Darth Ruin, originally Phanius, was the founder of the Sith Empire. Originally a well-respected member of the Jedi Order, Ruin took up the mantle of the first Dark Lord of the Sith after he unearthed ancient dark side relics. Corrupted by them, Ruin rallied followers of the dark side to him and waged a war that nearly destroyed the galaxy. During a great battle, Ruin was greatly injured and put into a stasis pod—called an oubliette by the Sith—and left there for almost a thousand years. In time Ruin's followers pulled him out of the oubliette and he took command of the Sith once again. His forces waged war upon the Jedi one last time, but were unable to defeat them. In the last great battle, Ruin was slain by a Jedi Master, and the only survivor of the Sith Order, Darth Bane, took a secret