"The Force Can Strike Back" - Plagueis

"Darth Plagueis had once remarked that "The Force can strike back." The death of a star didn't necessarily curtail it's light, and indeed Sidious could see evidence of that sometimes even in Vader- the barest flicker of persistent light." - Tarkin by James Luceno, pg. 127.

I have fallen in love with this phrase. The Force can strike back. Even in a galaxy far, far away there is karma.

Dooku is beheaded by his replacement, Ventress is betrayed by the same guy, Maul is killed by Obi-Wan, etc...

Of course, there is one big one that instantly jumps into your mind.

Yeah, I thought so.

It's interesting to look back at this event and understand that this is exactly what Palpatine was trying to avoid. He knew Vader had that touch of Anakin left in him and it was possible for Luke to find and tug on it. The Force struck back. I love the parallel in this scene to ROTS. Palpatine was electrocuting Mace Windu and Anakin didn't help. The scene is what finally turned him into Vader. Luke was being electrocuted and he did help. That scene turned him back into Anakin.

Remember people, the Force can strike back.

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