Palpatine the Good | The Emperor Who Tried to Save the Galaxy

Emperor Palpatine is widely seen as an evil figure by historians. But we delve deeper into the motivations of this man's actions and try to figure out why he did what he did.
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[@ratbat1072]

Disney made the yuuzhan vong not cannon because it was one of the things that made the empire look good

[@rprince418]

I'm now going to accept this explanation as official.

[@andrewlyon4495]

More likely, they threw away the legends EU so they could tell new stories as they wished. pretty much the same thing Abrams did for star trek

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

@@andrewlyon4495 except the star trek ones wasn't bad. I barely watched the older Star Trek, but I found the old ones to be cheesy and not as good. I like how Abrams did it on the new Star Trek, how he gives a new generation a picture what Start Trek is.

[@rprince418]

@@andrewlyon4495 What Abrams did was put the new continuity in a new timeline, thus allowing the original timeline to be canon still. He didn't erase an entire set of canon that fans loved. Disney said fuck you to long time fans, threw up a middle finger, and started their own lackluster canon.

[@1701spacecadet]

Fuck Disney.

[@Deamon93IT]

I view the Empire just like Thrawn: morally questionable but much more effective in the here and now compared to the Republic, especially consodering the threats the galaxy as a whole is supposed to face (threat barely hinted in the last Thrawn novel).

[@kevingoodwin9278]

Here! here!

[@girlgarde]

@JoeRingo118 That's why I think that the Clone Wars horrible as they were needed to happen in order to toughen up the galaxy, get people to realize that no matter which side wins or what happens after that they need a strong military to defend against internal and external threats and to discredit total pacifism so when something like the Yuuzhan Vong invasion happens, the galaxy will take the threat seriously and actually go full throttle in fighting them from the start. Problem is, the Republic became the Empire as a result of the Clone Wars and because of its extreme militarism, total pacifism being widespread after it was defeated which nearly destroyed the galaxy in Legends and led to the rise of the First Order and its massive gains in Disney canon. You need to have balance between total pacifism and total militarism to have a stable and healthy society basically.

[@bizybliztaverage9414]

I wish when the Republic won the war, a revolutionary overthrew them, a new Empire was formed, ruled by a competent leader, provided jobs for the poor, expanding the reach of the Empire, with prolonged peace and prosperity, for once in millions of years

[@JudoMateo]

@@bizybliztaverage9414 Palpatine reduced crime, hunger, and poverty on Aldaberan with no need for anyone there to ever work again!

[@MrMrx123456789]

What have the Empire have ever done for the Galaxy? Bail Organa:They've bled us white, the bastards. They've taken everything we had, not just from us, from our fathers and from our fathers' fathers. Mon Mothma:And from our fathers' fathers' fathers. Bail Organa:Yes. Mon Mothma:And from our fathers' fathers' fathers' fathers. Bail Organa:All right, Mon. Don't labour the point. And what have they ever given us in return? Rebel Officer: The end of the Turmoil during the Clone Wars? Reg:Oh yeah, yeah they gave us that. Yeah. That's true. Twi'lek soldier: And the sanitation! Mothma: Oh yes... sanitation, Organa, you remember what the Galaxy used to be like. Bail Organa: All right, I'll grant you that the turmoil's end of the Clone Wars and the sanitation are two things that the Empire have done... Rebel Janitor: And the roads... Bail Organa:(sharply) Well yes obviously the roads... the roads go without saying. But apart from the turmoil's end of the Clone Wars, the sanitation and the roads... Alien Rebels: Irrigation... Rebel Soldier: Medicine... Education... Health... Bail Organa: Yes... all right, fair enough... Activist Near Front: Ended the ineffectual, corrupt bureaucracy of the Republic! Ackbar: Oh yes! True! Mothma: Yeah. That's something we'd be screwed if the Empire wasn't there! Rebel Soldier: Art and Sports! Mothma: And it's safe to walk in the streets at night now. Ackbar: Yes, they certainly know how to keep order... (general nodding)... let's face it, they're the only ones who could in a place like this. (more general murmurs of agreement) Bail Organa: All right... all right... but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and art and sports and end of corruption and public order... what have the Empire done for us? Sullustan: Brought peace? Bail Organa: What!? Oh... Peace, yes... shut up! (Monty Python Parody)

[@Movie-comparisons]

That is dumb as hell. You are ignoring all the evidence that show the empire is evil and there is zero debate yo be had over that

[@yagamienjoyer4408]

@@Movie-comparisons I hope you know he was joking

[@supremeleadersmeagol6345]

Shawn Merry r/woooosh

[@wmc5431]

@@Movie-comparisons Go watch the Life of Brian. It's on Netflix.

[@Movie-comparisons]

@@wmc5431 I don't see how that is relevant

[@DMS-pq8]

Too bad Palpatine was so focused on stopping the Yuuzhan Vong when Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson where the true enemies of the Star Wars universe

[@diegocardenas1452]

this true

[@Klaaism]

There is a great disturbance in the Force...

[@cantthinkofaname5046]

Rian Johnson directed a subpar StarWars movie, he didn’t ruin StarWars. Kathleen Kennedy is free game though

[@Sergeant_Camacho]

If the latest Disney Trilogy would have had focused into a NEW enemy like the Yuuzhan Vong, it would have been an interesting thing to see.

[@randomguythatexists2244]

Copy paste Original trilogy while killing many beloved characters.

[@cantthinkofaname5046]

@@randomguythatexists2244 in fairness, the OT actors were getting old and it would be a difficult situation if one of them died before their character was finished, like what happened with Carrie Fisher

[@wmc5431]

I mean, honestly, the worst thing the Emperor did was allow Tarkin to run things. Sometimes it is easy to place faith in old comrades and friends and not be able to see their incompetence. Think about it, Palpatine didn't order the destruction of Scarif, or Alderaan, Tarkin did. We never see the emperor order those attacks, nor does Tarkin say the Emperor was even aware of his plans to destroy Alderaan. And given the extremely short time-frame between the destruction of Alderaan and Yavin 4, there probably wasn't even time for the Emperor to curb Tarkin's blood-lust. I can only imagine that replacing someone as high up as Tarkin, even with supreme power, takes considerable time and effort and isn't undertaken lightly. If anything, the Emperor's problem was that he had too much faith in people.

[@PugnaciousProductions]

Wm C Actually, he did allow Tarkin to destroy a planet, just not Alderaan, and to Palpatine's suspicion, galaxy-wide backlash was seen and the rebellion grew tremendously.

[@nithingr4359]

I don't know, maybe I'm just something of a Tarkin fan boy - but this kind of action was clearly marked out in the Tarkin Doctrine as imperial policy. We also know that the emperor directly ordered a number of similar planetary decimations, in at least one case to the moderate shock of Tarkin. On top of that we saw that in the Tarkin novel the decimation of an entire planet was something that the empire could successfully cover up. And even after that we know that the Emperor could be a bit of a micro-manager - wiretapping entire divisions of the imperial government and then making the fact widely known, just to keep them on their toes. So, it would be quite extraordinary for this kind of action to occur outside of the Emperors awareness. So, if we look at Alderaan from Tarkin's perspective, what do we find? This action would bring fear to a whole new sector within the empire. We know that both Tarkin and the Emperor saw the core as weak and bloated - in short, the core was corrupted and only fear would bring it into line. So, what kind of risk is there that late Grand Moff could have foreseen and, did he take reasonable action to minimise it? In short - was Alderaan his fault? If we look at the steps that the rebellion and their allies took to destroy the first Death Star, it is quite remarkable that they even succeeded. If Luke had not been trained to sense the force, if the rebels had not escaped the Death Star, if Vader had not struck Obi Wan down, if the rebels had not escaped Mos Eisley , if those *where* the droids they were looking for, if they had shot down that escape pod - and that's just in a New Hope - if any of those had gone the other way, or any of the other near misses that the rebels relied on had failed, then Alderaan would likely have not been destroyed at all. But some other core world would have - and whatever world was destroyed, it would have likely gone quite smoothly. Perhaps there would have been some push back, but fear is a potent tool. So, was there anything that Tarkin could have done differently. Yes - act more swiftly. We know that Tarkin had already perceived the fundamental flaw in the battle stations design process, the lack of reliable oversight. But because of the internal squabbling and corruption still present in the imperial hegemony, this request was repeatedly ignored, and - when Tarkin was finally given that oversight - it was already too late. A fatal flaw was already baked into the design and the best he could do was try and prevent the rebels from getting their hands on the plans. And even then, if it weren't for the aim of one country fly-boy from Tatooine he still would have succeeded in whipping the rebellion out and securing peace and prosperity. To conclude, if we want to point the blame at any one person for the failure of the first Death Star there seems to be three principle options. Either; Mas Amedda (who placed his own power politics over the security of the Empire, and distrusted Tarkin as a rising power), Darth Vader (Who failed in his primary mission to control or whip out any remaining force sensitives), or the Emperor himself (for over-estimating the scope of his ability and underestimating the time he had to intact his final plan).

[@nathanjora7627]

Nithingr okay, maybe palpatine didn’t know what Tarkin wanted to make with a giant planet destroying weapon. But, eh, what do you think he wanted to do once it was used to destroy a planet, and he still ordered another one ? Also, he forced a father and his son to try and kill one another, reinstated slave labor, he made a plan to destroy entire worlds was he to die, ordered to kill children that were already being harmed by the Jedi, etc.

[@nithingr4359]

@@nathanjora7627 I think we are agreeing with each other. . . I'm not sure. . . I think we are anyway. Just in case, I'll summarise. 1. Accepting the premise of the video that Imperial policies where necessary in the long run (If massively morally objectionable!) Grand Moff Tarkin was a highly effective proponent of that policy. 2. Regardless of the morality, the destruction of a planet - in real terms - had already been achieved by the Empire prior to the Death Star project, and that this had been ignored or accepted by the Galaxy at wide. 3. If we are looking for a candidate to blame for the failure of the Death Star project, then the Emperor makes a pretty good match. We see that point verified when the Death Star that he directly oversees fails even more spectacularly. In essence my conceit is that Tarkin was a better military leader than the Emperor. The Emperor was - on the other hand - a far better politician. Now as far as my personal opinion is concerned, of course the Empire is in the wrong. But the looming presence of the Yuuzhan Vong in legends makes the whole story more morally complex, and forces you to answer questions like - How evil can the lesser of two evils be before you refuse to support it?

[@nathanjora7627]

Nithingr I replied to the wrong person, sorry >< But military and politically wise, both Tarkin and the Emperor were incompetent. I mean, the Emperor is very good at machinations and Tarkin is probably really good at winning battles, or even war, I’m not saying the contrary, and yes, Palpatine, at the height of its power, would’ve been much more capable than the Old Republic to deal with the Yuuzan Vong. But. But the Emperor neglected economic growth too much. You don’t need to ruin your economy in order to create an efficient military industrial complex. What’s worse is that the products of said complex was utterly inefficient when looking at the amount of resources put in it and the products delivered. Tie fighters ? Really ? To make things worst again, Palpatine fostered conflicts and rebellions, not even speaking about THE Rebellion. Keeping the Senate, alleviating tensions between humans and aliens (even though humans are far superior to the filthy xen... I mean, to the dirty aliens) in order to both pacify the Empire and having a larger recruitment pool for your military and industry, officially recreating a force user order to both diminish the probability of rogue Jedis and siths, potentially luring Old jedis into revealing themselves, using all the available manpower at peak efficiency, and of course appealing to jedi sympathizer in order, yet again, to reduce tensions and promote social cohesion, as well as increasing his legitimacy and decreasing furthermore that of the Jedi without needing intensive divisive propaganda, all of these policies would’ve make for a stronger, wealthier, more peaceful Empire far more likely of resisting the Vong. Using more droids into the army would’ve also be a really good idea. As for tarkin, his regime of discipline is woefully inefficient, we know that, both from in universe sources and real world data. A chief that inspires almost only fear, and reigns through terror, is a chief bound to make ennemies of his soldiers, and strengthen the enemy’s resolve. A more coolheaded m’offre would’ve been far superior. The best would’ve probably been to ask for a tribute of young people from the nobility or the equalivalent thereof, and give them the same kind of training as clone commanders. Also, trying to put as many force sensitive highly trained people in position of power (trained or not in the ways of the force) would’ve been a really good idea since they are naturally more charismatic and more able to foresee the unraveling of events. And I’m not speaking about jedis here, or sith, I’m really just speaking about force sensitive people in general. Finally, not wasting resources on things like the Death Star, even if you want it’s cannon, would’ve been a big plus.

[@bensaret]

What if Palpatine's plans had SUCCEEDED? What if he'd actually wiped out the Rebel Alliance and any remaining Jedi (by either killing or turning Luke)? Where do you think his ambitions would have taken him, the Empire and the galaxy as a whole? Would love to see a video on that.

[@Rickuo]

Well, what do hugely successful Emperors sought after like nothing else? Immortality or godhood.

[@noxy4966]

He would make a Death Star III and by the time the Vong start their invasion the Death Star IV would be underproduction.

[@katbitsandrobots1307]

it would look like you were playing stellaris destroying those rebel scum...then a crisis happened know as the vong and you try your best to kill them

[@irelevent1239]

He enjoyed scheming, once he gained his power he was very bored with no threats remaining he’d be bored out of his mind.

[@molybdaen11]

Start another rebellion just to be busy of course :)

[@jimtalbott9535]

Palpatine used clones and droids to avoid civilian casualties because he wanted to preserve civilian willingness to go to war. Had he created a civilian conscription system to fight the CIS, he'd have created a large amount of war weariness, which would have hampered his military.

[@DanteYewToob]

I like this theory. It fixes other "plot holes" as well.. Why does Stormtrooper armor suck at protecting them from blasters.? They weren't designed to protect against their own weapons. They were designed with a different enemy, a different kind of weapon, in mind.

[@Nathan-pq9wj]

Also, the armor dissipates the heat. The stormtroopers don't die when they get hit (unless they're near). Usually they just black out and can undergo treatment then go back into battle.

[@genghiskhan5701]

Stormtrooper armor works like real life bulletproof vests. It wont kill you but it will still hurt

[@GrugSmesh]

The Ewoks would have stopped the yuuzhan vong with primative weapons and log traps.

[@GenerationTech]

Or thy would’ve made good winter hats

[@johnycoho7830]

Generation Tech Do a video about Ewoks vs the Vong please. We already talked about how dangerous the Ewoks are. That would be a good fight.!

[@robertgibson6687]

Lol, death by teddy bear God, I hate that meme.

[@robertagu5533]

@@GenerationTech or possibly big macs.. BUT AS them or serving them??? That is the question.

[@barklordofthesith2997]

Why are there no Ewok Sith Lords?

[@corruptangel6793]

One of my favorite lines from Darth Sidious is when he sees his face after fighting Mace Windu in the ROTS novel. "...I'm going to miss Palpatine. I think." It's him recognising that 'Palpatine' became nothing but a mask to wear in public. A suit of skin no longer his own. His truth is and always will be, Darth Sidious. It's also him deciding that Palpatine is no longer needed. He won. As for the Death Star, well, it was a nuclear deterrent as well as mobile fortress world built to break any ideas of rebellion and insure stability for his Empire. It was meant to be overkill, to win any future wars before they could even begin. Being able to take out Vong World ships was just a pleasant bonus. Now, the DarkTrooper project and some of the other aspects, I could see as being prepared especially for the Vong. Like an imperial prototype of the YVH droids Lando builds during the war.

[@davidkanengieter]

Just because you're a BAD guy, doesn't mean your a bad GUY. # makethegalaxygreatagain

[@itsthatguy2770]

I'm not a good guy, I'm not a bad guy, I'm THE GUY!

[@WalterUnglaub]

"I’m bad, and that’s good. I will never be good, and that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be than me"

[@qwertymanova2652]

@@WalterUnglaub,indeed

[@semperperatus11]

MAGGA

[@jaredc304]

You must be Zangief.

[@MrBiggrim]

Star Wars does need a new villain though. The Empire/Republic's back and forth war, is kinda stale. Some utterly relentless outside threat like the Vong would freshen things up.

[@gumdeo]

It would have been interesting to see the Imperial remnant team up with the Republic against a common foe.

[@irelevent1239]

gumdeo the rebels would be far to stubborn and hateful for that, there just blind terrorists who would not see the strategical value of an alliance. The empire on the other hand would be more logical and come to the correct conclusion.

[@ubivermiscerritulus195]

Exactly, like they could be sorta like the lord of the rings orcs where they were brutal but still pg13

[@thekhans2823]

@ @@irelevent1239 , yes

[@eternalreality3260]

I have a theory that Valkorion, after being defeated, came to Sol-3 and became George Lucas. This would explain his bias against Palpatine as he proved a better leader for the galaxy and even bested the corrupt Jedi Order rather than he. So, he made several holodramas to frame Palpatine as an evil leader.

[@zanir2387]

do you mean he adopted the identity of george lucas?

[@Project_Infinity-Tord]

LOL....This theory is pretty amusing.

[@jeckjeck3119]

He IS THE SENATE! And the high ground!

[@johnycoho7830]

jeck jeck He may be the SENATE but he will never be the High Ground!

[@silentwitness5957]

Disney should not even "TOUCH" the Yuuzong Vong. I'd rather have the Yuuzong Vong stay in the Legends material, than to have Disney perversely canonize them into their piece of shit garbage of story lines they've created under their banner. Do not encourage Disney to bring the Yuuzong Vong into THEIR canon. Leave it in Legends where it is best portrayed and represented in.

[@darkwolf4434]

They have already done a similar thing, in Thrawn Alliances they explained the far outsiders in the book Thrawn as the Grysk they are pretty similar as the Yuuhzan Vong but they doesn't use organic technology and we don't know yet if they have a religion

[@luohao2321]

Yeah i agree yuuzhong vong was one of thr worst things to come out from legends.

[@silentwitness5957]

@Clash Gamer... & @cyril ang... As long as it is not the "real" Yuuzong Vong from the Legends material that we all know and love, that is all that matters. The Yuuzong Vong is personally my most favorite faction in Star Wars next to Thrawn and The Chiss. I do not want Disney ruining them. I already think Disney has ruined Thrawn in the Rebels TV series, as Thrawn was never truly a villain nor evil in Legends material, despite Disney making him out to be one in Rebels. If Disney ruins The Yuuzong Vong in any way, shape, or form like they did with the Star Wars franchise already as a whole, I'll nuke Disneyland myself. Ever since Disney bought Star Wars, the franchise has gone to shit - especially when it wasn't really intended for kids like it's being marketed and portrayed for now. Disney needs to burn...

[@darkwolf4434]

@@silentwitness5957 Actually the Grysk could be a even bigger threat than the Vong. But I don't see how Disney has ruined Thrawn, obviously Thrawn wasn't as good in Rebels as he was in Legends but the Canon books about him is good, it is Timothy Zahn that has written them and he is the one that created Thrawn So I think that Disney could have made the Vong similar as in Legends but that depends on the one making the story

[@silentwitness5957]

@Clash Gamer Of course Timothy Zahn does portray Thrawn better than Rebels does. After all. It is the Creator who knows his creation best above anyone else. Especially Disney, who only looks to cash grab on him as a cash cow. But when it comes to the Yuuzong Vong, there is no species in both the known and unknown regions that is a worse threat than them. Simply because the Vong came from "outside" both the known and unknown region's Galaxy altogether. They are a threat from a whole other Galaxy entirely that is far more advanced and ruthless than any Star Wars galaxy faction in existence. Their purely organic based technology as well as their religious extremist and military based society were their unique key attributes along side the fact that they came from an entirely different galaxy that they had consumed and destroyed is what sets them apart from all that are within the Star Wars galaxy. Other than the most powerful being in the Star Wars Universe that is pretty much a Goddess in Legends material who was once human herself at one point, there is no other greater threat to the Star Wars galaxy than the Yuuzong Vong. Infant think anything can top that at all other than Star Wars Force Gods and/or Goddesses themselves. I cannot remember her name. "Abiloth?" maybe? I don't know, but she was literally unstoppable in Legends material. Not even Luke could stop her. She came I want to say "after" the Yuuzong Vong were somehow unrealistically defeated by the Galactic Alliance or some shit like that after The New Republic fell before it. The Yuuzong Vong should've won the war in Legends material for control over the Star Wars galaxy. Yet they lost due to plot armor. Thrawn would've found a reasonable and realistic way to defeat them if he had survived his assassination, but not without suffering heavy casualties and losses due to the Yuuzong Vong being a threat never faced before and being so advanced as it was as a race and species. The Vong should've easily wiped the Star Wars galaxy clean since it was able to literally destroy their own home galaxy beforehand. No. Whatever they have going on now in the new Thrawn novels with this new alien race sounds like a mere local unknown region native race and species to the Star Wars galaxy. As long as they don't call them the Yuuzong Vong and start copying and pasting legends material into their own canon for them, then I won't nuke Disneyland. Disney will never accurately and honestly portray the real Yuuzong Vong. They certainly haven't done so with the Star Wars franchise in general at all what so ever, so there should be no reason why they would with the Vong. Fuck Disney and its cash grabbing bullshit.

[@trippsmythoftheaurigancoal8155]

Allen, great video... Palpatine for President in 2020!

[@trippsmythoftheaurigancoal8155]

@M Sund they may, they may not... But, the question us why do you care if I vote?

[@HawkEye-cm5wb]

@M Sund As long as the Second Amendment stands unadulterated, an armed populace is much more equipped to stand against a tyrannical government than an unarmed one. This is why the founding fathers included that amendment, not just as a means of providing food and defending against hostile natives. We just broke away from an overbearing government that ruled without question, and the last thing they wanted was for the governing body to do the exact same thing.

[@Luke-Skywalker]

@Elemental Entity I'd rather kiss a Rancor, than to tolerate the old Sith fossil as our president! To speak about the big Man-Baby,that is currently ruling the American government Galaxy ,..Say what you will about Trump, he's not stupid. He is a smart man with a deep understanding of what stupid people want.

[@joshcasticshow]

I have a conspiracy theory. Allen is close to Alien, so Allen is actually an Alien.

[@MLdoktor]

The vong, or at least something similar to them, should have been the threat in the new trilogies.. Imagine The new republic and the imperial remnant having to work together, jedi and dark jedi side by side with a lot of twist etc.. Instead of a rehash.

[@casbot71]

That could explain why Stormtrooper armour is so crap. It was optimized to work against Yuuzhan Vong weaponry and was poison proof to protect against amphistaffs.

[@MoskHotel]

Palpatine the Peaceful Grievous the Great Dooku the Count Viceroy Gunray the Villain Tarkin the Terrific Darth Vader the Father

[@radioactivegrass1919]

Darth plagueis the wise

[@darthsidious1183]

Tarkin was not terrific.

[@englishlady9797]

@@darthsidious1183 Its alliteration, not accuracy.

[@seanmcguire2659]

Palpatine: "To tell you the truth, that's the reason why I had created two Death Stars and other super weapons. I swear"

[@petstep8692]

Sean McGuire Stalin:but was it really worth it?

[@seanmcguire2659]

@@petstep8692 Palpatine: "Use my knowledge, I beg you"

[@cainabel6356]

You know, I never could understand why the Republic would not know about Star Killer base. You would think they would have some sort of spying probes that would tell them that the 1st Order is developing another planet killer base. I do not understand why they did not build their own.

[@seanmcguire2659]

Point noted. But yeah, you would think that the New Republic would go searching for what's left of the Empire, if the did, they wouldn't have such a crippling blow from the Starkiller Base, and even face upon the First Order itself, probably.

[@cantthinkofaname5046]

@@cainabel6356 I always thought that the First Order made sure that starkiller base looked like a normal planet until the last minute, this catching the rebels by surprise

[@SkinnerNoah]

I think palpatine was prepared for the vong, but I don't think he was doing it out of the goodness of his heart. He couldn't be an emperor if the vong destroyed his empire. And destroying the vong would surely improve his public opinion

[@seanpchristy]

Is humanity first the precursor to the Brotherhood of Steel?

[@theimperiumoftheamericas8419]

Sean C And are they then Precursors to the Imperium of Man?

[@andrewll.4693]

@@theimperiumoftheamericas8419 Precursors of XCOM? (Also The Emperor Protects.)

[@seanpchristy]

@@theimperiumoftheamericas8419 I guess so, Hail to the God Emporer!

[@multiversalman4270]

Yes they are

[@admiralgama6637]

Yes

[@ThoseColoniesAreMine]

I’m assuming the notion that palpatine murdered his family and his master is entirely propaganda

[@Longder09]

yes

[@lordofpain3476]

Exactly . Nothing but Jedi lies .

[@darthvaderreviews6926]

All jokes aside it's revealed in the Darth Plagueis book which isn't a in-universe novel or anything, it's an unbiased objective story that states outright Palpatine killed his family and his master and shows how he did it. IIRC we are still waiting for Darth Plagueis to get re-canonised, though. I really hope it does, seeing as it violates no current canon I'm aware of and it actually *fixed* a lot of canonical issues like midichlorians. Arguably Palpatine being implied to be a child of the Force might but IMHO that actually makes lore even deeper and makes the twist of Anakin being probably artificial make more sense. Tangent aside though, it's worth noting that Palpatine's family weren't the best people if I remember it right and Darth Plagueis' intent was pretty much to sit on his immortal arse and expect Palpatine to do all the work running the galaxy from that point onwards, so it's not like he kicked puppies.

[@englishlady9797]

@@darthvaderreviews6926 Didn't Palpy's father abuse him or try to kill him or something.

[@darthvaderreviews6926]

@@englishlady9797 I don't think he abused or tried to kill him specifically, but Palpatine's father always resented him and was under the impression he wasn't his son. He did try to take him away from Naboo and hijack his future with Plagueis which is what prompted Palpatine to murder his whole family in that novel.

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

A series about Palpatine and his proper background would actually be super interesting as a show. Explaining all the things from his point of view. In the end Jedi are just religious fanatics, Rebels are just Terrorists blowing up military outposts and they could just join the empire but because they decline people die. With a much bigger threat looming around in the outer space Palpatine could indeed be completely justified in his approach, as War for survival is never a clean and peaceful thing anyway, its whoever can overpower the enemy. And most importantly, the victor writes the history.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

The clones and droids were so that he could have the war and not have any notable generals or heroes come out if it to challenge his political station or for an organized rebellion against his second phase plan: the Empire. With the Separatist leadership vilified through their crimes during the the war and assassinated, none of the rim planets had the leadership to oppose him. With the Jedi as the command structure of the Clone Army being Order 66'ed , he removes the only real physical threat to him, gets to blame the war and any war crimes on the Jedi, and gets some sweet Sith revenge as a bonus. The clones had rapid aging, and limited rights, so there was no risk from them rising up. Using droids for the "evil" enemy ensured that no one would stand for such an army to be produced again any time soon, ensuring that heavily industrialized planets wouldn't try to replicate what the Separatist had done. The military industrial complex that he would need to build the Imperial fleet and the Death Star were created during the war and contracts were awarded very carefully. He even made sure that should he fall, the Empire had a backup plan with the 1st Order going into hiding, but to still have connections and contracts within the industry. An industry that would have had their sweet cash flow cut off when the New Republic turned pacifist. (every time they do this, a force shows up and annihilates their system defense forces. A central government needs to provide for the common defense or you will get conquered) Of course they would sell weapons and develop new ones for the 1st Order. They don't want to go bankrupt, financially at least. The Last Jedi pointed out that the only people that benefit from widespread war are the arms merchants. They are needed for defense, but need to be watched and punished when they sell weapons outside of your territory.

[@darkjediknight2923]

Indeed. His plan is brilliant. Evil yes, but brilliant. Palpatine (quite correctly) fights against corruption. He has his own personal interest to defeat the Jedi too. He sets up the CIS which has noble aims (though is also being used by vested interests of their own) to combat corruption and mismanagement. He amasses emergency powers (that speech in Episode 2). He disperses the Jedi and weakens them. Unlike them, he utilises the political system. For the good of the galaxy, he did indeed streamline the system. But regarding stopping him, the only way was the way Windu tried (and was about to succeed, though Palpatine managed to manipulate Anakin into betraying the Jedi). Palpatine has control over the Senate, the Courts, and the only entity capable of removing him are the Jedi Order whose Generals command the Army. By branding them as Enemies of the Republic, he has them removed through lethal force. No Jedi to oppose him anymore. The CIS, perhaps the only military capable of resisting him, are also dispatched with, with their entire leadership wiped out. The Army is now directly under his command and conveniently composed up of beings who obey orders without question, totally loyal to the Republic. Palpatine outranks the Jedi, the Troopers have no qualms about following orders, and obey. He now has total control. As for the future, I want to see George Lucas' actual sequels, not the weird non story of TFA/TLJ etc. From the sounds of it, we had the Imperial Remnant remaining on Coruscant, a battle for legitimacy given the heir to the Empire, Lord Vader was gone. The way the Jedi/Alliance could have "done a Palpatine," would have been for Luke to join them. Be proclaimed as third in line to the Throne, and then for Vader to carry out his plan, and remove the overconfident Emperor. For him to either succeed the throne, or nominate Luke to succeed him. Luke as Emperor reforms the Empire into what the Jedi want it to be. Or hands over to his sister Leia, an honourable person to ensure the Galactic Government runs smoothly and never falls to the corruption of the Old Republic. The new Emperor/Empress would command the Imperial Army and can choose if he, or she chooses to, hand back powers as they sought fit to the Imperial Senate, or if they wanted to, transform the Empire into a new Republic. If Windu had succeeded/Anakin not betrayed him, then a Jedi led Junta would have been interesting. I.e. the Jedi stage the coup, they succeed and they the Jedi Council directly runs galactic affairs using the Army which they command, circumventing the Senate. Imagine little Yoda standing in the middle of the Senate saying, "In the name of the Force, Go!" and Windu declaring over the Holonet, "Today we celebrate Jedi Day, on the birth of the First Jedi Republic!"

[@firstname_lastname840]

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[@lordcommandernox9197]

Starboard side propaganda!

[@Luke-Skywalker]

The ISB was responsible for wiping out any memories of the Jedi Order. -.-

[@bryanm9403]

@@Luke-Skywalker A worthy, & proud job to have.

[@tomazilgoth6815]

Citizen, await arrival of Inquisitorial forces.

[@nithingr4359]

Gotta love them COMPNOR credits!

[@krisztianboja9147]

Palpatine was good, did nothing wrong and Luke was just a Terrorist..... Change My Mind

[@zanir2387]

luke didn't ordered thousands of deaths with the deathstar my friend...

[@myujokt733]

You're wrong

[@darkvenom6576]

@@zanir2387 How many people were in the deathstar when it blew up?

[@helenwhs]

DARK Venom Nonetheless it was a military target. Alderaan was civilian.

[@darkvenom6576]

@@helenwhs mostly civillians whom supported the rebel cause though. They were supporting terrorist activity against the empire

[@uniwaffle6190]

Palpatine saved us from the ewoks... then we ate them

[@whoknows7968]

*Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew*

[@irelevent1239]

Everyone thinks the ewoks were the good guys lol they were religious fanatics that were very quick to kill for their “god”.

[@bryanm9403]

@@irelevent1239 Kinda reminds me of a "religion of peace" within our own galaxy who use the same improvised terrorist tactical means as the ewoks to overthrow established bodies of governments. Let us not forget ewoks are also known to have a taste for human flesh.

[@hoplitethirtynine1487]

No only do they sacrifice humans to their Gods, they also disobey when said God tells them not to kill the humans. So not only are they religious fanatics,, but they are also heretics against their own religion.

[@beastsomataw]

palpatine did nothing wrong.

[@RC--tw7em]

No, he did plenty wrong.... just for the right reason :)

[@danielsahurie3237]

Yeah empire go empire (we hate you luke Skywalker )

[@danielsahurie3237]

@@RC--tw7em your so wrong ( die Han Solo) I said nothing...........

[@Account-lu9ej]

Like Hitler

[@alacrah]

Palpatine did nothing right.

[@JediAcolyte94]

To be fair there were worse politicians than Palpatine. Just look at Borsk Fey'la and Lott Dod for example.

[@ufukcangencoglu2279]

Or Jar Jar Binks

[@justinbowers2749]

@@ufukcangencoglu2279 we do not mention that name

[@CT--my4lf]

Are you sure that Borsk wasn't Bossk in disguise? It is literally a one letter difference XD

[@DeviantSaintify]

Agree Borsk was a snakey little S**t, and tried to make himself look good when it was too late.

[@robertagu5533]

@@DeviantSaintify come think of it Bossk did the same as a Bounty Hunter too.. especially if he screwed up big doin it

[@RoccoArgubright]

Darth Sidious: **Causes the destruction of entire planets** Generation Tech: Why is everyone so biased against Palpatine

[@jankom.7783]

We are not aware of true scale of conflict. In The New Hope, Imperial officers mention Rebelion to be good equipped (all X-wings are capable of hyperspace jump, while TIE fighters are not), and being serious threat. Destruction of Alderaan could have the same effect as destroying Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear bombs. And nobody calls USA evil for doing that, or having several thousands nuclear warheads in their arsenal (which is comparable with having several thousands Death Stars - even whole fleet in TROS is nothing in comparison with nuclear capabilities of USA and Russia, because it cannot destroy every planet in galaxy within few hours several times, like nuclear arsenal of USA could with every big city on Earth). And his enemies lie, and spread propaganda so much, that even they don't know, what is true, and what is not.

[@RoccoArgubright]

Spartan 506 Yes it kind of is. It’s killing billions of innocents for the sake of one terrorist and lying about it by the way.

[@RoccoArgubright]

Spartan 506 No it didn’t. You don’t even know they were terrorists. That’s like blowing up all of Iraq because of a terrorist group. Except a better scenario would be blowing up all of earth because of a terrorist group in Iraq.

[@RoccoArgubright]

Spartan 506 No. the whole planet wasn’t part of the rebellion. That’s like saying all of Iraq follows jihad. Also the difference between billions of innocents and millions is pretty big. You’re also ignoring all of what I said before.

[@RoccoArgubright]

Spartan 506 Also there’s plenty of other ways to defeat the rebels than to use a shady tactic and lie and destroy an entire planet.

[@saumyashah7978]

I wholeheartedly agree with you. FOR THE SITH!

[@user-vh2pb7qx6b]

For Emperor and Empire !

[@rheinbewachen1211]

No matter what Disney makes it does not mean that the movies are still entertainment. You can still choose what to believe you don’t need the company to mold the story. The viewer alone controls the perception of the story. You could consider that some of what Disney calls “legends content” improves the story more. Either way I don’t enjoy the route that stars wars has taken. So I believe in something better in the story. An alternative path.

[@thedezzastator6997]

Star Wars movies timeline ends at 6. Disney's 7 and up aren't Star Wars, they don't even obey the same laws as Lucas' Star Wars

[@noxy4966]

I believe ep 7 forward is just a weird alternative universe.

[@gumdeo]

Disney Wars is a separate story.

[@darkjediknight2923]

I consider George Lucas' actual sequel story outlines (of which we hear about through various articles, videos and so on) as the true continuation. Not TFA and TLJ.

[@zanir2387]

look at (not god)zilla of the '98, even if that was an insult to the real king of the monsters, it didn't waned the love of the japanese for the king, the same can be said about star wars...

[@mustang509th]

If Palpatine was preparing the galaxy for an intergalactic threat why phase out the clone military of the Republic who were a much better fighting force when compared to the Imperial military? They had better quality armor, vehicles, aircraft and training which he could have expanded upon rather tan replace.

[@marcbartuschka6372]

I guess against a force like the Vong which were highly advanced in bio-tech the danger of genetical warfare against such a genetical identical group like the clones were still a problem.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

The clones had the same genetics. And one thing we learned about genetics is that diversity is better so an entire generation wouldn't die of because of one flaw.

[@mustang509th]

I could see that being a possible issue but if clone armor suits were completely sealed and were equipped with air ventilation and emergency oxygen reserves as seen in the Clone Wars series (minus the Blue Shadow Virus arc) it would prevent biological warfare from turning the tide of a war. @@marcbartuschka6372

[@danielboyas7645]

@@mustang509th I would imagine the cost and time it would take to train an army to fight on an even greater scale than the clone wars would be a tremendous task. If anything the Empire would win the war not with ground troops but with superior spacecraft. You dont need elite soldiers to pilot death stars.

[@mustang509th]

@@danielboyas7645 I would definitely have to agree with you on the cost of the clones and that they would not make a good fit in an imperial military environment and doctrine. I do believe a faction like the Yuuzhan Vong with such advanced bio-tech would be able to take on the Empire and its blunt force military assets with the correct strategy. The Clone War was a Galaxy spanning war where the Republic relied on skill, strategy and technology while the Separatist CIS relied on a blunt force military like the Empire but manged it much better. Overall it is a very interesting topic and where a number of different things could have been employed with slightly different results.

[@KOBUN40]

He was a very good man... from a certain point of view.

[@justtalking4856]

Palp will be remembered as a hero a visionary who righted the galaxy after a horrible war. What is the loss of a single planet compared to billions of innocent deaths due to needless war?

[@dakotaraptor224]

A horrible war... that he started...

[@justtalking4856]

@@dakotaraptor224 ok, maybe he did one bad thing in his whole life... other than murdering his whole family and the war BUT that is all

[@darthsidious1183]

“I ruined anakins life... killed someone’s brother in front of them. Killed thousands of innocent Jedi. Even younglings. Slaughtered innocent workers. And worst of all, stole Darth plagues cookies. I’m an evil man, but I love been evil.

[@JaelaOrdo]

Steps to save the galaxy from the Jedi Step 1: start galaxy wide war Step 2: place potential new apprentice on front lines of conflict Step 3: get him to question the Jedi Step 4: tell him “do it!” Step 5: ask him if he ever heard of your master Step 6: tell him do what must be done, do not hesitate, show no mercy Step 7: tell commander Cody the time has come Step 8: no more Jedi, UNLIMITED POWER 🤣 And then, we shall have peace

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Man, the patience of the Dark Side is so strong...

[@JaelaOrdo]

Alexander Christopher right? I mean damn look at guys like vitiate, he planned things out over centuries, if Vader didn’t kill palpatine I think palps could’ve figured out immortality and done the same

[@petstep8692]

The covernet:TIME TO KILL!

[@irelevent1239]

J A there was on falter were Palpatine should’ve been more patient and that is when he killed his master before mastering how he was able to influence medi chlorians. All that lost knowledge....

[@nathanjora7627]

Jae Caesar steps to save the galaxy from the Jedi : Step 1 : start galactic war Step 2 : ... Step 3 : profit.

[@MrBiggrim]

Unfortunately his Psychopathic tendencies don't really help preparedness. Setting aside the Humanity first ideology and recruiting from the other races would have neutered the Rebellion, greatly improved unification and increased the strength of his Military. Further, he had a policy, or twisted sense of entertainment, of pitting senior Commanders and authorities, both Military and Civil, against one another. Only resulting in further destabilising of the Empire.

[@jonathanwells223]

MrBiggrim that would’ve been a gamble, there was a lot of anti-alien sentiment at the end of the clone wars.

[@gumdeo]

The Rebellion seems to be human dominated.

[@uaenruotel]

@@gumdeo well yes but I think that was only because of budget limitations

[@irelevent1239]

Jonathan Wells that was the point.

[@irelevent1239]

Jonathan Wells makes it easier for his plans of conquest and people support him for being a human emperor in a alien dominated senate.

[@connorgolden4]

It’s always good to see loyal imperials spreading the good word of his majesty’s greatness!

[@supremeleadersmeagol6345]

Palpatine did nothing wrong.

[@joshuagraham6315]

Thats correct I did nothing wrong

[@t65bx25]

Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine The Senate himself!

[@danielsahurie3237]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@travisshaffer6623]

@@joshuagraham6315 Hey you gonna kick some Jedi a$$ till it bleeds out both ends or what dude?

[@joshuagraham6315]

I shall let Lord Vader handle the remaining Jedi scum

[@ancient3668]

The reason he needed a clone army is for order 66, and the reason he needed robots for the seperatists is beciuse he needed full control over the army, since robots cant think. Making civilians soldiers would be a huuuge risk and make order 66 impossible

[@clickbaitable9578]

Disney will never revive Star Wars, it will kill it.

[@thedezzastator6997]

Disney already has killed Star Wars

[@gumdeo]

RIP Star Wars

[@zanir2387]

it cannot be destroyed: meanwhile the original saga exist(that was produced by fox and not them) exist, there will be always the chance to show it to our childs and make them to learn to appreciate it, and most important: do distinguish between the original and the fake ones. i mean, look at (not god)zilla of the '98, even if that was am isnult to the real king of the monsters, it didn't waned the love of the japanese for the king, the same can be said about star wars...

[@zanir2387]

@@thedezzastator6997 it cannot be destroyed: meanwhile the original saga exist(that was produced by fox and not them) exist, there will be always the chance to show it to our childs and make them to learn to appreciate it, and most important: do distinguish between the original and the fake ones. i mean, look at (not god)zilla of the '98, even if that was am isnult to the real king of the monsters, it didn't waned the love of the japanese for the king, the same can be said about star wars...

[@zanir2387]

@@gumdeo it cannot be destroyed: meanwhile the original saga exist(that was produced by fox and not them) exist, there will be always the chance to show it to our childs and make them to learn to appreciate it, and most important: do distinguish between the original and the fake ones. i mean, look at (not god)zilla of the '98, even if that was am isnult to the real king of the monsters, it didn't waned the love of the japanese for the king, the same can be said about star wars...

[@Justinpitchford]

You guys are awesome!! Thanks for the perfect twist!!!

[@ozkj54ozul15]

GenerationTech is becoming my favorite youtube channel.

[@BungieStudios]

This channel deserves more subscribers than the *Rebel News Network.*

[@SJHFoto]

You said "Legacy", but you meant "Legends" Either way, I totally agree. The Legends timeline is much more rich and original!

[@tremims8535]

Your video is a good example of how star wars can go forward and make stories about the outside galaxy and be really cool.

[@Charlie94781]

The rebels simply opened the galaxy to Overlord Shimmra’s conquest by restoring the corrupt senate into power and ignored the Yevatha campaign of genocide until the Fia told the extragalactic warriors about the bloodthirsty species. The warriors had an awesome party as they gave the yevetha a richly deserved colon exam with an amphistaff.

[@nugiaji]

Make a what if scenario, about palpatine actually beeing a good guy, and just defending the republic from the CIS

[@davidsmith1944]

But Palpatine was responsible for the CIS...

[@nugiaji]

@Andrew Ryorai from a certain point of view

[@Luke-Skywalker]

@@firebird4491 ^^ LOL

[@Luke-Skywalker]

@@nugiaji ;)

[@irelevent1239]

CIS were the good guys!!!

[@jana31415]

The sequels aren real. Obi wan is just hallucinating after taking death sticks.

[@TheBohobemeister]

As always, wonderful video!

[@classborn]

Clone vs Droid armies ... thus reducing real workforce casualties, what a smart sociopath Palpy was.

[@jonmaynard3391]

Really liked this video. Made a lot of sense.... I think a lot of time people mistake foresight and wanting to be prepared with being completely mad and or crazy.

[@armandorivera3425]

The other "evil or threat" should be used as a continuation to the Star Wars franchise after episode 9....."The battle has quite just begun"

[@willhuey4891]

yeah something rey rebuilding the jedi order to prepare for just in case something like that happens.

[@brojajacra]

Also the Republic system had been corrupted for centuries by the sith in the Siths long game for a Sith controlled Galaxy, it was a plan 1000 years in the making so no Palpatine wasnt some good guy trying to fix a broken republic, he was the final point in the grand plan to corrupt the republic, take it over, create a Sith ruled galaxy and gain revenge on the Jedi and destroy them. Its really that simple and clearly explained in novels and the films

[@maarvin2092]

Somehow holding a little rabbit only makes palpatine more creepy to me..

[@GenerationTech]

But in a good way like creepy but trustworthy

[@mmmab1000]

Good good, dew it!

[@nedereach0513]

They should make this: Palpatine, A Star Wars story,

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

When we refuse the concepts of right and wrong, and concentrate on results, Palpatine was a failure, since he lost. That still makes him comparable to evil. Afterall, if ends justify the means, all he did was cause trouble, and his means are not justified. He never saved the galaxy.

[@Tyrosine0910]

Man, I love your content! You're one of the most brilliant Star Wars-based channels!

[@MonkeMane]

Your videos are always great man

[@englishguyuk]

I always liked the Vong, it was nice to have a different kind of enemy jedi vs. sith can only be done so many times, I believe reading somewhere that George or at least Lucasfilm at that time were thinking the same way .... Do something different

[@sw-gs]

New Canon answer: Chiss Ascendancy.

[@kirschakos]

That would work also.

[@_Nohan_]

Or whoever the Chiss are facing off with in the Unknown Regions in Disney Canon I think they’re called the Grisk.

[@wingnut4200]

Great work. Keep it up.

[@Indianmurph]

the full might of the empire against the yuuzhan vong would make for the most visually stunning movie ever

[@really296]

Palpatine isnt so bad when you consider how big life is. If he killed less than 1% of all life and manipulated 99% of life into doing his bidding he is balling.

[@dadsdone3524]

Morality based on the percentage of the overall population you harm....? It should work :)

[@darthderp8066]

It’s kinda hard to pg-13 something that has lightsaber that dismember limbs and electrocute people alive

[@nathanjora7627]

Darth Derp yet Disney did it two times, and will probably do it at least one more time with ep IX.

[@tonyhinojosa7710]

Nathan Jora, Disney just has no clue about how lightsabers work. A lightsaber is a beam of superheated plasma that is contained by a megnetic field. They can burn through durasteel and slice through almost every known substance with ease. Finn should have been filleted and burned to a crisp by Ren's lightsaber when he took damn near the full brunt of it, not simply cut and put into a comatose state.

[@Klaaism]

Really big Ouchies and Boo-boos.

[@kkhagerty6315]

Finally an unbiased Palpatine video

[@makisonoda7925]

Great job. Really detailed information and theory about Palpatine. In that context everything In the Original Trilogy.

[@gerbenvanessen]

option 3: Change the Vong to be less ultraviolent and masochist, still a massive extragalactic threat, less problematic to adapt.

[@nathanjora7627]

gerbenvanessen that’s called Disney option, and nope, thank you very much but we already have enough watered down villains. I mean, compare the violence and bloodshed in the original hexalogy, it’s completely at odds with the cleanliness of the new trilogy’s death.

[@darkjediknight2923]

I'd have had the Vong as the tools used by Plageuis for galactic conquest. He is using them too, in that he will wipe them out when he gains control over the hidden Force Crystals of the Whills granting the user omnipotence over creation and immortality. The crystals, discovered by the Jedi of old, are central to the Force plot (as with the defeat of Plageuis and the dark side once and for all). The war is the backdrop to the political drama of reuniting the galaxy from a fractured chaotic place after the Empire was needlessly destroyed by the Alliance and no government in its place. The Vong are the army/tool used to combat both the criminal gangs (used by Plagueis to justify using his Vong Army and later betrayed), the Alliance and the Imperials. Could have been one hell of a plot. I would have personally though modified the look of the Vong which looks too Borg like. Make them more like the Arbiters from the Halo series. That would look pretty cool against Stormtroopers/Rebels. And the head Vong Arbiter is second only to Plageuis and his Jedi Hunters, led by let's say Darth Talon and the converted Solo child (who is converted on the argument of the need to reassert Order on the galaxy, and not just randomly).

[@nathanjora7627]

Dark Jedi Knight honestly Voongs really felt... out of place, to me. They seem like on author was far too much of a fan of Wh40k and though « hey, wouldn’t that be cool if we had like... tyrannids with brain ? » I know here is more to them, but still. What would really be cool is to have some Sith alchemy finally introduced in the cinematic SW, with some cool concepts like Sith homunculus that could give a nice pay off to the tale of Dark Plagueis the wise, apart from potentially Anakin, and the other « sides » of the Force. I mean, in the EU there were tones of non aligned force users, wether dark or light (or in between), but I was thinking of orders such as the knights of zakel, who used the Force as a power to enforce justice, a weapon, and who didn’t evolve any concept of spirituality or philosophy linked to it, either light or dark. And if you really want to introduce the Voong, why not do that after or during a robot rebellion, that would be nice. But the most important things we should’ve been shown are the reconstruction of the Republic (military campaigns to fight non aligned coalitions and, separately, imperial revivalists, plots organized by the nostalgics of the Empire in the core worlds) and of the Jedi order. It’s really shameful they didn’t do that.

[@iamagoose8074]

NO THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!! Love the channel.

[@dei-wan-grey3888]

Really fantastic stories Man

[@DanNobles]

Very interesting, thanks for this!

[@voltairefelgrand8508]

Anyone see Revan as the Emperor's precursor? They went about repelling outside invaders a little differently but I think they both had the same idea.

[@leviathan8856]

The Empire was just an evolution of the Republic

[@darkjediknight2923]

Exactly. They are one and the same. The Empire didn't take over. The Republic became an Empire.

[@Ratelheart]

Love that a Redwall book made it on the shelf!

[@darkjediknight2923]

Excellent video and channel. Long live the Emperor! "And the Vong have been foiled. Once again, our resolve has never been stronger! We're going to live on, we're going to survive and thrive! Today we celebrate our Empire Day!"

[@001skm]

Bloody rebels! Palpatine was the real good guy. People need to know this!

[@misterctrubadur9651]

The true hero will willingly play the part of the villain if need be. Prestige is for the vain and vanity leads to greed. To curse your entire existence in the eyes of everyone else to be able to save them, that is true heroism.

[@bk8541]

4 years from this video and the Star Wars' future is uncertain indeed

[@StaK_1980]

Love the spin you did on the Palpatine! :D

[@jakobrenner2230]

He reduced the unemployment rate of Alderaan to 0%. What a benevolent figure

[@darkjediknight2923]

Every Imperial credit was fully backed by Twilek female dancers.

[@RextheRebel]

"I'm Emperor Palpatine and i approve this message" Now tell me what drives your hate!

[@raysaurous]

I love these videos because you take Star wars exactly as seriously as I do haha

[@bigmike4133]

I know it would never happen but I'm absolutely drooling over the idea of a rated R Star Wars movie.

[@rhorynotmylastname7781]

the big question: why is yuuzhan vong organic technology so dangerous?

[@utoresa5193]

I heard it's not vulnerable to the force.Which why even though legends Sidious is stronger than Sith lords that destroy planets he still wanted the death star.I don't know where I even heard that,could totally be wrong

[@CommanderOfPain6116]

It’s so dangerous because of how different their technology works. They have basically mini black hole generators on their fighters instead of shields. So any missiles, or lasers fired at them would do no damage. Their fighters fired homing molten rock that would eat right through. The x wings shields and destroy them quite quickly. Their ground warriors were on par with Jedi in hand to hand/lightsaber on staff, combat. The staffs they used were also an organic snake that was lightsaber resistant. It also was alive so it could bite and inject venom into its opponents if it got close enough during the sparring. The living armor they wore also was lightsaber and blaster resistant aside from a weak area in the armpit area. On top of all of that, they also were a “empty spot” in the force. So the Jedi could not use the force as effectively to predict what the enemy was going to do next. Even more so, the yuuzanh vong embraces pain, so they would not stop fight until they were completely dead. Their world ships were gigantic, bigger then SSDs I believe, and Han Solo is even quoted in the books saying he wished they had a Death Star right about now. The world ships could also use the black hole generators on them to literally suck the shields off of ships, and capital ships, leaving them completely exposed and easily destroyed. If they wanted to, and this is why Chewbacca died in the series, they could put a Dovin Basel(black hole generator) on the surface of a planet, and pull the moon in to hit the planet, and their fore destroying the world and everyone there. Sooooo. That’s why their technology was so dangerous.

[@rhorynotmylastname7781]

@@CommanderOfPain6116 That really isn't what i'm trying to say I think that yuuzhan vong technology is to advanced for being organic. How tf are amphistaffs lightsaber proof unless they have a very high concentration of cortosis to the point where their bodies are basically cortosis. Also how do dovin basals create mini blackholes it makes zero sense. Vong tech makes no sense and the only way for organic technology to make sense is if it is handeled very carefully.

[@100sonicdash]

Rory O'Brien It defies explanation because it doesn't follow science as we know it. That's why Palpatine's super weapons would have been useful.

[@uaenruotel]

@@rhorynotmylastname7781 which is why star wars is and always will be "future fantasy" not "science fiction" because the tech in star wars has absolutely no grounding in reality

[@Nemo12417]

If Palpatine knew about the Vong and was trying to fight them, why not tell people they were coming? It would give the galaxy a common enemy and discredit the nascent Rebellion for weakening the galactic resolve. Sounds more like bad writing in an attempt to make the morality of Star Wars seem more complex.

[@seannguyen201]

Jared Hite because with so many representatives with different motives they would literally stalemate every time they’d make a decision. Making them not efficient for war against a superior one minded army .

[@cainabel6356]

@@seannguyen201 - You do know that the Senate was dismissed. Palpatine was fully in charge. So, if he did leak out about the Vong coming to destroy everyone in the galaxy, the Rebelion would be discredited and people would probably follow Palpatines' commands to stop a major threat to the galaxy.

[@seannguyen201]

Seth Houser or the rebellion would see it as an opportunity to over throw the emperor. Especially those who have been direct victims of the empire. They wouldn’t care bout the Bong

[@irelevent1239]

Rebels don’t have enough brain cells to understand a threat other than the empire.

[@darkjediknight2923]

It is quite possible that the Rebellion even created the Vong. Don't underestimate the underhand dishonourable ways of the so called Rebellion. They're opportunists. Hell bent on creating anarchy for a return to the old ways of corruption. For them, the good old times.

[@slimjim1002]

I like how the body for Palpatine you used in your thumbnail was Alexander the Great like he was some sort of good guy

[@nicholasbenigno3415]

Great video

[@tsmspace]

People tend to see an overlord as wanting to be the leader of empire for pleasure,, but as we can see from the rapid degredation of palpatines health, its not a party. However no-one else is able to make the decisions that palpatine is, and the growing organization would descend into anarchy. Palpatine was working his whole life to bring about a new era of advancement which would make easy a bunch of solutions to simple lifes problems that his generation would otherwise see as impossible. Imagine if we could afford more incredible technology for everyone?? What would our lives be like?? What if you were given a step back from society, and the opportunity to see what would really happen if we really did all work together, could you then go back to a normal life of seeing the life-saving solution, knowing it could be available, but shrugging and watching the world around you wallow in waste?

[@ismorezro]

you made me believe for once, that palpatine was actually only preparing for the worse...

[@GALAXIE67]

I really do enjoy all of your videos!! 👍☯️👍

[@kimberlyfarciss4884]

thanks for the review on the njo. i've been wanting to start that series, but, up till now, had no review basis.

[@DhonJoe]

We all know JarJAR binks is Palpatine's puppet.

[@michaelramon2411]

"Palpatine saw that a great threat was coming, that would kill lots of people throughout the galaxy. In order to stop this, he realized that he needed to kill a whole bunch of people throughout the galaxy, so that he could kill all those people who were going to kill all those people throughout the galaxy, and the universe would be a better(?) place."

[@Sorain1]

Ah yes, the Reaper fallacy.

[@kaydars]

Yup, makes sense. If the traitorous people had been left alive they would've made sure the Vong won.

[@nicolas.p331]

Well in legend the yuuzan's invasion was a thousand times more deadly than the clone wars.

[@irelevent1239]

Systematic killing is better than allowing chaos to ensue. Same amount of death but one has a purpose.

[@Charlie94781]

The Separatists would have fought against the Republic even without Lord Sidious fanning the smoldering embers of discontent

[@lajoyalobos2009]

I'd like to see Outbound Flight come back into canon, Palpatine fully aware of a future "Yuuzhan Vong" threat, which finally materializes when Grogu becomes mature. Disney needs a new enemy in Star Wars, not the same, re-hashed space Nazis.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

Why an R rating? They wont show blood or brutality just make them powerful.

[@GenerationTech]

I just feel like any film with the vong would include a lot of body horror

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

@@GenerationTech I don't know. Star Wars has gotten away with stuff before that's not neccessarily for kids. If i were writing the sequels, the Vong would have appeared already. It makes sense and ties into the idea of what is exactly outside of the galaxy. My version of the Vong would make them force sensative to show this is where the force actually comes from.

[@Original-GKP]

the closest disneyfied starwars will get is the stump of a limb/neck and even then you wont see it clearly, nevermind that blasters are the only ranged weapon so that = black scorchmark-dead even though the SW universe has descriptions of blasters and disruptors capable of mutilation to both single target and area effect. also nevermind chemo/bio logical effects or land material destruction

[@somepriest9700]

Disney owns marvel they made deadpool r rate mabye they could do the same to star wars idk

[@paulohare4233]

i loved reading the hand of thrawn stories where you realise the empire were the good guys after all and the rebellion had doomed the galaxy to carnage during the vong invasion

[@user-qi9ki2hj6t]

Reminds me of Bismarck, mocking the french till they declared war first so it could be an defensive war and enough of a reason for the germans to see unification as a needed goal. This video is brilliant!

[@PlumbRalph]

Great theory! But it would be tough for the casual fan to understand. The serious fans that loved all the EU will love that. I hope they find a way to bring Thrawn stories to the live action big screen or a streaming show to follow him.