Fourth Great Schism
- "The Fourth Great Schism, which occurred a millennium ago, brought on a thousand years of fighting, the ascendance of Darth Ruin and the Sith, and the plague that provided the drumbeat for what was truly the Republic's Dark Age. It was a military campaign that nearly brought an end to civilization."
- ―Restelly Quist's writings[3]
The Fourth Great Schism was a pivotal split among the ranks of the Jedi Order in 2000 BBY.[2]
Around this time, a Jedi Master known as Phanius had abandoned the ways of the Jedi in pursuit of alternate teachings, leading him on a quest to revive the dark-side-worshipping Sith Order. By this point, the Sith were commonly believed to have been destroyed for centuries. The fallen Jedi Master proved otherwise, however, after seeking out a number of existing Sith clans throughout the galaxy.[4] Assuming leadership over these clans, Phanius declared himself a Dark Lord of the Sith under the identity of Darth Ruin.[5]
Prompted by the Dark Lord's ascension, fifty additional Jedi followed in Ruin's footsteps, leaving the Jedi Order in favor of his growing Sith empire. These events gave rise to the New Sith, initiating a thousand-year-long crusade—the New Sith Wars—against the Galactic Republic and the Jedi.[2]
Appearances[]
- Cloak of Deception (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First mentioned)
- Star Wars Journal: Darth Maul (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Journal: Anakin Skywalker (Mentioned only)
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game (PSP, PS2 and Wii versions' in-game databank) Darth Desolous entry
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
- ↑ Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- ↑
Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties on Hyperspace (backup link) (original site is defunct)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Essential Guide to Warfare