But why does Palpatine do all of this? It would not be compelling if it were out of pure evil. Luckily for us, Palpatine himself provides the answer:. Why did he kill his master, Darth Plagueis the Wise? Why did he corrupt Anakin Skywalker? Anakin was the most powerful Jedi, and Palpatine wanted that power on his side.
Why did he create the Empire, an act that would not really improve his Force abilities or connection to the Force? Well, power is power, whether it comes in the form of the Force or authoritarian control. If power means killing hundreds of innocent Jedi and dozens of younglings, so be it. Snuffing out enemies, granting access to a military, and shooting lightning out of his hands are all means of cultivating more power.
There is no nuance to him. There is only power. In this sense, anything more complicated that could be added to his character would only serve to water down that singular evil. That singularity of motivation is his strength. In the new trilogy, this type of uncaring evil in service of an endless quest for power is still found in Supreme Leader Snoke. The clip the image used in the meme comes from is taken out of Star Wars Episode: III Revenge of the Sith released in , particularly the scene towards the end where Emperor Palpatine and Jedi Mace Windu battle in his office above the Senate District on Coruscant, the capital world of the Republic.
During the clip featured below , Mace and Palpatine fight briefly before Palpatine loses his strength and begs for mercy. Unlimited Power! The exact origin of this scene being used as a meme is somewhat mysterious, but the earliest examples that exist online date all the way back to The oldest version of Unlimited Power in meme format comes from Slappytickle.
In , other examples of the meme exist but are quite rare, and they usually include just the phrase, rather than the scene. While no real template was established for a number of years, various examples of the meme continue to surface online from to present day with a multitude of variations including gifs , reaction images and catchphrases accompanying relevant content.
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Registered: Aug 31, Registered: Jan 24, When Anakin cuts off Mace's arm, Palpatine feels that the last uncertain domino in his plan has fallen perfectly. He is confident that, after this point, he will be able to convert anakin and declare himself emperor. So when he says "unlimited power" he is referring to unlimited power in the galaxy.
As emperor, he can do whatever he wants: build death stars, enslave people, tax people, punish people, rewrite laws, have harems, whatever. That is the unlimited power he has. He is not referring to unlimited power in the Force. If he had had it, he would be a god. And clearly he is not a god, because he falls down the hole.
LordVader66 , Feb 6, How do you know that I am incorrect? Can you read Palpatine's mind? My interpretation is just as valid as yours. Also, he clearly does not have unlimited power in the force, because he falls down the hole. Registered: Jul 27, With the force already out of balance, and the Republic on the brink of an Empire, the fall of Anakin to the darkside does indeed bring what a Sith Lord would consider "unlimited power" to bear. The Jedi are soon to be exterminated and the only one that could have stopped it is now squarely behind it.
And with Anakin's fall and the Jedi Order's demise, who is there to stop Palpatine from attaining his seat as Emperor? Game, set, match. Sidious may not have attained unlimited power through the force by Anakin's fall but he certainly gained the unlimited political power by the endgame of RotS. And with both Anakin and the Jedi Archive at his disposal, the thought of unlimited power through the force was not an unrealistic thought to venture upon for a Sith.
JediCleric , Feb 6, If Palpatine is speaking about the unlimited potential for power that comes from the darkside, why is he so excited about it? Wouldn't he have known for a long time that unlimited power comes from the darkside? What makes you think he is gloating to Mace? I think he is just exclaiming, excited that everything is happening as he has forseen. I do not think he is addressing anyone in particular. Why would he be telling Mace about he unlimited potential for power of the darkside?
Who cares? It is not as if he defeated Mace with his incredible dark side powers. My point is not that Palpatine wasn't powerful.
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