Star Wars stans wonder how Dooku would fair against a pair of iconic Christopher Lee character

December 2024 · 3 minute read

Christopher Lee’s Count Dooku is having a moment in the spotlight. The Attack of the Clones villain was always one of the more intriguing Star Wars prequel trilogy characters, choosing to fall to the Dark Side for political and ideological reasons rather than simply to gain power. He was dignified, fiercely intelligent, and unfailingly polite, even when attempting to convince a captured Obi-Wan to join him.

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Now, thanks to the animated series Tales of the Jedi, we now know about Dooku’s fall in greater detail. We saw him witnessing the corruption of the Senate, the intransigence of the Jedi Council, and their decisions contributing to the death of Dooku’s former padawan Qui-Gon Jinn.

But with Dooku on everyone’s lips, fans are wondering who’d win in a three-way battle between him and Christopher Lee’s other two iconic roles: Saruman from The Lord of the Rings and Count Dracula.

Which Christofer Lee character would win in a duel. Count Dooku or Saruman? No other outside forces just the two and the powers within them and their weapons. from StarWars

Most conclude that the near-immortal wizard has got this sewn up:

Comment from discussion Jr9065’s comment from discussion "Which Christofer Lee character would win in a duel. Count Dooku or Saruman? No other outside forces just the two and the powers within them and their weapons.".

To be fair, Saruman does come out on top on the lightning front:

Comment from discussion pantie_fa’s comment from discussion "Which Christofer Lee character would win in a duel. Count Dooku or Saruman? No other outside forces just the two and the powers within them and their weapons.".

Let’s not forget Saruman did die a pretty nasty death!

Comment from discussion MakVolci’s comment from discussion "Which Christofer Lee character would win in a duel. Count Dooku or Saruman? No other outside forces just the two and the powers within them and their weapons.".

But others say former Jedi Master Dooku is nothing to sniff at:

Comment from discussion Billy_McBiggles’s comment from discussion "Which Christofer Lee character would win in a duel. Count Dooku or Saruman? No other outside forces just the two and the powers within them and their weapons.".

It does depend which era of Saruman we’re looking at here:

Comment from discussion CobraGTXNoS’s comment from discussion "Which Christofer Lee character would win in a duel. Count Dooku or Saruman? No other outside forces just the two and the powers within them and their weapons.".

And while Saruman does have spells, Dooku’s command of the Force is more immediate:

Comment from discussion GuyKopski’s comment from discussion "Which Christofer Lee character would win in a duel. Count Dooku or Saruman? No other outside forces just the two and the powers within them and their weapons.".

As the most iconic vampire in history, Dracula will never truly be out for the count:

Comment from discussion Kenku_Ranger’s comment from discussion "Which Christofer Lee character would win in a duel. Count Dooku or Saruman? No other outside forces just the two and the powers within them and their weapons.".

For us there’s a wild card in this fight: Christopher Lee himself. Lee was a member of what became the SAS during World War II, going on missions behind enemy lines to sabotage Luftwaffe aircraft and assassinate key Nazis. He went on to work for the Special Operations Executive and hunted Nazi war criminals, eventually being present soon after the liberation of the death camps.

What exactly Lee did remains classified, though there’s a telling moment in The Lord of the Rings behind-the-scenes footage where he tells Peter Jackson what sound a person really makes when you stab them in the back. So nuts to Jedi, wizards, and vampires – our money is on Christopher Lee coming out on top.

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