We Misunderstood Count Dooku

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Count Dooku finally gets the backstory he has long deserved.

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[tba]

The best description of Dooku's situation was "struggling to control a Faustian bargain". The CIS of course was no friend, but the grievances Dooku laid out against the Republic were well founded.

If Dooku hadn't left the Jedi Order, he would have been one of the bare handful of Masters who could have handled Anakin as a padawan.

[Kamina.D.Fierce]

Dooku was just as much a victim of Sidious as the rest. He was always a tool for Sidious just like the rest. Only in his final moment did he finally realize that truth... Same as the rest.

[HolyknightVader]

I never misunderstood Dooku. The new Tales of the Jedi shorts perfectly line up with my view of him being an idealistic rebel who wasn't a full Sith. There was still hope for him, there was always hope for him. If he was born in a different age, like say, the SWTOR era with Satele Shan, Dooku would've stayed with the Order, especially since Satele's Jedi Order tolerates even dark-siders in their midst, so long as they remain loyal to the Republic. The worst thing Satele does to Dark-sided Jedi in her midst was not promote them, but she still tolerates them and lets them do their job. Dooku would've fit in as one of those Jedi who sometimes goes dark, but they either turn a blind eye or even approve of his actions.

[krjokar]

Honestly this really gives a lot of layers to his character and really gives context to how Palpatine used manipulated good people

[WR]

It's been said that each of the 3 main prequel villains represents an aspect of Vader. Dooku is a metaphor for Anakin's nobility which would lead him to save his son at the cost of his own life.

[HolyknightVader]

It's a sad thing that Dooku and Anakin wound up on opposite sides. In another time, in another life, the two of them would've been good friends. Imagine if Qui-Gon survived the duel on Naboo with Darth Maul, but the Jedi Council still refused to train Anakin, since in the normal timeline, they only trained him out of pity for the dead Qui-Gon. Qui-Gon then joins Dooku as the two of them desert the Jedi ranks, and Qui-Gon has Dooku train Anakin, and the two of them become good friends, as they come to agree with each other on how broken and weak the Republic truly was.

[randybarner]

I didn't really have an idea what kind of man Dooku was, but Qui-Gonn pretty much said it; "To be a Jedi is not an easy challenge, and even if you succeed, its a hard life". Dooku was no different.

[spectreshadow]

I honestly agree with Dooku and I likely would have taken the same path as he did.

[flaviusgerhardt]

Ironically Dooku‘s stench-related comment eventually applied to himself. He lived alongside Sheev‘s corruption for so long that he became part of it.

[shariqhasan]

I also noticed how Yaddle in her fight with Dooku seemed sad and filled with regret when she learns about Dooku's turn. It can be seen that she really does care about him when she gave him a chance to come back. But at this point Dooku had already made up his mind and Yaddle's admittance of the Jedi council's failings just solidified his view of the Jedi Order.

[taitano]

His lack of Sith Eyes makes this series plot unsurprising, and yet, all the more satisfying.

[BerserkerX]

I found myself relating to Dooku more than I thought. Hopefully we can get another season of Tales giving us a deeper look into Alek squinquargesimus (Darth Malak).

[xsteelfeverx]

Purely Facts: We got more character development out of Dooku in three 15 minutes shorts than Rey in three 2 and half hour movies.

[hunterkiller]

Movies: Dooku is a bad guy. Anakin and Obi Wan, go hit bad guy.
Expanded lore: Dooku is a rogue Jedi that sees all the problems with the Jedi Order and the corruption within the republic.

[knightingale]

I liked the way Dooku was portrayed as sort of an honorable villain in Attack of the Clones

[ryankwon]

1. It should be noted that Dooku does not agree with Sidious and planned to betray him. But he did not realize Sidious would turn on him much earlier.
2. We never even got personal moments for Dooku during the Clone Wars but only scenes of Dooku working with Sidious and Grievous.
3. Dooku betrayed Ventress because he was forced to by Sidious and antagonized her so she will no longer be on Sidious' radar. He knows she cannot easily die.
4. Dooku even gave Ventress a heads up on hologram rather than just ordering the droids to quietly murder her (Order 66 style betrayal).
5. Dooku only acted evil in front of actual villains to keep up appearances and maintain Sidious' trust in him. Dooku was playing the Game of Thrones (Win or Die).

[bigmanbarrett]

Count duko was always one of my favourite villains, he had Justification but also had problems.

[badman]

The dark side corrupts idealist. You can start off wanting to do the right thing but ultimately you'll wind up compromising everything you believe in.

[lanesmith]

Even as a kid watching the movie in theaters I thought Dooku was a good guy when he first met Obi-Wan and since then I've always seen him as a tragic hero. I'm glad to see him presented in this light for everyone else to see.