Darth Plagueis

Before Darth Sidious, there was Darth Plagueis the Wise. Many Sith Lords reigned before him, but it’s the story of the Muun that stands out as one of the most tragic.

This ruthless Sith had one goal: To rule the galaxy, with the full power of the dark side, forever.

Ironically, Plagueis’s plans for this eternal dictatorship did not end when his apprentice abruptly ended his master’s life. Sidious attempted to continue Plaugueis's quest for immortality … despite the fact that the Jedi would eventually figure out how to do just that all on their own when the Sith never could.

While Darth Plagueis only physically appears in two books in the Expanded Universe -- Darth Plagueis and Darth Maul: Lockdown -- there have been plenty of other stories that take place during the events of Plagueis’s rise to power.

Therefore, if you’re curious about Plagueis’s larger role in the later Star Wars events you know, the following books can add to the overall lore and give you all the background material you’ve been looking for.