

We have the advantage of comparing the Sith Order of Bane’s time to Plagueis’s imagination for a Rule of Two-less Order. First, the previous books in the expedition were the Darth Bane trilogy, detailing the Rule of Two. Here’s where we, as Legendary Adventurers, notice two big overlaps with the Old Republic era. He also wants to find the secret to eternal life, being the immortal leader of this Empire.

Plagueis uses this opportunity to declare his plans to end the Rule of Two and create a Sith army. Plagueis sabotages the excavation, causing an explosion which weakens Tenebrous enough to kill him.

Cortosis was a Legends material that shorted out lightsabers, which would give the Sith a huge advantage in taking down the Jedi. 35 years before the Crisis on Naboo, Darth Plagueis and his Master, Tenebrous, are trying to take advantage of a cortosis mine. In true Luceno fashion, this novel bridges an incredible amount of time. As such, these posts may be less of a review and more of a discussion on the interconnectivity of the era. Darth Maul: Lockdown, a one-off focusing on Darth Maul, ties into events in Darth Plagueis. The next few books, Cloak of Deception and Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter deal specifically with the Trade Federation’s invasion and blockade of Naboo and how Sidious manipulated everything to become the new Supreme Chancellor. Darth Plagueis spans a longer era, starting at the beginning of Sidious’ training and overlapping a bit with the first film. I encounter of the most enigmatic figures in Legends history in the first step into the Prequel Trilogy realm of Star Wars Legends!Īs I said in my previous recap of The Old Republic era, Legends becomes really interconnected as we move toward The Phantom Menace. Darth Plagueis is known for a great many things, but leading the First Order is not one of them. The Muun, the myth, the Legend, but not the Supreme Leader.
