History Characters / StarWarsRiseOfTheEmpireEraSith

* {{Hypocrite}}: He repeatedly looks down on pretty much every other person in the galaxy as merely a pawn in the Siths' Grand Plan, and like many Sith believes that the Dark Side serves him (or is at least an ally) rather than the other way round. Except that Plagueis own ''birth'' was orchestrated by Darth Tenebrous so that he could serve as the perfect Sith apprentice, he made no attempt to step out from the shadow of his master until the Dark Side presented him with (and even suggested) the opportunity (Tenebrous even privately worries that Damask lacks the ambition to try), he is saved repeatedly by the Dark Side or Palpatine intervening when he is in a life-or-death situation, [[spoiler: and he himself is merely a pawn of Palpatine who was playing him like a fiddle since the day they met.]]

* PostHumousCharacter: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] His titular novel reveals that he was still alive for the majority of ''Phantom Menace'', having been murdered the same day of his "grandson" Darth Maul's defeat on Naboo.

* SmugSnake: It should be noted despite claiming Palpatine and him were to rule as equals, Plagueis still clearly thinks he's in charge first and foremost. He intended to even manipulate the flow of politics behind Palpatine as he saw fit.

[[folder:Darth Millenial]]

* SadistTeacher: His several year-long training regimen for Palpatine was barbarous and relentless.

* DueToTheDead: Despite torturing him to death and all, Palpatine arranged a funeral and cremated his Plagueis, whose remains are actually in one of the large vases leading to the Chancellor's office. Decades later, Palpatine would also document Plagueis as one of the most important Sith in advancing their cause.

* TheCorrupter: [[SubvertedTroper Subverted.]] He thought he was turning Palpatine, a reckless but otherwise normal delinquent, to the dark side. In truth, Palpatine was always a cunning and ruthless chessmaster.

* ExtremeOmnivore: He once ate the dead corpses of dead fish and bats in caves on the planet where he killed his master. He and Palpatine also one shared a fresh ''heart'' that he pulled out of a dead alien they had just killed during a training session. Ironically Muun are herbivores, and somewhat hypocritically Plagueis looks down on non-Muuns for eating meat (something he himself does either to fit in with humans or other aliens, or as stated out of desperation or as part of Sith ritual).

* ExtremeOmnivore: He once eat the dead corpses of dead fish and bats in caves on the planet where he killed his master. He and Palpatine also one shared a fresh ''heart'' that he pulled out of a dead alien they had just killed during a training session. Ironically Muun are herbivores, and somewhat hypocritically Plagueis looks down on non-Muuns for eating meat (something he himself does either to fit in with humans or other aliens, or as stated out of desperation or as part of Sith ritual).

* {{Hypocrite}}: He repeatedly looks down on pretty much every other person in the galaxy as merely a pawn in the Siths' Grand Plan, and like many Sith believes that the Dark Side serves him (or is at least an ally) rather than the other way round. Except that Plagueis own ''birth'' was orchestrated by Darth Tenebrous so that he could serve as the perfect Sith apprentice, he made no attempt to step out from the shadow of his master until the Dark Side presented him with (and even suggested) the opportunity (Tenebrous even privately worries that Damask lacks the ambition to try), he is saved repeatedly by the Dark Side or Palpatine intervening when he is in a life-or-death situation, [[spoiler: and he himself is merely a pawn of Palpatine who was playing him like a fiddle since the day they met.]]

* SecretOtherFamily: In blatant defiance of the hallowed Rule of Two, Darth Tenebrous secretly trained a Bith named Venamis in the Sith arts despite already having an apprentice in Plagueis. Venamis's existence was kept hidden from Plagueis but Venamis knew of Tenebrous's "official" apprentice and was in fact ordered by Tenebrous to assassinate Plagueis, likely as a final test to see who was most worthy to hold the title of Darth. For bonus points, [[{{Nepotism}} Venamis is very heavily implied to be Tenebrous's biological son or at least a relative.]]

* SecretOtherFamily: In blatant defiance of the hallowed Rule of Two, Darth Tenebrous secretly trained a Bith named Venamis in the Sith arts despite already having an apprentice in Plagueis. Venamis's existence was kept a secret from Plagueis but Venamis knew of Tenebrous's "official" apprentice and was in fact ordered by Tenebrous to assassinate Plagueis, likely as a final test to see who was most worthy to hold the title of Darth. For bonus points, [[{{Nepotism}} Venamis is very heavily implied to be Tenebrous's biological son or at least a relative.]]

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: A racial trait of the Bith. He could see patterns everywhere and predict future events without having to use his Force abilities. He introduced Hego Demask's parents to each other because he predicted that their child would become a powerful Force Sensitive who would be a worthy apprentice.

* SecretIdentity: Hego Demask the unassuming Banking Clan ambassador.

* SecretIdentity: Hego Demask the unassuming Baking Clan ambassador.

* VisionaryVillain: Summarised by his aforementioned pearl of wisdom to Sidious about the Sith's true role as architects of the future rather than mindless butchers. Plagueis seeks to succeed where the more short-sighted and heedless Sith of the past failed.

* PunyEarthlings: Plagueis secretly has a dim, overtly racist view of humans even though he ironically ended up with one as an apprentice. He expresses some admiration for their adaptability but nevertheless despises many of their, as he perceives them, frivolous customs that became Galactic norm, particularly their infuriating talent at finding any excuse to eat a meal (Muun do not care nearly as much for food).

* AffablyEvil: Plagueis is often so polite that it's hard to believe he's a deceptive, megalomaniac Dark Lord.

* AGentlemanAndAScholar: ''Darth Plagueis'''s first person narration reveals much about Plagueis's personal philosophies which are all highly meticulous, contemplative and esoteric. Plagueis's knowledge of the Force and Sith history is unrivalled.

* AffablyEvil: Plagueis is often so polite and genuine that it's hard to believe he's a deceptive, megalomaniac Dark Lord.

* PunyEarthlings: Plagueis secretly has a dim view of humans even though he ironically ended up with one as an apprentice. He expresses some admiration for their adaptability but nevertheless despises many of their customs, particularly their infuriating talent to find any excuse to eat a meal.
* SadistTeacher: His training regimen for Palpatine was barbarous.

* BookBurning: Performed the Sith equivalent by destroying nearly all Sith holocrons and documents under the belief that the Sith's history had to be buried to move forward.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: From the [[EveryoneHasStandards Sith's standards]] at least, Darth Gravid is viewed in hindsight with disdain by all Sith that came afterwards for his grand scale cock-up in destroying the Sith archives. Plagueis brings him up as a cautionary tale to his apprentice to warn him to never stray to the Light when the Dark path has already been trodden.

* GoMadFromTheRevalation: Drove himself to insanity trying to fit the Dark and Light Sides together.
* LightIsNotGood: One of the few lightsided Sith lords. While he did incorporate Jedi teachings of mercy and compassion, ultimately he was driven to madness as he focused on the Light Side, and went fully cuckoo. Also, there's no indication he ever underwent an actual HeelFaceTurn.

* SpannerInTheWorks: In his madness, he destroyed several Sith documents, artifacts, and holocrons, setting the Sith cause back. Darth Plagueis mused that the Jedi Order may have been destroyed centuries ago if it hadn't been for him.

* PragmaticVillainy: While Bane's a coldblooded killer, he's not a petty sadist, doesn't kill on a whim, and will spare people's lives if they prove themselves useful.

* DarkActionGirl: A Powerful and scary warrior who happens to be female.
* DisproportionateRetribution: When she found out a woman had slept with her boyfriend, she put her in a permanent coma, forced to suffer nightmares for the rest of her life.

* {{The Dragon}}: To Bane in the Darth Bane novels.

* {{Magic Knight}}: While this is a common attribute for all Jedi and Sith, Zannah deserves special mention for her aptitude in Sith Sorcery and developing many unique force skills.

* {{Pragmatic Villainy}}: When Bane is injured, Zannah attempts to save his life. The reason for this is because he hadn't fully taught her all of his dark side abilities, yet.

* {{The Starscream}}: A very successful one, as she succeeds in killing Darth Bane.
* {{Stealth Expert}}: One of Zannah's abilities is to use the dark side to conceal her presence.

* LargeAndInCharge: He was two meters tall, and very muscular in built.

* EvilGenius: One of his defining traits compared to other Sith. While he's [[BadassBookworm quite capable]] of handling himself in combat, he was much more interested in intellectual pursuits (in particular, studying the force through experiments with midichlorians) and gaining political power than he was in getting into fights. At times he finds [[{{Sadist}} Palpatine's]] excessive [[BloodKnight bloodlust]] to be counterproductive and even reminds him that they are architects, not butchers.Unfortunately, he was much better at the former than the latter, while a brilliant researcher, to the point that Palpatine can't replicate his work later on, Palpatine is far better at more practical areas of knowledge like manipulation and politicking. this proves Plagueis's undoing.