A jedi hero of the yuuzhan vong war, he eventually fell to the dark side years later and masterminded the second galactic civil war. Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 18, a. Darth scabrous found himself in during the novel star wars. He legitimately planned to commit suicide until toward the end of fury long after he fought caedus. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
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. Discussions top ten most powerful sith of all time. Jacen solo is a fictional character in literature based on the star wars film series, set in what is now designated as the noncanonical star wars legends continuity. Goodreads members who liked darth plagueis also liked. Why didnt darth vader use a safer method to kill darth sidiousthe emperor, like.
Darth krayt, born asharad hett, is the main antagonist of star wars. Among other things, im rather eager to get to the point when darth caeuds is introduced. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. And when the time is right, he destroys his masterbut vows never to suffer the same fate. Nov 26, 2019 atleast some books like darth plagueis, labyrinth of evil, kenobi can be considered canon. Ive read dozens of star wars books, and im about half way through the new jedi order series. For detailed information about this series, visit the wookieepedia.
When luke reflected inward, he could feel nothing but the weight of grief, and the one thing that kept him functioning while carrying that burdenhis desire to be. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. Eventually darth plagueis became so powerful that the only thing he feared waslosing his power. The third video in my versus series, intended to tie into my continuing analysis of star wars. How powerful was darth krayt star wars explained youtube. Preliminary round darth caedus dc77 vs darth vader ethanion.
From what i know, plagueis is faster, stronger and powerful, while caedus is more skilled and more durable. Its provides a great narrative that describes the source of plagueis power and how he wields it to manipulate the galaxy to his own ends. After killing her master, she became the master of her apprentice darth cognus, who would eventually murder her and succeed her as sith. The tragedy of darth plagueis the wise once, not so long ago, there was agreat sith lord called darth plagueis. St why snoke is darth plagueis page 37 jedi council. This is because this former jedi rose to the heights of his position through a whole lot of mass murder. She eventually defeated bane to become dark lord of the sith. Darth caedus, born jacen solo, was a human male sith lord who turned against his family and. Jaina solo and sith jacen solo darth caedus, darth revan, darth bane, star.
Boba fett, cade skywalker, darth caedus jason solo, lumiya, darth bane by. Kmc forums darth plagueis vs darth caedus sabers only. Darth plagueis was the strongest sith, till darth sidious. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. Darth vader might be the notorious villain in all of star wars, but there are some threats in the galaxy that are far more dangerous. Darth nihilus darth sion ludo kressh darth malgus darth caedus.
James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. 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 by author james luceno, describes the rise of darth plagueis, the master to darth sidiouspalpatine. See more ideas about star wars books, star wars and war. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Though well trained in the ways of the sith and a sith assassin rather than a full apprentice, maul was technically a violation of the rule of two because his own master was at the time apprenticed to another, the muun sith lord darth plagueis. From the darth plagueis novel and the darth maul wookieepedia entry. Hethrir tried to brainwash them into becoming dark jedi in order to bring. Welcome readers, to our frequent discussions of different books. Darth caedus is a legends character thanks to disney. Enlistment 6765 years before the battle of yavin 1. Then, as is the way of the sith, he was murdered by hisapprentice. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. In the novels where we truly get a glimpse of a characters inner thoughts.
Darth sidious vs darth caedus rules battles comic vine. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Star wars takes place in a galaxy far, far, away which is trapped in the iron grip of the emperor of the galactic empire, sheev palpatine. Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. Andy serkis said snoke is brand new the franchise david prowse was instructed to say obiwan killed your father. I will try and demonstrate this by showing a large number of statements that consistently state that plagueis is the strongest sith up until sidious. Wonder woman must be titled like thor marvel 616 vs. Darth revan, darth malak, darth traya, darth nihilus and darth sion from the knights of the old republic video game series 2003. Even if i dont use this my position still holds tbh. Is darth caedus the villain in star wars episode 7. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join.
Darth plagueis was darth sidious emperor senator palpatines sith master. They are bloodlusted, and very much want to kill each other. An alien muun, who might resemble a somber and a very enjoyable and entertaining star wars novel. Darth caedus from sacrifice in the legacy of the force series of books 2007. He becomes the antagonist of the legacy of the force series under the. The dream of all those who came before them plotting in the dark darth bane, darth zannah all the way down the line to darth tenebrous was almost a reality. Took the solo twins, lukes spirit, baas spirit, katarn and all the students to force him out with a wall of light, otherwise he would have destroyed them all and rebuilt his body. Darth bane, comic books, comics, fictional characters, comic strips, comic book. How plagueis turned palpatine to the darkside forever. He was jacen solo son of han and leia and brother to jaina and anakin solo he would have also been a far more interesting villain than ben lets kill my dad solo. Darth caedus jacen solo was a dark lord of the sith born as the oldest son of han solo and leia organa solo. No prominent force use has ever had a mental state this bad before.
The son of han solo and leia organa solo and the nephew of luke skywalker, he is a major character in several novels. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. The plot of the film in respect to the actors involved is on a need to know basis, especially if it only relates to concepts discussed for future. With mindset and power so closely linked, especially for the skywalkers, i dont see how any of lukes caedus era performances can be used reliably, especially in comparison to the clairvoyant dark empire luke that beat palpatine.
Oct 30, 2012 9780345511287excerpt lucerno star wars darth plagueis part one. The son of han solo and leia organa solo and the nephew of luke skywalker, he is a major character in several novels, particularly the new jedi order series. Unlike palpatine, he developed galacticlevel power through a vast business enterprise spanning all. How powerful is darth vader in the canon marvel comics answers. When it comes to being deadlier than vader, its tough to measure, but when it comes to body count, darth krayt is a character that likely has vader beat. Versus series darth vader vs darth caedus duration. The underworld fortyseven standard years before the harrowing reign of emperor palpatine, baldemnic was nothing more than an embryonic world in the outer rims auril sector, populated by reptilian sentients who expressed as little tolerance for outsiders as they. Darth plagueis, a star wars legends novel written by james luceno released on january 10, 2012. Luke broke down after caedus killed mara and then luke wrongfully murdered lumiya in revenge. In addition to being an amazing lightsaber duelist, this guy was absolutely ruthless. Versus series darth vader vs darth caedus i dont own the movie footage in this, star wars is owned by lucasfilm, fox, and disney.
Darth sidious claimed that his own master, darth plagueis, could even use the force to avert the natural deaths of those whose. He is also the author of the fantasy novel hunt for the. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. The end of the war and much more importantly for the sith the destruction of their age old mortal enemy the vaunted jedi order was a hand. Peak darth plagueis and peak darth caedus are wisked away through space and time, to do battle in paplatines office. As darth caedus, he was pretty much what youd expect for a star wars villain. Sidious powerlevels, and the locations, are in the following rounds. Like most of the characters from star wars legends, darth caedus has. Darth tenebrous, also known as rugess nome, was a male bith dark lord of the sith of the lineage. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed.
Characters, weapons, vehicles from the star wars franchise. I know that jacen solo becomes darth caeuds, and i want to know in what book that happens, but im worried about all of the other spoilers ill read if i look up the character on a wiki. The original kylo ren star wars explained duration. Syo went on to admit that she was in fact lumiya, the dark lady of the sith, a former apprentice of darths sidious and vader. The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious. How powerful is darth vader in the canon marvel comics. Darth zannah, also known as rain during her childhood, was a sith who served as the apprentice of darth bane. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. Although an excellent book widely considered a fan favorite, darth plagueis now falls under the banner of legends tiein fiction from the vast star wars expanded universe conceived before disney bought lucasfilm and essentially hit the reset button on all those novels, comics and. The sith are the main antagonists of the star wars universe. The son of han and leia organa solo, jacen solo was a leading jedi knight who proved crucial in defeating the yuuzhan vong and protecting the galaxy during the yuuzhan vong war.
First off, to be clear, i am not stating that plagueis is stronger than sidious he is not, simply that he is at least remotely comparable enough to deserve a higher tier. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Took the solo twins, lukes spirit, baas spirit, katarn and all the students to force him out with a wall of light, otherwise he. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego damask ii, over a roughly fiftyyear period predating and culminating concurrently with the climax of the phantom menace.
Darth plagueis vs darth caedus sabers only started by. Darth tenebrous, to darth plagueis, on his views of the force. Palpatine as he was throughout the novel darth plagueis. Kicking off our 3 part darth malgus minimarathon here on versus series season 7, were pitting the sith warrior of the old republic against the dark lady of the new republic lumiya. Atleast some books like darth plagueis, labyrinth of evil, kenobi can be considered canon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Darth caedus born jacen solo is the main antagonist of the legacy of the force series and formerly one of the protagonists of the new jedi order series. Im as tired of sith as the next guy, and id much prefer a villain who was neither influenced by palpatine or part of the skywalker clan, but darth caedus is a better offering than an evil luke or leia. See more ideas about darth caedus, jacen solo and star wars sith. He eventually became a bounty hunter, but would train under xoxaan and eventually became a sith lord and later the dark. The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. Mar, 2009 ive read dozens of star wars books, and im about half way through the new jedi order series.
The grandson of darth vader, darth caedus was a sith lord who turned against his family and friends, betraying his former principles and leading the galactic alliance. Discussions top ten most powerful sith of all time jedi. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. Previously a master of the jedi order, hett abandoned the ways of the jedi following order 66 and hid on tatooine where he eventually became a warlord for the tusken raiders. But if anyone could provide a few of caedus supposedly beastly telekinetic feats, i. So powerful and wise was darth plagueisthat he could manipulate the dark side of the force to save others from dying. See more ideas about darth caedus, jacen solo and star wars art. Darth caedus fought grand master skywalker and didnt get instapwned. Ss the tyrannical ten darth caedus dc77 vs kyp durron. Jj abrams said no plagueis jj said plagueis is not mentioned in this movie. Battles must include at least one specific combatant and include the seriesversion of the characters in the title or post body for example.
Darth caedusfought grand master skywalker and didnt get instapwned. Just like sws most overrated champion plagueis having quantifiable feats of note comparable to caedus is a lie. She was the first apprentice under the sith rule of two, instituted by her master. In secret he masters the power of the dark side, while publicly climbing to the highest government office.