Deception. An interesting topic. It’s been on my mind lately. Emperor Palpatine was a king of deception, yet people loved him. That is one thing I really like about him. He was able to deceive people in ways almost unimaginable, and at the same time, be so charismatic it’s unbelievable. That makes you wonder how much of that really goes on in our world. We, as viewers of the story (Star Wars), saw both sides of Palpatine. We saw him bring the Republic to the brink of war with one identity, and appear to “save” it with his other identity. I think we all have a side like this. I know I do. There have been times when I lie, cheat, and deceive; and no one finds out. Well that’s what I think anyway, but who knows? But all good things must come to an end I suppose. I guess the bottom line was, Palpatine got sloppy. He killed his master, and eventually his apprentice killed him. There’s one difference though, when Vader killed Palpatine, it was for good. When Palpatine killed Plagues, it was for personal gain, not for the good of many. I guess the moral I gain from the story is, all good things must come to an end. He’s still a really interesting character though.