Sith Lord

"Get help. You're no match for him. He's a Sith Lord."

- Sheev Palpatine, to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker

Sith Lord was a title conferred upon individuals who followed the Sith tradition. Sith Lords drew upon the dark side of the Force, using it to gain power. After Darth Bane established the Rule of Two, Sith tradition dictated that there could only be two Sith Lords at any given time. By the time of Sheev Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, the Sith fulfilled their goal of destroying the Jedi Order, and Palpatine transformed the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire. This victory lasted for just over two decades, when Anakin Skywalker, a redeemed Sith Lord, destroyed the Sith and brought balance to the Force.