Cloning the World: Re: Re: Palpatine's Influence

» steverino104 - Re: Re: Palpatine's Influence

In response to message posted by Dedalus47:

Palpatine's suggestion to get Obi-Wan to guard Padme always bugged me too. Why did he specifically request Kenobi? I think he's preparing Anakin to go to the dark side.

In the film when Anakin meets with Palpy he makes it clear that he has been taking guidance from the Chancellor, probably for the last ten years. Palpy must have been planting the seeds that would eventually produce Vader, all the while portraying himself as another much needed father figure.

According to the novelization, when Anakin slays the Tuskens, Yoda senses it while he is probing the dark side. It makes sense that Palpy felt it too, especially since it created enough of a disturbance in the Force to rouse Qui-Gon.

If Shmi's suffering was felt by Anakin, it's possible that Palpy felt it too. Setting Anakin up to be on his own would have created an opportunity to take a big step into the dark side.

Just how far into the future Palpy can see, and just what strings he's pulling remain to be seen. It may just be "rolling with the punches", but I think he has taken a personal interest in Young Skywalker.

Lousy three-year wait.

-- posted by steverino104