Originally posted by Council#13
And in the ROTS novel, he said (when Sidious asked what was his intrest in Kenobi) that Obi-Wan was in a way his grandson, because his master was Qui-Gon, who was Dooku's apprentice. Master-Apprentice bond is like a parent child bond
I don't disagree, but just remind that it is a novel and not pure canon.
"your swords please. we dont want to make a mess of things in front of the chancellor" followed by "i.ve been looking forward to this"
dooku likes to use words to intimidate, and convince his opponent that they dont stand a chance.
when dooku told obiwan to back down, he punctuated his sentence with force lightning. he expected to "back down" obiwan right through the wall.
so yeah, he was just talking trash and nothing more.