Dooku — the Anakin we never got
We all know the prequels echo the original trilogy so closely that it’s hard to tell whether it’s self-copying or pure poetry.
Just look at how the plot and certain scenes mirror each other:
Ep 4/1 — Newbie pilot Luke/Anakin blows up the enemy space station
Ep 5/2 — Newbie Jedi Luke/Anakin loses a hand to Vader/Dooku, a former Jedi turned Sith
Ep 6/3 — Luke/Anakin confronts Vader/Dooku on a spaceship in front of the main villain and takes his revenge
The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that Dooku isn’t just the prequels’ Vader, but actually the Anakin we deserved.
The one with a longer, more respected Jedi career & a far more convincing turn to the dark side.
Though barely on screen, it’s pretty clear he:
peacefully left the Order to pursue politics — something Anakin could have done, to start a family with Padmé
turned to the dark side to destroy the Sith in revenge for losing Qui-Gon — as Anakin might have for Padmé, had the Jedi failed to protect her from yet another assassination attempt
See also: Count Dooku headcanons
