Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. It is also very likely that sidious is a wound in the force. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This story is filled with the brilliant scheming, plotting and political maneuvering of the evil mastermind who is said to be the most powerful sith lord who ever lived. He was born three seconds earlier than binks on the planet nabooboo, and his parents, hortense and george binks, loved him considerably better than what came out next. Plus, its even been confirmed snoke has no connection or involvemen. A wound is caused by massive loss of life, and sidious has been responsible for a lot. Darth plagueis vs darth sidious battles comic vine. With the emperor giving us some info in the rise of skywalker of sith. I find the novel to be very engrossing, very well written, and all around great story telling. So powerful and wise was darth plagueisthat he could manipulate the dark side of the force to save others from dying.
Second battle darth plagueis at his prime vs darth sidious around the events after. Ill post more videos like this since i enjoyed doing it. Did palpatine think darth plagueis was more powerful than. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Who was more powerful, palpatine or darth plagueis. Under the guidance of his master, he secretly studies the ways of the sith, while publicly rising to power in the galactic government, first as senator, then as chancellor, and eventually as emperor. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. This is a very good star wars novel, set before and during the events of the prequel trilogy. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its less action oriented, and instead focuses more on political intrigue. Darth plagueisdarth sidious works archive of our own.
In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the. Hego damask darth plagueis works archive of our own. First battle would be darth plagueis at the time of his murder, and lets say he didnt get drunk and decided to fall asleep. Suspect insight forums not urld for spam prevention report post link. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. I mean, they were strong as hell, but it wasnt like every. Sidious paused, then, in derision, added, plagueis the wise, who in his time truly was, ex. The scene where palpatine is talking to anakin about plagueis s all. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. The question here is was palp afraid of his former masters power. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. Darth sidious noticed this and used this chance to kill his former master with lightning this coincided with the death of darth maul so the disturbance in the force of darth plagueis his death was hidden by the death of darth maul.
Darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. Eventually darth plagueis became so powerful that the only thing he feared waslosing his power. Darth sidious, darth maul, count dooku and darth vader vs darth plagueis, darth bane, exar kun and revan. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. Oneonefourdees audio pickups registered the snap of the zabracks spine and the bursting of pulmonary arteries. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis.
First of all it should be noted we have no reason to suppose sidious was telling anakin the entire truth about plagueis s wonderworking powers. They showed it clearly in plagueis, where plagueis killed his master through trickery rather than skill and fighting. Apr 10, 2017 everything palpatine really did when he killed plagueis star wars explained star wars theory. For all three battles it will be to the death, bloodlust on, no morals, 1v1 with no help what so ever, and at their best. Welcome to another episode of the who was more powerful series.
Though he was incredibly powerful in the dark side of the force, he also wasnt too. The narration in the audiobook is excellent as well as the music and background audio effects. They had several alcoholic drinks and plagueis became much too drunk. Everything palpatine really did when he killed plagueis. But seriously, he was created by the force as an answer to plagueis and sidious asserting dominance over it in the non canonical book plagueis. The boy, fitted with the title darth sidious, is eventually taken in as plagueiss apprentice, which kicks several long years of training in the sith arts and a grand web of political dealings, all designed to bring the galaxy under their control. Darth plagueis was a male dark lord of the sith and the master of darth sidious. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. Darth plagueis and darth sidious, two extraordinarily powerful sith lords, each bearing their own unique abilities and traits. In star wars canon, its unknown who trained darth plagueis. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Darth plagueis, remembered as darth plagueis the wise, was a male muun dark lord of the sith and heir to the lineage of darth bane. In this post i will be objectively discussing their capabilities and powers, and it will ultimately be up to you, the community, to decide who the stronger character is. Looking back, the plotting for this novel must have been a tremendous undertaking.
Darth plagueis vs darth sideous star wars discussion. The origins of darth sidious are explored in this story anddespite the novels titlei found myself even more engrossed in the development of young sidious than darth plagueis. Hunter was among the first star wars novels to attempt to flesh out mauls mysterious background and relationship to darth sidious. Oct 09, 2018 all voices are from james lucenos book darth plagueis. Darth sidious vs darth plagueis superhero database.
As an apprentice under darth plagueis tutelage, he learned all the known dark side powers of his predecessors, until he considered himself the sithari. As excellent as they are, somehow the audiobook versions are even better. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Given that sidious was never able to master the midichlorian manipulation techniques that plagueis created, then i would say he wasnt. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. At long last, the story of the mysterious sith lord, darth plagueis, and his apprentice, darth sidious. Dec 26, 2015 per lucas cannons answer, darth plagueis is a character in a short tale that palpatine tells anakin skywalker during their scene at the opera in episode iii. Darth plagueis and darth sidious, master and acolyte. And when the time is right, he destroys his master but vows never to suffer the same fate.
Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. Its obvious he put his full heart and soul into writing this. For like no other disciple of the dark side, darth plagueis learns to command the ultimate power. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. But considering he killed his master while he was in a drunken sleep he must not have been sure he was guaranteed to win. He acquired considerable knowledge in the field of midichlorian manipulation, but was ultimately betrayed and murdered by his own apprentice, in accordance with the rule of two. Sep 23, 2018 i had time to upload a video so here is what i came up with. Darth sidious was the apprentice and murderer of plagueis. Nov 04, 2017 actually i dont believe that plagueis is part of the bane trilogy. Tenebrous has most likely spent far more time than plagueis or even sidious for that matter practising. If anyone is unfamiliar with darth plagueis, he was the mentor of darth sidious and was known for experimenting with the midocholorians to extend life and even bring back those from the dead. Darth plagueis was the twin of the mighty, yet horribly clumsy darth darth binks, ruler of the sith empire for a forever amount of years. Darth vader vs darth plagueis thread starter the aloof hermit.
But that alone isnt enough to say he wasnt more powerful than plagueis. Tyler and alex discuss why darth plagueis the wise is actually the emperor. Darth plagueis was a male dark lord of the sith who, at some point prior to the invasion of naboo, chose sheev palpatine, a human from naboo, as his apprentice. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. And lets say sidious grew a pair, man up, and face plagueis at that time 1v1. I think plagueis would have died during his assassination attempt if sidious hadnt saved him. Really sets the mood for a compelling story we all wondered about, the rise of darth sidious. In secret he masters the power of the dark side, while publicly climbing to the highest government office. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. I have already spent three hours of my time playing heroes vs. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Darth plagueis vs darth sidious legends star wars amino.
Let me know of what you think and what i could possibly add to these. Today we will cover the powers and abilities of both palpatine and his master, darth plagueis. Jan 20, 2019 darth plagueis the wise, the undead sith, returns from beyond the grave to haunt his former apprentice, darth sidious, as the galactic emperor nears his fate. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. Darth plagueis by james luceno overdrive rakuten overdrive. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. The combination of these two elements by luceno is a treat to read.
He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. Who is darth plagueis, where did he come from and is. Darth plaguis is also quite different from many of the star wars book ive read in the past. The tragedy of darth plagueis the wise once, not so long ago, there was agreat sith lord called darth plagueis. Darth plagueis and darth sidious, master and acolyte, target the galaxy for dominationand the jedi order for annihilation. And as we know from revenge of the sith, plagueis had equal sway over life itself. But like no sith lord ever, he possesses the ultimate powerover life and death. As one would expect from the man who trained darth sidious, plagueis is a master manipulator of public figures and events. Is darth plagueis seen on screen in the phantom menace. Detailing palpatines apprenticeship, and revealing more about his master, darth plagueis that he told anakin about, the novel veers into new territory for the star wars series.
I just finished darth plagueis, and it was excellent. When exactly did darth sidious kill darth plagueis. Episode ix hasnt come out yet, so its possible we could get some type of revelation in the movie or a novel tie in. As master and disciple, plagueis and palpatinewho took the sith moniker darth sidious worked together for years, trying to unlock the secrets of immortality as plagueis. If they were to battle before the assassination attempt, i think plagueis would win.
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