21 Years Later, Star Wars Reveals Palpatine Wasn’t Lying To Anakin in Revenge of the Sith

Palpatine didn’t just plan to destroy the Jedi and the Republic; he carefully manipulated Anakin’s feelings and fears, particularly his worry about Padmé’s death, to make him vulnerable to the dark side. Surprisingly, much of what Palpatine told Anakin wasn’t entirely false – his greatest temptation for Anakin actually held a grain of truth.








