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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The fic's primary [[ForWantOfANail divergence]] is this, as Palpatine unfortunately didn't get Plagueis drunk enough and is killed in retaliation.
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* JoinTheArmyTheySaid: [[spoiler: Nom Anor]]'s reaction when reflecting on how his decision to join the [[spoiler: Praetorite Vong]] has rapidly gone horribly wrong.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Just as he saw Sidious as a surrogate son before his attempted betrayal, Plagueis comes to see [[spoiler:Darth Borea]] as a daughter figure. And unlike Sidious, [[spoiler:Borea]] reciprocates that feeling.
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* AManOfWealthAndTaste: Plagueis is said to be well-dressed in the ''Darth Plagueis'' novel. It's nearly written word-for-word in the form of an uncharacteristic ShoutOut - "[[{{Pun}} A Muun]] [[Music/TheRollingStones of wealth and taste]]."
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* AManOfWealthAndTaste: Plagueis is said to be well-dressed in the ''Darth Plagueis'' novel. It's nearly written word-for-word in the form of an uncharacteristic ShoutOut - "[[{{Pun}} A Muun]] [[Music/TheRollingStones [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand of wealth and taste]]."
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* AscendedExtra: Jabitha Hal, a human/Ferroan hybrid. She debuted as a brief supporting character in ''The New Jedi Order'', but had little in the way of character development or impact. Here, [[spoiler:she becomes Plagueis' new apprentice, Darth Borea.]]
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* TakeThat: When story commentators brought up the possibility of Darth Maul still being alive, like in the Disney Canon, [=YeahOkayCool=] made it perfectly clear that Maul is dead in this universe, and that no amount of "handwaving or space voodoo" is going to change that.
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* TakeThat: When story commentators brought up the possibility of Darth Maul still being alive, like in the Disney Canon, [=YeahOkayCool=] made it perfectly clear that Maul is dead in this universe, and that no amount of "handwaving or space voodoo" is going to change that.
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* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Dooku]]'s manipulation into becoming Chancellor is divisive among the public, with many in the Senate seeing it as an undemocratic power grab.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Dooku confronts Plageis after figuring out that he's a Sith and was the one who killed Palpatine. However, not knowing Palpatine was a Sith, he assumes Darth Maul was Plagueis' apprentice and that Palpatine was a [[Muggle mundane]] CorruptPolitician who Plagueis was planning to use as a [[PuppetKing puppet to rule the Republic through]] but was killed for not playing his part after Maul's death.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Dooku confronts Plageis after figuring out that he's a Sith and was the one who killed Palpatine. However, not knowing Palpatine was a Sith, he assumes Darth Maul was Plagueis' apprentice and that Palpatine was a [[Muggle [[{{Muggles}} mundane]] CorruptPolitician who Plagueis was planning to use as a [[PuppetKing puppet to rule the Republic through]] but was killed for not playing his part after Maul's death.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Dooku confronts Plageis after figuring out that he's a Sith and was the one who killed Palpatine. However, not knowing Palpatine was a Sith, he assumes Darth Maul was Plagueis' apprentice and that Palpatine was a [[Muggle mundane]] CorruptPolitician who Plagueis was planning to use as a [[PuppetKing puppet to rule the Republic through]] but was killed for not playing his part after Maul's death.
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* DeadManSwitch: Plagueis and Dooku both claim to have one ready to expose the other's corrupt dealings, in case of an assassination. [[spoiler: Plagueis discovers Dooku's (a [[VideoWill hologram confession]] of his crimes, implicating Plagueis in them) and manipulates it to frame him as being Darth Sidious.]]
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* DeadManSwitch: DeadMansSwitch: Plagueis and Dooku both claim to have one ready to expose the other's corrupt dealings, in case of an assassination. [[spoiler: Plagueis discovers Dooku's (a [[VideoWill hologram confession]] of his crimes, implicating Plagueis in them) and manipulates it to frame him as being Darth Sidious.]]
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* BigWhat: Plagueis' mental reaction to [[spoiler: Dooku nominating himself for Chancellor]].
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** Plagueis' mental reaction to Zho Krazhmir stopping him for a conversation in the middle of a fight.
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** Plagueis' mental reaction to Zho Krazhmir stopping him for a conversation in the middle of a fight.
** Also his mental reaction to [[spoiler: Dooku nominating himself for Chancellor]].
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* FiveBadBand: As a VillainProtagonist, Plagueis and his underlings at the Damask Foundation form one of these.
** BigBad: Plagueis himself.
** TheDragon: [[spoiler: Borea.]]
** EvilGenius: 11-4D.
** TheBrute: Sate Pestage
** DarkChick: Jenna Zan Arbor.
** BigBad: Plagueis himself.
** TheDragon: [[spoiler: Borea.]]
** EvilGenius: 11-4D.
** TheBrute: Sate Pestage
** DarkChick: Jenna Zan Arbor.
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* SingleMindedTwins: Anakin and [[spoiler: Borea]]'s twin children border on this, due to a combination of their Force-based TwinTelepathy and how early in development they are meaning that their thoughts and emotions keep mixing.
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* DeadManSwitch: Plagueis and Dooku both claim to have one ready to expose the other's corrupt dealings, in case of an assassination.
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* DeadManSwitch: Plagueis and Dooku both claim to have one ready to expose the other's corrupt dealings, in case of an assassination. [[spoiler: Plagueis discovers Dooku's (a [[VideoWill hologram confession]] of his crimes, implicating Plagueis in them) and manipulates it to frame him as being Darth Sidious.]]
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* FrameUp: Plagueis uses his connections to frame Chancellor Farr for embezzling funds from a relief organization and diverting them to an RLF-aligned group on his homeworld, thus leading to his impeachment and weakening the Republic even further.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Why Nute Gunray is assassinated by Plagueis.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Why Nute Gunray is assassinated by Plagueis.
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* FrameUp: FrameUp:
** Plagueis uses his connections to frame Chancellor Farr for embezzling funds from a relief organization and diverting them to an RLF-aligned group on his homeworld, thus leading to his impeachment and weakening the Republic even further.
** [[spoiler: After Haako reveals the Sith's involvement with the Trade Federation, Plagueis has Zam Wesell impersonate Dooku in a forged video which portrays him as confessing to being Darth Sidious.]]
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** [[spoiler: After Wesell helps Plagueis in his framing of Dooku, on top of having previously killed Gunray for him, he decides she's too much of a loose end and orders her death.]]
** Plagueis uses his connections to frame Chancellor Farr for embezzling funds from a relief organization and diverting them to an RLF-aligned group on his homeworld, thus leading to his impeachment and weakening the Republic even further.
** [[spoiler: After Haako reveals the Sith's involvement with the Trade Federation, Plagueis has Zam Wesell impersonate Dooku in a forged video which portrays him as confessing to being Darth Sidious.]]
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** [[spoiler: Padme Amidala]] is a leading member of the Rim Liberation Front. Well, [[AmbiguousSituation maybe]]; [[spoiler:she moght be an imposter.]]
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* ConvenientComa: [[spoiler: Rune Haako ends up in one after being wounded during Nute Gunray's assassination. He wakes 13 years later during the tail end of the Rim-Core War, informing the Jedi about the (unknown to him) deceased Sidious' involvement in the Trade Federation's blockade of Naboo.]]
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* InSpiteOfANail: Despite ending up with someone other than Padme, Anakin still ends up fathering twins.
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Can be found [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-unabridged-memoirs-of-darth-plagueis-the-wise.409838/ here]], and is mirrored for non-AH.com members at [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/the-unabridged-memoirs-of-darth-plagueis-the-wise-star-wars-au.46426/ Sufficient Velocity]].
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Can be found [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-unabridged-memoirs-of-darth-plagueis-the-wise.409838/ here]], and is mirrored for non-AH.com members at [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/the-unabridged-memoirs-of-darth-plagueis-the-wise-star-wars-au.46426/ Sufficient Velocity]].
Velocity]]. The version on AH.com has since been closed due to the author being banned, however.
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* DoubleAgent: [[spoiler: Nom Anor]] becomes this, agreeing to serve as Plagueis' mole among the [[spoiler: Yuuzhan Vong]] after witnessing his power.
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* EliteMooks: The Thunderclap Commandos, special clone troops made from [[spoiler: Yuuzhan Vong DNA]] and used by the RLF specifically to fight Jedi.
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* EvilerThanThou: In Plagueis' view, Alto Stratus is this to the other RLF leaders, as while they're only rebelling out of political pragmatism or loyalty to their homeworlds, Stratus is an utter fanatic for the RLF's cause.
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-> Now it was my turn to gloat. "Oh, Sidious. You never did show much interest in learning about Force illusions. Perhaps you should have spent less time rehearsing your ''monologue'' and more time practicing. Now, I'm afraid, it's too late." I fastened my Force grip tighter around his heart. By now the organ was unable to pump blood at all, muscles desperately twitching and fluttering. If he had been born a Muun, one of his other two hearts would have picked up the slack and he might have been able to resist. But alas, evolution had a sense of humor when shaping the human species. Sidious' legs buckled and he collapsed to his knees. He snarled up at me, struggling for breath as his face started to take on a bluish cast.
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Rim Liberation Front, which has the stated purpose of freeing the Outer Rim from the tyranny of the Core.
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* TheCorrupter: Plagueis does this with [[spoiler: Jabitha]] to create a new, loyal apprentice. And, while not to the extent as Palpatine did in canon, he's also slowly gaining influence over Anakin as well.
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* ShoutOut: During one conversation with Anakin, Plagueis comments "[[Series/HouseOfCardsUK You may very well think that, I suppose, but I couldn't possibly comment]]."
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* EldritchAbomination: As a child brought into being by the Force itself, Anakin is one-- at least to Plagueis' Force-sight.
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* EldritchAbomination: As a child brought into being by the Force itself, Anakin is one-- one -- at least to Plagueis' Force-sight.
* MythologyGag: When Anakin and Jabitha are reunited on Bothuwai, he's wearing battle armor, the description of which sounds a lot like Darth Vader's.
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