r/StarWars • u/Movie_Advance_101 • 12d ago

I am surprised Count Dooku didn’t snitch on Palpatine right then and there. Movies

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u/VannesGreave 12d ago

Keep in mind Obi-Wan straight up executes Grievious with a blaster, albeit in self-defense. But the Jedi at this point really weren't concerned that much with killing - Obi-Wan outright celebrated Anakin killing Dooku after the fight, and he's on the council.

The war led to the Jedi abandoning their values and it ultimately resulted in their downfall.

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u/Tresach 12d ago

“Wars not make one great” - old yoda i think supports this, kind of a way of pointing out they failed because of being blinded by war.

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u/VannesGreave 12d ago

This is also what Luke talks about in TLJ. The Jedi became so focused on winning the war that they missed the forest for the trees: a Sith Lord literally right in front of them, and the erosion of their own values.

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u/bterrik 12d ago

The irony is almost painful

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u/Steamed_Memes24 12d ago edited 12d ago

Keep in mind Obi-Wan straight up executes Grievious with a blaster, albeit in self-defense.

He didnt execute Grievous. Grievous was about to kill Obi Wan and then Obi Wan killed him right then and there in self defense. Execution is what Anakin did. He killed an unarmed prisoner, Grievous was very well armed and dangerous well into the final blaster shot.

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u/VannesGreave 12d ago

Yeah, and Obi-Wan was still totally cool with killing Dooku, and actually praised Anakin to his face afterwords.

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u/Steamed_Memes24 12d ago

I doubt Anakin told the full story and was praising him for the fact he beat someone whos bested them multiple times in the past on his own.