Darth Plagueis's Master [Darth Tenebrous] - Star Wars Explained

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Composer: Whitesand (Martynas Lau)
Year: 2017
Title: Eternity Additional Music Terminus by: Scott Buckley
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[breadhead]

Plagues to sidious: have you ever heard of the tragedy of Darth tenebrous the smart

[hmk]

"Where the Sith once wore armor, we now wear cloaks." - Darth Tenebrous

[Mrosen]

Makes Vader's statement about the Death Star being inferior to the Force make sense.

[andrefigueredo]

Tenebrous was too proud to see any hole in his logic or to think that Plagueis would have the guts to kill him.
Plagueis was too proud to see that focusing on his research would leave him vulnerable.
Sidious was too proud to see that Vader could be redeemed.

[wHeisenberg]

Darth Plagueis, seated in a dimly lit chamber, gazed intently at his apprentice, Darth Sidious, who would soon be known as Emperor Palpatine. They had been discussing the intricacies of the Force, and Plagueis saw an opportunity to share a story that reflected his unique perspective.

"Have you ever heard of Darth Tenebrous, the brilliant Sith Lord?" Plagueis began, his voice filled with a mixture of contemplation and intrigue.

Sidious nodded, curiosity flickering in his eyes. "I have heard whispers of his name, my Master. But his story remains a mystery to me."

Plagueis smiled, pleased with his apprentice's interest. "Darth Tenebrous was a Sith Lord who possessed an unparalleled intellect and saw the Force through the lens of scientific inquiry."

He went on to expound upon Tenebrous's viewpoint, explaining how Tenebrous approached the Force as a force of nature that could be analyzed and manipulated through rigorous experimentation.

"Tenebrous believed that the Force held the secrets of the universe, waiting to be unlocked through precise understanding and controlled experimentation, " Plagueis explained. "He devoted himself to studying its patterns, uncovering its laws, and harnessing its energy to further his own power."

Plagueis recounted how Tenebrous meticulously conducted experiments, pushing the boundaries of Sith knowledge. He described Tenebrous's analytical approach, treating the Force as a vast cosmic equation to be solved.

"But, as is often the case, even the brightest minds can be blinded by their own ambitions, " Plagueis continued, a note of caution in his voice. "Tenebrous's pursuit of knowledge and power ultimately led him down a treacherous path."

Plagueis explained how Tenebrous's thirst for power drove him to explore forbidden practices and rituals, seeking to strip the Force from the Jedi and claim it as his own.

"In his relentless quest for dominance, Tenebrous delved into dark arts that corrupted his very essence, " Plagueis explained, his voice tinged with solemnity. "He believed he could reshape the Force itself to his will, discarding the boundaries of morality and ascending to godlike status."

Plagueis continued, describing how Tenebrous's obsession blinded him to the inherent dangers of his experiments. He painted a picture of a Sith Lord consumed by his own ambition, walking a precarious tightrope between control and chaos.

"But it was his unquenchable thirst for power that ultimately became his downfall, " Plagueis revealed, his voice carrying a hint of satisfaction. "In his pursuit of godhood, Tenebrous unwittingly unleashed forces he could not control."

Plagueis described the cataclysmic event that marked Tenebrous's end—a moment of realization and horror that revealed the true nature of the Force.

"It was in a moment of cruel irony that Tenebrous's apprentice, recognizing the folly of his master's ambitions, harnessed the very Force Tenebrous sought to manipulate, " Plagueis explained, his voice taking on a somber tone. "With a focused act of the dark side, the apprentice used the Force to bring forth a massive boulder, which came crashing down upon Tenebrous, ending his existence."

Plagueis allowed a moment of silence to permeate the chamber, honoring the memory of Tenebrous and reflecting on the fragile balance between power and wisdom.

"And so, my apprentice, " Plagueis concluded, his voice carrying a sense of caution, "the tragedy of Darth Tenebrous serves as a reminder that no matter how brilliant one may be, there can still be irony in the fool one can become



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[pastorcodymitchell]

This is why I love Star Wars so much it’s so rich and expansive

[rbrucerye]

To clear things up a bit. The "accident" that happened on the mining moon where Tenebrous died happened because a droid that had been sabotaged deliberately arranged for an explosion of a mineral in the ground that was known to be highly explosive (cortosis ore I believe). The droid was blown up in the explosion it didn't blow up on it's own.

That being said

Tenebrous's end is a reflection of his own weakness in that he was so focused on trying to live forever via his experiment that he failed to consider that the force would in fact fight back. He refused to accept that the force did in fact have its own will and was more than an energy source. The force did fight back by taking away his vision to a degree so that he would not understand the nature of his own damnation until it was far too late.

Edit: Droid not druid and Tenebrous not Tenebous thanks everyone for pointing it out.

[nodatastored]

Tenebrous made Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator as a vessel used by Darth Plagueis first and had owned Count Dookus Solar sailor, as well

[rebeldropper]

James lucenos novel Darth Plagueis has got to be one of the greatest books in Star wars lore.
The probe Droid didn't explode..Subtex mining sabotaged the droid for Revenge on Tenebrous (he had a lot of enemies) to enter a methane pocket witch then exploded. Rugis panicked feeling his own death was going to happen. While the giant shaft that the miners sunk for Tenebrous the explosion ensued which gave Plagueis the chance to bring down a giant stalagtite killing Tenebrous and crushing the star ship. They were only wearing envirosuits to protect them from the heat and gas of the exploratory Cortosis mining hole. Tenebrous and Plagueis had been Master and apprentice for about the length of human beings lifespan at that point.
I loved learning about Biths love of science and how they only used calculations for mating and spawning!¡. Great vid man!!!

[InfiniteNaos]

In Legends, Darth Tenebrous still lives on as a specter and sowed the seeds for not only his failures but the failures of the Sith Grand Plan.

[doverboy]

If Rey really became the empress:
Rey would say to hwr apprentice, "Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Sidious the senate?"

[enderjammer]

Plagueis wasnt like his master, yes he had experiments like Tenebrous, but his experiments were more like tapping into the force and attempting to manipulate the midiclorians to do his bidding. He was still spiritual because he believed that it was the will of the dark side of the force that he found Palpatine, and that it was the dark side that gifted him Darth Venamis. When Sidious talked about his ablility to stop death to Anakin, he lied about the fact that he taught Sidious everything, because Sidious would continue to look to cloning for imortality, when just in the last year before Sidious was elected to become Chancellor, Plagueis could stop his cells from aging.
Tenebrous was a Bith inventor, who made machines, starships, and things of that nature. When he started to train Venamis, it was because of his diffferences with Plagueis.

[jeste]

Tenebrous and plagueis messed around with the dark side so much that I really believe that in an effort to balance itself, the Force spawned Anakin.

[marcomcdowell]

Silly Rule of Two. Thousand years of working towards a plan none of them would live to see, only for it to culminate into a 20 year rule, destruction of the Jedi Order, which was later reborn lol. In the end, all we got was a woman, born of the loins of a clone of a rotting Sith Lord who eventually she killed and claimed a Jedi family name.

[LordWyatt]

Was Tenebrous the last Sith Lord to actually Duel his Master for the Title of Dark Lord? His Twilek Master was a known Lightsaber duelist so Tenebrous probably relied on his Force abilities and any other knowledge to aid him (along with a large age gap+younger body). Following this, Tenebrous, Plagueis, Sidious, and even Vader would betray their respective Masters. Of course it seems their power was equal when they made their moves (except Vader who may not have learned all he could from Sidious).

[TiltedTilterGaming]

You referenced one of my favorites there at the end, the story of technology run amuck “I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream “. Thanks for that 🙂

[Warrior-Of-Virtue]

So an order of Force users wanted to unleash a virus that targeted Force users. Genius.

[ejrodriguez]

Yeah, I think that Darth Tenabris made a mistake for relying too much on science and trying to use it understand the force. After all, its always the best laid plans that the first to fall apart.

[andyp]

Awesome video yet again!! I love these back stories it really gives you an understanding of why these brilliant characters made the choices they did that ultimately set them on the paths that we know in the main story. These characters are not in the original movies but play such a big and important part in the set up. Absolute Quality, Keep up the great work chaps!! 👌

[EAcapuccino]

Isn't Tenabrus the same alien species as those who played in the Tatooine Cantina band? 😊