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* KarmaHoudini: For all his profiting off of both sides, Dod never suffers any real retribution for his actions, and his fate after ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' remains unknown. Of course, given the way that Palpatine "rewarded" the other people involved in the Trade Federation, it's safe to presume that he probably didn't live for very long.
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* KarmaHoudini: For all his profiting off of both sides, Dod never suffers any real retribution for his actions, and his fate after ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' ''Revenge Of The Sith'' remains unknown. Of course, given the way that Palpatine "rewarded" the other people involved in the Trade Federation, it's safe to presume that he probably didn't live for very long.
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: If you look carefully, you can see him being cut in half when Darth Vader kills him and the other Separatist leaders.
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* MadeOfIron: He survived getting blown up by torpedoes and being exposed to the vacuum of space somehow, although not without losing all of his left arms and half of his face in the process.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: His appearance in "The Unknown" was this during the first preview of that episode, as he was believed to have died in his first appearance four seasons earlier.
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* RulesLawyer: When Queen Amidala tries to address the Senate, Dod exploits a loophole to propose having a committee validate that the invasion of Naboo is actually happening.
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed following the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''; despite being arrested and tried four times for the invasion of Naboo, the fact that he's still Trade Federation Viceroy by ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' means he got off scott free. Karma eventually does catch up to him when ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' rolls around.
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed following the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''; ''The Phantom Menace''; despite being arrested and tried four times for the invasion of Naboo, the fact that he's still Trade Federation Viceroy by ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' ''Attack Of The Clones'' means he got off scott free. Karma eventually does catch up to him when ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' rolls around.
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* {{Revenge}}: He wants Padmé dead, for her role in arresting him after the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace invasion of Naboo]], because it cost him a fortune to get away from punishment.
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* {{Revenge}}: He wants Padmé dead, for her role in arresting him after the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace invasion of Naboo]], Naboo, because it cost him a fortune to get away from punishment.
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* TakeThat: His name was derived from Newt Gingrich[[note]]fitting considering that his character opposes Senator Valorum, who was based on Gingrich's political opponent Bill Clinton[[/note]] and an similar-sounding word to surname of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan[[note]]who infamously started the "Star Wars" defense program without giving George Lucas and his company any royalties[[/note]]. In real life, George Lucas does not hold a high opinion of either of these politicians.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: His fate in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''; once Darth Sidious is confident in his victory, he sends his new apprentice to slaughter him along with the rest of the Separatist leaders.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: His fate in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''; once Darth Sidious is confident in his victory, he sends his new apprentice to slaughter him along with the rest of the Separatist leaders.
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* TakeThat: His name was derived from Newt Gingrich[[note]]fitting considering that his character opposes Senator Valorum, who was based on Gingrich's political opponent Bill Clinton[[/note]] and an similar-sounding word to a reworking of the surname of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan[[note]]who infamously started proposed the "Star Wars" defense program without giving George Lucas and his company any royalties[[/note]]. In real life, George Lucas does not hold a very high opinion of either of these politicians.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: His fate in''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''; ''Revenge Of The Sith''; once Darth Sidious is confident in his victory, he sends his new apprentice to slaughter him along with the rest of the Separatist leaders.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: His fate in
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* TheRival: He has a lasting enmity with Obi-Wan that borders on this trope. Obi-Wan even invoked it "Griveous Intrigue" when he was certain that Grievous would board his ship and face him personally rather than simply blow him up with his ship.
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* TheRival: He has a lasting enmity with Obi-Wan that borders on this trope. Obi-Wan even invoked it "Griveous "Grievous Intrigue" when he was certain that Grievous would board his ship and face him personally rather than simply blow him up with his ship.
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* PetTheDog: He seemed genuinely saddened and enraged when he learned that his pet, Gor was killed by Kit Fisto and Nahdar Vebb.
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* PetTheDog: He seemed genuinely saddened and enraged when he learned that his pet, Gor Gor, was killed by Kit Fisto and Nahdar Vebb.
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* InsaneAdmiral: A mad ruin of an officer, trapped inside his cybernetics who takes out his anger on any populace he can get his hands on.
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* InsaneAdmiral: A mad ruin of an officer, a Kaleesh warlord, trapped inside his cybernetics who takes out his anger on any populace he can get his hands on.
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* CardCarryingVillain: He's an utterly one-dimensional villain who delights in plundering the lightsabers of
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* CardCarryingVillain: He's an utterly one-dimensional villain who delights in plundering the lightsabers of Jedi.
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir'' ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
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* BigBad: Subverted. The protagonists believe him to be this, but Dooku is only TheDragon and an UnwittingPawn for Darth Sidious.
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* BigBad: Subverted. The protagonists believe him to be this, but Dooku is only TheDragon and an UnwittingPawn for Darth Sidious. Nonetheless, he does spearhead many operations during the Clone Wars.
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** In ''Son of Dathomir'' his army pretty much crushes Maul's Shadow Collective in two consecutive battles, and personally forces Maul to retreat during the first. While he and Dooku gets captured during the second, after Dooku provided him an opportunity to escape his cell, he literally tore apart several Death Watch soldiers who tried to stop him, and even told the few survivors to go, ask their master for reinforcements.
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** In ''Son of Dathomir'' his Dathomir'', [[spoiler:his army pretty much crushes Maul's Shadow Collective in two consecutive battles, and personally forces Maul to retreat during the first. While he and Dooku gets captured during the second, after Dooku provided him an opportunity to escape his cell, he literally tore apart several Death Watch soldiers who tried to stop him, and him. He even told the few survivors to go, go and ask their master for reinforcements.reinforcements]].
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* AbnormalLimbRotation: He's able to crab-walk by flipping his hands around completely, along with his head.
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* LaserBlade: Thanks to his [[MultipleArmedAndDangerous many arms]], he can wield four lightsabers at once.
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* LaserBlade: Thanks to his [[MultipleArmedAndDangerous [[MultiArmedAndDangerous many arms]], he can wield four lightsabers at once.
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* NiceHat: They The Nemoidians have a penchant for wearing these.
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* ArchEnemy: Of Padmé.Padmé, during the Clone Wars.
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* DoubleStandard: When Padmé had her back clawed by a Nexu during her failed execution, he starts giggling at her pain. When she manages to defend herself, he is offended, claiming that she should be shot for what she did.
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* TakeThat: His name was derived from Newt Gingrich[[note]]fitting considering that his character opposes Senator Valorum, who was based on Gingrich's political opponent Bill Clinton[[/note]] and an similar-sounding word to surname of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan[[note]]who infamously started the "Star Wars" defense program without giving George Lucas and his company any royalties[[/note]]. In real life, George Lucas does not hold a high opinion of either of these politicians.
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* AscendedExtra: He had once scene in the first film, but is important to several episodes of ''The Clone Wars''..
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* KarmaHoudini: For all his profiting off of both sides, Dod never suffers any real retribution for his actions, and his fate after ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' remains unknown.
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* KarmaHoudini: For all his profiting off of both sides, Dod never suffers any real retribution for his actions, and his fate after ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' remains unknown. Of course, given the way that Palpatine "rewarded" the other people involved in the Trade Federation, it's safe to presume that he probably didn't live for very long.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Cuts off Anakin's arm in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''; gets both his hands lopped off by Anakin in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* ManipulativeBastard: Shown to be one in the Rush Clovis arc when he forces Clovis into a DealWithTheDevil situation that results in war coming Scipio, [[spoiler: Clovis's death and control of the Banking Clan falling to Palpatine]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Shown to be one in the Rush Clovis arc when he forces Clovis into a DealWithTheDevil situation that results in war coming Scipio, [[spoiler: Clovis's death and control of the Banking Clan falling to Palpatine]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Cuts off Anakin's arm in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''; gets both his hands lopped off by Anakin in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', before losing his head.
* ManipulativeBastard: Shown to be one in the Rush Clovis arc when he forces Clovis into a DealWithTheDevil situation that results in war coming Scipio,[[spoiler: Clovis's death and control of the Banking Clan falling to Palpatine]].Palpatine.
* ManipulativeBastard: Shown to be one in the Rush Clovis arc when he forces Clovis into a DealWithTheDevil situation that results in war coming Scipio,
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* [[GeneralFailure Admiral Failure]]: Probably because he is a general and more used to ground combat, his forays into fleet command tend to be much less successful. In a more general sense, he's also a fairly poor tactician, and pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere whenever things go marginally pear-shaped, but this was more the case in Season 1.
** From Season 2 onward, he started [[TookALevelInBadass showing a little more tactical brilliance both in ground and fleet command]]. In "Grievous Intrigue", he predicted Obi-Wan's entire battle plan for rescuing Eeth Koth and in "ARC Troopers", he deliberately sacrificed the frigates in his fleet so the debris carrying the Trident drill ship components could fall into Kamino's oceans (although how much of that plan is his is debatable considering he was also working with Asajj Ventress during the battle).
** From Season 2 onward, he started [[TookALevelInBadass showing a little more tactical brilliance both in ground and fleet command]]. In "Grievous Intrigue", he predicted Obi-Wan's entire battle plan for rescuing Eeth Koth and in "ARC Troopers", he deliberately sacrificed the frigates in his fleet so the debris carrying the Trident drill ship components could fall into Kamino's oceans (although how much of that plan is his is debatable considering he was also working with Asajj Ventress during the battle).
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** From Season 2 onward, he started [[TookALevelInBadass showing a little more tactical brilliance both in ground and fleet command]]. In "Grievous Intrigue", he predicted Obi-Wan's entire battle plan for rescuing Eeth Koth and in "ARC Troopers", he deliberately sacrificed the frigates in his fleet so the debris carrying the Trident drill ship components could fall into Kamino's oceans (although how much of that plan is his is debatable considering he was also working with Asajj Ventress during the battle).AbnormalLimbRotation:
** From Season 2 onward, he started [[TookALevelInBadass showing a little more tactical brilliance both in ground and fleet command]]. In "Grievous Intrigue", he predicted Obi-Wan's entire battle plan for rescuing Eeth Koth and in "ARC Troopers", he deliberately sacrificed the frigates in his fleet so the debris carrying the Trident drill ship components could fall into Kamino's oceans (although how much of that plan is his is debatable considering he was also working with Asajj Ventress during the battle).
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* FauxAffablyEvil: When he's not insulting his enemies, he's usually mockingly complimenting/humoring them.
* GeneralFailure: Probably because he is a general and more used to ground combat, his forays into fleet command tend to be much less successful. In a more general sense, he's also a fairly poor tactician, and pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere whenever things go marginally pear-shaped, but this was more the case in Season 1. From Season 2 onward, he started [[TookALevelInBadass showing a little more tactical brilliance both in ground and fleet command]]. In "Grievous Intrigue", he predicted Obi-Wan's entire battle plan for rescuing Eeth Koth and in "ARC Troopers", he deliberately sacrificed the frigates in his fleet so the debris carrying the Trident drill ship components could fall into Kamino's oceans (although how much of that plan is his is debatable considering he was also working with Asajj Ventress during the battle).
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* HandicappedBadass: Many of the fights he get into involve him getting one of his arms amputated. It doesn't stop him from fighting effectively with the others until he can get them repaired.
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** Yet another in the first issue of the "Son of Dathomir" comic adaptation, where he [[spoiler:trounces ''Darth Maul'', of all people, in both the overall battle and one-to-one combat.]]
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** Yet another in the first issue of the "Son ''Son of Dathomir" Dathomir'' comic adaptation, where he [[spoiler:trounces ''Darth Maul'', of all people, in both the overall battle and one-to-one combat.]]
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* VillainDecay: Sort of a time-reversed case. ''Revenge'' has him failing at everything he tries to do, and running away from the good guys, which makes his fearsome reputation look like an InformedAttribute. The various TV series managed to do him justice as a real threat.
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* VillainDecay: Sort of a time-reversed case. ''Revenge'' ''Revenge Of The Sith'' has him failing at everything he tries to do, and running away from the good guys, which makes his fearsome reputation look like an InformedAttribute. The various TV series managed to do him justice as a real threat.
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* CurbStompBattle:
** In ''Attack of the Clones'' he bested Obi-Wan with contemptous ease, and Anakin proved barely more for him than a warm-up against Yoda.
** During ''Wicthes of the Mist'' from ''The Clone Wars, he rather easily subdued Savage Opress, while simultaneously keeping Ventress at bay. After Savage turned on Ventress as well, and they split up, Ventress did't last long against him on her own.
** In ''Attack of the Clones'' he bested Obi-Wan with contemptous ease, and Anakin proved barely more for him than a warm-up against Yoda.
** During ''Wicthes of the Mist'' from ''The Clone Wars, he rather easily subdued Savage Opress, while simultaneously keeping Ventress at bay. After Savage turned on Ventress as well, and they split up, Ventress did't last long against him on her own.
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** In ''Son of Dathomir'' his army pretty much crushes Maul's Shadow Collective in two consecutive battles, and personally forces Maul to retreat during the first. While he and Dooku gets captured during the second, after Dooku provided him an opportunity to escape his cell, he literally tore apart several Death Watch soldiers who tried to stop him, and even told the few survivors to go, ask their master for reinforcements.
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* Fiction500: Is explicitly stated to be the single wealthiest person in the entire galaxy.
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* Fiction500: FictionFiveHundred: Is explicitly stated to be the single wealthiest person in the entire galaxy.
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Grievous migh\'ve been introduced in Clone Wars, but he was created for Revenge Of The Sith. Tartakovsky\'s crew was simply instructed to include him, and they were provided with concept-arts to do so.
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* CanonImmigrant: First debuted in Creator/GenndyTartakovsky's ''WesternAnimatiom/StarWarsCloneWars''.
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The unstoppable, monstrous Grievous is in Star Wars Clone Wars, which is Legends. Also, factually incorrect, since the microseries version is the adaptational one and movie/TCW version the original, making the former an Adaptational Badass.
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* AdaptationalWimp: ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' depicts Grievous as a coughing, cackling, ineffectual coward who accomplishes precisely nothing in the whole film, a huge step down from the [[ImplacableMan unstoppable]], [[TheDreaded monstrous]], [[HeroKiller Jedi-killing]] OneManArmy he was introduced as in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.
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* InSeriesNickname: Called "Clankers" by the Clone Troopers.
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Subverted in "Grievous Intrigue". When facing him, Eeth Koth called Grievous, a "coward and murderer". Usually one would expect for the villain to be insulted by being called a coward. Grievous instead took issue with being dubbed a murderer, stating that he didn't "ridding the galaxy of you Jedi filth" to be murder.
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Subverted in "Grievous Intrigue". When facing him, Eeth Koth called Grievous, a "coward and murderer". Usually one would expect for the villain to be insulted by being called a coward. Grievous instead took issue with being dubbed a murderer, stating that he didn't consider "ridding the galaxy of you Jedi filth" to be murder.
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* HoistHeroOverHead / KillItWithFire: He attempted to kill Tarkin by throwing him in a lava lake.
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* CardCarryingVillain: He is quite possibly the closest thing ''The Clone Wars'' has to a SaturdayMorningCartoon villain, acting deliciously aggresive at all times.
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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
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* TheUnintelligible: In ''The Clone Wars'' since alien languages are never subtitled in that series and instead rely on other characters to interpret.
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[[folder:In General]]
Known more formally as the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Separatist Alliance was an organization of solar systems that declared their departure from the corrupt Galactic Republic. Headed by Count Dooku and backed by corporate titans that offered their unlimited droid armies to the cause, the Separatists waged war with the Republic in a legendary conflict known as the Clone Wars.
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* TheFederation: A less than benevolent example; the Confederacy of Independent Systems is an alliance of planets who became disillusioned with the Galactic Republic. However, most of the Separatist leaders are driven by {{Greed}} more than anything.
* UnwittingPawn: They're just another set of pawns in the grand scheme of Darth Sidious, who played both them and the Republic against each other to amass more power and popularity for himself.
* WeHaveReserves: Their [[MechaMooks battle droid]] factories literally produce billions upon billions of droids at a time, and at low cost.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Though it can't be said for what is seen of them in the films, many of the Separatist systems seceded from the Republic because they disliked how corrupt the system had become and genuinely wanted to improve it, as radical as their methods may have been.
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[[folder:Count Dooku]]
!!Count Dooku (Darth Tyranus)
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristopherLee (films), Creator/CoreyBurton (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
A former Jedi Knight mentored by Yoda who left the Order to become Darth Sidious' second Sith apprentice, Darth Tyranus. Bringing together thousands of planets who shared his views on the galactic government, Dooku forged the Confederacy of Independent Systems with himself as their public face.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: He is the wealthy Count of Serenno who later became a Sith Lord, one of the most evil individuals in the galaxy.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's a nobleman and the political leader of the Separatists as well as one of the galaxy's deadliest fighters.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: His Sith name, "Darth Tyranus".
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* {{Badass}}: He defeats Obi-Wan and Anakin with ease several times, and duels Yoda to a draw in ''Attack of the Clones''. When ambushed by Ventress and the two best warriors of the Nightsisters clan while blinded by a poison, he easily bests them. In his ''pyjamas'', no less.
* BadassCape: He wears a full body length cape constantly, adding to his dignified manner.
* BadassGrandpa: Creator/ChristopherLee was well into his 80s when he filmed the role.
* BadassInCharge: Of the Confederacy of Independant Systems. Sidious may be Dooku's master, but the Count is still the unquestioned leader of the Separatists.
* BadassInDistress: In the appropriately titled "Dooku Captured" and its follow-up episode "Gungan General".
* BadassTeacher: To Ventress, and later, to Savage.
* BadBoss: Ventress and numerous other subordinates have found this one out the hard way after too many failures, although he only reluctantly tried to kill Ventress after being ordered to by Sidious. He also has no hesitation in removing some of the more idealist members of the Separatist Parliament from the equation if they prove too annoying.
* BastardUnderstudy: It's in the job description for being the Sith apprentice.
%%* BeardOfEvil
* BigBad: Subverted. The protagonists believe him to be this, but Dooku is only TheDragon and an UnwittingPawn for Darth Sidious.
* BrokenPedestal: He was Qui-Gon Jinn's master who Obi-Wan held in high regard until he discovered Dooku had fallen to TheDarkSide.
* CombatAestheticist: He chose his fighting style for its grace and beauty, mixed with deadly effectiveness.
* ContemplativeBoss: He usually receives his subordinates with his back turned to them, but he often turns around and looks at them sometime during the conversation.
* CoolSword: His curve-hilted lightsaber allows for a more fencing-like fighting style, giving him an advantage in saberfights for its unique angles at the expense of being harder to block blaster bolts.
* CrypticBackgroundReference: Apparently Dooku and Mother Talzin have a history with each other, but the only things revealed are that Dooku had helped Talzin once "long ago", and apparently gave a lock of his hair to her as part of some sort of deal.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: While training Savage, Dooku refused to tell his apprentice how to defend against Force lightning (although he implied that, if the training had continued, he would have done so eventually). This wound up saving the Count's life when Savage betrayed him.
--> '''Dooku''': A wise master does not reveal all his secrets at once.
* DeadpanSnarker: On occasion. Dooku's wit is nothing if not dry.
* DeathByIrony: Gets killed by his successor, the same man Dooku completely disregarded as an unworthy Jedi. The real kicker is despite his disrespect towards Anakin, Dooku's master was conditioning Anakin to take his place the entire time.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He left the Jedi Order when he came to believe the organization had decayed, much like the Republic he felt it supported.
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Seeks to create a galactic empire that will bring order to the universe and power to himself. Doesn't care what methods he has to use to do it.
* TheDragon: Serves as this to Darth Sidious while pretending to be the BigBad.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Well being the Sith apprentice means that one day, he'd have to try to usurp Sidious, but the first time he really considered turning against his Master, was when he got Savage as a replacement for Ventress.
* EvilBrit: Played by a [[Creator/ChristopherLee Brit]] who's classically trained to play an EvilBrit.
* EvilCanNotComprehendGood[=/=]GenreBlindness: In the Nightsisters trilogy, he assumes that Ventress' assassination attempt against him was the work of the Jedi. As a former Jedi himself, Dooku should have realised that they do not deal in assassinations. Whether this is an instance of Dooku's own corruption by the dark side, or a simple lapse in judgment, is ambiguous.
* EvilGloating: Has a tendency for this during lightsaber duels, which serves to disorient his opponents. It backfires in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', when it only serves to make ''himself'' angrier and more aggressive.
* EvilMentor: To Ventress and, briefly, Savage.
* EvilOldFolks: He's an eighty-something-year-old Sith Lord.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Speaks with a sinister, deep voice only Creator/ChristopherLee can provide.
* FallenHero: He's a former Jedi Master who trained under Yoda and was the Master of Qui-Gon Jinn. He retired from the order when he became disillusioned with the corruption in the Republic and the Jedi who seemed content with it, and found Sidious' plans to remake the galaxy appealiing.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He appears to be polite and regretful of having to fight his former Jedi comrades for much of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''. But when he first comes face-to-face with them Obi-Wan and Anakin, he shows no remorse whatsoever in taking them on or even chopping young Anakin's arm off.
* TheHeavy: He's the main villain of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' while acting under the orders of [[BigBad Darth Sidious]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Anakin uses Dooku's own lightsaber to kill him.
* IWantThemAlive: He ordered Savage to bring Katuunko to him alive. Dooku was displeased, to say the least, when all Savage returned with was the king's corpse.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Dooku has Obi-Wan imprisoned and tells him the truth: Darth Sidious is in control of the Republic. Not only does this ''not'' backfire, it actually ''helps'' the Sith: telling the Jedi this, they start investigating Republic senators, and Sidious latches on to this to create tension between the Jedi and Republic, ultimately allowing him to declare them traitors.
* KickTheDog: Killing [[TokenGoodTeammate loyal Separatist senators that truly wanted a peaceful end to the war]] such as Mina Bonteri and Bec Lawise (by means of forcing Padme to [[ShootYourMate shoot him]] when she tried to shoot Dooku) can be seen as this.
* KlingonPromotion: Wants one desperately. Confirmed during the Savage Opress arc.
* KnightTemplar: Despite using the dark side of the Force, he genuinely sees the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order as being more corrupt than himself, and allies with Darth Sidious to rectify this.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Cuts off Anakin's arm in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''; gets both his hands lopped off by Anakin in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* ManipulativeBastard: Shown to be one in the Rush Clovis arc when he forces Clovis into a DealWithTheDevil situation that results in war coming Scipio, [[spoiler: Clovis's death and control of the Banking Clan falling to Palpatine]].
* MasterApprenticeChain: As stated in his introduction, Obi-Wan and Anakin are directly down the chain from him. He also seems to take some pride from this, too; he is still very proud of Qui-Gon, genuinely likes Obi-Wan (though he won't hesitate to kill him), but views Anakin as a [[DramaticIrony completely unworthy successor]].
* MasterSwordsman: Manages to take down Obi-Wan and Anakin on his own, and holds up well against Yoda. Also trains General Grievous into such a powerful swordsman that he is able to slay Jedi in single combat [[BadassNormal without the Force]].
* MeaningfulName: According to Creator/ChristopherLee, the name "Dooku" is a homonym for the Japanese word ''doku'', which means "poison".
* ModestRoyalty: He's a count, but is dress is quite simple compared to other royals in the "Star Wars'' setting.
* MoralMyopia: He sought revenge against Ventress and the Nightsisters for their attempt to assassinate him, disregarding that it was his own (albeit reluctant) attempted murder against Ventress that inspired the attacks.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Says as much during his duel with Yoda in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
* NeckSnap: In a brutally epic fashion to one of Hondo's pirates.
* OffWithHisHead: Gets beheaded by Anakin scissors-style in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* OldMaster: A villainous example.
* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: He used to be one of the Jedi Order's finest knights until he turned to the dark side.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The novelization has him happy that the Separtists are largely alien in membership, for it was his plan to be "captured" by the Republic, then be reformed and turn against the "alien menance", fully expecting a human-dominated empire to rise from it.
* PragmaticVillainy: He retreats from the Battle of Geonosis once he realizes he can't defeat Yoda, having [[FalseFlagOperation accomplished his goals there anyway]].
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a count on his home planet who's [[WellIntentionedExtremist trying to purge the galaxy of corrupt politicians]].
* ShadowArchetype: Serves as one for Anakin, being a former Jedi who left the Order due to disagreements in philosophies.
* ShockAndAwe: His use of Force lightning.
* ShockAndAwe: He can and likes to use Force lightning against his enemies.
* ShootTheDangerousMinion: Sidious ordered him to kill Ventress, because he was worried Dooku would use her to turn against him.
* TheStarscream: During ''The Clone Wars'', he sometimes seeks opportunities to overthrow Sidious and become the new Dark Lord of the Sith. He never finds a good plan, and gets killed by Sidious planning before even coming close to overtaking him.
* TheStoic: He very rarely shows his emotions and even when he does, he usually keeps how much he shows well under control. He does notably start to panic when he realizes that Sidious is planning on letting Anakin kill him.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: On occasion, when he taps deeply into the dark side, most notably in "Witches of the Mist", when he blasts Savage with Force lightning.
* UndyingLoyalty: He claimed this towards Darth Sidious in "Nightsisters", and we're given no indication beforehand that he was anything but truthful. Sidious, however, demands proof of this loyalty, and orders Dooku to eliminate Ventress, which, ironically, inspires Dooku to train his next apprentice, Savage Opress, to help him overthrow Sidious.
* UnwittingPawn: He never realizes that he's merely being used by Palpatine to take all control of the galaxy for himself, and to fill in for Anakin as his apprentice, until it's too late.
* UriahGambit: Falls victim to one of Palpatine's early in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' when Anakin comes to the kidnapped chancellor's rescue and kills Dooku at his insistence.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: More apparent in Expanded Universe materials than the movies, but he is seen in the eyes of many as a charismatic idealist crusading against the very real corruption endemic in the Republic, while the more overtly villainous Separatists are simply allies he's stuck with. Neither is wholly true; if anything, his idea to weed out corruption is to set up a sprawling dictatorship.
* VillainsNeverLie: He outright tells Obi-Wan the truth about the Republic being under Darth Sidious' control. Giving his allegiance to the Sith, [[CassandraTruth the Jedi are not inclined to believe him]].
* VillainousBreakdown: Briefly yet silently [[OhCrap loses his composure]] right before Anakin chops off his head when he realizes that [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Darth Sidious wants him dead]].
* WeCanRuleTogether: He offers this to Obi-Wan while revealing the truth about Darth Sidious to him in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', claiming they can join forces
* WeaponOfChoice: A curve-hilted red lightsaber.
* WickedCultured: He mostly acts like a gentleman, but nonetheless, he's just as sociopathic as his master.
* WorthyOpponent: Considered Obi-Wan this after he successfully foiled his attempt to kidnap Palpatine ''twice'' in one day.
* WouldHurtAChild: He tried to kill Rotta the Huttlet, and is more than willing to sentence women and children to work camps beside.
* YouHaveFailedMe: To Ventress, albeit somewhat reluctantly.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Palpatine orders Anakin to kill him after beating him in a duel.
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[[folder:General Grievous]]
!!General Grievous
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
-->''"Listen to me, Jedi. I do not care about your politics. I do not care about your Republic. I only live to see you die!"''
A Kaleesh cyborg who serves as commander of the Separatist Droid Army. He is schooled in the art of lightsaber combat by Count Dooku, and has slain and plundered the lightsabers of countless Jedi.
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* AdaptationalWimp: ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' depicts Grievous as a coughing, cackling, ineffectual coward who accomplishes precisely nothing in the whole film, a huge step down from the [[ImplacableMan unstoppable]], [[TheDreaded monstrous]], [[HeroKiller Jedi-killing]] OneManArmy he was introduced as in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.
* [[GeneralFailure Admiral Failure]]: Probably because he is a general and more used to ground combat, his forays into fleet command tend to be much less successful. In a more general sense, he's also a fairly poor tactician, and pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere whenever things go marginally pear-shaped, but this was more the case in Season 1.
** From Season 2 onward, he started [[TookALevelInBadass showing a little more tactical brilliance both in ground and fleet command]]. In "Grievous Intrigue", he predicted Obi-Wan's entire battle plan for rescuing Eeth Koth and in "ARC Troopers", he deliberately sacrificed the frigates in his fleet so the debris carrying the Trident drill ship components could fall into Kamino's oceans (although how much of that plan is his is debatable considering he was also working with Asajj Ventress during the battle).
* {{Badass}}: Showcased more in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' than the films, but he is more or less consistently portrayed as a skilled warrior.
* BadassBiker: He rides a pretty cool looking speeder bike in "Bound for Rescue".
* BadassBoast: The caption quote.
* BadassCape: Which he usually [[TheCoatsAreOff removes]] before fighting.
* BadassTransplant: The mechanical version. Aside from his head and some internal organs, his entire body has been cybernetically augmented, making him far more dangerous than any of the droids in his command.
* BadBoss: Hates the battle droids under his command, deeming them useless (not hard to see why, though) and regularly destroys or abuses them whenever he loses his temper.
* BattleTrophy: All his lightsabers were taken from Jedi he'd killed.
* BloodKnight: According to him, his only reason for being involved in the war is to kill Jedi.
* BodyHorror: The only parts of his physical body that are still intact are his eyes and some of his organs.
* CanonImmigrant: First debuted in Creator/GenndyTartakovsky's ''WesternAnimatiom/StarWarsCloneWars''.
* CardCarryingVillain: He's an utterly one-dimensional villain who delights in plundering the lightsabers of
* CombatPragmatist: He is explicitly trained to fight like this: he's supposed to use surprise, fear, intimidation, and power to overwhelm his opponents, and to flee when that doesn't work. In ''The Clone Wars'', he likes to shoot people with a blaster using one of his extra arms while they are focused on his regular two.
* CoolPet: His cyborg roggwart, Gor, a large horned lizard-like monster similar to a [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi rancor]] living in his castle on Vassek. He didn't survive when the Jedi infiltrated his castle.
* CurbStompBattle: He has his moments:
** During their first duel in Season 1, he effortlessly defeated Ahsoka, who escaped only because Griveous got distracted for a moment by an explosion. She put up a better fight during their rematch in Season 5, but Grievous still bested her rather easily.
** Although Ventress gained the upper hand in their one-on-one duel in "Massacre", after he had her shot by his droid army, he tore apart the other Nightsisters and their ArmyOfTheDead with ease.
* {{Cyborg}}: An [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot alien]] cyborg whose entire body is basically a cannister for his eyes, brain, and organs.
* DarthVaderClone: The cyborg with breathing problems, undone by his reliance on machines.
* DirtyCoward: Brags over his superiority to the Jedi, then uses cheap tactics to retreat once the tables are turned.
* TheDragon: He is second-in-command of the Separatist Alliance to Dooku. He later becomes Darth Sidious' Dragon after taking control of the Separatists following Dooku's death.
* DragonAscendant: Subverted. When Count Dooku is killed, the Jedi ''think'' Grievous has become this when in reality he has just become Sidious' Dragon instead.
* DualWielding: Taken UpToEleven; by splitting his arms, he can wield ''four'' lightsabers at once.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: He has no Force powers whatsoever, but his lightsaber training and cybernetic body allow him to fight on par with even the most skilled Jedi.
* EvilCripple: All that's left of Grievous are his internal organs, his brain, and some of his face. That's about as crippled as you can get.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* {{Expy}}: Creator/GeorgeLucas created him as a deliberate DarthVaderClone who was half-man, half-robot. Or in his words, "20% alien and 80% robot".
* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: In the eyes of the Republic at large, upon Dooku's death, Grievous took over as the BigBad; the Senate even voted to continue the Clone Wars for as long as Grievous lived. However, Palpatine is clearly the one pulling the strings, using both Dooku ''and'' Grievous as scapegoats to keep his involvement a secret.
* FiringOneHanded: How he uses his blaster.
* FourStarBadass: He's one of the highest ranking Separatist military leaders, and can fight one-on-one with Jedi.
* FrontLineGeneral: When he isn't running away, he is usually leading from the front.
* TheGeneralissimo: In fact, if not name. He's the Confederacy's real second-in-command, and takes over as head of the Separatists after Dooku is killed.
* GeneralRipper: He would gladly stand on a pile of what remains of his subordinates, droid and organic alike, if it meant victory.
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* HellishPupils: Has yellow, reptilian eyes.
* HeroKiller: DirtyCoward that he is, those Jedi who he got his lightsabers from were killed by his own hand.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After losing his lightsaber and forcing to take on Grievous hand-to-hand, Obi-Wan manages to finish him off with his own dropped blaster.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: This was mostly due to his cybernetics, as well as Mace Windu Force gripping his chest. However, this was {{Retcon}}ned in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' to always have it.
* InsaneAdmiral: A mad ruin of an officer, trapped inside his cybernetics who takes out his anger on any populace he can get his hands on.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Subverted in "Grievous Intrigue". When facing him, Eeth Koth called Grievous, a "coward and murderer". Usually one would expect for the villain to be insulted by being called a coward. Grievous instead took issue with being dubbed a murderer, stating that he didn't "ridding the galaxy of you Jedi filth" to be murder.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: The Nightsisters are a culture of vicious misandrists who feel free to abuse, brainwash, and even kill the male Nightbrothers whenever they please. Given that, many fans rooted for Grievous and the battle droids as they mercilessly killed them during "Massacre".
* KillItWithFire: Obi-Wan manages to kill him by shooting at his "gut sack", which then bursts all the living tissue in his body into flames.
* LargeHam: He tends to be rather overly dramatic when speaking.
-->'''Grievous:''' '''YOU WILL NEVER DEFEAT GRIEVOUS!'''
* LaserBlade: Thanks to his [[MultipleArmedAndDangerous many arms]], he can wield four lightsabers at once.
* LightningBruiser: He can move extremely quickly and hit really hard.
* LizardFolk: His race, the Kaleesh, are reptilian in appearance.
* LooksLikeOrlok: Has the narrow face, the sunken eyes, the spindly arms and legs, and the cloak.
* MasterSwordsman: Before Obi-Wan defeated him, the only people who held their own against him without resorting to using the Force are Kit Fitso and Ventress.
%%* MalevolentMaskedMan[=/=]WhiteMaskOfDoom
* MeaningfulName: "Grievous" means "causing grief or great sorrow," somewhat fitting for the slaughterer of millions. A case of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: His arms can divide in half, giving him four limbs and allowing him to use four lightsabers at a time.
* NeckSnap: Does it to a clone trooper in "Bound for Rescue", with his foot no less.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: A [[LizardFolk reptilian]] alien {{Cyborg}} who uses lightsabers.
* NoIndoorVoice: Although, to be fair, his voice is so grating and deep that even if he ''were'' speaking at a normal volume, it would still come across as rather loud.
* OminousOperaCape: Wears one in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' until he [[TheCoatsAreOff takes it off]] right before his duel with Obi-Wan.
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* PetTheDog: He seemed genuinely saddened and enraged when he learned that his pet, Gor was killed by Kit Fisto and Nahdar Vebb.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: He used to be a Kaleesh warlord before he became a cyborg general.
* PsychoForHire: He may not get paid for what he does, but his involvement with the Confederacy is just an excuse for him to kill Jedi, and he enjoys it a little too much if the image quote is any indication. At least, this is what he's like [[FallenHero post-reconstruction]].
* TheRival: He has a lasting enmity with Obi-Wan that borders on this trope. Obi-Wan even invoked it "Griveous Intrigue" when he was certain that Grievous would board his ship and face him personally rather than simply blow him up with his ship.
* RousingSpeech: PlayedForLaughs, when he gives one to a bunch of ''droids'' designed for suicide-bombing. He even explicitly tells them that [[GoYeHeroesGoAndDie none of them will be coming back]].
* ShadowArchetype: Of pre-FaceHeelTurn Anakin/Vader. A twisted mixture of machine and man which causes problems in breathing and combat.
* SmugSnake: Played with. He tends to be overconfident about his own abilities and boast at his enemies before being defeated in combat and/or forced to flee or pull a fast one on his enemies, but every now and then, he gets his own victories and shows some instances of tactical brilliance.
* TookALevelInBadass: Several through ''The Clone Wars'':
** In "Grievous Intrigue". He defeats Eeth Koth, predicts Obi-Wan's entire battle plan (doesn't quite work, but he gets points for cleverness), fights his way through two more Masters and a legion of clones in order to escape, and manages to flee Saleucami while under fire and despite Obi-Wan's attempts to stop him, laughing as he escapes.
** He took another in "Massacre", where he and his droid forces decimate the Nightsisters (aside from a minor setback against Ventress).
** And another in "Bound for Rescue", where he defeated Obi-Wan in a space battle, then one-on-one in a duel.
** Yet another in the first issue of the "Son of Dathomir" comic adaptation, where he [[spoiler:trounces ''Darth Maul'', of all people, in both the overall battle and one-to-one combat.]]
* TheUnreveal: In "Lair of Grievous" his mask had to be replaced by a new one. As the doctor-droid started the remove it, it seemed that his real face would be revealed, but the scene cut to the Jedi, and when we next see the General, he already has a new mask on.
* UnwittingPawn: He never realizes that the Chancellor he's kidnapped is actually the man he's working for.
* VillainDecay: Sort of a time-reversed case. ''Revenge'' has him failing at everything he tries to do, and running away from the good guys, which makes his fearsome reputation look like an InformedAttribute. The various TV series managed to do him justice as a real threat.
* VillainousRescue: Though he's rescuing another villain, he does save Count Dooku's life from Mother Talzin in "Massacre".
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: His mask resembles a Kaleesh skull.
%%* TheWorfEffect only applies to characters who the audience already know is tough, only to be beaten by an even stronger newcomer.
* WouldHitAGirl: Definitely. Would also commit genocide against an entire clan of females.
* WouldHurtAChild: He had several Padawan braids among his trophies in "Lair of Grievous", and relished the idea of killing the younglings and adding their newly-built lightsabers to his collection in "A Necessary Bond".
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Indirectly, Palpatine directs the Jedi to the planet where Grievous is hiding so he can be killed and end the Clone Wars.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Trade Federation]]
!!Trade Federation
One of the wealthiest corporate organizations in the galaxy, run by the greedy and spineless Neimoidians. Under the orders of Darth Sidious, the Federation invades Naboo to spark a government crisis that gets Sidious in office as Supreme Chancellor. It later becomes one of the leading Separatist powers during the Clone Wars.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: The Neimoidians speak with ''very'' thick accents, meaning that this pops quite frequently, especially in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'':
-->'''Nute Gunray:''' As you KNOW, our blockAHDE is perfectly [=LEgal=], and we'd be [=HAppy=] to reCIEVE the amBAsaDORS.
* [[DirtyCoward Dirty Cowards]]: Qui-Gon notes that "these Federation types are cowards". Case in point, they are fully willing to launch an invasion on a peaceful planet, but try to scurry away when they discover that the Jedi are in their way.
* TheFederation: InNameOnly; it's more of a MegaCorp.
* {{Greed}}: The primary motivation for the Trade Federation, as the OpeningScroll of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' narrates.
* LackOfEmpathy: They don't seem to care that their invasion would result in the suffering and deaths of billions, just so long as they get their commerce.
* LizardFolk: The Neimoidian race's greenish skin, horizontal pupils, noseless faces give off something of this effect.
* MegaCorp: The Federation is so powerful and influential, it actually has representatives on the Galactic Senate as if it were its own planet.
* NiceHat: They have a penchant for wearing these.
* NotWhatISignedOnFor: Everything they do is to satisfy their own greed without the Republic bossing them around. They soon realize how far over their heads they're in once the Jedi and Sith get involved.
* {{Slimeball}}s: By nature, Neimoidians are cowardly beings interested solely in personal profit, and even have slimy-looking, mottled skin to match.
* SpaceJews: The Neimoidians are a race of slit-eyed, inscrutable, unscrupulous villain aliens who speak with a vague Asian accent, wear Qing dynasty robes and hats, and threaten the galaxy with their trade routes and mass production technology. Many English-speaking critics saw the race as a collection of Asian stereotypes.
* UnwittingPawn: Twice: First in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', when they are convinced by Darth Sidious to invade Naboo, only for Sidious to use it as an excuse to get himself elected as Chancellor; and again in ''II'' and ''III'' when they get swept up in leading a war designed solely for Sidious to strengthen his hold on the galaxy.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The Neimoidians have thick accents of vaguely Asian origin. This is because their actors were asked to imitate Thai actors reading their lines.
!!Viceroy Nute Gunray
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Silas Carson (films), Creator/TomKenny (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
Viceroy of the Trade Federation. Displeased with the increased taxation of his business from the Senate, Gunray bargains with the Sith Lord Darth Sidious to invade the peaceful planet Naboo. When his plans are thwarted by Queen Padmé Amidala, he joins the Separatist Alliance to take his revenge.
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* ArchEnemy: Of Padmé.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Played with. "Viceroy" is apparently just the title given to the leader of the Trade Federation. However, [[MegaCorp said corporation apparently controls whole planets]].
* AssholeVictim: He's killed by Darth Vader along with the other Separatist leaders on Mustafar in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
%%* BigBadWannabe
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's willing to enslave entire planets just to improve commerce.
* DirtyCoward: He even admitted that he would never put himself at risk, unless he has no other choice.
* DisproportionateRetribution: In ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', he wants Padmé dead for her role in arresting him after the invasion of Naboo because it cost him a fortune to avoid punishment.
* EmptyPromise: He promised immediate aid for the starving Rodia if Onaconda Farr helped him lure Padmé into a trap and arrest her. After arriving to Rodia, he said that he'll put the matter of the aid up for debate after Padmé's execution, which had not been in the bargain he made with Farr.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Implied when Sidious tells them to prepare their invasion of Naboo; Gunray questions whether doing so would be legal, to which Sidious says he'll ''make'' it legal. However, it may also be PragmaticVillainy due to not wanting the inevitable backlash and sanctions for illegal actions.
* FamousLastWords: "The war is over. Lord Sidious promised us peace! [[KilledMidSentence We only want]]--"
* {{Greed}}: His main motivation in aligning with the Sith is the promise of wealth.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: When he was captured by the Republic, Dooku sent Ventress to free him, or silence him, before the Jedi could make him talk.
* {{Hypocrite}}: His admittance of cowardice comes off as this when you realize he already took an unnecessary risk in the first place just by being a CorruptCorporateExecutive.
-->'''Nute Gunray:''' All I know is I never risk my own skin unless I have to.
-->[Ahsoka glares at him]
-->'''Nute Gunray:''' What?
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Mostly due to being generally bullied around by the ''real'' villains. He's not a pleasant person by any means, but all we see is a man out of his depth and fully aware of it.
* ItsPersonal: How he feels about Padmé after she helps foil his invasion of Naboo. So much so that he refuses to join the Separatists unless they kill Padmé for him.
* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed following the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''; despite being arrested and tried four times for the invasion of Naboo, the fact that he's still Trade Federation Viceroy by ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' means he got off scott free. Karma eventually does catch up to him when ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' rolls around.
* KilledMidSentence: Gets cut down by Darth Vader as he pleads for his life.
* LeanAndMean: He's rather lanky, and a very nasty person.
* MoralMyopia: He wants revenge on Padmé because she had him arrested for the Trade Federation's occupation of Naboo, an illegal, armed occupation that resulted in the suffering and deaths of thousands of innocent people.
* NiceHat: Neimoidians have a penchant for wearing these.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He is a self-admitted a coward, with little to no fighting prowess, but he can still knock out someone from behind, as Commander Gree found out. Earlier in the same episode, Ahsoka even claimed that he looked harmless enough.
* OpinionFlipflop: After Argyus springs him from prison, Gunray remarks "I always had a good feeling about you, captain". After Ventress killed Argyus, Gunray immediately gave her the same compliment (replacing "captain" with "assassin").
* {{Revenge}}: He wants Padmé dead, for her role in arresting him after the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace invasion of Naboo]], because it cost him a fortune to get away from punishment.
%%* {{Slimeball}}
* StarterVillain: Serves as this for the prequel trilogy (and thus the entire saga) as a whole, being a [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] CorruptCorporateExecutive out to invade a single planet over a trade dispute, in contrast to the [[GalacticConqueror galaxy-spanning ambitions]] of the Sith.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: His fate in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''; once Darth Sidious is confident in his victory, he sends his new apprentice to slaughter him along with the rest of the Separatist leaders.
!!Rune Haako
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Jerome Blake (''Film/ThePhantomMenace''), James Taylor (''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', voice), Alan Ruscoe (''Film/AttackOfTheClones''), Chris Truswell (''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', voice), Sandy Thompson (''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
A cowardly Neimoidian official and Viceroy Gunray's lieutenant.
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* BigNo: His [[FamousLastWords last words]] before being killed by Darth Vader in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* CharacterDeath: Executed with the rest of the Separatist leadership by Darth Vader.
* GenreSavvy: Frequently and pessimistically states that everything they do against the Jedi is doomed to failure.
* NervousWreck: While Neimoidians are usually pessimists and prone to great stress by nature, Haako's overly nervous personality is said to be well beyond even his people's standards.
* NumberTwo: Answers directly to Viceroy Gunray.
* SatelliteCharacter: All of his scenes revolve around his interaction with Gunray.
!!Daultay Dofine
->'''Portrayed by:''' Alan Ruscoe, Chris Sanders (voice)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''
The captain of the Trade Federation blockade over Naboo.
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* AlliterativeName: '''D'''aultay '''D'''ofine.
!!Lott Dod
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Silas Carson (films), Toby Longworth (film voice), Creator/GideonEmery (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
The Trade Federation's representative in the Galactic Senate.
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* AscendedExtra: He had once scene in the first film, but is important to several episodes of ''The Clone Wars''..
* BlatantLies: Dod's sole job in the Senate is to fervently deny whatever actions the Federation is accused of doing. In the first film, it was the blockade and invasion of Naboo. After the Clone Wars start, he repeatedly insists that the Trade Federation is a neutral party despite the fact that Nute Gunray and parts of the organization are supplying the Separatists, something that other senators and representatives opposed to the war (such as Bail Organa, Jar Jar Binks and Riyo Chuchi) aren't afraid to call him out on. Even though that's technically true to an extent and he's milking both sides of the war, he's more closely connected to the Confederacy. When the Trade Federation ships blockading Pantora in "Sphere of Influence" (which had none of the CIS's colors on them) were revealed to have Separatist droids on board, he simply used fleet commander Sib Canay as a [[TheScapegoat scapegoat]].
* TheChessmaster: Not quite up at Palpatine and Dooku's level, but "Supply Lines" really showed that he can play a really mean game.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive[=/=]CorruptPolitician: He's role is to make sure the Trade Federation remains part of the Republic, while it profits from trading with both sides. He bribes other senators into keeping quiet about the Federation's blockade of Naboo.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: At the end of "Supply Lines" Lott confronted Katuunko, Organa and Jar Jar, for Toydaria helping the Republic send aid to Ryloth. Organa simply told him to bring the issue in front of the Senate, if he had proof of any treaty violation. The Senate, whose incompetence Dod knows of perfectly well, since he himself took advantage of it numerous times.
* KarmaHoudini: For all his profiting off of both sides, Dod never suffers any real retribution for his actions, and his fate after ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' remains unknown.
* NiceHat: As per usual with Neimoidians.
* PlayingBothSides: He repeatedly states that the Trade Federation itself is neutral in the war. As it turns out (quite unsurprisingly) they're milking both the Separatists and the Republic.
* WarForFunAndProfit: As far he's concerned, he wants to keep the Clone Wars going so the Trade Federation is still a viable business for both sides.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Droid Army]]
!!B1-, and OOM-series Battle Droids
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
The primary soldiers of the Trade Federation, battle droids number in the millions and are used as cannon fodder by the Separatist Alliance. Designed to be cheap and disposable, battle droids rely solely on force of numbers to achieve victory and lack any real situational awareness, making them an easy target for an ambush.
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* ButtMonkey: Nothing ever goes right for them, and they tend to suffer quite amusing defeats.
* CatchPhrase: "Roger, roger!"
* CannonFodder: Most of the time, but they do manage to get in their fair share of kills from time to time.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Played with. Most of the time their shots are blocked by the heroes, rather than miss completely.
** Played straight and {{lampshaded}} in "Ambush":
--->'''Droid:''' Hold on, almost. *Fires at Yoda's escape pod and completely misses the target*
--->'''Droid commander:''' What a terrible shot!
--->'''Droid:''' Oh well. It's my programming.
* {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s: The [=B1=] units are so incompetent you almost feel bad for them.
* KeystoneArmy: Originally operated like this, but later averted in the Clone Wars. The battle droids become no longer dependent on a central control unit like they were during the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Battle of Naboo]]. However, because the OOMs and B1s aren't used to being able to think independently, [[TookALevelInDumbass they exhibit a lack of intelligence]] (they are most effective when they have a tactician around) and [[CloudCuckoolander develop odd personality quirks]].
* KillerRobot: It's in the name.
* MechaMooks: Cheap, disposable, and not particularly effective [[ZergRush except in numbers]].
* NothingIsScarier: They can actually be quite intimidating when they're silent. The effect is something like an unending tide of robotic zombies.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Battle droids can be funny... until you see them ruthlessly hunting down stragglers, executing wounded enemies, and so on.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The B1 battle droids.
* TooDumbToLive: Most of the time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the course of ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'', their comic relief side was increasingly downplayed more and more to the point that by the time of the fourth season, the only real instance of it was from some Battle Droids reprogrammed to work for the Republic. And as their comic-relief tendencies have decreased, their lethality noticeably improved.
* WeHaveReserves: The Separatists possessed quintillions of B1s, meaning they could be used up without concern.
* ZergRush: Their only real tactic.
!!B2-series
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
Following the Trade Federation's defeat on Naboo, it was decided that a newer, tougher model of battle droid needed to be manufactured. The result was a larger, more heavily armored droid with slightly higher intelligence and more effective, built-in weaponry. They serve throughout the Clone Wars, and are the most numerous droids in the Separatist army after the ordinary battle droids.
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* ArmCannon: Have laser cannons built into their wrists.
* EvilIsBigger: They are larger and bulkier than the B1-s, and much more effective fighters.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Their voice is much deeper than the B1’s, and unsurprisingly they’re far more competent.
%%* KillerRobot
* InSeriesNickname: They’re sometimes referred to as "Super Battle Droids".
* JetPack: Another sub-type comes with built-in ones.
* MechaMooks: Tougher mooks, but mooks nonetheless.
* MenOfSherwood: Equipped with heavier armor, capable of surviving multiple hits, they’re more competent than the B1-s, and in large numbers can be very effective, the super battle droids are an upgrade from the B1 in every way. They’re the true counterpart of the clones: , but they’re far from being on EliteMook levels.
* SuperWristGadget: The normal-type ones have dual-blasters built into their wrists.
* WeHaveReserves: Billions of B2s serve the Separatist army, and Grievous and Dooku are both happy to throw them away.
* ZergRush: Like their predecessors, they are dependent on these sorts of tactics.
!!BX-series Commando Droids
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
An elite brand of droid units designed for commando and stealth missions.
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* ConfusionFu: Because of their extreme agility, their movements are hard to predict.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: In their debut episode, they tried to fool Cody and Rex by putting on of them in clone trooper armor.
* EliteMooks: Not quite on the same level as the Droidekas or the Magnaguards, but they’re still more than a match for clones, and they can cause trouble to even Jedi.
* GoddamnedBats: They’re considered as such InUniverse by the Jedi: they’re not likely to kill or injure one, but they can distract them long enough.
* KnightOfCerebus: A rare {{Mook}} example when they debuted in early Season 1 ''The Clone Wars''. Even though they were defeated in their first appearance, they really showed that not all of the Separatist droids are bumbling comic relief (but even then, that trait seems to only be restricted to the B1s and [=OOMs=]) and could be a legitimate threat. Even in the later seasons, where they became a little more common and slightly more of a pushover, they were still a threat to non-Jedi (to Jedi, they're a nuisance at best).
* MundaneMadeAwesome: They have a human-like build, which allows them to disguise themselves as clone troopers.
* TheMusketeer: They’re using both blasters and vibro-swords, but never at once.
!!Droidekas
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
Also known as destroyer droids, droidekas are the elite of the Trade Federation's security forces, and go onto serve as the elite heavy infantry units of the Separatist Alliance. Huge, heavily armored, and equipped with force shields, the droidekas are more than a match for any enemy unit.
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* AchillesHeel: Despite their reputation, they have several. In addition to being very vulnerable in travel mode, their shields don't protect them from mounted heavy weapons, stationary objects and slow-moving projectiles such as lightly-tossed grenades, and they're blind from behind. The Onderon Rebels were taught about these weaknesses as part of their initial training.
* ArmCannon: Possess heavy blasters for hands.
* TheDreaded: Even Jedi are wary of these things, and the only infantry units more dreaded than them are [=MagnaGuards=].
* DeflectorShield: Their trademark.
* EliteMooks: Even moreso than the B2s. A single droideka could usually cut through dozens of clone troopers and give a Jedi a fair fight.
* FragileSpeedster[=/=]MightyGlacier: Depends on the form. They are the former on travel mode, as they can move really fast, but cannot fire and are unprotected. They are the latter in attack mode, where they have a very protective energy shield and [[MoreDakka twin-repeating blasters]], but cannot move very fast.
* HeavilyArmoredMook: Both armored and possessed of shields.
* KillerRobot: Their alternatively called "destroyer droids".
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Provided their enemies don't use any of their [[AchillesHeel Achilles Heels]] against them.
%%* MechaMooks
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Destroyer droids", anybody?
* RollingAttack: They don't normally do this, but Obi-Wan Kenobi used three of them this way when surrounded by squads of other droids.
* TheQuietOne: Unlike most droid infantry units (aside from other anti-infantry units such as Dwarf Spider Droids and Crab Droids), they don't talk.
* TransformingMecha: They can change between their fast-moving but fragile wheel mode and their devastating but slow attack mode.
* TripodTerror: Not as prevalent as the [[HumongousMecha Octuptarra Tri-Droids]], but they do have three legs.
!![=MagnaGuards=]
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
Produced at horrendous expense, the [=MagnaGuards=] are self-motivated, learning droids, as functional and intelligent as any living being. Built for the sole purpose of fighting Jedi, [=MagnaGuards=] are specialized close-combat units who can take almost all comers.
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* BadassCape: All of them have one.
* BladeOnAStick: They favor a Force-pike built from a material that dampens the effects of a lightsaber blade.
* BodyguardingABadass: Both Griveous and Dooku uses them as their personal bodyguards, even though both of them are far more competent warriors than these guys.
* EliteMooks: UpToEleven. The [=MagnaGuard=]s were designed to kill Jedi and did so, being more than a match for any Padawan or Knight, and could even give a Master a run for their money.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: They have an [[ExtraEyes Extra Eye]] on their abdomen, allowing them to continue fighting even after being decapitated ([[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]]).
%%* GlowingMechanicalEyes
%%* KillerRobot
* MechanicalMonster: Very few [=MagnaGuard=]s were produced due to the prohibitive costs. Those that did see service, however, soon built a frightening reputation for themselves.
* MookLieutenant: Give orders to the other droids.
* PraetorianGuard: To General Grievous.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Although a variant features gold eyes, with matching electro-staffs.
* SimpleStaff: Their weapon of choice.
* ShockAndAwe: Their staffs are electrified.
!!Infiltrator Droids
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
Specially designed droids made for infiltrating and destroying targets behind enemy lines.
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* ArmCannon: Their arms end in actual laser canons, instead of the standard blasters.
* CombiningMecha: Subverted. A pair of them can combine into a massive bomb, instead of into a more powerful droid.
* {{Giant Mook}}s: Their battle-mode forms are two-and half meters tall, and rather resilient.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: Three of them.
* MadeOfIron: Aside from being literarily made of iron of course, their armor is strong enough to withstand repeated blaster fire.
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
* ShouldersOfDoom: Justified. Their gigantic shoulder-armor is their unfolded sweeper droid-disguises.
* SuicideAttack: They were designed to self-destruct once they reached their destination.
* TransformingMecha: They can disguise themselves as sweeperdroids.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Their disguised form is identical to harmless sweeper droids.
!!T-series tactical droid
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/PhilLaMarr Phil [=LaMarr=]]], Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor, Creator/CoreyBurton, Gary Scheppke, Creator/TomKane, Matt Lanter, Matthew Wood, Cara Pifko, Creator/AshleyEckstein, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Catherine Taber
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
A droid model built to act as advisors to Separatist military commanders.
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* CreepyMonotone: They can even [[EvilLaugh laugh]] in a monotone.
* TheDragon: They sometimes play this role to the VillainOfTheWeek[=/=]ArcVillain.
* DragonInChief: Emir Wat Tambor's Tactical Droid, TA-175, was this in "Liberty on Ryloth". When Tambor was getting too greedy and trying to get every treasure on Ryloth before leaving Lessu to get bombed, both Count Dooku and TA-175 insisted that Tambor get as much as he realistically can. Once he was ready to leave, TA-175 evacuated without him, leaving him to be captured by the Republic forces.
* EliteMooks: They themselves are this, but the Super Tactical Droids introduced in Season 5 take this further.
%%* GlowingMechanicalEyes
%%* MookLieutenant
* OffWithHisHead: They tend to fall victim this, as the Republic forces sometimes try to steal their heads to gain tactical information.
* PaletteSwap: Unlike most Separatists droids, aside from each one having a different voice and number, they all have unique color schemes, regardless of plot importance. [[TropesAreTools From a production standpoint]], this makes it so that the animators don't have to waste their budget creating an organic Separatist commander that's only important for one or two scenes.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Most Tactical Droids have white photoreceptors, but a few, such as General Grievous's Tactical Droid, TV-94 (and TV-94b) have red photoreceptors.
* SmugSnake: Aside from their arrogance and bossiness, one of their biggest weaknesses is that they don't have a realistic assessment of their chances, one of the reasons the Super Tactical Droids were made.
* TheStrategist: They often play this role to coordinate the less intelligent B1s.
* TooDumbToLive: While they are definitely smarter than the B1s and can be effective strategists, they seem to lack a sense of self-preservation programming as Poggle the Lesser's droid TX-21 demonstrated. When Ahsoka Tano stuck an explosive charge to a nigh-invincible Super Tank, all he did was gloat about the tank's superior armor when he was right next to the charge.
* [[HumanShield Twi'lek Shield]]: TX-20 used Nabat's captive population as a shield for the proton cannons providing anti-air support for Ryloth's surface. This doesn't work, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard as he ends up torn apart by said shield]].
* VillainOfTheWeek: The only time a standard Tactical Droid ever played this role was TX-20 in "Innocents of Ryloth". Justified in that TX-20 was the [[PaletteSwap first]] Tactical Droid made production-wise ("Innocents of Ryloth" was produced before "Jedi Crash", the first on-screen appearance of one of the droids).
* WhyAmITicking: When Zygerrian slaver Darts D'Nar planted bombs all over Kiros's city, we secretly placed one bomb in reserve on his Tactical Droid, activating it to distract Obi-Wan. Judging from the droid's reaction, he was not informed of this.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Other Separatists]]
!!Archduke Poggle the Lesser
->'''Portrayed by:''' Marton Csokas (films), Matthew Wood (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
->'''Padmé Amidala:''' You're committing an act of war, Archduke. I hope you're prepared for the consequences.
->'''Poggle:''' We build weapons, Senator! That is our business. Of course we're prepared!
Leader of the Geonosians and founding member of the Separatist Alliance. His factories provide the Separatists with many of their battle droids.
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* CharacterDeath: He is killed by Darth Vader alongside the rest of the Separatist leadership on Mustafar.
!!Admiral Trench
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
A famed Harch military commander, Admiral Trench oversaw the Separatist blockade of Christophsis early in the war.
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* CardCarryingVillain: Oh, so much:
-->'''Trench:''' I smell fear... and it smells good.
-->'''Trench:''' (to Anakin) Turn back now, retreat while you can, or [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Am Your.]] [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doom]]!
* {{Cyborg}}: He became one after his ship was destroyed over Christophsis. Replacement parts include ArtificialLimbs, an [[ElectronicEyes Electronic Eye]], a replacement mandible, what looks like a mechanical neck brace and some replacement skin for half his face.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The guy figured out a way to hit ''cloaked'' ships, while they were invisible to both sensors and to the eye. He also knew that the Jedi will engage him if he attacked civilians on the planet he was blockading, deduced that the cloaked ship was flown by a Jedi, and that said Jedi (Anakin) will attack him again. He lost only because he saw through Anakin's BatmanGambit mere ''seconds'' too late.
** In "The Unknown", he realized something was wrong with Tup and [[ManchurianAgent was not like any other previous instances of clones turning on the Jedi]].
* TheDreaded: Even Yularen thought that engaging him would be suicide.
* ExtraEyes: Four of them, for a total of six. He later gets one of those eyes replaced.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: His last moment before the impact of his own rockets is [[GracefulLoser a quiet acceptance of his defeat]]. However, he somehow survived it.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He gains a few on his face in "The Unknown", possibly from the fireball in "Cat and Mouse".
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Both literally ''and'' metaphorically. He had rockets locked on the magnetic signature of Anakin's cloaked ship, just like he did numerous times before. Except since [[HandWave usually]] "[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack no ship that small]] [[ContinuityNod has a cloaking device]]", he failed to calculate the difference of size, speed and maneuverability compared to his earlier experiences with cloaked cruisers, allowing Anakin to lead the rockets right back into his flagship's defenseless bridge. Luckily for him, he survived.
* LargeHam: He puts plenty of emphasis in his lines during his first appearance. He's not quite as hammy after he gets reconstructed.
* LivingLegend: Yularen was quite terrified at the thought of having him as an opponent again.
* MultiArmedMultitasking: Having several arms comes in handy.
%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
* NotQuiteDead: Invoked in his debut episode, as he was assumed to have died more than a decade earlier.
** He survived again when his ship was destroyed over Christophsis and was rebuilt as a cyborg.
* OhCrap: Had a moment for this before his own rockets blew him and his ship to smithereens.
* OutGambitted: Anakin pulled a BatmanGambit on him.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Even his [[ElectronicEyes replacement eye]] following his cybernetic reconstruction is red, now with the addition of [[GlowingMechanicalEyes glowing]].
* SpiderPeople: Subverted, as he's not centaurid, but bipedal with extra arms instead of legs.
* StarterVillain: If you take the chronological order of the series into account, he's technically the first villain fought in ''The Clone Wars''. This is subverted in that not only did he first appear in Season 2, he's actually more threatening (and higher rank) than most of the Separatist commanders that chronologically came after him (at least in the early seasons) and [[NotQuiteDead he comes back later]].
* TheStrategist: One of several major strategists in the Separatist military.
* TwoFaced: Half his face (and body) is covered with cybernetic implants after his reconstruction.
* UnexplainedRecovery: How he survived his apparent death in "Cat and Mouse" is given no explanation (being caught in an explosion and exposed to the vacuum of space), but given the extent of his cybernetics, he did not survive unscathed.
* VerbalTic: He tends to click his fangs a lot, usually between or mid-sentence.
* VillainOfTheWeek: He seemingly died at the end of his debut episode. Averted after he was revealed to have survived the events of said episode.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What happened to him during the Ringo Vinda campaign after the events of "The Unknown" remains unknown, but it can assumed he would have had a bigger role later on had ''The Clone Wars'' not been unexpectedly canceled.
* WorthyOpponent: Considered Anakin to be one. He was right.
!!General Lok Durd
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GeorgeTakei
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
An obese Neimoidian general and weapons inventor.
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* DirtyCoward: He may be a genius weapon inventor, but the only target he is willing to test it on is a species of utter pacifists who have no way to defend themselves.
* EvilGenius: He invented the defoliator, some sort of [[FantasticNuke napalm that burns only living tissue]], but has no affect on machinery such as droids.
* FatBastard: He is the largest Neimoidian seen in the franchise, and none of the others have ever tried to wipe out an entire colony in a weapons test.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Invoked. After Anakin destroyed the Defoliator tank, one of the shells fell out of it. When Lok Durd saw it rolling towards him, he panicked because he thought that his own invention was going to kill him.
-->'''Lok:''' Help! I'll be ''[[Funny/StarWarsTheCloneWars defoliated]]''!
* LargeHam: He's pretty flamboyant. He's also voiced by George Takei.
* {{Narcissist}}: According to supplementary material. See RousingSpeech and SmallNameBigEgo below.
* NiceHat: Neimoidians have a penchant for wearing these.
* RousingSpeech: Subverted when he's introducing the Defoliator to a group of battle droids. According to the Decoded version of "Defenders of Peace", [[MechaMooks battle droids]] don't actually need rousing speeches; Lok Durd just likes to hear himself talk.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers the Defoliator his own weapon and only thinks about how it will get him to a higher position (and considering he's already a General...) in the Confederacy. According to supplementary material, he makes more noise in the war room than he does on the battlefield.
%%* SmugSnake
* VillainOfTheWeek: He was captured by Anakin at the end of his debut episode.
** Though his Defoliator apparently made it to mass-production, as it turns up again in "Massacre".
!!Doctor Nuvo Vindi
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Michael York
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
-->''"I suppose one can never have too many lab rats."''
A genius, but insane, Faust scientist who develops the Blue Shadow Virus for the Separatists.
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* AxCrazy: Not only was he willing to unleash the incredibly lethal Blue Shadow Virus into Naboo's ecosystem (and kill all life on the planet, including himself), he's also outright unstable and genuinely excited that the virus could get out of his lab even after he's captured.
* CloudCuckoolander: While he is dangerously smart enough to resurrect a lethal virus, he thinks said virus is a unique lifeform. But again, he's just crazy.
* EvilAlbino: Although with bluish/purplish hues in his skin.
* EvilOldFolks: A comment from him in "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" suggests he may actually be pretty old.
* FacialMarkings : Although, they're most likely natural for his species.
* HellishPupils: With double-eyelids to boot.
* HerrDoktor: He's got a German accent and he's a MadScientist.
* InsistentTerminology: You eradicated the Blue Shadow Virus? [[ChewingTheScenery "YOU MEAN MURDERED!"]]
* KnightTemplar: He thinks he's bringing judgment to the galaxy by releasing the Blue Shadow Virus on its populace, but he's [[AxCrazy clearly]] [[OmnicidalManiac insane]].
* LargeHam: It's Michael York voicing a mad scientist. Do we need to say more?
* LaughingMad: When it seems the Blue Shadow bombs are about to go off.
%%* LeanAndMean
%%* MadScientist
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He apparently uses that doctorate for developing or recreating bio-weapons. According to his backstory, he was also a medical doctor.
* OmnicidalManiac: He tried to unleash an incredibly lethal virus with no known cure into Naboo's ecosystem, and then planned to unleash it on the galaxy afterward. He was also willing to kill himself with this virus too.
* RubberForeheadAlien: Aside from the bluish-white skin, FacialMarkings, the head-crest, and the double-eyelids, Fausts could almost pass for humans.
* SadisticChoice: When Anakin reaches his laboratory, he gives him two options: Let him escape with some samples of the virus or let Padme and Jar Jar get [[ElectricTorture electrocuted]] to death. However, this only delays Anakin, who both saves his friends and eventually captures Vindi.
* ThoseWackyNazis: He seems to be based on Nazi scientists from WWII serials, especially with his [[LargeHam hamminess]].
* VillainOfTheWeek: Somewhat. While he is present in both episodes of the "Blue Shadow Virus" arc, he's already defeated and arrested at the beginning of the arc's second episode, "Mystery of a Thousand Moons". He's most prominent as a threat in "Blue Shadow Virus".
!!Emir Wat Tambor
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Chris Truswell (films), Matthew Wood (''The Clone Wars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
A Skakoan who is the Foreman of the Techno Union and one of the founders of the Separatist Alliance.
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* ArcVillain: For the Ryloth arc.
* AscendedExtra: He was a minor member of the Separatists gathered at Geonosis in ''Attack of the Clones''.
* CharacterDeath: He is killed by Darth Vader on Mustafar along with the rest of the Separatist leadership.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's the head of the Techno Union, who has also sided with the Separatists.
* {{Greed}}: His FatalFlaw. Tambor refused to leave without the treasures he had stolen from the Twi'lek people, leading his tactical droid to abandon him for capture by the Republic or death from the impending Separatist bombing.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Especially notable when compared to [[DirtyCoward Nute Gunray]]. When he was abandoned by his tactical droid and at Mace Windu's mercy, he was prepared to die in the impending Separatist bombing of Lessu, taking the Republic forces with him. Ultimately subverted in that Anakin and Ahsoka [[SavedByCanon were able to take out the Hyena bombers in time]].
* KickTheDog: When Count Dooku makes it clear that he's already lost Ryloth since Mace Windu's leading the liberation force, he orders a fire-bombing campaign on many Twi'lek villages across the planet to send a message about "the price of a Republic victory."
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He wisely surrenders after the Separatist forces have been defeated and the bombing has been thwarted, all with [[GracefulLoser little fuss]] too.
-->'''Wat Tambor:''' What are your terms of surrender?
-->'''Cham Syndulla:''' They are unconditional.
-->'''Wat Tambor:''' Agreed...
* LittleGreenManInACan: See StarfishAlien below.
* NonActionGuy: Fighting is hard when the slightest breach to your cloathing could make you explode.
* StarfishAlien: Slightly humanoid example. Coming from a planet with a high-pressure atmosphere, Skakoans are required to wear body-concealing (minus parts of their head) pressure suits when offworld. If that suit were to get breached, Tambor would [[ExplosiveDecompression violently]] [[MadeOfExplodium explode]]. Also, the DVD featurette for "Liberty on Ryloth" suggests that Skakoans might not actually have legs (referencing how Tambor's original ILM model didn't have them), hence why Tambor "scoots" when he "walks".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Tambor was captured at the end of the Ryloth arc, but ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' confirms he and Poggle the Lesser eventually got out of Republic custody. Both he and Poggle make cameos on security camera in the Republic military base on Coruscant in "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much". As of the Season 5 finale, we have yet to see them get out.
!!Prison Warden/Commander Osi Sobeck
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
Warden of the Citadel, a infamous prison captured by the Separatists which was designed to hold rogue Jedi.
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* ArcVillain: The main villain of the Citadel-trilogy
* AxCrazy: When you threaten droids by "choking" them, you definitely qualify. Also see below at BadBoss.
* BadBoss: He's been known to shoot droids just for mentioning the word "escape".
* BoomHeadshot: Used it on a captured clone.
* CanonImmigrant: Not Sobeck himself, but rather his species, the Phindians, originated in the ExpandedUniverse.
* CharacterDeath: Courtesy of Ahsoka.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: His voice is based off of a mix of Al Pacino's and ChristopherWalken's.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Through out his entire trilogy, he was usually only one step behind the heroes, and sometimes he even managed to get ahead of them.
* HoistHeroOverHead / KillItWithFire: He attempted to kill Tarkin by throwing him in a lava lake.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Skewered with Ahsoka's shoto.
* InTheBack: He was stabbed by Ahsoka in the back.
* LargeHam: He ''is'' voiced by Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor doing his ChristopherWalken impression.
* NoMacGuffinNoWinner: He tried to kill Tarkin when it seemed like he wouldn't be able to recapture the escaped prisoners and the intel they carried.
* PrimalStance: His species has this as a default.
* RubberForeheadAlien: He's a Phindian.
* SanitySlippage: By all appearances, he wasn't exactly the picture of sanity before, but as the heroes continually evaded his attempts to recapture them and Count Dooku kept contacting him, he ''really'' started to lose it.
* TwitchyEye: His twitching got worse and worse through out the three episodes as the heroes continued to evade him.
* VillainousBreakdown: Has one over the course of the Citadel arc as the prisoners evade his grasp and is repeatedly chastised by Count Dooku, culminating with his attempt to murder Tarkin.
!!Riff Tamson
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Gary Anthony Williams
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
A brutal Karkarodon who served as the Separatist ambassador on Mon Calamari during the King-electing negotiations between the Mon Cala and Quarren.
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* {{Ambadassador}}: He was the ambassador of the Separatists during the king election of Mon Calamari. After the negotiations between the Mon Cala and the Quarren went south (not in small part, because of his machinations), he lead the joined Quarren-Separatist forces to battle, and proved to be as badass as expected from a SharkMan.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Count Dooku apparently earned Tamson's loyalty by promising the Karkarodon that he would rule Mon Calamari once it was under Separatist control.
* ArcVillain: Of the Mon Calamari-trilogy.
* AssInAmbassador: Even though he was officially merely an "observer" during the king's election, he had the nerves to talk down to Prince Lee-Char, the rightful heir of the throne, telling him that he didn't earn the right to speak at the gathering.
* {{Badass}}: Swims into the middle of a BeamSpam battle ''unarmed'', then starts tearing combatants apart with his jaws and teeth!
* BadBoss: He threatened, talked down to, and betrayed Nossor Ri and the Quarrens.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Quite fitting, given that he's a shark-man.
* CharacterDeath: It doesn't get much more dead than being blown to bits. We even get a shot of his body-less head sinking to the bottom of the sea.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Upon learning that the Jedi disabled the planetary radar, he knew reinforcements were coming.
* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks
* EvilGloating: Riff gloated to Prince Lee-Char about how he murdered the latter's father.
* EvilIsPetty: He insisted on sentencing Lee-Char to death while sitting on the throne of Mon Calamari.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Even by the standards of ''The Clone Wars'', Tamson's death was ''brutal''.
%%* FishPeople
* ForTheEvulz: According to him, he would've have tortured the prisoners regardless of whether or not they told him about Lee-Char's whereabouts.
* FrontLineGeneral: Being a humanoid aquatic predator, he'll put his jaws to use while fighting alongside his droids.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Literally. During their final confrontation, Prince Lee-Char took one of his dagger-bombs and used it on him.
* ILied: When the Jedi refuse to tell him about Prince Lee-Char's whereabouts, he puts Anakin on a timer by putting a leak in Padme's diving helmet. Even then, they are unable to tell him, making him assume they don't actually know. Once the prince is captured, he just leaves Padme to drown.
* ImAHumanitarian[=/=]ToServeMan: Not confirmed, but if the Karkaradon habit of killing their enemies with their teeth and being a SharkMan are anything to go by, he may actually eat his enemies, sapient or not.
* {{Jerkass}}: Villainy aside, Tamson is just plain unpleasant.
%%* LargeHam
* LudicrousGibs: His explosive death.
* MadeOfIron: Ahsoka hit him with her lightsaber once and he was shot several times by Mon Cala soldiers, but they all had very little effect on him. It took a bomb stuck in his shoulder to kill him.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: And he made good use of them in battle.
%%* SharkMan
* ShoutOut: To ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
* YouKilledMyFather: Riff is the one who killed Lee-Char's father.
!!Senator Mina Bonteri
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KathSoucie
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
An idealist politician from Onderon, Mina Bonteri used to be Padmé Amidala's mentor in the Senate. While Mina believed in the Separatist cause and openly admired Count Dooku, she also sought to stop the spreading violence of the Clone Wars. On Padmé urging, she proposed to open peace-talks with the Republic, which the Separatist Parliament agreed upon. However with this, she became a threat to the Sith plans, and was murdered by Dooku's thugs. She was also the mother of Lux Bonteri.
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* CharacterDeath: She is murdered by Dooku, the man she admittedly admired.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Openly admired [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Count Dooku]].
* MissingMom: To Lux.
* NotSoDifferent: On a large scale instead of a personal one. She explains to Ahsoka that both warring sides want the same thing.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Upon learning from Padmé that the Republic Senate was unsure of continuing the war, she was quick to convince the Separatist Senate to open peace negotiations with the Republic. She also accepts Padmé's opinion of Dooku, agreeing to disagree on that.
* ShadowArchetype: She's basically a Separatist-aligned Padmé with a very similar personality and the same goal of finding a peaceful resolution to the war.
* SkunkStripe: A graying streak in her brown hair.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Mina is pretty much the face of innocent people who joined the separatists with noble intentions. Unfortunately, she ends up paying the ultimate price for being a moral person allied with a Sith Lord.
* WideEyedIdealist: It's not hard to see why she and Padmé are friends.
* WidowWoman: Her husband was killed in self-defense during the Clone Wars, exactly one year prior to her introduction in the show and her own subsequent death.
!!General Kalani
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreggBerger
->'''Appears in: ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
A super tactical droid assigned to Onderon to assist King Sanjay Rash in defeating the Republic-backed rebels.
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* BadassBoast: Surprisingly often for a droid. For instance, when Tandin mentions others will take Saw's place if he dies.
-->'''Kalani:''' They too will suffer.
* CreepyMonotone: [[MachineMonotone He is a droid, after all]].
* TheDragon: A small-scale one for Dooku, and his task is to serve as one for [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Sanjay Rash]].
** DragonInChief: Rash is stunningly inept, making Kalani this. To the point that he executes Rash once it's clear the war is lost.
* EliteMooks: Some sort of elite tactical droid, the very first of his kind seen in the series.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: His AchillesHeel. Kalani can't comprehend why the rebels fight. Which is why he fails to see Tandin's betrayal coming.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* [[GlowingMechanicalEyes Glowing Mechanical]] RedEyesTakeWarning: Remarkable because tactical droids tend to have white eyes.
* KarmaHoudini: He escapes Onderon after killing Rash.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Clearly knows the right time to retreat and the right time to attack.
* LackOfEmpathy: For pretty much everyone.
* MeaningfulName: "Kalani" means "Royal One" or "Chieftain", which matches with his status as an [[EliteMooks Elite]] tactical droid and MookLieutenant for the droids.
%%* MookLieutenant
* ObviouslyEvil: A black droid with a CreepyMonotone and a chassis that resembles a skull. With all of that, it's not hard to guess his moral alignment.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Mild example, Kalani expresses arrogance and anger occasionally.
* TheStrategist: Being a tactical droid, this is a given. And unlike most tactical droids, he's quite efficient. He even keeps a realistic assessment of his chances, something the standard tactical droid seems to lack.
** DidntSeeThatComing: [[DefectorFromDecadence Tandin's betrayal]] and Ahsoka's participation.
%%* TortureTechnician
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Delivers it to [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Rash]]. He didn't even need to be ordered.
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Known more formally as the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Separatist Alliance was an organization of solar systems that declared their departure from the corrupt Galactic Republic. Headed by Count Dooku and backed by corporate titans that offered their unlimited droid armies to the cause, the Separatists waged war with the Republic in a legendary conflict known as the Clone Wars.
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* TheFederation: A less than benevolent example; the Confederacy of Independent Systems is an alliance of planets who became disillusioned with the Galactic Republic. However, most of the Separatist leaders are driven by {{Greed}} more than anything.
* UnwittingPawn: They're just another set of pawns in the grand scheme of Darth Sidious, who played both them and the Republic against each other to amass more power and popularity for himself.
* WeHaveReserves: Their [[MechaMooks battle droid]] factories literally produce billions upon billions of droids at a time, and at low cost.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Though it can't be said for what is seen of them in the films, many of the Separatist systems seceded from the Republic because they disliked how corrupt the system had become and genuinely wanted to improve it, as radical as their methods may have been.
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!!Count Dooku (Darth Tyranus)
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristopherLee (films), Creator/CoreyBurton (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
A former Jedi Knight mentored by Yoda who left the Order to become Darth Sidious' second Sith apprentice, Darth Tyranus. Bringing together thousands of planets who shared his views on the galactic government, Dooku forged the Confederacy of Independent Systems with himself as their public face.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: He is the wealthy Count of Serenno who later became a Sith Lord, one of the most evil individuals in the galaxy.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's a nobleman and the political leader of the Separatists as well as one of the galaxy's deadliest fighters.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: His Sith name, "Darth Tyranus".
%%* BadassBaritone
* {{Badass}}: He defeats Obi-Wan and Anakin with ease several times, and duels Yoda to a draw in ''Attack of the Clones''. When ambushed by Ventress and the two best warriors of the Nightsisters clan while blinded by a poison, he easily bests them. In his ''pyjamas'', no less.
* BadassCape: He wears a full body length cape constantly, adding to his dignified manner.
* BadassGrandpa: Creator/ChristopherLee was well into his 80s when he filmed the role.
* BadassInCharge: Of the Confederacy of Independant Systems. Sidious may be Dooku's master, but the Count is still the unquestioned leader of the Separatists.
* BadassInDistress: In the appropriately titled "Dooku Captured" and its follow-up episode "Gungan General".
* BadassTeacher: To Ventress, and later, to Savage.
* BadBoss: Ventress and numerous other subordinates have found this one out the hard way after too many failures, although he only reluctantly tried to kill Ventress after being ordered to by Sidious. He also has no hesitation in removing some of the more idealist members of the Separatist Parliament from the equation if they prove too annoying.
* BastardUnderstudy: It's in the job description for being the Sith apprentice.
%%* BeardOfEvil
* BigBad: Subverted. The protagonists believe him to be this, but Dooku is only TheDragon and an UnwittingPawn for Darth Sidious.
* BrokenPedestal: He was Qui-Gon Jinn's master who Obi-Wan held in high regard until he discovered Dooku had fallen to TheDarkSide.
* CombatAestheticist: He chose his fighting style for its grace and beauty, mixed with deadly effectiveness.
* ContemplativeBoss: He usually receives his subordinates with his back turned to them, but he often turns around and looks at them sometime during the conversation.
* CoolSword: His curve-hilted lightsaber allows for a more fencing-like fighting style, giving him an advantage in saberfights for its unique angles at the expense of being harder to block blaster bolts.
* CrypticBackgroundReference: Apparently Dooku and Mother Talzin have a history with each other, but the only things revealed are that Dooku had helped Talzin once "long ago", and apparently gave a lock of his hair to her as part of some sort of deal.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: While training Savage, Dooku refused to tell his apprentice how to defend against Force lightning (although he implied that, if the training had continued, he would have done so eventually). This wound up saving the Count's life when Savage betrayed him.
--> '''Dooku''': A wise master does not reveal all his secrets at once.
* DeadpanSnarker: On occasion. Dooku's wit is nothing if not dry.
* DeathByIrony: Gets killed by his successor, the same man Dooku completely disregarded as an unworthy Jedi. The real kicker is despite his disrespect towards Anakin, Dooku's master was conditioning Anakin to take his place the entire time.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He left the Jedi Order when he came to believe the organization had decayed, much like the Republic he felt it supported.
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Seeks to create a galactic empire that will bring order to the universe and power to himself. Doesn't care what methods he has to use to do it.
* TheDragon: Serves as this to Darth Sidious while pretending to be the BigBad.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Well being the Sith apprentice means that one day, he'd have to try to usurp Sidious, but the first time he really considered turning against his Master, was when he got Savage as a replacement for Ventress.
* EvilBrit: Played by a [[Creator/ChristopherLee Brit]] who's classically trained to play an EvilBrit.
* EvilCanNotComprehendGood[=/=]GenreBlindness: In the Nightsisters trilogy, he assumes that Ventress' assassination attempt against him was the work of the Jedi. As a former Jedi himself, Dooku should have realised that they do not deal in assassinations. Whether this is an instance of Dooku's own corruption by the dark side, or a simple lapse in judgment, is ambiguous.
* EvilGloating: Has a tendency for this during lightsaber duels, which serves to disorient his opponents. It backfires in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', when it only serves to make ''himself'' angrier and more aggressive.
* EvilMentor: To Ventress and, briefly, Savage.
* EvilOldFolks: He's an eighty-something-year-old Sith Lord.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Speaks with a sinister, deep voice only Creator/ChristopherLee can provide.
* FallenHero: He's a former Jedi Master who trained under Yoda and was the Master of Qui-Gon Jinn. He retired from the order when he became disillusioned with the corruption in the Republic and the Jedi who seemed content with it, and found Sidious' plans to remake the galaxy appealiing.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He appears to be polite and regretful of having to fight his former Jedi comrades for much of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''. But when he first comes face-to-face with them Obi-Wan and Anakin, he shows no remorse whatsoever in taking them on or even chopping young Anakin's arm off.
* TheHeavy: He's the main villain of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' while acting under the orders of [[BigBad Darth Sidious]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Anakin uses Dooku's own lightsaber to kill him.
* IWantThemAlive: He ordered Savage to bring Katuunko to him alive. Dooku was displeased, to say the least, when all Savage returned with was the king's corpse.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Dooku has Obi-Wan imprisoned and tells him the truth: Darth Sidious is in control of the Republic. Not only does this ''not'' backfire, it actually ''helps'' the Sith: telling the Jedi this, they start investigating Republic senators, and Sidious latches on to this to create tension between the Jedi and Republic, ultimately allowing him to declare them traitors.
* KickTheDog: Killing [[TokenGoodTeammate loyal Separatist senators that truly wanted a peaceful end to the war]] such as Mina Bonteri and Bec Lawise (by means of forcing Padme to [[ShootYourMate shoot him]] when she tried to shoot Dooku) can be seen as this.
* KlingonPromotion: Wants one desperately. Confirmed during the Savage Opress arc.
* KnightTemplar: Despite using the dark side of the Force, he genuinely sees the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order as being more corrupt than himself, and allies with Darth Sidious to rectify this.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Cuts off Anakin's arm in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''; gets both his hands lopped off by Anakin in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* ManipulativeBastard: Shown to be one in the Rush Clovis arc when he forces Clovis into a DealWithTheDevil situation that results in war coming Scipio, [[spoiler: Clovis's death and control of the Banking Clan falling to Palpatine]].
* MasterApprenticeChain: As stated in his introduction, Obi-Wan and Anakin are directly down the chain from him. He also seems to take some pride from this, too; he is still very proud of Qui-Gon, genuinely likes Obi-Wan (though he won't hesitate to kill him), but views Anakin as a [[DramaticIrony completely unworthy successor]].
* MasterSwordsman: Manages to take down Obi-Wan and Anakin on his own, and holds up well against Yoda. Also trains General Grievous into such a powerful swordsman that he is able to slay Jedi in single combat [[BadassNormal without the Force]].
* MeaningfulName: According to Creator/ChristopherLee, the name "Dooku" is a homonym for the Japanese word ''doku'', which means "poison".
* ModestRoyalty: He's a count, but is dress is quite simple compared to other royals in the "Star Wars'' setting.
* MoralMyopia: He sought revenge against Ventress and the Nightsisters for their attempt to assassinate him, disregarding that it was his own (albeit reluctant) attempted murder against Ventress that inspired the attacks.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Says as much during his duel with Yoda in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
* NeckSnap: In a brutally epic fashion to one of Hondo's pirates.
* OffWithHisHead: Gets beheaded by Anakin scissors-style in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* OldMaster: A villainous example.
* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: He used to be one of the Jedi Order's finest knights until he turned to the dark side.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The novelization has him happy that the Separtists are largely alien in membership, for it was his plan to be "captured" by the Republic, then be reformed and turn against the "alien menance", fully expecting a human-dominated empire to rise from it.
* PragmaticVillainy: He retreats from the Battle of Geonosis once he realizes he can't defeat Yoda, having [[FalseFlagOperation accomplished his goals there anyway]].
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a count on his home planet who's [[WellIntentionedExtremist trying to purge the galaxy of corrupt politicians]].
* ShadowArchetype: Serves as one for Anakin, being a former Jedi who left the Order due to disagreements in philosophies.
* ShockAndAwe: His use of Force lightning.
* ShockAndAwe: He can and likes to use Force lightning against his enemies.
* ShootTheDangerousMinion: Sidious ordered him to kill Ventress, because he was worried Dooku would use her to turn against him.
* TheStarscream: During ''The Clone Wars'', he sometimes seeks opportunities to overthrow Sidious and become the new Dark Lord of the Sith. He never finds a good plan, and gets killed by Sidious planning before even coming close to overtaking him.
* TheStoic: He very rarely shows his emotions and even when he does, he usually keeps how much he shows well under control. He does notably start to panic when he realizes that Sidious is planning on letting Anakin kill him.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: On occasion, when he taps deeply into the dark side, most notably in "Witches of the Mist", when he blasts Savage with Force lightning.
* UndyingLoyalty: He claimed this towards Darth Sidious in "Nightsisters", and we're given no indication beforehand that he was anything but truthful. Sidious, however, demands proof of this loyalty, and orders Dooku to eliminate Ventress, which, ironically, inspires Dooku to train his next apprentice, Savage Opress, to help him overthrow Sidious.
* UnwittingPawn: He never realizes that he's merely being used by Palpatine to take all control of the galaxy for himself, and to fill in for Anakin as his apprentice, until it's too late.
* UriahGambit: Falls victim to one of Palpatine's early in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' when Anakin comes to the kidnapped chancellor's rescue and kills Dooku at his insistence.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: More apparent in Expanded Universe materials than the movies, but he is seen in the eyes of many as a charismatic idealist crusading against the very real corruption endemic in the Republic, while the more overtly villainous Separatists are simply allies he's stuck with. Neither is wholly true; if anything, his idea to weed out corruption is to set up a sprawling dictatorship.
* VillainsNeverLie: He outright tells Obi-Wan the truth about the Republic being under Darth Sidious' control. Giving his allegiance to the Sith, [[CassandraTruth the Jedi are not inclined to believe him]].
* VillainousBreakdown: Briefly yet silently [[OhCrap loses his composure]] right before Anakin chops off his head when he realizes that [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Darth Sidious wants him dead]].
* WeCanRuleTogether: He offers this to Obi-Wan while revealing the truth about Darth Sidious to him in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', claiming they can join forces
* WeaponOfChoice: A curve-hilted red lightsaber.
* WickedCultured: He mostly acts like a gentleman, but nonetheless, he's just as sociopathic as his master.
* WorthyOpponent: Considered Obi-Wan this after he successfully foiled his attempt to kidnap Palpatine ''twice'' in one day.
* WouldHurtAChild: He tried to kill Rotta the Huttlet, and is more than willing to sentence women and children to work camps beside.
* YouHaveFailedMe: To Ventress, albeit somewhat reluctantly.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Palpatine orders Anakin to kill him after beating him in a duel.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General Grievous]]
!!General Grievous
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
-->''"Listen to me, Jedi. I do not care about your politics. I do not care about your Republic. I only live to see you die!"''
A Kaleesh cyborg who serves as commander of the Separatist Droid Army. He is schooled in the art of lightsaber combat by Count Dooku, and has slain and plundered the lightsabers of countless Jedi.
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* AdaptationalWimp: ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' depicts Grievous as a coughing, cackling, ineffectual coward who accomplishes precisely nothing in the whole film, a huge step down from the [[ImplacableMan unstoppable]], [[TheDreaded monstrous]], [[HeroKiller Jedi-killing]] OneManArmy he was introduced as in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.
* [[GeneralFailure Admiral Failure]]: Probably because he is a general and more used to ground combat, his forays into fleet command tend to be much less successful. In a more general sense, he's also a fairly poor tactician, and pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere whenever things go marginally pear-shaped, but this was more the case in Season 1.
** From Season 2 onward, he started [[TookALevelInBadass showing a little more tactical brilliance both in ground and fleet command]]. In "Grievous Intrigue", he predicted Obi-Wan's entire battle plan for rescuing Eeth Koth and in "ARC Troopers", he deliberately sacrificed the frigates in his fleet so the debris carrying the Trident drill ship components could fall into Kamino's oceans (although how much of that plan is his is debatable considering he was also working with Asajj Ventress during the battle).
* {{Badass}}: Showcased more in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' than the films, but he is more or less consistently portrayed as a skilled warrior.
* BadassBiker: He rides a pretty cool looking speeder bike in "Bound for Rescue".
* BadassBoast: The caption quote.
* BadassCape: Which he usually [[TheCoatsAreOff removes]] before fighting.
* BadassTransplant: The mechanical version. Aside from his head and some internal organs, his entire body has been cybernetically augmented, making him far more dangerous than any of the droids in his command.
* BadBoss: Hates the battle droids under his command, deeming them useless (not hard to see why, though) and regularly destroys or abuses them whenever he loses his temper.
* BattleTrophy: All his lightsabers were taken from Jedi he'd killed.
* BloodKnight: According to him, his only reason for being involved in the war is to kill Jedi.
* BodyHorror: The only parts of his physical body that are still intact are his eyes and some of his organs.
* CanonImmigrant: First debuted in Creator/GenndyTartakovsky's ''WesternAnimatiom/StarWarsCloneWars''.
* CardCarryingVillain: He's an utterly one-dimensional villain who delights in plundering the lightsabers of
* CombatPragmatist: He is explicitly trained to fight like this: he's supposed to use surprise, fear, intimidation, and power to overwhelm his opponents, and to flee when that doesn't work. In ''The Clone Wars'', he likes to shoot people with a blaster using one of his extra arms while they are focused on his regular two.
* CoolPet: His cyborg roggwart, Gor, a large horned lizard-like monster similar to a [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi rancor]] living in his castle on Vassek. He didn't survive when the Jedi infiltrated his castle.
* CurbStompBattle: He has his moments:
** During their first duel in Season 1, he effortlessly defeated Ahsoka, who escaped only because Griveous got distracted for a moment by an explosion. She put up a better fight during their rematch in Season 5, but Grievous still bested her rather easily.
** Although Ventress gained the upper hand in their one-on-one duel in "Massacre", after he had her shot by his droid army, he tore apart the other Nightsisters and their ArmyOfTheDead with ease.
* {{Cyborg}}: An [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot alien]] cyborg whose entire body is basically a cannister for his eyes, brain, and organs.
* DarthVaderClone: The cyborg with breathing problems, undone by his reliance on machines.
* DirtyCoward: Brags over his superiority to the Jedi, then uses cheap tactics to retreat once the tables are turned.
* TheDragon: He is second-in-command of the Separatist Alliance to Dooku. He later becomes Darth Sidious' Dragon after taking control of the Separatists following Dooku's death.
* DragonAscendant: Subverted. When Count Dooku is killed, the Jedi ''think'' Grievous has become this when in reality he has just become Sidious' Dragon instead.
* DualWielding: Taken UpToEleven; by splitting his arms, he can wield ''four'' lightsabers at once.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: He has no Force powers whatsoever, but his lightsaber training and cybernetic body allow him to fight on par with even the most skilled Jedi.
* EvilCripple: All that's left of Grievous are his internal organs, his brain, and some of his face. That's about as crippled as you can get.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* {{Expy}}: Creator/GeorgeLucas created him as a deliberate DarthVaderClone who was half-man, half-robot. Or in his words, "20% alien and 80% robot".
* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: In the eyes of the Republic at large, upon Dooku's death, Grievous took over as the BigBad; the Senate even voted to continue the Clone Wars for as long as Grievous lived. However, Palpatine is clearly the one pulling the strings, using both Dooku ''and'' Grievous as scapegoats to keep his involvement a secret.
* FiringOneHanded: How he uses his blaster.
* FourStarBadass: He's one of the highest ranking Separatist military leaders, and can fight one-on-one with Jedi.
* FrontLineGeneral: When he isn't running away, he is usually leading from the front.
* TheGeneralissimo: In fact, if not name. He's the Confederacy's real second-in-command, and takes over as head of the Separatists after Dooku is killed.
* GeneralRipper: He would gladly stand on a pile of what remains of his subordinates, droid and organic alike, if it meant victory.
%%* GutturalGrowler
* HellishPupils: Has yellow, reptilian eyes.
* HeroKiller: DirtyCoward that he is, those Jedi who he got his lightsabers from were killed by his own hand.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After losing his lightsaber and forcing to take on Grievous hand-to-hand, Obi-Wan manages to finish him off with his own dropped blaster.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: This was mostly due to his cybernetics, as well as Mace Windu Force gripping his chest. However, this was {{Retcon}}ned in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' to always have it.
* InsaneAdmiral: A mad ruin of an officer, trapped inside his cybernetics who takes out his anger on any populace he can get his hands on.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Subverted in "Grievous Intrigue". When facing him, Eeth Koth called Grievous, a "coward and murderer". Usually one would expect for the villain to be insulted by being called a coward. Grievous instead took issue with being dubbed a murderer, stating that he didn't "ridding the galaxy of you Jedi filth" to be murder.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: The Nightsisters are a culture of vicious misandrists who feel free to abuse, brainwash, and even kill the male Nightbrothers whenever they please. Given that, many fans rooted for Grievous and the battle droids as they mercilessly killed them during "Massacre".
* KillItWithFire: Obi-Wan manages to kill him by shooting at his "gut sack", which then bursts all the living tissue in his body into flames.
* LargeHam: He tends to be rather overly dramatic when speaking.
-->'''Grievous:''' '''YOU WILL NEVER DEFEAT GRIEVOUS!'''
* LaserBlade: Thanks to his [[MultipleArmedAndDangerous many arms]], he can wield four lightsabers at once.
* LightningBruiser: He can move extremely quickly and hit really hard.
* LizardFolk: His race, the Kaleesh, are reptilian in appearance.
* LooksLikeOrlok: Has the narrow face, the sunken eyes, the spindly arms and legs, and the cloak.
* MasterSwordsman: Before Obi-Wan defeated him, the only people who held their own against him without resorting to using the Force are Kit Fitso and Ventress.
%%* MalevolentMaskedMan[=/=]WhiteMaskOfDoom
* MeaningfulName: "Grievous" means "causing grief or great sorrow," somewhat fitting for the slaughterer of millions. A case of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: His arms can divide in half, giving him four limbs and allowing him to use four lightsabers at a time.
* NeckSnap: Does it to a clone trooper in "Bound for Rescue", with his foot no less.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: A [[LizardFolk reptilian]] alien {{Cyborg}} who uses lightsabers.
* NoIndoorVoice: Although, to be fair, his voice is so grating and deep that even if he ''were'' speaking at a normal volume, it would still come across as rather loud.
* OminousOperaCape: Wears one in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' until he [[TheCoatsAreOff takes it off]] right before his duel with Obi-Wan.
%%* OneManArmy
* PetTheDog: He seemed genuinely saddened and enraged when he learned that his pet, Gor was killed by Kit Fisto and Nahdar Vebb.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: He used to be a Kaleesh warlord before he became a cyborg general.
* PsychoForHire: He may not get paid for what he does, but his involvement with the Confederacy is just an excuse for him to kill Jedi, and he enjoys it a little too much if the image quote is any indication. At least, this is what he's like [[FallenHero post-reconstruction]].
* TheRival: He has a lasting enmity with Obi-Wan that borders on this trope. Obi-Wan even invoked it "Griveous Intrigue" when he was certain that Grievous would board his ship and face him personally rather than simply blow him up with his ship.
* RousingSpeech: PlayedForLaughs, when he gives one to a bunch of ''droids'' designed for suicide-bombing. He even explicitly tells them that [[GoYeHeroesGoAndDie none of them will be coming back]].
* ShadowArchetype: Of pre-FaceHeelTurn Anakin/Vader. A twisted mixture of machine and man which causes problems in breathing and combat.
* SmugSnake: Played with. He tends to be overconfident about his own abilities and boast at his enemies before being defeated in combat and/or forced to flee or pull a fast one on his enemies, but every now and then, he gets his own victories and shows some instances of tactical brilliance.
* TookALevelInBadass: Several through ''The Clone Wars'':
** In "Grievous Intrigue". He defeats Eeth Koth, predicts Obi-Wan's entire battle plan (doesn't quite work, but he gets points for cleverness), fights his way through two more Masters and a legion of clones in order to escape, and manages to flee Saleucami while under fire and despite Obi-Wan's attempts to stop him, laughing as he escapes.
** He took another in "Massacre", where he and his droid forces decimate the Nightsisters (aside from a minor setback against Ventress).
** And another in "Bound for Rescue", where he defeated Obi-Wan in a space battle, then one-on-one in a duel.
** Yet another in the first issue of the "Son of Dathomir" comic adaptation, where he [[spoiler:trounces ''Darth Maul'', of all people, in both the overall battle and one-to-one combat.]]
* TheUnreveal: In "Lair of Grievous" his mask had to be replaced by a new one. As the doctor-droid started the remove it, it seemed that his real face would be revealed, but the scene cut to the Jedi, and when we next see the General, he already has a new mask on.
* UnwittingPawn: He never realizes that the Chancellor he's kidnapped is actually the man he's working for.
* VillainDecay: Sort of a time-reversed case. ''Revenge'' has him failing at everything he tries to do, and running away from the good guys, which makes his fearsome reputation look like an InformedAttribute. The various TV series managed to do him justice as a real threat.
* VillainousRescue: Though he's rescuing another villain, he does save Count Dooku's life from Mother Talzin in "Massacre".
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: His mask resembles a Kaleesh skull.
%%* TheWorfEffect only applies to characters who the audience already know is tough, only to be beaten by an even stronger newcomer.
* WouldHitAGirl: Definitely. Would also commit genocide against an entire clan of females.
* WouldHurtAChild: He had several Padawan braids among his trophies in "Lair of Grievous", and relished the idea of killing the younglings and adding their newly-built lightsabers to his collection in "A Necessary Bond".
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Indirectly, Palpatine directs the Jedi to the planet where Grievous is hiding so he can be killed and end the Clone Wars.
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[[folder:Trade Federation]]
!!Trade Federation
One of the wealthiest corporate organizations in the galaxy, run by the greedy and spineless Neimoidians. Under the orders of Darth Sidious, the Federation invades Naboo to spark a government crisis that gets Sidious in office as Supreme Chancellor. It later becomes one of the leading Separatist powers during the Clone Wars.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: The Neimoidians speak with ''very'' thick accents, meaning that this pops quite frequently, especially in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'':
-->'''Nute Gunray:''' As you KNOW, our blockAHDE is perfectly [=LEgal=], and we'd be [=HAppy=] to reCIEVE the amBAsaDORS.
* [[DirtyCoward Dirty Cowards]]: Qui-Gon notes that "these Federation types are cowards". Case in point, they are fully willing to launch an invasion on a peaceful planet, but try to scurry away when they discover that the Jedi are in their way.
* TheFederation: InNameOnly; it's more of a MegaCorp.
* {{Greed}}: The primary motivation for the Trade Federation, as the OpeningScroll of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' narrates.
* LackOfEmpathy: They don't seem to care that their invasion would result in the suffering and deaths of billions, just so long as they get their commerce.
* LizardFolk: The Neimoidian race's greenish skin, horizontal pupils, noseless faces give off something of this effect.
* MegaCorp: The Federation is so powerful and influential, it actually has representatives on the Galactic Senate as if it were its own planet.
* NiceHat: They have a penchant for wearing these.
* NotWhatISignedOnFor: Everything they do is to satisfy their own greed without the Republic bossing them around. They soon realize how far over their heads they're in once the Jedi and Sith get involved.
* {{Slimeball}}s: By nature, Neimoidians are cowardly beings interested solely in personal profit, and even have slimy-looking, mottled skin to match.
* SpaceJews: The Neimoidians are a race of slit-eyed, inscrutable, unscrupulous villain aliens who speak with a vague Asian accent, wear Qing dynasty robes and hats, and threaten the galaxy with their trade routes and mass production technology. Many English-speaking critics saw the race as a collection of Asian stereotypes.
* UnwittingPawn: Twice: First in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', when they are convinced by Darth Sidious to invade Naboo, only for Sidious to use it as an excuse to get himself elected as Chancellor; and again in ''II'' and ''III'' when they get swept up in leading a war designed solely for Sidious to strengthen his hold on the galaxy.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The Neimoidians have thick accents of vaguely Asian origin. This is because their actors were asked to imitate Thai actors reading their lines.
!!Viceroy Nute Gunray
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Silas Carson (films), Creator/TomKenny (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
Viceroy of the Trade Federation. Displeased with the increased taxation of his business from the Senate, Gunray bargains with the Sith Lord Darth Sidious to invade the peaceful planet Naboo. When his plans are thwarted by Queen Padmé Amidala, he joins the Separatist Alliance to take his revenge.
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* ArchEnemy: Of Padmé.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Played with. "Viceroy" is apparently just the title given to the leader of the Trade Federation. However, [[MegaCorp said corporation apparently controls whole planets]].
* AssholeVictim: He's killed by Darth Vader along with the other Separatist leaders on Mustafar in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
%%* BigBadWannabe
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's willing to enslave entire planets just to improve commerce.
* DirtyCoward: He even admitted that he would never put himself at risk, unless he has no other choice.
* DisproportionateRetribution: In ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', he wants Padmé dead for her role in arresting him after the invasion of Naboo because it cost him a fortune to avoid punishment.
* EmptyPromise: He promised immediate aid for the starving Rodia if Onaconda Farr helped him lure Padmé into a trap and arrest her. After arriving to Rodia, he said that he'll put the matter of the aid up for debate after Padmé's execution, which had not been in the bargain he made with Farr.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Implied when Sidious tells them to prepare their invasion of Naboo; Gunray questions whether doing so would be legal, to which Sidious says he'll ''make'' it legal. However, it may also be PragmaticVillainy due to not wanting the inevitable backlash and sanctions for illegal actions.
* FamousLastWords: "The war is over. Lord Sidious promised us peace! [[KilledMidSentence We only want]]--"
* {{Greed}}: His main motivation in aligning with the Sith is the promise of wealth.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: When he was captured by the Republic, Dooku sent Ventress to free him, or silence him, before the Jedi could make him talk.
* {{Hypocrite}}: His admittance of cowardice comes off as this when you realize he already took an unnecessary risk in the first place just by being a CorruptCorporateExecutive.
-->'''Nute Gunray:''' All I know is I never risk my own skin unless I have to.
-->[Ahsoka glares at him]
-->'''Nute Gunray:''' What?
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Mostly due to being generally bullied around by the ''real'' villains. He's not a pleasant person by any means, but all we see is a man out of his depth and fully aware of it.
* ItsPersonal: How he feels about Padmé after she helps foil his invasion of Naboo. So much so that he refuses to join the Separatists unless they kill Padmé for him.
* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed following the events of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''; despite being arrested and tried four times for the invasion of Naboo, the fact that he's still Trade Federation Viceroy by ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' means he got off scott free. Karma eventually does catch up to him when ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' rolls around.
* KilledMidSentence: Gets cut down by Darth Vader as he pleads for his life.
* LeanAndMean: He's rather lanky, and a very nasty person.
* MoralMyopia: He wants revenge on Padmé because she had him arrested for the Trade Federation's occupation of Naboo, an illegal, armed occupation that resulted in the suffering and deaths of thousands of innocent people.
* NiceHat: Neimoidians have a penchant for wearing these.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He is a self-admitted a coward, with little to no fighting prowess, but he can still knock out someone from behind, as Commander Gree found out. Earlier in the same episode, Ahsoka even claimed that he looked harmless enough.
* OpinionFlipflop: After Argyus springs him from prison, Gunray remarks "I always had a good feeling about you, captain". After Ventress killed Argyus, Gunray immediately gave her the same compliment (replacing "captain" with "assassin").
* {{Revenge}}: He wants Padmé dead, for her role in arresting him after the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace invasion of Naboo]], because it cost him a fortune to get away from punishment.
%%* {{Slimeball}}
* StarterVillain: Serves as this for the prequel trilogy (and thus the entire saga) as a whole, being a [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] CorruptCorporateExecutive out to invade a single planet over a trade dispute, in contrast to the [[GalacticConqueror galaxy-spanning ambitions]] of the Sith.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: His fate in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''; once Darth Sidious is confident in his victory, he sends his new apprentice to slaughter him along with the rest of the Separatist leaders.
!!Rune Haako
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Jerome Blake (''Film/ThePhantomMenace''), James Taylor (''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', voice), Alan Ruscoe (''Film/AttackOfTheClones''), Chris Truswell (''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', voice), Sandy Thompson (''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
A cowardly Neimoidian official and Viceroy Gunray's lieutenant.
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* BigNo: His [[FamousLastWords last words]] before being killed by Darth Vader in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* CharacterDeath: Executed with the rest of the Separatist leadership by Darth Vader.
* GenreSavvy: Frequently and pessimistically states that everything they do against the Jedi is doomed to failure.
* NervousWreck: While Neimoidians are usually pessimists and prone to great stress by nature, Haako's overly nervous personality is said to be well beyond even his people's standards.
* NumberTwo: Answers directly to Viceroy Gunray.
* SatelliteCharacter: All of his scenes revolve around his interaction with Gunray.
!!Daultay Dofine
->'''Portrayed by:''' Alan Ruscoe, Chris Sanders (voice)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''
The captain of the Trade Federation blockade over Naboo.
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* AlliterativeName: '''D'''aultay '''D'''ofine.
!!Lott Dod
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Silas Carson (films), Toby Longworth (film voice), Creator/GideonEmery (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
The Trade Federation's representative in the Galactic Senate.
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* AscendedExtra: He had once scene in the first film, but is important to several episodes of ''The Clone Wars''..
* BlatantLies: Dod's sole job in the Senate is to fervently deny whatever actions the Federation is accused of doing. In the first film, it was the blockade and invasion of Naboo. After the Clone Wars start, he repeatedly insists that the Trade Federation is a neutral party despite the fact that Nute Gunray and parts of the organization are supplying the Separatists, something that other senators and representatives opposed to the war (such as Bail Organa, Jar Jar Binks and Riyo Chuchi) aren't afraid to call him out on. Even though that's technically true to an extent and he's milking both sides of the war, he's more closely connected to the Confederacy. When the Trade Federation ships blockading Pantora in "Sphere of Influence" (which had none of the CIS's colors on them) were revealed to have Separatist droids on board, he simply used fleet commander Sib Canay as a [[TheScapegoat scapegoat]].
* TheChessmaster: Not quite up at Palpatine and Dooku's level, but "Supply Lines" really showed that he can play a really mean game.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive[=/=]CorruptPolitician: He's role is to make sure the Trade Federation remains part of the Republic, while it profits from trading with both sides. He bribes other senators into keeping quiet about the Federation's blockade of Naboo.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: At the end of "Supply Lines" Lott confronted Katuunko, Organa and Jar Jar, for Toydaria helping the Republic send aid to Ryloth. Organa simply told him to bring the issue in front of the Senate, if he had proof of any treaty violation. The Senate, whose incompetence Dod knows of perfectly well, since he himself took advantage of it numerous times.
* KarmaHoudini: For all his profiting off of both sides, Dod never suffers any real retribution for his actions, and his fate after ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' remains unknown.
* NiceHat: As per usual with Neimoidians.
* PlayingBothSides: He repeatedly states that the Trade Federation itself is neutral in the war. As it turns out (quite unsurprisingly) they're milking both the Separatists and the Republic.
* WarForFunAndProfit: As far he's concerned, he wants to keep the Clone Wars going so the Trade Federation is still a viable business for both sides.
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[[folder:Droid Army]]
!!B1-, and OOM-series Battle Droids
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
The primary soldiers of the Trade Federation, battle droids number in the millions and are used as cannon fodder by the Separatist Alliance. Designed to be cheap and disposable, battle droids rely solely on force of numbers to achieve victory and lack any real situational awareness, making them an easy target for an ambush.
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* ButtMonkey: Nothing ever goes right for them, and they tend to suffer quite amusing defeats.
* CatchPhrase: "Roger, roger!"
* CannonFodder: Most of the time, but they do manage to get in their fair share of kills from time to time.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Played with. Most of the time their shots are blocked by the heroes, rather than miss completely.
** Played straight and {{lampshaded}} in "Ambush":
--->'''Droid:''' Hold on, almost. *Fires at Yoda's escape pod and completely misses the target*
--->'''Droid commander:''' What a terrible shot!
--->'''Droid:''' Oh well. It's my programming.
* {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s: The [=B1=] units are so incompetent you almost feel bad for them.
* KeystoneArmy: Originally operated like this, but later averted in the Clone Wars. The battle droids become no longer dependent on a central control unit like they were during the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Battle of Naboo]]. However, because the OOMs and B1s aren't used to being able to think independently, [[TookALevelInDumbass they exhibit a lack of intelligence]] (they are most effective when they have a tactician around) and [[CloudCuckoolander develop odd personality quirks]].
* KillerRobot: It's in the name.
* MechaMooks: Cheap, disposable, and not particularly effective [[ZergRush except in numbers]].
* NothingIsScarier: They can actually be quite intimidating when they're silent. The effect is something like an unending tide of robotic zombies.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Battle droids can be funny... until you see them ruthlessly hunting down stragglers, executing wounded enemies, and so on.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The B1 battle droids.
* TooDumbToLive: Most of the time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the course of ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'', their comic relief side was increasingly downplayed more and more to the point that by the time of the fourth season, the only real instance of it was from some Battle Droids reprogrammed to work for the Republic. And as their comic-relief tendencies have decreased, their lethality noticeably improved.
* WeHaveReserves: The Separatists possessed quintillions of B1s, meaning they could be used up without concern.
* ZergRush: Their only real tactic.
!!B2-series
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
Following the Trade Federation's defeat on Naboo, it was decided that a newer, tougher model of battle droid needed to be manufactured. The result was a larger, more heavily armored droid with slightly higher intelligence and more effective, built-in weaponry. They serve throughout the Clone Wars, and are the most numerous droids in the Separatist army after the ordinary battle droids.
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* ArmCannon: Have laser cannons built into their wrists.
* EvilIsBigger: They are larger and bulkier than the B1-s, and much more effective fighters.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Their voice is much deeper than the B1’s, and unsurprisingly they’re far more competent.
%%* KillerRobot
* InSeriesNickname: They’re sometimes referred to as "Super Battle Droids".
* JetPack: Another sub-type comes with built-in ones.
* MechaMooks: Tougher mooks, but mooks nonetheless.
* MenOfSherwood: Equipped with heavier armor, capable of surviving multiple hits, they’re more competent than the B1-s, and in large numbers can be very effective, the super battle droids are an upgrade from the B1 in every way. They’re the true counterpart of the clones: , but they’re far from being on EliteMook levels.
* SuperWristGadget: The normal-type ones have dual-blasters built into their wrists.
* WeHaveReserves: Billions of B2s serve the Separatist army, and Grievous and Dooku are both happy to throw them away.
* ZergRush: Like their predecessors, they are dependent on these sorts of tactics.
!!BX-series Commando Droids
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
An elite brand of droid units designed for commando and stealth missions.
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* ConfusionFu: Because of their extreme agility, their movements are hard to predict.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: In their debut episode, they tried to fool Cody and Rex by putting on of them in clone trooper armor.
* EliteMooks: Not quite on the same level as the Droidekas or the Magnaguards, but they’re still more than a match for clones, and they can cause trouble to even Jedi.
* GoddamnedBats: They’re considered as such InUniverse by the Jedi: they’re not likely to kill or injure one, but they can distract them long enough.
* KnightOfCerebus: A rare {{Mook}} example when they debuted in early Season 1 ''The Clone Wars''. Even though they were defeated in their first appearance, they really showed that not all of the Separatist droids are bumbling comic relief (but even then, that trait seems to only be restricted to the B1s and [=OOMs=]) and could be a legitimate threat. Even in the later seasons, where they became a little more common and slightly more of a pushover, they were still a threat to non-Jedi (to Jedi, they're a nuisance at best).
* MundaneMadeAwesome: They have a human-like build, which allows them to disguise themselves as clone troopers.
* TheMusketeer: They’re using both blasters and vibro-swords, but never at once.
!!Droidekas
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
Also known as destroyer droids, droidekas are the elite of the Trade Federation's security forces, and go onto serve as the elite heavy infantry units of the Separatist Alliance. Huge, heavily armored, and equipped with force shields, the droidekas are more than a match for any enemy unit.
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* AchillesHeel: Despite their reputation, they have several. In addition to being very vulnerable in travel mode, their shields don't protect them from mounted heavy weapons, stationary objects and slow-moving projectiles such as lightly-tossed grenades, and they're blind from behind. The Onderon Rebels were taught about these weaknesses as part of their initial training.
* ArmCannon: Possess heavy blasters for hands.
* TheDreaded: Even Jedi are wary of these things, and the only infantry units more dreaded than them are [=MagnaGuards=].
* DeflectorShield: Their trademark.
* EliteMooks: Even moreso than the B2s. A single droideka could usually cut through dozens of clone troopers and give a Jedi a fair fight.
* FragileSpeedster[=/=]MightyGlacier: Depends on the form. They are the former on travel mode, as they can move really fast, but cannot fire and are unprotected. They are the latter in attack mode, where they have a very protective energy shield and [[MoreDakka twin-repeating blasters]], but cannot move very fast.
* HeavilyArmoredMook: Both armored and possessed of shields.
* KillerRobot: Their alternatively called "destroyer droids".
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Provided their enemies don't use any of their [[AchillesHeel Achilles Heels]] against them.
%%* MechaMooks
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Destroyer droids", anybody?
* RollingAttack: They don't normally do this, but Obi-Wan Kenobi used three of them this way when surrounded by squads of other droids.
* TheQuietOne: Unlike most droid infantry units (aside from other anti-infantry units such as Dwarf Spider Droids and Crab Droids), they don't talk.
* TransformingMecha: They can change between their fast-moving but fragile wheel mode and their devastating but slow attack mode.
* TripodTerror: Not as prevalent as the [[HumongousMecha Octuptarra Tri-Droids]], but they do have three legs.
!![=MagnaGuards=]
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
Produced at horrendous expense, the [=MagnaGuards=] are self-motivated, learning droids, as functional and intelligent as any living being. Built for the sole purpose of fighting Jedi, [=MagnaGuards=] are specialized close-combat units who can take almost all comers.
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* BadassCape: All of them have one.
* BladeOnAStick: They favor a Force-pike built from a material that dampens the effects of a lightsaber blade.
* BodyguardingABadass: Both Griveous and Dooku uses them as their personal bodyguards, even though both of them are far more competent warriors than these guys.
* EliteMooks: UpToEleven. The [=MagnaGuard=]s were designed to kill Jedi and did so, being more than a match for any Padawan or Knight, and could even give a Master a run for their money.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: They have an [[ExtraEyes Extra Eye]] on their abdomen, allowing them to continue fighting even after being decapitated ([[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]]).
%%* GlowingMechanicalEyes
%%* KillerRobot
* MechanicalMonster: Very few [=MagnaGuard=]s were produced due to the prohibitive costs. Those that did see service, however, soon built a frightening reputation for themselves.
* MookLieutenant: Give orders to the other droids.
* PraetorianGuard: To General Grievous.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Although a variant features gold eyes, with matching electro-staffs.
* SimpleStaff: Their weapon of choice.
* ShockAndAwe: Their staffs are electrified.
!!Infiltrator Droids
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
Specially designed droids made for infiltrating and destroying targets behind enemy lines.
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* ArmCannon: Their arms end in actual laser canons, instead of the standard blasters.
* CombiningMecha: Subverted. A pair of them can combine into a massive bomb, instead of into a more powerful droid.
* {{Giant Mook}}s: Their battle-mode forms are two-and half meters tall, and rather resilient.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: Three of them.
* MadeOfIron: Aside from being literarily made of iron of course, their armor is strong enough to withstand repeated blaster fire.
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
* ShouldersOfDoom: Justified. Their gigantic shoulder-armor is their unfolded sweeper droid-disguises.
* SuicideAttack: They were designed to self-destruct once they reached their destination.
* TransformingMecha: They can disguise themselves as sweeperdroids.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Their disguised form is identical to harmless sweeper droids.
!!T-series tactical droid
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/PhilLaMarr Phil [=LaMarr=]]], Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor, Creator/CoreyBurton, Gary Scheppke, Creator/TomKane, Matt Lanter, Matthew Wood, Cara Pifko, Creator/AshleyEckstein, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Catherine Taber
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
A droid model built to act as advisors to Separatist military commanders.
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* CreepyMonotone: They can even [[EvilLaugh laugh]] in a monotone.
* TheDragon: They sometimes play this role to the VillainOfTheWeek[=/=]ArcVillain.
* DragonInChief: Emir Wat Tambor's Tactical Droid, TA-175, was this in "Liberty on Ryloth". When Tambor was getting too greedy and trying to get every treasure on Ryloth before leaving Lessu to get bombed, both Count Dooku and TA-175 insisted that Tambor get as much as he realistically can. Once he was ready to leave, TA-175 evacuated without him, leaving him to be captured by the Republic forces.
* EliteMooks: They themselves are this, but the Super Tactical Droids introduced in Season 5 take this further.
%%* GlowingMechanicalEyes
%%* MookLieutenant
* OffWithHisHead: They tend to fall victim this, as the Republic forces sometimes try to steal their heads to gain tactical information.
* PaletteSwap: Unlike most Separatists droids, aside from each one having a different voice and number, they all have unique color schemes, regardless of plot importance. [[TropesAreTools From a production standpoint]], this makes it so that the animators don't have to waste their budget creating an organic Separatist commander that's only important for one or two scenes.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Most Tactical Droids have white photoreceptors, but a few, such as General Grievous's Tactical Droid, TV-94 (and TV-94b) have red photoreceptors.
* SmugSnake: Aside from their arrogance and bossiness, one of their biggest weaknesses is that they don't have a realistic assessment of their chances, one of the reasons the Super Tactical Droids were made.
* TheStrategist: They often play this role to coordinate the less intelligent B1s.
* TooDumbToLive: While they are definitely smarter than the B1s and can be effective strategists, they seem to lack a sense of self-preservation programming as Poggle the Lesser's droid TX-21 demonstrated. When Ahsoka Tano stuck an explosive charge to a nigh-invincible Super Tank, all he did was gloat about the tank's superior armor when he was right next to the charge.
* [[HumanShield Twi'lek Shield]]: TX-20 used Nabat's captive population as a shield for the proton cannons providing anti-air support for Ryloth's surface. This doesn't work, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard as he ends up torn apart by said shield]].
* VillainOfTheWeek: The only time a standard Tactical Droid ever played this role was TX-20 in "Innocents of Ryloth". Justified in that TX-20 was the [[PaletteSwap first]] Tactical Droid made production-wise ("Innocents of Ryloth" was produced before "Jedi Crash", the first on-screen appearance of one of the droids).
* WhyAmITicking: When Zygerrian slaver Darts D'Nar planted bombs all over Kiros's city, we secretly placed one bomb in reserve on his Tactical Droid, activating it to distract Obi-Wan. Judging from the droid's reaction, he was not informed of this.
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[[folder: Other Separatists]]
!!Archduke Poggle the Lesser
->'''Portrayed by:''' Marton Csokas (films), Matthew Wood (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
->'''Padmé Amidala:''' You're committing an act of war, Archduke. I hope you're prepared for the consequences.
->'''Poggle:''' We build weapons, Senator! That is our business. Of course we're prepared!
Leader of the Geonosians and founding member of the Separatist Alliance. His factories provide the Separatists with many of their battle droids.
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* CharacterDeath: He is killed by Darth Vader alongside the rest of the Separatist leadership on Mustafar.
!!Admiral Trench
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
A famed Harch military commander, Admiral Trench oversaw the Separatist blockade of Christophsis early in the war.
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* CardCarryingVillain: Oh, so much:
-->'''Trench:''' I smell fear... and it smells good.
-->'''Trench:''' (to Anakin) Turn back now, retreat while you can, or [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Am Your.]] [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doom]]!
* {{Cyborg}}: He became one after his ship was destroyed over Christophsis. Replacement parts include ArtificialLimbs, an [[ElectronicEyes Electronic Eye]], a replacement mandible, what looks like a mechanical neck brace and some replacement skin for half his face.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The guy figured out a way to hit ''cloaked'' ships, while they were invisible to both sensors and to the eye. He also knew that the Jedi will engage him if he attacked civilians on the planet he was blockading, deduced that the cloaked ship was flown by a Jedi, and that said Jedi (Anakin) will attack him again. He lost only because he saw through Anakin's BatmanGambit mere ''seconds'' too late.
** In "The Unknown", he realized something was wrong with Tup and [[ManchurianAgent was not like any other previous instances of clones turning on the Jedi]].
* TheDreaded: Even Yularen thought that engaging him would be suicide.
* ExtraEyes: Four of them, for a total of six. He later gets one of those eyes replaced.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: His last moment before the impact of his own rockets is [[GracefulLoser a quiet acceptance of his defeat]]. However, he somehow survived it.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He gains a few on his face in "The Unknown", possibly from the fireball in "Cat and Mouse".
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Both literally ''and'' metaphorically. He had rockets locked on the magnetic signature of Anakin's cloaked ship, just like he did numerous times before. Except since [[HandWave usually]] "[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack no ship that small]] [[ContinuityNod has a cloaking device]]", he failed to calculate the difference of size, speed and maneuverability compared to his earlier experiences with cloaked cruisers, allowing Anakin to lead the rockets right back into his flagship's defenseless bridge. Luckily for him, he survived.
* LargeHam: He puts plenty of emphasis in his lines during his first appearance. He's not quite as hammy after he gets reconstructed.
* LivingLegend: Yularen was quite terrified at the thought of having him as an opponent again.
* MultiArmedMultitasking: Having several arms comes in handy.
%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
* NotQuiteDead: Invoked in his debut episode, as he was assumed to have died more than a decade earlier.
** He survived again when his ship was destroyed over Christophsis and was rebuilt as a cyborg.
* OhCrap: Had a moment for this before his own rockets blew him and his ship to smithereens.
* OutGambitted: Anakin pulled a BatmanGambit on him.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Even his [[ElectronicEyes replacement eye]] following his cybernetic reconstruction is red, now with the addition of [[GlowingMechanicalEyes glowing]].
* SpiderPeople: Subverted, as he's not centaurid, but bipedal with extra arms instead of legs.
* StarterVillain: If you take the chronological order of the series into account, he's technically the first villain fought in ''The Clone Wars''. This is subverted in that not only did he first appear in Season 2, he's actually more threatening (and higher rank) than most of the Separatist commanders that chronologically came after him (at least in the early seasons) and [[NotQuiteDead he comes back later]].
* TheStrategist: One of several major strategists in the Separatist military.
* TwoFaced: Half his face (and body) is covered with cybernetic implants after his reconstruction.
* UnexplainedRecovery: How he survived his apparent death in "Cat and Mouse" is given no explanation (being caught in an explosion and exposed to the vacuum of space), but given the extent of his cybernetics, he did not survive unscathed.
* VerbalTic: He tends to click his fangs a lot, usually between or mid-sentence.
* VillainOfTheWeek: He seemingly died at the end of his debut episode. Averted after he was revealed to have survived the events of said episode.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What happened to him during the Ringo Vinda campaign after the events of "The Unknown" remains unknown, but it can assumed he would have had a bigger role later on had ''The Clone Wars'' not been unexpectedly canceled.
* WorthyOpponent: Considered Anakin to be one. He was right.
!!General Lok Durd
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GeorgeTakei
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
An obese Neimoidian general and weapons inventor.
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* DirtyCoward: He may be a genius weapon inventor, but the only target he is willing to test it on is a species of utter pacifists who have no way to defend themselves.
* EvilGenius: He invented the defoliator, some sort of [[FantasticNuke napalm that burns only living tissue]], but has no affect on machinery such as droids.
* FatBastard: He is the largest Neimoidian seen in the franchise, and none of the others have ever tried to wipe out an entire colony in a weapons test.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Invoked. After Anakin destroyed the Defoliator tank, one of the shells fell out of it. When Lok Durd saw it rolling towards him, he panicked because he thought that his own invention was going to kill him.
-->'''Lok:''' Help! I'll be ''[[Funny/StarWarsTheCloneWars defoliated]]''!
* LargeHam: He's pretty flamboyant. He's also voiced by George Takei.
* {{Narcissist}}: According to supplementary material. See RousingSpeech and SmallNameBigEgo below.
* NiceHat: Neimoidians have a penchant for wearing these.
* RousingSpeech: Subverted when he's introducing the Defoliator to a group of battle droids. According to the Decoded version of "Defenders of Peace", [[MechaMooks battle droids]] don't actually need rousing speeches; Lok Durd just likes to hear himself talk.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He considers the Defoliator his own weapon and only thinks about how it will get him to a higher position (and considering he's already a General...) in the Confederacy. According to supplementary material, he makes more noise in the war room than he does on the battlefield.
%%* SmugSnake
* VillainOfTheWeek: He was captured by Anakin at the end of his debut episode.
** Though his Defoliator apparently made it to mass-production, as it turns up again in "Massacre".
!!Doctor Nuvo Vindi
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Michael York
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
-->''"I suppose one can never have too many lab rats."''
A genius, but insane, Faust scientist who develops the Blue Shadow Virus for the Separatists.
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* AxCrazy: Not only was he willing to unleash the incredibly lethal Blue Shadow Virus into Naboo's ecosystem (and kill all life on the planet, including himself), he's also outright unstable and genuinely excited that the virus could get out of his lab even after he's captured.
* CloudCuckoolander: While he is dangerously smart enough to resurrect a lethal virus, he thinks said virus is a unique lifeform. But again, he's just crazy.
* EvilAlbino: Although with bluish/purplish hues in his skin.
* EvilOldFolks: A comment from him in "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" suggests he may actually be pretty old.
* FacialMarkings : Although, they're most likely natural for his species.
* HellishPupils: With double-eyelids to boot.
* HerrDoktor: He's got a German accent and he's a MadScientist.
* InsistentTerminology: You eradicated the Blue Shadow Virus? [[ChewingTheScenery "YOU MEAN MURDERED!"]]
* KnightTemplar: He thinks he's bringing judgment to the galaxy by releasing the Blue Shadow Virus on its populace, but he's [[AxCrazy clearly]] [[OmnicidalManiac insane]].
* LargeHam: It's Michael York voicing a mad scientist. Do we need to say more?
* LaughingMad: When it seems the Blue Shadow bombs are about to go off.
%%* LeanAndMean
%%* MadScientist
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He apparently uses that doctorate for developing or recreating bio-weapons. According to his backstory, he was also a medical doctor.
* OmnicidalManiac: He tried to unleash an incredibly lethal virus with no known cure into Naboo's ecosystem, and then planned to unleash it on the galaxy afterward. He was also willing to kill himself with this virus too.
* RubberForeheadAlien: Aside from the bluish-white skin, FacialMarkings, the head-crest, and the double-eyelids, Fausts could almost pass for humans.
* SadisticChoice: When Anakin reaches his laboratory, he gives him two options: Let him escape with some samples of the virus or let Padme and Jar Jar get [[ElectricTorture electrocuted]] to death. However, this only delays Anakin, who both saves his friends and eventually captures Vindi.
* ThoseWackyNazis: He seems to be based on Nazi scientists from WWII serials, especially with his [[LargeHam hamminess]].
* VillainOfTheWeek: Somewhat. While he is present in both episodes of the "Blue Shadow Virus" arc, he's already defeated and arrested at the beginning of the arc's second episode, "Mystery of a Thousand Moons". He's most prominent as a threat in "Blue Shadow Virus".
!!Emir Wat Tambor
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Chris Truswell (films), Matthew Wood (''The Clone Wars'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
A Skakoan who is the Foreman of the Techno Union and one of the founders of the Separatist Alliance.
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* ArcVillain: For the Ryloth arc.
* AscendedExtra: He was a minor member of the Separatists gathered at Geonosis in ''Attack of the Clones''.
* CharacterDeath: He is killed by Darth Vader on Mustafar along with the rest of the Separatist leadership.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's the head of the Techno Union, who has also sided with the Separatists.
* {{Greed}}: His FatalFlaw. Tambor refused to leave without the treasures he had stolen from the Twi'lek people, leading his tactical droid to abandon him for capture by the Republic or death from the impending Separatist bombing.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Especially notable when compared to [[DirtyCoward Nute Gunray]]. When he was abandoned by his tactical droid and at Mace Windu's mercy, he was prepared to die in the impending Separatist bombing of Lessu, taking the Republic forces with him. Ultimately subverted in that Anakin and Ahsoka [[SavedByCanon were able to take out the Hyena bombers in time]].
* KickTheDog: When Count Dooku makes it clear that he's already lost Ryloth since Mace Windu's leading the liberation force, he orders a fire-bombing campaign on many Twi'lek villages across the planet to send a message about "the price of a Republic victory."
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He wisely surrenders after the Separatist forces have been defeated and the bombing has been thwarted, all with [[GracefulLoser little fuss]] too.
-->'''Wat Tambor:''' What are your terms of surrender?
-->'''Cham Syndulla:''' They are unconditional.
-->'''Wat Tambor:''' Agreed...
* LittleGreenManInACan: See StarfishAlien below.
* NonActionGuy: Fighting is hard when the slightest breach to your cloathing could make you explode.
* StarfishAlien: Slightly humanoid example. Coming from a planet with a high-pressure atmosphere, Skakoans are required to wear body-concealing (minus parts of their head) pressure suits when offworld. If that suit were to get breached, Tambor would [[ExplosiveDecompression violently]] [[MadeOfExplodium explode]]. Also, the DVD featurette for "Liberty on Ryloth" suggests that Skakoans might not actually have legs (referencing how Tambor's original ILM model didn't have them), hence why Tambor "scoots" when he "walks".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Tambor was captured at the end of the Ryloth arc, but ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' confirms he and Poggle the Lesser eventually got out of Republic custody. Both he and Poggle make cameos on security camera in the Republic military base on Coruscant in "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much". As of the Season 5 finale, we have yet to see them get out.
!!Prison Warden/Commander Osi Sobeck
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
Warden of the Citadel, a infamous prison captured by the Separatists which was designed to hold rogue Jedi.
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* ArcVillain: The main villain of the Citadel-trilogy
* AxCrazy: When you threaten droids by "choking" them, you definitely qualify. Also see below at BadBoss.
* BadBoss: He's been known to shoot droids just for mentioning the word "escape".
* BoomHeadshot: Used it on a captured clone.
* CanonImmigrant: Not Sobeck himself, but rather his species, the Phindians, originated in the ExpandedUniverse.
* CharacterDeath: Courtesy of Ahsoka.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: His voice is based off of a mix of Al Pacino's and ChristopherWalken's.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Through out his entire trilogy, he was usually only one step behind the heroes, and sometimes he even managed to get ahead of them.
* HoistHeroOverHead / KillItWithFire: He attempted to kill Tarkin by throwing him in a lava lake.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Skewered with Ahsoka's shoto.
* InTheBack: He was stabbed by Ahsoka in the back.
* LargeHam: He ''is'' voiced by Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor doing his ChristopherWalken impression.
* NoMacGuffinNoWinner: He tried to kill Tarkin when it seemed like he wouldn't be able to recapture the escaped prisoners and the intel they carried.
* PrimalStance: His species has this as a default.
* RubberForeheadAlien: He's a Phindian.
* SanitySlippage: By all appearances, he wasn't exactly the picture of sanity before, but as the heroes continually evaded his attempts to recapture them and Count Dooku kept contacting him, he ''really'' started to lose it.
* TwitchyEye: His twitching got worse and worse through out the three episodes as the heroes continued to evade him.
* VillainousBreakdown: Has one over the course of the Citadel arc as the prisoners evade his grasp and is repeatedly chastised by Count Dooku, culminating with his attempt to murder Tarkin.
!!Riff Tamson
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Gary Anthony Williams
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
A brutal Karkarodon who served as the Separatist ambassador on Mon Calamari during the King-electing negotiations between the Mon Cala and Quarren.
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* {{Ambadassador}}: He was the ambassador of the Separatists during the king election of Mon Calamari. After the negotiations between the Mon Cala and the Quarren went south (not in small part, because of his machinations), he lead the joined Quarren-Separatist forces to battle, and proved to be as badass as expected from a SharkMan.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Count Dooku apparently earned Tamson's loyalty by promising the Karkarodon that he would rule Mon Calamari once it was under Separatist control.
* ArcVillain: Of the Mon Calamari-trilogy.
* AssInAmbassador: Even though he was officially merely an "observer" during the king's election, he had the nerves to talk down to Prince Lee-Char, the rightful heir of the throne, telling him that he didn't earn the right to speak at the gathering.
* {{Badass}}: Swims into the middle of a BeamSpam battle ''unarmed'', then starts tearing combatants apart with his jaws and teeth!
* BadBoss: He threatened, talked down to, and betrayed Nossor Ri and the Quarrens.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Quite fitting, given that he's a shark-man.
* CharacterDeath: It doesn't get much more dead than being blown to bits. We even get a shot of his body-less head sinking to the bottom of the sea.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Upon learning that the Jedi disabled the planetary radar, he knew reinforcements were coming.
* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks
* EvilGloating: Riff gloated to Prince Lee-Char about how he murdered the latter's father.
* EvilIsPetty: He insisted on sentencing Lee-Char to death while sitting on the throne of Mon Calamari.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Even by the standards of ''The Clone Wars'', Tamson's death was ''brutal''.
%%* FishPeople
* ForTheEvulz: According to him, he would've have tortured the prisoners regardless of whether or not they told him about Lee-Char's whereabouts.
* FrontLineGeneral: Being a humanoid aquatic predator, he'll put his jaws to use while fighting alongside his droids.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Literally. During their final confrontation, Prince Lee-Char took one of his dagger-bombs and used it on him.
* ILied: When the Jedi refuse to tell him about Prince Lee-Char's whereabouts, he puts Anakin on a timer by putting a leak in Padme's diving helmet. Even then, they are unable to tell him, making him assume they don't actually know. Once the prince is captured, he just leaves Padme to drown.
* ImAHumanitarian[=/=]ToServeMan: Not confirmed, but if the Karkaradon habit of killing their enemies with their teeth and being a SharkMan are anything to go by, he may actually eat his enemies, sapient or not.
* {{Jerkass}}: Villainy aside, Tamson is just plain unpleasant.
%%* LargeHam
* LudicrousGibs: His explosive death.
* MadeOfIron: Ahsoka hit him with her lightsaber once and he was shot several times by Mon Cala soldiers, but they all had very little effect on him. It took a bomb stuck in his shoulder to kill him.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: And he made good use of them in battle.
%%* SharkMan
* ShoutOut: To ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
* YouKilledMyFather: Riff is the one who killed Lee-Char's father.
!!Senator Mina Bonteri
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KathSoucie
->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
An idealist politician from Onderon, Mina Bonteri used to be Padmé Amidala's mentor in the Senate. While Mina believed in the Separatist cause and openly admired Count Dooku, she also sought to stop the spreading violence of the Clone Wars. On Padmé urging, she proposed to open peace-talks with the Republic, which the Separatist Parliament agreed upon. However with this, she became a threat to the Sith plans, and was murdered by Dooku's thugs. She was also the mother of Lux Bonteri.
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* CharacterDeath: She is murdered by Dooku, the man she admittedly admired.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Openly admired [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Count Dooku]].
* MissingMom: To Lux.
* NotSoDifferent: On a large scale instead of a personal one. She explains to Ahsoka that both warring sides want the same thing.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Upon learning from Padmé that the Republic Senate was unsure of continuing the war, she was quick to convince the Separatist Senate to open peace negotiations with the Republic. She also accepts Padmé's opinion of Dooku, agreeing to disagree on that.
* ShadowArchetype: She's basically a Separatist-aligned Padmé with a very similar personality and the same goal of finding a peaceful resolution to the war.
* SkunkStripe: A graying streak in her brown hair.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Mina is pretty much the face of innocent people who joined the separatists with noble intentions. Unfortunately, she ends up paying the ultimate price for being a moral person allied with a Sith Lord.
* WideEyedIdealist: It's not hard to see why she and Padmé are friends.
* WidowWoman: Her husband was killed in self-defense during the Clone Wars, exactly one year prior to her introduction in the show and her own subsequent death.
!!General Kalani
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreggBerger
->'''Appears in: ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''
A super tactical droid assigned to Onderon to assist King Sanjay Rash in defeating the Republic-backed rebels.
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* BadassBoast: Surprisingly often for a droid. For instance, when Tandin mentions others will take Saw's place if he dies.
-->'''Kalani:''' They too will suffer.
* CreepyMonotone: [[MachineMonotone He is a droid, after all]].
* TheDragon: A small-scale one for Dooku, and his task is to serve as one for [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Sanjay Rash]].
** DragonInChief: Rash is stunningly inept, making Kalani this. To the point that he executes Rash once it's clear the war is lost.
* EliteMooks: Some sort of elite tactical droid, the very first of his kind seen in the series.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: His AchillesHeel. Kalani can't comprehend why the rebels fight. Which is why he fails to see Tandin's betrayal coming.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* [[GlowingMechanicalEyes Glowing Mechanical]] RedEyesTakeWarning: Remarkable because tactical droids tend to have white eyes.
* KarmaHoudini: He escapes Onderon after killing Rash.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Clearly knows the right time to retreat and the right time to attack.
* LackOfEmpathy: For pretty much everyone.
* MeaningfulName: "Kalani" means "Royal One" or "Chieftain", which matches with his status as an [[EliteMooks Elite]] tactical droid and MookLieutenant for the droids.
%%* MookLieutenant
* ObviouslyEvil: A black droid with a CreepyMonotone and a chassis that resembles a skull. With all of that, it's not hard to guess his moral alignment.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Mild example, Kalani expresses arrogance and anger occasionally.
* TheStrategist: Being a tactical droid, this is a given. And unlike most tactical droids, he's quite efficient. He even keeps a realistic assessment of his chances, something the standard tactical droid seems to lack.
** DidntSeeThatComing: [[DefectorFromDecadence Tandin's betrayal]] and Ahsoka's participation.
%%* TortureTechnician
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Delivers it to [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Rash]]. He didn't even need to be ordered.
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