Star Wars' Padawan Twist Makes Palpatine's Order 66 Plan So Much Darker
Star Wars has just made Palpatine's Order 66 even darker. The Clone Wars were the ultimate Jedi trap, designed to embroil the Jedi in the kind of war they were never meant to fight. The shroud of the dark side concealed everything — and then, on the final day of the Clone Wars, the Jedi were betrayed. Palpatine issued Order 66, and the clone troopers turned on the Jedi, cutting them down.
The Jedi Purge was particularly brutal on Coruscant, where it was led by Anakin Skywalker himself — a hero among the Jedi who had embraced the dark side in a foolish attempt to save the life of his secret wife Padmé. Anakin led the clone troopers into the Jedi Temple itself, where they slaughtered the Jedi. In one of the darkest scenes in the entire Star Wars saga, Anakin himself entered the room where the Jedi Younglings were hiding. They trusted him, coming out to speak to him, only to be cut down. Anakin Skywalker became the slayer of Jedi, killing even children.
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Mike Chen's new novel, Star Wars: Brotherhood, has added an even darker element to Palpatine's Order 66. The book is set shortly after the beginning of the Clone Wars, with Chancellor Palpatine still in the early stages of engineering events according to his will. In one chilling scene, he tells Anakin that he wants to ensure the Younglings and Padawans in particular have learned to trust the clones. "As the younglings grow into Padawans, they must feel comfortable around the clones," Palpatine observes. His comment appears innocent, but given his plans it has decidedly sinister undertones.
Palpatine has a reputation for playing the long game, but in truth the secret of his success lay in his
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