Darth Jarus
OK, I have a question that has been bothering me for some time, and I'm hoping someone can provide an answer. What is Dooku's motivation for turning to the Dark Side?
Palpatine/Sidious' first apprentice was Darth Maul. We know little of his background, but he appears to be Sith rage incarnate. His only dialogue reveals his burning desire to reveal himself to the Jedi. When Qui Gon and him are seperated by the laser wall, he stalks like a caged animal while QGJ just meditates.
I think we can assume that Palpatine found Maul at a very young age and trained/brainwashed him in the ways of the Dark Side. His death was unexpected and Palpatine had been juggling apprentices ever since.
Then we have Dooku. A former Jedi who left the order, on good terms it would seem since Windu vouches that he could never be behind the assasination attempts on Padme. I always imagined Palpatine having to scramble for a new apprentice after Maul's death, and he came up/corrupted Dooku. But why?
Dooku's seperatist movement is supposedly opposed to the corruption of the Republic. Yet, Dooku presumable knows Sidious is Palpatine. He tells Obi Won that the Senate is under the control of a Sith lord. In Episode III Viceroy Gunray is still in league with Sidious, even though Dooku says that Gunray came to him for help.
But Dooku is the one who hired Jango Fett. And presumably he was the one who ordered the clone army under the name of another Jedi who was dead long before the order was placed. Dooku, being a Jedi himself, also could have erased the files with the planet's location on it. His entire job in Episode II was to start a war. He reports to Palpatine that "the war has begun."
So basically, everything Dooku says is bunk. But then why does he lament QGJ not being there to help him? He seems sincere in that moment. He even tries to recruit Obi Won. He later offers to spare the surviving Jedi if they surrender. He has no reason to spare them. Jedi are far too powerful to keep as prisoners to hold as hostages. He had just seen a handful of Jedi fight against incredible odds. Being a Jedi himself, Dooku surely wouldn't think he could hold Jedi as prisoners for long. And why does Dooku seem surprised when the Republic comes up with the clone army?
Any ideas/theories on why Dooku turned to the Dark Side? And what his true intentions where? Anakin turned to save Padme. What was the prize for Dooku?
Palpatine/Sidious' first apprentice was Darth Maul. We know little of his background, but he appears to be Sith rage incarnate. His only dialogue reveals his burning desire to reveal himself to the Jedi. When Qui Gon and him are seperated by the laser wall, he stalks like a caged animal while QGJ just meditates.
I think we can assume that Palpatine found Maul at a very young age and trained/brainwashed him in the ways of the Dark Side. His death was unexpected and Palpatine had been juggling apprentices ever since.
Then we have Dooku. A former Jedi who left the order, on good terms it would seem since Windu vouches that he could never be behind the assasination attempts on Padme. I always imagined Palpatine having to scramble for a new apprentice after Maul's death, and he came up/corrupted Dooku. But why?
Dooku's seperatist movement is supposedly opposed to the corruption of the Republic. Yet, Dooku presumable knows Sidious is Palpatine. He tells Obi Won that the Senate is under the control of a Sith lord. In Episode III Viceroy Gunray is still in league with Sidious, even though Dooku says that Gunray came to him for help.
But Dooku is the one who hired Jango Fett. And presumably he was the one who ordered the clone army under the name of another Jedi who was dead long before the order was placed. Dooku, being a Jedi himself, also could have erased the files with the planet's location on it. His entire job in Episode II was to start a war. He reports to Palpatine that "the war has begun."
So basically, everything Dooku says is bunk. But then why does he lament QGJ not being there to help him? He seems sincere in that moment. He even tries to recruit Obi Won. He later offers to spare the surviving Jedi if they surrender. He has no reason to spare them. Jedi are far too powerful to keep as prisoners to hold as hostages. He had just seen a handful of Jedi fight against incredible odds. Being a Jedi himself, Dooku surely wouldn't think he could hold Jedi as prisoners for long. And why does Dooku seem surprised when the Republic comes up with the clone army?
Any ideas/theories on why Dooku turned to the Dark Side? And what his true intentions where? Anakin turned to save Padme. What was the prize for Dooku?