Did Dooku know Palpatine was Sidious during Clone Wars?
Yes. Dooku did know Palpatine was Sidious. As far as Anakin knew, Dooku was the Sith Lord who orchestrated the Clone Wars. Not to mention Anakin trusted and liked Palpatine so much, that he would have had a hard time believing he was a Sith Lord.
Why did Palpatine get captured?
He wanted to divert any suspicion that may had arisen about him. By making himself appear to be Grievous’ victim, it was virtually impossible for anyone to infer or even imagine that Palpatine was in fact Darth Sidious or even an collaborator of the Dark Lord.
Was Dooku going to betray Palpatine?
Unknown to the Jedi, however, Dooku not only renounced their ways but his commitment to the light side of the Force as well. The Sith, however, remained faithful to Darth Bane’s Rule of Two; and as such, Dooku was compelled to betray his disciple after Sidious became suspicious of his own apprentice’s intentions.
What did Count Dooku think of Darth Maul?
dooku spoke highly of darth maul and refered him as a “great sith lord” in tcw episode monster. He likely thought highly of him because maul was able to slay gui gon jinn in a duel, whom dooku held extremely high esteem overall. They worked guite admirably against jedi strike team in son of dathomir comic.
Did the separatists know sidious was Palpatine?
Absolutely. Based on his conversation with Mace Windu, where he told him that Palpatine was Sidious, it seems the Jedi council at least knew that a Sith Lord was in control of the separatists- they just didn’t know who that Sith Lord was. Also, Sidious sent him to kill all of the separatist leaders on Mustafar.
What if Dooku exposed Palpatine?
If Dooku reveals the identity then he is still unable to duel so he’d die by sidious’ hands. It would be anakin vs. sidious and if Kenobi wakes up then it’d be him vs sidious as well.
Why did Palpatine kill Dooku?
The Rule of Two doesn’t mean there can’t be only one – this has frequently happened, usually because the Master has killed an Apprentice (or he has died in some other fashion) or when the Apprentice has become the Master. In Palpatine’s opinion, killing Dooku in cold blood was an important step in turning Anakin to the dark side.
Why did Sidious have to kill Dooku?
Sidious has Dooku killed because he was a potential rival. He needed to kill Dooku to advance to the final stage of his plan. How could he end the Clone Wars if the separatist leader was still alive. Also there was no place for Dooku in Sidious’s schemes post CWs.
Why did Dooku lose to Anakin so quickly?
Meaning the original plan was to essentially lure Anakin into defeat and force him to kill his own master, as in many cases of Sith inauguration into the ranks. As such, Dooku used his full strength too late and essentially lost his ability to become an effective Sith and leader.
Why did Palpatine allow Anakin to kill Darth Vader?
There are two reasons for it. One, we all know that Anakin craved and longed for it, but also, Palpatine was able to absorb the guilt for him by not letting him make that decision.