| Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus | |
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| Position | Former Jedi Master Dark Lord of the Sith Count of Serenno Leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems |
| Homeworld | Serenno |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | male |
| Affiliation | Jedi Order Order of the Sith Lords Confederacy of Independent Systems |
| Portrayed by | Christopher Lee (Star Wars Episodes II, III and The Clone Wars) |
Count Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. Dooku is one of the main antagonist of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and a supporting villain in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Count Dooku plays a substantial role in the "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic books, and video games. In his television and video game appearances, Count Dooku is portrayed by voice actor Corey Burton. In all of his film appearances, which consists of the prequel films and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he is played by Christopher Lee.
Although he was a respected Jedi Master, Dooku became disillusioned with the Jedi Council and became one of the "Lost Twenty" Jedi to leave the Order. In between Episodes I and II, Dooku fell to the dark side of the Force, at which time he was initiated into the ways of the Sith by Darth Sidious, who bestowed upon his new pupil the title of Darth Tyranus.
Tyranus led the Separatists in the Clone Wars, which in turn lead to the destruction of many worlds throughout the Galaxy. During the Clone Wars he trained General Grievous, leader of the Droid Armies. In Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Darth Tyranus was betrayed by Darth Sidious who replaced him with his third apprentice, Darth Vader.
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Depiction
Film and television
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Dooku first appears in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones as the Sith apprentice of Darth Sidious (Ian McDiarmid). He is also the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a federation of planetary systems rebelling against the Galactic Republic. Dooku claims to be angered by the bureaucracy of the Galactic Senate, as well as the apparent unwillingness of the Jedi Council to aid oppressed galactic systems.
Dooku captures Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) on Geonosis and informs Kenobi that he is attempting to save the Republic from the influence of a Sith Lord named "Darth Sidious", who he claims betrayed the Viceroy of the Trade Federation, Nute Gunray, ten years before. Dooku also states that he was sad at the loss of Kenobi's former master and Dooku's former apprentice, Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson). Kenobi refuses to join Dooku, who promptly sentences him to be executed. While on Geonosis, it is revealed that he was the Padawan learner of Yoda and that Qui Gon Jinn was his apprentice.
A clone trooper and Jedi force rescue Kenobi, along with Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christiansen) and Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman). Anakin and Kenobi chase Dooku and engage him in a lightsaber duel in which Kenobi is incapacitated and Anakin loses his right arm. Yoda (voiced by Frank Oz), Dooku's former master, arrives to save them. Yoda fought Dooku. As the fight is fought to a stalemate, Dooku distracts him by trying to make a large pillar fall on the two Jedi. Dooku then escapes from Geonosis as Yoda is distracted. Dooku returns to Coruscant and delivers to Sidious the blueprints for the Geonosian-designed Death Star and informs his master their plan is working; "The war has begun".
Clone Wars series
In the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–2005), Dooku is portrayed by voice actor Corey Burton and is the main villain of the series. During the series, he leads the Separatists in attacks upon the Republic. He also sends Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress on a mission to kill Anakin Skywalker—Palpatine's ploy to test the young Jedi's worth as an apprentice—and trains General Grievous in lightsaber combat. In the series' final episode, he orchestrates an attack on the planet Coruscant in which Grievous kidnaps Palpatine, setting the stage for Revenge of the Sith. Dooku is also the main villain in the television adaption of the movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
In the opening of Revenge of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are sent to rescue Chancellor Palpatine (ultimately revealed as Sidious' alter ego) from Separatist leader General Grievous (Matthew Wood)'s flagship. Grevious escapes but they encounter Dooku/Tyranus while freeing the Chancellor. The film's novelization states Sidious and Dooku intend to turn Skywalker to the dark side. Tyranus intends to appoint him as head of a new Sith Army.[1] Tyranus and Sidious sought to eliminate Obi-Wan Kenobi, who had a calming influence on Skywalker.[2] Tyranus preferred to approach Kenobi again as he had on Genosis, having mentored Obi-Wan's Master Qui-Gon Jinn. Dooku felt a personal attachment to Kenobi. Sidious rejects the idea as Kenobi was too set in his Jedi ways. Besides, Sidious believed killing him would unlock Skywalker's rage.[3] Sidious promises him the operation will result in the destruction of the Jedi and the Republic, to be replaced by Sidious' and Tyranus' Empire.[4]
In the ensuing duel Kenobi is incapacitated, leaving Anakin and Dooku/Tyranus to fight alone. During their one-on-one duel, Dooku taunted Anakin, calling on him to use his fear, hate and anger. However, with Palpatine's encouragement, Anakin channeled his hatred of Dooku and tapped into the dark side of the Force to overpower him. Expecting his Master to intervene and save his life as Sidious had promised to do in the case of defeat, Dooku instead was stunned to see the Dark Lord goad Skywalker to deliver the deathblow. It was then that Dooku came to realize the second deception: Sidious never intended for Tyranus to survive; he was simply the tool used to create the Confederacy and make Sidious's plan truly possible. The film's novelization also makes it clear that Dooku was merely a placeholder for Sidious' true apprentice. Dooku tried to speak, but Anakin, holding both his and Dooku's lightsabers crossed before Tyranus's throat, killed Dooku.[5]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
Dooku is featured in the movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In the film, in a plot to bring Jabba the Hutt (Kevin Michael Richardson) into the folds of the Confederacy, Count Dooku enlisted Jabba's uncle Ziro to kidnap Jabba's son Rotta. After Ziro's agents delivered the young Huttlet to the planet Teth, Dooku contacted Ziro again to arrange for Asajj Ventress (Nika Futterman) to take custody of Rotta. Jabba had requested Jedi assistance to rescue his son, and the Count wished for Ventress to frame the would-be rescuer Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) for the crime. The plot fails.
Star Wars The Clone Wars series
First, Dooku tries to broker a treaty with Toydaria. Then he commands Grievous in surprise attacks by the Malevolence. He then sends Ventress to break out Viceroy Gunray and succeeds. He also tests Grievous by sending Fisto and his padawan to fight Grievous. Next he gets caught by pirates and escapes along with Obi-Wan and Anakin. After that, he orders one of his generals to destroy a colony with a new weapon but fails. During the occupation of the planet Ryloth, Dooku orders his servant, Wat Tambor, leader of the Techno Union, to retreat after learning of the arrival of Mace Windu. However, he does not evacuate in time and Dooku orders the droids to destroy his base, though the attempt fails.
Expanded Universe
Comic books
In the Star Wars: Republic series, set during the Clone Wars, Dooku trains multiple Dark Jedi apprentices, most of whom he uses as minions. His apprentices include Ventress, Tol Skorr and, most notably, renegade Jedi Quinlan Vos, who initially intends to infiltrate the Separatists as a spy for the Jedi Council, but instead nearly falls to the dark side.
Novels
Dooku appears as a main or secondary villain in many Expanded Universe novels.
Legacy of the Jedi
In Jude Watson's Legacy of the Jedi, he is first tempted by the dark side of the Force as a child, when he and fellow Padawan Lorian Nod steal an ancient Sith Holocron from the Jedi Archives, and he informs on his friend to stay in the Order; He is intrigued by the Sith's open embrace of power, and realizes that he is just as capable of treachery as they are. Years later, he encounters (and eventually kills) Nod.
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
In Sean Stewart's Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, he attempts to trap his former Master by offering to negotiate an end to the war. In the novel it is revealed that Dooku always resented his parents for 'giving him away' to the Jedi Order.
Labyrinth of Evil
In James Luceno's Labyrinth of Evil, he engineers General Grievous' transformation into the Separatists' cyborg commander, and trains him in lightsaber combat. He then schemes with Sidious to invade Coruscant—thus setting the stage for Revenge of the Sith—in what he believes to be a plot to kill Obi-Wan Kenobi and initiate Anakin Skywalker into the Sith.
References
- Bibliography
- Stover, Mathew. Revenge of the Sith. Lucas Booka, Century, London. ISBN 0-7126-8427-1
- Notes
- Further readings
- The New Essential Guide to Characters, 1st edition, 2002. Daniel Wallace, Michael Sutfin, ISBN 0-345-44900-2
- Reynolds, David West. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2002. ISBN 0-7894-8588-5
- Luceno, James. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2005. , ISBN 0-7566-1128-8
- Slavicsek, Bill & Collins, Andy. Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Revised Core Rulebook, hardcover, 2002. , ISBN 0-7869-2876-X
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