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Count dooku AKA
Darth Tyranus

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones film (2002)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith film (2005)

Count Dooku was a Jedi Master and powerful Sith Lord. His Sith name is Darth Tyranus (tyrannus incidentally being the Latin word for "tyrant", his full birth name is unknown.

As revealed in Attack of the Clones, Dooku was once the Padawan to Yoda, and the Master of Qui-Gon Jinn. 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.

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.

Dooku was 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's former apprentice, Lord Maul, proved 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 Masters ever to resign their commissions from the Jedi Order.

There is an investigation of a failed assassination attempt on the life of Padmé Amidala which 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 was 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. 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 would 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. Kenobi refuses to join him, and is sentenced to death.

Prior to his capture, 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, 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 as the Death Star.

In Revenge of the Sith, Anakin and Kenobi are sent to rescue Palpatine from Grievous' flagship, where Dooku awaits. Palpatine has ordered Dooku to kill Kenobi and then surrender to Anakin, to push Anakin to the dark side.

During the lightsaber duel, Dooku knocks Kenobi unconscious, leaving only Anakin. Anakin abandons his Jedi restraint and fiercely overpowers him, severing both of his hands and leaving him defenseless. Sidious had promised Dooku that he would intervene should Anakin win, but his master instead orders Anakin to kill him. After a moment's hesitation, Anakin decapitates the Sith Lord. Dooku realized that Palpatine never intended him to be the true apprentice; merely a placeholder for Anakin and a tool for engineering the Clone Wars.

SUMMARY

ARCH RIVAL :	The Jedi and the Jedi Order.
STRENGTHS :	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. He 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.
WEAKNESSES :	Perhaps to confident a fighter.
WEAPONS :	Dooku has a curve-handled red bladed lightsaber.
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