Darth Plagueis

Darth Plagueis is a dynamic and round character, the novel’s eponymous protagonist. His character arc follows the trajectory of the traditional tragic anti-hero, drawing on fate, hubris, a fatal flaw, and dramatic irony. His existence is dedicated to achieving two ultimate goals: executing the ancient Sith Grand Plan to overthrow the Republic and the Jedi, and conquering death to achieve physical immortality. These encapsulate the two driving forces of his nature: the first is his sworn loyalty to the Sith Order; the second his personal ambition to escape Sith limitations on his personal power. The incompatibility of these two imperatives leads inevitably to his downfall.

Plagueis was born Hego Damask, an identity that, like all Sith Lords, he maintains in the external world as a cover for his true Sith identity. Having become a Muun of immense wealth and influence, Plagueis is Magister of Damask Holdings, using his financial and political acumen as a weapon to destabilize the galaxy from within. Damask is openly manipulative, power-hungry and corrupt, to a level acceptable in the Empire’s dealings, an example of the Sith hiding in plain sight.

Driven by his personal ambition, Plagueis attempts to subvert the foundation of the modern Sith Order: Darth Bane’s Rule of Two.