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“A Jedi gains power through understanding; a Sith gains understanding through power.” Darth Sidious
Anakin’s fears of his dreams leads him on the path to the Dark Side in Revenge of the Sith. After he returns to the arms of his beloved, Padme, Anakin has a dream; a premonition, that wakes him during the night. In his dreams, he sees the death of his wife when she gives birth to their child; it is a death he cannot stop. A fear sets into Anakin, as he remembers the same premonition that plagued him about his mother. It is also a burning issue that even Yoda cannot soothe when he warns the young Jedi about Fear, Premonition and Mortality. Unable to put the dream from his mind, Anakin seeks out his greatest confidant, Chancellor Palpatine. After his dream about Padme, Anakin goes to Palpatine for counsel. In a brief scene in the Chancellor’s Office, the pair discusses Anakin’s new assignment and the dream that haunts Anakin. Palpatine warns Anakin about the true goals of the Jedi Council. He claims that the Jedi are not only against himself, but also against the Senate and the whole democratic system. Is the Jedi Council a democratic body itself? After all, isn’t Anakin being told what to do? “Haven’t they tried to convince you to act against me? “ Palpatine questions earnestly. Anakin realizes that Palpatine is right. The Jedi Council believe that Palpatine is under the influence of the Sith. Little do they know that he is the Sith Master. In an effort to learn more about the Chancellor, the Jedi Council instruct Anakin to stay on Coruscant to watch him – spy on him, while Obi-Wan leads his mission to Utapau. They know Anakin has a close relationship with the Chancellor. Anakin is assigned as Palpatine’s personal bodyguard. Palpatine begins to tell Anakin about the Sith, the Jedi’s lack of vision; and so begins the seduction of Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side of the Force. In the Galaxies Theatre, Anakin Skywalker is the guest of the Chancellor Palpatine. The elite of Coruscant have gathered to watch the graceful movements of a female Mon Calamari soloist. As the graceful dancer moves about stage, Chancellor Palpatine recounts an old story; The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise. This infamous Dark Lord of the Sith supposedly gained such an insight into The Force that he was actually able to influence the midichlorians to create life. Anakin becomes interested in this story after his haunting dreams of Padme’s death – perhaps this time he could prevent her death, unlike his mother’s. Anakin asks what happened to Plagueis in the story. Palpatine says that he was murdered by his apprentice as soon as he discovered the same power. Still thinking about Padme, Anakin asks “Would it be possible to learn this secret in some way?” “Clearly, not from the Jedi,” replies Palpatine with a gentle smile.
He cannot kill the Sith; he wants to turn him in to the Jedi. And so he does. In the Communication Center in the Jedi Temple, Mace gets a message about Obi-Wan’s success. Suddenly, Anakin enters. He’s in deep shock. He gives Mace the truth: Palpatine is Sidious. Mace orders him to stay at the Council Chamber, and decides it’s time to act against the Chancellor. As Yoda is on Kashyyyk defending the Clone Command Center situated there, and Anakin cannot be fully trusted, Agen Kolar, Mace Windu, Kit Fisto and Saesee Tiin take a Republic Gunship to Palpatine’s private office to arrest him. However, this action is not welcome by all members of the Jedi Council - some who believe they should wait for Yoda’s return. Mace commands Shaak-Ti to begin to prepare for the defence of the Temple against a possible retaliation attack. Anakin runs down the hall of the Republic Executive Building and enters the office of the Supreme Chancellor. Inside, Palpatine is begging for his life as Mace Windu stands over him with his lightsaber. Anakin looks at the two. Mace warns Anakin to return to the Jedi Temple as instructed, but Palpatine begs for Anakin to protect him against the undemocratic Jedi. Again, Mace tries to convince Anakin otherwise, but then Palpatine pleads, ‘You remember the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise?’ Anakin looks at Palpatine, ignoring Mace. “Darth Plagueis was real,” says Palpatine. Anakin looks at him shocked. “Real?..” “Darth Plagueis was my master. He taught me the key to his power,” he said, “…before I killed him.” Anakin draws his lightsaber, ready to strike a deadly blow against Sidious. But Sidious, who did not even try to resist, starts to talk about how the Sith, unlike the Jedi, do not submit to fate. Palpatine begins to tell Anakin that he can have anything he wants; all he has to do is wish it and act accordingly. He also claims he can help Anakin to save Padme "A Jedi gains power through understanding; a Sith gains understanding through power. "Palpatine begins to tell Anakin how much he wants to bring peace and order to the galaxy and how his knowledge will die with him - and so will Padme.
That’s enough to stop Skywalker. Mace tries to tell Anakin not to believe him. Palpatine raises his head, an old, withered man appears from beneath the shadows of the cowering Chancellor. “I cannot, I turn myself over to you. I am too weak in the end. Too old, weak. I give up. Don’t kill me, Master Windu. I surrender.” Anakin’s internal conflict grows. Anakin weighs up the role of the undemocratic Jedi, the omission from the Jedi Council, the ideals and concepts of Palpatine, the loyalty of Palpatine, Palpatine willing to share the way to control midichlorians to create life… to save Padme - his loved one. Anakin lunges towards Mace as the Jedi goes to strike against Palpatine. A lightsaber battle begins; fast and furious until Mace’s hand is cut off. Sidious raises his hands and lightning strikes from them, zapping Mace in revenge with full veracity - and with his lightning he lifts up the disabled Jedi and throws him through the window, out into the Coruscant traffic below.
After returning to Coruscant, Yoda and Obi-Wan quickly make their way to the Jedi Temple. In a gallant effort to save the Jedi throughout the galaxy, the two Jedi switch the Jedi beacons from “Return home” to “Run for cover.” However, Obi-Wan can’t help but watch the recordings from the Temple’s hologram camera system. To his horror, he witnesses the murder of the Jedi Younglings by Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan visits Padme and reveals to her the truth about Anakin; the slaughter in the Temple, his allegiance to Sith… He asks her if she knows where Anakin is: she says “no.” He also knows that Padme is a woman who does not stay still. So he waits for her to board her Royal Naboo Starship with Threepio and Artoo. Just as the ramp into the ship is about to close, Obi-Wan secretly stows away aboard the ship.
Meanwhile Master Yoda makes his way to the Great Senate to meet his deadliest foe.
With Obi-Wan hidden aboard Senator Amidala’s Naboo Skiff, and on his way to the secret location of his former student, Anakin SKywalker, Yoda makes his way to the Galactic Senate - now the Imperial Senate where the Emperor resides. Yoda walks down a long hallway that leads to the entrance of a room called the “Holding Office of the Supreme Chancellor.” Two Imperial Guards block the room. As Yoda approaches lightning shoots from the hands of the Emperor. Yoda makes a subtle gesture and deflects the lightning; shocking the Imperial Guards unconcious. Yoda removes his lightsaber and the Great Battle begins. With speed and veracity it moves closer to the huge Chancellor’s Pod that occupies the middle of the room until the Jedi and the Sith are upon its great foundations. Suddenly, the pod begins to rise as the two combatants battle it out. The Chancellor’s podium continues to rise into the vast empty space of the Senate arena. In the middle of the Senate, bolts of lightning flash from the pod. Suddenly, delegation pods free themselves of the curving walls and slam throughout the chamber - some by the use of the Force, others by the control panels. Sidious jumps onto one of the flying pods. Yoda goes to follow but is hit by a bolt of lightening and falls. Sidious, exhausted, looks down into the debris below, but Yoda is not to be seen. Immediately, Sidious calls his Clone Intelligence and the Senate Building is stormed by his Imperial Army. In the basement of the Senate Chamber, among the debris of delegation pods, Yoda makes a quick exit through a service accessway - running as fast as he can to escape the Emperor. He soon comes to a stop and uses his comlink to contact Senator Organa. Bail recieves the transmission and soon turns his red speeder towards the Senate building. Using his lightsaber, Yoda begins to cut through the floors on the Senate - one by one until he comes to the final layer of the Senate building that over hangs hundreds of feet above the ground outside. He cuts through the final layer, just in time for Bail to come roaring through the Coruscant traffic to his aid. Yoda jumps down into the speeder. “Are you wounded, Master Yoda?” asks Bail. “No” replied Yoda, “Only my pride.”
Meanwhile, on the volcanic planet of Mustafar, the Naboo Skiff lands.
