The Jedi Order’s increased involvement in political affairs, had an adverse effect on
Jedi master Dooku, as he soon resigned to become the twentieth member of the lost twenty.
Residing in his family fortune on the planet of Serenno, the talents of the former Jedi
did not go unnoticed, and the manipulative Sith Darth Sidious, lured the Count to the
dark side by praying on his disillusions with the Galactic Republic, and the death of Qui-Gon
cemented any hope of a return to the Jedi. The bonds to the Jedi, were used to further
the planning of the Sith, as the close bond to Master Sifo-Dyas, had enabled for the creation
of a secret clone army, based around the template of the bounty hunter Jango Fett. The political
skills of Dooku had also been put to use, as Sidious decided the Count should lead a
Separatist Alliance, with some of the galaxy’s most powerful figures opposing the Republic,
and Palpatine could control the war from the comfort of his office. To the very end, Dooku
had been unaware of the true intentions of his master, and aboard the dreadnought of
one of his other creations General Grievous, he was betrayed, and the Jedi knight Anakin
Skywalker soon took his place, as the apprentice to the dark Lord of the Sith. But what if
Dooku was a double agent? How could he help the Jedi fight the Sith hiding in the shadows?
As you are going to find out, Dooku’s change of allegiance, could have saved the lives
of countless others… In his quarters at the Jedi Temple, Grandmaster
Yoda sat in the centre of the room, alongside Master Windu. The wise Jedi could sense himself
growing apart from his padawan Dooku, and a resignation seemed inevitable. Windu was
aware of the fallen Jedi of the past, and he did not want his Jedi friend to suffer
the same fate, so they sought the advice of Dooku’s closest Jedi companion Sifo-Dyas.
The Jedi master had been concerned about the growing darkness that could topple the Order,
and he decided that to keep Dooku from falling to the dark side, they needed to install a
newly developed behavioural implant, known as an inhibitor chip. The Jedi are wary of
controlling one of their most esteemed members in such a manner, but after a meeting with
several other Council members, and the creators of the chip on Kamino, they proceed with the
operation. Dooku also agreed to the safeguard against the dark side, and after the implementation,
he left the Order as they had expected. For a number of years, the Count of Sereeno stayed
apart from the corruption in the senate of the Galactic Republic, until one day, he heard
a knocking on his palace doors. Placing his goblet onto his desk, he found a hooded figure
in front of him, and even though his senses told him to refuse the stranger, he was curious,
and beckoned him inside. Beneath the hood had been Palpatine, and the secret Sith Lord
knew that Dooku had left the Jedi Order, and gave him new ideas to defeat the corruption
in the senate. Dooku showed an interest in Palpatine’s views, and after several meetings,
he revealed that he had been part of the emerging Sith movement, and demonstrated his power.
The former Jedi stared in amazement as all of the pillars adorning his palace, had been
simultaneously lifted into the air, and his power was sure to be a rival to Yoda. But
with the influence of the chip, Dooku still held an allegiance to the Jedi, and he realised
he could have a bearing on the future of the galaxy. Choosing to accept the offer, Dooku
realised that sacrifices had to be made, and as Palpatine returned to his apartment on
Coruscant, he knew he could not communicate with the Jedi Council, without his master’s
detection. But he still had one way out, and after Palpatine had liked his idea of a clone
army, he ordered his apprentice to use his connection to Master Sifo-Dyas, to resume
talks with the Kaminoans, then kill him. Dooku had not intention of murdering his closest
Jedi companion, and informing the Jedi of his plan, they used a decoy shuttle for the
Pykes to target, and gaining proof from Lom Pyke that the shuttle had been destroyed,
Sidious’ trust in Dooku had been confirmed, revealing that he had been Palpatine. The
Sith Lord was now under the impression that these clones based around Jango Fett, would
soon do his bidding, but the Jedi had been given a lot of Dooku’s wealth to fund the
army. The protocols that had been put in place by the mysterious Sidious, had quietly been
substituted for their own, and they knew that the Sith would try to start a war. But without
the identity of Darth Sidious, the Jedi could not get proof without trying to find Dooku,
and he lures them to Geonosis. The Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi had been tasked with the mission
to find the identity of the Sith, and landing with his starfighter in the rocky terrain,
he reached a secret hide out, where Dooku had been holding a meeting with the other
members of the Confederacy of Independent systems. Dooku could sense the Jedi knight,
and quickly concluding the discussion he asked the Jedi to sit beside him. Obi-Wan is quick
to ask for the identity of Sidious, but as Dooku opened his mouth to speak, it appeared
as if his tongue had been tied, and he realised that Sidious had his own safeguard against
a form of betrayal. Dooku was now trapped between both the Jedi and the Sith.
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