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Originally posted by: MTHaslett
With that being the case-- Palpatine can certainly bend this "rule" as the most powerful Sith ever. He can plan to revive a mechanical Darth Maul in the person of Grievous as an "extra" apprentice. He's planning on losing Dukoo anyway-- and Grievous as well. Yet he could use both their help in the meantime. He is, after all, orchestrating the destruction of all Jedi.
With that being the case-- Palpatine can certainly bend this "rule" as the most powerful Sith ever. He can plan to revive a mechanical Darth Maul in the person of Grievous as an "extra" apprentice. He's planning on losing Dukoo anyway-- and Grievous as well. Yet he could use both their help in the meantime. He is, after all, orchestrating the destruction of all Jedi.
Exactly. Dooku and Maul/Grievous are both needed by Palpatine to accomplish his goals. And seriously, Grievous was a Sith in all but name in RotS anyway.
No one ever knew Maul's name, so they wouldn't know Grievous' name either until he became an important player in the Clone Wars. I think the question here is do we want to keep DM=GG a surprise of sorts or not. I can see what you mean by saving the reveal until the duel, but I think the connections would be lost if there is no reference to Grievous as the Sith from Episode 1 beforehand. If you reserve that until Obi-Wan finds out, it will seem a totally random and out of place twist. The character of Grievous should be established and explained in a way or things will be very confusing.
Also if your plan is to cut the Sidious scenes in TPM, how would Grievous' name be established? I think the concept of removing Sidious is a creative one, and have come to see the value of it. We don't need to see his every order to the Trade Federation, just as we didn't need to see his every command to Vader in the OT. However, key conversations should be left in, such as the introduction of his apprentice, and orders on the final battle of Naboo. You could take all his key lines and condense them into 2 conversations, especially if the Nemoidians are subtitled. I'd like the balcony scene to be included as well, but that may or may not be essential.