What was Palpatine's original plan for Naboo?
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^ The vitriolic destestation that a very tiny minority have for the Sequel Trilogy is one of the things that influenced a previous statement of mine that no-one hates a property more than those who purport to be fans of said property.
There's nothing hyperbolic or vitriolic involved in stating the fact -- the fact -- that the Sequel Trilogy was 80% garbage. I can say without doubt or hesitation that JJ Abrams directed my two least favorite movies in my two favorite franchises and it's not even a competition. And I say this is someone who enjoyed The Acolyte and has rewatched Section 31 more than I will ever revisit the sequel trilogy.
Well, of course if you're invested in something that then disappoints you you're going to be more upset about it than someone who didn't have the initial level of investment.
One question about the plan is, what would Palpatine do with Count Dooku if Maul had not needed to engage Jedi just yet? No encounter with Maul and the Jedi would still be unaware of the return of the Sith.
So does he keep Maul as his Darth and just had Dooku do thing related to the Clone Army and the rise of the Separatists? Maybe he would still have Maul organize the Underworld, attempt to swing or decapitated the Hutts before the war starts? There can only be two Sith. Would Maul be demoted, or would he and Dooku need to fight to see who gets to be the apprentice? Or would Dooku be an associate, since he didn't seem to be all in the Sith ideals, but more for radical reform of the Jedi.
So does he keep Maul as his Darth and just had Dooku do thing related to the Clone Army and the rise of the Separatists? Maybe he would still have Maul organize the Underworld, attempt to swing or decapitated the Hutts before the war starts? There can only be two Sith. Would Maul be demoted, or would he and Dooku need to fight to see who gets to be the apprentice? Or would Dooku be an associate, since he didn't seem to be all in the Sith ideals, but more for radical reform of the Jedi.
Anger is easier.
And I'm feeling less enthused by the ST over time but it's still suitably mythic with how Lucas framed it with his films.
Dooku as a political idealist is just as useful.
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Dooku was too old, and Palatine is too racist to put up with a non human apprentice. Remember these people are not his heir, they're his new flesh suit.
Which means that he knew about Anikan, who became unsuable as a flesh suit after Mustafar.
Either Palpatine secured some weirdly weighted dominoes placed to fall just right, or Qui-Gon Jin was his man on the inside.
Also:
Naboo was the field test for the battle droids that were going to be needed by the Separatists in the upcoming Clone Wars.
Naboo was the field test for the battle droids that were going to be needed by the Separatists in the upcoming Clone Wars.