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COUNT DOOKU:
Planet of Birth: Serenno
Species: Human
Height: 1.93m
Weapon: Jedi Saber
Vehicle: Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop customized with a solar sail to travel to hyperspace.
Affiliation: Order of the Sith Lords, Dark Acolytes, Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Dooku was a Jedi Master who fell to the dark side of the Force, becoming the Dark Lord of the Sith. Born on the plant Serenno, he was the heir to wealth and the noble title of Count. He was taken by the Jedi Order as a child and became Thame Cerulian’s apprentice. Once a Jedi, he trained Qui-Gon Jinn and Komari Vosa. Dooku was a respected instructor and one of the best swordsmen in the Galaxy, only in equal terms with Yoda and Mace Windu.
Dooku spent seventy years as a respected Jedi. However, the disastrous battle on Galidraan shook his faith on the Galactic Republic. He fell under the influence of Senator Palpatine de Naboo, and left the Jedi Order. After learning that Senator Palpatine was a Dark Lord himself, Dooku turned to the dark side and became Darth Tyranus.
He became Count of Serenno and the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a separatist movement discontented with the Republic. He lead the Confederacy against the Republic in the Clone War, were he was defeated by Anakin Skywalker, who was instigated by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. |