Khajiit has always wondered...
What ensures that there is only ever two Sith Lords with the "Rule of Two"? Do they have every single Sith relic under lock and key? Weren't there Sith holocrons in the Jedis' custody as late as the destruction of the Jedi Temple by Vader?

Some of them were fake, like Sorzus Syn's (the original never left their possession). And I'd hazard a guess that the rest would contain knowledge so inconsequential that the Sith Lords basically just said, "Eh, let 'em have it." The Banite Order emphasized deceit after all, so I wouldn't put it past them. And even if some random darksider got his paws on one holocron of significant power, chances are a millennium worth of informants and spies would alert the true Sith and they'd be on his case faster than you could say, "Han Solo in Episode 7 tho."

But wasn't a big reason for Sidious building his palace over the ruins of the Jedi Temple so that he could excavate under it to find the ancient Sith Temple that the Jedi supposedly built on top of? If so, there's no telling what artifacts the Jedi had in their possession; the Jedi Temple was there for multiple millennia, right?

Isn't that part of the newer canon, introduced in err... Lords of the Sith? I haven't really got around to reading the 'new' canon yet, so forgive me if I bumble in my reaction at this. I mean, if the Jedi temple really was constructed over the ruins (?) of Sith temple then yeah, there might be some artifacts lying there.

Hmm...

Do'h! I completely missed your post!

You think Snooki is a bad name for the big bad guy? But the Jersey Shore is so menacing and spine chilling! I am not sure which is worse, that or Sheev. Who ever is naming Star Wars people these days needs to be fired.

I suppose Ben/Kylo would be the person to carry on the Sith legacy, in tribute to Vader. After all, he obviously admires Vader, and appears to be trying to pattern himself off Vader. But he would still need a Sith to teach him the specifics of Sith philosophy. Otherwise he's just an angry guy using the force. That would mean Snooki would have to be a Sith as well. I hope not, because I think they are a dead horse that has been beaten far too many times already. The same goes for the Jedi. It is high time for something new. But with JJ Abrams in charge, I am sure that will never happen.

And remember; with the EU having been disavowed, officially there's only been one Jedi vs Sith conflict, so they likely don't consider it a dead horse.

I think JJ purposely put it in the movie that the time of the Sith was over, at least in the first movie for now.

"I’ve seen evil take many forms: the Sith, the Empire, and now the First Order." Maz Kanata.

Basically, the Sith returned and formed the Empire, and now that they are gone the First Order took their place. Anakin wiped out the last Sith when he killed Sidious and, in a way, Vader.

Unless Kylo Ren breaks up the Knights of Ren and announces himself as a new Sith Lord, I don't see them returning.

There again, who is going to teach him the ways of the Sith? If Snoke, then that would make him a Sith or at least someone who is knowledgeable enough in their ways to train another Sith Lord in which case he still might as well be Sith. Khajiit thinks if they go this route, it might would be cool for "whatshismask" to go on an expedition to Moraband/Korriban and commune with the spirits of the ancient Dark Lords. Not sure they would do this though, given the supposed reason for cutting out the Revan scene in The Clone Wars.

The simplest thing to do would be to have Darth Plagueis' spirit/echo/Force-whatever loitering around and training someone in the wake of Palpatine's death. Considering that Kenobi stuck around for some time, and what Plagueis could do with the Force, they've pretty much got everything they need for it.

As messed up as Snoke is, this one wouldn't be surprised if Snoke pulled off the Star Wars equivalent of Lichdom.

Isn't that part of the newer canon, introduced in err... Lords of the Sith? I haven't really got around to reading the 'new' canon yet, so forgive me if I bumble in my reaction at this. I mean, if the Jedi temple really was constructed over the ruins (?) of Sith temple then yeah, there might be some artifacts lying there.

That is true. I read Lords of the Sith a few weeks ago, and in it Palpatine wants to spend more time uncovering the secrets of the ancient Sith Temple buried beneath the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. That is why he was so hands-of with the day to day running of the Empire. He didn't want to spend his time being the administrator of a million worlds. He was after what he considered true power, that of the Sith Temple. He even mused that the ruins of the ancient Sith temple slowly poisoned the Jedi order over the centuries.

There are also all kinds of rumors about Snooki. One is that he is Darth Plageius reborn/resurrected/reanimated. Another is that he is Palpatine. I still think he's from the Jersey Shore...

Inb4 he gets punched in the face by Rey in a nightclub.

Does Tarkin ever figure out that Vader is Anakin? Just something I wondered about after seeing Tarkin in TCW.

Does Tarkin ever figure out that Vader is Anakin? Just something I wondered about after seeing Tarkin in TCW.

Nothing about Vader seemed natural-not his towering height, his deep voice, his antiquated diction-yet despite those qualities and the mask and respirator, Tarkin believed him to be more man than machine. Although he had clearly twisted the powers of the Force to his own dark purposes, Vader's innate strength was undeniable. His contained rage was genuine, as well, and not simply the result of some murderous cyberprogram. But the quality that made him most human was the fierce dedication he demonstrated to the Emperor.

It was that genuflecting obedience, the steadfast devotion to execute whatever task the Emperor assigned, that had given rise to so many rumors about Vader: that he was a counterpart to the Confederacy's General Grievous the Emperor had been holding in reserve; that he was an augmented human or near-human who had been trained or had trained himself in the ancient dark arts of the Sith; that he was nothing more than a monster fashioned in some clandestine laboratory. Many believed that the Emperor's willingness to grant so much authority to such a being heralded the shape of things to come, for it was beyond dispute that Vader was the Empire's first terror weapon.

Tarkin didn't always agree with Vader's methods for dealing with those who opposed the Empire, but he held the Dark Lord in high esteem, and he hoped Vader felt the same toward him. Very early on in their partnership-soon after both had been introduced to the secret mobile battle station-Tarkin grew convinced that Vader knew him much better than he let on, and that behind the bulging lenses of his face mask, whatever remained of Vader's human eyes regarded him with clear recognition. More than anything else it was those initial feelings that had provided Tarkin with his first suspicion as to Vader's identity. Later, observing the rapport the Dark Lord shared with the stormtroopers who supported him, and the technique he displayed in wielding his crimson lightsaber, Tarkin grew more and more convinced that his suspicions were right.

Vader might very well be Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, whom Tarkin had fought beside during the Clone Wars, and for whom he had developed a grudging appreciation.