Anyway think its clear Dooku was a Dark Jedi ally of Sidious before Maul was cut in two. And we witness him become Sidious new apprentice in the episode.
I agree. Dooku was clearly a Sith operative/acolyte prior to(and during) the events of TPM... But it now seems like he didn't become Palpatine's formal apprentice until just after Maul's defeat(and Yaddle's death.)
I also doubt that your run of the mill Inquisitor (outside of maybe the GI) would have even been powerful enough to bleed a crystal in the first place. It seems like it was a difficult task for even Vader and Kylo, so I doubt some weak ass goons could have done it.
in the past there were hundreds/thousands of Sith, as we see on Malachor. It’s unlikely all of them were more powerful than an inquisitor, otherwise they would have likely won
Yeah, bleeding a kyber certainly isn't an easy task, but it's not really a raw power thing. Since kybers are naturally attuned to the light side, the bleeding process is about pouring one's hate/rage/pain into an existing crystal, in order to attune it to the dark side. That said, any dark sider with the sufficient willpower/mindset should be able to successfully bleed a kyber.
However, if the bleeder is conflicted or not properly aligned with the dark side, the process can result in some nasty feedback that destroys(or in Kylo's case damages) the crystal.
See, I actually prefer the process of taking a vanquished Jedi's kyber and forcing it to "bleed", to the process of manufacturing synthetic red crystals or whatever. /shrug
Yeah, I much prefer the concept of Sith bleeding the kyber crystals to their old Legends concept of manufacturing.
The bleeding of a Jedi's crystal fits perfectly with the theme of the Sith: Bending the Force to their will. Subjugating something pure and corrupting it until it's hardly recognizable from what it once was.
The whole process of making synthetic crystals just felt so sterile and matter-of-fact. It's the kind of boring, uninteresting fact you'd only find in sourcebooks trying to explain away every minor detail of a story. It doesn't have the same dramatic, story-telling potential that bleeding a crystal has.
I mean above all else, Dooku viewed Qui-Gon as a son. He was probably the person he cares most about in the SW universe.
Whether he was useful or not he wouldn't have cared initially, he might have later when the dark side twisted his mind, but as far as recruiting him early on? Yeah no reason to see why he wouldn't. Doubt Sidious would mind as it's one more force user on their side, and a fairly powerful one at that, powerful enough to be a great asset, but not too powerful as for Sidious to be wary of him. A perfect pawn.
Nov 4th, 2022 08:46 PM
Thanks Scribble!
