Palpatine is a pretty bad guy (understatement of the year), yet the Jedi never suspected him. Or, if they did, they didn’t consider him much of a threat.
After years of wondering why that is,Star Warsfans finally got answers, and it turns out the truth was in front of us the whole time.
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However, there’s more to this concealment than tricks of the Force.
As mentioned inThe Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, Palpatine was simply so busy, and seemingly without privacy, that suspecting him was foolish.
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The argument here is that someone with such a public following wouldn’t be able to hide their true identity.
This, partnered withPalpatine’s marriage, enabled him to stay masked; he seemed normal, albeit one of the affluent few.
But there’s more to the story than the publicity he hid behind, there’s the people he chose to act in his stead.
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Although the orchestrator, Palpatine wasn’t the one actually getting his hands dirty; vassals and dealings in the dark allowed his actions to go unnoticed.
If you need proof of this, look no further than theStar Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clonesfilm.
Palpatine ordered the assassination of Padme, yet hedidn’t attempt to carry out the deed for himself. He employed another, and thus, once again, his true intentions were concealed.
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