As Count Dooku worked to strengthen the separatist alliance, he brought in many powerful factions,
such as the Trade Federation, the Banking Clan, the Techno Union, the Commerce Guild
and the Corporate Alliance.
Having fully embraced the darkside and their ambitious, selfish nature, it was not long
before he already started planning for the future, and the day he would overthrow Sidious
to replacing him as Master of the Sith.
And so when he learned of a powerful force user who had defeated the pirates and warlords
of the planet Rattatak, he offered her a place by his side, to serve as his apprentice.
Asaaj Ventress, as she was known, was born into the nightsister clan of Dathomir, but
was sold into slavery at a young age.
During her time on the planet Rattatak, she was found by a stranded jedi, who trained
her as his Padawan.
Yet soon her master was killed, and this loss affected her so deeply she turned to the darkside
and went on a mission of vengeance.
Asaaj proved a useful tool for Dooku, however Sidious grew concerned about the darkside
assassin and how powerful she was becoming.
Confronting Dooku, the Dark Lord demanded to know if he’d taken on his own apprentice,
in the hopes of replacing Sidious as Master of the Sith.
Though that indeed was Dooku’s plan, he was forced to deny it, and was ordered to
kill Ventress to prove his loyalty.
And while Dooku gave the order to have her ship destroyed, his former apprentice survived
the attack and returned to her homeworld of Dathomir, where Mother Talzin and the Nightsisters
healed her wounds.
Working together with the clan, Asaaj then set out on a mission of revenge, but failed
in her first attempt to kill her former master.
Fortunately, Dooku did not learn who was responsible for the attack, and so when Mother Talzin
approached the Sith Lord, offering a new darkside apprentice to replace Ventress, he accepted
her offer.
And so Savage Oppress, a powerful force user and brother of Darth Maul was given over to
the Dooku, though his true loyalty was to the nightsister Asaaj Ventress .
Eventually the deception was revealed, and Dooku was forced to engage both of his former
apprentices.
But they were unable to overcome the Sith Lord and Savage, having grown enraged by the
taunts and dismissal of both his darkside Masters, turned against Ventress as well,
pinning all 3 against each other briefly, until they became separated and escaped.
Ventress later returned to Dathomir, only for Dooku to send a droid army against them,
wiping out the nightsisters and leaving his former apprentice alone in the galaxy, forced
to become a bounty hunter for her remaining years.
Savage however was not yet finished with being a darkside apprentice, as he was sent on another
mission by Mother Talzin before the Nightsisters were destroyed, seeking out his brother Maul
who survived the duel with Obi wan Kenobi through his deep connection to the force.
Although Maul had been greviously wounded and grown mad over the years, he was eventually
found and his mind soothed, then returning to Dathomir where he was given cybernetic
legs.
Maul, now yearning for vengeance and eager to carve a new place for himself in the galaxy,
took his brother Savage as a Sith apprentice, modelling their relationship after the Rule
of Two, and legacy of Darth Bane.
Together the brothers went off, wreaking havoc across the galaxy, forming a shadow council
and even coming to rule the planet of Mandalore.
Yet when Darth Sidious learned of Maul’s survival and his formation of a secondary
group of Sith, he came to see his former apprentice as a rival, and so went personally to Mandalore
and engaged the brothers, killing Savage and imprisoning Maul.
Although Maul eventually escaped captivity, he never again rose to the heights he’d
once reached, and over time became obsessed with seeking vengeance against Kenobi, who
had robbed him of the chance to become a great Dark Lord of the Sith.
Yet his obsession only served to stunt his growth and power in the force, where as Master
Kenobi became wiser, more patient and cunning with each passing year.
Decades later, Maul at last tracked down the old Jedi to Tattoine, where they fought a
final dual resulting in Obi wan quickly defeating and killing his old foe.
As the Clone Wars continued, Sidious continued to use his apprentice Count Dooku to sow chaos
and division across the galaxy.
However he also saw great potential in another, believing that the young jedi Anakin Skywalker,
might one day become far more powerful then Dooku, and a more worthy Sith apprentice.
Anakin Skywalker had once been a slave on Tattoine, but was discovered by Kwi Gon Jinn
who after learning that the child had been conceived by the force, came to believe he
the chosen one which prophecy stated who would one day bring balance to the force.
Despite being too old for traditional Jedi training, Anakin was taken as the apprentice
of Obi Wan Kenobi and quickly grew to be a powerful force user and masterful with a lightsaber.
Nevertheless he was proving to be a poor Jedi, unable to control his emotions and suffering
from night terrors in which he envisioned future tragedies and the death of loved ones.
As he grew more powerful and earned the rank of Jedi Knight, he became arrogant in his
skills, resentful towards the council for not making him a Master, and even bitter towards
Obi Wan, for constantly treating him like a Padawan.
Anakin also fell in love with senator Amadala, violating the Jedi Code by marrying her in
secret.
Chancellor Palpantine, who grew close to Anakin from a young age, took every opportunity to
encourage his independent thinking, slowly luring him to the darkside.
Sidious even organized his own kidnapping, in order to manipulate events so that Anakin
and Obi Wan would have to face Count Dooku in battle.
In the past, Dooku had faced and defeated both of these Jedi, only failing to kill them
because of the interference of Master Yoda.
But this time the fight proved more challenging.
Although the Dark Lord defeated Obi Wan, he was unable to overcome Anakin Skywalker and
was beheaded at the order of Palpatine.
With his apprentice dead, the Chancellor offered Anakin a place by his side, and revealed himself
as a Sith Lord.
Anakin at first was shocked by the revelation and reported the discovery to Mace Windu who
along with Jedi Masters Kit Fisto, Agen Kolar and Saesee Tin went off to arrest the Chancellor.
But Sidious was so powerful he was able to kill all the Jedi save mace Windu, who was
able to reflect back his force lightening.
Yet just as Master Windu was about to land the finishing blow, Anakin Skywalker cut off
his arm, allowing for Sidious to send Mace Windu flying out a window to his death.
Anakin had fallen to the darkside, believing that only with the help of Darth Sidious would
he be able to prevent the death of his wife and unborn child.
And so Sidious named his new apprentice Darth Vader and ordered him to kill the last of
the Separatists leadership to bring about an end to the Clone Wars.