LogFAQs > #947784058

Zikten posted...

The rule of two has always been false i thought. It seems like they retconned the rule of two years ago. Everyone always has a secret apprentice

Rule of 2 was always something of a suggestion for an ideal. Basically it gets that bad guys don't share power well, so the fewer the better to limit betrayal and infighting. But holding it solo means one screw up and the sith die out, so 2 is best to limit potential threats but have a security net. It was typically bent as the apprentice sith usually had an apprentice of their own lined up before going to claim the power of their master, and the master had an spare apprentice or 2 when the first didn't seem like they'd live up to potential.

Fun fact, in the EU before it was all retconned, Palpitine was still Darth Plaugus' apprentice at the time of the Phantom Menace, not killing him until after the movie.

Plot hole: all of that was done in such secrecy, I have no idea how the jedi even knew of it.

---

http://backloggery.com/reddthesock