Count Dooku

Count Dooku a.k.a Darth Tyranus (from the word "tyrant") was a powerful Sith lord apprenticed to Darth Sidious. He was originally the Jedi apprentice of Master Yoda but was, in his later years drawn to the power of the dark side. He was also the master of Qui-Gon Jinn.

Although, he was first tempted by the Dark side as a Padawan, when his best friend (Lorian Nod) became a Sith Lord, Dooku rose to be a mighty Jedi Master. In later years, he even lead the Jedi against the Mandalorians; the war against Boba Fett, where half the universe's Jedi were killed. However, shortly after this battle, the weary Dooku lost faith in the slowly corrupting Galactic Senate and the Jedi for serving it. He was greatly angered by the unwillingness of the Jedi Council to aid oppressed worlds and systems. The death of his apprentice and friend, Qui-Gon Jinn was the final blow to his already waning faith.

It is at that time he became apprenticed to Darth Sidious. His true dark nature began to emerge as he became colder and crueler; often viewing others as mere objects to further his ends. He further expressed extreme hatred for non-humans, seeking to place man above all, as the supreme, universal Authority. He then became the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the separatist group that was rebelling against the Galactic empire. He was behind several intrigues, especially involving the erasure of logs in the Jedi archives. He was most renowned, however, for his involvement in the Clone Wars.

During the war, Count Dooku, trained several non-Sith apprentices eg: General Grievous, Asajj Ventress and also tempted, imprisoned and sentenced Obi-Wan-Kenobi to death but was thwarted. He battled quite a number of Jedi too, most notably, Yoda (to a draw) and even cut off the right forearm off of Anakin Skywalker during the early days of the Clone Wars. He also procured and passed on the first designs of the Death Star to Darth Sidious.

Dooku was widely known for his calm and strategic moods. He uses this to his advantage in battle when his opponents see his calm emotionless face it intimidates them and make them fight sloppier.

When Dooku became sith he was very loyal to his master Darth Sidious, Unlike his trainees General Grievous and Asajj Ventress who frequently disobey and put their own gain in front of their master, Dooku obeyed every order Sidious told him without question and eventually led to his death.

Count Dooku was one of the greatest Jedi/Sith in the Galaxy. Although he was a bit of a demagogue and delved deeply in philosophy, he was extremely knowledgeable in the ways of the force, frequently using it in battle. As a Sith, he possesed a red lightsaber with a curved handle. With it, he was a deadly duelist. In fact, he was one of the few force-users known for using the second lightsaber form, Makashi, as it was obsolete by his time, or at least was considered so. He was thought of as a match for Yoda and was one of only two (the other was Yoda) beings capable of defeating Mace Windu in combat.

The Clone Wars, also known as the Clone War and the Great Clone War, was the name given to the major galactic conflict fought between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The war was named after the clone troopers utilized by the Republic against the battle droid forces of the Separatists. These armies, the Grand Army of the Republic and the Separatist Droid Army, were two of the largest ever pitted against each other in galactic history, and the fighting between them rapidly spread to countless inhabited worlds.

Serenno was a planet located in the Outer Rim Territories' D'Astan sector, covered in lush forests, mountains and plains. Serenno was named after its ruling family, House Serenno. During the Clone Wars, it was aligned with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the leader of which was the Serenno-born Count Dooku.

Count Dooku's Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop, also known as Dooku's solar sailer, was a Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop owned by Count Dooku after receiving it as a gift from the Geonosians. He used it as a private transport throughout the Clone Wars.

The IG-100 MagnaGuard, also known as the Self-Motivating Heuristically Programmed Combat Droid, was an advanced type of battle droid that was used during the Clone Wars as bodyguards of General Grievous, as per Count Dooku's order, as well as being specialized infantry on the battlefield. After the InterGalactic Banking Clan secured Grievous's services as an enforcer, they refused to hire his Kaleesh, and thus the cyborg general demanded a cadre of "more intelligent battle droids" to serve him. The construction of the MagnaGuards was then commissioned for Grievous's service, though the Jedi-killing droids were also occasionally employed to escort Count Dooku himself.

The Clone Wars, also known as the Clone War and the Great Clone War, was the name given to the major galactic conflict fought between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The war was named after the clone troopers utilized by the Republic against the battle droid forces of the Separatists. These armies, the Grand Army of the Republic and the Separatist Droid Army, were two of the largest ever pitted against each other in galactic history, and the fighting between them rapidly spread to countless inhabited worlds.