Darth Plagueis

Darth Plagueis
Star Wars character
Darth Plagueis as he appears in Star Wars Legends material
First appearance
  • Film and TV
  • The Acolyte (2024)[a]
  • Literature:
  • Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (2012)
Created byGeorge Lucas
In-universe information
Full nameHego Damask II (Legends)
SpeciesMuun
GenderMale
TitleDarth Plagueis
OccupationDark Lord of the Sith
Magister of Damask Holdings (Legends)
AffiliationSith Order (Canon)
Sith Order, InterGalactic Banking Clan and Damask Holdings (Legends)
FamilyHego Damask I (grandfather; Legends)
Caar Damask (father; Legends)
MasterDarth Tenebrous
ApprenticesDarth Sidious
HomeworldMygeeto (Legends)

Darth Plagueis is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. A Sith Lord with 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.
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