I apologize, Escape. I must get involved again. Forgive me!
A) Sidious controlled Dooku. The Nemoidians and Separatists knew of Sidious, as was displayed before their execution at Anakin's hands. It was Sidious who controlled the CIS, as their de facto leader. Dooku was again, a puppet. And Sidious's political machinations and abilities are far beyond Dooku's, I'm afraid.
Incorrect. Sidious had no control over the CIS. Do you think he would be stupid enough to destroy his own army? The Seperatist were owning the Grand Army of the Republic so Sidious needed to eliminate their leaders. He DID NOT control the Seperatist Army. That's absurdity.
B) 'Obviously'? You mean by having 'Anakin' kill Dooku, he obviously must fear him? No. Palpatine's objective was to push Anakin further down the Dark path. He did that by convincing Anakin to give into his hatred by killing Count Dooku. Dark Rendezvous is canon, and it states that 'Dooku' feared Sidious. Again, you avoid that. You're beginning to sound very much like a conspiracy theorist. The Attack of the Clones plotline was centered around revealing the Separatist movement. Not about squandering Count Dooku's political influence.
Okay, the books aren't Canon. They have nothing to do with Lucas and have shown tendancies to clash with the Movies, not just ROTS.
And if the books are Canon, then Dooku did indeed try to overthrow Sidious on the Invisible Hand.
Like i said, the fear is mutual.
C) I never said he didn't. I am saying that it is possible, when Sorgo threw out the 'amnesty' line. It implies that Dooku thought only of his captive as Palpatine, and Palpatine alone. Hence why it was most likely cut from the movie.
Do you know the definition of Amnesty? It's an official government pardon to clean your criminal slate. He wanted all of his crimes thrown down the drain.
D) Actually, Sidious used it once. To knock Yoda's lightsaber away. And he did that with one hand. And in ROTJ, he was torturing Luke, not going to execute him. Hence why it was not as potent.
And now, young Skywalker... you will die.
Sidious was KILLING Luke and wanted Luke dead. He had no intetion of just torturing him. That is just out of bounds! Completly! Sidious was KILLING Luke.
a) Palpatine used his saber-skills, which are clearly lacking. He only used his Force powers when he was disarmed and at a severe disadvantage. Notice how when he fights Yoda, he fights harder and with more aggression. I don't think Mace would've won had he fought against him like he did against Yoda.
Oh my god...
Mace won the fight. He kicked Sidious' Lightsaber out of a Window and had Sidious scrambling away from his Saber. Sidious begged like a Dog for his life to be spared.
b) Mace was defeated by Dooku in times before TPM. Dooku was older and had a much more mastery of his art. He improved over time, but Mace did too, and Mace had more room for improvement than Dooku. Who's to say who was stronger during the times of ROTS.
And notice Dooku's name is absent from that quote. He said 'Yoda' or 'Mace'. NOT 'Dooku'.
Couple this with the master and apprentice ideals, the fact that Dooku feared Sidious, and was subserviant to him for this time, and it's a good indication that Dooku was NOT more powerful than his master.
The only thing that has truly been proved is that Sidious is smarter than Dooku. That's...It.
I know that this argument was mainly directed against Darthsith. But I am surprised at you, Nai. I heard so much positive things about you. But this shows only arrogance. I hope I just caught you in a bad time, and where you're not yourself. Maybe then I can see all of the 'positive' aspects people attribute to you.
Anyone that has proven weak points at Sidious or shows that some people didn't fear them, you start calling them arrogant or fanboyish. Maybe I smell a wee bit of Hypocrisy here....