Count Dooku — Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Character Profile

About Count Dooku

Fallen Jedi turned Sith Lord and Separatist leader.

Count Dooku — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Lightsaber combat, Force choke, Political manipulation, Telekinesis

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 3/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Sith
• Star Wars universe

Quick Facts about Count Dooku

Full Name

Dooku

Occupation

Jedi, Sith

First Appearance

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

Manner of Death

Homicide

Nationality

Serennian

Count Dooku's Known Relations

• Yoda — Student of
• Palpatine — Student of
• Asajj Ventress — Student
• Qui-Gon Jinn — Student
• General Grievous — Student
• Sora Bulq — Student
• Quinlan Vos — Student
• Savage Opress — Student
• Tol Skorr — Student
• Confederacy of Independent Systems — Affiliation
• Sith — Member of
• Jedi — Enemy
• Anakin Skywalker — Enemy
• Ahsoka Tano — Enemy

Count Dooku appears in 4 titles

• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — character page
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) — character page
• Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Christopher Lee

Appears in

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Count Dooku — related — Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor)
• Count Dooku — Conflict Defeated Opponent — Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen)

  Dooku is Anakin's first major defeated opponent in the film.

  Anakin and Obi-Wan battle Count Dooku aboard the flagship, and Anakin decapitates him at Palpatine's insistence.

• Count Dooku — Conflict Combat Opponent — Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor)

  Obi-Wan participates in the battle that removes Dooku from the conflict.

  Obi-Wan fights Count Dooku with Anakin during the rescue mission aboard the flagship.

• Count Dooku — Power Disposable Ally — Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (Ian McDiarmid)

  Palpatine sacrifices Dooku to advance Anakin's fall and his own plan.

  Palpatine insists that Anakin kill Count Dooku during the flagship confrontation.

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