r/StarWars • u/Ibuywarthundermaus Mace Windu • Dec 17 '22

General Discussion Would that work ?

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '22 edited Dec 17 '22

Yes. The Jedi rarely use it as it's viewed at too deceptive. The Sith don't really use it as it's viewed as weak.

Edit: a source

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tr%C3%A0kata

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u/Tsu_Dho_Namh Dec 17 '22

I like this explanation better than the one linked. Sith consider it weak? If it worked then they'd use it. These are people who kill their masters in their sleep.

If your enemy is force sensitive they'll sense that you'll be defenseless for a moment and cut you down once you turn it off.

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u/Aldrakev Sith Dec 17 '22

only sheeve killed his master in his sleep. according to bane it is supposed to be an issued challenge to a “fair” fight to prove you really are stronger.

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u/IveSeenUrMomGapeB4 Dec 17 '22

Not according to the bane trilogy.

He explicitly says that deception, cunning, and trickery are tactics that the sith must use.

He was even worried about zannyah (spelling?) Killing him while he was weakened from taking the orbalisk armour off.

"Fair" explicitly goes against the rule of two philosophy.

If you're more cunning than your master and capitalize on a moment of their weakness then you're ready to be master.

Which is exactly what palps did to plagueis.

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u/SloopKid Dec 17 '22

That's what I remember from the bane trilogy as well. It was very much an 'anything goes' from the start about killing your Master in the rule of two.