Star Wars character
Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus
Position	Former Jedi Master, Dark Jedi, Dark Lord of the Sith (with Darth Sidious), Count of Serenno, Leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems
Homeworld	Serenno
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Order of the Sith Lords, Confederacy of Independent Systems, Jedi Order, Galactic Republic
Portrayed by	Christopher Lee (Episodes II and III) Corey Burton (Star Wars: Clone Wars)

Count Dooku (also known as Darth Tyranus) is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. In the prequel films, he is played by Christopher Lee, and is voiced by Corey Burton in the video games and the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars. He is the arch-villain in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and a supporting villain in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. This article is about the series. ... Image File history File links DookuBZZZ.jpg Count Dooku, fallen Jedi Master, wields Force lightning at the Battle of Geonosis, from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. ... This article or section should include material from Jedi Sentinel —The Jedi Code — Obi-Wan Kenobi The Jedi Knights are a fictional brotherhood and organization from the Star Wars series of films by George Lucas. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Dark Lord of the Sith is a fictional title created by George Lucas for his Star Wars universe. ... In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) is an organization that existed in the latter years of the Republic. ... // A dangerous, yet lush world, Ragoon 6 was the location of a Jedi training site. ... In George Lucas fictional Star Wars universe, Humans are the most numerous and dominant species, with apparently millions of major and minor colonies galaxywide. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... Within the Star Wars universe, the term Sith is used to describe two separate but related groups. ... In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) is an organization that existed in the latter years of the Republic. ... The Jedi are a fictional monastic peacekeeping organization from the Star Wars saga. ... - Senator Palpatine Form of Government Federal Republic Official language Basic Capital Coruscant Head of Government Chancellor Establishment c. ... Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922) is an English actor known for his professional longevity and his distinctive basso delivery. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) is the fifth Star Wars science fiction movie released and the second part of the prequel trilogy which began with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the third episode of the Star Wars film series (but the sixth film to be produced), to be released on Thursday, May 19, 2005. ... Corey Burton (born August 3, 1955), is an animation voice actor. ... Star Wars: Clone Wars (November 7, 2003 - present) is an animated Star Wars television series that chronicles the Clone Wars between the Republic under Chancellor Palpatine and the Confederacy of Independent Systems under Count Dooku. ... This article is about the series. ... A fictional universe is an imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction or translatable non-fiction. ... Revenge of the Sith is the third film of the prequel trilogy. ... Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922) is an English actor known for his professional longevity and his distinctive basso delivery. ... Corey Burton (born August 3, 1955), is an animation voice actor. ... Star Wars: Clone Wars (November 7, 2003 - present) is an animated Star Wars television series that chronicles the Clone Wars between the Republic under Chancellor Palpatine and the Confederacy of Independent Systems under Count Dooku. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) is the fifth Star Wars science fiction movie released and the second part of the prequel trilogy which began with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the third episode of the Star Wars film series (but the sixth film to be produced), to be released on Thursday, May 19, 2005. ...

Dooku was a Jedi Master and powerful Sith Lord. His Sith name is Darth Tyranus (tyrannus incidentally being the Latin word for "tyrant", from Greek tyrannos)^[1]); his full birth name is unknown. Jedi Knights and Jedi Knight redirect here. ... In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Sith were a humanoid race who were enslaved by a group of warrior priests who follow the dark side of the Force and serve as the evil counterparts to the Jedi. ... Within the Star Wars universe, the term Sith is used to describe two separate but related groups. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Biography

As a youngling, Dooku was trained by Yoda and then later became the Padawan of Thame Cerulian. Dooku was the Master of Qui-Gon Jinn. Dooku is one of the greatest Jedi in the galaxy, supremely gifted in his connection to and knowledge of the Force, as well as oratory, philosophy, and lightsaber combat. Yoda is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in all of the franchises films except for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... The Jedi Knights are a fictional monastic organization from the Star Wars series of films by George Lucas. ... ... Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed by Liam Neeson in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... For other uses, see Star Wars Galaxy. ... The Force is a binding, ubiquitous power that is the object of the Jedi and Sith monastic orders in the Star Wars universe. ... Oratory is the art of eloquent speech. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... Lightsaber combat describes the fictional fighting styles employed by Jedi and Sith characters in the Star Wars multi-media franchise. ...

Jude Watson's novel Legacy of the Jedi explains that Dooku is first tempted by the dark side of the Force as a Padawan, when his best friend, fellow Jedi apprentice Lorian Nod, decides to learn the ways of the Sith. Dooku feels betrayed, but finds himself intrigued by the Sith Order's open embrace of power, and subconsciously realizes that he is just as capable of treachery as his former friend.^[2] Jude Watson is a novelist for young readers, usually preteens. ... Product Information First Printing: August 2003 Pages: 204 Author: Jude Watson ISBN: 0-439-53666-9 Summary Legacy of the Jedi takes place in multiple eras, from Count Dookus days as a Jedi to the Clone Wars. ... In various theories of magic and religion, the Dark Side describes the less benevolent approaches to use of the magical forces. ... now. ...

Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

Dooku's first canonical appearance in the Star Wars universe is in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. He is introduced as a once-esteemed Jedi Master who had become disillusioned with the Jedi and became the Sith apprentice of Darth Sidious. He is also the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, or the Separatists, a federation of planetary systems rebelling against the Galactic Republic. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Star Wars canon consists of the six Star Wars feature films, along with all officially licensed, non-contradicting spin-off works to the six films. ... Palpatine is a fictional character in George Lucass science fiction saga Star Wars. ... In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) is an organization that existed in the latter years of the Republic. ... - Senator Palpatine Form of Government Federal Republic Official language Basic Capital Coruscant Head of Government Chancellor Establishment c. ...

In 44 BBY, he leads the Jedi in combat against the Mandalorians. Almost all of the Mandalorians are killed, except for Jango Fett and several others spread throughout the galaxy. Over half of the attacking Jedi fall to the Mandalorian guns, with Fett killing many himself. After this battle, Dooku loses faith in the Republic, sensing corruption within it and in the Jedi by serving it. Fans of the Star Wars fictional universe keep track of the dates of key events with a dating system (or calendar) reckoned at the Battle of Yavin featured in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... A Mandalorian is a member of a group of masked warrior clans in the Star Wars universe. ... Jango redirects here. ...

Dooku is angered by the bureaucracy of the Galactic Senate, as well as the unwillingness of the Jedi Council to aid oppressed Galactic systems. Qui-Gon's death at the hands of Sidious' former apprentice, Lord Maul, proves to be the final straw. As a result of his resignation, his bronzium bust is displayed in the Jedi Archives, along with the rest of the Lost Twenty, the only Jedi Knights ever to resign their commissions from the Jedi Order. The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      This article is about the sociological concept. ... - Senator Palpatine Form of Government Federal Republic Official language Basic Capital Coruscant Head of Government Chancellor Establishment c. ... Bronzium is a bronze-colored durable metal used in the Star Wars Universe. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Lost Twenty is a phrase in the Star Wars Expanded Universe that refers to the number of Jedi Masters who have voluntarily renounced their commission in the Jedi Order over ideological differences. ...

Powers and abilities

Dooku is recognized as being gifted with extraordinary potential in the Force, and frequently uses it in combat. He is also capable of using Force lightning, and is the only swordsman apart from Yoda traditionally held capable of defeating Mace Windu. Dooku had a curve-handled red-bladed lightsaber which is also known as Form II Red Light Saber. Force lightning is an offensive technique in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... “Windu” redirects here. ...

Attack of the Clones

Dooku communicates with his Sith Master Darth Sidious.

In Episode II, the investigation of a failed assassination attempt on the life of Padmé Amidala leads to the discovery of the erasure from the Jedi archives of the records of the planet Kamino, where a weapon used to kill Padme's would-be assassin originated; it is later revealed that Dooku performed this erasure. Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent to investigate the planet, and he discovers that it is being used as a base for the construction of a clone army ostensibly ordered by the deceased Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas. The novel Labyrinth of Evil, as well as the Star Wars motion picture "Attack of the Clones", reveals that Sifo-Dyas had indeed ordered the clone army, approximately 10 years prior. A subsequent visit to Geonosis to follow the clone army's genetic source, Jango Fett, leads Kenobi to discover that Dooku has been working with various corporate elements to build a giant droid army for the Separatists, against which the Republic will be defenseless. Kenobi is subsequently captured by Dooku's forces, and Dooku attempts to get him to join his cause by telling him that he is only attempting to save the Republic from the influence of a Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, who he claims has control of a large number of senators (Sidious is revealed to be Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in Episode III). Kenobi refuses to join him, and is sentenced to death. Image File history File links The_Seduction_of_Dooku. ... Image File history File links The_Seduction_of_Dooku. ... Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in George Lucas science fiction saga Star Wars. ... —Obi-wan Kenobi Kamino is a world in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline for Fiction. ... It has been suggested that 1st Battle of Tythe be merged into this article or section. ... Geonosis is a planet from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. ... Jango redirects here. ... Security Battle Droids shooting at Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn. ... Palpatine is a fictional character in George Lucass science fiction saga Star Wars. ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ...

Count Dooku faces Jedi Master Yoda.

Prior to his capture, however, Kenobi informs the Jedi and the Republic's authorities about his discoveries, and the Republic takes control of the clone army in order to fight the Separatists. Kenobi is rescued by a Jedi task force and the Clone Army, and attempts to capture Dooku with the help of his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker. The two are unsuccessful; Kenobi is incapacitated, while Anakin loses his right forearm in a duel with Dooku. After fighting to a draw with Yoda, the Sith Lord retreats to a secret facility on Coruscant. There, he gives Sidious the rudimentary blueprints for a Geonosian-designed superweapon, eventually revealed to be the Death Star. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Yoda is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in all of the franchises films except for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... Anakin Skywalker is the central character in the Star Wars franchise. ... Coruscant Coruscant (pronounced //) is a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. ... A superweapon is an extremely powerful weapon by the standards of its time and its scale. ... The Death Star is a fictional planet-destroying superweapon as well as an enormous mobile military garrison in the Star Wars universe. ...

The Clone Wars

In the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, Count Dooku leads the Separatist Army, as in the films. He hires Cydon Prax to replace Fett as his bodyguard. He finds the Force Harvester, an ancient Sith artifact, on Raxus Prime. He later finds the pieces, scattered by the ancient Sith, and revives an antique Sith weapon known as the Dark Reaper. The Dark Reaper was first defeated by a Jedi Knight named Ulic Qel-Droma 4,000 years before The Phantom Menace, during the Great Sith War. At the Sith Temple on Thule, it is defeated again by Anakin Skywalker. The Dark Reaper is a fictional object from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... The Dark Reaper is a fictional object from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... Ulic Qel-Droma was an ancient Jedi who lived 4000 years before Star Wars Episode IV. He was born on Alderaan. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film by George Lucas starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Jake Lloyd. ... Tales of the Jedi is a series of comic books that are part of the Expanded Universe of Star Wars. ... Thule as Tile on the Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus. ...

In the video game Star Wars: The New Droid Army, a Count Dooku Clone raids the Jedi Temple Library 10 months after the Battle of Geonosis. This clone oversees the Cortosis Droid project, and is killed by Anakin Skywalker on Metalorn. The following is a list of fictional Star Wars characters from Separatist-affiliated factions, including the Corporate Alliance, Trade Federation, and the Techno Union. ... The Jedi Temple is a building in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Combatants Galactic Republic Confederacy of Independent Systems Commanders Yoda Mace Windu Kit Fisto Ki-Adi-Mundi Plo Koon Count Dooku Poggle the Lesser Nute Gunray Wat Tambor Sun Fac(perished) Shu Mai Jango Fett (perished) Sevrance Tann San Hill Other Separatist leaders Strength 212 Jedi 192,000 clone troopers... For other uses, see clone. ... // M4-78 is the name given to a planet colonised by droids. ...

During the Clone Wars, Dooku takes up a few apprentices of his own, though of the non-Sith variety: Sev'rance Tann, Asajj Ventress, Durge, Tol Skorr, and General Grievous. He also acts as the political leader of the Separatists. Grievous and Ventress are the most prominent of Dooku's apprentices in the Star Wars universe. As revealed in the Clone Wars series, James Luceno's novel Labyrinth of Evil, and Revenge of the Sith, Dooku molds Grievous into a formidable lightsaber duelist. In Ventress' story arc in the Clone Wars series, the novels Yoda: Dark Rendezvous and The Cestus Deception, and the Star Wars: Republic comic book series, Dooku recruits and trains her at Sidious' command, his ultimate plan being to pit her against Anakin Skywalker in battle in order to test the young Jedi's worth as a potential apprentice.^[3] Even though Dooku's servants are aware that he is a Sith and a student of Darth Sidious, they are unaware that they have been manipulated as part of a larger scheme.-1... Asajj Ventress is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... This article is about minor characters in the fictional Star Wars universe who are bounty hunters. ... Tol Skorr was a Jedi Knight in the years leading up to the Clone Wars. ... General Grievous is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. ... James Luceno (born in 1947) is the New York Times bestselling author of three Star Wars: The New Jedi Order novels, Agents of Chaos: Heros Trial, Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse and The Unifying Force. ... It has been suggested that 1st Battle of Tythe be merged into this article or section. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Cestus Deception:Summary Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi strides—and soars and plots and duels—again in this stirring new addition to the Star Wars saga. ...

As depicted in Labyrinth of Evil and the final episode of the Clone Wars series, Dooku has Grievous capture and imprison Palpatine to deceive the corrupt Senate into believing he has been kidnapped, thus creating the sympathy necessary to give the Chancellor even greater emergency powers. A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government, may work to alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors, or may order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. ...

Revenge of the Sith

In the opening of Revenge of the Sith, Anakin and Kenobi are sent to rescue Palpatine from Grievous' flagship, the Invisible Hand, where Dooku awaits them. Palpatine has ordered Dooku to kill Kenobi and then surrender to Anakin, to push Anakin to the dark side. Then, Dooku believes, he and his master will destroy the Jedi Order and form the Galactic Empire. Palpatine leads Dooku to believe that, once turned, Anakin will be the perfect commanding general of his new Sith Army. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the third episode of the Star Wars film series (but the sixth film to be produced), to be released on Thursday, May 19, 2005. ... Galactic empires are a fairly common theme in science fiction. ...

During the ensuing lightsaber duel, Dooku knocks Kenobi unconscious, leaving Anakin alone in the fight. Angered by Dooku's taunts, Anakin abandons his Jedi restraint and fiercely overpowers his opponent, severing both of his hands and leaving him completely defenseless. Darth Sidious had promised Dooku that he would intervene should Anakin win the duel, but his master instead orders Anakin to kill him. After a moment's hesitation, Anakin decapitates the helpless Sith Lord. In the moment before his death, Dooku realizes that Palpatine never intended him to be the true apprentice; Dooku was merely a placeholder for Anakin and a tool for engineering the Clone Wars.

References

• The New Essential Guide to Characters, 1st edition, 2002. Daniel Wallace, Michael Sutfin, ISBN 0-345-44900-2
• Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2002. David West Reynolds, ISBN 0-7894-8588-5
• Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2005. James Luceno, ISBN 0-7566-1128-8
• Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Revised Core Rulebook, hardcover, 2002. Bill Slavicsek, Andy Collins, J.D. Wiker, ISBN 0-7869-2876-X

External links

• Count Dooku in the Star Wars Databank
• Dooku on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki