Why Palpatine Kept the Senate Around as Emperor [Canon] - Star Wars Explained
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Because he was The Senate
sabinoecko629 i was gonna say that
Not yet.
Darth Senatorious
I knew this would be the first comment
Damn somebody beat me to it
Palpatine’s plans
-Build a Death Star
-Not die
The latter was somewhat more successful than the former.
At least he got one of them twice
For someone who didn't want to die, he sure told a lot of people to strike him down 😂
and become the senate
“So I threw the senate at him haha, the whole senate!”
Kevin Rodriguez hehe Robot Chicken reference
"what the hell is an aluminum falcon?"
I immediately looked up that scene on robot chicken😂
“I thought I could trust my Sith Lord to protect a two Metre hole!!! Oh... OMG now he’s crying.”
Still is
I can see the future of this comment section and I see hundreds of thousands of
I AM THE SENATE jokes everywhere
Gigante Doidão your right
Gigante Doidão dew it
I knew that would happen as soon as I saw the title lol.
66 likes... Execute Order 66.
+Mr. Cuddlesworth 69 now. ;)
"...and not die."
The cornerstone of any successful plan.
And there are some for whom their death is actually the intended last step.
Hehe
Disappointed this isn’t like a two second video saying “Because he WAS the senate!”
Yes but where’s the fun in that? Now we need to know WHY he was the senate.
1:26 So Palpatine pretty much pulled an Augustus? Letting the Senate remain in the aftermath of his rise to power to maintain the illusion that it still had a role and the population had a voice within the government.
Boss Isaac You should read the biography of Augustus by John Buchan. It is a great biography.
Sounds like America.
@@MarcussJay Yeah but unlike Rome, we are unbased and our authoritarians are all bicurious.
I mean the original star wars movies were a story about a tyrannical fascist regime and the heroes that can take it down. The prequels illustrated the dangers of liberalism being a mechanism for fascism to take hold.
This was mostly in the world building aspect of the star wars franchise, just another thread in the fabric.
Unlike Rome, though. The people disliked the empire. Majority of people in the Roma Empire actually preferred it. And, as Augustus said. "I came to Rome a city of bricks. I left it a city of marble". Both him and his step father were astounding leaders. They actually showed that having a one man leadership is better than a senate full of corrupted old farts. Clearly we haven't learned from history though.
Honestly, I think it was a stupid idea for Palpatine to remove the senate at all. It was nothing more than a figurehead rubber stamp, but it provided a tiny bit of legitimacy and let some relatively powerful leaders feel good about themselves while still serving the Emperor wholeheartedly.
Part of the point that was being made, was that dictators are power mad inevitably, that power goes to their head, they turn from cautious to reckless. The question is how much damage dictators do before they self destruction.
One thing that frustrates me is...once he's the emperor *why* does he need to do away the the Senate. Alot of his own goals don't make sense. You already hold the most power in the galaxy both politically and personally. At that point your just painting bigger and bigger targets on your back.
The senate was irrelevant by the time of A New Hope. Getting rid of them really did not make a difference from the perspective of the rebellion or the empire. The dumb thing was Tarkin blowing up Aldaran.
@@thecreatorofthedark Same reason billionaires keep trying to find ways to cut costs, lobby, monopolize, invest, and ultimately make more money even though they already have enough to live in pure opulence for a hundred lifetimes. Power and greed are not just a matter of fulfilling one's own self-interest, it transcends the self. It's an endless feedback loop of accumulation that knows no maximum, there's never enough. Even to the point of being self-defeating. Sidious epitomizes that singular aspect of our modern world while removing any of the humanity.
@victorconway444 I mean those billionairs also create more jobs and provide more services and cheaper goods to the population by doing that, compare computers originally and now, they are infinitely more cheaper and more advanced than they where before and more people have them because of the reduced cost to manufacture them.
I guess Palpatine forgot about the not dying part
Not in Legends
+Richard Lew Yeah, about that..
Buff seems like he didnt
I think he remembered 🤣
twice
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to keep his sense of pride and accomplishment
You, I like you.
As do I, let us all be friends
Why the Senate Kept the Senate Around
Cuz he's the senate
66 likes XD
@@artemshevtsov6062 *THE TIME HAS COME...*
It will be done my lord
@@renatocunha7216 execute order 66..
There's a strange lack of unlimited power references. So....
*U N L I M I T E D P O W E R ! ! !*
David Hong I find this strange lack disturbing
Im making it so this comment has a reply every year
i felt a large disturbance in the Force !
I find your lack of Unlimited Power disturbing.
So he could throw it at people. The WHOLE Senate.
True story.
"I AM THE SENATE!"
So what happens when you dissolve the Senate?
"I... um... oh crap." *Dies*
Easy, he is the senate
No, the senate , is him !
Palpatine's ultimate goal was to eventually replace the governors with indoctrinated force sensitives and rule the galaxy as its immortal God-Emperor using what he had learned from Plaguieus. Anakin killed him before this final plan was put in motion.
In canon or legends?
@@zhihanlim3500 Obviously in Legends, because Disney is Disney, and Disney is the fucking worst.
@@frostyguy1989 I think it was in Return of The Jedi.
Somehow, Palpatine returned...
He also wanted to conquer other galaxies and potentially universes
That's because he's the senate!
The real answer was because he was the senate
Palpatine built a weapon to surpass metal gear. He played us like a damn fiddle
surprised to see this comment hasn’t blow up since 2021
Wooooaahaaaaaaaa
Pretty stupid question. He obviously wasn’t going to commit suicide after defeating the Jedi.
Palpatine may be evil but you can’t deny how successful he was. He accomplished many things that no individual or Sith Lord in the galaxy has before: He shifted an entire government to a new one (Republic to Empire) he reigned as it’s supreme leader for the remainder of his life. And he eradicated nearly the entire Jedi Order (something all sith have dreamed of but never managed to accomplish)
Because he evolved, unlike the Jedi and the Sith from the past
@@aceclover758 He was just very good at hiding his goal and affinity. Snake in the grass.
Darth sidious - insidious - proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.
By definition he fits like a glove. Subtle and harmful
Why would he not keep himself around?
The answer is obvious, he's gotta keep himself around
I'm wondering how was the Senate organized, Were they all elected or were some appointed by the planets they represented and what powers did they have? Also were their any checks on the Senate other than the "Courts".
Marylandbrony The Senate was elected by their constituents. The “courts” were never really addressed after the phantom menace.
And what would happen if a planet was destroyed,but its senator was still alive?
@@zachjones6944 "He controls the Senate, and the courts. He's too dangerous to be left alive." -Mace Window, Revenge of the Sith.
It's a fictional universe, so we can just imagine what "courts" means.
because it was him?
Paulo Annunaki W
Self destruction is not available ...
He is the senate
(palpatine when giving trump some advice)
Palpatine:you got a nice senate there,it'd be a shame if you didn't,BECAME ONE!
But He was careful not to Choke on his aspirations tho...
darth vader hello there!
darth vader lol ! 😂 😂 😭 😂 😂
After that conversation trump built a wall around the earth and had the empire pay for it
darth vader Trump would've have been chain lighting and force choked to death.
Have you ever heard the tale of Darth Sidious the Senate? They say he was so powerful that he could use UNLIMITED POWER to dissolve the Senate without killing himself.
LOL - nice touch at the end.
"All Palpatine simply had to do was build another Death Star and then he was set to proceed with whatever plans he had for the galaxy as its ultimate ruler... *but we all saw how that turned out* " = p
“All Palpatine simply had to do was build another Death Star and not die. And then he was set to proceed with whatever plans he had for the galaxy as the ultimate ruler, but we all saw how that worked out.”
Vader: YEET
Because he WAS the Senate.
He didn’t declare him self the senate
I am the senate
Funnydodo _2110 i
am
Funnydodo 2110 he was born the senate
Darth jar jar should have its own movie
luck myst3r only if he dies in the most painful way possible!!!
luck myst3r he deserves his own trilogy.
Yes, an alternative Star Wars timeline trilogy where George Lucas wasn't an idiot that listened to the stupid fans and stuck to the original plan for Jar Jar. That'd be awesome. Jar Jar ending up a Sith would have been the ultimate twist. Imagine that, a character most wrote off as pointless and annoying bumbling idiot and that was hated and viewed as a failed attempt at adding a bit of comedy turns out to be one of the keys to it all and a smart sith Lord. No one would have seen it coming. Then the fans went and fucked it up.
No
What exactly was the original plan for jar jar? If i may ask
"Fear will keep the systems in line, fear of this battlestation."
-Grand Moff Tarkin, Star Wars Episode IV "A New Hope"
"You know as well as I do that fear exists for one purpose: to be conquered."
"She tricked me."
"Did she, or was a part of you actually hoping to be defeated? Isn't that why you allowed Captain Janeway to come here? Because you sensed that she had the power to subdue you?"
"...No, she lied. It was very Un-Starfleet of her."
"Starfleet Captains don't easily succumb to fear."
"...What will become of us- ...of me?"
"Like all fear, you eventually... vanish..."
"...I'm afraid."
"I know..."
"...Drat."
-Captain Janeway Holoprogram to "The Clown" shortly before Cessation of Functions, Star Trek Voyager, Season 2, Episode 23 "The Thaw"
Because he _is_ the senate.
Why is he the Senate?
@@oshapofficial watch revenge of the sith
Because he IS the senate
I would like to know what happened to the senators when they were removed and what their reaction was after their leader who they supported for years removed them.
Killeric Longstar I know that Jar Jar ended up as a street clown, and also went to parties and entertained kids.
He was alive long after ROTJ, I wouldn't be suprised if he was alive during TFA. It is sad to see a Galactic Senator become a street clown, though, even if he is Jar Jar.
@@unitedstates1796 That's messed up. People need to stop picking on Jar Jar, including Lucasfilm.
Once they were no longer senators, the Rebellion probably started getting more funding than the empire.
Maybe they joined the rebels?
I am the
Chancellor
Ha. Kind of like Julius Caeser. Didn't proclaim himself emporer, but basically was. Allowing the senate to exist alongside him.
Your profile pic will haunt me for the rest of my life
I am the Senate
Rorschach _ not yet!
Its treson then. *Ignits lightsaber*
qazwax oh shit!
You aint no Senate. You're just a bloodstain in the snow.
This is all jar jar’s fault!!!!
If he didn’t help palpatine become chancellor, none of this would have happened!!!
Hu? Don't you mean Padme's fault? She's the one who called for a vote of no confidence against Valroum.
There is not one single person to be blamed. Most of the senators were corrupt. The Republic almost unable to deal with several threats. Democracy was rotting.
”It is not Palpatine's doing alone that made him Emperor, but also the senate's failing to execute democracy properly.”
- George Lucas
@@楽楽-v6z @saphiria. Valroum was corrupt and had to be kicked out of office. It was just who he was replaced with that is the problem.
#jarjardidnothingwrong
@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 it was Palps who suggested this very subtly to Amidala.
because he is the senate
Self destruction is not available 💥
Jesus loves you .
Don't make me say it
Sheev Palpatine you are the SENATE!
Sheev Palpatine dew it
Perhaps the question we should be asking ourselves is have you ever heard the tradegy of Darth Plaguis the wise?
because he wanted those who opposed him in the senate to try to take him down, to make them think they stand a chance, while also using the senate itself to maintain power before his ultimate weapon was being built
this is before and while the Death star was under construction
I am the senate
Not Yet
@@RedditzGG It's treason then
@@acegabrielcruz3687 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I never think about this stuff but when you post it I always wonder why I never thought of it before
*STAR WARS!*
steam train ty 😂
Dadum dadum!
He had to, it was himself!!
The Galactic Imperial senate was probably like the real world Senate it is based on, the Roman Imperial Senate.
They held on after the Fall of the Republic, but just barely, and yet they still managed to kill and even appoint many an Emperor.
In Star Wars, the raising of Senator Mon Mothma is similar to this, only, like appointed reluctant leaders in the real world (Marcus Aeralius, George Washington and Charles De Gaulle) she had no interest in being an autocrat, and so shared her power.
As JRR Tolkien said ‘The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity’
I AM THE SENATE
This is why I love the empire more than the first order palpatine was a genius in and out i also feel that the imperial military is better than the first order military.
There’s a reason the original empire were stronger than the first order, the first order is basically disney’s version of the imperial remnants from the old cannon pre disney
Alt Title: Why The Senate Kept the Senate Around as Emperor [Canon] - Star Wars Explained
Can you make an Exar Kun video? It can be any type of Exar video, Lightsaber, Lightsaber form Niman, or history, or even bringing back to canon one day.
“Why didnt the emperor dissolve himself?”
well duh of course he kept the senate because he is the senate
If he got rid of 'the senate' that means he got rid of himself
4:20
I love the detail that Palpatine manipulated the media to make him not look deformed/scared to keep up appearance.
Make video about communism in Star Wars
It's simple, he is the Senate
He was the senate, destroying it would be self destruction
"Oh no, the destruction of the Death star wasn't a crippling blow. It just severely set back Palp's plans"
*Nobody wanted a repeat of that*
First Order: EVERYONE MUST DIE!!!
Studing the acient Roman histroy, it's obvious that the creator was ispired by Roman history. The process of what Senate lose powers in favour of the Princeps (Emperor) are similar that in the story in Star Wars
AT-STs are so fukin' badass!
triplemojo 3 they look really menacing in these paintings
*I AM THE SENATE*
NOT YET
But i thought he was the senate??
Hey lore master this is off topic
but I'm assuming you watch Star Wars Rebels. Where do you watch that?
+Patrick Ravn Disney XD app. Episodes on it come out early before they air on tv.
Well fuck... I'm outside the US so I can't download that :/
I wonder if after he built the first Death Star, was he planning to build a fleet of Death Stars or just one more? (or two if you count Starkiller Base)
dragonweyr44
Considering the amount of resources needed, actually aauiring the material to build the body of a *DEATH STAR* was the relatively easy part...but acquiring the *special components* needed for the planet destroying super laser would be the very difficult task. So the empire could've built dozens of them but you have to remember the weapon is a *major deterrent* not something meant to be used liberally, its a *weapon of fear* first and foremost.
This is so interesting. In between movies is just seems like Sidius instantly gained complete control, so this makes so much more sense! Awesome video!!
In anime its called a timeskip lol
Well, let's be real. The Senate was filled with figure heads with the authority power of a hall monitor during the imperial reign. They basically had none to speak of. But the people still look to them. But like how it ended for them, brings more irony then merit. many provided thunderous applause to the new Empire, but soon found only sorrow and suffering. More cheer in the lower level of Corascant then the surface.
In a new hope, tarkin says the "regional governors will keep the planets in line", so... what happened? It sounds like Palpatine made each region more autonomous.
How’s the galactic senate going? Pretty good, it DOESNT seem.
When Palpatine dismantled the senate, he technically dismantled himself, because he is he senate
2 senates !
Perfect! That’s one way of how modern dictators come to power in the real world: politics, instead of launching a military coup, or a revolution. Modern day examples that i could think of: Venezuela (maduro), Bolivia (evo morales), Russia (putin), Belarus (lukashenko), Nicaragua (daniel ortega), Turkey (erdogan) and so on...
It’s tricky, because you need to shape the institutions and the military to concentrate power in your hands, but once it’s done, you propose a new constitution, solidifying power in your figure, and passes it. Now, you’re a dictator :D
The Lore Master can you make video about Master Yadlle who has made appearance in the phantom menace?
Are you threatening me master jedi
mr Tree In the name of the senate of the galactic republic you are _under arrest_
United States I am the senate
hello there Not yet
mr Tree not yet
It's treason then
I don’t get why people hate on the Empire lol, it’s literally America except there isn’t a “Sidious” behind everything.
The U.S. government is a system of checks and balances. A "Palpatine-like" scenario could not happen. The president holds most of the powers in the government, but even that is relative. As soon as a President tried to increase his powers, Congress would immediately stop it, as soon as Congress tried to force the military to do something, the President could stop it, and in vice versa. Picture the U.S. government as sort of like "rock, paper, scissors".
Larry-three That’s exactly what I just said. There isn’t a person that controls everything.
How is the U.S. like the Empire? The U.S. is not fascist, Americans hold a strong anti-Imperial attitude, our government is not a monarchy. If anything, the United States never shuts up about freedom and democracy. Not that I am complaining, ha.
Where were Palpatine red guards when he died??? seeing how they were soooo loyal they couldn't even be at his side to protect him?
Daniel Reimann they were told to leave
because they are useless nitwits anyway
Daniel Reimann a wizard did it
Paplatine is the senate.
So he can tell everyone “I am the senate” still. Duh 🙄
"All Palpatine had to do was build a new Death Star and not die..."
*cue Always Sunny in Philadelphia theme*
Palpatine Dies and the New Death Star Blows up.
So if Palpatine is the senate, then when he disbanded it he disbanded himself which means he wasn't empeor, or he died then because senate died aswel which means empeor we see in legends is imposter.
"We know how the rest went out"
Yup both 2nd death star and it's ruler sidious plus it's hater vader were destroyed. And anakin skywalker was redeemed with luke being a grandmaster. Happy end....
Otari: Or is it?
Snoke: hello there
So basically Palpatine did what Emperor Augustus did
That sounds very roman
Because he loves democracy
Looking back, mountain dew missed out on a shit load of marketing.
Anakin - "I shouldn't, it's not the Jedi way."
Palpatine - "Dew It!"
Because a galaxy-spanning direct dictatorship without an infrastructure to handle the menial tasks would’ve been a tad tedious to run
he kept it around because he was it
Random person: why you kept The senate?
Palpatine: *I am The senate*
two senates !
What happened to all the Jedi bodies after order 66?
+The Thiccest Widowmaker Most were burned, tho a few were kept in prisons to be used as a lure to trap Jedi or other force sensitives as we saw on Star Wars Rebels.
The Lore Master Jesus Lmao
Informative.
I have an idea for a video: Howd the Galactic Senate respond to Padmes death
Ask julius cears and Octavian
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, palpatine is such an evil genius
Well, he kept it because *he is the Senate*