Summary

Star Wars’primary villain , Emperor Palpatine , has long look for revenge against his opposition , though this may have proven to counteract the Death Star . Throughout all theStar Warsmovie trilogy , Palpatine served as the principal scoundrel of the Jedi Order . WhilePalpatine ’s backstory inStar Warsis still shrouded in mystery , his efforts to become the exclusive power of the beetleweed have been adequately explored .

From his manipulation of the Senate in the prequels and his clip as Emperor in the original trilogy toProject Necromancer and Palpatine ’s resurrectionin the sequels , the Sith Lord is one of the more iconic antagonist in the entire franchise . This antagonism has often centered around one core desire for Palpatine : retaliation . Be it the destruction of the Jedi , the dissolution of the Republic , or his restoration masked under the First Order , Palpatine has always sought revenge against those who have opposed him . Through this thirst , however , Palpatine may have undermined his great weapon , the Death Star .

The Death Star was the Empire ’s most dangerous superweapon - but how diid its superlaser oeuvre , and why could Luke destruct it with one shot ?

Star Wars Death Star from the outside to the left and from the inside to the right in a combined image

Palpatine Destroyed All His Enemies' Lightsabers

Palpatine’s need for revenge extended to the lightsabers of Star Wars' Jedi.

Undoubtedly the large focus of Palpatine ’s revenge was on the Jedi Order after the prequel trilogy . Palpatine think up Order 66 , the Inquisitors , and other unsafe methods to remove all trace of the Jedionce the Empire rose in the Republic ’s station . Despite these overly savage method , Palpatine took his retaliation one step further , as revealed inStar war : Darth Vader # 1(2017 ) .

This comic Quran confirmed thatPalpatine get destroying the lightsabers of his enemies . From the various arm gather up by the Inquisitorius to any other Jedi weapons he could find , Palpatine strip them down and decimated them out of a need for revenge . This sum up up Palpatine ’s villainy well , and is in character for the evilness Sith Lord , but may have proved to be costly to one of the Empire ’s biggest arm .

The senator for Naboo , Palpatine jump to exponent and influence during the dying days of the Republic . In realism , his public role was just a mask ; he was really Darth Sidious , greatest of the Sith Lords , and he used his political skills and Machiavellian craft to bring down both the Republic and the Jedi . Palpatine ruled his Galactic Empire for decades , until he was betrayed by his apprentice , Darth Vader . Even this was n’t enough to stop the Emperor , however , as he was resurrected by his follower - only to be defeated once again .

Emperor Palpatine laughing maniacally in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

The Death Star Would Have Progressed Quicker With That Kyber

The Death Star runs on the crystals inside Star Wars lightsabers.

The main way lightsabers link to the Death Star is via Kyber crystals . Lightsabers are powered by Kyber quartz , potent rock-and-roll that have inherent link to Jedi through the Force . afford the Brobdingnagian world power of Kyber , the Empire start out utilize it to build the Death Starand later Starkiller Base under the pretense of the First Order . It wasRogue One : A Star Wars Story ’s Galen Erso who discovered the Death Star ’s laser could be power by Kyber , ironically highlighting a flaw in Palpatine ’s said retaliation .

One of the define traits of the Sith and Palpatine himself was one of the reasons the first appearance of the scoundrel ’s greatest arm was delayed …

If Palpatine had not destroyed the various Jedi lightsabers yr earlier , the Kyber within them could have quicken the Death Star ’s twist . The Kyber could have been used to hone the superlaser earlier , a fact that Palpatine was unsighted to thanks to his need for revenge . Therefore , one of the delineate trait of the Sith and Palpatine himself was one of the reasons the debut of the villain ’s greatest artillery was delayed , which ultimately run to his fall in the originalStar Warstrilogy .

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Ian McDiarmid smiling as Palpatine in Return of the Jedi (1983) next to an image of the Death Star from Star Wars (1977)

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Emperor Palpatine in front of a lightsaber duel.

Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars Return of the Jedi

The senator for Naboo, Palpatine rose to power and influence during the dying days of the Republic. In reality, his public persona was just a mask; he was really Darth Sidious, greatest of the Sith Lords, and he used his political skills and Machiavellian cunning to bring down both the Republic and the Jedi. Palpatine ruled his Galactic Empire for decades, until he was betrayed by his apprentice, Darth Vader. Even this wasn’t enough to stop the Emperor, however, as he was resurrected by his followers - only to be defeated once again.

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