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[Star Wars] To avoid the Rule of Two, can a Sith Lord choose NOT to get an apprentice?

Was there any Sith Lord in Legends or Canon that did this?
gpt
Absolutely not! Let’s hear it from the man himself. 

> “Choose someone as a successor and you will inevitably be succeeded.
Choose someone hungrier and you will be devoured.
Choose someone quicker and you won't dodge the blade at your back.
Choose someone with more patience and you won't block the blade at your throat.
Choose someone more devious and you'll hold the blade that kills you.
Choose someone more clever and you'll never know your end.
Despite these cautions, an apprentice is essential. A Master without an apprentice is a Master of nothing.”

-Darth Sidious 


The constant one-upping and treachery is there to make sure the Sith constantly evolve and grow stronger! If you can’t train an apprentice good enough to kill you, you’ve failed as a Sith Lord!