Palpatine Designed the Clone Wars to Turn the Jedi's Hope Against Them
Warning: spoilers ahead for Star Wars: Obi-Wan #3!
All Star Wars fans know that Emperor Palpatine orchestrated the Clone Wars to take over the Republic, but they may not know that he utilized the Jedi's propensity for hope and optimism in order to achieve his goals.
Under normal circumstances, the Jedi are seen as a sort of police force across the galaxy. They are primarily peaceful monks that prefer inward meditation over violence. However, when the Republic was threatened and the Clone Wars began, the Jedi had to step into the role of protectors of the Senate and become generals and, in most cases, killers.
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InStar Wars: Obi-Wan #3 by Christopher Cantwell and Alessandro Miracolo, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi reflects on this period in his life. He regrets the fact that the Jedi had to become generals in charge of an entire army. This goes against the Jedi code and was a terrible decision in retrospect, as it inherently distanced them from the light side. He recollects a mission that took place on Abrion Bridge which ultimately ended in a slaughter of many of his troops. But before that happened, Obi-Wan saw this mission as a means to achieve victory and bring the war to an end, delivering a rousing speech that takes on a grim irony once fans know how this battle — and in fact the entire war — ended.
In truth, this battle was only at the beginning of the conflict. There was still a lot more fighting to go, and the war would carry on for years. But since the Jedi always strive for peace, they wanted to view every situation through an optimistic lens. Obi-Wan truly believed that victory was always right around the corner, and so Obi-Wan justified the
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