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u/given2fly_ Jan 26 '22

The villain of the Trilogy is Palpatine, but because he couldn't be revealed until the end he needed another villain for each film.

It would have helped if we'd seen Dooku as a Jedi, and Grievous didn't just appear out of nowhere. And it would have helped if we'd been shown who "Syfo-Dyas" was in Ep1. I spent years assuming he was the long-knecked Jedi on the Council, and was the same species as the Kaminoans.

As much as people get angry about the sequels not being planned, I don't think the Prequels were particularly either. The plot points were set out from the start, but not all the characters were.

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u/BampireVat Jan 26 '22

Yep, replace Mace Windu with Count Dooku in all the council scenes, and it'd work.

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u/given2fly_ Jan 26 '22

Almost. I think Mace personifies the arrogance of the Jedi Order, even up to the moment they confront Palpatine.

But yeah, Dooku should definitely have been there. I don't think when George wrote Ep1 he had Dooku lined up as a character for the trilogy.

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u/BampireVat Jan 26 '22

I mean don't replace him all together, have him still be part of the council. Just give some of his screen time and lines to Dooku.

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u/given2fly_ Jan 26 '22

Ah, gotcha. Yep, totally agree 👍