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Darth Plagueis
Darth Plagueis, (/ˈpleɪɡɪs/ PLAYG-iss) also referred to as Darth Plagueis the Wise, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. A Sith Lord perceived to have the ability to cheat death and create life, Plagueis is the enigmatic mentor of Palpatine (known by his Sith name Darth Sidious), who eventually betrays Plagueis by murdering him in his sleep, taking his place as Sith Master in accordance with the Sith's Rule of Two. The character was first mentioned on-screen in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, in which Palpatine frames his life and death as a "legend" to pique Anakin Skywalker's curiosity about the dark side of the Force. Plagueis has a more prominent presence in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
The character of Darth Plagueis was conceived by George Lucas as early as the first draft of the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), or possibly earlier. The first draft dates from April 2003. Despite how later Star Wars works would portray Plagueis as having power over life and death as described by Palpatine in the film, Lucas intended Palpatine's tale about Plagueis' abilities to be a lie. He came up with Plagueis' species for James Luceno to use when writing the character's eponymous 2012 novel after Luceno asked him if the character could be an alien, sending Luceno some artist renderings of Plagueis, including that of a Muun.
For the Disney+ miniseries The Acolyte (2024), showrunner Leslye Headland decided early on to feature Darth Plagueis in the first season finale due to her interest to see the character debut in live-action media. The character makes a cameo appearance early on the season finale; an early version had him showing up at the end instead of Yoda, but Headland discarded that due to not wanting to ruin Osha's triumph. Headland also felt that Plagueis' appearance adds to the inevitable tragedy of Osha and "The Stranger" being doomed to fail in their plans due to the Sith's Rule of Two. To create the character's appearance, Headland and her crew rendered Plagueis entirely through CGI without any use of motion capture.
Darth Plagueis is first mentioned in the 2005 prequel film Revenge of the Sith. While attending the opera, Palpatine, who is secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, tells Anakin Skywalker about "the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise". Palpatine explains that Plagueis was so powerful and wise, he had mastered the dark side of the Force to such an extent that he could cheat death (mostly saving people he cared about from death) and create life; unnatural abilities which are unknown to the Jedi. Ironically, Plagueis was unable to prevent his own death at the hands of his apprentice (who was Palpatine himself), who killed him in his sleep. Later in the film, Palpatine, as Sidious, tempts Anakin to the dark side by promising to use its power to prevent Anakin's pregnant wife Padmé Amidala from dying, as Anakin had foreseen.
Darth Plagueis is mentioned in Rae Carson's novelization of the 2019 film The Rise of Skywalker. In the book, it is revealed that Palpatine had discovered Plagueis' "secret to immortality", using this knowledge to resurrect himself after his death in Return of the Jedi. The novel further explains that Plagueis had attempted to create a powerful connection with Palpatine known as a 'Force dyad', a concept mentioned in the film as occurring naturally between Rey and Ben Solo. Plagueis' inability to use his powers to save himself from death is also detailed in the novelization; Plagueis "had not acted fast enough in his own moment of death" to prevent Palpatine from killing him.
Darth Plagueis made his first live-action appearance in the series The Acolyte. During the final episode of the season, he made a small cameo appearance from a distance as he watches his apprentice, "Qimir"/The Stranger and former Jedi, Osha, leave the planet to find latter's twin sister, Mae, and her former master, Sol. It is revealed that the twins were created by their mother using the Force. Plagueis appears as a frail, withered being with dimly glowing eyes, and apparently being the same species as his Legends counterpart.
In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded most of the licensed Star Wars Expanded Universe material produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars as Star Wars Legends and declared it non-canon to the franchise. Star Wars Legends literature elaborates on Plagueis' life, apprenticeship under the Bith Sith Lord Darth Tenebrous, and mentorship of Palpatine, up until his death at the latter's hands.
According to the 2005 book Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide, Plagueis had also discovered the ability to retain one's identity in the Force while becoming one with it, but this way of surviving death did not appeal to him, as he was mainly concerned with the material world.
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Darth Plagueis
Darth Plagueis, (/ˈpleɪɡɪs/ PLAYG-iss) also referred to as Darth Plagueis the Wise, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. A Sith Lord perceived to have the ability to cheat death and create life, Plagueis is the enigmatic mentor of Palpatine (known by his Sith name Darth Sidious), who eventually betrays Plagueis by murdering him in his sleep, taking his place as Sith Master in accordance with the Sith's Rule of Two. The character was first mentioned on-screen in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, in which Palpatine frames his life and death as a "legend" to pique Anakin Skywalker's curiosity about the dark side of the Force. Plagueis has a more prominent presence in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
The character of Darth Plagueis was conceived by George Lucas as early as the first draft of the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), or possibly earlier. The first draft dates from April 2003. Despite how later Star Wars works would portray Plagueis as having power over life and death as described by Palpatine in the film, Lucas intended Palpatine's tale about Plagueis' abilities to be a lie. He came up with Plagueis' species for James Luceno to use when writing the character's eponymous 2012 novel after Luceno asked him if the character could be an alien, sending Luceno some artist renderings of Plagueis, including that of a Muun.
For the Disney+ miniseries The Acolyte (2024), showrunner Leslye Headland decided early on to feature Darth Plagueis in the first season finale due to her interest to see the character debut in live-action media. The character makes a cameo appearance early on the season finale; an early version had him showing up at the end instead of Yoda, but Headland discarded that due to not wanting to ruin Osha's triumph. Headland also felt that Plagueis' appearance adds to the inevitable tragedy of Osha and "The Stranger" being doomed to fail in their plans due to the Sith's Rule of Two. To create the character's appearance, Headland and her crew rendered Plagueis entirely through CGI without any use of motion capture.
Darth Plagueis is first mentioned in the 2005 prequel film Revenge of the Sith. While attending the opera, Palpatine, who is secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, tells Anakin Skywalker about "the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise". Palpatine explains that Plagueis was so powerful and wise, he had mastered the dark side of the Force to such an extent that he could cheat death (mostly saving people he cared about from death) and create life; unnatural abilities which are unknown to the Jedi. Ironically, Plagueis was unable to prevent his own death at the hands of his apprentice (who was Palpatine himself), who killed him in his sleep. Later in the film, Palpatine, as Sidious, tempts Anakin to the dark side by promising to use its power to prevent Anakin's pregnant wife Padmé Amidala from dying, as Anakin had foreseen.
Darth Plagueis is mentioned in Rae Carson's novelization of the 2019 film The Rise of Skywalker. In the book, it is revealed that Palpatine had discovered Plagueis' "secret to immortality", using this knowledge to resurrect himself after his death in Return of the Jedi. The novel further explains that Plagueis had attempted to create a powerful connection with Palpatine known as a 'Force dyad', a concept mentioned in the film as occurring naturally between Rey and Ben Solo. Plagueis' inability to use his powers to save himself from death is also detailed in the novelization; Plagueis "had not acted fast enough in his own moment of death" to prevent Palpatine from killing him.
Darth Plagueis made his first live-action appearance in the series The Acolyte. During the final episode of the season, he made a small cameo appearance from a distance as he watches his apprentice, "Qimir"/The Stranger and former Jedi, Osha, leave the planet to find latter's twin sister, Mae, and her former master, Sol. It is revealed that the twins were created by their mother using the Force. Plagueis appears as a frail, withered being with dimly glowing eyes, and apparently being the same species as his Legends counterpart.
In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded most of the licensed Star Wars Expanded Universe material produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars as Star Wars Legends and declared it non-canon to the franchise. Star Wars Legends literature elaborates on Plagueis' life, apprenticeship under the Bith Sith Lord Darth Tenebrous, and mentorship of Palpatine, up until his death at the latter's hands.
According to the 2005 book Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide, Plagueis had also discovered the ability to retain one's identity in the Force while becoming one with it, but this way of surviving death did not appeal to him, as he was mainly concerned with the material world.