Darth Nihilus Biographical information Date of death 3,951 BBY Physical description Species Unknown humanoid Gender Male Height 2.02 meters Chronological and political information Era(s) Old Republic era Affiliation Sith
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"Power? Do you think so? There is no strength in the hunger he possesses..."

— Kreia

"You... you are the darkness in which all life dies, milord."

— Visas Marr

Darth Nihilus, the Lord of Hunger, was a Dark Lord of the Sith in the time after the Jedi Civil War. Ally of Darth Traya, he was one of the few survivors of the Battle of Malachor V and a member of the Sith Triumvirate. He was a shadowy figure that wore a red and white mask and was dressed in a black cloak.

Darth Nihilus consumed the Force from Force-sensitives in order to stay alive. He even consumed entire Force-sensitive planets. Besides his terrible hunger, Darth Nihilus wielded a lightsaber, and fought in an aggressive one-handed style.

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"He is a wound in the Force, more presence than flesh, and in his wake life dies... sacrificing itself to his hunger."

— Visas Marr to the Jedi Exile

 

Nihilus walks the surface of Katarr, encountering Visas Marr.

Little is known of the true beginnings of Darth Nihilus, other than the fact that he was a survivor of the Mandalorian Wars. Although his role in the wars is a mystery, it is very likely that he may have been one of the Jedi that defied the Jedi Council to follow Revan. After the war he was found by Darth Traya to be Force-sensitive, and she began training him in the ways of the Sith at the Trayus Academy on Malachor V. Disagreeing with his master's teaching methods, Nihilus, along with fellow apprentice Darth Sion, plotted and turned against their dark mistress. They cast Traya down, stripped her of her power, and expelled her from the Sith. Nihilus and Sion then begun their shadow war against the remnants of the Jedi, hunting Jedi to the brink of extinction.

Darth Nihilus ravaged and consumed numerous beings, several of those who were not consumed to death becoming mindless slaves aboard the bridge of his flagship, the Ravager. Nihilus's nature was all-consuming, which may be related to the thought bomb technique used by Kaan and the Brotherhood of Darkness three thousand years later and/or to Palpatine's consuming Force Storms. His hunger was an insatiable appetite for all things living; indeed, it consumed him to the point where he ceased being a man of flesh. His flesh remained, but only in the form of a shell encasing the dark gaping void that swallowed all life it came into contact with. Nihilus viewed the Galaxy as simply a platter to feed his insatiable appetite.

Nihilus in action.

One servant of Nihilus was Visas Marr, a Miraluka female from Katarr, a planet consumed and destroyed by Nihilus. The Sith Lord sent Visas on a mission to find and bring the last of the Jedi before him, so that he could consume her power and essence. However, this would be the Sith Lord's undoing, for the Jedi Exile broke Visas free from Nihilus's bonds, and she turned against her former master. During theBattle of Telos IV, along with the Exile and Mandalore, Visas defeated him on board the bridge of Ravager. When Nihilus tried to feed on the Exile, he exhausted himself, leaving himself temporarily vulnerable. Since the Exile had previously lost her connection to the Force, she was shielded from the leeching hunger of Nihilus. After a short but brutal fight, the Exile finally slew Darth Nihilus, thus eliminating one of the three reigning Sith Lords. After his death, his body dissolved in an aura of dark side energies.

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Concept art for Darth Nihilus.

"One cannot hold a power of that magnitude and still perceive the universe as we do."

— Kreia

• Like all Sith Lords, Darth Nihilus's name has some meaning (nihil is Latin for "nothing"). He has no loyalties to anyone but himself, and will consume both Sith and Jedi with his hunger, which notes that his name fits his current personality quite well. Nihilus is also derived from the term "nihilism", or "belief in nothing", most notably concepts of truth and purpose.
• It maybe due to a time constraint on the part of Obsidian, Darth Nihilus seems to have the same animation as Darth Malak in terms of combat.
• It should be noted that Nihilus never speaks a clear word in the game, he simply emits patterns of sounds similar to the Sith holocrons found on Telos. It has been theorized that he speaks in the Sith language, for it is stated that Darth Nihilus is so corrupt, when he speaks, it causes death around him (the statement can be found in the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords strategy guide, under Darth Nihilus).

RC-1262

RC-1262, Scorch Biographical information Homeworld Kamino Date of birth 32 BBY Physical description Species Human (clone) Gender Male Height 1.83 meters Hair color Black Eye color Brown Chronological and political information Era(s) Rise of the Empire era Affiliation Galactic Republic
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"If we're all clones, how come I'm the only one with a sense of humor?"

— RC-1262

RC-1262, or Delta-62, was a clone commando in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Among the commandos of Delta Squad he was referred to as Scorch.

Six-Two earned the nickname "Scorch" after an ordnance accident during training that left him and Sergeant Walon Vau without eyebrows for a short time. Scorch was one of the most individual clone troopers in the Republic forces. He had an over-developed sense of irony, and was the resident wiseguy of Delta Squad.

Scorch had a love for heavy weapons, and favored the powerful anti-armor attachment of the standard-issue DC-17m weapons system. Scorch carried a large ordnance pack strapped to his back and sported yellow markings on his wrist gauntlets, making him easier to be identified by his squad-mates. During their first mission on Geonosis, it was Scorch's skills that allowed the Deltas to blast through the enemy fortifications, weapon installations, advanced assault units and just about anything else that stood in their way.

"Just get us inside without killing the squad, okay Scorch?"

— RC-1138

Scorch and his Delta squad-mates quickly became veteran soldiers in the Clone Wars. At the end of the war, Delta Squad was sent to Kashyyyk, where Scorch fought alongside his brethren against Separatist forces in the battle for Kachirho during the Battle of Kashyyyk.

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Scorch was voiced by Raphael Sbarge.

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Carth Onasi Biographical information Homeworld Telos IV Date of birth 3,994 BBY Physical description Species Human Gender Male Hair color Brown Eye color Brown Chronological and political information Era(s) Old Republic era Affiliation Galactic Republic
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"She was aided by Carth Onasi, a decorated war hero of the Republic and a legendary soldier. During the Mandalorian Wars he was honored many times for his bravery."

— Saul Karath to Darth Malak

Carth Onasi (3,994 BBY—) was a veteran soldier of the Mandalorian Wars and an expert pilot. He later became an Admiral of the Galactic Republic.

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"I'm not a warrior, I'm a soldier. There's a difference. Warriors attack and conquer, they prey on the weak. Soldiers defend and protect the innocent – usually from warriors."

— Carth to Canderous Ordo

Shortly after the Mandalorian Wars, the former Republic hero Revan returned with a Sith armada to battle the Republic. Amongst the Sith forces were legions of treacherous Republic forces, and one name stood out from the rest; Admiral Saul Karath.

To Carth, Saul was a mentor and hero, and so Carth was devastated when, in a test of his Sith allegiance, Malak, Revan's apprentice, ordered Saul to bomb Carth's home world of Telos, due to its strategic significance to the Republic. Carth lost his wife, and his son disappeared. From then on, Carth refused to trust anybody, lest he suffer the same sting of betrayal again.

Carth eventually found himself aboard the Endar Spire along with Bastila Shan. The ship fell under attack above the Outer Rim world of Taris, and Carth, a single Republic soldier, and Bastila escaped to the planet below. Carth and the soldier co-operated in an attempt to find and rescue Bastila, which they eventually achieved, thanks in no small part to the soldier's growing connection to the Force.

Upon their escape from the Sith bombardment of Taris, Carth became pilot of the newly acquired Ebon Hawk, which the group then used to reach the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine. As Bastila discussed the matter of her Force-sensitive companion with the council, Carth expressed his disgruntlement with being 'left out of the loop'. Eventually it was decided to train the Republic soldier, who Carth then accompanied on the search for the Star Forge.

Eventually the ever-growing group was seized by Leviathan, Saul Karath's vessel. Carth soon ended up face to face with the Admiral, yet a force-cage barred his path to revenge. The resourceful team soon escaped imprisonment and confronted the Admiral on the bridge. Carth was finally able to exact his revenge. Saul, in his final moments, revealed a devastating truth to Carth; that the Republic soldier he had befriended was none other than an amnesiac Revan, former Dark Lord of the Sith. Carth's hatred of the Sith welled up, but was soon eased as the party discussed the new revelation, and Revan rejected his former personality as the Dark Lord.

During the quest, Carth also encountered his lost son, Dustil Onasi, on the Sith planet of Korriban. Carth was again confronted with his hatred of the Sith when it was revealed that his son had joined them, blaming his father for failing to protect them. The party was finally able to convince Dustil of the evils of the Sith, and Carth was relieved when his son abandoned the dark side.

Carth went on to participate in the Battle of the Star Forge, eventually becoming an Admiral of the Republic fleet in the aftermath of the Jedi Civil War. As Revan departed for the Unknown Regions, he imparted to Carth the task of keeping the Republic strong.

Carth was forced to later live up to not only his task, but also his past, as the Sith attacked Telos for a second time, this time under the command of Darth Nihilus. Carth swore that he would not see Telos devastated again, as he led the Republic fleet into combat. Soon after the battle, Carth requested an audience with the hero of the battle, the Jedi Exile. He questioned the Exile about the reasons for her exile. Wishing the Exile a safe journey, he asked her to look for Revan in the Unknown Regions and said that, should she find him, tell Revan that Carth is awaiting and following orders.

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In Knights of the Old Republic, if the player decides to reassume the title of Dark Lord of the Sith via the non-canonical ending of the game, Carth flees away in terror when he is told of the change on Rakata Prime. Consequently, he does not appear in the sequel if the player says that Revan followed the dark side, being replaced by Admiral Cede, because if the player chooses the Dark Side option Revan leaves the planet on the Ebon Hawk, which would be Carths only possible means of leaving the planet.

Just as the male Revan can engage in a romantic sub-plot with Bastila, the female Revan can with Carth. And if the player sets Revan as a light sided female in Knights of the Old Republic II, then Carth will express his feelings for Revan to the Exile. Also, Darth Traya will comment that it would have helped had she made him understand, but a hero of the Republic, no matter how brave, cannot understand war as Revan did.

If the player has both romanced Carth and turned to the dark side, then the player will have the option of killing Carth herself or have Bastila finish it. In a cut-scene that didn't make it to the final game, Revan had a third option to kill Bastila and die aboard the Star Forge with Carth. It was not placed in the final version because the developers did not have enough time for a finishing game.

In Knights of the Old Republic II, if the Exile has enough influence with HK-47, then the droid will make a verbal mockery of Carth, based on Carth's distrust of people in the original game:

"Mockery: Oh Master, I do not trust you! I cannot trust you, or anyone else ever again!"

Carth was voiced by Raphael Sbarge.

Carth's Personal blaster.

Carth also had his own blaster pistol. It was in close design to the standard Republic Blaster. It's also fully upgradeable.

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i have to give special thanks to this man

George Lucas

"I thought it was too wacky for the general public."

— George Lucas on Star Wars

George Lucas is the creator of Star Wars and the director, writer, and executive producer of various Star Wars films. He also appeared in the final film of the saga, Revenge of the Sith, as the Wroonian N. Papanoida.

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Lucas was born on May 14, 1944 in Modesto, California, where his father, George Walton Lucas, Sr., ran a stationary store and owned a small walnut orchard. His mother, Dorothy Bomberger Lucas, was a member of a prominent Modesto family (one of her cousins is the mother of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman) and was in poor health, often bedridden, throughout Lucas's childhood. Lucas himself was short and scrawny as a child; his younger sister reportedly fought with other kids who picked on him.

Lucas attended Thomas Downey High School, where he was an indifferent student at best, He was interested in racecar driving; he dreamed of becoming a professional racecar driver. For better or worse, that dream was abruptly ended in his early adulthood when on June 12, 1962, he crashed his Fiat Bianchina in a car accident. The car was clipped from behind while he tried to make a left turn into his driveway. The car rolled; the racing harness that he had installed snapped, and he was thrown from the car. Had the harness not snapped—and Lucas has said it shouldn't have—he would most likely have been crushed to death by the steering column when the car smashed into a walnut tree. (The force of the impact uprooted the tree.) As it was, emergency personnel had difficulty finding a pulse and at first thought him dead.

During his recovery, Lucas reevaluated his life and decided to go to college. He enrolled at Modesto Junior College, where he earned an AA degree, then transferred to the the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television in Los Angeles. USC was one of the earliest universities to have a school devoted to film studies. There he made a number of short films, including an early version of THX 1138, later to become his first full-length feature film.

After graduating with a bachelor of fine arts in film, he drifted a little, trying to figure out what to do next. He tried joining the Air Force as an officer, but was turned down because of his numerous speeding tickets. He was later drafted by the Army, but tests showed he had diabetes, which killed his paternal grandfather. Lucas was prescribed medication for the disease and does not seem to have required insulin.

Eventually he co-founded the studio American Zoetrope with Francis Ford Coppola, hoping to create a liberating environment for filmmakers to direct outside the perceived oppressive control of the Hollywood studio system. American Zoetrope never really succeeded, but from the financial success of his films American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977), Lucas was able to set up his own studio, Lucasfilm, in Marin County in his native northern California. Skywalker Sound and Industrial Light and Magic, the sound and visual effects subdivisions of Lucasfilm, respectively, have become among the most respected firms in their fields. Lucasfilm Games, later renamed to LucasArts, is highly regarded in the gaming industry.

Star Wars is considered by some to be the first "high concept" film, although others feel the first was Steven Spielberg's Jaws, released two years prior. In fact, Lucas and Spielberg had been acquaintances for some time and eventually worked together on several films, notably the first Indiana Jones vehicle, Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. Along with Spielberg, Lucas is credited with (and even blamed for) establishing the blockbuster approach to filmmaking.

On a return on investment basis, Star Wars proved to be one of the most successful films of all time. During the filming of Star Wars, Lucas waived his up front fee as director and negotiated to own the licensing rights— rights which the studio thought were nearly worthless. This decision earned him hundreds of millions of dollars as he was able to directly profit from all the licensed games, toys and collectibles created for the franchise. In 2004, Forbes Magazine estimated Lucas's personal wealth at $3.5 billion. In 2005, Forbes.com estimated the lifetime revenue generated by the Star Wars franchise at nearly $20 billion.

Lucas was fined by the Directors Guild of America for refusing to have a standard title sequence in his Star Wars films. After paying the fine, he quit the guild. This made it hard for him to find a director for some of his later projects. According to some, he wanted his friend Spielberg to direct some of the later Star Wars movies, but as a member of the guild Spielberg may have been unable to do so. Spielberg has repeatedly stated that Lucas consciously did not let him direct any Star Wars films, despite the fact that Spielberg wanted to. Other directors Lucas pursued to aid him were David Lynch and David Cronenberg, both of whom declined.

On October 3, 1994, Lucas started to write the three Star Wars prequels, and on November 1 of that year, he left the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and started a sabbatical to finish the prequels.

Promotional poster depicting how George Lucas and Star Wars changed the world

The American Film Institute awarded Lucas its Lifetime Achievement Award for 2005. He received the award on June 9, 2005. [1]

On the June 5, 2005, Lucas was named 100th "Greatest American" by the Discovery Channel.

Lucas married film editor Marcia Lou Griffin, who won an Oscar for her work on the original "Star Wars" film, in 1969; they adopted a daughter, Amanda, in 1981, and divorced in 1983. Lucas has since adopted two more children: Katie, born in 1988, and Jett, born in 1993. All three of his children have appeared in the prequels.

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Besides his directorial and production work on movies, Lucas is one of the most significant contemporary contributor to modern movie technology. In 1975 Lucas established Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) in Van Nuys, CA, which was responsible for the invention of the special computer assisted camera crane "Dykstraflex" that was used for most of the space fight sequences used in the Star Wars movies (technology which was later adopted by most other visual effects production units, such as those responsible for "Battlestar Galactica" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation"). Through ILM, Lucas spurred the further development of computer graphics, film laser scanners and the earliest use of 3D computer character animation in a film, Young Sherlock Holmes. Lucas sold his early computer development unit to Steve Jobs in 1988, which was renamed Pixar.

Lucas is also responsible for the modern sound systems found in many movie theaters. Though Lucas didn't invent THX, he is responsible for its development.

Now Lucas is spearheading digital photography for movies. Though personal digital photography is now mainstream, most movie studios still use traditional cameras and film for movie production. Lucas departed from this model by filming Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones completely digitally. He showed the result to a select audience of the Hollywood elite, before the movie's general release. For the presentation, Lucas used a special digital projection system. The attendees said the movie had the clearest and sharpest presentation they had ever seen.

Despite the successful demonstration of the technology, movie studios are slow to move to this new model, in part because of the high price of the digital equipment. But digital movie photography has several advantages:

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matters, trust your insight we do."

— Yoda, briefing Kit Fisto before the Battle of Dac

Kit Fisto was a renowned male Nautolan Jedi Master and a High General in the Galactic Republic's clone army during the Clone Wars, as well as a member of the Jedi Council during the period.

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Jedi Master Kit Fisto.

Fisto was born on the planet Glee Anselm. He was known for his trademark smile and his unusually close relationship with fellow Jedi Aayla Secura, a relationship that occasionally pushed at the boundaries of the portions of the Jedi Code that forbade attachments.

His distinctive head tentacles contained highly sensitive olfactory receptors that allowed him to detect pheromonal expressions of emotion and other changes in body chemistry. This was indeed a unique attribute not afforded to any other Jedi, naturally, or through the power of the Force. As such, he had hoped to be assigned to the Council of Reconciliation, but was instead elected to the Jedi High Council.

Fisto was a master of Form I lightsaber combat, which he mastered to a degree that made him one of the finest swordsman in the Order.

Kit was an extremely skilled swimmer, and honed his Jedi abilities to take advantage of his amphibious origins, making him a deadly foe underwater as well as on land. For instance, he was capable of manipulating water movement through use of the Force for both offensive and defensive purposes. His lightsaber had two crystals employing a bifurcating cyclical-ignition pulse that allowed the blade to be used underwater.

In 39 BBY, Kit took over the training of then-Padawan Bant Eerin, when Bant's original master, Tahl, was killed.

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Kit Fisto leads a group of clone troopers in the Battle of Geonosis.

"Here we go again."

— Kit Fisto

Fresh off of dispatching the Pirates of Iridium early in 22 BBY, Kit later was chosen as one of the two hundred Jedi that accompanied Mace Windu to Geonosis to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Senator Padmé Amidala. He fought against hundreds of battle droids and super battle droids in the arena, and even disabled a droid that was accidentally built with the head of C-3PO, grinning the entire time. Kit survived the arena battle—escaping in the same LAAT/i gunship that Masters Yoda, Mace Windu, and Ki-Adi-Mundi escaped on—and then, along with the other Jedi survivors, led the new Grand Army of the Republic in the battle, the start of the Clone Wars.

Kit leading the attack on Mon Calamari.

In one of Kit's first Clone Wars campaigns, he led the Galactic Republic's forces in defeating the Quarren Separatist league, the Quarren Isolation League, on the watery world of Mon Calamari and later forged a new accord on the world that led to joint Quarren-Mon Calamari representation in the Galactic Senate.

Kit Fisto later went back to Mon Calamari when he found out that there were still enemies there. Also, strange individual jell-like creatures joined together to become one being with great intellegence and telepathy. Kit defeated it by scattering the individual creatures throughout the ocean.

Fisto provides air to Aayla Secura.

Some months later, he would travel to Devaron with fellow Jedi Tholme, Aayla Secura, Tr'a Saa, and the Dark Woman. Their mission was to locate and destroy a Separatist base launching raids on Republic supply convoys. While Tholme and the Dark Woman were injured and Aayla was battling Aurra Sing, Kit and T'ra attacked and captured the Separatist base.

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Luminara UnduliBiographical informationPhysical descriptionChronological and political information Homeworld Mirial Date of death 19 BBY Species Mirialan Gender Female Height 1.7 meters Hair color Black Eye color Blue Era(s) Rise of the Empire Affiliation Jedi, Galactic Republic

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"Pure defense is inferior to a combination of defense and offense."

— Luminara Unduli

Luminara Unduli was a Mirialan Jedi Master and a Senior General of the Old Republic during the time of the Clone Wars. Her last Padawan was Barriss Offee.

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Luminara had become a Master in the years prior to the Battle of Naboo. Like Offee, her previous Padawans had all been natives of Mirial, as their culture had a requirement that any children given to the Jedi Order were to be trained by Mirialan masters.

Luminara and Offee fought alongside each other on many occasions. On Ansion, with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, they foiled a plot by the Commerce Guild to force a secession of a vital world. Luminara and Barris were later part of the strike force to sent to rescue Obi-Wan and Anakin, and as a result fought in the Battle of Geonosis.

Luminara with Gumbaeki in the jungles of Kashyyyk

During the Clone Wars, she served as a Senior General; the Sector Army under her command included the 9th Assault Corps. Luminara's last mission alongside her Padawan was at Ilum , where they were able tostop a CIS attempt at destroying the Force Crystals that formed inside the cave. After this, and a similar mission on Drongar, Barriss ascended to the rank of Jedi Knight, and the two rarely crossed paths from then on.

She possessed power that very few Jedi would be able to overcome. She had amazing lightsaber skills, as she was a master of Form III. Not only were her lightsaber skills superb, but she had also trained herself to become so incredibly flexible that she could easily twist to evade almost any attack that she did not block with her green lightsaber. These skills were in tandem with her apprentice, Offee, who had long studied at her side.

Her lower lip was stained a permanent purplish-black, and a series of interlocking black diamond-shaped tattoos covered her chin, while more intricate markings covered her knuckle joints. These were Mirialan signs of her dedication to physical discipline. Her eyes were of an intense blue color, a contrast to her olive-colored skin, that gave the Jedi Master a serene, outworldly look.

Luminara is gunned down on Kashyyyk in accordance with Order 66

Luminara was one of several Jedi sent to Kashyyyk following Separatistincursions into the area. Right before the battle of Kashyyyk, she and Jedi master Quinlan Vos were fighting droids, while out-numbered and out-gunned, a senario they would have died in if it wern't for Quinlan's old friend, Vilmarh Grahrk and the young Wookiee Chak. When the battle of Kashyyyk came, she was healing the wounded when the battle was nearing an end. The treacherous Order 66 was transmitted to the clone troopers in her squad and she was gunned down by the troopers under Commander Faie's command.

When the Galactic Empire emerged, official records compiled by Sate Pestage stated that Luminara was executed because she was a conspirator in the plot to overthrow the Republic

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DookuBiographical informationPhysical descriptionChronological and political information Homeworld Serenno Date of birth 102 BBY (67BrS) Date of death 19 BBY (16:5:19) Species Human Gender Male Height 1.93 meters Hair color Dark brown Eye color Brown Era(s) Rise of the Empire era Affiliation Jedi, Galactic Republic, Lost Twenty, Sith, Confederacy of Independent Systems

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"Traitor."

— Obi-Wan Kenobi

Count Dooku of Serenno was a Jedi Master and the Count of Serenno who fell to the dark side of the Force and became Darth Tyranus, the Sith apprentice of Darth Sidious after Darth Maul and before Darth Vader.

Under Sidious's orders, he formed the Separatist movement and was the political leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

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Jedi (102 BBY–32 BBY)

"I've seen your heart, and I know how empty it is. I've seen your anger, and I know how deep it is. I've seen your ambition, and I know how ruthless it is. And all of that will ultimately destroy you… I will never be a Jedi, it's true. But neither will you. You will never be a great Jedi Master."

— Lorian Nod

Dooku as a Padawan under Yoda.

Born on the planet Serenno, Dooku was once an esteemed Jedi who, like all Jedi of his time, trained under Grand Master Yoda as a youngling until he became a Padawan under Thame Cerulian at the age of thirteen. Cerulian molded Dooku into a powerful Jedi, tapping into the vast potential he sensed in his student. Yoda also took a particular interest in him and had some part in his later training.

Dooku had several friends when younger, including fellow youngling Lorian Nod and alien Senatorial aide Eero Iridian. Both eventually betrayed him, and these experiences made Dooku wary of friendship and attachment. A taunt by Lorian spurred Dooku to first access a Sith holocron.

Dooku became a Jedi Knight in his early twenties, and immediately took Qui-Gon Jinn as his first Padawan. He would later train other Jedi, including Komari Vosa.

During his time as an instructor within the temple, his teachings on methods for conquering arrogance were particularly well received. He was fond of telling his students:

"The acceptance of others is not a guarantee. Like everyone else, a Jedi is accepted or not based on his behavior. The Jedi who believes that he is more important than others only demonstrates that his opinion is to be ignored."

Dooku as a Jedi Knight with his Padawan, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Masters Yoda and Tyvokka.

Almost ironically, Dooku had his mind set on becoming the greatest Jedi ever.

But not all of Dooku's theories were widely accepted. Controversially, Dooku held that one could draw from both sides of the Force equally—light and dark—to achieve perfect balance. He believed that as long as he was not tempted to one side or another he could stay the course and harness the kind of power needed to change the Galaxy for the better. Unfortunately for Dooku, his own pride, expressed in his goal to be the greatest Jedi ever swayed him closer and closer towards the dark side when attempting to study both sides of the Force.

Dooku's colleagues on the Jedi Council strongly disagreed with these beliefs, which was probably one of the reasons why neither Dooku or any of his students were ever invited to join the august body.

In his later years Dooku came to believe that the true identity of the Chosen One was not the young Anakin Skywalker, but rather a seasoned philosopher of sharp insight, someone with solid character and the intellectual clarity to see the path to galactic enlightenment; someone who possessed the titanic willpower to walk such a path; and, most importantly, had the charisma and leadership to carry others along with him.

Ironically, Dooku fit that personality exactly—at least in his own mind.

Dooku was a political idealist, and was skilled at resolving disputes throughout the Galaxy, such as the Sevarcos Dispute of 52 BBY. He had always held strong opinions on what he saw as the ongoing decline in the Republic, and so it was not unexpected when he chose to leave the Order of his own accord.