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* FemmeFatale: Ventress knows that most humanoids finds her hot, and has no qualms about using this as a weapon while working on a job. She even has two different tactics: the "nod-and-wink" is supposedly more subtle (altough it's not shown), whereas the "full-on gambit" is flat-out active seduction and unsubtle flirtation.
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* LeParkour: Moregi used a lot of leaps jumps and short-cut while trying to shake off Ventress and Vos, and ultimately succeeded doing so, eventhough they themselves were pretty good in it as well.
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* DelinquentHair: Ventress has grown a mohawk since her last appearance on ''The Clone Wars''. In contrast to her brown hair in her TroubledBackStoryFlashback in the series, it's white-blonde in the novel, however it is unclear which one is her original hair color and which one was dyed.
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* OddCouple: The always cold and distant loner, but also no-nonsense Ventress is partnered up with the friendly and fun Vos.
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* InterspeciesRomance:
** Quinlan Vos a Kiffar and Assaj Ventress a Dathomiri Nightsister fall in love with eachother through the events of the novel.
** Their first quary, Moregi was a four-armed, multi-eyed alien, and he was married to a Rodian woman.
** Quinlan Vos a Kiffar and Assaj Ventress a Dathomiri Nightsister fall in love with eachother through the events of the novel.
** Their first quary, Moregi was a four-armed, multi-eyed alien, and he was married to a Rodian woman.
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* OddCouple: The always cold and distant loner, but also no-nonsense Ventress is partnered up with the friendly and fun Vos.
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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Master]]: Invoked. Ventress tells Quinlan that Dooku killed his Master Tholme, to make his rage help him embrace the Dark Side. [[spoiler:As it turns out it was Ventress herself who killed Tholme- ''after Tholme surrendered to her''. When Quinlan found out, he was ''very'' upset.]]
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* FemaleGaze/MaleGaze: Ventress and Vos mutually check-out eachother before they decide to partner-up.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The novel is essentially an adaptation of Quinlan Vos's storyline from the ''ComicBook/Republic'' comics, just condensed and with some rather major divergancies.
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* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Ventress dies on Christophsis, the same place she was chronologically first introduced in the new canon.
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* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Ventress dies on Christophsis, the same place she was chronologically first introduced in the new canon.]]
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* AdaptationDistillation: The novel is essentially an adaptation of Quinlan Vos's storyline from the ''ComicBook/Republic'' comics, just condensed and with some rather major divergancies.
* AffectionateNickname: Ventress initially called Vos "the Idiot" when thinking about him, but it eventually turned into a nickname she occasionally used as a form of affection.
* AffectionateNickname: Ventress initially called Vos "the Idiot" when thinking about him, but it eventually turned into a nickname she occasionally used as a form of affection.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Ventress who has always been cool and distant with everyone, even her fellow Nightsister to a degree, gradually opens up and grows very fond of Vos, eventually falling in love with him.
* EverybodyKnewAlready: When Vos can't stand lying to Ventress anylonger and reveals that he's a Jedi, Ventress replies that she had already figured it out, for eventhough Vos mostly refrained from using the Force, there were a few instances -such as his impossibly quick reflexes, or surviving jumps that would've killed a normal human- that gave him away.
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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Ventress shows Quinlan out of the way and takes Dooku's leathally intense Force-lighting for him.]]
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* TeachHimAnger. Both Ventress and Dooku approaches training Quinlan in the Dark Side of the Force, by helping/forcing him to embrace his rage.
* StarCrossedLovers: Ventress and Vos go through some major hardships [[spoiler: and ultimately Ventress ends up killed by Dooku.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: Ventress and Vos go through some major hardships [[spoiler: and ultimately Ventress ends up killed by Dooku.]]
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* OfCorsetsSexy: During their assasination attempt of Dooku, Ventress and Vos had to inflitrate a highclass gala event. Ventress' choise of disguise was a [[http://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/open-uri20150608-27674-quxex3_fe7fa5be.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C2160%2C1396 pair of highheels, fishnet stockings, a long skirt...and a ''very'' sexy corset]], that left Quinlan speechless.
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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Ventress shows Quinlan out of the way and takes Dooku's leathally intense Force-lighting for him.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Vos turns to the dark side, commits some heinous (offscreen) acts and yet gets off the hook with a "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry"?
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* StrawHypocrite: Count dooku when he recieved his humanitarian award speech (Heck him just getting the reward after what he did to Mahran race.
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* MortonsFork: The plot is kicked off by the Jedi facing a morally grey decision: try to assassinate Dooku as a last resort to end the violence of the Clone Wars, compromising their ideals in the process, or continue conducting the war they had been doing since the begining, and being indirectly responsible for the deaths and suffering of millions.
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* MortonsFork: The plot is kicked off by the Jedi facing a morally grey decision: try to assassinate Dooku as a last resort to end the violence of the Clone Wars, compromising their ideals in the process, or continue conducting the war they had been doing since the begining, beginning, and being indirectly responsible for the deaths and suffering of millions.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: During Ventress' and [[spoiler:Boba Fett's team of bounty hunters attempt to rescue Vos, Fett and his team managed to somehow defeat and subdue Count Dooku, although for some reason they do not kill him]].
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* RedShirt: Aleena Jedi Master Chubor, who is killed in the first chapter when Count Dooku destroys the refugee fleet he is commanding.
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* RedShirt: Two Jedi redshirts bit the dust during the story.
** Aleena Jedi Master Chubor, who is killed in the first chapter when Count Dooku destroys the refugee fleet he iscommanding.commanding.
** Chagrian Jedi Knight Kav Bayons, who is introduced late in the book [[spoiler:and killed within a few pages when Quinlan Vos and Count Dooku escape from Jedi custody]].
** Aleena Jedi Master Chubor, who is killed in the first chapter when Count Dooku destroys the refugee fleet he is
** Chagrian Jedi Knight Kav Bayons, who is introduced late in the book [[spoiler:and killed within a few pages when Quinlan Vos and Count Dooku escape from Jedi custody]].
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The plot of ''Dark Disciple'' is based on eight unproduced scripts from the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' series that were written but not animated before the series was canceled. The eight scripts were divided into two four-episode arcs that would have been part of seasons 7 and 8 of the series. The episode titles would have been "''Lethal Alliance''", "''The Mission''", "''Conspirators''", "''Dark Disciple''", "''Saving Vos Part I''", "''Saving Vos Part II''", "''Traitor''", and "''The Path''".
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The plot of ''Dark Disciple'' is based on eight unproduced scripts written by Katie Lucas from the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' series that were written but not animated before the series was canceled. The eight scripts were divided into two four-episode arcs that would have been part of seasons 7 and 8 of the series. The episode titles would have been "''Lethal Alliance''", "''The Mission''", "''Conspirators''", "''Dark Disciple''", "''Saving Vos Part I''", "''Saving Vos Part II''", "''Traitor''", and "''The Path''".
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* CaninImmigrant: Among other things, the Faleen ability to project pheromones, and the B3 Ultra Battle Droid (which is briefly mentioned, but not shown).
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** [[spoiler: The Black Sun kills the children that Vos and Asajj had rescued from their clutches, along with their family.]]
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'''''Dark Disciple''''' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Christie Golden which focuses on an alliance between the failed-Sith acolyte turned bounty hunter Asajj Ventress and maverick Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, who has been ordered by the Jedi Council to assassinate Count Dooku in the hope that his death will bring a swift end to the Clone Wars. This radical act is prompted by the near-genocide of the Mahran at Dooku's order. During their mission, Ventress and Vos will have to struggle with their differing ideologies and growing feelings for one another as they seek a way to finish Dooku once and for all.
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'''''Dark Disciple''''' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' novel by Christie Golden which focuses on an alliance between the failed-Sith acolyte turned bounty hunter Asajj Ventress and maverick Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, who has been ordered by the Jedi Council to assassinate Count Dooku in the hope that his death will bring a swift end to the Clone Wars. This radical act is prompted by the near-genocide of the Mahran at Dooku's order. During their mission, Ventress and Vos will have to struggle with their differing ideologies and growing feelings for one another as they seek a way to finish Dooku once and for all.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Dooku will survive Ventress and Vos' assassination attempt, since he dies at Anakin's hands in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Vos will likewise survive since he is mentioned in that film commanding a clone unit on Boz Pity. Ventress' fate is still very much in the air though.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Dooku will survive Ventress and Vos' assassination attempt, since he dies at Anakin's hands in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Vos will likewise survive since he is mentioned in that film commanding a clone unit on Boz Pity. Ventress' fate is still very much in the air though.
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* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Windu's justification for suggesting the assasination of Dooku is that, by doing so they could save millions.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Windu's justification for suggesting the assasination of Dooku is that, by doing so they could save millions.
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* MortonsFork: The plot is kicked off by the Jedi facing a morally grey decision: try to assasinate assassinate Dooku as a last resort to end the violence of the Clone Wars, compromising their ideals in the process, or continue conducting the war they had been doing since the beggining, begining, and being indirectly responsible for the deaths and suffering of millions.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Windu's justification for suggesting theassasination assassination of Dooku is that, by doing so they could save millions.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Windu's justification for suggesting the
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* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Windu's justification for suggesting the assasination of Dooku is that, by doing so they could save millions.
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* FinalSolution: Count Dooku orders the genocide of the Mahran after they refused to join the Confederacy and provide them with the rich resources found on their planet. The Separatists subsequently invade their homeworld of Mahranee, destroy their cities, and annihilate the refugee convoy that attempts to flee the planet. The remaining Mahran on the planet go into hiding with the occupying droids having orders to shoot them on sight. The majority of the Mahran still alive are those who were off-planet when the invasion occurred.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Count Dooku orders a refuge fleet destroyed despite the fact it is full of innocent refugees, including many children.
* WouldHurtAChild: Count Dooku orders a refuge fleet destroyed despite the fact it is full of innocent refugees, including many children.
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[[AC:For years, the galaxy-wide conflict known as the Clone Wars has raged. The struggle between the rightful government of the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems has claimed the lives of untold billions.]]
[[AC:The Force-wielding Jedi, for millennia the guardians of peace in the galaxy, have been thwarted at nearly every turn by the Separatists and their leader, the Sith Lord Count Dooku.]]
[[AC:With the war showing no signs of ending, and the casualties mounting each day, the Jedi must consider every possible means of defeating their cunning foe. Whether some means are too unthinkable—and some allies too untrustworthy—has yet to be revealed...]]
'''''Dark Disciple''''' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Christie Golden which focuses on an alliance between the failed-Sith acolyte turned bounty hunter Asajj Ventress and maverick Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, who has been ordered by the Jedi Council to assassinate Count Dooku in the hope that his death will bring a swift end to the Clone Wars. This radical act is prompted by the near-genocide of the Mahran at Dooku's order. During their mission, Ventress and Vos will have to struggle with their differing ideologies and growing feelings for one another as they seek a way to finish Dooku once and for all.
The plot of ''Dark Disciple'' is based on eight unproduced scripts from the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' series that were written but not animated before the series was canceled. The eight scripts were divided into two four-episode arcs that would have been part of seasons 7 and 8 of the series. The episode titles would have been "''Lethal Alliance''", "''The Mission''", "''Conspirators''", "''Dark Disciple''", "''Saving Vos Part I''", "''Saving Vos Part II''", "''Traitor''", and "''The Path''".
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!!This novel contains the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Ventress, naturally, and Latts Razzi.
* BountyHunter: Ventress has become a full-time bounty hunter, and Vos goes undercover as one to get close to her. Other bounty hunters who appear include Boba Fett, Bossk, C-21 Highsinger, Latts Razzi, and Embo.
* EnemyMine: The Jedi Council decides to send Vos to ally with ex-Sith acolyte Asajj in order for him to stand a chance of getting close to Dooku and killing him.
* ForegoneConclusion: Dooku will survive Ventress and Vos' assassination attempt, since he dies at Anakin's hands in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Vos will likewise survive since he is mentioned in that film commanding a clone unit on Boz Pity. Ventress' fate is still very much in the air though.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Obi-Wan worries about what the war is doing to the Jedi Order's morality is extremely concerned that the Jedi are close to doing this by authorizing an assassination.
* TheMole: Vos specializes in undercover work due to his skills at deception and {{Psychometry}} giving him an edge.
* PragmaticHero: Mace Windu decides that the easiest way to end the war is to assassinate Count Dooku, a decision which he considers pragmatic and the only way to prevent millions of more deaths. Several Jedi consider this course of action to be very close to straying to the Dark Side of the Force.
* {{Psychometry}}: Vos is one of the very few Jedi with this Force ability, which makes him a natural choice for dangerous undercover assignments, investigations, and assassinations.
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[[AC:For years, the galaxy-wide conflict known as the Clone Wars has raged. The struggle between the rightful government of the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems has claimed the lives of untold billions.]]
[[AC:The Force-wielding Jedi, for millennia the guardians of peace in the galaxy, have been thwarted at nearly every turn by the Separatists and their leader, the Sith Lord Count Dooku.]]
[[AC:With the war showing no signs of ending, and the casualties mounting each day, the Jedi must consider every possible means of defeating their cunning foe. Whether some means are too unthinkable—and some allies too untrustworthy—has yet to be revealed...]]
'''''Dark Disciple''''' is a StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel by Christie Golden which focuses on an alliance between the failed-Sith acolyte turned bounty hunter Asajj Ventress and maverick Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, who has been ordered by the Jedi Council to assassinate Count Dooku in the hope that his death will bring a swift end to the Clone Wars. This radical act is prompted by the near-genocide of the Mahran at Dooku's order. During their mission, Ventress and Vos will have to struggle with their differing ideologies and growing feelings for one another as they seek a way to finish Dooku once and for all.
The plot of ''Dark Disciple'' is based on eight unproduced scripts from the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' series that were written but not animated before the series was canceled. The eight scripts were divided into two four-episode arcs that would have been part of seasons 7 and 8 of the series. The episode titles would have been "''Lethal Alliance''", "''The Mission''", "''Conspirators''", "''Dark Disciple''", "''Saving Vos Part I''", "''Saving Vos Part II''", "''Traitor''", and "''The Path''".
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!!This novel contains the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Ventress, naturally, and Latts Razzi.
* BountyHunter: Ventress has become a full-time bounty hunter, and Vos goes undercover as one to get close to her. Other bounty hunters who appear include Boba Fett, Bossk, C-21 Highsinger, Latts Razzi, and Embo.
* EnemyMine: The Jedi Council decides to send Vos to ally with ex-Sith acolyte Asajj in order for him to stand a chance of getting close to Dooku and killing him.
* ForegoneConclusion: Dooku will survive Ventress and Vos' assassination attempt, since he dies at Anakin's hands in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Vos will likewise survive since he is mentioned in that film commanding a clone unit on Boz Pity. Ventress' fate is still very much in the air though.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Obi-Wan worries about what the war is doing to the Jedi Order's morality is extremely concerned that the Jedi are close to doing this by authorizing an assassination.
* TheMole: Vos specializes in undercover work due to his skills at deception and {{Psychometry}} giving him an edge.
* PragmaticHero: Mace Windu decides that the easiest way to end the war is to assassinate Count Dooku, a decision which he considers pragmatic and the only way to prevent millions of more deaths. Several Jedi consider this course of action to be very close to straying to the Dark Side of the Force.
* {{Psychometry}}: Vos is one of the very few Jedi with this Force ability, which makes him a natural choice for dangerous undercover assignments, investigations, and assassinations.
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