Star Wars' greatest villain, Palpatine had a contingency plan for the event of his death - but it was aimed at Darth Vader, not Luke Skywalker.
Star Wars has confirmed Palpatine established a “Contingency” against his potential defeat – but it actually seems to have been targeted at Darth Vader, rather than at the Rebel Alliance. “Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen,” Palpatine claimed in Return of the Jedi, and in truth that saying should have been something of a catchphrase to the Emperor. Palpatine was a long-term strategist, and the secret of his success lay in a combination of low cunning and strategic forward-thinking.
In Palpatine’s view, only one thing could ruin everything; a change in the balance of the Force, with the Jedi bringing back the light. The majority of the Jedi were killed in Order 66, and Palpatine commanded Darth Vader and his Inquisitors to hunt down any survivors. There’s some evidence the Emperor became complacent in this regard, convinced the Jedi had been defeated at last.
Palpatine was disappointed when Darth Vader suffered critical injuries in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, but his experiences with Darth Maul – who had returned during the Clone Wars, much to Palpatine’s frustration – had taught him not to simply discard wounded apprentices.
Operation Cinder was designed to culminate in a battle over the skies of the junkyard planet Jakku – a planet Palpatine had rigged to explode. His most loyal agents would be saved, traveling out to the Unknown Regions, where they would discover the Emperor had established a secret cache of weapons and automated shipyards. There, they would be transformed into Palpatine's new First Order, and they would be able to return to a devastated galaxy in force – reclaiming the Empire.
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