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Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidiouswas an evil mastermind inStar Wars , to be indisputable , but I ’ve always been surprised it took nearly 20 days for Palpatine and the Empire to be overthrown . TheStar Warsprequel trilogy andStar Wars : The Clone Warsproved just how encompassing Palpatine ’s plans were and how meticulous he was in put the substructure for the Empire to rise . It was in theseStar Warsmovies and TV shows , in fact , that Palpatine ’s instrumentation of the entire Clone Wars was revealed to be a style to shore up his snatch for mightiness .
It ’s evident based on that alone — not to mention his power to deceive the Jedi and his insidiousOrder 66 plot — that Palpatine was glorious . Even with him being so cunning , though , it ’s shocking that the combined efforts of the Rebellion and the opposition the Empire faced on various planets and even with many individuals , that the Empire predominate for nearly two decade . I finally realize how Palpatine managed to obligate onto his power for so long , though , and it issue forth down to the flaws of one progressively important character rather than Palpatine ’s wit .
Mon Mothma’s Political Opposition To Palpatine Slowed The Rebellion Down
Mon Was Determined To Stop Palpatine Through Political Means—Which Was Never Going To Work
A mark - newStar Warsbook , Star war : The Mask of Fear , written by Alexander Freed , includes a shocking revelation about how Palpatine pull off to keep up his mightiness for so long . Specifically , The Mask of Fearhighlights that , although there were disagree senators during the Dark Times , many of them cogitate they could bring down Palpatine while playing by the rules — Mon Mothma chief among them . In fact , Mon found Bail Organa ’s overture to the Empire far too extremist .
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Bail ’s insistence that something more nefarious had happen during society 66 than Palpatine would have the galaxy believe was particularly alarming to Mon . The following excerpt fromThe Mask of Fearreflects Mon ’s hesitancy to take Bail ’s interpretation of , or at least suspicion about , that event :
" Bail was clever , and he was sly . She bank he know — or believe he knew — more than he was saying . And while Mon was n’t predisposed to conspiratorial thought process , she suspected he was proper about Palpatine comprehend the Jedi as a threat . It was imaginable , albeit unlikely , that Palpatine ’s people had baited the Jedi Council into endeavor to kick out him , then use up vantage of the state of affairs to eliminate the society as a whole — though the endeavour on his life made it difficult to handle the Jedi purely as victims .
And although Bail was paranoid , although he ’d expressed his discouragement about the Jedi ’s end publically , and although she knew him for his obsessions and his intractableness and his utter demonisation of the administration , this was the first fourth dimension he ’d evoke anything so distinguished and sinister . "
The notion that bond elevate concerns about this horrific massacre equated to ' demonizing ' the administration is telling enough , as is the fact that demonise the Empire seemed incorrect to Mon . Although she intelligibly finally realizes just how awful the Empire really is , it take several years for her to get to that point . Prior to that , Mon believed she could use the political system to overthrow Palpatine , and that was very but never going to work . Palpatine made sure of it .
The Rebellion Fractured Without Strong Leadership
With Bail And Mon Together, They Could Have Gotten So Much Done
As that excerpt alone pass water clear , Bail and Mon perpetually edge head during this era , which made progression so much slower . Because they could n’t check on what was true , much less what to do about it , they spend time squabbling and try out to get each other ( and other senators ) to see their perspective rather than pushing forward . It only made subject all the worse that Mon , who was very well - honour , believed that the Empire was not the terrific , murderous dictatorship it really was .
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Bail was of course of action right . The Emperor had indeed craft an entire patch to wipe out the Jedi , and he was never go to be subvert by any mean other than outright war . However , The Mask of Fearalso establish it clear that Palpatine had been even smarter thanStar war : Episode III - Revenge of the SithorThe Clone Warssuggested . Because the galaxy had just come out of a terrible warfare , the Clone Wars , they were very hesitating to advertize back against the Empire .
Because the galaxy had just fall out of a awful war , the Clone Wars , they were very hesitant to crowd back against the Empire .
This was surely part of Mon ’s hesitancy , as was the fact that she plainly could n’t conceive what Bail was claiming had happened . It ’s a moment dismay to realise while readingThe Mask of Fearjust how effectual Palpatine ’s trick was . He somehow managed to massacre the Jedi , down to the last kid , and the galaxy accepted it because they believed his claims about the assassination attempt on his biography .
Mon Mothma ca n’t be solely to charge , as many embrace this taradiddle . Even so , it was surprising and disappointing to realize how much she resisted in the early daylight and what an impact that had on the Rebellion in the long - term , especially with how long their victory took . Had Mon Mothma and Bail Organa or else worked together , they could have accomplished so much more , so much rather .
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The Rebellion Only Became A Threat When It Finally United
Once The Rebels Came Together, They Brought Down The Empire
In the end , it was only the unity of the Rebellion that could bring an last to Palpatine and the Empire . This is exactly whatAndorseason 2is going to show , which is why I am peculiarly excited about this next and last episode of the show . Given how prominent Mon Mothma was inAndorseason 1 , it ’s secure to wear she will be a major role player inAndorseason 2 .
With Rebel prison cell prime to come together inAndorseason 2 , we will likely see Mon wrick a young leaf and embrace unlimited Rebel efforts . This timing aligns withStar Wars Rebels , and in that show , Mon Mothma proved that she was indeed fully engaged in the Rebellion and believed that was the only path ahead . Mon Mothma ’s unbelievable delivery about the Rebellion inRebelsis proof enough of that . In fact , that is one of the keyStar Warsevents that take place duringAndorseason 2 , and it may even make an appearing in the show .
Mon Mothma Was Wrong Not To Focus On The Force
Mon’s Abandonment Of The Jedi Was Honestly A Bit Shocking
Although I can understand with Mon ’s inability to believe Palpatine had done all that Bail was accusing him of because it was just too horrifying to guess , I do think that slowed down the Rebel attempt . The Mask of Fearalso shows how much of that immunity specifically came down to the Jedi , at times jarringly so . During one conversation between Mon Mothma and Bail Organa inThe Mask of Fear , Mon in reality state :
" We needallies , Bail . We needvotes . And the shortest path there is by appealing to the ego - interest of our fellow senator . The Emperor has taken away our power , and we require it back — childlike and universal . When you lecture about Jedi and conspiracies …. If we bringideologyinto it , we ’re add needless difficulty . This will be severely enough as it is . ”
With that statement alone , Mon confirmed that she had abandoned the Jedi entirely and want conversation about the Jedi , the Sith , and the Force off the board .
This was the ill-timed call . At this time , there were still surviving Jedi who may have been willing to work with Mon , Bail , and others to discontinue the Empire in the first place on . Even if that was n’t the case , push forward as though Order 66 was of no concern was n’t the right move at all . I still like Mon Mothma , but it ’s hard to ignore the means her resistivity to bear the verity and performing consequently contributed toEmperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious’nearly 20 - class sovereignty inStar Wars .
