Welcome back to the finale of what if Palpatine had limited power.
Thank you to all of you who watched either of the first two parts of this video!
To recap what happened in those episodes, in the event you haven’t seen them,
Palpatine’s limited power had put a temporary stop to Anakin’s path to the dark side.
The result was the survival of Master Windu and the delay of Order 66, allowing for the
Jedi to find a way to destroy Palpatine, and save Anakin. Obi-Wan’s initial attempt is unsuccessful,
but with reinforcements from other worlds, the Jedi line up for another battle against the Sith…
Standing on top of adjacent bridges, were Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Mace Windu, using all of
their strategic skills to try and pierce the Imperial defences. But as they were getting to
grips with the overwhelming firepower of their opposition, the Jedi all sense something that
they had not felt in the Force before, and several thunderbolts of lightning ascend from the surface
of Coruscant, to engulf the Republic ships, and the Jedi started to suspend in stasis. The light
side users tried desperately to cling onto any secure surface, and in one of the destroyers,
the force of the attack had caused Obi-Wan to awaken from his slumber. Trying to reach out
to any of the other Jedi, Palpatine’s attack had jammed all of the communications, but R2-D2 had
made its way into the battle, and sidled next to the Jedi master. Obi-Wan asks for Anakin’s droid
to go to one of the escape pods, and find Anakin, as it was clear that the Jedi knight would now be
somewhere near Palpatine. The reliable astromech flew down past the dormant ships, but the pod’s
presence was spotted by Palpatine’s guards, who opened fire, and sent R2-D2 towards the ground.
Rather conveniently for the droid, the escape pod landed right in front of the Jedi Temple,
and hearing the sound of lightsabers swinging inside, followed the noises to the Jedi archives.
There the droid saw Palpatine and a reluctant Anakin carving through any of the knights and
padawans, that had the misfortune of remaining at the Temple, against the orders of Master
Windu. Searching for the communications line to any of the clone commanders,
he attempted to execute Order 66, but all of the clone troopers failed to respond his instructions,
and running back outside, he restarted his attack on the Republic fleet. As Anakin lagged behind
his master, R2-D2 intentionally bumped into his legs, and the eyes of the apprentice softened at
the sight of his old friend. The droid showed a holographic recording of Padme giving birth
to Luke and Leia, and her subsequent search for the Jedi knight, causing Anakin to fold onto the
floor in shame at what he had done. R2-D2 reminded him that there was still time to save the Jedi,
and Anakin got to his feet, then proudly ignited his lightsaber. Surging towards Palpatine,
the Sith Lord is forced to stop his attack at the sudden betrayal of his apprentice, and the
Jedi above them are able to resume their battle. During their time in immobility the Jedi had been
bombarded by the fleet of the Empire, and now they were forced to resort to using their starfighters,
until the fleet of Grandmaster Yoda and Luminara Unduli arrived in time to repel the Imperial
fleet. The Empire struggled to keep track of the sporadic movements of all of the Jedi,
a strategy that Anakin had frequently used, and slowly the Jedi began to take over.
As the last ship exploded, the Jedi had no time to celebrate their victory, with R2-D2
reporting of the continuing duel between Anakin and Palpatine, and they all dived down for one
final encounter. The unstable Anakin was beginning to falter, struggling to balance his conflict,
but Grandmaster Yoda stepped in the middle of their duel, and deflected Palpatine’s lightning
attack with his hands. The Sith lord watched as the Jedi began to creep towards him, and he knew
the game was up, as he pushed his way back on top of an abandoned speeder. Before he could declare
that the Sith’s legacy would continue for years after his death, Anakin utilised a Force enhanced
leap, and impaled his master to complete the fall of darkness. The Jedi immediately felt the
absence of this darkness in the Galactic City, but Anakin was focused on searching for Padme,
so leapt into his starfighter, and headed for the city’s medical centre. Bail Organa
escorted the Jedi knight into the medical bay, where Padme was waiting with Luke and Leia,
whilst the senator himself travelled to the senate building, to sort out the death of Palpatine.
Being declared the temporary Supreme Chancellor, the senator of Alderaan deployed the clones
to look for the hidden members of the Separatist Council, and after being rounded up on Mustafar,
they are found guilty of their contributions to the corruption in the Galactic Republic.
Meanwhile, the Jedi Order is restored, but drastic changes are made to avoid the mistakes that had
been made during the era of Palpatine. Anakin is placed at the helm of the Order, with Yoda and
Windu deciding to re-evaluate their position as Jedi, after their blindness to Palpatine, ensuring
that the power of the Sith, would not rise again. That is it for what if Palpatine had limited
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