What If Dooku KILLED Palpatine before Anakin and Obi Wan arrived?

In this Star Wars fan fiction, let’s find out what would have happened if Count Dooku killed Palpatine before Anakin and Obi Wan arrived to rescue him in Revenge of the Sith…
This one will also cover “what if Anakin went to Mandalore to capture Maul” btw….
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[@zackcross7190]

What if everyone (Dooku, Grievous, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Palpatine) died on the Invisible Hand?

[@starwarsquill]

Haha I gotta do that one soon. (Also, don’t forget R2) Let’s somehow get Maul there too! *Titanic theme plays while The Invisible Hand crashes and burns with Padme and Anakin looking out windows*

[@addictedtochocolate920]

That sounds hilarious

[@socialaccount0000]

"Another happy lan-" (explodes)

[@bloodstreak2001]

​@@starwarsquill let R2 survive

[@zeno6554]

@@bloodstreak2001 yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@darthtroller]

You didn't account for one thing, Sidious would've Mary Poppins'd his way back to Coruscant while spinning

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

Spinning’s a good trick

[@ComeAlongKay]

The dark side has many abilities some would consider….stupid.

[@equaltoreality8028]

Unlikely, Leia survived because she was close to the ship to get back in time, whereas Palpatine, strength while great would fail before reaching another vessel or the planet/ even if he survived reentry, that's still a long way to fall and most of his strength would have gone, so even if he had made it that far, I doubt he would have the strength to slow his fall, before becoming a red smear on the ground.

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

@@equaltoreality8028 He'd just force lightning the ground to slow his descent

[@equaltoreality8028]

@@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185 If he had the energy left after protecting himself in space and surviving reentry, it could both take a great toll on him. Also he has a long way to go until a survivable atmosphere. I doubt he would have the energy to keep his concentration and energy, which does have a limited span before the body gives up. Hi might make it to the planet but by the time he has used all his energy to survive reentry, even he would not have the strength left to survive that fall. Also, it would look hella Suspect if he did considering he is now officially Died and it is the end of that plan. even if he made it into a friendly ship, a com message would go out and start raising lots of questions.

[@dreadrath]

Huh, that's kinda cool. So Dooku is technically Dark Lord Of The Sith, but a dark lord disinterested in being the dark lord. Also if this is canon continuity, he'd have inherited the power of the past Sith (Which is a pretty dumb system but hey, at least he'd get a power boost, assuming Maul still being alive doesn't muck up the system.)

[@maxstirnersego]

Where did that new lore come from? Is it from episode 9 or other material?

[@Lumia1175]

@@maxstirnersego It's from episode 9 I believe.

[@trollzynisaacjohan1793]

that inheritance of power was the previous knowledge they learnt over the 1000 years from bane. It's not like a dbz power boost.

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

@@trollzynisaacjohan1793 Exactly, and in the hands of Dooku, who spent his entire life in the pursuit of knowledge, both Light and Dark, he would become the most powerful Force wielder in the Galaxy. Dooku from the time he was a Youngling sought to learn everything possible about the Force. When he became a Master he read almost everything he could in the Jedi Archives about the nature of the Force as well as the teachings in the captured Sith holocrons. It is why he was already a powerful Dark Side user before becoming the Sith Apprentice on top of being only second to Yoda in Force knowledge of the Light Side. Dooku was incredibly eager to learn from Sidious, but Palpatine didn't share nearly as much as Dooku wanted out of fear that teaching too much too quickly would lead to his death. So, upon killing Sidious, Dooku would finally have the knowledge he craved and with it would become the ultimate user of the Unified Force and would add Plagueis' techniques to his own, that had constituted the primary teachings that pushed Qui-Gon to seek the truth of Living Force. He would learn to cheat death using both Sith and Jedi techniques and become more powerful than anyone could imagine.

[@aratakasuga4095]

@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 Anakin would still be the chosen one, and would, eventually eclipse Dooku.

[@OneTrueNobody]

So basically, Count Dooku surviving and slowly forming a new Sith Empire leads to a better state for the galaxy that allows peace to persist for a few centuries more, rather than the First Order coming about a scant generation or two later.

[@Jenna-hu7mp]

I don't think Dooku would stay sith after that. Maybe becoming a Grey Jedi at worst. lol His original goal was to help the people of the galaxy after all. But, nice video! I love to see things involving Dooku.

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

After learning everything the Sith had to offer, he would become the most powerful Force user in the galaxy. Knowledge of the Light and Dark that combined would create the one true Master of the Unified Force.

[@Gevorg-Dvoyan]

I don’t know how this isn’t a “What If?…” I thought of.

[@Scorpion-Gamer82]

What if the Entire Jedi Council went to Palpatines office to kill him?

[@rayswiatek5948]

They'd still die the OT says they had to.

[@kendekorcsmaros8730]

​@@rayswiatek5948 dont forget Obi, Yoda and Windu all council members

[@rayswiatek5948]

@@kendekorcsmaros8730 Obi and Yoda were the only two that survived..

[@charleskuhn5457]

@@rayswiatek5948everyone else was just caught of guard in the middle of war. If the whole cousil were in the room things would definitely have been different.

[@rayswiatek5948]

@@charleskuhn5457 the OT says everyone but obi and Yoda died .

[@Jon_REDACTED]

It’s amazing how different any situation and scenario would be with one difference implemented, one could argue that this was a far better alternative to the original version of the events

[@adrianshek4352]

What if Darth Plegus tripped on a rock and died before finding Palpatine

[@shadowsansvii8715]

W idea

[@SynthWqve1]

fr

[@maltheopia]

What if indeed. Rule of Two is pretty stupid, huh?

[@Flox4444]

@@maltheopia yeah, what about a rule of none

[@u.v.s.5583]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Sidious the Senate? Darth Sidious the Senate was a powerful lord of Sith. Ironic. He wanted to throw others out of the window, but in the end he was thrown out of a spaceship.

[@BigSteve9713]

I always love Dooku what ifs especially if he's getting too betray Sheev before he can pull the ol IT'S TREASON, THEN schtick. Grievous had a more tragic backstory then Plagieus, too be honest.

[@bigwsly]

What if Dooku (as a sith) trained anakin after qui-gons death What if Anakin’s lightsaber lightsaber was orange (the color has a lot of meaning in the ahsoka show) What if anakin joined the cis instead of the republic during the clone wars

[@dubistdran5781]

What if Anakin killed palpatine when mace defeated palpatine, thus making anakin a master and stay as a member in the council, while he secretly turned now to the dark side and becoming a sith lord himself, while being a master and a council member

[@xoulmannn]

Side note, Ahsoka would've already been a knight after the whole bombing stunt the council tried to play off as her greatest trial.

[@Ear4]

I want a sequel to this with dooku training his apprentices

[@shadowfast541]

What if anakin was killed by the bounty hunter sniper and when Ahsoka finds out that the jedi council made that plan she turns to the dark side and at the end of the war ahsoka becomes the emperor's apprentice?

[@starwarsquill]

Probably Mace Windu who ordered the hit…

[@debutriah2854]

@@starwarsquilllmaooooooo

[@gabrielpowers9135]

Here is the thing Ashoka is similar to qui gon she went to the light because it was there and she never strayed from it even though she was anakains apprentice

[@BigSteve9713]

​@@starwarsquillit's treason then

[@starwarsquill]

@@BigSteve9713 Darth Jar Jar: Yousa in big doodoo dis time, Palpy! *ignites red saber with cross guards*

[@wonderquestor]

Nicely put together! One small thing I would add though: I thought that they were poised to make Ashoka a Jedi Knight when they first wanted to reinstate her into the order after her trial, no? Didn’t Yoda and Mace say that what she went through was the equivalent of the Jedi Trials?

[@ericgaines5470]

I feel like sith taught strictly by dooku wouldn't care about the jedi one way or the other. They are even more likely to be centered in the force than most jedi and every sith made. But those are my thoughts.

[@agent1485]

I don't think Dooku would've intentionally gotten Grievous killed, he has been known to care deeply about his apprentices.

[@abrahamlincoln7912]

Yeah, he could’ve benefited by keeping him alive

[@agent1485]

@@abrahamlincoln7912 Indeed, grievous was a great general. Dooku spent a lot of time training him, plus he's not the type of person to just get rid of an apprentice. He was just as passionate about training grievous as he was with Assaj Ventress

[@thepowerofluck2432]

The only way I can think he'd do that is if he thought Greivous would begin to disobey him. Which to me is a bit unlikely

[@valou-scaling]

Exactly, Grievous always was a faithful apprentice to Dooku and never disobeyed him nor tried to overthrow him. Grievous was his best apprentice and a military genius. Dooku would have used him as long as he could

[@agent1485]

@@valou-scaling Dooku even hesitated when Palpaptine told Dooku to kill Ventress. Dooku probably would've betrayed Palpatine right there on the spot if he was able to defeat Sidious in his current state. Dooku's plans for betraying Sidious weren't complete though, he most likely felt it was too risky and he'd loose everything including Ventress anyways as well.

[@thesithexile3748]

I think dooku could have figured a way to activate order 66 knowing all he did

[@thesithexile3748]

Especially since he had contact with the kaminoians in the past

[@thesithexile3748]

And considering that by most accounts the separatists were winning (without sidious's interfering) he prolly could have won the war

[@0predaking0]

Anakin with all the stuff he passed in this fanfic he should be able to lunch Force lighting lvl 2 (blue purpleish)

[@jameslightfoot1872]

What if Dooku hired Cad Bane to break into the Supreme Chancellor's command codes and issue order 66?

[@haydenfowle7576]

Anakin would get spared wondering why the other Jedi are getting killed

[@megaman37456]

The one thing I'd change about this is the new Sith Empire at the end. Dooku would no longer utilize the Dark Side after Sidious' death and with Sidious gone, the Dark Side would have very little influence in the galaxy as it always seemed like Sidious was a sort of conduit for it, that as long as he was alive the dark side would prevail.

[@boydbeasley3751]

What if Rahm Kota trained Anikin? What if Chewbacca was born as a jedi?

[@Ostr0]

What If Rahm Kota trained him and Palpatine trained Starkiller instead of making him a Darth. Sounds interesting then Starkiller would fight him probably and then Anakin would convince him to join him as a Jedi.

[@Jedi_With_Aesthetic]

I’m loving all these what if videos I’m seeing all the time I’ve never even thought of this interesting scenario

[@Tmhjr_Baskar]

Ah, a new spin on events and a new future is born. Well done. Adding to my what if folder snd rt'ing on X.

[@benjaminparker671]

What If Jedi Master Dooku and Mace Windu swapped roles (let's assume Count Dooku didn't become Darth Tyranus and remained in the Light Side while Mace Windu left the Order and fell/turned to the Dark Side)

[@wonderquestor]

That might work. If we go back to Tales of the Jedi, Windu was appointed to the Jedi Council while Dooku was snubbed. What if it had been the other way around? Could that have been the start of Windu growing disillusioned with the Jedi Order?

[@benjaminparker671]

⁠​⁠@@wonderquestorYep like maybe Windu in Dooku's role ends up becoming Palpatine's apprentice and leads the CIS, Separatists and droid army instead during the time of Attack Of The Clones, Clone Wars and Revenge Of The Sith while Dooku in Windu's role would become Master Of The Order second to Yoda himself with a seat on the Jedi Council.

[@crismon0726]

darth window

[@billyherrington5112]

I HATE GLASS ​@@crismon0726

[@addictedtochocolate920]

What if Palpatine leaked the information of Padme being pregnant so the Jedi order expelled Anakin, making him easier to manipulate? This might be a plan B of sorts in case plan A (the dreams) do not work.

[@Ushiokoroni]

Looks like Anakin own's Obi-Wan 500 credits

[@Bols847]

Wasnt Ahsoka offered knighthood after the trial in which she was framed for bombing the temple? Even if she did not fight Maul directly on mandalore, she would've rejoined as a knight, no? Though this does not change any of the other events in the what if. She would likely spend a lot of time near anakin after his brush with darkness regardless

[@starwarsquill]

Ohhh…I gotta look into that…

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

It always seems like that What If's with Dooku winning always leads to the best outcome for the galaxy.

[@jameslightfoot1872]

What if Cleeg Lars was really Darth Plaguis and he taught Anakin how to save his mother?

[@AdamHansia]

What if grievous failed to capture the chancelore (as he was about to get to his ship mace was fast enough to reach him)

[@trash-heap3989]

Very nice story, solid ideas and good storytelling, a great what if!

[@chunguschungus]

This was great!

[@starwarsquill]

Thanks :)

[@BadMedic]

I personally think Dooku would have continued the war. The Sepratists were hamstrung by Palpatine at every turn. Thinking Rationally Dooku would have easily stomped on the Republic and gotten better concessions from them

[@user-hd3pk4jo1e]

I agree with you 100% Alot of people do not realize that by this point Dooku was very much evil. He was originally just disillusioned with the republic and jedi, but by the time of the clone wars Dooku was 100% a sith. If Dooku had the chance he would definitely try to kill Sidious.

[@gabebenson6105]

What if Sith weren’t their speciality? What if those were the drives they were looking for? What if the fun didn’t begin there? What if subbing wasn’t a good trick? What if it’s that wasn’t pod racing? What if the ability to speak did make JarJar intelligent? What if Padme was rough, coarse, and got everywhere? What if I stopped asking all the questions? What if this wasn’t a joke? What if the world was made of glazed donuts?

[@gabebenson6105]

What if autocorrect didn’t mess up half my jokes? What if I proofread my comments?

[@darthconquest1046]

Great story. Just one tiny nitpick. Ahsoka's Trial was the terror attack on the Order and clearing her name in the original story, not her defeating Maul.

[@razakeldrukata6502]

Raxus secundus would be the capitol. Seperatist parliament and established capitol being the reason.

[@SirSongi]

I would of joined counts new empire.

[@diamondplayz2145]

Palpatine always comes back like Willam Afton

[@Cocktimusprime]

The emperor could easily survive in the vacuum of space. The Dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

[@abrahamlincoln7912]

Yeah, especially if leia can survive an explosion and being in outer space for several minutes 😂😂😂

[@redjirachi1]

Honestly I feel this could've be an opportune time for a coup. Dooku has followed the script long enough that a surprise coup could've worked. I think the only reason he didn't in canon was because Sidious' position was too useful for his current plan. And taking time to change that plan could alert him

[@logandelaharpe6362]

Ahsoka was offered knighthood already the trial and false charges was considered her jedi trials

[@darthconquest1046]

What would part 2 of this look like?

[@CornerstoneWorshipTutorials]

Somehow Palpatine Returned.

[@thesmilingjedi]

lol

[@boooster101]

8:20 Somehow SIdious died Getting sequel flashbacks

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

If Dooku had become Sith Master, he would have sucked up all the knowledge of the past 1000 years, and more, and added to his profound understanding of the Light Side. He would become the only Master of the Unified Force.

[@AlexPerez-yp1mz]

THAT WAS THE GREATEST STORY EVER! It was awesome to see Anain use the Dark Side and the way he would as Darth Vader. Then the wholesome end and the showing of Order 66 and the truth of Palpatine and the separation of Separatists and Republic.

[@jotheunissen9274]

Anakin: chops off Mauls arm Maul: "'tis but a flesh wound" Anakin: "A flesh wound? Your arm is off" Maul: "I've had worse" Anakin: chops off Mauls legs Maul: "Alright then. We'll call it a draw"

[@MajorDumai]

What if Palpatine in the end ironically appears to be exactly what he is thought of... a cunning and power-hungry politician, but as force-capable and force-sensitive as a piece of oak wood. And Darth Sidious either is another person seeking for his own ways or doesn't exist at all. I think it could be an interesting story as long as a narrator adjusts Palpatine's behaviour to be... appropriate to his actual capabilities in such a story line.

[@yarokiduncan9788]

Didn't the council decide Ashoka's trial for the bombing acted as her trials. So had she stayed they were going to make her a knight

[@thrawn3236]

Fun Story. I wonder if it could be continued from where it ends with Republic and Separatists Gradually rebuilding before Thrawn and the vong show up and everyone must decide what to do next.

[@duelingbub]

That was a great what if stor starwarsquill.

[@starwarsquill]

Thanks :) means a lot :)

[@duelingbub]

@starwarsquill No Problem

[@Odinfang]

I have a great idea for a what if I think someone like you could really make great. What if mother Talzin was sidious’s apprentice instead of maul?

[@rhodi3]

BASED DOOKU RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jasonbourneistreadstone]

If you think about it, if he was a true Sith apprentice having Palpatine restrained in cuffs in the chair would've been the perfect opportunity. He should've killed him then. A Sith apprentice takes any opportunity to kill their Master and gain power. But Dooku was not a Sith. He was a fallen Jedi, just like Vader.

[@eponineseccafico9099]

This was great! At first, as unlikely as this sounds, I thought Maul was going to kill Anakin. However, I was soon proven wrong lol. I thought it was fitting that it would end in a temporary truce between the Jedi and the Sith. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next :).

[@seanrea550]

A correction. After the framing of asoka in the temple bombings she was offered to return to the order as a knight with the ordeal serving as her trial.

[@brandonchadd6782]

Do a part two please

[@TexasNationalist1836]

What kind of accent do you have it sounds cool and I like the way you say vacuum

[@Edward-nf4nc]

Ow, did you forget or not know, the Jedi already knew Dooku was Tyranus and had created the Clone Army for the Jedi. Hondo called Dooku Tyranus in front of Anakin and Obi-Wan, who reported this to the High Council, and Yoda said they must cover up this discovery "no-on, not even the Chancellor may know". Windu questioned if Yoda was sure they were taking the right path? "The right path? No. The only path? Yes. Designed by the Dark Lord of the Sith this web is. For now, play his game, we must". Also, the Death Star was already under production, and Dooku could probably have gotten the plans, but he likely wouldn't have lived long enough to use it himself, as it took Sidious 19 to 20 years to build the 1st one! Do you think Dooku would continue the Death Star or focus on a Sith Empire, that always failed to conquer the galaxy? Or the Death Star and a Sith Empire!?

[@matheuspereira-eu9fx]

the jedi also knew about order 66, but they never imagine that this order could be forced on the clones

[@Antroz0n]

(8:19) "Somehow Palpatine died..."

[@Flo.189]

A sequel would be nice

[@Kirasdark19]

This will be awesome due to their past.

[@starwarsquill]

Thanks for watching, man :)

[@davidandrochy9180]

Fun fact, in Canon comics, Anakin Skywalker Used to train against a training droid that had the same characteristics as Darth Maul

[@noneyabidness9644]

If he was strong in force foresight, he should have seen it coming. As he saw his mother and padme's deaths.

[@darthdiggler]

Palpatine would have had a plan for that. He would have thought this through.

[@ellilit8118]

Do a continued sicario about Dooku's new sith empire.

[@AstroPlungerman]

I think Grevious would have escaped

[@xSurvivor7x]

A neat timeline.

[@adrianshek4352]

What if Anikin’s ship crashed on the way to musterfar and died?

[@johndelandy9923]

the thing i never understood. calling Anakin and Obiwan even if they are not close instead of sending all jedi from the temple to rescue Palpatine,

[@charlestaylor253]

This isn't a story the Jedi would tell you...

[@madtomgg9149]

Dooku would achive immortality and become another Emperror in the sith empire and the situation from old republic would repeat (it would be way better because rey would not exist)

[@jameslightfoot1872]

What if Grievous killed Palpatine during the kidnapping?

[@cmv2xxx]

Good story.

[@Acoolnamme]

Please get some therapy anakin

[@seekingabsolution1907]

What is Darth Bane tripped on his way out of the cave after the thought bomb went off, broke his neck and died?

[@starwarsquill]

Them Darth Bane would’ve figured out he was living in a simulation probably haha

[@shadowknight_2505]

I ASKED + I CARED + YOUR CONTENT IS BETTER

[@shadowknight_2505]

(no im not a bot this is a parody)

[@mtirado9]

“Palpatine and Plagueis were celebrating in Plagueis’ penthouse apartment” READ THAT AGAIN SLOWLY LMAOOOOOOO

[@3haljordan]

Good Story.

[@chancegarrison7636]

In This Video I want to make him world between worlds Anakin Skywalker The Absolute Power of Both The Light and The Dark

[@Edward-nf4nc]

What if Anakin and Obi-Wan walked in and saw Palpatine and Dooku fighting with their lightsabers!? Would they run and help Dooku or would they run and help the Chancellor who they came to save? Or would they wait until one was dead and then kill the winner? Dooku and Sidious dead without Order 66. What happens now? Ashoka would bring Maul to the Jedi of course, but what else? Anakin would not fall to the Dark Side as he would not have the dreams, so Padme would likely have lived, and Anakin, having kill off the Sith, would likely leave the Jedi. What then? Happily-ever-after? Maybe I've just answered my own question. Sounds a bit boring to be honest! Maybe a video on it being done better, or did I do it good enough?

[@Scwulf]

It wouldn’t matter. Somehow, he’d return

[@bradleysaunders1730]

why did maul stay? he would have left as soon as he sensed sidious death

[@lewisgrant7622]

Simple answer he wouldn’t be powerful enough

[@PatrickWentzell-jd9gq]

what if the force could wipe out any planets all of them ?

[@ericgaines5470]

26:45 that's not true she was considered a knight after the trial for her betrayal of the jedi order and senate she would be made a jedi knight and considered a high one for her defeat of maul had it happened.

[@Primarch_Rogal_Dorn]

What if Ventress killed dooku in his sleep?

[@1Karlitoes]

what if palpatine was a jedi and anakin was never discovered by the jedi

[@dannytymus1652]

dooku would probably try and capture kenobi and kill anakin. anakin hated him. without sidious he wanted to probe kenobi. He and greivous would flee coruscant asap and the seperatists would regroup, now leading an effort to actually win the war, which should be possible. If Kenobi was ready to join dooku he'd have to kill a jedi(most likely one dooku disliked), and also someone who could kill grievous and get him out of the way of the sith plan. Idk if dooku and palpatine or dooku through palpatine knew about the skywalker babies dooku might find a way to capture padme and take the children. If dooku can't turn obi wan, or get a dark jedi, he'd most likely be unsure of the sith orders future. By the time dooku would win an all out war, around 16 or 15 bby in original canon I assume, he'd be very close to death and closing in on being unable to duel himself. if grievous wanted, with no sith obi wan, he could easily become galactic emperor himself.

[@johndelandy9923]

was she not ranked jedi knight after anakin proved she was innocent after the attack on the temple?

[@chancegarrison7636]

If I Have The Power To Snap My Fingers and Turn Him Into World Between Worlds Anakin Skywalker and Then He Fights CW Darth Maul it Would Be an Interesting Fight...... Darkside Anakin Would Be Unleashed.

[@noneyabidness9644]

Would Anakin have been able to beat Plaguis?

[@ravoniesravenshir3926]

Don't you mean "Could Dooku have killed Palpatine?"

[@mspotato138]

Somehow, Palpatine would have returned. That what would have happened.

[@LazzieMazzie]

sorry but invisible hand is really general grievous ship not dookus

[@OneTrueNobody]

"Sidious had somehow died." ...Was that intentional?

[@starwarsquill]

Haha