History Trivia / DarthPlagueis

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The novel was originally announced in June 2006 for a 2008 release date, but was put on hold in 2007 as decisions regarding the nature of the Sith and the Rule of Two hadn't been still made and James Luceno had problems on fleshing out and humanizing Emperor Palpatine (who is regarded as evil incarnate with a mysterious past), yet Luceno didn't lost hopes for the novel to be unshelved. After the release of ''Literature/MillenniumFalcon'', Luceno pushed hard to revive the project and ultimately won.

** Respect to the book's climax, Luceno had previously wrote that Darth Plagueis had trascended his need of sleep in ''Literature/DarkLordTheRiseOfDarthVader'', although ''Revenge of the Sith'' stated that he was killed on his sleep, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170227134552/http://www.swactionnews.com/episode.htm?id=280 hoping]] to establish a {{Retcon}} on Plagueis' death to make it more exciting and less anticlimatic, possibly in a lightsaber duel. However, he was told in no uncertain terms that Plagueis obligatory had to absolutely die under those circumstances and that there would be no retcons, leading Luceno to ask if he could [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160729171712/https://roqoodepot.com/2012/09/07/cvi-interview-with-james-luceno/ establish instead]] that Plagueis was still alive during ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', a request he was granted. Luceno still had it his way, though, by having Plagueis die in a drunk stupor rather than actually asleep.
** A follow-up to ''Darth Plagueis'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20141117105409/http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/3158684 was planned]] by Luceno at some point, featuring an story starring Emperor Palpatine between ''Film/ANewHope'' and ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', but Luceno desisted on writing it after resolving to pitch ''Tarkin'' instead, and Luceno realized that he could still write about Palpatine on while focusing the story on Grand Moff Tarkin. Despite this, Luceno has stated that he's [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180327114419/http://archive.alternativenation.net/interview-author-james-luceno-talks-star-wars-tarkin-teases-palpatine-novel/ still interested]] in writing a novel about Palpatine someday, but even if it ever materializes, it would no longer have any connections to ''Darth Plagueis''.

** Respect to the book's climax, Luceno had previously wrote that Darth Plagueis had trascended his need of sleep in ''Literature/DarkLordTheRiseOfDarthVader'', although ''Revenge of the Sith'' stated that he was killed on his sleep, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170227134552/http://www.swactionnews.com/episode.htm?id=280 hoping]] to establish a {{Retcon}} on Plagueis' death to make it more exciting and less anticlimatic, possibly in a lightsaber duel. However, he was told in no uncertain terms that Plagueis obligatory had to absolutely die under those circumstances and that there would be no retcons, leading Luceno to ask if he could [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160729171712/https://roqoodepot.com/2012/09/07/cvi-interview-with-james-luceno/ establish instead]] that Plagueis was still alive during ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', a request he was granted. Luceno still had it his way, though, by having Plagueis die in a drunk sopor rather than actually asleep.

* EnforcedMethodActing: In-Universe example. There are several instances through the novel when Sidious and Plagueis, in disguise in their civilian identities, react in genuine shock and surprise to unexpected news and developments.
* FanNickname: The book itself is usually nicknamed "[[Memes/RevengeOfTheSith a story the Jedi wouldn't tell you]]" by fans.

* EnforcedMethodActing: In-Universe example. There are several instances through the novel when Sidious and Plagueis, in disguise in their civilian identities, react in genuine shock and surprise to unexpected news and developments they had knowledge of.

* NoOriginStoriesAllowed: This book is an notable [[AvertedTrope Aversion]]. There was a longtime ban in place by Lucasfilm on writing about Darth Sidious's childhood and apprenticeship to Darth Plagueis, but the ban was eventually lifted with this book's publishing.

* NoOriginStoriesAllowed: There was a longtime ban on Darth Sidious's childhood and apprenticeship to Darth Plagueis, but the latter ban was eventually lifted with this book's publishing.

* CriticalResearchFailure: The illustrator who did the cover illustration. The young Darth Sidious pictured on the cover looks ''absolutely nothing'' like [[http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsM/11548-5356.jpg young Ian McDiarmid]]. Possibly an example of RealityIsUnrealistic, though, because it ''does'' look like how one would expect a young Palpatine to look judging by the older [=McDiarmid=]'s appeareance. [[spoiler: Although it's not necessarily "young" Palpatine at all, since the book covers his entire life up to ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.]]