Palpatine built several superweapons and destroyed many worlds in Star Wars, and an intriguing pattern reveals a greater purpose to this destruction.
Emperor Palpatine was obsessed with destroying worlds throughout the Star Wars saga, but an important detail reveals a key aspect of his master plan. Despite the Death Star's level of destructive power, it also took a great deal of time and resources to build, and Palpatine insisted on building more super weapons even after they were destroyed.
Palpatine was obsessed with control, willing to wait decades to achieve his goals if it meant gaining absolute power. He worked his way from Senator to Chancellor to Emperor, holding on to the skeleton of the Republic for nearly 20 years while the Empire constructed the Death Star in secret. He then waited another 30 years before returning to conquer the galaxy, once again relying on a new form of superweapon.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT All The Empire's Targets In Star Wars Fit A Surprising Pattern There's a clear pattern with the worlds Palpatine destroyed or targeted for destruction throughout the Star Wars saga. The first world used to test the weapon was Jedha, the "Kyber Heart of the galaxy" and a highly spiritual world visited by countless religious factions and Force users throughout the centuries.
If Palpatine Succeeded, The Empire Would Be All People Knew The stories of the Jedi and the Republic gave people hope during the reign of the Empire, and this hope would have disappeared if Palpatine had succeeded. With all traces of the Jedi and the Republic destroyed, over time the galaxy would accept the Empire as the natural order of things, not knowing that there was a better way.
A few Star Wars stories have offered a terrifying glimpse of what Palpatine's success would have looked like. In Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Expanded Edition by Jason Fry, Luke had a vision of what would have happened if he had never left Tatooine in A New Hope. The Empire would have succeeded in destroying the Rebel Alliance and then proceeded to destroy more worlds, including Alderaan, Mon Cala, and Chandrila.
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