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- "The Sith killed each other. Victims of their own greed. But from the ashes of destruction, I was the last survivor."
- ―Darth Bane's specter
The defeat of the Sith,[3] also known as the decimation of the Sith[9] or the fall of the Sith,[10] was an engagement fought at[3] the world[11] of Ruusan[3] in the Mid Rim Territories[11] during the year 1032 BBY.[2] The incident marked the end of the Jedi-Sith War by[5] appearing to be the destruction of the Sith Order.[8]
Weakened after their greed and lust for power caused infighting amongst themselves,[8] the Sith were all but destroyed[3] by Jedi Knights.[9] In truth, however, Darth Bane was left the sole Sith survivor of the war.[12] He had helped bring about the destruction of his own order[13] because he had come to believe that, for the Sith to survive, they needed to limit their numbers so as to prevent infighting.[8] The victory began a new era for the Galactic Republic.[3] Following the defeat of the Sith, Form II "Makashi" fell out of fashion in the Jedi Order and was gradually seen as a mere training exercise.[14]
Behind the scenes[]
The defeat of the Sith was first mentioned in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.[15] In Star Wars Legends, the Sith were defeated during the Seventh Battle of Ruusan.[16]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: Escape from Valo (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
- The High Republic: Into the Light (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sacrifice" (Indirect mention only)- Tarkin (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2020) 35 (Mentioned only) (First identified as fall of the Sith)
Sources[]
Darth Bane in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- 2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives – Jedi Temple Archives Card: Darth Bane (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- 2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives – Sith Information Guide Card: Darth Bane (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Snowtrooper Databank A-Z: Jelucan–Lord Junn (First identified as defeat of the Sith)
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- 2018 Topps Star Wars Galactic Files Card: Darth Bane (backup link) (First identified as decimation of the Sith)
- The Star Wars Book (Indirect mention only)
- "Lightsabers and Jedi Equipment" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars: The High Republic Show: High Republic Phase II Deep Dive, Star Wars Celebration, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) (Indirect mention only)
New Concept Art and More Revealed on Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)- Star Wars: Timelines (Indirect mention only)
- 2024 Topps Throwback Thursday Star Wars – Set #14 – 1975 Topps Baseball Card: Darth Bane (backup link)
Darth Bane in the Databank (backup link)
The Force in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Timelines places the defeat of the Sith, which occurred during the Jedi-Sith war according to Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy, to 1,032 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Star Wars Helmet Collection: Snowtrooper Databank A-Z: Jelucan–Lord Junn
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tarkin
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ Star Wars: Secrets of the Sith
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sacrifice"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 2018 Topps Star Wars Galactic Files Card: Darth Bane (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars (2020) 35
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: The Dark Side
- ↑ "Lightsabers and Jedi Equipment" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Jedi vs. Sith 6