Why Count Dooku Was a Good Man

If we take a look at the actions of Count Dooku, throughout his entire life there is a consistent theme. He always did what he thought was right because he was confident in his own abilities and skills. So today instead of viewing him as an evil man who brought the republic to its knees during the Clone Wars, we take an alternative approach by looking at the Jedi who tried to change the galaxy after realizing the system was broken.

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[quinn]

Count Dooku saw through the lies of of Jedi before Anal made it cool.
I also realize it autocorrected Anakin to Anal and I'm keeping it that way.

[sadhvacman]

I always liked Dooku. I thought he was a much more interesting villain than Maul. In the prequels he always has these reactions of sadness after having injured or defeating his opponent.

[casbot]

So Yoda not only had the _Jedi Order_ and the _Grand Republic_ destroyed on his watch, his only apprentice in hundreds of years was instrumental in the events.
That doesn't look good on a CV.

It could explain why afterwards the only job he could get was swamp attendant.

[TheLiamster]

He was a good character because he was portrayed by a great actor

[freespeechextremist]

Study every villan Cristopher Lee played and you will realise he was right most of the time.

[kaylynnanson]

I always thought Dooku was a sort of anti-hero. The CW series paints him as slowly spiraling into the dark side but Ep 2 combined with Legends shows him as a gentleman who was trying to change the galaxy and the Jedi Order for the better. Overall he's definitely one of my favorites. Thanks for the video :)

[calvinmatthews]

Let's be real, Dooku joined the Sith not because he thought it was good, it was just better alternative to the Jedi.

[victorbruant]

We must join with Him, Allen. We must join with Sauron.
It would be wise, my friend.

[casbot]

Dooku developed a _casual friendship with his long lost sister_ ?
That's very unusual for a Force sensitive… not lusting after their own sibling.

[WR]

Dooku and Anakin have much more in common than one might expect. Had they met under different circumstances, they could have easily become friends.

[yaqub]

I am the number Dooku fan.
You know, everyone says Star Wars the clone wars (the animated series) is so amazingly spectacular, and I agree! But there's one thing, one glaring thing about it that I can not forgive. How they treat Count Dooku.

In the show, Dooku is a 2 dimensional villain who has no motive other than "I am an evil Sith, ooh look at me, I'm Christopher Lee animated. I want a worthy apprentice!"

If you'll remember, in the films they state that Dooku is a Jedi turned Sith. Well that's all fine and dandy until you actually take a closer look and listen to what he's saying. You realize Count Dooku is right.

In Episode II he warns Obi-Wan the Jedi are being manipulated. He says they can work together and destroy the Sith. Even throughout all his dialogue he has little hints to his true allegiance, like still referring to himself as a Jedi, "My Jedi powers are far stronger than your own" In Episode III he has a look of genuine sadness and betrayal when he pleads for Anakin not to kill him.

What am I getting at? Well only something so glaringly obvious that I'm surprised more Star Wars fans don't know it. Count Dooku WAS A GOOD GUY!

He didn't turn to the Sith. He was a double agent for the Jedi. Now, the Jedi order didn't know about this. He realized if they knew what he was up to Palpatine would eventually find out. As he routinely wormed his way into Jedi affairs. So he didn't tell them. The only person who knew he was still loyal to the Jedi was himself.

You're thinking "But he did all those horrible things!" Yeah, yeah he did. You can't be a convincing Sith without getting your hands dirty. Dooku soiled his name, reputation, and conscience, all for the sake of the greater good.

The world would never know of his sacrifice, he'd go down in history as a war criminal of the worst kind. Count Dooku was a true patriot of the Jedi.

In the end though, he did tell someone. He took a gamble. A young Jedi named Obi-Wan Kenobi. He told him what he'd learned, about the Sith influencing the Jedi from the shadows. He tried to get Obi-Wan's trust. He needed someone now who was still a trusted Jedi, someone who could continue the part of the job he no longer could. He needed his help, he... was his only hope.

And Obi-Wan refused. Blinded by years of Jedi dogmatism he refused to believe there could be any good in Dooku. Even until the very end he fought against him not believing a word he said. Until he died. In the following days Obi-Wan remembered what Dooku told him. Suspicion grew in his mind that perhaps the Jedi really were being manipulated. It was this suspicion that led to them becoming wary of Palpatine. Eventually uncovering that he was indeed a Sith and forcing his hand. Palpatine converting Anakin and killing all the Jedi.

Yes, this was his plan from the start. Would anything different have happened had they not begun to suspect him? No, not really. He would have converted Anakin anyway and still initiated Order 66. The end result would be the same. Except for one thing, something so small yet so large. Time. Because of their suspicions Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious, enacted his plan sooner than expected.

What would this have changed, you ask? Luke, the son of Skywalker. Had the events of Episode III happened any later than they did, Padme would have already given birth to her twin children. You could argue that she gave birth at the end because she was dying and had to save her children, but just by looking at the babies you can see they were perfectly healthy and would've been born soon anyway.

Had Anakin's children already been born, it's certain that Sidious would have hunted them down and killed them. But he didn't, everyone though Anakin's children died with Padme. And from the ashes of apparent darkness, hope was born, a new hope.

All thanks to the sacrifice of one Jedi who will forever be known as a traitor and criminal, Count Dooku.

[schmoe]

Sure in the movies he's a good guy, but in the Clone Wars they decided to make him some sadistic killer with 0 similarities to the version portrayed by Christopher Lee

[therealamerican.]

“Soo you have chosen death...” oh wait wrong movie.

[HolyknightVader]

Dooku tried to warn them! Yet they didn't listen! Also, he was the popular prime minister of half the galaxy. His CIS is basically what if the Rebel Alliance had a shit ton more popular support, corporate backing, and was more humane in war.

[AshigaruAngler]

Ah yes, the unspoken truth of Dooku, his ability to use magic and use of a staff.

[DeamonIT]

Also Dooku didn't exactly want needless bloodshed, after all he tried to sway Obi Wan to his side by selling out Sidious. Just imagine how things would have been if Obi Wan, instead of being stubborn, listened to Dooku that moment in time.

[rulebritannia]

Well of course he was a good man he was space Christopher lee

[Gamerguy]

Honestly, Dooku is my favorite sith and I really thought his character was particularly well done. I even prefer him over Vader and Maul.

[sheenydonut]

Dooku is easily the most interesting force user to shift from light to dark.

[casbot]

What was Sidious's view of Dooku's lack of Sith eyes, and how come Palpatine didn't have Sith eyes either - admittedly it would have blown his cover if he ever forgot to put in his tinted contacts first thing in the morning.
[Early hours pre dawn, knocking on the door]
*Govt aide:* Senator, Senator, it's an emergency, I'm coming in …
[Looks at Senator Palpatine struggling with something he grabbed from bedside table]
Senator there's been a … why are you wearing sunglasses in bed at 4am?