Favourite Movie Trilogies

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Originally posted by OB1
Just like we said, Palpatine's motivations are very similar to Hitler's, so I don't know why you expect something more than that. He doesn't need a complex background to be told just yet because that doesn't matter. What matters is what he did during the movies, and why he did that. There's not much else that you need to know, but there's a reason why he has been so hidden in Episodes I & II. Don't worry, he'll have plenty of screentime in Episode III for the big pay-off.

Palpatine's motives are much more base than Hitler. Hitler's whole idea was the domination of his Master Race, the German people, blond-hair, blue-eye stock. His war on the outside was a grab for power and control, but his own personal motives were racial and social, as you'd know if you ever read Mein Kampf.

Palpstation, on the other hand, has no personal motive that has been revealed. All he seems to want is a personal gain of power and simple evil. For example, WHY is he a Sith Lord? If Vader is any indication, Sith are made, not born. You have to willingly become a dark lord, Yoda says as much. Now, Vader, even with the most important part of the story incomplete, has a great personal motive for being what he is. Palpatine has nothing like that. It is never said why he turned dark.

Now, I'll be happy if Ep. 3 does flesh out this information, but frankly, I won't hold my breath. By this point in the OT, we knew what Vader's motivations were.