Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. Darth plagueis is a dark, thorough, and highly enjoyable tale of the two men who transformed a millennia old republic into an empire. This standalone novel is a dark and moving tale of two sith and their quest for ultimate. Star wars was clearly written to the specifications lucasfilm set out for the author, james luceno, and unfortunately entitled darth plagueis. This is a legends story for darth plagueis that touches on information found within the great novel darth plagueis by james luceno. Episode i the phantom menace, where bane is an ancient sith lord who lived a thousand years before the films, and is known for being the originator of the rule of two that the sith lords follow, which. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Book of sith darth malgus journal rim campaign day 460. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. While still young, veradun killed a twilek servant on his fathers estate. In fact, darth plagueis is really best described as a companion novel to cloak of deception, lucenos 2001 book elaborating on the political backstory to the phantom menace. I am however very into the new star wars canon, but would still like to read dp ive heard its very good and ties into the phantom menace quite a bit. Darth millennial was a threeeyed mutant sith lord who was apprentice to darth cognus. Darth plagueis is one of the best star wars books that ive read.
Dec 01, 2019 they are both equally powerful with plageuis being able to explode the bodies of armed assassins which lead an investigator of the crime scene to believe that it was an explosive had destroyed them. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. Darth plagueis lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i. The rebels were turning out to be more troublesome than many had expected. Darth plagueis begins decades farther back in time and ends during the events of episode i itself. One of the more powerful darth lords in sith history, malgus was studied by vader and palpatine. New darth plagueis plot summary posted by mike on august 24, 2011 while initially revealed the cover art and the first miniplot description for james lucenos upcoming darth plagueis novel, random house now presents the following new summary. Yoda went after palpatine in the empty senate chamber, but could not defeat the most powerful sith lord in history. The truth sidious believed darth malgus uncovered about the dark side and vader duration. Darth vader vs dark helmet from spaceballs lets goooooo.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. I just finished darth plagueis, and it was excellent. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. I love the political detail and the way questions are asked as to what is really good vs evil, are the sith evil. Darth imperius was the title given to the light side version of the sith inquisitor who operated during the cold war between the sith empire and the republic. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith. While still young, veradun killed a twilek servant on. Darth millennial is a character from the star wars expanded universe also known as star wars legends. They expand on the roles and actions played by darth tenebrous and darth maul during the course of the book.
It also adds some very interesting details about the siths grand plan for destroying the jedi and how the plan evolves based on opportunities and. Darth plagueis was darth sidious emperor senator palpatines sith master. Sep 07, 2018 darth malgus believed in evolution through competition, strength fostered through fair play. Books ive only really been a star wars fan for about a year now so i knew nothing of anything in legends, and this book is probably better than any of the canon books ive read so far. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend. However, maul was significantly better trained in lightsaber combat. Its the same reason why i refuse to discuss grandmaster yodas battle with darth sidious in the tcw. It is my belief that an accurate grasp of plagueis power requires a deeper insight into those abilities displayed, much like his endeavors in midichlorian manipulation. Revenge of the sith, fans have clamored to know the true story of darth plagueis and darth sidious.
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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In secret he masters the power of the dark side, while publicly climbing to the highest government office. See more ideas about darth bane, star wars sith, sith lord. Darth plagueis vs darth sidious battles comic vine. Taking place in the years leading up to the first star wars prequel film, the phantom menace, lucenos novel mostly just engages in gapfilling, expanding on the role that sith lord darth plagueis played in training and mentoring darth sidious also known as the nefarious emperor palpatine.
The truth sidious believed darth malgus uncovered about the dark. So ive been wanting to read darth plagueis for awhile now but i had never really got into the older eu books. Darth plagueis vs darth malgus hailing from the new novelisation we have the illustrious darth plagueis up against dath whatshisface. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. Darth gravid had sought to introduce jedi selflessness and compassion into his teachings and practice, forgetting that there can be no return to the light for an adept who has entered the dark wood. Plagueis would have been concerned with vitiates ability to exist as a force entity and cheat death. The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. 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.
Goodreads members who liked darth plagueis also liked. And darth plagueis we learn was a muun named hego damask. What darth plagueis thought of sith emperor vitiate. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Darth malgus, born under the name veradun and later nicknamed the false emperor, is a male human sith master of the sith empire during the great galactic war, cold war and the second great galactic war. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord.
We know this thanks to the book of the sith a highly informative read. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. As excellent as they are, somehow the audiobook versions are even better. Darth malgus is a major antagonist in the star wars franchise, serving as one of the two main antagonists alongside vitiate of the bioware mmorpg star wars. As brutal as he was, he was a champion for the rights of others, even if he was only defending their. Vader killed roan lands before ferus olin could even react. So went the tale told by chancellor palpatinedarth sidious himselfto anakin skywalker, and since that moment in star wars. Malgus was a human male sith lord of the sith empire during the great galactic war. Im new to the star wars books but am loving all the ones ive read so far. While darth plagueis can stand on its own, several short stories were published concurrently in novel reprints and the star wars insider matthew stovers the tenebrous way and lucenos own restraint and endgame.
Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Darth malgus believed in evolution through competition, strength fostered through fair play. Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. I was left giddy after finding out the answers to mysteries i, as a fan, had pondered for over a decade. Actually i dont believe that plagueis is part of the bane trilogy. He was created by george lucas, within the star wars canon where he is first mentioned in the novelization of star wars. A war journal kept by darth malgus during the great galactic war, describing. To that end, i have written this dissertation on some of plagueis feats and abilities using the darth plagueis novel and book of sith as sources. Who would win in a fight between darth nihilus and darth.
In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the. Revan, deceived and fatal alliance would be a good 2nd. I actually wrote about this on a message board last winter as i was reading the book. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith who was so wise and so powerful that he could influence the midichloreans to create life. Though the sith inquisitor is typically seen as a dark side character, darth imperius was consistently shown to be a compassionate and kindhearted individual, much to the surprise of. Darth plagueis was a male dark lord of the sith and the master of darth sidious. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. Darth vader star wars versus series star wars kisokos. A source book by darth bane that details the idea and the. He was born veradun within imperial space, and raised by his adoptive father. 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.
But like no sith lord ever, he possesses the ultimate powerover life and death. Darth bane is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. See more ideas about star wars sith, sith and star wars. Having read deceived malgus novel, id say malgus was significantly more powerful in the force. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious.
Defeating shan is actually not too bad a feat since shan has stalemated darth baras, who while not swimming in feats, has at least defeated darth angral, a highly reputable swordsman with the. An alien muun, who might resemble a somber and a very enjoyable and entertaining star wars novel. Books ive only really been a star wars fan for about a year now so i knew nothing of anything in legends, and this book is. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. If you didnt enjoy it, i would suggest reading the darth bane trilogy first. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. Sidious later recounted the tale of his masters demise to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his.