I've mentioned it to my friends before, but I sometimes wonder if the plan has been attempted before and George Lucas wanted to get ahead of the story just in case.
I mean think about it, the Emperor alleges an "ancient cult that kidnaps and enslaves children are secretly controlling this Republic behind the scenes and attempted to assassinate me but their coup failed. We have now begun rounding the traitors up"
"Execute Order 66"
I've mentioned it to my friends before, but I sometimes wonder if the plan has been attempted before and George Lucas wanted to get ahead of the story just in case.
I mean think about it, the Emperor alleges an "ancient cult that kidnaps and enslaves children are secretly controlling this Republic behind the scenes and attempted to assassinate me but their coup failed. We have now begun rounding the traitors up"
bit of a stretch but a fun one