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Licensed healer Jonathan Decker and movie maker Alan Seawright bring out whyEmperor Palpatine , theStar Warsvillain , is the ultimate manipulator . toy by Ian McDiarmid in the movies , Emperor Palpatine is themost knock-down Sith Lordof all . He is also the arch - operator , skillfully orchestrating the invasion of Naboo , the Clone Wars , and the capitulation of Anakin Skywalker .
Now , licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright have cast a heedful centre over Palpatine ’s use of Anakin . As they note , Palpatine coveted power on every level- both on a galactic one , and in terms of his interpersonal relationships . They name so many techniques Palpatine used to twist Anakin to his purposes .
The senator for Naboo , Palpatine rose to office and influence during the dying day of the Republic . In reality , his public part was just a masquerade party ; he was really Darth Sidious , great of the Sith Lords , and he used his political skills and Machiavellian cunning to convey down both the Republic and the Jedi . Palpatine ruled his Galactic Empire for decades , until he was betrayed by his prentice , Darth Vader . Even this was n’t enough to stop the Emperor , however , as he was uprise by his followers - only to be overcome once again .
Emperor Palpatine Knows Just How To Twist The Truth
George Lucas ' villain is a herculean and overstated villain , a Machiavellian schemer who loves to toy with those around him . There are so many moments in theStar Warsprequels in particular where McDiarmid gives a hint of a grin , allowing Palpatine ’s malicious glee to show . Part of his attainment lie in the fact he does n’t just lie ; he stoop the Sojourner Truth , twisting it to his own end . When Palpatine says the Jedi Council do n’t trust Anakin , he is correct ; when he tells Anakin what emotions he senses roiling within theChosen One ’s affection , he is tell the truth .
He is n’t insidious , of row ; George Lucas is n’t that variety of scriptwriter .
But Palpatine twists this truth into a very baleful mannikin , gaslighting Anakin into believing the Sith Lord himself is the only one he can trust and depend on . Darth Sidious promote Anakin to question everyone else , importune he alone knows the enigma to Anakin ’s heart . He is n’t subtle , of class ; George Lucas is n’t that form of scriptwriter . But he ’s using the same techniques deploy by manipulators in real life .
This , fundamentally , is what gives Emperor Palpatine such an long-suffering legacy . He is the villain par excellence , the skilled manipulator who will always get his own elbow room - but will put on you into thinking you chose it . In another humans , one where he was a small less power - hungry , he ’d have been the ultimate used - car salesman ; but inStar Wars , he is something so much worse .
author : Villain Therapy
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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.
