Dooku

Dooku (also known as Darth Tyranus) was Darth Sidious' second apprentice. He served as the founder of the Separatist Alliance.
== Biography ==
Dooku formerly served as a member of the Jedi Order who was the Master of Qui-Gon Jinn. However, Dooku left the Order after the death of Jinn.
At some point prior to 22 BBY, Dooku became the second Sith apprentice of Darth Sidious (publicly known as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine) . As part of Sidious' plan to dominate the galaxy, Dooku established the Separatist Alliance. During this time, he also secretly worked with the Kaminoans to create a Grand Army of the Republic, with each clone trooper having inhibitor chips installed into their heads so that they would follow Order 66 without question. Under his Sith name Tyranus, the Count recruited Jango Fett to serve as a template for the Grand Army.
=== Separatist Crisis ===
During the Separatist Crisis, Dooku began rallying many organisations and governments to join the Separatist Alliance. He managed to get the Trade Federation, a powerful economic conglomerate, to join the Alliance under the condition that Padmé Amidala was killed. 
In 22 BBY, Dooku hosted a summit on Geonosis where several more organisations pledged their armies to the Separatists, forming one major Droid Army. 
Dooku attended the execution of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala. However, the Grand Army of the Republic arrived and rescued the three. This led to the Battle of Geonosis, the beginning of the Clone Wars. During the battle, Dooku received the plans for the Death Star from Poggle the Lesser. After a duel with Skywalker, Kenobi and Yoda, Dooku fled to Coruscant, where he gave the Death Star plans to Sidious, who commended Dooku's success in starting the war. The next phase of the Sith plan had been complete.
=== Death and Legacy ===
Three years later, Sidious faked his capture at the hands of Dooku and Grievous and was held onboard the Invisible Hand. During the Battle over Coruscant, Sidious was rescued by Skywalker and Kenobi, who duelled Dooku with their lightsabers. Dooku lost the duel between the two Jedi. Sidious ordered Skywalker to kill Dooku. Skywalker hesitated by ultimately obeyed the Chancellor's orders and decapitated Dooku. 
Skywalker succeeded Dooku as Sidious' apprentice shortly after. The Jedi were wiped out as a result of Order 66 while Separatist and Republic territories were transformed into the Galactic Empire. 
== Appearances ==
* Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
* Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
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