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Dooku - Too Dangerous to keep alive ?
Jul 11 2005 02:31pm

Ian Jandos
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With both his hands missing, would it have really been too dangerous to keep him alive?

It brings up a question though. Although, I suppose you have to have a human hand to shoot lightning...the choke or other force movements don't require human limbs (i.e. Vader from original trilogy).

Maybe with his being betrayed by the Emperor...he may have defected back to the light side.

Thoughts?

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Aug 05 2005 04:27pm

El Vee For
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You are correct, but only in Hindsight, now if Yoda had focused on Dooku and Dooku was defeated on Geonosis the war could have been over right then and there. General Grievous would have never been, and Anakin would have never had to make the decision whether or not Dooku should live or die.

Hindsight is powerful but use it to see the big picture brother. A great many things would have been different if Yoda had control over his compassion.

A great example is the beginning of Revenge of the Sith, Obi Wan is telling Anakin that the mission comes first... Obi Wan is a better Jedi than Yoda, he has his priorities straight. I used to be in the Army and when you receive a mission your life is about that mission. There is no glory in being killed during a mission but there is honor in doing your duty regardless of the obstacles you must overcome to achieve your goals/missions, even death.

Yoda knows that, he trains it into every Padawan he meets, yet he can not practice what he preaches cuz he is not in control of his emotions either.

EDIT: I keep thinking about Yoda's actions at the end of Attack of the Clones and the conclusion is disturbing to me, Yoda got off mission and off task and honestly the entire Galaxy suffered for it. Selfish little bugger! LOL Its a movie yeah, but if he had cut down Dooku, instead of rescuing a couple wet nose Jedi the whole thing would have gone a different direction...
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This comment was edited by El Vee For on Aug 05 2005 04:38pm.

Aug 05 2005 02:55pm

Lucky Mintaka
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i disagree you see he saved the two jedi that actually took care of dooku so in the real look of it he did the right thing.
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Aug 04 2005 05:17pm

El Vee For
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Dooku was very much a braggard, he loved his new power he felt less old when he tapped into it. He toyed with Obi and Anakin, he toyed to long of course, just imagine Maul having those two on the floor at the same time, he wouldn't have said a word and just turbo ginsu'd them both and then walked out of there instead of running.

Yoda should have never let Dooku get away, those young Jedi should have paid the price for taking on a Sith Lord the way that they did and Yoda should have kept his eyes on the prize instead of rescuing the less than adequate "first wave"

The loss of two Jedi is worth the capture/destruction of a Sith Lord, Yoda should have known that. It is in this one act that Yoda teaches Anakin the lesson that would change the galaxy, save your friends first kill Sith Lords second...

EDIT: To clarify that last statement: Save Padme don't kill Sidious...get it?
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Aug 04 2005 08:58am

Nuebus
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Sith kill people, that is what they do. Dooku would have murdered Anakin if givin the chance, without hesitation, being a Sith Lord you would expect little else.


I agree with you here, although there is one problem. In Episode 2 when Dooku squared off against Obi and Anakin, it seemed as if he was just toying with them. Watch the duel again and you will see what I'm talking about. Then having dropped both of them, he turned off his saber, and fell into a brief moment of thought as if it wasn't his intentions to kill them after all. Certainly the time in which he had after dropping Anakin he very easily could have killed them both. Maybe he had his own agendas and plans and was using Palpatine as a stepping stone to achieve his own goals and he didn't want to burn any bridges or snuff out any opportunities. After all, the two of them would have made great allies to his cause if he could pursuade them. With Yoda's entrance, all that looks as if it might have been thrown out the window and forced Dooku to flee while Yoda was busy. Yoda may have been able to feel his emotions and read his thoughts if he had stuck around long enough and foiled his whole plan. (This is all pure speculation) Notice how Dooku also paused when running onto his ship. It's almost as if he was waiting to see if Yoda was strong enough in the force to save Obi and Anakin. He might have helped if not. That whole seen just struck me as odd, but I feel as if it might be somewhere along these lines. :)


mmm... same. i personally liked dooku as he was intelligent and didnt pull off mindless killing. dooku seemed a bit lightside as he didnt seem 2 have felt the least bit degeneration in the dark side.
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Aug 03 2005 01:41pm

Koyi Donita
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Sith kill people, that is what they do. Dooku would have murdered Anakin if givin the chance, without hesitation, being a Sith Lord you would expect little else.


I agree with you here, although there is one problem. In Episode 2 when Dooku squared off against Obi and Anakin, it seemed as if he was just toying with them. Watch the duel again and you will see what I'm talking about. Then having dropped both of them, he turned off his saber, and fell into a brief moment of thought as if it wasn't his intentions to kill them after all. Certainly the time in which he had after dropping Anakin he very easily could have killed them both. Maybe he had his own agendas and plans and was using Palpatine as a stepping stone to achieve his own goals and he didn't want to burn any bridges or snuff out any opportunities. After all, the two of them would have made great allies to his cause if he could pursuade them. With Yoda's entrance, all that looks as if it might have been thrown out the window and forced Dooku to flee while Yoda was busy. Yoda may have been able to feel his emotions and read his thoughts if he had stuck around long enough and foiled his whole plan. (This is all pure speculation) Notice how Dooku also paused when running onto his ship. It's almost as if he was waiting to see if Yoda was strong enough in the force to save Obi and Anakin. He might have helped if not. That whole seen just struck me as odd, but I feel as if it might be somewhere along these lines. :)

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Aug 03 2005 05:55am

Nuebus
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what are you talking about ther is no such thing as desteni every person in the universe thouse ther own path ani forgot that ther is allways hope
and took the easy way out and for the sake of the force he killed a defensless man yes dooku was evil and deseverd to die but not like that that it go ageinst everything the jedi code stands for.


Simply because you don't believe in destiny does not mean it doesn't exist, and we aren't talking about anything "real" are we??? Normally I don't take offense at anything posted in a forum any where but this one touched me some. To be quoted then slammed is, to me, flaming. Being a well experienced flamer myself I can recognize what is what.

Anakin's "destiny" is already in place by the time we watch Revenge of the Sith, so there is no mystery about what decision he will make. Sith kill people, that is what they do. Dooku would have murdered Anakin if givin the chance, without hesitation, being a Sith Lord you would expect little else. Any such demise in the Star Wars Saga would be deemed "thier destiny", it isn't me its George Lucas. So talk to Master Lucas if you wish to discuss the validity of Destiny and its use within the SW movies.

You refer to the Jedi Code and its high ideals and values. A set of rules and regulations that may actually have more to do with the destruction of the Jedi than Sidious and Vader ever could. Don't you think, for just a second, that once Anakin made his move on Dooku's neck that this "Code" no longer applies to him.

Anakin wanted to kill Dooku, Palpatine merely gave Anakin what he needed to do it, permission.

While I understand your OPINION and respect it as such. Since my opinion weighs very little with you, your's will have equal weight with me.

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ha. i agree entirely wit u.

personally i never pay any attention 2 Angel's posts mainly because he's grammaticly incorrect most of the time and his posts verge on pointless... just gotta look at my Poems thread...

anyway, Anakin was the Chosen One. which also implied Prophecy. Prophecy states something will happen in the future whther it be the near future or far future. Anakin was Prophecised 2 Balance the Force, that was his DESTINY 2 do so, but it never stated anything about what happens on the way.
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Aug 03 2005 01:40am

Ecks
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Something to add.

Every step you take in life may seem under your control, but have you ever had a moment and looked back at all your steps, and went "Whoa, how the hell did I get here, I swore I would end up somewhere else?"

That's destiny calling, my friend. ;)
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Aug 02 2005 07:41pm

El Vee For
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what are you talking about ther is no such thing as desteni every person in the universe thouse ther own path ani forgot that ther is allways hope
and took the easy way out and for the sake of the force he killed a defensless man yes dooku was evil and deseverd to die but not like that that it go ageinst everything the jedi code stands for.


Simply because you don't believe in destiny does not mean it doesn't exist, and we aren't talking about anything "real" are we??? Normally I don't take offense at anything posted in a forum any where but this one touched me some. To be quoted then slammed is, to me, flaming. Being a well experienced flamer myself I can recognize what is what.

Anakin's "destiny" is already in place by the time we watch Revenge of the Sith, so there is no mystery about what decision he will make. Sith kill people, that is what they do. Dooku would have murdered Anakin if givin the chance, without hesitation, being a Sith Lord you would expect little else. Any such demise in the Star Wars Saga would be deemed "thier destiny", it isn't me its George Lucas. So talk to Master Lucas if you wish to discuss the validity of Destiny and its use within the SW movies.

You refer to the Jedi Code and its high ideals and values. A set of rules and regulations that may actually have more to do with the destruction of the Jedi than Sidious and Vader ever could. Don't you think, for just a second, that once Anakin made his move on Dooku's neck that this "Code" no longer applies to him.

Anakin wanted to kill Dooku, Palpatine merely gave Anakin what he needed to do it, permission.

While I understand your OPINION and respect it as such. Since my opinion weighs very little with you, your's will have equal weight with me.

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One can only hope...
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This comment was edited by El Vee For on Aug 02 2005 08:27pm.

Aug 02 2005 01:41pm

Rogue
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I think he should of tried his best to take Dooku into custody, where the Jedi council could of stripped Dooku of the force.
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Aug 01 2005 07:15pm

Pa'aN
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Well, mace windu almost did the same thing. WOULD HAVE done the same thing had anakin not stopped him. So i think anakin did the right thing. That's my vote.

And just as a note. When palpy said "he's too dangerous to be kept alive", i think he meant for his own sake. Not for the sake of the republic. Maybe he was worried that dooku has realised his scheme to take anakin as his new padawan.
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Aug 01 2005 12:02pm

Phantom
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Im sure there are tricks in the force that can be used without the need of hands.
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Aug 01 2005 09:39am

Sa'Un
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Anakin did the right thing, because He WAS 2 dangerous 2 be left alive.. :o
I think u can shoot lightning out of Ur Foot R smtn... :P
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Jul 23 2005 11:29am

angel
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The only suffering Anakin endures is that which he brought on himself. His emotions got the best of him and emotion leads to the dark side. He had to kill Dooku it was his destiny. Surely once Dooku had overcome the pain and shock of his injuries he could have brought his incredible power to bear after all we know you don't need hands to use the force.
what are you talking about ther is no such thing as desteni every person in the universe thouse ther own path ani forgot that ther is allways hope
and took the easy way out and for the sake of the force he killed a defensless man yes dooku was evil and deseverd to die but not like that that it go ageinst everything the jedi code stands for.

I have nothing more to say about this matter.
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This comment was edited by angel on Jul 27 2005 02:50pm.

Jul 20 2005 06:33pm

El Vee For
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The only suffering Anakin endures is that which he brought on himself. His emotions got the best of him and emotion leads to the dark side. He had to kill Dooku it was his destiny. Surely once Dooku had overcome the pain and shock of his injuries he could have brought his incredible power to bear after all we know you don't need hands to use the force.
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Jul 18 2005 12:10pm

angel
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ani did not do the right thing
what i did was not the way of a jedi
but i do not matter becorce ani got to suffer

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Jul 17 2005 12:26am

Phantom
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Kill him Do it you all know you want to. His stuiped gray hair wrinkily face with that big cape on it makes him look like a fool so just kill him
Dooku would use lighting spam on you if he would read this.


Let him lightning all he wants... MUHAHAHA MUHAHAHHA!!!! Man Im really being evil. :)
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Jul 16 2005 09:06pm

Tyrant
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Kill him Do it you all know you want to. His stuiped gray hair wrinkily face with that big cape on it makes him look like a fool so just kill him
Dude the guy was old...

Jul 16 2005 09:03pm

Tyrant
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Kill him Do it you all know you want to. His stuiped gray hair wrinkily face with that big cape on it makes him look like a fool so just kill him
Dooku would use lighting spam on you if he would read this.

Jul 16 2005 08:24am

DarthMike
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ok, so he didnt get it cut off, he got even less and was still unable to do anything.
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Jul 15 2005 10:33pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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and any way, you never see someone with a limb cut off doing anything. Obi got his hand off in ep2 and he was gone. Also, ani coulda done more dmg to him i.e. cut off arms,legs,also keep in mind anikan did not plan on the ship breakin in half or gen. grievous catching him.
Obi Wan never got his hand cut off...

it looks that way for a good second in Episode 2, the duel with Dooku, I'll admit.
I thought the same at first too, but he didn't lose his arm. He uses that arm to clutch at his leg ... :P
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Jul 15 2005 06:04pm

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and any way, you never see someone with a limb cut off doing anything. Obi got his hand off in ep2 and he was gone. Also, ani coulda done more dmg to him i.e. cut off arms,legs,also keep in mind anikan did not plan on the ship breakin in half or gen. grievous catching him.
Obi Wan never got his hand cut off...
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Jul 15 2005 02:19pm

Phantom
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Kill him Do it you all know you want to. His stuiped gray hair wrinkily face with that big cape on it makes him look like a fool so just kill him
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Jul 15 2005 12:34pm

Krazzed
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lol and look at u 2 bickering like little kids



any way i said other he should have captured him like the jedi do and take him to the jedi temple and let the masters decide his fate

just my thoughts

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Jul 15 2005 12:04pm

Phantom
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And look at him getting owned in Epsoide 3.
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Jul 15 2005 10:46am

Tyrant
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I think what Anikin did was right that weak fool desirved to die. Sith are ment to be a elite core of powerful masters of the darkside. They devote their lives to traning and power. If you cant beat a simpile Jedi Knight then your not much of a Sith.
Weak fool?! Wanna bet that Dooku pwns you son? Just look at him in Episode 2 :)

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