Everything Darth Plagueis Did During the Phantom Menace - Star Wars Explained

[@NomicFin]

The way Palpatine tells the story gives it a lot more gravitas, when the real the Tragedy of Darth Plaguies the Wise was that his apprentice killed him while he lay passed out on the couch after an all-night bender. The moral of the story: even if you are a Sith Lord, drink responsibly.

[@tatevancleve1802]

have i ever told you the story of the demise of darth pleigus the not as wise as he thinks he is?

[@ender5023]

The tragedy of Darth Plaguies the drunk...

[@tigertank06]

😂😂😂.

[@ScaryGarrySG1]

You know Palpatine just wanted to skip ahead and say "Well, I still killed him, tho" but showed restraint and let the story build....then the end became..." His....erm... apprentice got rid of him."

[@kuzkateco]

Drink responsibly my friends🍻🍺🍻

[@bigyoshi5170]

Plagueis was out partying and getting drunk but then Palpatine arrived and totally killed the vibe with the *MUrDeR* of my main Plague

[@mygolfballsannoy]

Problem is.. Palpatine didn’t party enough

[@Lurkai]

Ong my man Plagueis did NOT deserve to be deaded In his sleep nonetheless!!

[@only_one_chrisfantazzi]

Uncle Palps always ruining the PARTY

[@only_one_chrisfantazzi]

​@@mygolfballsannoyparty crasher

[@Matt-pn1ce]

Wonder if Plagueis got his death sticks from the death stick guy. That explains how palp could kill him so easily, because he was high as a kite.

[@Offu-cz9wl]

As someone who almost literally never reads books I can say that Plageuis was worth every minute of reading. Such an immersive story that brings so much understanding and enlightenment into the Star Wars trilogy as a whole.

[@jeremyjohnson4280]

Yes! I read the books and plagueis is hands down my favorite. Also the audiobook is amazing!! Listen to it on audible if you can. The sound effects and ambient background noise makes it so epic!!

[@davemccombs]

It doesn't, though. It's a LITERAL. RETCON. By definition, it did not exist at the time of the creation of the movies. Things freelance authors shoehorn in after just because the license holders want to flood the zone with books are not canon. Never have been, never will be. In any medium.

[@Offu-cz9wl]

@@davemccombs I should have clarified I was speaking of the trilogy that started w Phantom Menace…..

[@82dorrin]

@@Offu-cz9wl The Plagueis novel is the best of the old EU.

[@theitechlab]

⁠​⁠@@davemccombs To my understanding, George Lucas sanctioned and gave the final sign off on everything that hit the EU while the IP was still in his ownership. There is a 1.5 hour video by Captain Fordo explaining this with interviews, behind the scenes details, and people working for Lucasfilm that confirmed it (kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqm3eHyPbNNoirc ). Based on this, it was canon, and was sanctioned by Lucas himself to be part of the “C-tier” canon, along with 95%+ of the other books that now fall into the “Legends” category. This tier sits right behind the official “G-tier” canon of George himself. He didn’t write it, but it being released and licensed by Lucasfilm means it had his stamp of approval.

[@coralreeves4276]

It always surprises me that because of their grand ambitions, Sith lord deaths always ends up feeling so futile.

[@emilefischer4049]

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[@ScaryGarrySG1]

Really well done!

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[@FFA441]

Plagueis thought palpatine a literal sociopath would share power with him a blind bat could see he was not necessary for the last stage

[@Captain_Insano_nomercy]

To be fair, I think he really counted on Palps wanting the knowledge that old Hego had held back concerning the esoteric force. Sidious didn't give a damn though

[@tgmartin]

He wasn't as stupid as Dooku. Dooku knew about the Rule of Two and that Sidious had a borderline creepy obsession with Anakin yet he still didn't see the betrayal coming.

[@FFA441]

@@tgmartin truth

[@CuernoPequeno1007]

@@tgmartin @FFA441 I feel the same is true of Plagueis' master Tenebrous. I feel like after awhile they become complacent and/or begin to overlook certain things that could lead to their downfall. I feel like I've seen a discussion about this before somewhere.

[@elias.t]

@@CuernoPequeno1007 It might be good old fashioned arrogance. That's what killed Sidious in the end, too. (Well, the first time.) He was fully convinced that Vader was his creature, but his arrogance made him unable to account for Anakin.

[@Houdini_Bob]

one reason Darth Bane was PO'd at his apprentice, Zanna, is she kept putting him off. his health was starting to fail and he wanted her to challenge him while he was still strong. the thinking is by waiting until Darth Bane was weak and then challenging him, she would not really prove her worth of being the Master. the same would have been said of Palpatine getting Plaguies drunk and then killing him would be a hallow victory over his master and not testing his dark side abilities.

[@mikeglass2460]

Darth Zannah thought Darth Bane was using his trembling hand as a way to get her to attack him on his terms.

[@Captain_Insano_nomercy]

But this is the great flaw in the Rule of Two. Plagueis killed Tenebrous through trickery as well. It never really worked how Bane fantasized

[@mikeglass2460]

Darth Zannah did face Darth Bane in a formal challenge combat the Bane wanted to happen. According to Darth Plagueis that concept only lasted about 5 centuries though. They broke tradition or you could say evolved and started using cunning, stealth and deception to take the mantle.

[@jeremyjohnson4280]

I don’t agree drunk or not if one is truly powerful in the force specifically the dark side they would anticipate the deception. Plagueis let his guard down. By the rule of two if you can’t detect and deflect threats to you, you are no longer strong enough in the force to be the true master and it’s time to go. The real downfall of both bane and plagueis was their attempt to circumvent the rule of two and trying to extend their life through another body of need be. They tried it and failed

[@radaawdaw]

"not testing his dark side abilities" who some consider to be UN-natural

[@tobys4197]

That novel is SO good.

[@user-kq7gi7eh1s]

i AGREE

[@seanbolster7603]

One of my favorite novels from that era. The Darth maul book was also amazing.

[@Captain_Insano_nomercy]

Easily the best SW book in my opinion. I loved too how they tied it into the Darth Maul book: Shadow Hunter, as well as the Bounty Hunter game. Small details, but it was really cool how it all fit together

[@Gor85]

Haven't read or listened

[@kylesmith8934]

By far my favorite. Then comes Disney to try and ruin it

[@jakehilderbrand6890]

This is one of my favorite videos of yours! Thank you for explaining the background of the phantom menace it makes everything so much clearer

[@warrendietzel1953]

You should check out the Plagueis novel. It's a wonderful companion to The Phantom Menace, and one of the best Expanded Universe novels.

[@philipgrimler7856]

With all the hype of Plaugis being so mighty in the force, it's just a real damn shame we didn't get to bare witness a taste of his power.

[@jaylevzi7293]

If they have any clue about star wars, they'll bring him back as the main protagonist in any future movies. They even moved to bring him into the Acolyte. PLAGUEIS LIVES.

[@worryjspverybadatd2125]

I assumed the big mysterious hologram ugly man in episode 7 was our boy plageaux. Whatever his name was. Darth Snape or something. I didn't see the next movies but I'm assuming he was just another evil ugly man based on your comment

[@F3AN0RXINFERN0]

In the novel its stated he iced naboo completely when he visited the world with his mere presence.

[@pegtor700]

@@worryjspverybadatd2125they killed him off like he was nothing in the next movie bro. And then they made Palestine the bad guy

[@DickJohnson-g7x]

@@worryjspverybadatd2125you know his name you fake person.

[@aster4jaden]

The Darth Plagueis Novel is one of my favourite Star Wars Books, I loved reading about how the two implemented the Grand Plan and Plagueis pulling every favor he could to get Palpatine elected.

[@soyevquirsefron990]

I don’t know about you but I hate this “will of the force” stuff cause it takes agency away from the characters. I was under the impression that Plagueis created Anakin but no the force did it. And Palpatine didn’t decide to kill Plagueis, the force told him to. And all that crap in the sequel trilogy. It’s like the force is the only character and everything else is following orders cause the force will retaliate if they don’t.

[@alissiarosadelaguatl6140]

​@soyevquirsefron990 the force was always living

[@SpeakerWiggin49]

​@@soyevquirsefron990 The Dark Side responds to the will of people if they are skilled and strong enough. By Plagueis and Sidious being the only two Sith in the entire galaxy, their accordant meditation caused the Dark Side itself to somehow attack or weaken the Light Side (I always assumed they knew this from a combination of an ancient Sith holocron discovery and Plagueis' research). This action seemed to put pressure on the force, and Anakin was like a fault line slipping and relieving pressure in an earthquake (Anakin had the most midichlorians of any known living being). The Light and Dark are not so simple as Good and Evil, but are rather just different aspects of the force that respond to sentient will and manifest reality in some ways.

[@zedbruh7212]

I think plageus thought his deeper knowledge of the dark side made him invaluable Arrogance blinded him to sidious' bloodlust

[@nandorhomolya]

I read the book about half year ago. I loved it but I got trouble with some people names during the events. I loved almost every part of the book. My favorite was when Plaguies and Palpatine go to a primitive planet and kill warriors. I would love if you guys covered that part as well. I read the Plaguies novel and the Bane triology and discovered those where you guys favorite too. Keep it up with the Sith Lore and love to see more of Bane.

[@kevin-2.1]

Plagueis using the midichlorians to kill the ruler of Naboo! Now that is insane.

[@mikeglass2460]

It was Senator Pax Teem who hired the Maladins who severely injured Darth Plagueis. King Veruna nuked Sojurn, but Plagueis was warned by Jabba and he got off the planet unscathed. He then sent a holo message to Veruna which made him vacate the throne. Then Plagueis got his revenge on Naboo.

[@MDWEDITS]

Love your content man and the live streams with theory keep it up 💯

[@ChrisGrogu]

@@MDWEDITS The SWT & TSW video man was epic, For KZbinrs that in the past may have had differences & now come together to give us amazing content is so so cool

[@mspionage1743]

One of the best audiobook readings in history. A classic, one of the best ever. Highly recommended audiobook.

[@austintrees]

In the prequel trilogy, why did the Jedi council say that the sith had not been around for a thousand years... What event made them think that they had wiped out the sith? Or what exactly happened... If plagueis was around during that entire time...

[@JimmySaint43]

I believe it was the events that led to Bane and the Rule of Two that lulled the Jedi into believing the Sith were no more. Also, Plagueis was well-verses in hiding his force presence, much like his apprentice Palpatine would later emulate to pose as the chancellor, and he went by the name Hego Demask. Him and Sidious were literally hiding right under the Jedi's noses. Between the dark side clouding the Jedis vision and their own hubris, they never had an inkling that the Sith had never truly been destroyed, but only went into hiding.

[@SirKobrias]

There was a ritual called the Thought Bomb that the sith were trying to use to wipe out the Jedi but it backfired

[@mikeakerstrom1667]

Mainly arrogance had the Jedi convinced that the sith were extinct. Also the rule of 2 served as an effective ruse - the Jedi hadn't encountered sith, so they assumed the sith were gone. Really, there were just very few sith and they were effectively in hiding

[@qwoods6723]

Bad writing

[@TheGoat-ip9ug]

A deep dive of the old republic would be cool

[@lucabestea6844]

Your video made me realise how instrumental Plagueis is in the Sith Grand Plan. He put the seeds Palpatine built upon. Plagueis' death by Palpatine is like Fire Lord Azulon was killed by Ozai in Avatar. Both were killed in their sleep, well Plagueis was asleep when attacked and drunk so that he failed to defend himself. Azulon was killed by a colourless, odorless poison.(described in the Avatar comics) And Azulon ruled during most part of the war. By Ozai's ascension, the war was more or less won.

[@Thebroshow13]

Definitely

[@jasonaich8071]

This may be a dumb question but here goes… How could Plagueis drink wine to the point of drunkenly passing out on a couch if he had to wear a respirator at all times to keep him alive? From the artwork I’ve seen, this respirator was similar to Darth Vader’s in that it completely covered his nose and mouth. Vader could take his respirator off briefly while in bacta tanks and his pressurized pod on his Star Destroyer. Getting back to Plagueis… If he was so dependent on his respirator that he had to sleep with it on or he’d die, how could he get drunk with it covering his mouth without being in some sort of pressurized chamber? Not sure if this is addressed in the novel or anything, just curious! Great video as always! Thanks for doing what you do!

[@zacqueeentertainment7336]

Great question

[@DeeWhite-g1o]

The most powerful dude in the galaxy Got drunk on wine and died

[@TheAverageGamer1]

I need more plagueis lore content from ya

[@JustinMinckley]

I can't wait to read the novel. Fabulous to know Dooku and Sifo-Dyas are this involved

[@xdifficultviper9916]

My only problem with the book is the rule of 2, there would be some overlap between where maul was trained by sidious and where sidous would’ve been plaguies’ apprentice. Sure you can make the argument that sidous was just starting his master plan but I think maul wouldn’t have been easy to hide once he revealed him to the separatists. Now if palp killed him right after he was elected to chancellor maybe it could work but even then I think what’s more likely is plagueis had this master plan that he had started setting in motion (uniting the trade federation into agreance with rebelling, getting palpatine elected as senator of Naboo) but was stricken down just before the blockade on Naboo and palpatine took plagueis’ plan, tweaked it, and ran with it

[@cbatista4389]

rule of two is open to interpretation and circumvention whenever a sith wishes

[@ziegfeld4131]

Maul was never a true with apprentice he was a sith assassin there is a big difference between the 2 roles

[@jeffbridgessalt40]

This was definitely addressed in the book. The rule of two was not broken because Maul was not considered a Sith. He was a force sensitive assassin who would be filled in on the Master Plan. Maul actually revealed the Grand Plan to a force sensitive user who he was supposed to kill. Sideous exiled him for a time for doing so.

[@EmptysfwJC]

This is really intriguing. I wish they would make more about Plagaus but knowing Disney they probably never will.

[@Ryouski]

Has anyone noticed that Plagueis and the “Get lost Squidward” alien from marvel look very similar

[@r301pirate2]

No Plagueis became cocky. The novel said he called on the Force like a storm. Then he stopped. Although he could revive his test subjects from death, he wanted to see if he could do the same to himself.

[@SomeTheorist9090]

It's amazing how much Osha taught him and inspired him to create life with the force.

[@zacqueeentertainment7336]

I love getting Pre Phantom Menance Star Wars content. It would be really great if we got Tales of the Sith showing Darth Plagueis and Tales of the Jedi showing Sifo Diyas.

[@OmniGSage]

Y'know, I like the idea that the Living Force pushed back against Plagueis and Sideous' attempts and conceived Annikin rather than the other theory.

[@zacqueeentertainment7336]

Exactly

[@romanhardware]

Was the drink Red rum? (Murder backwards) maybe Plagueis should have used the death sight on Sidious, then without that respirator they both not only end the other but the Bane lineage too, so Anakin won't turn to the dark side or kill the tuskin raiders because Sidious didn't pay them to capture and torture Anakin's mom.

[@EventHorrorEyesOn]

I used to make a drink I called Red Rum, it was sailor jerry rum and big red soda.

[@1mmorta1coi1]

What was the fate of Zannah and Cognus? Do you believe Bane's essence transfer was even partially successful?

[@Houdini_Bob]

yes, toward the end of the book Darth Bane was suffering from some neurodegenerative condition which he flexed his left hand to keep if from locking up. the very last thing in the novel shows Darth Zanna standing there and it saying her left hand slightly flexed.

[@TSPH1992]

You could tell Plagueis was afraid of paying child support to Shmi

[@DarthMirasshtar]

Plagueis was my first star wars audio novel. Now I'm fucking hooked. So far Bane Trilogy for the story, and Shadow Hunter for Sam Witwer are my 2 favorites so far.

[@src6339]

Yes, i believe anakin explained this to us whilst summarising his thesis 🤔

[@soyevquirsefron990]

Force Lightning worked once???! Plagueis probably wasn’t afraid of Palpatine cause he only taught him the lightning thing as a prank but Sheeve made it work. Once.

[@Rencol666]

I would like a video on some horror aspect of the unknown regions, or something similar. Something that was not in "why shouldnt you visit unknown regions" series

[@frostbot117]

Something about the sith taking over Disney.

[@chriscjjones8182]

I thought monarchs on naboo only served a term of a few years before being replaced though

[@000JonnyBoothworthy]

Plagueis: The Phantom Menace... Brilliant

[@jeffreyherndon5259]

I know what happened to the lightsaber of Darth Plaguies, it was taken by his apprentice Darth Sidious, it is possible that this is legends though!!

[@masterchief2303]

This is really interesting ❤

[@DragonsFireMetalWorx]

it's these moments that you mention that also have me going back to the movies to look for the details...

[@danicalifornia505]

9:19 was it before or was it after the speech that made Palpatine the Supreme Chancellor? I thought it was after and they were celebrating. Please get back to me on this as I am trying to remember

[@codyfranklin2811]

before--he had already won the election, and his speech to the Senate was supposed to be the following day plagueis had this idea that he would be brought in as "co-chancellor" -- in his persona as damask, he'd been out of the public eye for some time, but recently returned to basically pull every favor he could muster to get the votes to secure palpatine's chancellorship, and his own with it

[@paulpritchard206]

Do a full history timeline of the lightsaber from orgins to modern day

[@timwhite5562]

If there's a 'glass is half-full' aspect to "The Acolyte," it's that it caused me to read "Plaguis." Well, it was an audiobook, so listened to. It was really good. I started the books with (i forget their name) aliens from another galaxy that have a Hellraiser Cenobite thing going on, but i got bored halfway through the first book.

[@Captain_Insano_nomercy]

Plagueis is easily the best SW book in my opinion. It's kinda crazy how good it is

[@remc0s]

The Yuuzhan Vong

[@timwhite5562]

@@remc0s yeah them.

[@RayOrly-fs3gr]

Obviously Lucas never meant to have plaguis as a contemporary of Palpatine, since the latter tells Anakin if he knows the "legend"of Plagueis.

[@eds1942]

The Hundred Year Darkness and the Lettow War. That is the Second and First Great Schisms.

[@johnjohnson6672]

I heard Plagueis was heavily into Abba, to the point where it was really interfering with work. So the story goes, Plagy(that's what they called him) went allll " everything that has happened has done so according to my design" and s*** like that, in the middle of getting his narrow head chopped off by Darth Bumbledick. It was epic.

[@dh7731]

It was Senator Pax Teem that put Darth Plagueis in the mask.

[@Gor85]

This is great! :D Really great. We can imagine everything. I think KOTOR era is excellent. May the Force be with you too😊

[@Jared-un2ej]

Love the videos

[@Japhd92]

I remember when Yoda told Anakin to be mindful of his visions, as trying to avoid them he could be stepping into them. Maybe Qui-gon could have raised Anakin better, or by doing so taking him out would be more damaging than letting Obiwan train him. But this is just speculation, what I find interesting, is that maybe Plaigues accidentally set the Sith demise.

[@techguypaul]

Seems he was not wise enough to drink responsibly

[@forevergeekcosplay2704]

Good content

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

"Did you ever hear the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise?" . . .

[@Ravenfanatic5]

"No" "I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a sith legend."

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

@@Ravenfanatic5 I'm listening . . .

[@Ravenfanatic5]

@frenzalrhomb6919 "Darth Plagueis was a dark lord of the sith. So powerful and so wise. He could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side. He could even keep the ones he cared about from dying." "He could actually save people from death?" "The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some considered to be unnatural." "What happened to him?" "He became so powerful. The only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew. Then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It's ironic. He could save others from death, but not himself." "Is it possible to learn this power?" "Not from a Jedi."

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

@@Ravenfanatic5 Thank you very, very much. Did you do that from memory alone? I remembered only about a quarter or so of that short piece of the script, but I don't think I can remember that many lines from ANY movie, much less a Star Wars movie. Kudos to you, good Sir!!

[@Ravenfanatic5]

@frenzalrhomb6919 you're welcome. Yea that was memory. Seeing Revenge Of the Sith so much lol

[@Darthorias]

Can we get full story about Jaina Solo?

[@timorean320]

I remember when Palps said he could create life, I thought maybe that Plageus "Force Banged" Shmi, and is Anakins "Father"

[@liboos224]

Why would the Darkside suddenly advise Darth Sidious to kill Darth Plageuis if Darthe Bane didnt approve of such a cowardly way of killing your master?

[@dylandubose6961]

Would love more holocrons on the unknown aspects of star wars like the wills and the force preastes's

[@JimG27]

Thanks for telling the true story of Darth Plagueis the wise.

[@crmesson22k]

Plagueis is the phantom menace.

[@glowgreenArtist]

Wave - Can you please cover how a Jedi or Sith Temple is created? Also, is there any Grey Jedi or Dark Jedi during the years of Anakin and Luke Skywalker ?

[@briancantale2674]

This would have been an interesting sub plot to the phantom menace, as well as set up dooku

[@exitar01]

Can you do more of the ancient Sith. Especially Sith sorcery and why it lost favor in the Rule of Two. Thanks

[@theweirdofengland]

Darth Plagueis is a great novel. The audiobook version is really good too.

[@Matt-pn1ce]

Maybe Plagueis was killed so easily as he was high on death sticks, the death stick guy just got him hooked , hence why palp could kill him so easily.

[@VictimOfReason]

I was always under the impression Plegueis was not passed out but sick from the Taco Bell they got from Door Dash. This changes everything!

[@WillLN]

No Palpatine made it sound like the legend of Darth Plagueis was like 1000-10000 years old, not 100. If it was 100 years old Yoda would obviously have outlived him by centuries. Silly start to a theory.

[@grayflaneur4854]

Keep using "Star Wars Explained" in the title. It's a good way to stress out SWE..

[@blakepeterson2533]

🤫😉

[@SlashinatorZ]

I like to imagine what if Plagueis was brought back to life somehow in the Endor era then confronted Palpatine on the new death star.

[@Visqo1]

My fave star wars book

[@jimideth]

One of my favorite books

[@smushily_373]

what was dooku opinion of plaguis if any?

[@darweasel184]

Disney and Lucas Films completely miss the obvious. Palpatine killed Amidala by cursing the necklace Anakin gave her. He then used it to focus his control of midichlorian death to kill her; she didn’t die of a broken heart, which is stupid, and he didn’t have to physically locate her! Likewise, Anakin, as Darth Vader, was kept alive in critical condition by Palpatine throughout his trip to Mustafar. Then the hand gesture he made over Anakin’s forehead kept him alive perpetually. Simply, Anakin was far too injured to remain alive despite gaining a respirator. This is also why Anakin told Luke during RotJ “It’s too late for me son.” Vader said this because between Episodes 5 & 6 he had figured out that Palpatine had him checkmated and could remove the midichlorian manipulation that kept Vader alive. As a result, Vader, if he ever attempted to usurp Palpatine at all, learned the truth: he was just a meat puppet, a sentient zombie, a powerful but mere henchman, a broken once prized marvel of a force user. Vader was a depressed recluse that barely left his castles. It wasn’t until Luke destroyed the first Deathstar in Eisode 4 that Vader regained interest again. The matter of the plans he was tracking down begrudgingly kept him from his desired isolation. By Episode 5 Vader had learned Luke was his son. Filled again with “a new hope” that his alliance with a family member would overthrow the emperor- this time with Luke and previously with Amidala. Then between Episode 5 & 6 Vader’s whole mindset changed drastically. He was no longer interested in usurping Palpatine. Why? Because he learned that Palpatine could simply turn him off, dead. Think about it! If Luke and Vader joined forces and attacked Palpatine, Luke would have fallen to the dark side. Palpatine would simply turn Vader’s life force off and he would have died gasping for air as he canonically did after throwing Palpatine down the shaft. Then Luke would watch in horror as he would have been turned into Palpatine’s new prized apprentice! Therefore, it wasn’t only Palpatine’s force lightning that fried Vader’s respirator. No, the static force manipulation that kept Vader alive, despite his severe injuries, ended at the death of its caster, Palpatine. Vader had no reason to overthrow Palpatine after he learned that he would not survive the attempt, successful or not! Vader was checkmated, period! That is why Vader lost interest in joining forces with Luke against the emperor and hope to be a family again in the dark side. Palpatine, of course had other plans and Vader would then be expendable. “Now kill your father and take his place!” It’s by far the best explanation! This revelation could be expanded to Palpatine’s killing of Plagueis. The dark side knew that Plagueis was damaged, Palpatine was to become the chancellor the next day and the choice was easy. The dark side chose Palpatine! The longer the fight went on was more advantageous for Palpatine. Plageuis either couldn’t divert enough force power to regenerate life force and fend off Palpatine’s force lightning. That or Palpatine knew enough to counter act Plageuis’s regeneration. A third option is that Plageuis, in his hubris, attempted to show his apprentice the superiority of his master by regenerating beyond the damage inflicted by his breathing difficulties and Palpatine’s force lightning. I wholly believe that the dark side is sentient and manipulative, choosing the next Sith lord whether a greater Sith or not to further the dark side’s interests.The dark side is far more cunning that way. I also believe that this life force manipulation ability is how Palpatine was able to inhabit clones of himself despite the distance from his cloning facilities. How else could it be explained? However, both Disney and Lucas Film have missed this critical plot element to the detriment of Star Wars and its fans.

[@florenmage]

It would be interesting if we could have seen an alternate version if the story. One where Plaugis lived longer. How might that have changed the story?

[@jeffbridgessalt40]

If he lived longer he likely would have lived forever. Either that or chosen one shenanigans would have been to defeat Plageius who likely would have wiped out the Jedi Council. Anakin would have become a lot more of a commodity at that point.

[@16csterling1]

We need more of the ancient tales

[@Bassiroth]

You mentioned a possible theory of Tulak Hord being Ajunta’s apprentice in a prior video. Could you explain that more?

[@donovandelaney3171]

What if Plagueis was killed a decade after Phantom Menace? Or what if Plagueis was killed after the Clone Wars?

[@jasonallen6598]

I know this is a question that isn’t really about plagueis but more darth maul. do we know why mail in the clone wars didn’t go back to his saber staff? i was rewatching the clone wars and thought about it? didn’t he train with it? he would have to change his fighting style to do so?

[@Thatoneguyon_fi]

I can’t imagine a Sith Lord passed out drunk lol

[@danielwatcherofthelord1823]

I kind of wish we would've gotten just a little but of Plagueis in episode 1 of this 6 movie series. I'm glad they never made another movie after Return!

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

Cool and fascinating.

[@nwt31982]

If the Acolyte was to make a return and lead directly up to the beginning of the phantom Menace it would be nice to see what is being said here to actually be seen...live action

[@Hussman493]

Makes you wonder who would win the actual fight had Plagueis not been wasted.

[@whateverthisismeanttobe]

2:26 Whoa whoa, hold up...did Yoda once have hair or was that a wig he was rocking? 🤘 Could he have been in a band? These questions need answers.

[@georgepapatheofilou6118]

Impotence is as does. Yes Palpatine YOU .

[@davidkohr]

Hello there!

[@Ravenfanatic5]

"General Kenobi, you are a bold one."

[@Kenibus]

Idk if I’d say Plagueis was “alive and well” during TPM lol he was living on a respirator and had to consume through his nose Alive? Yes. Well? I don’t think so lol

[@timmoore6532]

So, what form did Darth Binks prefer to use?

[@barlow3944]

I'd say drunken master style

[@andy2200]

And you're telling me that Palpatine can face off with this guy? Seriously? Look. I'm a fan of Sidious . But come on. If Sidious had found out that Plageius had survived, he would be pissing himself while having a panic attack.

[@MrKevin486]

Plagueis was powerful and skilled but his power and skill was more of an alchemist rather than pure offensive power. It's unclear if Palpatine would have beat him in a straight up fight but it's likely possible Sidious was more powerful in terms of fighting and offensive force ability..

[@05goode]

@@MrKevin486the author said Sidious would lose in an interview

[@MrKevin486]

@05goode That does not mean anything. The only one who can make that definitive statement would be George Lucas. What we do know is Lucas has said outright that Palpatine is the most powerful Sith Lord ever. Now he never specifies exactly when he "claims" this title, but during the Phantom Meance, Sidious was basically in his prime. It's feasible to say Palpatine in a straight-up fight would have beat Plagueis. But Sidious is also super smart. A direct fight would have been too close and too big a risk to himself and his plans. More safe to kill him when you know he can't fight back.

[@yf9856]

Cool wish that book is adapted to a single season event on d plus or movie. Should it be live action or animated?

[@mbnovik]

Sifo-Dyas was having terrible visions of the future - that’s why he was easily manipulated!

[@Rob-hh1ix]

If there were Sith developing the ability to kill with the Force, surely there were some rogue Jedi experimenting with using the Force to...give people physical pleasure too. I want that story too.

[@trevleisner]

Wooohooo I made it into the first hour club.

[@justmedlen_3740]

I just watched clone wars movie and I think it would be awesome if you would do a theory on what if Boba Fett went with count Douku on Geonosis after Jango died and trained with him

[@thearabianmage]

Every time I scroll past this video I think it’s Simon Pegg in the thumbnail

[@stargatefever]

I always had a feeling the plegas would have lived longer and had more respect if he was a human.Sith

[@LTV746]

Good thing Anakin had his doctorate in Darth Plagiuos the wise studies

[@LisztV]

Decide once for all: did Plagueis have a nose???