- "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 (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 (Mentioned only)
- Tarkin audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2020) 35 (Mentioned only) (First identified as fall of the Sith)
Sources[]
- Darth Bane in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- 2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives: Jedi vs. Sith – Jedi Temple Archives (Card: Darth Bane) (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- 2015 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives: Jedi vs. Sith – Sith Information Guide (Card: Darth Bane) (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 29 (Databank A-Z: Jelucan–Lord Junn) (First identified as defeat of the Sith)
- 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)
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 The Star Wars Book 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 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas states that A New Hope begins in 0 BBY, the defeat of the Sith must have occurred in 1,032 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Star Wars Helmet Collection 29 (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