When we first hear of darth plagueis, his tragedy is being recalled by darth sidious, at the time chancellor palpatine, to anakin skywalker. Darth plagueis he was the most powerful sith lord who ever lived. Palpatine could lure anakin towards the dark side of the force, knowing full well of his concerns over losing padme. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious. Written by james luceno, audiobook narrated by daniel davis.
Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Darth vader, when pronounced in german actually dutch, literally translates to darth father. Ever since fans learned that andy serkis was playing a character named supreme leader snoke in star wars. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the force to influence the midi. The novel was finally released on january 10, 2012 in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook format.
Legacy of darth plagueis the wise chapter 14, a star wars. In true luceno fashion, this novel bridges an incredible amount of time. For this section of the commentary bethany and mark of the star wars report podcast return to discuss chapters 4 through 7 with me. The tragedy of darth plagueis the wise by xlrwolf10. The second novel set in the old republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game star wars. Star wars darth plagueis audiobook audiobooks free. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date.
Plagueis was kept appraised of his apprentices efforts but seldom took part in the. Although an excellent book widely considered a fan favorite, darth plagueis now falls under the banner of legends tiein fiction from the vast star wars expanded universe conceived before disney bought lucasfilm and essentially hit the reset button on all those novels, comics and. James luceno audio books, best sellers, author bio. Darth plagueis, remembered as darth plagueis the wise, was a male muun dark. Literally in the background of when the ship first lands on coruscant when theyre looking at anakin knowing that this is the child. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe no. Darth plagueis by james luceno available from rakuten kobo. Interesting this is the description for the tarkin novel on amazon. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Plagueis later appeared as the protagonist of the nownoncanonical legends novel star wars. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. That being said, this book is low on action, high on exposition. Just a guess here, but im thinking force ghosts cant effect things physically. The point of focussing on darth plagueis is to show you the skills and behaviors that shaped the sith in that time period.
Lets read star wars darth plagueis part 11 youtube. It was a calculated risk on your part since you were betting obito would not only have at least one of his eyes intact, but rin being the skilled medic nin she was. The character of darth plagueis simply did not exist until his creation for the episode iii script, and even then the mention was merely a plot device with which. All star wars spoilers darth plagueis is just what his. The relationship between plagueis and palpatine, how palpatine became a sith and then rose to power in the senate, is discussed in the novel darth plagueis by james luceno. Celgress behold a white horse and he that sat on him had a bow.
Darth tyranus is a tyrant of the separatist movement. Into the void full audiobook part 12 of 12 by catherine chavez. Darth sidious im going to refer to him as palpatine planned to kill his master in his quest for supreme power, as all sith desire. Lockdown, a oneoff focusing on darth maul, ties into events in darth plagueis. Is darth plagueis seen on screen in the phantom menace. For this part of the discussion mark hurliman of the star wars report and star wars beyond the films podcasts joins me. We also have a special guest, marks father mark e who himself is an avid. The new testament of the christian bible book of revelations chapter 6, verse 2 c. It was interesting to hear the story told with the sith being the main protagonists, to see what their motivations are. The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. Darth plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary character from a new hope to full, fascinating life. Episode iii revenge of the sith by palpatine to anakin skywalker. For this part of the discussion mark hurliman of the star wars report and star wars.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Darth plagueis treatment, bringing a legendary character from a new hope to full, fascinating life. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. And in one part, if it were canon, places plagueis being present during the time of episode i. When you get to part three, that was the part for me that really sold the book to me. Palpatine tells anakin of the legend of darth plagueis, a sith lord who was said to be so powerful he could both create life and prevent people from dying.
Obi wan tells luke in esb that if he choses to face vader he cannot interfere, that statement seems very telling to me, while still being open to interpertation. Who is still talking about the darth plagueis novel. It gave a lot of background to what happened in episode 1, the phantom menace, but it was also a great story in itself. This video contains his words and excerpts from the audiobook darth plagueis, by james luceno i am not the creator of any of the art, music. Decades later the planet would have a part to play in galactic events, its own wink of historical notoriety, but in those formative years that presaged the republics. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. An alien muun, who might resemble a somber and a very enjoyable and entertaining star wars novel. Darth plagueis was darth sidious emperor senator palpatines sith master. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. For all three battles it will be to the death, bloodlust on, no morals, 1v1 with no help what so e. Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars.
But what if the sith lord did not go quietly like sidious thought. Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 18, a. The old republic ramps up the action and brings listeners facetoface for the first time with a sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the orders dark lords. My son received this audiobook as a gift but i cant find if it would be an age appropriate book for him or not. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Darth malgus, the mysterious, masked sith of the wildly popular deceived and hope game trailers. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. Bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives grand moff tarkin the star wars. Episode eighteen revenge of the sith part 3 invasion. Anakin is very receptive to the myth, as nightmares of padmes death have haunted him relentlessly. Martin from the journal of xavier desmond audiobook. Darth plagueis hego damask was a male muun dark lord of the sith and master of darth sidious, first referenced in star wars. Here is part two of our ongoing commentary of the star wars novel darth plagueis if you missed part one, click here to check it out. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back.