He was born under the name veradun within imperial space, and raised by his adoptive father. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. Darth sidious was the apprentice and murderer of plagueis. Sure, darth plagueis had his own book following the release of revenge of the sith, but that story is no longer considered canon, so the character may not even exist and could have just been a lie. Darth plagueis is probably what follows the bane trilogy best, since its the direct continuation of what bane started. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. But luceno mostly concerns himself with dry accounts of political and business maneuvers, full of convoluted deals and deceptions. Have never and probably will never read any of the swtor tiein books other than. So, just who is darth plagueis, and how does he figure into the star wars universe. What makes this even more remarkable is that much of it is information i never thought would see the light of day.
Darth malgus is a major antagonist in star wars franchise, serving as one of the two main antagonists alongside vitiate of the bioware mmorpg star wars. Maul went toe to toe with sidious and landed some good punches, is an. While still young, veradun killed a twilek servant on his. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. In his quest for total domination, darth sidious compiled six legendary dark side texts detailing sith history and philosophy by sorzus syn, darth malgus, darth. Darth malgus was a human male sith lord of the resurgent sith empire during the time of the great galactic war to the third galactic war. Darth plagueis is arguably one of the finest star wars novels ever written. I will be analyzing darth malgus at the height of his power, within the timeframe of the old republic mmo, specifically the false emperor flashpoint. For characters belonging to the canon continuity, see. Darth vader parts written by darth plagueis the wise. I think jcw vs plagueis is a fair match personally in that it could go either way. I want to get into the sw eu and got 3 star wars novels.
Star wars legends works establish him as the master of palpatine, who becomes the emperor, darth sidious. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. He once was a sith apprentice to then sith lord vindican. Darth plagueis is the most revelatory star wars novel since. Sorry, star wars fans, that snoke darth plagueis theory. Its the same reason why i refuse to discuss grandmaster yodas battle with darth sidious in the tcw episode sacrifice. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. 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.
Episode vi revenge of the sith, when emperor palpatine tells. Celgress behold a white horse and he that sat on him had a bow. So powerful and wise was darth plagueisthat he could manipulate the dark side of the force to save others from dying. The metric to rank characters will be the extent that darth malgus would need an amp to defeat them. And darth plagueis we learn was a muun named hego damask. Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live forever, sow the seeds of their destruction. The tragedy of darth plagueis the wise once, not so long ago, there was agreat sith lord called darth plagueis. 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. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 18, a. The book revolves around the stories of three main characters, aryn leneer, darth malgus, and zeerid korr. What darth plagueis thought of sith emperor vitiate. He can be found on ilum and in the false emporer flashpoint.
The accompanying works were declared noncanon to the star wars franchise by lucasfilm in 2014 this list applies only to characters who completely appear in legends media, and who therefore do not exist in the canon continuity. One of the more powerful darth lords in sith history, malgus was studied by vader and palpatine. Darth malgus was a human male sith lord of the sith empire during the great galactic. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. 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. Deceived is set around 3 centuries later and it includes malgus, which isnt mentioned by name in plagueis unless i am. Books similar to darth plagueis goodreads share book. Darth plagueis lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i and ii. Episode iii revenge of the sith by palpatine to anakin skywalker. Episode eighteen revenge of the sith part 3 invasion. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat.
Malgus was a human male sith lord of the sith empire during the great galactic war. 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 plagueis was a male dark lord of the sith who, at some point prior to the invasion of naboo, chose sheev palpatine, a human from naboo, as his apprentice. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. I dont think they even knew who malgus was, and if they did they wouldnt think very highly of him. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. Darth plagueis begins decades farther back in time and ends during the events of episode i itself. What did darth vader and palpatine thought about darth malgus. Darth plagueis by james luceno goodreads share book.
In my opinion, this is the story groups way of saying that darth plagueis is as much canon as it is allowed to be considering it has to be called legends. Top 5 reasons supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis comic book news. Malgus would have lived about 4,000 years before the time of the empire, so not everyone in the galaxy would know of the events that malgus took p. This was a great book to fill in so many blanks for star wars fans, i really enjoyed it. Darth plagueis lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith who, at some point, chose sheev palpatine, a human from naboo, as his apprentice. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Plagueis later appeared as the protagonist of the nownoncanonical legends novel star wars. Despite the title, this book is just as much about darth sidious as it is darth plagueis, delving into the backstory of their first meeting, upbringing as master and apprentice, and eventual falling out. Most of his story will probably transition into canon in the future, and is still worth the read. Actually lets all agree that revan will make any sith look like a pushover thus we dont even kno malaks full power not takin his side or anything but malak knew he couldnt have the mantle of the sith he even said that on the star forge and why else would revan take malak as an apprentice if he wasnt worthy jack. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. I just finished darth plagueis, and it was excellent.
Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. Seven or eight years ago this book would have benefited from the momentum of the eu. The dearth of fangirlfriendly novels among the recent eu releases is a broader problem of story selection, and darth plagueis, executed from lucas vision, is a book that should have been written. We know this thanks to the book of the sith a highly informative read.
Who is still talking about the darth plagueis novel. Enjoy the magical world of disney, including marvel, star wars, pixar and more. This is a legends story for darth plagueis that touches on information found within the great novel darth plagueis by james luceno. This is a novel part of what is known nowadays as legends in the star wars novel series, in other words, noncanonical anymore featuring the events of the life of darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious. Biography edit edit source in the modern history of the sith empire, darth malgus stands out as a curiosity. The sith are the main antagonists in the star wars universe. This article is about the book assembled by darth sidious. Darth revan would be more fair, but there is a reason for him being high high tier as opposed to where i placed bane. Goodreads members who liked darth plagueis also liked. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. This book gives insight to to turn an apprentice into a master. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date.
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. 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. In the story, he is a legendary sith lord with power over death. Sorzus syn was the mage, malgus the warrior, bane the zealot, mother talzin the shaman, and darth plagueis the scientist. Darth plagueis vs darth sidious battles comic vine. Not only does nothing contradict the new canon, but one of the major characters in darth plagueis is in a book in the new canon. Malgus can hold off maul in saber combat, but even if maul would be able to apparently overpower malgus he will resort to his force abilities he has powerful force pushes and force lightning. Also sorry i had too look up the exact quotation for it in the book. Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers. 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.
This is an incomplete list of characters from the star wars expanded universe, now rebranded star wars legends. Hailing from the new novelisation we have the illustrious darth plagueis up against dath whatshisface. Darth plagueis, they say can use the force to create and fool death. The second novel set in the old republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game star. Darth malgus is a highranking sith lord, known as a destroyer, discoverer and diplomat.
Darth malgus is a sith lord in the old republic era. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. Darth bane is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Nov, 2017 plagueis would have been concerned with vitiates ability to exist as a force entity and cheat death. The first part of the book, detailing plagueis efforts to harness the power of the force to grant immortality, has greater novelty, and occasional scenes later in the book hint at a more mystical story. Malgus malgus is pretty much the old republic version of darth vader in the way that hes a tank when it comes to lightsaber dueling, but force wise, hes moreso a darth maul level user. The nice thing about darth plagueis legends novel is it is one of the books that shows the legend of darth plagueis, but at the same time keeps him mysterious, because we dont really know what happened. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. And as we know from revenge of the sith, plagueis had equal sway over life itself.
He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. Vader killed roan lands before ferus olin could even react. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. A masterpiece of intrigue, republic politics and finance, and most of all, an insight into the workings of the sith. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous. For this part of the discussion mark hurliman of the star wars report and star wars beyond the films podcasts joins me. He was born under the name veradun within imperial space on dromund kaas, and raised by his. Oct 30, 2012 this book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. From the darth plagueis novel and the darth maul wookieepedia entry.
In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. Darth plagueis by luceno, james from amazons fiction books store. Having read deceived malgus novel, id say malgus was significantly more powerful in the force. Besides sidious, authors included sorzus syn of the old sith empire, darth malgus of the. Darth plagueis hego damask was a male muun dark lord of the sith and master of darth sidious, first referenced in star wars. See more ideas about leader snoke, star wars and war. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. Plagueis story is truly a tragedy, for the sith lord has the ambition, knowhow. Check out our amazon influencers page and help support swrc. This book was the first audiobook i had ever listened to ive gone on to listen to six more star wars books. Offensive midichlorian manipulation is suspect at best, not a thing at worse. He was created by george lucas, within the star wars canon where he is first mentioned in the novelization of star wars. I believe you are right maul isnt that far off from plagueis physically but i. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey.
Darth plagueis and darth sidious, master and acolyte, target the galaxy for dominationand the jedi order for annihilation. Darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that. Sep 07, 2018 i will be analyzing darth malgus at the height of his power, within the timeframe of the old republic mmo, specifically the false emperor flashpoint. Star wars by james luceno, 9780345511287, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He was born under the name veradun within imperial space on dromund kaas, and raised by his adoptive father. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. The truth sidious believed darth malgus uncovered about the dark side and vader. But luceno mostly concerns himself with dry accounts of political and business.
In his novel series the thrawn trilogy, author timothy zahn labeled sith lord darth vader and emperor palpatine as dark. 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. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. As one would expect from the man who trained darth sidious, plagueis is a master manipulator of public figures and events. Not so sure bane could keep pace very long with either without being overwhelmed. What is the next book to read in the three bane books. Darth malgus is a strong force sensitieve and fiere warrior, however darth revan is immensly powerful revan obliterated a sith empire dark councilor in one blow in the book. 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. You will never look at the prequels in the same light again. Then, as is the way of the sith, he was murdered by hisapprentice. The focus of the plagueis book, and most of plagueis writings in the book of sith, isnt. The new testament of the christian bible book of revelations chapter 6, verse 2 c. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. However, maul was significantly better trained in lightsaber combat.
Sorzus syn, darth malgus, darth bane, mother talzin, darth plagueis and darth sidious and annotated by darth. However, after both of them fought jedi master kao cen darach, darth malgus killed his own master and declared himself as the new dark. Eventually darth plagueis became so powerful that the only thing he feared waslosing his power. I actually wrote about this on a message board last winter as i was reading the book. The combination of these two elements by luceno is a treat to read.
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