Registered: Jan 2020
Location: Chiss Defense Fleet
What if Qui-Gon arrived instead of Yaddle?
Theoretical question here, but say that Qui-Gon had been the one who showed up while Dooku was talking to Sidious, and Sidious ordered Dooku to kill him instead.
Dooku would turn on Sidious. He was furious at the death of Qui-Gon, and already questioning his commitment to Sidious. If Sidious ordered Dooku to kill Qui-Gon, Dooku would decide to fight alongside his padawan one last time. And then they'd both die
I doubt that Dooku's link to Qui-Gon could change his mind at that point; Qui-Gon was still alive when Dooku started to cooperate with Sidious. But if Qui-Gon would be eager to help Dooku change the Republic, perhaps Dooku would chose to attack Sidious along with Qui-Gon. I don't think that Sidious power would be something, that Dooku would be affraid of at this moment. I mean, it's not like Dooku and Qui-Gon would beat Sidious, but I don't think that fear of Sidious' powers would take control over Dooku.
If Qui-Gon would promies him that he will leave the Order, that he will help him to change the galaxy and that he will be training Anakin under Dooku's guidence... I guess that could be enough for Dooku at this state of mind.
I'm just not fure if Jinn would be eager to do or at least say that all.