Count Dooku

Count Dooku, also known as Darth Tyranus, is a Separatist Hero in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II. He arrived on January 23, 2019, as part of the Darth Tyranus Update  He originally cost 35,000 credits to unlock but this cost was removed in the Capital Supremacy Update.

Overview
Count Dooku is a formidable and elegant duelist. He is mainly a close-ranged hero. He can swing and block longer than most other lightsaber wielders, possessing a high amount of stamina. Count Dooku can also dodge more frequently than other heroes, possessing three dodges instead of two. This allows him to avoid more attacks and outmaneuver his opponents more effectively.

His lightsaber attacks can be made even deadlier with his Duelist ability, which will increase the damage of his lightsaber and his swing speed. Combining Duelist with the Initiative, Masterful Duelist, and the Dominance Star Card, along with Expose Weakness, allows Count Dooku to deal very high damage to enemies.

Lightning Stun knocks enemies into the ground, leaving them open to further attacks. It is able to kill three of the four base classes, and low-health Heroes. The damage drops off the more targets it affects.

Expose Weakness stops an opponent from sprinting, and cancels any extra health, making them more vulnerable to Count Dooku's deadly lightsaber attacks.

Weapon
Count Dooku's Lightsaber=

Lightsaber Deflection=

Combat Abilities
Lightning Stun=

Duelist=

Expose Weakness=

General
"All heroes can dodge or evade. Use this to avoid damage and open distance between you and your enemy."

- First hint

"Dodge is most effective at avoiding lightsaber attacks and opening space between you and the attacker."

- Second hint

"Heroes can only block attacks from the front. Try to position around them and hit them from behind to be effective."

- Third hint

"Each time a blocking hero deflects damage or swings their lightsaber, they lose stamina. When out of stamina, heroes are unable to deflect or trigger a closing strike."

- Fourth hint

"Heroes have strengths and weaknesses. Hone your skills by playing Arcade."

- Fifth hint

"Use Star Cards to ensure your hero experience is personally tailored."

- Sixth hint

"Heroes will only regenerate a limited amount of health after taking damage."

- Seventh hint

Specific
"Count Dooku is a menacing opponent up close but is not as powerful against enemies far away or in greater numbers."

- First hint

"Count Dooku has a stronger Dodge Ability than most characters. It recharges faster and can be performed more times in consecutive order."

- Second hint

"DUELIST boosts Count Dooku's lightsaber attacks, surprising his enemies with faster and more devastating blows."

- Third hint

Emotes, Quotes and related Audio
"Brave but foolish."
 * -|Emotes=

- First emote

"I’ve been looking forward to this."

- Second emote

"I’ve become more powerful than any Jedi."

- Third emote

"The Sith control everything."

- Fourth emote "Tell me what you want and I will show you how the dark side can help you achieve it."
 * -|In-game=

- Upon spawning

"Search deeply... you'll find even fear has abandoned you."

- Upon spawning

"I think not!"

- Upon using Lightning Stun

"You dare challenge a Sith?"

- Upon using Lightning Stun

"Your limbs obey my commands now."

- Upon using Expose Weakness

"My master wields it!"

- Upon using Duelist

"Pride has failed you."

- Upon using Duelist

"It is obvious that this contest cannot be decided by our knowledge of the Force... but by our skills with a lightsaber."

- In-game

"Hope is something we cannot allow our enemy to possess."

- In-game

"I did not bring you here to flit about like some Toydarian!"

- In-game

"I would have thought you had learned your lesson."

- In-game

"Ignorance of the Force will not save you from it."

- In-game

"Anakin: Count Dooku... or should I say Darth Tyranus? Dooku: Formidable power deserves a formidable name, wouldn't you agree?"
 * -|Banter=

- Banter between Anakin Skywalker and Count Dooku

"Dooku: Ventress and Savage Oppress failed me. Perhaps you could use a new master. Anakin: I could use a new wardrobe too, but that doesn't mean I want to go shopping with you!"

- Banter between Count Dooku and Anakin Skywalker

"Dooku: Stop using the standard attacks, use the unorthodox. Grievous: Yes, my lord."

- Banter between General Grievous and Count Dooku

"Dooku: You are the worthy adversary, Master Kenobi. Obi-Wan: And you are a traitor."

- Banter between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku

"How does it feel to know your training led me to the wisdom of the Sith?"

- Banter with Yoda

"Is that... the Force I sense within you?"

- Banter with Leia Organa

"I sense Master Yoda's hand in this."

- Banter with Luke Skywalker

"Another devotee corrupted by the Jedi's hypocrisy."

- Banter with Rey

"You should have remained on Kashyyyk."

- Banter with Chewbacca

"Descended from your precious trees, have you?"

- Banter with Chewbacca

"Challenging a Sith Master? Ill-advised, my young friend."

- Banter with Finn

"I'm hardly frightened by a thug with a gun."

- Banter with Han Solo

"Why do you smell like a Wookiee?"

- Banter with Han Solo

"Such swagger masks a deep insecurity."

- Banter with Lando Calrissian (only when the Raconteur or Professional "Sportsman" skin is equipped)

"Body Count Dooku is on a royal rampage."
 * -|Announcers=

- Heroes vs. Villains announcer, when a Dooku player goes on a 5-player killstreak

"The only counting today will be the stacks of bodies Dooku's reign of terror has left behind."

- Heroes vs. Villains announcer, when a Dooku player gets the final game-winning kill

"Count Dooku has come to oversee the battle."

- Separatist announcer, when a Dooku player spawns

"Dooku is here!"

- Republic announcer, when an opposing Dooku player spawns

Trivia

 * Count Dooku is voiced by Corey Burton, who previously voiced him in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated TV series as well as in the original Star Wars: Battlefront II.
 * Various animations of Count Dooku's had been datamined in the December Update prior to his release, including his menu pose animation, running animation, and basic swing attack animations.
 * Count Dooku's emotes had also been datamined prior to their official announcement. They were found to be titled: "Brave But," "Looking Forward," "More Powerful," and "Sith Control."
 * Count Dooku's ability names were also datamined prior to their official announcement. They were found to be called: "Electrocute (Lightning Stun)," "Expose Weakness," and "Duelist."

Updates
Darth Tyranus Update
 * Added.
 * Obi-Wan and Rey are not always able to block attacks from Count Dooku when Duelist is active.

Darth Tyranus Hotfix
 * Dark Ritual Appearance added.
 * Fixed an issue where Expose Weakness VFX would be invisible when playing against AI in Arcade.
 * Fixed an issue where Count Dooku's lightsaber would not make a sound when ignited at the beginning of a Heroes bs. Villains match.
 * Fixed an issue that would cause other heroes to occasionally refer to Count Dooku as "the Emperor."
 * Made minor animation improvements to the way Count Dooku's lightsaber attacks connect with targets.

The Chosen One Update
 * Inspired by Star Wars™: Episode II Attack of the Clones, if Yoda uses Unleash right after absorbing (blocking) Count Dooku's Lighting Stun attack, Yoda will be able to project lighting back to enemies.
 * Fixed an issue where Count Dooku's cape would float excessively while standing over Han Solo's Detonite Charge or Lando Calrissian's Disabler.
 * Fixed an issue where Count Dooku's voice lines would overlap with Obi-Wan's voice lines.
 * Fixed several issues where several audio lines by Count Dooku would not trigger in multiplayer.
 * Improved the way Count Dooku's attacks connect with the enemy to allow for more smooth movement in close-range combat.
 * Made visual improvements to the Expose Weakness reticle, so that is more visibly related to the ability icon.
 * Improved various visual clipping issues visible in Count Dooku's Victory Poses.

Capital Supremacy Update
 * Exquisite Pajamas Appearance added.
 * Improved hero lightsaber combat in a variety of ways:
 * Removed staggering when a player attacks an enemy hero who is blocking.
 * A hero can no longer attack when they have no stamina.
 * Removed the stamina costs associated with pressing and holding block.
 * After being hit by a lightsaber, heroes and troopers will be unable to be staggered by a lightsaber attack for 0.8 seconds.
 * Fixed various clipping issues with Count Dooku's Victory Poses.
 * Fixed an issue where Count Dooku's Foolish emote would be missing lip sync.
 * Slightly improved the animation of characters when under the influence of Count Dooku's "Expose Weakness" ability.

Giants Above Kachirho Update
 * Fixed an issue where Lighting Stun would not always deliver the knockback effect.
 * Updated text description of the Dominance Star Card to more accurately describe the damage values expected at each rarity.

Giants Above Kachirho Patch
 * Fixed an issue where Expose Weakness would have no cooldown when activated while dashing.

Siege of Kamino Update
 * Fixed an issue where the knockback effect from Lightning Stun would not be applied if its target was in mid-air.
 * Fixed various minor clipping issues with Count Dooku's Victory Poses and Emotes while the "Exquisite Pyjamas" appearance was equipped.
 * Community Request: Any changes to the Victory Poses for Iden Versio, Rey, and Count Dooku have been reverted.

Where are those Droidekas? Update
 * Community Request: Reduced the heal values of the Rising Power Star Card from 50-70-90-110 to 40-60-80-100 in order to be more consistent with other hero health-on-kill Star Cards.
 * Fixed an issue where enemies could escape Expose Weakness by dashing or doing a combat roll.
 * Fixed an issue where Count Dooku's body would slightly shake when performing an emote.
 * Fixed an issue where Count Dooku's right hand thumb was clipping with the hilt of his lightsaber.

July 2019 Update
 * Fixed an issue where sprinting or dashing during Duelist would reset the ability's animation speed.

Roger Roger Update
 * Count Dooku's health-on-kill Star Card named Rising Power has been replaced with Initiative.
 * Count Dooku now gains health from every kill automatically, no Star Card required.
 * Fixed an issue with the speed of Count Dooku's animation during Duelist.
 * Fixed an issue where Count Dooku's lightsaber could not be seen when the Effects Quality setting was set to Low.

Cooperation Update
 * When hero abilities are interrupted by another ability, the interrupted ability will become instantly available so it can be used again. Before this, the interrupted ability would enter its cooldown despite not triggering.

Another Night on Endor Update
 * Hero abilities will not get canceled when heroes are hit with melee attacks. Additionally, a melee attack right after a lightsaber attack should not stagger the hero.
 * Heroes and troopers are now immune to staggers for 0.7 seconds after having been staggered. This is applicable to staggering abilities, melee attacks, as well as lightsaber attacks.
 * Fixed an issue where Duliest, Lightning Stun, and Expose Weakness would be cancelled when activated at the same time as a dash or roll.
 * Fixed an issue where health-on-kill would occasionally award the wrong amount of health when killing troopers.
 * Fixed an issue where Expose Weakness would not become instantly available again if Count Dooku killed his target.
 * Attack speed while Duelist is active has been reduced to 2.67 from the original 3.
 * Count Dooku's dodges now end slightly faster.
 * Heroes and troopers are now able to move and use abilities after having been staggered 0.15 seconds earlier.
 * Reduced the time length of staggers when hit from behind by 0.15 seconds for all heroes and troopers.
 * Pass on Count Dooku's abilities, allowing players to regain control over the character earlier after the ability animation has ended:
 * Duelist: Letting players use their other abilities 0.3 seconds earlier and evade 0.15 seconds earlier.
 * Expose Weakness: Letting players use their other abilities 0.15 seconds earlier and evade 0.15 seconds earlier.
 * Lightning Stun: Letting players move 0.15 seconds earlier.

The Celebration Update
 * Expose Weakness will now remove any active extra health on the target.
 * Fixed a visual clipping issue in the way Count Dooku holds his Lightsaber.
 * Added UI elements to show when Count Dooku has a critical strike available while the Initative Star Card is equipped.

The Rise of Skywalker Update
 * Lightning Stun now shows the number of enemies targeted:

BB Update
 * Added a yellow circle around the crosshair to show when Count Dooku has a critical hit available with his Initiative Star Card.

Battle on Scarif Update
 * Added in-game messaging that notifies enemies when they are taking increased damage from Expose Weakness.