How to become a Dark Lord of the Sith

There are many ranks in the Sith Order, so if you're patient, well... that's good, but you just want to become a nice little sheep...sorry, Jedi, and try to master their light side of the Force and their absence of emotions. If you're not, that's perfect, that means you're at the right place.

I'll show you the different ranks anyway, just for you to see how many pathetic and weak people you will command when you become Dark Lord of the Sith. I won't talk about the military forces and grades, only about the fastest way to become the One who rules everything.

The Sith Code

Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.

The Rule of Two

"When your power eclipses mine I will become expendable. This is the Rule of Two: one Master and one apprentice.When you are ready to claim the mantle of Dark Lord as your own, you must do so by eliminating me."
Darth Bane to Darth Zannah
NB: abolished later by Darth Krayt to found the Rule of One... but you'll choose the one you prefer!

The Rule of One

"Instead of two, there is now only one - the Sith Order itself."
Darth Krayt to Darth Bane's Holocron

One is the Sith Order, who commands the rest. Clearly: One who is the Dark Lord of the Sith. (funnier that the other one, isn't it?)

If you start here, unfortunately for you, that'll certainly mean that you're not ruthless and powerful enough to reach your goal... and maybe even not Force-sensitive... but let's try anyway.

Sith Minion: lowest rank of the Sith.
Can be Sith Cultist (specialized in melee battle), Sith Assassin or Sith Marauder. Can also be soldiers, mercenaries or conscripts that the Sith use to serve their cause.

Sith Assassin: under the New Sith Order, you can find th Sith Intelligence and Assassination (absolutely no link with any actual organization!), in charge of spying or political murders, etc. The Sith Assassins often utilize stealth field generators to ambush their enemies. They sometimes use the Force camouflage, drawing their power from their enemies' Force.

Sith Warrior: they don't spend much time on philosophy, focusing on the battle. They're usually very gifted in melee combat, and can enter a battle-fury, making them hard to beat for the average Jedi.

Ok, if you start here, it's becoming interesting... It means you have potentially a chance to become powerful, it means you're really bad and evil... Good! Let's see what you're made of!

Sith Adept or Sith Acolyte: just started their training. They're Force-sensitive, and under the tutelage of a more experienced Sith Lord.

Sith Apprentice: if you're here, it means that you've been chosen by the Master himself. He's going to train you until you die or you kill him, thereby becoming a Sith Master yourself and choosing an Apprentice (who said life was easy?). You're the Padawan of the dark Force in a way!

Sith Lord: this is a vast definition... It can refer to all Sith, or only to the Dark Lords of the Sith, or to the Sith Masters as well... To me, it should be only used for the Sith Masters and the Dark Lord of the Sith... but it's only an opinion. The term can be used for both sexes, but some female Sith (yeah, there are some feminists too amongst the Sith!) are called Sith Lady (like Lumiya).

Sith Master: you take this title if you have an Apprentice. A few examples: Darth Plagueis was Darth Sidious' Master, Darth Sidious was Darth Maul's and Darth Vader's Master, Darth Vader was Lumiya's and Starkiller's Master, etc.