Good evening, ladies and gents!


Do you remember the little heart-to-heart chat that Obi-Wan had with Luke shortly after Yoda's passing?


Luke: I can't kill my own father.

Obi-Wan: Then the Emperor has already won.


This exchange makes it seem like Luke killing Vader was the only way to thwart the Emperor. Of course, this wasn't the case. If you don't mind me going on a bit of a tangent...there were probably a variety of ways to best Sidious. One of the least violent would be for his subsidiaries to simply walk out on him.

While it's true that Sidious was wily in his methods, there was still opportunity for his constituents to walk away from the situation after his evil designs were exposed. Far more than those who joined the Alliance. And yet the vast majority of them didn't. Perhaps they'd grown comfortable with Palpatine, and lacked the energy to oppose him, or maybe they were fearful, or simply had an innate love of wickedness. Whatever their reasons for siding with him are quite inexcusable, from my POV. The droids which Sidious used to help secure his power are one thing, but the living, breathing beings were a completely different matter. The abilities to think and reason set them apart, and placed squarely upon their shoulders the responsibility to show discernment.

Lunatics like the Emperor wouldn't've had much power if people refused to side with them. Because of this support, one who should've been written off as a Senator gone haywire, and placed in a reinforced asylum (with several Jedi standing guard), ended up becoming one of the most powerful Sith Lords of all time!

Getting back on track...Obi-Wan's response placed quite a bit of pressure on Luke. If he'd thought back 20 years, he would've recalled that he, himself, couldn't kill Vader either. (Not that he lacked the physical ability to do so, but his torn emotions wouldn't allow it.)

Additionally, Obi-Wan, of all people, knew that Anakin (Vader) was the one who was chosen to bring the force back into balance. So if it had occurred that Luke was willing to kill Vader, and actually did kill him before Vader killed Sidious, then the prophecy would've been nullified. And Luke wouldn't've had reason to kill Vader after Vader killed Sidious. So either way, the above-referenced lines don't seem to fit into the overall scheme of the films.


Thanks for reading this; you've been wonderful.


*hugs and kisses*
-Tee