith lord in Star Wars history?

* AGodAmI: Plagueis is hellbent on securing immortality, as he believes it will make him this.

* TheBigGuy: Bane reportedly stood 2 meters tall. For perspective, that's Vader's height ''in-suit''.

* DarthVaderClone: Fittingly enough, Bane bears more than a few similarities to his Sith descendant, both being hulking, pale bald men with considerable cunning, harsh upbringings and similar fighting styles.
* DeadlyUpgrade: The orbalisk-armor he wore for ten years. The parasites provided him NighInvulnerability upped by a HealingFactor strong enough to instantly heal lightsaber-cuts, and increased both his physical and Force powers to monstrous levels. However at the same time they were constantly poisoning him, feeding on his Dark Side energies, and caused him to flew into {{Unstoppable Rage}}s, that completely clouded his mind and judgement.

* TheSocialDarwinist: He's a firm believer of "survival of the fittest". This is part of the RuleOfTwo: a Sith Lord remains in charge by proving himself the strongest until his apprentice eventually becomes strong enough to defeat him.

* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Put simply: ''Palpatine'' would rather kill him in his sleep than face him in direct combat as mandated by the Rule of Two. In fact, even after he died, Palpatine was ''fearful'' his master would somehow rise from the dead and kill him.

* DarkActionGirl

* ProfessionalKiller
* PsychoForHire

A Sith Lord and lobbyist, Darth Plagueis was the apprentice of Darth Tenebrous and the master of Darth Sidious.

* HonestCorporateExecutive: Formerly. An example is shutting down a mining operation when a Dark Side Force nexus began to negatively effect his employees.