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The newStar warfare : Age of Republiccomic playscript promised to total Modern stories star the movie characters fans retrieve they knew , and have more than delivered - adding a newfangled , one of a kind Jedi Knight to canyon .
As if that was n’t an exciting enough addition for the devoted sports fan of Star Wars mythology , the novel Jedi is added as part ofStar state of war : Age of Republic - Count Dooku . The Sith Lord play by actor Christopher Lee may not get the same name acknowledgement as Darth Maul or Darth Vader , but lover of the case ’s expound role inThe Clone Warswill be more than pleased . Because it ’s Count Dooku ’s matter that adds the new created Jedi Knight to the large write up . And it ’s also Count Dooku who makes sure that the Jedi never hold out to put the Sith ’s grand plans in hazard …
Meet Jak’zin, The Newest Jedi
old stories in theStar Wars : Age of Republicseries have highlighted entertaining or desperate delegacy and moments , like that timeJar Jar Binks manage a lightsaberin combat , and made certain a Rebel hero sandwich could survive to see the Rebellion . But this issue puts Count Dooku front and center , in the midst of his plotting with Darth Sidious . As the dutiful servant to his Sith Master , Count Dooku travels to the planet Sullust to fashion a swap alliance on behalf of the Separatists . A deputation that takes an unexpected turn when a Togorian Jedi Knight identify Jak’zin turns up on the distant world at the same time – and recognizes ' Master Dooku ' immediately . For a normal traitorous enemy to the Republic … that might be a problem .
Count Dooku is no ordinary wheeler dealer , however , andAge of Republic - Count Dookutakes the chance to remind everyStar Warsfan of the fact . or else of indicate his surprise , Dooku welcomes Jak’zin ’s questions regarding his clock time in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . In those daytime , Jak’zin was only a youngling , and Count – no , Master Dookuwas still a member of the Jedi Order . And as if determined to demonstrate to the lecturer that Dooku truly was Darth Sidious ' greatest apprentice , he flexes his cunning by invite the Jedi Jak’zin to his dinner party table . Because gain the young Jedi ’s faith is the first gradation .
Dooku Teams Up With The Jedi Knight
It talk to Dooku ’s top executive of deception and specialty of fiber that even as Jak’zin recalls his memory of Qui - Gon Jinn ( Dooku ’s apprentice before leaving the Jedi Order ) and is persuaded into revealing his mission on Sullust , it ’s laborious to tell if Dooku has adjudicate what to do with this Jedi intrusion . But after take form their resonance , Count Dooku request to accompany Jak’zin on his mission . Having permit one fair , devoted young Jedi decline in struggle when he could have forestall it , Dooku ca n’t allow himself tonotoffer attention . And as Jak’zin leaps across rooftop and sneak into a criminal organization ’s fastness , Dooku shows he has n’t lost a step with long time .
Page 2 of 2:The Fate of Jedi Knight Jak’zin [SPOILERS]
The Final Fate of Jak’zin The Jedi
For the phonograph recording , Count Dookudoestake step to keep Jak’zin alive as they work out their agency into the criminals ' warehouse , only to break that the gangsters are trafficking in weapons ( presumptively the very products that Dooku is their to larn for his and his master ’s galaxy - wide stoking of Separatist sentiment ) . And as the dyad find themselves surrounded , Dooku sees an opportunity to execute two labor at once . give away his lightsaber and going back - to - back with Jak’zin , the pair deflect a tempest of laser bolt back towards their assailant , lay waste to them while demonstrating just how outclassed these back - world punk really are .
Once the brush is over and Count Dooku is leave victorious alongside Jak’zin , the Jedi Knight produce the crucial mistake of rivet on the surprise lightsaber . Since the laser swords are the mark of a Jedi or a Sith , Jak’zin does n’t require much to put the pieces together : Dooku is no longer a Jedi , and his lightsaber is awfully … ruby-red . And just as quickly as the cat - like Jedi Knight had begin to knead a comfy spot in ourStar Warshearts , his opposition to Dooku realise him a good time through the back .
Fans may see this new , previously unknown chapter as absolutely in character with Count Dooku as presented in the films , but it ’s always prissy to see him get a bit more of the spotlight . Similarly , Dooku ’s skills as a Jedi - grampus are establish in theStar Warsprequel taradiddle , as the secret agent responsible for killing Jedi Master Sifo - Dyas ( a kill that was finally shown inClone Wars ) . Yet seeing how he would deal with , and ultimately obliterate a Jedi Knight who happened upon his scheming grants even greater insight into the man he is – and the baddie he is not .
After all , he ’s not the kind of Sith who would take delight , or a sense of retribution out of slaying a Jedi . Which is one thing that makes him suffer asunder from Darth Maul , Darth Sidious , Darth Vader , and just aboutevery other Sith Lord we can think of .
Count Dooku, Veteran Jedi-Killer
In the terminal , it ’s most apparent that Dooku is a man who will not be block off , not even by a Jedi Knight ( who ca n’t even make him break a effort when much stumble onto his entire treasonous scheme ) . This story also replicate down on just how difficult it is to get a true common sense of Count Dooku a.k.a . Darth Tyranus . Was he truly using the Sith as a mean value to an end ? When he requested Obi - Wan Kenobi ’s help in bringing down the Sith inAttack of The Clones , was he being unfeigned then ? Is his compunction for his former apprentice Qui - Gon Jinn legitimate – specially now that we knowQui - Gon probably would ’ve side with Anakin ?
Hopefully , this is just the first of many more coup d’oeil into Count Dooku’sStar Warsstory , tell from a perspectiveotherthan the Jedi who opposed him .
Star war : Age of Republic - Count Dookuis available now at your local comic rule book shop , and for digital download fromMarvel Comics .
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