Darth Sciguy wrote:
I think that Darth Sidious is not a true Sith Lord. This is because I feel he doesn't represent Darth Banes ideals of what a Sith Lord.
By this logic Bane was not a true Sith Lord either as he didn't adhere to exactly how the Sith were before.
First, The Rule of Two was set to make sure that each apprentice is stronger then the master by having the apprentice defeat the master in a one on one battle and this is how the apprentice becomes a Master, however Darth Sidious doesn't do this he kills his master in his sleep so that means he never defeated his master and never became a true master.
Here is your first problem. This is not why the ROT was established. It was instituted so that power wasn't scattered among too many and diluted and so that the wide spread fighting that kept popping up among rival Sith, which kept them from advancing their causes, would stop. That the apprentice must someday replace the master is a necessary byproduct of the idea of this rule. There is nothing specifically that says they must be more powerful however, and in fact that would be a detrimental aspect of the rule as you take a dangerous chance of never finding someone more powerful than you, the current Sith Lord, may be. There is also nothing that says they, the apprentices, must kill the masters to ascend. Simple old age and regular death is more than likely the norm. The idea is that the knowledge of the Sith Lords must be passed on. That can be done by those less powerful than others quite adequately. As the old adage goes, those that can't do, teach.
Second, Masters are supposed to train their apprentices to one day take over by killing them however Darth Sidious used his apprentices and during the movies it seemed he never really cared. The fact that him and Vader lived side by side for many years with out a challenge is proof.
You aren't paying attention to the movies and you are making a giant 30 year assumption as well.
Sidious clearly has an emotional attachment to Anakin and more than likely Maul. I doubt there was one with Dooku, who I am assuming you are mostly basing your assumption off of, but that can easily be explained by the way they came together and their individual goals.
The idea that Vader never challenged Palpatine is pretty silly. The nature of Anakin, even when he was still a well adjusted kid, was one of daring and always seeking out something bigger and better for himself.
