Why Palpatine's Reaction to the Death Star’s Destruction SHOCKED Vader - Star Wars Explained

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[@darthsidius9631]

Lol Vader: I don't want death Star Sidius: the destruction of death Star is all your fault!

[@Funanimations-cl2ry]

;9 )7#5 ;9

[@SmokeyMcb]

Here in the link below shows Sheev Palpatine's reaction to the news about the Death Star's destruction at the hands of the Rebel Alliance: The Emperor's Phone Call | Robot Chicken | Adult Swim kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXeUlWaHjNisoZI

[@Gamerafighter76]

Eeyup.

[@adamb89]

Yeah Palpatine is a terribly written villain, he's just too cartoonish. I mean you simply can't get that powerful when you're that incompetent, Force or no. He actively encourages corruption in his own military so that every one will be too busy scheming against each other to challenge him, while somehow completely missing the fact that this makes him directly responsible for having incompetent troops. Palpatine was a politician, not a leader. He knew how to misdirect, but not how to lead.

[@Gamerafighter76]

@@adamb89 He structured the empire based on Sith Doctrine.

[@kinola3206]

"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought my Dark Lord of the Sith could protect a small thermal exhaust port that's only 2 meters wide. THAT THING WASN'T EVEN FULLY PAID OFF YET!!"

[@bostonrailfan2427]

darn aluminum falcon…

[@justinpullen1097]

"Do you have any idea what this is gonna do to my credit?"

[@zootopiawilson]

@@justinpullen1097 "you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery burnt bacon!"

[@BruderSenf]

to be fair to the dude who build it, a 2m echaust port for a moon size battlestation is quite an achievement

[@EricSciarine-yc6zn]

@@justinpullen1097 "Oh, oh, just rebuild it?! Oh that's real fucking original! And who's gonna give me a loan jackhole, you? You got an A.T.M on that torso Lite Brite?"

[@letemknowjulio6798]

“Go for Papa Palpatine” You have a collect call from: *metallic breathing* “Darth Vader” “Hold on guys, I gotta take this.”

[@Archdornan9001]

"What's an aluminum falcon?!"

[@letemknowjulio6798]

@@Archdornan9001 “You got an ATM in the lite brite on your chest?”

[@ToEuropa]

"Ugh, you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery burnt bacon."

[@1GoddessGeek]

Papa Palpatine. Is that going to be the next lead singer for Ghost?

[@youtuber5669]

if i remember right this conversation ended with: I love you too

[@user-otzlixr]

I cant help think of Robot Chickens version of Palpatine’s response when Vader called him with the bad news. “What’s an aluminum falcon?!?”

[@benjaminnorris5540]

"WHO'S THEY??!!"

[@DENPTrains]

​@@benjaminnorris5540"That thing wasn't fully paid off yet! D-do you have any idea what this is gonna do to my credit..?"

[@PxThucydides]

Guys are right. Robot Chicken did it best.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

@@DENPTrains [phone rings] Hang on, I've got another call. [switches line] What?! I'm very busy right now! Oh. Oh, well, where're they going? Alright, just get me a Turkey Club. Coleslaw, I guess. I'm not even gonna eat it. What're you getting? [Amedda pats his knee as Aloo checks his watch] No, see, I always order the wrong thing. No, no, no, I'll just stick with that. Okay, bye-wait, what? A Cherry Coke. Thanks.

[@DENPTrains]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76 ...Sorry about that... What..?! Oh! OH! Just rebuild it?!

[@wolfeflambe]

Fun fact. The actor who played General Tagge was my old school friends dad Don Henderson. He told me he remembers drawing on the Star Wars script after his dad was finished with it. Nice to see Dons face in graphic novels.

[@sydneyg2235]

Palpatine mistake was not helping vader reach his full potential and for not teaching him anything he legit teached vader nothing

[@Only1199]

No Palpatine mistake was the death stars.

[@aster4jaden]

@@Only1199 Thrawn and Tagge had the best Idea in creating more Star Destroyers and Supe Star Destroyers instead.

[@sydneyg2235]

@@Only1199 the Galaxy gun was better

[@Zozo806]

teaching Vader nearly not that much of his knowage in the dark side while let him hunt Jedis and traitors to the empire is the only reason Sidious was still alive.

[@solo1014]

Sidious planned on being the last sith, alive eternally, no need to teach vader anything that might endanger that.

[@SkepticalChris]

We actually do have footage of the moment Palpatine got a collect call from Darth Vader informing him that the rebels destroyed the Death Star. And only moments later Palpatine ordered a turkey club and cherry coke for lunch.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

darn aluminum falcon!

[@Ezd150]

Sidious relying on the death star is weird because he always preferred the dark side as opposed to technology, as in his mockery of the light Saber.

[@steven_k117]

Not to mention, the Death Star is kind of like a really big light saber, isn't it? lol

[@johndesalvo3348]

For individual gain...he had no problem (as opposed to Vader) using Tech for overall power consumption and conquering...being more like Tarkin on that issue.

[@MLaak86]

Well, I think his thing vs Lighsabres was more about mocking the Jedi’s reliance on them as opposed to a tech vs Force thing, also the (criminally) Legends novel Plagis adds the justification that he was worried about trying to use The Force to cow the galaxy into submission would lead to The Force itself rebelling against him

[@adi2.054]

​@@MLaak86the actual reason is most of Sidious's character and the Sith ideology was fleshed out long after the OT came out, and 90s and 2000s CGI made the Force cooler to depict

[@justin4734]

Animal farm philosophy at its finest

[@kaidorade1317]

I’m not a new Acolyte when it comes to these archives; however I am loving these daily lessons

[@wdcain1]

Palpatine's response makes sense. Disney's new canon has the Empire is frightfully inept with very few moffs actually qualified for their positions. This is deliberate. If everyone was too busy fighting each other then they'd be too busy to challenge him. The only way to maintain control was with the Death Star.

[@lordsrednuas]

It's also typical of real life dictatorships. Loyalty, not skill, results in power and authority. The biggest threat to a dictator is a disloyal and skilful general.

[@bunkieboy3052]

The title of this video makes me think about the Robot Chicken sketch where Sidious finds out the Death Star blew up. “Who’s *THEY?!*What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!”

[@Nighthawk-8050]

"Dammit Vader i didn't put any insurance on the Death Star"

[@ackbarfan5556]

"Do you have any idea what this is going to do to my credit?"

[@growinsane9123]

An angry/questioning emperor scene at the start of Empire might have fitted well. In New Hope, he choke held but released a seriously confrontational officer but in Empire, even admirals and leaders who were doing their best were killed off. I always thought that there was a sharp transition of character in Vader in new hope to Vader in empire.

[@incogni-bro8276]

When it comes to Palpatine’s reaction to the Death Star’s destruction, I’ll always remember Robot Chicken.

[@Thaumh]

"WHAT THE HELL'S AN 'ALUMINUM FALCON'!?!?"

[@miguelvelez7221]

"What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!!"

[@richv1893]

Of course, it's clear that he failed to learn because the second one was destroyed as well.

[@Audienc4u]

In addition, Palpatine by nature could not learn anything that was contrary to his own pride and flawed view of his own self worth. Pride always comes before a fall.

[@minuette1752]

The second death star was more of a well, trap for the rebels.

[@iana6713]

One of few videos I've seen where the name of Vader's Super Star Destroyer is pronounced correctly. It's "Executor", people, from the term "Execute!"

[@karlylove9791]

Wrong

[@jwillsher80]

“I thought my dark lord of the sith could protect a thermal exhaust port that was only 2 meters wide.” - Robot Chicken

[@Warrior-Of-Virtue]

Considering how much was invested in the Death Star, it's surprising how lightly defended it was. It should have had a permanent fleet of escort ships. Hell, the station could have even served as a mobile dry dock for the fleet.

[@CalebD3232]

It had an entire fleet, with hundreds of larger ships and 10,000 tie fighters

[@Gamerafighter76]

Sidious always has a backup plan, so it makes sense he’s furious, then quickly gets over it and moves on to his next scheme.

[@LaNfinity]

After the Battle of Hoth, the Rebel Alliance realized that if they create a base on any planet, a new Deathstar will finish them off, so they decided to live their life on the fleet. Sidious quickly realized that in such a case, a Deathstar is an inefficient weapon, also the Imperial Fleet - both can leave survivors behind. Using them TOGETHER is a death trap for the Rebels if he is able to control all the crew's brain - and the Battle of Endor was a tragedy for the Rebels while the Emperor was alive. After Vader had thrown him down, the Imperial Fleet lost the Executor, two other star destroyers and without the Emperor's mind coordination, they fought like rookies, so Pellaeon ordered a jump to the outer ring but only some star destroyers followed him. The remaining ones has been destroyed or occupied by the Rebels.

[@johnhyout]

The destruction of SD1 was Downfall of the Empire, such a blow that it was a time mark used in the Galaxy referred as ABY and BBY

[@davidsmith7962]

Palpatine… all that work down the drain.

[@WaaaghbossOrkamungus]

Well I'm willing to bet that Vader didn't expect Papa Palpatine to swear that much. Or threaten to tell everyone what a whiny bitch he was about Pada Mommy or Panda Bear or whatever the hell her name was. 🐔

[@iana6713]

Well, Vader did get his 7'2" asthmatic ass back to Palpatine pretty sharpish...!

[@yoyyoy6376]

Palpatine was just a smug dictator, most of his early success was mostly blind luck but he played it as if he was some master strategist, he was good no doubt, but not a super genius as portrayed

[@ShinDangaioh]

Most of the successes came From Plaegus, Palpatine's master.

[@LawlietStudios]

Luke said it best to his face "your overconfidence is your weakness"

[@ozmozis6073]

Palpatine for all his studies of the Sith that came before him, was a poor student of being a ruler. He lacked patience and was caught up in rash decisions that drove fracturing of his rule. Out of all the Sith that came before him, his reign was but a blink in the time scale of the galaxy. The Galaxy rose to defeat Palpatine while recognizing that the Republic was broken, to seek the next alternative. Anakin and Vader were equally useless in reading the room, let alone the Galaxy. Had Vader constructed a better suit (in waiting) and disappeared, even as far as cutting himself off from the Force, he'd have stood a better chance of overthrowing Palpatine and fixing the failures. The two Sith Lords wouldn't have lasted 50 years of rule, let alone 100 or 1000. Question. Why didn't Palpatine build a Death Star from the manufactured red crystals the Sith used for their saber, over the Kyber version?

[@ToEuropa]

The Rule of Two reached its epitome with Palpatine, a creature created to overthrow the Republic, destroy the Jedi and restore the Sith to power, which he did successfully. The weakness of the Rule of Two is that it failed to produce a Sith which could maintain an empire. The purpose of the Rule of Two was to create a destroyer, not a leader. Also, the weakness of the Sith has always been their hubris. Their lust for power brings them closer to the dark side of the force, which leads them to greater power. It's a loop that feeds on itself and eventually destroys the individual and all they created when they become convinced of their invincibility and grow careless. It's the same hubris that's brought down many a tyrant throughout history.

[@dekuzilla91]

I prefer the reaction he had in Robot Chicken lol

[@theempoweredman7353]

The death star was a waste of time and credits. The sun crusher was a much better weapon.

[@AlanAvis]

I will forever think of the Robot Chicken segment.

[@TheBaioken]

Vader was quite SHOCKED to find out Palpatines reaction alright

[@APAC2002]

Tarkin was in command of the DS 1 even Vader had to listen to Tarkin. The Emperor is so mean!!! 😬😬😬

[@The_Slayterino]

What people dont know is, that after finding out about the death stars destruction, Palpatine had a Turkey club with coleslaw, but probably didnt eat it...

[@WdnUlik2no]

He always orders the wrong thing.

[@handlesaredumb9]

Glad all those 10s of thousands of star destroyers were forgotten about. God forbid they use those to enforce anything.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

they tried and lost badly against the new and larger combined fleet of rebels and supporters

[@dylanram4653]

cant be everywhere at once, and once a tactic is desiged on how to beat them and successfully abused, theres no hope for them@@bostonrailfan2427

[@WdnUlik2no]

"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought my dark lord of the Sith would be able to protect a thermal exhaust port that's only 2 meters wide!!!"

[@ackbarfan5556]

"YOU GOT AN ATM ON THAT TORSO LITE BRITE!?!"

[@t_bone12571]

Somehow, Palpatine didn't take snub fighters into consideration.

[@DokturProfesur]

To be fair to Palpatine none of the Imperials were truly aware of the Death Star's one, rather innocuous weakness. If it wasnt for the Rebellion getting the schematics of the Death Star they wouldn't have known where to hit it. Thats why it was assumed that any threat to the Death Star would be a fleet larger than the whole Imperial Navy

[@t_bone12571]

@@DokturProfesur I know, I was being sarcastic somewhat, don't mind me. Riffing off of Episodes 4 and 9 rather unsuccessfully, I guess!

[@gareththompson2708]

A single Death Star actually shouldn't have been much of a resource sink for a galactic empire. The problem with these space operas is that the writers never seem to be able to grasp the full scale of space, and the resources contained in it. When you consider that any given solar system should have been able to pool enough resources to build at least one moon-sized battle station like a Death Star, and that there are billions of stars in a galaxy, an empire spanning an entire galaxy should have been capable of building literally billions of Death Stars. Perhaps a few hundred million Death Stars is more reasonable considering that they may not want to blow their entire defense budget on a single type of weapon (still need to have armies and fleets). But still, the loss of a single Death Star should not have been a significant blow to any galactic empire that actually understood the scale of the resources at their disposal.

[@stephanielaurenbounds4958]

Palpatine F--D UP - PURE AND SIMPLE!!!

[@robertmurphy229]

I'd personally like to hear a story on HK-47 😉 if possible ...

[@PhillyFaithful93]

“DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS WILL DO TO MY CREDIT SCORE???”

[@survivalist1758]

It would be cool to play a game as Vader overcoming sidious's bitch moves

[@alexking7262]

There is a better idea that could be done is a comprise between the two: It could be a combination of the two, like the Eclipse Star destroyer, Palpatine‘s flagship. Unbothered words, just mount the Death Star‘s superlaser on a super star destroyer.

[@muhaiminmin8759]

sidious pull out the excuse from his old ass at this point 8:00 set up my ass at this point sidious just want to get rid of his apprentice and get a new one

[@ahsenkhan5386]

THis is should be filmed in live action

[@cobaltprime9467]

“What do you mean they blew up the Death Star?$&@$! Well who’s ‘they?’ What the hell is an aluminum falcon?”

[@hellboundchaoscommand7567]

Vader: It’s a stupid idea Thrawn: it’s a stupid idea Palpatine: let’s build a second one

[@ShinxSparks]

Palpatine shocked Vader because he was going to tell everyone what a whiny b**ch he was when Panda Bear died

[@TheRealDickGrayson]

Oh yeah because you wouldn't be distraught if your loved one died, so tough lol.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

or was it pad thai

[@nicoletorcolini5316]

Overconfidence is the downfall of lots of villains. 1:10

[@preble316]

Palpatine's arrogance was in the Death Star. While he did learn *a* lesson after the destruction of the first, he failed to learn sufficiently and his arrogance reared it's deadly head again in the second Death Star. Luke pointed out to Sidious that his arrogance was his weakness. He was victorious so many times, and in such colossal fashion, that victory ultimately defeated him.

[@rickblaine9670]

I think the comics got this kinda wrong. To make a LotR comparison, technological power is to Sidious what armies and military strength are to Sauron: a disposable tool next to his true power, that of the Ring, which here would be the Dark Side. To the Emperor, a military victory is insignificant next to the triumph that would have been, for instance, Luke being successfully corrupted. So I don’t think he would have been that mad for the Death Star’s destruction. He would have viewed it as more like an annoying inconvenience. I mean, the dude literally started building another one immediately afterwards. And not even for its own sake, but mainly to use it as a diversion in his plot to corrupt Luke. That speaks volumes about where his true priorities lie.

[@aurorajones8481]

6:00 Palpatines opinion of Vader in this is that of a fool. Vader was a Jedi when the plans for this mechanical terror were realized and put into production by Palpatine himself. Vader had no insight or input into the construction of that thing. Correct me but he didn't think it was a great idea either. He should have blamed someone else. Oh i dunno ERSO?! Jesus. Vader did put himself on the line to shut the attack down. Its not like he just left which would be shameful in my eyes. I don't see the reason for him to be at fault.

[@aurorajones8481]

9:00 Oh never mind. LOL Ok yea i guess i get it. He has to prove he is a BIG MAN! Let me torcher you over the years to my satisfaction first. Hahaha i mean it is fitting with evil.

[@LooneyPoliticsTunes]

It does beg the question Vader and Thrawn are proven right , he builds a second. And then in the ultimate dum arse move the first order build a third

[@ElMaestroGordo]

I wonder to what extent Darth Vader's demotion + Palpatine's displeasure was part of Vader's redemption arc and pulling back from the Dark Side that Luke completed in Return of the Jedi? 🤔

[@thomasm9384]

Imagine the reality of something that large moving through a solar system and not disrupting every planet's orbit?

[@Dilllonm]

Do you have any idea what that did to his credit? That thing was not even fully paid off yet

[@jawstrock2215]

so, they put all of Thrawn's views of the Empire spending into Tagge? fun.

[@SmokeyMcb]

Here in the link below shows Palpatine's reaction during: The Emperor's Phone Call kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXeUlWaHjNisoZI

[@Zacknafin]

I prefer the robot chicken depiction. What the hell is an aluminum falcon?????

[@chandlerwhite8302]

Robot Chicken presented the definitive version of this event.

[@chrismc410]

Vader's chocolate starfish paid the price.....big time

[@blaketindle4703]

We saw it in Robot Chicken! 😂

[@SmokeyMcb]

Enjoy: The Death Star Architect Speaks Out kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5jGg6p9ebCootk

[@KevinEontrainer381]

Perhaps the archives are incomplete

[@kralmedojedov8899]

can you do video about kyle katarn

[@UI_Shaggy05]

If the designers of the Death Star added metal grates on top of all the exhaust ports, the Empire wouldn't have this problem.

[@minuette1752]

Star Killer Base was far more efficient than any Death Star.

[@dracory4155]

Wow wow wow wow - slow down Huh? He? What do you mean they blew up the Death Star?! ******** Who are they?! What the hell is aluminum falcon?

[@HyperVegitoDBZ]

Did you ever hear about the tragedy of the First Death Star....?

[@CalculusIsFun1]

In legends it quite literally shocked him.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

This is why the Empire couldn’t have nice things. Like Tie Defenders or Dark Troopers

[@JohnSmith-cb9hb]

What the hell is an alluinium falcon?

[@liberalman8319]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kevinmorbidthelostcronin1984]

You want an interesting take that up-ends all of your assumptions while explaining everything? Palpatine was not a comic-book villain that craved power and absolute control by making a weird combination of subtle and multi-faceted decades long moves of Intrigue paired with simple moves of excess force that will obviously fail and cause backlash. Palpatine was a very intelligent man who loved the Republic. He was also well read in his histories. He may not have had the histories we are use, but reflections with different names. As such, he saw that the Republic had become an Empire in all but name and it was in decline, irrecoverable decline by this point. History shows two paths that tend to emerge. 1} The decline is allowed to complete with the conquest and fragmentation by a group interested only in spoils. Whether this was an outside force Palpatine had heard rumors of, or a group from within, the end results is the same: a very long period often called a Dark Age. The internal structures destroyed by the rioting / looting tend to take a long time to be rebuilt in the following depression. In most cases, this tends to take around 20% of the length of the original civilization. For the Republic, it could last for hundred or thousands of years. The rumours that Palpatine had heard only gave them 100 years, at the most. Option 2 sees the rise of a populist government that rapidly turns despotic. During its brief time, it burns out waste and corruption, while reigniting in the populace the principles that made the original civilization great. A rebellion grows and eventually overthrows the despotic government. A new government is formed based on the original ideals and lasts even longer. Option 2 is what Palpatine chose to create. Every step was intentional. He wanted to make an all powerful government that slowly tightened the screws. He wanted a government that was accepted by the people initially, and slowly became a thing people would die to end. As Leia pointed out, The Death Star was not an ultimate weapon for control, it was intended to unite the forces against him. Two decades and Palpatine was watching the people grow to accept his reign of tyranny. They were willing to accept the loss of their freedoms for the security the Empire provided. But Palpatine knew this was always possible, so he already had a plan. He had the Death Star. He knew that such a weapon would push a group of anti-Empire to the forefront and give them populace support. All he needed to do was finish his plan. He needed to make them look like a David fighting Goliath, back them into a corner, and then have them defeat him. This defeat would make the populace embrace their underdog and Saviour. This new group could re-establish the ideals of the Old Republic and start a new civilization that would last for thousands of years. Unfortunately, this plan might cause the death of billions of people, but it would be a small price compared to the hundreds of trillions that would die on the other path. But Palpatine needed a reliable right-hand to stay with him through his tyrannical years. He could not trust just anyone, so he had clone variants made of himself. With the variation, he was able to keep their Force Powers. One was male, and one was Female. He decided to go with the male variant and keep the female in storage. He found a backwater planet with slavery and paid a slave owner to implant one of the female slaves without her knowledge. He planted a prophecy about The One who will bring balance to the Force. The prophecy is truthful, as Palpatine plans to destroy the Jedi and balance the Sith and Jedi. It is also truthful that if Palpatine's plan works, it will save trillions of lives and usher in thousands of years of peace and growth. Years later, he contrived a situation that had Jedi get involved, before misdirecting their return not to Coruscant, but a backwater planet. He would then befriend this little slaveboy. He would then have a clone army created as he upped the already derisive internal politics. He would arrange for the female slave to die, creating a need to control things in his slaveboy clone. He would remind the clone of his solitude and that the uncaring and random universe had stolen his one attachment. Then, he would set into motion events that reveal the clone army and pair his clone with a beautiful and intelligent lady. He would make his slaveboy clone afraid of losing this attachment too. Palpatine would act as his only supportive friend. He would push his clone and the girl into dangerous situations to bond them further. He would let teenage hormones do what teenage hormones do best. Then, he would separate the offspring from his clone and kill the girl. Also, he would work in a situation to further drive a wedge between his clone and the Jedi, one that involves his clone being put into a suit. This suit will prevent people from noting how much Palpatine and the Slaveboy look alike as they finish maturing. He would make sure that the clone knows that all this heartache is caused by Jedi ideals. Thus, the clone will support the harsher organization of the Empire. He would let the offspring be secreted away on a backwoods world and pretend he has no idea. He would create events causing a leading member of the Rebellion to pass by the location of the offspring by letting secret plans to his ultimate doomsday weapon leak in that sector. He would have a pair of trusted droids escape with the plans to draw in the offspring. The offspring is still strongly a Palpatine, so his need to "do something" will be too strong of a pull. He would create a lining in the Exhaust Port that draws the non-energy components of a photon torpedo down the port and into the center. He would have the control wiring tied to the main weapon ignition system and explain it to engineering as a need for re-routing extra power during the firing sequence. As such, photon torpedoes will be expelled normally, but "sucked in" if the Death Star is prepping to fire, but when would this ever happen? He would then make the offspring a hero. He would also make himself a villain for being willing to kill billions for terror. This would ignite the rebellion. He would help the Rebellion grow stronger. He would crush them at strategic points, but always in showy ways that let it grow back stronger. He would reveal the offspring to the slaveboy. He would later have the offspring come to him. He would threaten the life of the offspring while also doing some really bad thing (maybe another Death Star?) This would push the Slaveboy clone to face his fear of losing his only connection to his only lover and revisit her death and the death of his mother. This will break years of loyalty and result in Palpatine's death. Palpatine must make sure the Slaveboy clone also dies. The offspring must be the figurehead for helping to form the new Republic. But, the Offspring must have doubts. This will keep him from grabbing the reins. Instead, the offspring will help create a new government that will be forced to deal with the remnants of the Empire. Slowly, a new generation will rise and rebuild a New Republic. A republic that will last thousands of years after a transition period of only 40ish years, instead of hundreds. Palpatine was only playing the part of a tyrannical despot to finish saving his beloved Republic. Unfortunately, there is evidence that there were plans to undermine this. This storyline did not resolve as well because of the mess of the sequels and changes to the prequels. However, evidence suggests that Palpatine was being manipulated. When his New Republic was born, a character had plans to become the Chancellor of that new organization and become a hereditary emperor. A long family dynasty, that was really just one person cheating death: Darth Plaguis ... Darth Jar-Jar. Probably the most annoying thing to Palpatine was how bad he had to be to get the populace to react. I can still imagine him reacting this way after hearing about the younglings. Even more exasperating would be the minimal reaction that would result when people heard about it. "Well, what do you expect when the Jedi keep marginalizing Sith inclined people?" Retroactively, the stored female clone is on a Star Destroyer that crashes on a desert planet and awakens her. Rey is a female clone of Palpatine and twin sister/clone of Anakin.

[@rayswiatek5948]

Palps should have read the script he would have known it was getting blown up .

[@KepaniGrayson]

Palpatine's biggest mistake not listening to Vader and Thrawn.

[@teamdeo6313]

It was the failure of the darkside

[@MilleniumXO]

Had palpatine been a real politician, he'd simply blamed the destruction of alderaan on tarkin and "commended" the "rebels" for their heroic sacrifice stoping the space station going rogue. Absorb the rebels and corrupt them and done. Empire saved.

[@gameoverinsertcointocontin8102]

Sidious was really mad, because the loss stretched his credit card to the limit and Vader crying about Padme didn't help.

[@zerotolerance5581]

What the hell is an aluminum falcon???

[@thibaud1832]

The DS1 failed but the DS9 was a resounding success.

[@mikeabbaticchio5754]

Palpatines view is very much inline with todays politicians in which they believe they know more of running a war than the men fighting it. IMAGINE if he had actually LISTENED to his greatest commander in Thrawn and implemented the Tie defenders and a stronger more mobile navy...smh Rebels never wouldve stood a chance.

[@RazielTheLost]

the ultimate weapon and the pride of his success? maybe it was back when only the first or maybe the second movie were the only star wars canon to exist, but over the years, especially starting in the 90's when so much good lore was written in books,i m pretty sure the death star was just another super weapon and for palpatine it was just another thing that solidified his control. palpatine would have been aware of many super weapons existing in the galaxy, most abandoned, some destroyed, but would also have known how useless they are on their own as every previous super weapon ever made has been. so no i dont accept the death star being his pride and joy or something like that by the time disney threw away the canon we all loved, it was only true while the first and second movies existed tbh

[@brokenbridge6316]

Palpatine was at fault for what happened to the Death Star. Him and no one else.

[@Equints]

Watch out for lil circumcision 🗣💨💥

[@khylerbane4523]

Let’s be honest, regardless of what Disney says Robot Chicken is the Canon reaction.

[@OroborusFMA]

Interesting!

[@SkinnyEatWorld95]

Palpatine was arrogant as usual

[@jasonquiver6907]

Talk about throwing a temper tantrum, sheesh

[@floppyinc2968]

Banning people from saying first

[@nickash7686]

"DO IT"

[@darthsidius9631]

First

[@SolarWraith]

Interesting...Palpatine did not have the senate to control the populace through soft power...or the Death Star to control them through force. Having representatives is there to placate the masses into compliance...life imitating art? Or, is it art imitating life? As brilliant as Palpatine was, his arrogance is what caused the fall of the empire. Ironic as that is what destroyed the Jedi as well...something he'd comment on many times. Blaming Vader was just a way for Palpatine to vent his anger for his own failure; every tyrant needs a dog to beat on when things go to hell.

[@shortbread9518]

No do his reaction to the second death star being destroyed

[@ChronoXShadow]

Well, if we take the sequel trilogy as canon, which I really, REALLY don't want to, then the answer is no. No, Palps didn't learn from his mistake... or he didn't learn from his clone's mistake? And he continued making easily destructible weapons of mass destruction.

[@silver831cali3]

I think it's stupid how they lost just by killing Sidious. What about all those soldiers that were still there. They just don't disappear

[@Manpigeon]

They didnt. The "New Republic" wasnt born overnight. Even in every canon or otherwise after story the New Republic is struggling. The death of the Emperor left a huge power vacuum that fractured the Empire into a bunch of planetary warlords(former governors and admirals) in a free for all.

[@doseofdion9667]

Well, think about it. When Palpatine was killed, so was his number 2 in Vader. And several other high commanding officers. That being said, there was a massive power vacuum. And not only that, everyone that hated the empire suddenly stood up once the head was cut off.

[@silver831cali3]

@@doseofdion9667 yea but a regular army doesn't work like that. Plenty of tie fighters and star destroyers left that shouldn't have knowledge of he's death but what all that stopped

[@silver831cali3]

Ok. On second thought they must have known when it blew up but they still had the upper hand. All those star destroyers that were standing by

[@LordSiravant]

@@silver831cali3 When they saw both the Executor and the Death Star go boom, they fled in fear.

[@BruderSenf]

making tarkin the grand mofo and giving him absolut control over the ds was dumb from creamy sheevs side

[@edwardchadd4775]

I always love this channel but this story has already been done in a different format could u do some new content

[@Eric6761]

Palpatine yelling at Vader for a mistake Palpatine himself made is the most accurate relationship between a boss and employee

[@Emperor_Oshron]

Sidious' reaction? obviously, it was this: "What do you mean they blew up the Death Star?! Aw, {censored--think of the children!} ...Who's THEY!? ...What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!"

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Hahahaha😅

[@Revick_Revas]

Okay, who’s left?…Are you $hiting me! Well, where are you?!

[@markbartel216]

Ah, a fellow man of culture I see

[@LoveShaysloco]

Ah yesa palpy yousa manipulating me. Mehaha ha ha ha

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@LoveShayslocowrong, he manipulated Palpatine! all hail Dath Jar Jar!

[@davidpaz9389]

Vader knew the Death Star was folly. Deep down he was glad that the faith and arrogance Tarkin and Sidious had in the DS had, well, blown up in their faces. Vader was right when told the Death Star commanders that the ability to destroy a planet was insignifcant next to the power of the Force. That statement really echoed Roan Shryne's dying words. That Sidious and Vader can not kill the Force.

[@trevturp6891]

Sidious and Vader weren’t trying to kill The Force.

[@davidpaz9389]

@@trevturp6891 I didn't say they were. I was paraphrasing Shryne saying it doesn't matter if they kill all the Jedi because they can't kill the Force, ie stop it or its will.

[@LordSiravant]

@@trevturp6891 No, but there WAS one Sith who wanted to because he thought that by destroying the Force, he would kill all life. (he was an omnicidal maniac) When he found out that the galaxy didn't actually NEED the Force in order to survive, he didn't take it well.

[@rodrigobogado8756]

@@LordSiravant wait! What? I always thought that the Force was literally the life force of all living things

[@herbertshminkel9033]

So we're abbreviating the 'death star' to 'DS'? Master Luminara Unduli is closely on Shamima Begum. #we.are.all.shamima

[@benjaminfinch4499]

I honestly thought Palpatine’s reaction in the Robot Chicken special was more believable 🤣

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

“What the hells an aluminum falcon!?”

[@francoisregis2155]

Felt the same 🤣🤣🤣

[@chandlerwhite8302]

“How am I gonna pay for that? You got on ATM on your torso, LiteBrite??”

[@JonathanGaeta]

The Robot Chicken version is canon for me

[@verttikoo2052]

Thanks 🙏 for reminding me about that. After this I need to see it again 🥳😆

[@creatoruser736]

Palpatine absolutely failed to learn from his mistake! The first Death Star got destroyed and he immediately started building another one. He commends Tage for arguing against the "arrogance" of it, yet Palpatine then decides "do it again but bigger."

[@DokturProfesur]

Thats kinda the thing though, the second Death Star was already under construction whe first was destroyed

[@invaderdarksun6266]

And thanks to Disney they made him make the same mistake a third time!

[@pIayingwithmahwii]

Lol I agree. The first Death Star was secure enough such that only one of the galaxy’s most force sensitive man could destroy it. So what does he do, even knowing that same man is still alive? He makes a second one that doesn’t even need a force sensitive to take it down. It can be destroyed by any regular pilot. Plus the irony of “this guy who criticized the Death Star was right to criticize the Death Star. So I will be promoting him for criticizing the Death Star, but only until my new more poorly secured Death Star is completed

[@llloyd4]

Nope, he didn't learn, he should have built a bigger more agile fleet. But everything Sidious did was over the top, look at the size of the Star Destroyers and Super Star Destroyers. Compared to the fighters and the smaller capital ships those things wallowed.

[@johndesalvo3348]

The first Death Star "Didn't need" aForce sensitive to take it down.....not technically, but Force sensitive's just have better odds of being the one's to destroy it...or any similar weapon built to cause world destruction.​@@pIayingwithmahwii

[@johngage1308]

Robot Chicken's depiction of Sidious's reaction will always be cannon in my mind.

[@Sephiroth144]

"... ... I love you too."

[@wadey2911]

Came to comments looking for a Robot Chicken mention

[@Brinysoup]

😮​@@Sephiroth144

[@cybernurgle6413]

"Who's 'They'?! The Hell's an Aluminum Falcon?!"