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Summary Given Darth Vader’s considerable intelligence, experience, and strength, it seems strange that he never took control of the Empire’s military – but there’s a good reason for this separation of power in Star Wars. Though, during the original Star Wars trilogy, few knew of Darth Vader’s true identity, Palpatine would have been aware of Anakin Skywalker’s famed exploits as a General for the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.
The Sith Never Fit Into The Empire's Structures What Palpatine wanted, above all, was for the Sith to have total control over the galaxy. The Empire was part of that plan, but not the whole story. He needed the Empire to be, on the whole, self-sustaining. Its resources and network needed to be available to him at all times so that the Sith Lord could exert his dark will over the rest of the galaxy.
Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader Conceived by the will of the Force itself, Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One, destined to bring the Force into balance. Anakin struggled to balance competing attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala, and ultimately fell to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. For years he served as Palpatine's right hand man, but he was ultimately redeemed by the faith of his son, Luke Skywalker.
If Vader had been more tactically minded, and if he hadn’t been so hellbent on settling his personal vendettas, the battle of Hoth might have ended very differently. What if he had focused on Rebel leadership, like Mon Mothma, instead? The Rebellion could have been decimated. Instead, Vader acted “selfishly,” and the rest is history. Vader may have been known as the "Supreme Commander of Imperial Forces," but in reality, he was anything but.
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