The Acolyte
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Summary
Darth Plagueis , Palpatine ( Darth Sidious ) ’s master , has finally made his live - action debut inStar Wars : The Acolyte , and here ’s everything thatStar Warscanon has let on about the Sith Lord thus far . Plagueis ' backstory was first suggest at inStar war : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , with many hoping theupcomingStar WarsTV showswould reveal more . Most of Plagueis ’ account is now Legends , relegating much of Plagueis ' history to a separate continuity . However , sure aspects of Plagueis ' account remain entire , and canyon sources have continued to add more entropy about his part - includingThe Acolyte .
This include a timeline of major events in Plagueis ' life , his family relationship with Palpatine , and how his story terminate . Though not as elaborated as the Legends world , these spot of information paint a clear picture of an important reference and add depth to Palpatine ’s story . Palpatine was the true villain of the Skywalker saga - and may continue to be inupcomingStar Warsmovies- but many of his plans hound back to Plagueis . Here are 11 thingsStar Warshas uncover about Darth Plagueis in canyon and how they may shape his floor hold up forward .
The Acolyte close discover a major Sith Lord from the found canon , though his ultimate purpose in the series ' on-going plot is not yet known .
11Plagueis' Species
The species of Plagueis is one of the few elements of his character that have been revealed
Darth Plagueis ' live - action appearance inThe Acolyteconfirms thathe was a Muun . George Lucas was the one who suggest that Plagueis was a Muun when make the character , and generator James Luceno chose to honor that in the novelStar Wars : Darth Plagueis . This was confirm to still be canon in the sourcebookEndless Vigilfor the roleplay gameStar war : Force and Destiny .
BeforeThe Acolyte , Plagueis had only been record with a hood masking his face inStar war : The Secrets of the Sith . The brief coup d’oeil of him shown in the live - actionStar WarsTV show is also jolly shadowed , but it ’s clear that he ’s a Muun . There ’s no doubt now that this is Plagueis ' specie , make the most perfectly eerie appearance for a theatrical role of Plagueis ' amount of menace .
10Plagueis' Age
Plagueis was alive during the High Republic era, which potentially makes him hundreds of years old
Darth Plagueis ' historic period has never been known for certain , not even inStar WarsLegends , though the latter approximated that he was deport between 147 and 120 BBY - which is almost exactly 100 years beforeStar Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace . The Acolyte , however , has made this insufferable . It ’s now shown that Plagueis is completely grow around 132 BBY , when the show takes place .
This means Plagueis was belike bear at some point during theHigh Republic era , the gilded historic period of the Jedi and the Republic , and thathe is at least a hundred years quondam by the time he cash in one’s chips by Palpatine ’s hired man . The Acolytehas certainly made Plagueis older than his Legends counterpart , but this is n’t a difficult allowance to make . take care as coinage old age differently inStar war , it ’s very potential that Muun populate to be much elder than man or other species are .
9Plagueis' Sith Master
The Master of Plagueis has also been confirmed in canon
Darth Tenebrous trained Plagueis in the ways of the Sith , and a certain clew hints that his canon story may be similar to legend . Star Wars : Build the Millennium Falconsuggested that Tenebrous designed theScimitar , Darth Maul ’s starship inThe Phantom Menace . This is in line with Tenebrous ' legend account as a starship engine driver .
Legends draw Tenebrous as a manlike Bith make Rugess Nome , though it is unclear if this is still canon . Star Wars : The emanation of Skywalker ’s Visual Dictionary did corroborate that the twenty-sixth Legion of Palpatine ’s Sith Eternal was named after Tenebrous . tenebrific was neither seen nor mentioned inThe Acolyte , which mean Plageuis had belike already overthrown Tenebrous by the time of theStar WarsTV show .
These various canon references seem to support that Tenebrous trained Plagueis in the main Star Wars timeline .
8When Palpatine Became Plagueis' Apprentice
The forming of Master and Apprentice has been revealed
Star Warscanon has hinted that 65 BBY iswhen Palpatine became Plagueis ' prentice in the timeline , making him roughly 19 years quondam . Star war : Timelinesconfirmed that Naboo ’s plasma refinery composite was construct in 65 BBY by a company owned by Damask , Darth Plagueis ' alter ego in Legends . Star Wars : Darth Plagueisoriginally had Damask meet Palpatine short after arriving on Naboo , think of the same thing in all likelihood happened in canyon .
Having Palpatine begin his Sith journey at 19 years older also mirrors characters like Luke Skywalker and Rey begin their Jedi quests at the same age . This made Palpatine the idealistic long time to tap into his full potential and also still fall dupe to the Sith Lord ’s manipulation . It ’s still unknown exactly how long the two trained together , though this may be revealed by and by on .
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7When Plagueis Helped Palpatine Become Senator
Plagueis was instrumental in Palpatine’s rise to political power
With Palpatine typify Naboo and Plagueis advising him from the shadow , the two successfully direct the Trade Federation blockade .
In addition to instruct Palpatine the ways of the Sith , Plagueis helped his apprentice cultivate science as a politician , lead to Palpatine becoming Naboo ’s senator in 52 BBY.This was revealed inStar war : timeline , and it gave Palpatine a full twenty year to become a successful career pol . He was then able to cautiously pull wires events behind the scene to get what he want .
With Palpatine representing Naboo and Plagueis give notice him from the shadows , the two successfully engineered the Trade Federation encirclement . As presented inThe Phantom Menace , this encirclement became the inciting incident for what would eventually lead to Palpatine ’s sovereignty over the Galax urceolata . The difference of opinion ended with Palpatine ’s ascendancy to the Chancellorship , his first footfall to eventually becoming Emperor .
6Plagueis Could Manipulate The Midi-Chlorians
Plagueis held a power many considered to be unnatural and impossible
Though in the beginning contrive as a prevarication that Palpatine used to manipulate Anakin , Star Warscanon has confirmed that Plagueis could indeed falsify themidi - chlorians . Plagueis ' field of the microscopic lifeforms gave him a greater understanding of the Force . This allowed him to save others from death and even rush the musical instrument digital interface - chlorians to produce life .
The Legends continuity even speculated that Plagueis ' tampering with the Force is how Anakin Skywalker was created , though this has never been officially confirmed . The Acolytehas teased that Plagueis may have get word how to do this from Mae and Osha , twins who were ostensibly create by aForce vergenceon Brendok . Despite his best efforts to extend his own life , Plagueis was ultimately ineffectual to make unnecessary himself , pall in his eternal rest at Palpatine ’s hand .
5Plagueis Was Obsessed With Becoming Immortal
The Dark Lord of the Sith had one true goal that eclipsed all others
The Sith ’s main aim was to destroy the Jedi Order and bring an end to the Republic . Plagueis , however , was just as committed to accomplish immortality for himself . Plagueis manipulated the midi - chlorians into carry on life becausehe thought it would enable him to happen upon the enigma of extending his own life indefinitely .
He experimented with other dark side practices along the way , some of which would later benefit his apprentice . Plagueis clear a smashing deal of power through his subject , but he also feared that he would lose it , which finally came dead on target when Palpatine cuckold and vote down his headmaster . It can be assumed that his cognition of Mae and Osha ’s macrocosm and existence became a seed of his experimentation early on , though any potential follow - up inThe Acolyteseason 2will have the final word on this .
Palpatine ironically inherit his Master ’s goal , seeking to preserve his living long after the original trilogy .
4Plagueis Attempted To Create A Force Dyad
The sequel trilogy’s Force Dyad stemmed from Plagueis himself
Palpatine immediately infer that Rey and Ben Solo were a duad in the Force because Plagueis had essay to form his own . Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker - Expanded Editionby Rae Carson unveil thatPlagueis attempt creating a Force dyad with Palpatine . Later on , Palpatine attempted to work a like shackle with Anakin , but neither were successful .
Plagueis ' fixation with becoming immortal explicate why he would have essay such a feat , seek power like biography itself . Palpatine eventually prove this when he steal the power of Rey and Ben ’s bond to reconstruct himself , though he was subsequently kill by Rey . The connection between Mae and Osha inThe Acolytemay have been an inhalation for this , as their shared cognizance seems to have make a natural Force Dyad on its own .
Star state of war : The Rise of Skywalker inclose the concept of the Force Dyad and short by little , tie - ins have let on its history and potential .
3Palpatine Survived Because Of Plagueis
Palpatine’s Return of the Jedi survival was possible because of his Master
After fall to his apparent decease , Palpatine hold out by channelize his flavour into a clone body , a proficiency he learned from Plagueis . The Secrets of the Sithexplained that Essence Transfer was one of the many abilities that Plagueis exploredin his quest for immortality . Star Warscanon made decipherable that this is what Palpatine was referring to when he told Anakin and later Kylo Ren that"the dark side of the Force is a footpath to many abilities some consider to be unnatural . "
This , however , did n’t provide all the answer for Palpatine . The MandalorianandStar Wars : The Bad Batchhave since revealed just how unmanageable it is to fill in Force cloning , which is necessary for Palpatine to transfer his essence into another Force - sensitive body . Not only that , but Palpatine want to retain his same amount of power , which made this even more hard to do - and is likely why Plagueis failed to succeed at this before Palpatine killed him .
2When & Why Palpatine Killed Plagueis
Palpatine’s motivations for killing his Master have been revealed
The canyon version of Plagueis ' execution has yet to be portray in detail , butStar Warshas suggest at when and why Palpatine killed his master . The closed book of the Sithincludes a passage that imply Palpatine killed Plagueis during his rise in the Senate , but before becoming Chancellor . Palpatine shares the thoughts he has behind his captain ’s murder in this excerpt .
But ascension in the Senate would not be enough . My master , Darth Plagueis , had served his determination . I impress him down , exact his berth as the one on-key maestro of the Sith .
This also marry into Palpatine ’s motivation for killing Plagueis . He truly consider he had outlast his usefulness and pose up Palpatine ’s future sacrifice of any Sith that he no longer needed . This , handily , left Palpatine alone with the enigma of potential immortality , which continued to be his own personal obsession .
