"Let Him Gather His Strength and Bring It to Me": Palpatine Explains the Real Reason He Encouraged Darth Vader to Rebel Against Him
Emperor Palpatine actively wants Darth Vader to rebel against him, despite being Vader's master, and now, Star Wars fans know exactly why that is.
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Darth Vader #44! Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are famously master and apprentice in accordance with the Sith Rule of Two in Star Wars canon, but their relationship is - and has always been - a bit more complicated than that. As opposed to Anakin Skywalker’s relationship with Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader’s master/apprentice relationship with Palpatine is based on deception and manipulation - which is exactly what fans are seeing in the current canon, as Palpatine explains why he encourages Darth Vader to rebel against him.
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