That said, she was an excellent duelist overall, lol. Guardians of the force, and is thereafter consistently referenced in expanded universe material. It was the destiny for all those follow in darth banes footsteps. Darth cognus is set to appear in the third book in the darth bane trilogy, which has led to some fan speculation that she is darth zannahs apprentice. Novel featuring darth zannah and darth cognus in expanded. Darth cognus, dark lord of the sith by jam4077 on deviantart. The novel says that she could not predict who would win the battle. After a lengthy duel between darth bane and his first apprentice, darth zannah, cognus became the apprentice of darth zannah, who had defeated her master in a battle of will. The legend of darth bane part 3 restoration youtube. But zannah had a secret that could change all that if she wasnt careful. I am darth zannah, dark lord of the sith and your brandnew master, i believed it would certainly be pretty clear. Darth zannah was a dark lord of the sith and the sith apprentice of darth bane, who was trained to carry their masters teachings and the rule of two forward after a war between the sith order and the jedi order biography edit.
Character profile for zannah from path of destruction star. Darth bane trilogy used to be one of the best selling star wars novel. A human nicknamed rain, the girl had not shown any sign of force potential when a scout came to. So i just finished listening to the bane trilogy for the second time, and i thought both cognus and zannah were fantastic characters. Its story of the creator of rule of two of sith order,darth bane. Legacy of darkness chapter 1, a star wars fanfic fanfiction. And now here she was, waiting to assign her new apprentice her first official mission.
This is my preferred version of that fan film with little better pacing and such. Since zannah was already in the bane trilogy, and we know her backstory, we only need to see her contribution to the grand plan, the training of cognus, and how cognus kills her. The ending of the darth bane trilogy is ambiguous but one of two things happened. The huntress was a female iktotchi assassin who operated in the years following the end of the new sith wars. Darth cognus order of the sith lords series by automatan. By the time karpyshyn was up for a zannah novel, the legends declaration already happened. These two would have to be significantly better than bane and zannah for the.
She was to track down darth bane, which she accomplished successfully by ambushing him, immobilizing him with senflax poison, and delivering him to the stone prison. Zannah sat in the enormous library waiting for cognus and admiring the ancient books her old master darth bane had collected. You could cover all this in a single book before moving on to a second book devoted soley to cognus. Darth cognus, or the huntress, was a female iktotchi assassin with an impeccable killing streak. Cognus approaches zannah and proclaims her loyalty to the new sith master, as her apprentice. The darth bane series is a trilogy of books by drew karpyshyn set during the period of the new sith wars roughly 1,000 years before the events of the phantom menace. A skilled warrior and clairvoyant to boot, darth cognus is a figure who deserves to have more tales told of her storied and quite violent life.
The timeline is murky between darths zannah and cognus, but we know cognus was a female sith master, or dark lady of the sith, of the iktotchi species that descended in. Zannah attacks while hes still distracted but he evades it. The woman was darth cognus and feeling the force inside the twilek took her on as an apprentice despite her visions in the force. Seven years had passed since darth cognus witnessed her master darth zannah overthrow her master darth bane. Darth darth desolous darth phobos darth ruin darth rivan darth malus order of the sith lords lumiyas sith darth bane darth zannah darth cognus darth millennial darth.
Still, cognus cannot help but notice as zannah speaks she was continually clenching and unclenching the fingers of her left hand. Two there should be no more and no less was the rule of the sith. An impeccable record of success saw the huntress employed by lucia, a bodyguard working for the royal house of the planet. Sith, which is set around the same time as the last part of path of destruction and explains how zannah and her cousins darovit and hardin arrived on ruusan during the final battle between the jedi and the sith. Darth bane, darth cognus, darth vectivus and darth zannah. Dec 30, 2009 darth cognus ver 2l0 inspired by the darth bane book series lady cognus is darth zannahs sith apprentice. Character profile for zannah from path of destruction. This teaching mandated that there would only be two sith at any. Jan 01, 2014 novel featuring darth zannah and darth cognus in expanded starwars universe i have read and loved darth bane novels, but after that, i want to know about more on the darth zannah and darth cognus. Thought by many to be the fabled sithari, he rose from his birth as a poor miner on the planet apatros to one of the greatest sith of the new sith order he helped create after his training at the sith academy on korriban. Related to the darth bane books is an older comic book series entitled jedi vs. Zannah has incredible power, especially in sith alchemy.
In the book rule of two darth banes apprentice, zannah, meets a follower of the dark side named hetton who has 8 sith assassins working for him, modest dark side abilities of his own, and who is rich in sith artifacts and knowledge acquired by wealth zannah brings the 8 assassins and hetton to face her master. She eventually defeated bane to become dark lord of the sith. However, the complete star wars encyclopedia mistakenly identified cognus as male. Its never shown, but she eventually overthrows and kills darth zannah, taking her place as dark lord of the sith. After killing her master, she became the master of her apprentice darth cognus, who would eventually murder her and succeed her as sith.
Darth bane is a fictional character in the star wars expanded universe. Petition petition of star wars darth zannah trilogy by. Darth bane failed in his attempt to possess her body, in which case she probably died many years later at the hand of her apprentice darth cognus. Sw darth bane and zannah by svor on darth bane is my favorite sith. I wrote the scene from cognuss point of view to keep you guessing to the last instant, but when zannah proclaims darth bane is gone. Cognus had been one ever since she killed her master darth zannah. Darth zannah the art of deception prologue by jam4077.
She was darth zannahs apprentice and darth millennials master biography. Pledging herself to the victor of the duel, cognus fell under the apprenticeship of darth zannah. Not sad about the book or the ending, but sad that theres no official continuation in the star wars universe about darth zannah or her new apprentice darth cognus as the novels jump from 1032 years before a new hope to 67 years. The small talk between zannah bane and cognus before the duel for the title of dark lord if you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be. Darth zannah was a dark lord of the sith and the sith apprentice of darth bane, who was trained to carry their masters teachings and the rule of two forward after a war between the sith order and the jedi order. He is tasked with finding the one man who can save the dying sith empire. She was darth zannah s apprentice and darth millennials master biography. Later on cognus killed zannah and claimed the mantle of dark lord of the sith. Sith comic book series, and the protagonist of the novels darth bane. I am darth zannah, dark lord of the sith and your new master, i thought it would be pretty clear. They had lived in hiding at the mansion for so long while he trained her. Darth zannah promised to complete cognus training and ordered her to claim banes lightsaber until she constructed her own. Star wars the rule of two the reign of darth cognus chapter 1. In the end of the story, darth zannah, banes sith apprentice,eventually killed her master and took the mantal of dark lord, and the circle of rule of two continued.
Star wars the rule of two darth zannah chapter 1, a star. While he would eventually be killed by his own apprentice, darth zannah, in accordance. In four years since darth banes death, cognus, like zannah, was a firm believer in darth banes rule of two and was always on the lookout for any sign that her master had broken the rule. Darth bane, born dessel, was the dark lord of the sith who created the rule of two. Zannah brings the 8 assassins and hetton to face her master. She took on darth millennial as her apprentice, but expelled him from the sith due to. Apprenticed to darth cognus, millennial was powerful in the force and had the ability to see the future. In the book rule of two darth banes apprentice, zannah, meets a follower of the dark side named hetton who has 8 sith assassins working for him, modest dark side abilities of his own, and who is rich in sith artifacts and knowledge acquired by wealth. Also the author confirmed zannah won the duel and retained control.
I am darth zannah, dark lord of the sith and your new master. Now i am the master, and you are my chosen successor. Star wars darth cognus custom figures toy fans community. Darth zannah was born with the name rain on somov rit. On that day amine tehart died the day she met darth cognus and darth pariah was born. Are there any books about cognus time under zannah, after bane died. Oct, 20 it was the destiny for all those follow in darth banes footsteps. However, he and his master disagreed on many aspects about the sith, and millennial became disillusioned with the rule of two. Darth zannah, also known as rain during her childhood, was a sith who served as the apprentice of darth bane. Cognus has four black tattoos shaped like lines that run down from her lower lip. When zannah arrived to challenge her master, cognus stepped down.
Darth zannah, second sith master of darth cognus that night, the huntress and the dark lord discussed the sacrifices she would have to make in order to fully become one with the sith. Darth zannah, while darth bane is the epitome of what the sith should be zannah shines in this story. The book dynasty of evil highlighted how much i really did not want the book. He is first mentioned in the novelization of star wars episode i. Cognus capabilities as a full sith are hypothetical, and we dont have a great deal of information on vectivus. In the end of the story,darth zannah, banes sith apprentice,eventually killed her master and took the mantal of dark lord,and the circle of rule of two continued. Star wars the rule of two darth zannah chapter 1, a star wars. Darth zannah the art of deception prologue by jam4077 on. Sw darth bane and zannah by svor on star wars canvas latest and trending star wars canvas. Zannah wasnt a cruel teacher, but she was a strict disciplinary and a thorough teacher. She was darth zannah s apprentice and darth millennials master. I see theres something written about battles with darth sidious or something so i reckon they must have a novel written over them.
Zannah switches to defensive strategy as maul attacks. Petition petition of star wars darth zannah trilogy by drew. Features his fateful meeting with his apprentice, darth zannah, and the dangerous conflict brewing between them. Darth plagueis by james luceno touches on the bane lineage though. Star wars the rule of two the reign of darth cognus. An impeccable record of success saw the huntress employed by lucia, a bodyguard working for the royal house of.
Cognuss gender was later canonized in the book jedi vs. As she helped him escape serras prison, he dubbed her darth cognus. She had neither family nor friends to abandon, and worldly possessions were of no consequence to her. I wrote the scene from cognuss viewpoint to maintain you presuming to the last split second, yet when zannah declares darth scourge is gone. However, before cognus training could begin, the challenge bane craved from his first apprentice came. Approximately one thousand years prior to the invasion of naboo, the sith lord darth bane enacted the rule of two. This teaching mandated that there would only be two. She wields vibroblades instead of lightsabers as a sith lord. Darth millennial was a threeeyed mutant sith lord and shadow hand, heir to the lineage of darth bane, who lived almost a thousand years before the battle of yavin.
At one point, bane considered her to be unworthy to replace him. Although bane is technically the big bad in this series, his appearances are sporadic. Novel featuring darth zannah and darth cognus in expanded starwars universe i have read and loved darth bane novels, but after that, i want to know about more on the darth zannah and darth cognus. She fends off mauls attacks for a good while but eventually he lands something like, say, a kick to the back of her knee. Her new master then explained that as the chosen heir to the legacy of the sith, cognus would one day face zannah in a final, decisive confrontation which only one of them would survive. It chronicles the life of dessel, a cortosis ore miner that joins the sith and eventually becomes darth bane, the first lord of the sith order that eventually spawned emperor palpatine. The story just ends no book on how she trained darth cognus.
See more ideas about darth bane, star wars sith and star wars. To bring back the selfexiled, legendary, and immortal dark lord who is the only leader the squabbling lords will ever agree upon and no one will dare challenge. Darth cognus ver 2l0 inspired by the darth bane book series lady cognus is darth zannahs sith apprentice. She was the first apprentice under the sith rule of two, instituted by her master. I was very disappointed to find out after finishing that there are no books about darth zannah.
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