One of the most deadly and tragic opponents to emerge from the battlefields of the Clone Wars was Asajj Ventress, a disciple of the dark side and sworn enemy of the Jedi. Shortly after the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Count Dooku went looking for another world to add to the Separatist fold. What he found instead was far more promising. Count Dooku invited Asajj Ventress to accompany him back into the Confederacy as a personal protégé.