Fj0823

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Star Wars Inside Intel: Palpatine’s Contingency Plan

"So, Palpatine's been out there all this time. Pulling the strings."

Although Poe Dameron might not have understood how Palpatine returned in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and was understandably exasperated at the news, it was all part of the Contingency: a plan that anticipated Palpatine's death and prepared for his return to power.

When Palpatine was killed on the second Death Star, his consciousness transferred to a clone of his own body on Exegol but the body was too weak to contain him. This led to Palpatine creating more clones and strand-casts of himself in the hopes that one would offer a more suitable vessel for him to inhabit. All of this effort ultimately culminated in Rey, the daughter of one of Palpatine's strand-casts. She was the perfect vessel — but her father and mother did everything they could to hide her from her sinister grandfather.
 
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PanzerKraken

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Nov 1, 2017
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This was spelled out in other publications already

It's dumb but lot of fans also accepted it when it was basically the plot of Dark Empire, the dark side spirit of Palpy jumping from clone to clone. EU crap but some fans used to eat that shit up.
 

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This is so, so bad. I grew up on Star Wars but I'm pretty much over it. I don't have the need to have exhaustive hate arguments on forums or anything like that. I just don't find it interesting anymore and it makes me a bit sad because I think it had potential to go in a more fun direction that I would have been interested in. Oh well.
 

Khanimus

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So is there any explanation for this shit?

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wingkongex

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When Palpatine was killed on the second Death Star, his consciousness transferred to a clone of his own body on Exegol but the body was too weak to contain him. This led to Palpatine creating more clones and strand-casts of himself in the hopes that one would offer a more suitable vessel for him to inhabit. All of this effort ultimately culminated in Rey, the daughter of one of Palpatine's strand-casts. She was the perfect vessel — but her father and mother did everything they could to hide her from her sinister grandfather.

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Gpsych

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So wait, what's the point of Vader's redemption then? What was the point of any of the original trilogy? I guess we got to see cool spaceship battles
 

Evoker

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I still don't understand how the inclusion of Palpatine made it past the writers room, especially since there's no build up to it in any of the other movies.
 

Tom Nook

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When Palpatine was killed on the second Death Star, his consciousness transferred to a clone of his own body on Exegol but the body was too weak to contain him. This led to Palpatine creating more clones and strand-casts of himself in the hopes that one would offer a more suitable vessel for him to inhabit. All of this effort ultimately culminated in Rey, the daughter of one of Palpatine's strand-casts. She was the perfect vessel — but her father and mother did everything they could to hide her from her sinister grandfather.

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Too much...
 

Jovo

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Oct 25, 2017
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"his consciousness transferred to a clone of his own body on Exegol"

whoever came up with this idea and wrote this can fuck off
 

GrantDaNasty

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I still don't understand how the inclusion of Palpatine made it past the writers room, especially since there's no build up to it in any of the other movies.

JJA:"But RJ ruined my mystery box!"
Disney:"JJ…make the movie"
JJA:"….*stares at a folder labeled Darth Jar-Jar*…nah, not yet."
 

NinjaScooter

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Oct 25, 2017
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The dead speak!

it's so laughably glossed over in the movie too. Just like "welp guess Palpatines still alive. Must be dark magic!" And the characters all just accept it. It really blew my mind that they could plan so poorly with such a hugely important movie franchise.
 

Slaythe

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Oct 25, 2017
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So he didn't die at all and Anakin was completely worthless, as we thought with rise of shitwalker.

Thanks for clarifying.
 

mrjohill

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That still doesn't answer how palpatine just let's rey's dad, one of his clones, just do whatever they want. How does he not have another order 66 style contingency that makes them obey him?
 

Daphne

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Oct 27, 2017
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It could've been fine... if the prior two movies were in any way actually headed in that direction.

But no, shove him in there last second. That oughta work just fine... /s
Not just last minute! How about we reveal he's back, not in the movie, but in an online shooter game?