The only information from episode iii is that darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the. Its canon see the book tarkin that that apprentice is palpatine. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Hes anakin skywalker one day and wilhuff tarkin the next. Nov 04, 2014 tarkin by james luceno is the tale of the grand moffs rise to power. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith who was so wise and so powerful that he could influence the midichloreans to create life.
Since the phantom menace starts with darth maul already under darth sidiouss. Governor wilhuff tarkin is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, debuting as the main antagonist of the film star wars episode iv. Although the book is titled darth plagueis, it is really about both plagueis and sidious. The wiki says the tarkin was about 32 years old for the battle of naboo, the same year legends puts darth plagueis death. By the will of canon department plagueis book is decanonized. Oct 20, 2014 tarkin is the sort of book that has lucenos mark upon it from start to finish and likely will not be to the taste of all readers. The same thing that happened in the legends continuity. The theory believes that snoke is actually plagueis, who has remained in. Tarkin meets the requirements for star wars canon where darth plagueis is just an extended universe novel.
I propose that grand moff tarkin is darth plagueis, in my 3. The novel is set in 14 bby, five years after the events of star wars. Skywalker first met tarkin during a prison rescue, where they debate. Did emperor palpatine channel the power of darth plagueis to. Palpatine met darth plagueis, the dark lord of the sith and leader of. Palpatine goes on to explain to anakin skywalker that plagueis met an untimely end at the hand. He reflects on vaders killing of the sugi crime lord and his henchmen. A star wars story dvd 2016 2017 the creators of which did an incredible job of making guy henry look like peter cushings tarkin and books like timothy zahns star wars.
Jan 15, 2016 while a nonhuman heritage is possible and required by those who suppose he is the former emperors presumeddeadmaster darth plagueis, his anatomy and british accent certainly imply that snoke is human. All the major theories about snokes identity cinemablend. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. As we all know however, that book is regrettably no longer considered canon, so the stories contained therein cannot be used to make the claim that plagueis is. Author of both novels darth plagueis and tarkin is james luceno. Conquer infinity ring, book 2jedi eclipsestar wars 2014 samplerheros. Did emperor palpatine channel the power of plagueis to bring. Tarkin thinks that the murkhana communications cache is part of a larger unfolding plot. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. James luceno has 58 books on goodreads with 191062 ratings. James luceno has proven once again that the villains of star wars are as much fun as the good guys. I propose that grand moff tarkin is darth plagueis, in my. Darth vader how much do you really know about the dark side of the force.
One of tarkins theories about vaders meditation chamber which he keeps to himself is that it contains a personal toilet for the sith lord. Its well received by many fans, however its also unlikely to be what lucas envisioned. So while it was first thought the design of snoke fueled the snoke tarkin theories. The theory kind of makes sense from a purely lorebased standpoint, but it makes zero sense from a narrative and thematic standpoint. He is commander of the death star, the galactic empire s dwarf planet sized battle station. Tarkin is the second novel in the new star wars canon. All we really know about him now is that he was the master of darth sidious, who killed him in his sleep. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise.
Your bit about the themes of the sequels is the most important bit. Star wars darth plagueis book read online in star wars. They pointed to the rumors of lucas involvement, and their case was made stronger when luceno returned for a new canon book named tarkin, and explicitly referenced events from darth plagueis. The novel climaxes where it began as the battle of naboo occurs, palpatine coerces plagueis into sleep with the promise of making him cochancellor of the republic, just as plagueis demanded decades earlier, now that palpatine appears to be winning in the election to replace finis valorum as chancellor. St andy serkis supreme leader snoke in the st page 5. There were always snoke theories that he was grand moff tarkin, which i. As we all know however, that book is regrettably no longer considered canon, so the stories contained therein cannot be used to make the claim that plagueis is indeed snoke. Star wars theory reveals snoke is a clone of 2 famous sith. Tarkin is a star wars expanded universe novel by james luceno which focuses on the life of grand moff wilhuff tarkin and shows the workings of the imperial court and coruscant after the rise of the galactic empire it is the second novel released following the continuity reboot by disney. Nov, 2017 then there are some odd occurrences like a recent book that expands upon his origins, mentions in the book tarkin which is canon and the force awakens use of the opera music from episode 2 where palpatine tells anakin the story of plagueis.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read tarkin. The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. Official new star wars book fuels a highly controversial theory about darth vader. The main plot line is closer to an extended comic book rather than an epic story. Dec 15, 2017 as described by palpatine, plagueis was a sith lord whose power was such that he could create life. While that info is legends, if was in the plaguies novel. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. Hence, when i heard that james luceno was doing a book on tarkin i preordered it immediately. Wilhuff tarkin, similar to how luceno focused his previous novel darth plagueis on darth. In the book tarkin written by james luceno, the same author as darth plagueis, we know that there is a sith shrine under the old jedi temple.
Wars theory has some ideas as the emperor didn t know palpatine was a lo. Jan 04, 2016 according to the posters in the lit forum, plagueis is indeed mentioned as palpatines master in tarkin in an inner monologue of palpatine. Darth plagueis is one of the best star wars books that ive read. But now, a wild new fan theory suggests snoke is a combination of two great sith lords, the next in a long line of master and apprentice. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. He is a new york times bestselling author currently living in annapolis, maryland with his wife and youngest child. Episode iii revenge of the sith, and it focuses on wilhuff tarkin and how he became a grand moff.
Palpatine explains that plagueis could use the dark side to prevent death and create life, powers unknown to the jedi. Tarkin gives his backstory as a child on his homeworld and education in the art of ruthless rule over lesser beings. Attacks like the one directed against tarkins moon base and discoveries like the. Snoke is emperor palpatines master, darth plagueis. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious. In the star wars fandom, snoke theories are as commonplace as. If we go by details provided in the noncanon novel, plagueis is a muun, a lanky. Chancellor palpatine, who is secretly the sith lord darth sidious, tells anakin skywalker about the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. The darth plagueis novel was originally supposed to be released in. Also subverted when the carrion spike takes battle damagethe toilets are among the nonfunctioning systems. Tarkin is a canon novel written by james luceno which was published by del. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. There he was apprenticed by plagueis who explored manipulating life with the force. James luceno cowrote a lot of books with brian daley as jack mckinney.
Tarkin is a canon novel written by james luceno which was published by del rey on november 4, 2014. In the book, it is revealed that palpatine had discovered plagueis secret to. Tarkin by comparison is very narrow in scope and vague in details. Darth vader and grand moff tarkin have a complicated relationship.
Tarkin by james luceno is the tale of the grand moffs rise to power. According to the novel tarkin, below the jedi temple on coruscant. Tarkin by james luceno provides the backstory to grand moff tarkin, peter cushings character in the first star wars film published e. Darth plagueis treatment, bringing a legendary character from a new hope to full, fascinating life. Fans have been calling for many years for more prominent female characters in star wars books, and tarkin has a few. Bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives grand moff tarkin the star wars. Much of the original supporting information for this theory came from the book darth plagueis, written by james luceno and published in 2012.
For all sponsorship and business inquiries please contact. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tarkin audio book sample bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives grand moff tarkin the star wars. He is commander of the death star, the galactic empires dwarf planetsized battle station. A paperback edition of tarkin was released on june 30, 2015, and the. Tarkin noveljames luceno darth plagueis was master of palpatine. Tarkin in which darth sidious recounts darth plagueis fearing the force had struck back at him after his experimentation in the force. Books for the dark side fondulac district library east. May, 2019 darth plagueis has a great tiein to the star wars movies and was very wide in scope and has great character detail. Plagueis was still alive by the time sidious became naboos senator, which is consistent with the legends novel darth plagueis. The titles audiobook version was narrated by euan morton. Lucenos prose is denser than that of most other star wars authors.
A popular theory regarding the origins and identity of the sequel trilogys. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. Snoke designer reveals a shocking fan theory is true. With that, sidious attacks plagueis and, as he kills him, he explains that he was the one who had really been manipulating plagueis the whole time, with such deals as the clone army as an. About a 15 of the book focuses on tarkin s background, but the rest focuses on single mission vader and tarkin. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. Nov 04, 2014 tarkin tells a compelling tale of mystery while revealing much about a character who has fueled debate among fans since 1977, as well as the oppressive regime he represents. No the novel plagueis isnt part of the disney canon continuity.
New star wars theory says snoke may be a clone of grand moff. Star wars officially makes old darth plagueis backstory noncanon. Vader and tarkin s history goes way back into the clone wars, when vader used to be known as anakin skywalker. With luceno as the writer, many fans expectations that the book would recanonize many aspects of the. In the new canon what do we actually know about darth plagueis.
Star wars has debunked the popular theory from the rise of skywalker that. Jun 15, 2020 for all thats the case, though, many believed darth plagueis should remain binding in the lore. Reportedly, the canceled underworld tv show would have gone into lucass ideas for him. If you carried on with the sentence, youd see i cited the canonical book star wars. Under tarkins guidance, an ultimate weapon of unparalleled destruction moves ever closer to becoming a terrifying reality. Star wars theory reveals snoke is a clone of 2 famous sith lords. Tarkin advocated for the tarkin doctrine, an entirely fearbased military system in which intimidating capital ships. Would be insanely cool if the darth plagueis book is canon, from that we get. And if i remember correctly, the canon book ultimate star wars also states plagueis is palpatines master, but i will look it up to be sure. Tarkin is a novel by james luceno, released on november 4, 2014. The character of darth plague is is only mentioned in two canon sources. Palpatine praised his wisdom and gives to plagueis a credit of been great mind and strategian and even asked himself how would plagueis run the empire in his place. Both anakin and rey being a palpatine creation also speaks to the theory that rey.
Sep 06, 2017 as farfetched as this rumor is, its worth investigating all the same, as tarkin was a force within the star wars universe, acting as a right hand to lord vader, while being the nonforce. Jan 05, 2016 though most of plagueis back story is now noncanon, he is still a figure in the new continuity thanks to references to him in revenge of the sith and the book tarkin. Nov, 2014 tarkin is a book about three heavyhitting men. The character of darth plagueis is only mentioned in two canon sources. English subtitles and one of the more memorable villains of any space opera or other science fiction story exactly how the empires hierarchy worked was never quite clear in. The movies themselves dont definitively tell us that plagueis was sidious master for the reasons you point out, but the canon novel tarkin mentions that fact and gives an estimate as to when sidious murdered plagueis. Darth plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary character from a new hope to full, fascinating life.
It shows how plagueis became a sith lord, how he tried to unlock the secrets of life which is important in episode 3, and how he recruited palpatine to be his apprentice. Luke skywalker supreme leader snoke han solo grand moff tarkin. In the tarkin, fortunately, many things mentioned in book plagueis are repeated and thus canonized. Jun 30, 2015 tarkin tells a compelling tale of mystery while revealing much about a character who has fueled debate among fans since 1977, as well as the oppressive regime he represents.
That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author, canonizes some elements from the earlier darth plagueis novel. I guess you could fancraft a theory that palpatine recognized tarkin s. Tarkin s reputation has only grown among fans of the star wars universe as a result of recent films like rogue one. When the socalled death star is completed, tarkin is confident that the galaxys lingering pockets of separatist rebellion will be brought to heelby intimidation. Also, rax was shot in the face and died in the final novel, but if he were to. Nothing about snoke being plagueis resonates with the themes of the sequels.
Aug 21, 2019 in legends, palpatines origins were laid out in the book plagueis. Darth plagueis is a star wars legends novel by james luceno set during the final decades of the old republic beginning approximately 67 years before the battle of yavin in a new hope. Sidious and tarkin had met several years after sidious still an apprentice of darth plagueis at the time had been appointed naboos representative to the republic senate. Star wars darth plagueis free ebooks in the genres you love. Tarkin suspects that the perpetrators who attacked sentinel base were the same ones who stole the carrion spike and disabled her slave and communications systems. The book is set inbetween the events of star wars episode iii. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tarkin. The main problem with this idea is that tarkin wasnt force. When the socalled death star is completed, tarkin is confident that the galaxys lingering pockets of separatist rebellion will be brought to heel by intimidationor annihilation. However the author who made the novel has made references to it in the canon novel tarkin. Plagueis developed belief that nature of the force is such that it could strike back on himfor his acquired power. It shows why naboo and tatooine were critical in sith plot. If the theory that palpatine was responsible for anakins birth through the force. The follow up by the same author was the tarkin novel, which refers to the plaguies novel several times and actually is canon.
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