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

» metark - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Palpatine's Influence

In response to message posted by Dedalus47:

I think that sums it up. Obi-wan understands that his roll is the father figure in Anakin's life and of course Anakin says he is like a father to him. But Obi-wan's roll model for a father was often short and formal, yet rebellious to authority. He certainly cared about Obi-wan, as Obi-wan does about Anakin. It just doesn't come through very often to Anakin. The two quotes you noted were both said to others.

Maybe once Palpatine felt the energy of the pain of Anakin's slaughter of the Tuskins, he knew that it would not take to much to push Anakin to the dark side.

I could certainly buy that Palpatine did not specifically want Anakin and Padme to be together but then I would think that Palpatine wanted Obi-wan on the case, maybe sensing that Obi-wan would be able to get to Kamino and to Geonosis. For Palpatine's plan to work, someone has to find out what Dooku has been up to, creating the threat, and find out about the clones, creating the only way out. I suppose if Obi-wan had failed, Palpatine would have set something else in motion.

I know that this is a stretch but I don't think that Palpatine does anything without it serving him. If Padme had been killed, it may have helped him in the senate so saving her does not seem like an important reason for him to want Obi-wan and Anakin to guard her. If not to get Padme and Anakin together, then for Obi-wan to discover the clones, etc.

-- posted by metark