Dooku

Photo via 20th Century Studio The Jedi might be the formidable heroes of the Star Wars universe, but it is the Sith Lords who have made some of the fascinating contributions. While Palpatine and Darth Vader have retained their persona as the saga’s redoubtable villains, it is the Sith Lord, Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) who reflects the immense potential of Sidious’ manipulations and Sith monstrosities. Recently, Reddit was filled with Star Wars fans coming in together and raising a “what if?” situation. What…

When two very famous celebrities show up on this week’s episode of The Mandalorian, the viewer has a choice to make. Look at the sets, the characters, the costumes, and buy into the absurdity of what’s obviously about to happen, or get angry that clearly, this latest episode is very uninterested in forwarding the story of this season. Spoilers of the Week: July 1stAt first, I was in the second group. Angry that this seemingly unrelated, glossy, over-the-top, cameo-filled story was keeping us from seeing any meaningful…

This preview of Star Wars: Yoda #4 gives us a rematch... er, pre-match, of the lightsaber duel from Attack of the Clones.Published Sat, 18 Feb 2023 07:27:10 -0600 by Jude Terror | Welcome to our preview of Star Wars: Yoda #4! This preview gives us a rematch – er, pre-match – of the lightsaber duel from Attack of the Clones. Joining me on this preview is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron. LOLtron, what are your thoughts on the preview? Let me remind you not to try to take over the world this time. INITIATING…

Image: Bandai, Hot Toys, and LegoWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's roundup of the latest toy news. This week, Lego begins teasing its plans for 2023 with a bevy of Star Wars sets and a smooth jazz celebration, Chainsaw Man merch mania continues with everyone’s favorite blood fiend, and Hot Toys heads back to Attack of the Clones. Check it out!Lego Modular Building Collection Jazz ClubIt’s official, your minifigures have a more active social life than you do with the latest addition to Lego’s modular building series. The…

Screenshot: LucasfilmSo much has happened to the Star Wars franchise in the last 14 years that it can be difficult to remember that the new canon actually began with Dave Filoni’s Clone Wars cartoon. It was retroactively added into Disney’s new Star Wars stories by virtue of being a pretty good show helmed by the guy who would eventually be the driving force behind Star Wars’ live-action TV series. It can be even harder to remember that The Clone Wars kicked off with a movie—a theatrically released movie—that was…

Image: LucasfilmThe six-episodeanimated anthology Tales of the Jedi isn’t required Star Wars viewing, especially when compared to its marvelous contemporary Andor. But for three of its episodes, it offers an important if abridged reminder: The Jedi are terrible and Count Dooku was right to become disillusioned and leave the Order. Segment of Challenger Space Shuttle Found at Bottom of Atlantic Ocean01:05Star Wars: Shatterpoint Announcement TrailerYesterday 1:23PMNow, should Dooku have become a Sith Lord? No, and Tales of…

Young Count Dooku in Tales of the Jedi.Image: LucasfilmIf you’re a Star Wars fan, talking to legendary voice actor Corey Burton can be a little scary. After all, on The Clone Wars, Burton was the voice of villainous Sith Lord Count Dooku, as well as vicious bounty hunter Cad Bane. Neither character is someone you’d like to meet in a dark alley. (Or bright street for that matter.) This year, Burton reprised both roles to great effect: Bane for The Book of Boba Fett, and now Dooku in Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi. io9spoke…

Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images Christopher Lee’s Count Dooku is having a moment in the spotlight. The Attack of the Clones villain was always one of the more intriguing Star Wars prequel trilogy characters, choosing to fall to the Dark Side for political and ideological reasons rather than simply to gain power. He was dignified, fiercely intelligent, and unfailingly polite, even when attempting to convince a captured Obi-Wan to join him. Now, thanks to the animated series Tales of the Jedi, we now know…

Image via LucasFilm Yesterday saw one of the biggest drops in Star Wars media in a long time, with a new episode of Andor and the six-part Tales of the Jedi animated show giving fans a lot to digest. Historically, the CG shows have been a little hit-or-miss, though with The Bad Batch they’re now hitting a consistently high quality. As such, Tales of the Jedi didn’t disappoint. We liked Dave Filoni filling in some blank spots in Ahsoka Tano’s prequel-era story, but the real star of this show was Count Dooku. The…

We Didn’t Like... That This Overshadows Two Excellent Prior StoriesImage: LucasfilmDooku’s story in Tales of the Jedi, and “Resolve,” the final chapter of Ahsoka’s narrative, are loosely inspired by the events of two Disney canon stories that previously told both the story of Dooku’s exit from the Jedi Order and Ahsoka’s life after the events of The Clone Wars, before she joined the nascent Rebellion: Dooku: Jedi Lost, an audio drama by The High Republic’s Cavan Scott, and the aptly titled Ahsoka, by E.K. Johnston.Dooku’s…