Star Wars: 10 Exact Moments We Knew These Characters Were Doomed

While he came to act as one of the Prequel trilogy's biggest threats thanks to his formidable actions in Attack of the Clones specifically, the knowledge of Darth Vader's eventual rise always brought with it the inevitable end of the former Jedi Master known as Count Dooku.

However, it wasn't precisely clear when his time at Darth Sidious' side would come to an end coming into the final Prequel entry. That was until Obi-Wan Kenobi found himself sidelined in the midst of his rematch, alongside Anakin Skywalker, with the dastardly Sith.

From the moment the Jedi Master was buried underneath a platform, leaving only the easily manipulated Anakin to duke it out with Dooku, all signs pointed to the highly emotional Force user losing control and getting some much-needed revenge on the tyrannical Darth Tyrannus.

One "Do It!" later, Skywalker had successfully decapitated the one-time Jedi in front of his soon-to-be master. But had Obi-Wan still been conscious enough to advise the impressionable General, you have to imagine Dooku would've likely lived to see the inside of a prison cell instead.