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** Darth Venamis is subjected to an artificial version of Tenebrous's fate by Plagueis.
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** Darth Venamis is subjected to an artificial version of Tenebrous's fate by Plagueis.Plagueis - reduced to a comatose test subject for midi-chlorian experiments, and then ultimately [[spoiler:killed and revived via midichlorian manipulation several times until Plagueis finally lets Venamis die]].
* AntiMagic: Yinchorri are naturally resistant to applications of the Force, making {{Jedi Mind Trick}}s almost ineffective against them and severely weakening other Force powers.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Plagueis initially has the idea of creating an army of Yinchorri clones to fight the Jedi, due to the Yinchorri's natural traits as warriors and [[AntiMagic their resistance to Force mind powers]]. However the Kaminoans note it would be difficult and long to make that project a reality; the Yinchorri's natural aggressiveness would need to be reduced and replaced with obedience to orders, and even then there would be a significant growth period per clone. Coupled with the difficulties of replicating their signature Force-nulling characteristics]] and the Jedi Temple attack showing them to be [[DumbMuscle easily tricked]] despite their aggression, Plagueis ultimately abandons this plan.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Plagueis initially has the idea of creating an army of Yinchorri clones to fight the Jedi, due to the Yinchorri's natural traits as warriors and [[AntiMagic their resistance to Force mind powers]]. However the Kaminoans note it would be difficult and long to make that project a reality; the Yinchorri's natural aggressiveness would need to be reduced and replaced with obedience to orders, and even then there would be a significant growth period per clone. Coupled with the difficulties of replicating their signature Force-nulling characteristics]] characteristics and the Jedi Temple attack showing them to be [[DumbMuscle easily tricked]] despite their aggression, Plagueis ultimately abandons this plan.plan in favour of cloned humans.
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* TheBadGuyWins: As with most stories during this era, Darth Sidious achieves all that he desires.
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* TheBadGuyWins: As with most stories during this era, Courtesy of [[ForegoneConclusion the novel's timing in canon, Darth Sidious achieves all that he desires. desires]] by the end.
* TheBrute: Palpatine trained Maul specifically so that he would be this - a bloodthirsty, powerful minion who could handle the wetwork Plagueis and Palpatine didn't want to be directly involved in, while ''also'' being weak enough that they could dispose of Maul if he outlived his usefulness or grew too close to being an actual threat.
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** Kinda with Plagueis and Pax Teem after the Gran's falling out with Damask Holdings. For over the next decade, Teem is a thorn in Damask's side and does everything in his power to politically hurt the Muuns and Trade Federation. Plagueis tolerates it because while the Sith's original plans for Teem died with Tenebrous, the Gran's corruption still has its uses for weakening the Republic. More, Plagueis ''can't'' just unilaterally assassinate Teem (as their feud is with his civilian identity rather than his Sith alter ego, meaning he needs leverage to justify an assassination to his allies and associates). By the Palpatine becomes Naboo's Senator, though, Plagueis has finally had ''enough'' of Teem and manipulates events and the Grant to acquire said leverage.
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** Kinda with Plagueis and Pax Teem after the Gran's falling out with Damask Holdings. For over the next decade, Teem is a thorn in Damask's side and does everything in his power to politically hurt the Muuns and Trade Federation. Plagueis tolerates it because while the Sith's original plans for Teem died with Tenebrous, the Gran's corruption still has its uses for weakening the Republic. More, Plagueis ''can't'' just unilaterally assassinate Teem (as their feud is with his civilian identity rather than his Sith alter ego, meaning he needs leverage to justify an assassination to his allies and associates). By the Palpatine becomes Naboo's Senator, though, Plagueis has finally had ''enough'' of Teem and manipulates events and the Grant to acquire said leverage. [[spoiler:And then Teem tries to turn the tables on both Plagueis and Palpatine, which seals his fate]].
** ''The Tenebrous Way'' explains why Tenebrous and Plagueis never really use Force Foresight - the former had to sacrifice it in exchange for corrupting his midichlorians into "maxi-chlorians" that let him BodySurf, while Plagueis either lost or had it severely dulled after Tenebrous botched his [[BodySurf effort to take over Plagueis post-assassination]].
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* EvilRedhead: Palpatine.
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* EvilRedhead: Palpatine.Palpatine's a redhead in his youth, and rotten right down to the core.
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** Also Thoris Darus, the heavily Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, who is known for his frequent gambling.
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** Also Thoris Darus, the heavily corrupt Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, who is known for his frequent gambling.
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* KickTheDog: Somehow, it's not really surprising that [[spoiler: Palpatine comes up with the idea of not just killing the Jedi but completely destroying their reputation and legacy -- thereby turning them into enemies of the Republic.]]
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* KickTheDog: Somehow, it's not really surprising that [[spoiler: Palpatine [[spoiler:Palpatine comes up with the idea of not just killing the Jedi but completely destroying their reputation and legacy -- thereby turning them into enemies of the Republic.]]
* NukeEm: [[spoiler:Veruna's cabal attempt to assassinate Plagueis via an extensive OrbitalBombardment of his retreat on Sojourn, followed by nuking the burning remains. Plagueis is notably taken by surprise at the nuke's use]].
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** [[spoiler: Was the Speeder crash that killed the Kims secretly engineered by Tapalo and Veruna to force Vidar from the Senate out of grief and/or fear? Or was it really a genuine malfunction and tragic accident? Luceno gives enough evidence to go either way and it's up to the reader to decide.]]
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** [[spoiler: Was [[spoiler:Was the Speeder crash that killed the Kims secretly engineered by Tapalo and Veruna to force Vidar from the Senate out of grief and/or fear? Or was it really a genuine malfunction and tragic accident? Luceno gives enough evidence to go either way and it's up to the reader to decide.]]
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** Who hired Subtext Mining to assassinate Tenebrous? While dialogue in the book implies that it was probably [[spoiler:Kerred Santhe II]], the culprit is never confirmed and the Subtext Mining arc is unceremoniously {{aborted|Arc}} midway through the novel via execution of its leaders on Plagueis' orders.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Invoked when Sidious learns how Maul's pride and arrogance nearly endangered the Black Sun operation. Sidious becomes genuinely angry, admonishing his Apprentice for toying with Alexi Garyn rather than just killing Black Sun's leader outright and being done with it. To paraphrase Sidious, when you're doing Sith wetwork, you get the damm job done and you ''don't'' indulge in vanity or pride; doing so risks becoming fatally distracted (as Maul was when Garyn seized that opening to injure him). Maul, of course, ''doesn't'' learn the lesson, makes the exact same mistake on Naboo months later (i.e. when he has Obi-Wan hanging from the pit), and it blows up in his face.
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** It's also implied that there's one between Houses Palpatine and Tapalo of Naboo, with Consinga's grandfather having challenged and lost a duel to Tapalo's father over the Tapalo and Veruna's role in arming the Gungans during the Naboo-Gungan War, and Cosinga being Tapalo's main opponent in his bid to become king. Palpatine claims that Cosinga is in truth motivated by his ambition, as his mistress' brother is Tapalo's competitor for the the throne, and would give him a position of power if elected.
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** It's also implied that there's one between Houses Palpatine and Tapalo of Naboo, with Consinga's Cosinga's grandfather having challenged and lost a duel to Tapalo's father over the Tapalo and Veruna's role in arming the Gungans during the Naboo-Gungan War, and Cosinga being Tapalo's main opponent in his bid to become king. Palpatine claims that Cosinga is in truth motivated by his ambition, as his mistress' brother is Tapalo's competitor for the the throne, and would give him a position of power if elected.
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** A really clever and subtle instance when Pax Teem kidnaps Palpatine in Part II. The Senator denies Teem's accusations that Damask is his Master. On the first read, it comes off as Palpatine trying to preserve his cover. [[spoiler:On the reread, it's also a nice bit of foreshadowing about how Sidious ''really'' feels about his Plagueis and his plans for the Muun.]]
** Palpatine then does it again later when hosting a private reception for Valorum at 500 Republica. Sei Taria quotes a recent [=HoloNet=] profile about the Naboo Senator and how he turned a heartbreaking tragic past into a heartwarming dedication to public service. Palpatine responds that every word of the article ''is'' true...[[MetaphoricallyTrue from a certain point of view]]. Valorum and Sei Taria, of course, laugh and don't realize Palpatine's actually having a private inside joke at their expense.
** Palpatine then does it again later when hosting a private reception for Valorum at 500 Republica. Sei Taria quotes a recent [=HoloNet=] profile about the Naboo Senator and how he turned a heartbreaking tragic past into a heartwarming dedication to public service. Palpatine responds that every word of the article ''is'' true...[[MetaphoricallyTrue from a certain point of view]]. Valorum and Sei Taria, of course, laugh and don't realize Palpatine's actually having a private inside joke at their expense.
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** A really clever and subtle instance when Pax Teem kidnaps Palpatine in Part II. The Senator denies Teem's accusations that Damask is his Master. On the first read, it comes off as Palpatine trying to preserve his cover. [[spoiler:On the reread, it's it also doubles as a nice bit of foreshadowing about how Sidious ''really'' feels about his Plagueis and his plans for the Muun.]]
** Palpatine then does it again later in Part III when hosting a private reception for Valorum at 500 Republica. Sei Taria quotes a recent [=HoloNet=] profile about the Naboo Senator and how he turned a heartbreaking tragic past into a heartwarming dedication to public service. Palpatine responds that every word of the article ''is'' true...[[MetaphoricallyTrue from a certain point of view]]. Valorum and Sei Taria, of course, laugh and don't realize Palpatine's actually having a private inside joke at their expense.
** Palpatine then does it again later in Part III when hosting a private reception for Valorum at 500 Republica. Sei Taria quotes a recent [=HoloNet=] profile about the Naboo Senator and how he turned a heartbreaking tragic past into a heartwarming dedication to public service. Palpatine responds that every word of the article ''is'' true...[[MetaphoricallyTrue from a certain point of view]]. Valorum and Sei Taria, of course, laugh and don't realize Palpatine's actually having a private inside joke at their expense.
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** An in-universe example with Sith Holocrons during Part II. Plagueis cautions Palpatine about consulting them -- or at least at this stage of his Sith training before he's found his own path to the Dark Side. As Plagueis explains, each Holocron contains knowledge specific and idiosyncratic to each Sith Lord who constructed them. ''Real' knowledge is passed by Master to Apprentice during one-on-one training sessions where nothing is codified, recorded, or diluted -- and thus can't be forgotten or altered.
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** An in-universe example with Sith Holocrons during Part II. Plagueis cautions Palpatine about consulting them -- or at least at this stage of his Sith training before he's found his own path to the Dark Side. As Plagueis explains, each Holocron contains knowledge specific and idiosyncratic to each Sith Lord who constructed them. ''Real' ''Real'' knowledge is passed by Master to Apprentice during one-on-one training sessions (such as the one they're currently in the middle of) where nothing is codified, recorded, or diluted -- and thus can't be forgotten or altered.
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* SarcasticConfession: A really clever and subtle instance when Pax Teem kidnaps Palpatine in Part II. The Senator denies Teem's accusations that Damask is his Master. On the first read, it comes off as Palpatine trying to preserve his cover. [[spoiler:On the reread, it's also a nice bit of foreshadowing about how Sidious ''really'' feels about his Plagueis and his plans for the Muun.]]
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* SarcasticConfession: SarcasticConfession:
** A really clever and subtle instance when Pax Teem kidnaps Palpatine in Part II. The Senator denies Teem's accusations that Damask is his Master. On the first read, it comes off as Palpatine trying to preserve his cover. [[spoiler:On the reread, it's also a nice bit of foreshadowing about how Sidious ''really'' feels about his Plagueis and his plans for the Muun.]]]]
** Palpatine then does it again later when hosting a private reception for Valorum at 500 Republica. Sei Taria quotes a recent [=HoloNet=] profile about the Naboo Senator and how he turned a heartbreaking tragic past into a heartwarming dedication to public service. Palpatine responds that every word of the article ''is'' true...[[MetaphoricallyTrue from a certain point of view]]. Valorum and Sei Taria, of course, laugh and don't realize Palpatine's actually having a private inside joke at their expense.
** A really clever and subtle instance when Pax Teem kidnaps Palpatine in Part II. The Senator denies Teem's accusations that Damask is his Master. On the first read, it comes off as Palpatine trying to preserve his cover. [[spoiler:On the reread, it's also a nice bit of foreshadowing about how Sidious ''really'' feels about his Plagueis and his plans for the Muun.
** Palpatine then does it again later when hosting a private reception for Valorum at 500 Republica. Sei Taria quotes a recent [=HoloNet=] profile about the Naboo Senator and how he turned a heartbreaking tragic past into a heartwarming dedication to public service. Palpatine responds that every word of the article ''is'' true...[[MetaphoricallyTrue from a certain point of view]]. Valorum and Sei Taria, of course, laugh and don't realize Palpatine's actually having a private inside joke at their expense.
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* TheAlcoholic: According to the Shi'ido helping fund him, Kerred Santhe II hasn't stopped drinking and gambling since his father was assassinated.
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* AndShowItToYou: Plagueis actually rips out a primitive alien's heart in a fight.
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* AndShowItToYou: Plagueis actually rips out a primitive alien's heart in a fight.fight, then takes a bite out of it while lecturing Sidious on the Dark Side.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Plagueis initially has the idea of creating an army of Yinchorri clones to fight the Jedi, due to the Yinchorri's natural traits as warriors and of their resistance to Force mind powers. However he gives up on it after being told by the Kaminoans of how difficult and long it would be to make that project a reality, due to the Yinchorri's natural aggressiveness, which would require lots of time and effort for the Kaminoans to reduce said aggressiveness and discipline them.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Plagueis initially has the idea of creating an army of Yinchorri clones to fight the Jedi, due to the Yinchorri's natural traits as warriors and of [[AntiMagic their resistance to Force mind powers. powers]]. However he gives up on it after being told by the Kaminoans of how note it would be difficult and long it would be to make that project a reality, due to reality; the Yinchorri's natural aggressiveness, which would require lots of time and effort for the Kaminoans to reduce said aggressiveness would need to be reduced and discipline them. replaced with obedience to orders, and even then there would be a significant growth period per clone. Coupled with the difficulties of replicating their signature Force-nulling characteristics]] and the Jedi Temple attack showing them to be [[DumbMuscle easily tricked]] despite their aggression, Plagueis ultimately abandons this plan.
* BabyAsPayment: In exchange for Caar Damask's elevation to the Banking Clan's uppermost ranks, he and his codicil wife essentially gave their son Hego to Darth Tenebrous. This, of course, was all in line with Tenebrous' plans.
* BlackSheep: Plagueis [[UnreliableNarrator claims]] that his half-brothers and sisters treated him as this when he returned to Muunilist; having been born to his father's codicil wife, they saw him as an interloper and tried to have him disinherited from the family.
* DarwinistDesire: An odd case where the desire belongs to a third party. Darth Tenebrous ordered his female acolyte to seduce Caar Damask and bear a child, having predicted that the child (Hego Damask, later Darth Plagueis) would be strong in the Force.
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* TheGamblingAddict: Gardulla the Hutt is this, hence why Hego Damask eventually cut his ties with her as she became too unreliable in her payments. Also Thoris Darus, the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, and Kerred Santhe II of Santhe/Sienar Technologies.
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** Gardulla the Hutt is this, hence why Hego Damask eventually cut his ties with her as she became too unreliable in herpayments. payments.
** Kerred Santhe II of Santhe/Sienar Technologies. After his father was assassinated by Plagueis and Tenebrous, Santhe ended up millions in debt from [[DrowningMySorrows constantly drinking and gambling to distract himself]]; this has also left him TrappedByGamblingDebts, as a significant amount of that debt is owed to Black Sun.
** Also Thoris Darus, the heavily Supreme Chancellor of the Republic,and who is known for his frequent gambling.
* TheGhost: Kerred Santhe IIof Santhe/Sienar Technologies.is referred to several times, and [[spoiler:it's heavily implied he was responsible for the probe being sabotaged in the Prologue]]. However, he never appears onscreen.
** Gardulla the Hutt is this, hence why Hego Damask eventually cut his ties with her as she became too unreliable in her
** Kerred Santhe II of Santhe/Sienar Technologies. After his father was assassinated by Plagueis and Tenebrous, Santhe ended up millions in debt from [[DrowningMySorrows constantly drinking and gambling to distract himself]]; this has also left him TrappedByGamblingDebts, as a significant amount of that debt is owed to Black Sun.
** Also Thoris Darus, the heavily Supreme Chancellor of the Republic,
* TheGhost: Kerred Santhe II
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* {{Misblamed}}: After Kerred Santhe's murder by Plagueis, and despite accusations of Rugess Nome and Siennar having assassinated him, it was ultimately the chefs who cooked the Bloated Eel that Santhe ate who were blamed for his death and went through long prison sentences despite their innocence.
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* {{Misblamed}}: After Kerred Santhe's murder by Plagueis, and despite accusations of Rugess Nome and Siennar having assassinated him, it was ultimately the chefs who cooked the Bloated Bloat Eel that Santhe ate who were blamed for his death and went through long prison sentences despite their innocence.
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** To goad Palpatine into [[BloodbathVillainOrigin doing in his family and joining him]], Plagueis tells Palpatine a story about how he essentially engineered the deaths of his surviving family as revenge for treating Plagueis as a BlackSheep, ending in him taking all they had for himself. Once Palpatine's actually done the deed and accused Plagueis of lying to him, Plagueis admits to him that only "some of it" was true.
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** Back during the flashbacks of ''Star Wars: Republic'' #64, Vidar Kim had made veiled referencs to intrigues on Naboo while trying to get Ronhar to renounce his fealty to the Jedi. ''Darth Plagueis'' finally reveals what specifically Vidar was alluding to here (Veruna and Tapolo's crooked deals with the Trade Federation, their political corruption that engineered Tapolo's re-election, and their possible role in the deaths of [[spoiler:Vidar's family]]).
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** Back during the flashbacks of ''Star Wars: Republic'' #64, Vidar Kim had made veiled referencs references to intrigues on Naboo while trying to get Ronhar to renounce his fealty to the Jedi. ''Darth Plagueis'' finally reveals what specifically Vidar was alluding to here (Veruna and Tapolo's crooked deals with the Trade Federation, their political corruption that engineered Tapolo's re-election, and their possible role in the deaths of [[spoiler:Vidar's family]]).
