In the first chapter, darth plagueis, apprentice, kills his master, darth tenebrous. Discussion in literature started by zorkel567, jul 27, 2010. I cant speak much for darth tenebrous, as he died in the very beginning of the book, but i do believe that much like darth plagueis, he had an obsession that clouded his judgment. Darth plagueis he was the most powerful sith lord who ever lived. The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. This lead to the death of satine and the completion of mauls takeover of mandalore, further complicating the war. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tenebrous appeared in lucenos 2012 novel, darth plagueis, as the master.
We can intuit that plagueis own end will come by sidious. This is a tale of the rise and fall of darth plagueis as much as it is the rise of darth sidious. Tenebrous was also proficient in force speed, using it to attempt to escape the cortosis mine and used the force to shield himself and plagueis from a bombs explosion. Top 5 reasons supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis comic book news. He then panicked and it all went downward from that. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Tenebrous turned away from him to address the treddroid. How darth plagueis killed his master darth tenebrous youtube. Darth plagueis the tenebrous way is a short story written by matthew stover and illustrated by brian rood for star wars insider.
You said yourself that perpetuation with purpose is the way to victory, and so it is. You will never look at the prequels in the same light again. Darth tenebrous did indeed have plans for possessing the body of his apprentice using some specially crafted maxichlorians. James luceno, perhaps the most gifted expanded universe writer, is up to the task of following the rise of sidious. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. This book gives insight to to turn an apprentice into a master.
On page 15 plagueis kills his master tenebrous and tells him yes, master, your death comes at my bidding. Darth plagueis page 2 by on deviantart darth bane, star wars darth, sith lord. Darth plagueis the wise was the perfect sith complement to darth sidious. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
The tragedy of darth plagueis the wise, from his birth arranged by darth tenebrous to the naboo crisis and his death at the hands of darth sidious. Instruct the probe to evaluate the properties of the secondary lode. Star wars rpg, clone wars, star trek, jedi sith, sith lord, aliens, darth bane. Darth plagueis, page 1 read online free books archive.
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. Me reading the darth plagueis book and discovering darth tenebrous. When satine called for obiwan and the jedis help, mundi denied the request because of mandalores neutrality during the clone wars. The dark lord shows up in the opening of the plagueis novel which is a story i doubt youve heard. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis. Darth plagueis star wars 9780345511287 by luceno, james and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Darth tenebrous, also known as rugess nome, was a male bith dark lord of the. Mainly cause darth plagueis was the most powerful sith to exist in all star wars history. His rise to power and wealth and financial dealings gives you a good tour of many of the groups and organizations that make the galaxy run. Darth tenebrous, also known as rugess nome, was a male bith dark lord of the sith of the lineage of darth bane. It introduces darth plagueiss sith master, darth tenebrous, who later appeared briefly in the novel darth plagueis. Plagueis thinking of his former master, darth tenebrous. Darth plagueis to darth sidious star wars books, star. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of. 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. Darth plagueis is one of the best star wars books that ive read. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. Tenebrous compelled a forcesensitive muun female to seduce caar and thus create a child strong in the force, darth plagueis. Darth plagueis james luceno tenebrous and plagueis tied up together is getting to be a theme with me. He was so obsessed with his power that sidous says that it was his.
It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Music to tenebrouss auditory organs, plagueis was certain. Darth tenebrous was the master of darth plagueis the wise. 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, palpatine explains. The back story of darth plagueis and darth sidious was developed handinglove with the highest authorities at lucasfilm, to ensure that nothing contradicts george lucass vision of his creations. The characters of tenebrous and plagueis are depicted as being powerful enough in the force to be able to sense these little guys. In episode 1, when quigon was reporting to the council about his battle with darth maul, master mundi was the first to deny the existence of the sith. The book is almost entirely about sidious, not plagueis. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. The tenebrous way by matthew woodring stover goodreads. See more ideas about sith lord, star wars sith and sith. To we who live in the force, normal life is little more than pretense.
How sidious befriends him, and primes him for his role. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. However, he immediately had a premonition of plagueis death at the hands of darth sidious, and promptly fled. Darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious. We travel back in time to learn the story of hego damask, secretly darth plagueis, beginning with the death of his master darth tenebrous. Tenebrous went into plagueiss cells and stole plagueiss talent of foresight. Plagueis studied the screen affixed to the droids flat head. Darth plagueis also explains that plagueis did not intend to follow the rule of two. Tenebrous had the warning signs yet he ignored them. When darth plagueis betrayed him, darth tenebrous took his opportunity to infect his apprentices body. 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.
Detailing palpatines apprenticeship, and revealing more about his master, darth plagueis that he told anakin about, the novel veers into new territory for the star wars series. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. 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. Darth plagueis is arguably one of the finest star wars novels ever written. Darth tenebrous was very powerful in the force, and a talented lightsaber. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. Now as a fan of the star wars expanded universe, i consider most of the books to be canon on some level, but the above statement seems to imply. Star wars books, star wars art, sith lord, ebro, anakin skywalker, star wars.
Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers. In his public persona as nome, he was a legendary artisanal starship designer with a reputation spanning the galaxy. Tenebrous is a brilliant scientist who blends his species natural intelligence and mathematical gifts with his power in the force. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. A masterpiece of intrigue, republic politics and finance, and most of all, an insight into the workings of the sith. Perhaps this was why they were so successful together. Imagine being me and reading about a male sith lord whose name in my native language means pregnant.
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