Darth Plagueis
fictional character from Star Wars
Darth Plagueis ( 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.
Development
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 in seeing the character debut in live-action media. The character makes a cameo appearance early in 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.
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