Why Palpatine Didn't See Darth Vader's Betrayal - Star Wars Explained

[@StarWarsTheory]

Jedi meditation? Sith meditation? Sand meditation? High Ground meditation?

[@soop1565]

Star Wars Theory Hmmm

[@chrisgreen5917]

Star Wars Theory High Ground all the way baby

[@Veentalksball]

sand mediation imo. high ground is good as well i suppose

[@thatonebigstarwarsnerd8769]

HIGH GROUND

[@BapyTheSnowman]

Star Wars Theory wait...a while back in a few videos you mentioned that Vader was a bit suicidal, so if so, why didn’t he just stick himself in the head with his own lightsaber??

[@emperorpalpatine5753]

I was too busy showing Luke my UNLIMITED POWAH

[@mychaelmay6321]

Emperor Palpatine You are Satan in physical form. In Star Wars, that is.

[@WERTYUIO821]

Mychael May What about Nihilous?

[@therebelsaiyan5559]

Emperor Palpatine poooooowaaah

[@stanmarsh4019]

Mychael May wut

[@darthvader7909]

and than you died

[@andrewgeorge4304]

His overconfidence was his weakness.

[@cashthecurator666]

@Gmail com It is pointless to resist, my son. Uh, I mean my fellow KZbinr.

[@yes7079]

And your faith in your likes is yours

[@mktv7227]

Because Anakin finally had the high ground

[@annabelleautumn5859]

MK TV hello there good reason (;

[@puppet523]

It's over palpatine I have the high ground

[@ellisdaniel5207]

How many fine additions did general grievous have in his collection?

[@WERTYUIO821]

Mote than 4 obviously!

[@kellymoderator5253]

LMFAO

[@counterfeit1148]

@@WERTYUIO821 Maybe evn more than five

[@veritascalivmeir3708]

His hood was up so his peripheral vision was limited. What a scrub

[@deondresixfo8188]

LoL

[@cashthecurator666]

How does he see anything with that fucking hood?

[@slicklikebutt3r862]

I was blinded by his plot armor.

[@JuTakii]

Palpatine ROFLFLFLFMAAO

[@TheGalacticGamers1]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@RyanTheDark]

Palpatine i think you was too busy puting lightning on luke and you were about to kill vader but it was too late

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

I think you paid for your lack of vision. Still I feel that Star Wars has a bit too much plot armor

[@monkey9208]

lol

[@colewamsley]

If I was a jedi, I feel like i would want to meditate and grow in the art if force pushes and pulls. Imagine being able to grow to a state of power where you could walk through battles unharmed as you can almost sub-consciencely push objects from you, or imagine walking towards an opponent while being circled by blaster fire or rocks/debris because you could force push and force pull objects with such control that they simply hover and spin around you. That would be what I would want as a force ability to have great control over

[@fearlesswolf5928]

If I was a jedi I would force choke myself when I'm having a wank

[@AhsokaSkywalker]

I think that most likely, as was said, that Sidious was SO immersed in the Dark Side that he didn't see Vader coming . (He even was wondering about Vader's loyalty on the issue of Luke within Episode VI itself.) It was a huge instance of irony where Sidious told Luke that he was paying the price for his lack of vision for not choosing the Dark Side, only for the Dark Side to let him down by keeping him from seeing Vader coming until it was too late.

[@ScytheNoire]

The canon novel, Lords of the Sith, touches on this topic. Vader had thought of betraying Palpatine many times. The novel is a must read, it really delves into these two characters and their relationship. It also notes the start of the rebellion.

[@DanielFearwell]

Well, Sidious had UNLIMITED POWER!

[@darthsidious7483]

yes

[@devthakur2689]

No Yoda was far more powerful

[@deadmeme8011]

Couldn't beat Vader's plot armor.

[@Docthewrench]

Palatine had a lot of power but unlimited eh...unlimited power can not be killed or harmed. He had more like MASSIVE power but unlimited...everything has a limit even time comes to a end...

[@fj3633]

Dev Thakur da fu is wrong wit you. Did you not see episode three? Yoda got abused by sidious. I would say yoda had 90% of palps power. If yoda was a Jedi a then that's a different story tho

[@ll-ih2kg]

Because it was me (Anakin) not Vader. We are not the same person...

[@emperorpalpatine5753]

at least vader didn't care about sand

[@ll-ih2kg]

Obi-Wan Kenobi Hello! but "hello there" would make more sense ;)

[@skywalkerknightfighter_1753]

Anakin Skywalker hi

[@matthewhermes8839]

You're*

[@sand3252]

Anakin Skywalker Miss me?

[@roadrunnerwill4636]

Can you do a video on what happened if Anakin lost the race in Star Wars 1

[@terryj7241]

Roadrunnerwill he already did that video

[@Veentalksball]

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[@terryj7241]

Niseboi that is inappropriate

[@hayden6119]

He did that video already

[@roadrunnerwill4636]

Oh I didn't know

[@mikebrown3344]

from other things I read, Vader had an ability (one that Kylo Ren wanted badly) which was the ability to suppress and hide his feelings from detection of other Jedi. Vader wanted to learn from Palpatine and become stronger and eventually kill him. But he had to hide his desire, which he somehow was able to do. Supposedly this is what Kylo wanted to be able to do so he could learn from his master, but then Disney had to go and screw up the whole plot.

[@TerraStone]

The Last Jedi Trailer Meditation. Sense it coming, I do.

[@TheFluffyVanquisher]

On a side note... That outro is one of the best ones I've seen. The dramatic music, the flash before the "drop" sends chills up my spine

[@sachinm7261]

The emperor was doubtful of Vader in Episode 6. Remember, he even asks him if his intentions were clear. Luke also sensed the conflict in Vader, because he actually was deeply conflicted. He even shows regret as he says, It's too late for me, son. So, Palpatine knew at that time that Vader's loyalty was questionable. But, he needed him to turn Luke to the dark side.

[@JETVISION1]

This is an excellent video. It gives clarity to one of THE most interesting aspects of ROTJ AND the mind of Palpatine.

[@hestheMaster]

Luke said Vader still has good in him. That belief transferred to Vader, a former slave as a child to come to grips in releasing that good to unchain himself from being an apprentice(slave) Sith. Vader's bad side sensed his son could be a part in a father son relationship in ruling the galaxy,but it was the good in him that saved them both at that time when Sidious tried killing Luke.

[@Veentalksball]

the sand stopped palpatine seeing...

[@darthsidious7483]

Sand is very irritable to the eyes, okay!

[@Will057]

All of your videos are so good, but this one is among the best. Very insightful on Palpatine and Vader's betrayal. Love the streams you did on your gaming channel. Have a nice day my friend.

[@ImEmpathyTV]

Turns out Palpatine only had 'limited power' :(

[@TerraStone]

lol

[@cashthecurator666]

It's treason, then.

[@Real_McKinley]

"Your overconfidence is your weakness." - Luke

[@gispacho2632]

Another great video :)

[@thorsvanekjr1933]

Gispacho another happy landing.

[@Evzone1821]

Fact Free pointed out that Palpatine was not only deeply immersed in the dark side, but he was literally high off Luke’s suffering. The deeper he sunk into the dark side, the higher and more powerful he became. The dark side is a literal, addictive drug. It corrupts a person as bad as heroin. Stellar video, Star Wars Theory.

[@kommi7658]

As Vader saw Luke being tortured by Palpatine, his mind went back to Mustofar and Obi Wan's immortal words "You cannot win Aniken, I have the high ground". At that moment he knew what Obi Wan had meant. Vader focused on it and internalized it. He had gained so much High Ground Palpatine couldn't possibly comprehend what was about to come next. Vader proceeded to pick up Palpatine with the force and hurl him down the shaft so that Palpatine's ground was so low he died. Vader looks at his son, and says "I am become High Ground, creator of worlds". Luke warches in amazement as his father ascends to Godhood. Luke later in his life proceeds to create The Order of the High Ground, realizing its true power. fin.

[@trooper_0257]

I think what’s more important than just sith or Jedi meditation is actually finding a middle ground where you can grow in all aspects

[@jwalkballin]

What if the chicken-duck-woman thing got Obiwan at the Bushes of Love.

[@roadhouse6999]

It's funny because Anakin and Obi-Wan did fight a Chicken-duck-woman in Attack of The Clones. Zam Wessel was a shapeshifter.

[@thiagodelorenci6140]

LMAO

[@MythicVI]

Please do if C3PO's memory wasn't wiped at the end of ROTS EDIT: Wow so many likes and SWT saw this thanks guys

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

Mythic VI it wasn’t wiped. The sand people never got around to doing it.

[@MythicVI]

What are you talking about? 3PO never interacted with any sand people during ROTS

[@Justmyhandle]

*"Ironic. He could save others from death... but not himself."* Oh Palpatine, if you could only have fully appreciated the irony of that line in the moment of your own demise. You saved your apprentice from death but in the end were too blinded by the very hate & arrogance that granted your vast dark power to save yourself. As Luke so accurately surmised, *"Your over-confidence is your weakness,"* the same weakness that got Maul killed by a Padawan he had the high ground on.

[@DeadlyPinch]

Great videos keep it up!!!

[@jarjarbinks3951]

Mee Sa meditation.

[@51Elite]

Jar Jar Binks lol

[@user-hz2fu4sv8i]

Jar Jar Binks *oh no*

[@btv8506]

Hey, I got a suggestion for a future video: What if the Jedi turned on the clones? (Instead of when the clones turned on the Jedi when Order 66 was issued, what if instead the Jedi turned on the clones before Order 66 was issued?)

[@davidschineis7925]

What happened to Cad Bane, Embo, and any other of the cool bounty hunters after the clone wars?

[@darthtuwile423]

LethalWaterBottle cad bane dies in the unfinished TCW episodes

[@Chappati]

If I meditate like a sith, I could become a super saiyan! Allow Jedi, that’s for yamcha

[@josephjohnson8212]

In the Revenge of the Sith novel, Mace Windu uses his shatterpoint ability to see Palpatine's weakness. Right before Master Windu dies, he thinks, "Sidious trusts Anakin Skywalker..." knowing that this weakness, this shatterpoint, was the critical thing that could bring Palpatine down for good. And, hey, it totally was.

[@protector_of_the_realms]

If I were to meditate I would use Jedi techniques (to form a sense of serenity and tranquility whilst looking like Qui-gon Jinn in the laser hallway) on the high ground of a hill and surround myself with a whirlwind of sand while contemplating the ideologies of a sith and then try their Meditation!

[@RubenRodriguez-tc9lz]

Wow! I've always questioned how Sidious knew of Anakins nightmares of Padme's death. Thank you for enlightening me Star Wars Theory! I always imagined that Sidious planted those nightmares though..

[@Oragami1337]

He did sense it in Empire strikes back with the Line, "we have a new enemy, young skywalker, he could destroy us" Which ...he did through his father.

[@AirbenderHawk]

Let's be honest: He's literally transfixed by attempting to kill Luke, and Anakin has returned by that second :), great video as always.

[@dannysmith9537]

It goes hand it hand with when Vader could feel Luke's presence as a member of the team of Rebel's that landed on Endor. Sidious even said it was strange that he couldn't and if Vader's feelings on the matter were clear

[@kingrodney441]

it is because Vader never cared for the emperor in the first place, he just followed along to learn from him and eventually take over. He says in episode 3 that he knows he's more powerful than the emperor and that he was gonna overthrow him.

[@lazerrbeam91]

@starwarstheory this is by far my favorite star wars channel!

[@MrCdiaz71]

This video talks about Darth sidious's Force lightning. I don't know if you've done a video on this but I wanted to know why Yoda never told Luke that the emperor or the Sith for that matter had this Force ability of Force lightning. If you haven't covered this yet I would love to see a video on this. Thanks.

[@juangrandefranco1297]

I think Lords of the Sith covered this a bit; a Sith's apprentice was expected to betray and try to kill his master...and succeed, as part of his training. However, I don't think Palpatine expected Vader to turn good.

[@beatrixwickson8477]

The Emperor was so focused on torturing Luke that when Lucas added in Vader repeatedly saying "no" for the Blu-ray, Palpatine still couldn't sense it coming!

[@dot6289]

“The dark side clouds everything, impossible to see the future is” -Yoda

[@alexandros735]

Please do a complete Analysis and history of all three troopers, clone, storm, and first order, and explain who you think would win in a war, who was best suited. I believe clones were superior but it would be an amazing video

[@Voorhees75]

what would have happened if palpatine had expected Vader to react to, him killing Luke,& had a contingency plan ready to deal with Vader. He knew that the apprentice will always try to kill the master, eventually.

[@ManiaCCC86]

Can you cover any ships that actually have cloaking devices. It's only mentioned once in the movies when the Falcon attached to the SD and "disappeared" but there are never any ships that are seen to be cloaked.

[@anakinskara8588]

One thing I don't understand is how Palpatine was the most powerful force lightning user, yet he never mastered the special red force lightning like Darth Plagueis' master, Darth Tenebrous, had...

[@yaboitony3145]

They should replace the Death Star explosion with 2:13

[@StarWarsTheory]

LOL

[@thatonebigstarwarsnerd8769]

Tony 10151 DO IT

[@mrjessyart]

Don't visions give just possible outcomes instead of certain? That was described in Revan book. Maybe Palpatine simply never saw all possibilities of the future and just wasn't given visions of such events as him actually losing?

[@ariesstorm9577]

What if Palpatine had a clone of Vader, fitted with an inhibitor chip like the clone troopers, and when Vader turned on him onboard the second Death Star mere moments from dropping his Sith master down the reactor shaft, the clone stepped out of the shadows and cut his progenitor in half?

[@Chris_Rannier91]

Since premonitions are seen as more of a Jedi trait, it's odd to see that Plagueis is so strong with it

[@jamesricker3997]

Palpatine was pushed over the deep end by the knowledge contained in the Jedi archives. He was never the same.

[@SimpleAgario]

I really like they way you present this! Such a chill voice :D

[@KevinSanchez-zh8km]

Vader was obedient out of fear? I knew Vader was aware that he couldn't defeat Palpatine, thus he didn't attack him. However, I didn't really think that Vader harbored a great fear of Palpatine. Could you perhaps do a video on the different aspects of Vader's relationship with his master?

[@gigatron3718]

What if Anakin fell in love with Ashoka as fan-fiction would be so cool :)

[@deadmeme8011]

Giga Tron Dude, there was like a ten year age difference. Granted, the same was true for Anakin & Padme.

[@wurzel9671]

Jesse Booth **5 years

[@NozzaMans]

Rule34.

[@NozzaMans]

People can be attracted to more than one person...

[@thelvadam2884]

King Hanley Bigamie ^^😏

[@therammsteinboys]

I have a question, can you make a video about the mou kei finishing move, and why obi-wan was forced to use it against vader?

[@PumpkinDefender]

I’d like to see a fiction video on if Vader has survived after ROTJ and He and Luke opened their Jedi academy together.

[@MogoFromHell]

Wow, the amount of work you pull into is impressive... Most impressive...

[@hayden6119]

Can you do a video on What if the Separatists won the Clone Wars?

[@NightmareDonut]

if they won you would have to watch out for more than just wrist rockets

[@jax7454]

You'd need to look out for those droid factories

[@darthvader7909]

ehm it was not a war it was a theatre to end the jedi

[@Rattlehead90037]

Roger Roger would be a language

[@bigndnjay72]

I have to say I agree with most of this video but it seems to me that some people forget Anakin made a promise to his mother and let's face it with her death is when Anakin started walking down the path of the dark side and seeing that death was coming to his only son he couldn't let him be killed like his mother when he could stop it like he promised himself years ago. Well today are my thoughts. Thanks for listening.

[@ericrobbins9399]

Thank you for all the work you put into these videos. You are very loyal and dedicated. Where I disagree with you is that Sith can't see into the future. Why did Darth Plagueis, a sith, see into the future and have vision of Darth Vader ruling the galaxy? I do agree with you on both Jedi and Sith having many gifts but being powerful in one given area. I'm still amazed at all the Sith Obi Wan defeated and yet his saber skills were more defensive and not very fancy like Sidious had with spinning speed.

[@dat581]

One small point I disagree with is the assumption that if The Emperor had killed Luke he and Vader still would have died on the Death Star. The shield generator destruction was a completely separate event from Luke and Vader’s duel and so was the actions of the Alliance starfighters in destroying the Death Star’s reactor. Also the Alliance Fleet routed the section of the Imperial Fleet at Endor. Both Palpatine and Vader would have died anyway.

[@newshamhouse]

Amazing video.. keep up the good work😁

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

What if Anakin dies on Mustafar and Jar Jar took his place until the end of rotj and was switched with a decoy to kill off so that Luke would think they ended the dark side, but Jar jar was hiding away and after his transformation to a sith hus faced got all messed up looking like Sidious and he became Snoke. It's right in front of our eyes. Sith Not Over Kill Ewoks The ewoks were the ones controlling the whole situation. They killed the stormtroopers to give the rebels a false feeling that they defeated the sith. Jar jar was working with them and the only way to get Jar jar to reveal himself is if someone kills the ewoks so he has to do the work himself.

[@Jacois]

Rather than try to figure out why Palpatine couldn't sense it, you need to establish that lorewise, up to Return of the Jedi, had Palpatine ever displayed the ability to predict the future, or read minds? Cause the questioning of the anomaly is a red herring, rather you should question the retroactive addition of mind-reading/future-predicting that didn't match the previous lore, rather than retroactively changing the original intent and meaning. I think that makes sense. :P

[@fj3633]

When you said Jedi meditation you put the new republic emblem?

[@darthvader4594]

Grey jedi meditation!

[@Rachel-ob9jw]

Thats what i also wanted to pick

[@fijiunlimited4503]

There it is.

[@TheGalacticGamers1]

If Jedi can see into the future far more often and easier, did Qui Gon know he was going to die by the hands of Maul on Naboo?

[@cumzone8301]

Love your vids keep up the good work

[@Mr.Marty.]

As much as I don't have a problem with the ending. I've always been curious to why if Vader sensed him to be vulnerable why didn't he just strike him down with his light saber with the hand that wasn't severed. It would allow him to live and still redeem him.

[@meme_guy924]

Matthew meacham he lost his saber when Luke cut his hand off.

[@supercookie7435]

thanks again for such an amazing informative video

[@Aceflyer17]

Wasn't this already covered in a past video? Or touched on in several other videos? Cause I feel like I've heard this a lot before from this channel.

[@Lanwarder]

Wait, are you 100% sure that Sidious "saw Anakin's dreams"? I was always on the impression that Sidious caused the dreams. Jedi don't usually experience visions of the future in their dreams if I remember well. I know that you know a lot more about Star Wars than anyone I know, but are you certain on this one?

[@chomabcjabeb233]

Because there was no sand in the room and Vader could let go of his hate. Something Palpatine didnt know

[@Rachel-ob9jw]

YES ITS ALL BECAUSE OF THE SAND! XD

[@gordonc615]

Thanks for the vid man

[@hamishhunter2280]

Vader here yeah my epic betrayal edemption definitely deserves a video impressive most impressive keep these videos coming the empire does not tolerate failure the empire shall reward you greatly p.s keep making videos or I'll send boba fett to hunt you down but don't worry, no disintegrations...

[@deadmeme8011]

Darth Vader Blow me, old man!

[@obi-wankenobi4780]

You can't win darth.

[@halam899live8]

Nice video

[@Matthew-Anthony]

Palpatine wanted to be killed by his apprentice? I find that extremely difficult to believe.

[@UraiFen44444444]

Nice Video :)

[@TimV93]

In the intro you said Plagueis had a vision of Anakin on Tatooine, but wasn't it on the landing platform on Coruscant after they landed?

[@mrcaw7411]

Thought of a good "what if" while watching episode 5: what if Luke killed the wampa and stayed in the shelter of the cave, leaving Han to the ice blizzard still searching for Luke

[@dignitygaming4311]

I have a question. In that situation, why was Vaders choice to pick up his master and throw him off the ledge. Knowing he would be killed. He lost his hand and saber, but why could he not have just used the force to get Luke's saber and just cut Sideous in half or something? Or maybe force push Sideous off the ledge. Or pick him up with the force and swiftly levitate him over the edge and quickly throw him down, rather then slowly walking him over? It was easy with Starkiller, who was immensely powerful. Why not with Sideous. Or was physical contact his only option?

[@hipswitch7]

i know the music is lucas king's, but what song/ songs in particular?

[@steveoh8054751]

I've got a question what's the second death star or the in construction when the first one was destroyed

[@TheRandomChatSeries]

Great vid

[@patricks2614]

I have enjoyed your videos. If anything been the one thing I look forward to I'm my day but the days grow long and I'm now tired. I just want to sleep. Bye my fellow Jedi and Sith friends. The sad thing the only person I could ever relate to was Vader and his sadness. Thanks again.

[@darthreaper6311]

Can someone use both light and dark side meditations at once or at different times or do they have to pick only one type of style?

[@filipangbratt5832]

Can you do "Why didn't the force be with the jedi's during order 66?" please :)

[@mort5140]

As a force weirder I’d mostly focus on the force as a whole not necessarily the light or dark but it all as a whole bc I’d want to be as powerful as I can

[@dazdavis7896]

Anakin was ALREADY the most powerful force sensitive ever by that time. By ROTS I mean......Lucas said he lost nearly 40% of his power after Mustafar and was STILL 80-90% the strength of Palpatine.....before his injuries, it was the other way around, he was the one who was 120-130% the power of Sidious, and Yoda......I mean, do keep in mind he was the ONLY ONE in the universe strong enough to control "The Ones" , and that was a year and a half almost 2 years BEFORE the event of ROTS. He would handed Palpatine his ass if he would have just confronted him when he had the chance instead of "I'm going to turn you over to council" because yes he was immensely power, and he focused MOST of that power and skill into Saber dueling, where he was just completely unrivaled, he would of taken Palpatine to school lol......and btw, Darth Bane was probably the most powerful Sith there had ever been. It's said that a lot of the ancient Sith knowledge had been lost to time.....The Last of the most powerful ancient knowledge was lost to the modern Sith....the Sith of today didn't know a lot of the extremely powerful, ancient ways that Bane had taught, they still knew a lot, but not all, or they wouldn't of been able to reclaim power by way of the Empire with Vader and Sidious.......Darth Bane was also known to have unparalleled strength with force-lightning too, he turned ppl into piles of black ash, or dust......AND he was completely unrivaled by Any in lightsaber combat.

[@PaulFury02]

please do "what if Darth Vader never died?"

[@sedatcan10]

Fear Paul He already made that video a while ago

[@michealgordon9456]

He had some sand in his eye.

[@Rachel-ob9jw]

XDDDD

[@ggreenwood1004]

2:34 anyone else gonna ask why she has Anakin's lightsaber?

[@macemundi]

It was a surprise, to be sure, but an unwelcome one.

[@Ballandkoolaid]

I'd like to see a video on wether or not one can use the dark side of the force without becoming evil like anakin originally planned. Anakin only wanted palpatine to teach him how to use the dark side so he could stop padme from dying. So would be possible for a force user to user the dark side and not be evil

[@Metazar3]

can you make polls as an google docs or something, so you get more users on it. as someone not using social media, and knowing alot of others who check your videos non social media option would be nice =) . either way, nice videos .