History Literature / RevengeOfTheSith

** This is the fatal mistake Mace makes during his duel with Sidious. [[spoiler: He's so focused on Palpatine's Shatterpoint (Anakin) that he never thought to look for ''Anakin'''s (Padme). It ends up costing him his life.]]

*** Padmé ''doesn't'' die of a "broken heart", but because Anakin/Vader's attempted murder of her by ForceChoke caused internal injuries that the medical droids in question missed because they weren't designed to work on humans, and under the circumstances it wasn't safe to bring her to any doctor that was.

** He also provides a deeper explanation for Anakin's questionable and often paranoid behavior and decision-making -- Anakin sees the vision of Padmé dying ''every'' time he sleeps, and so he [[TheInsomniac swears off sleep]] entirely, using the Force to (barely) sustain himself. He makes such poor decisions because he's physically not in the right state of mind to do otherwise.

* FailedASpotCheck: Palpatine owns a sculpture made of solid neuranium, a mineral so dense that most sensors cannot penetrate it. A more powerful gravimetric detector would have shown that one part of the sculpture has just a little less mass than it should, because [[spoiler:it contains Sidious's Sith lightsaber]].

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Yoda and Mace's argument (with Obi-Wan serving as mediator) after the Jedi get wind of Palpatine's new amendment which will allow him to legally disolve the Jedi Order. Mace wants to move now to remove Palpatine from power, arguing they can't afford to wait any longer while Sidious has their government in his grip and and could bring down the Order. Yoda counters that they need to move carefully and focus on finding Sidious first. Yoda is (rightly) worried that moving in haste is ''exactly'' what Sidious is trying to get them to do and that the PR backlash might end up destroying them anyway.

* EveryoneIsASuspect: Even without the jurisidction frus

** In the movie, Anakin stoically cuts down all of the Seperatists. Here, he takes exceptional glee in the matter, spouting degrading and sarcastic comments to his victims.

* IWarnedYou: After Anakin's disastrous first meeting as Palpatine's representative on the Jedi Council, he vents about the political games to his former Master. Obi-Wan pointedly reminds his former Padawan that he ''did'' warn him that relations between the Council and the Chancellor’s Office had become severely strained. Obi-Wan was ''very'' explicit and he's now left exasperated that Anakin ''didn't'' heed the warnings and blindly walked into this political minefield.

* EveryoneIsASuspect: The Jedi hunt for Sidious ultimately doesn't benefit much from the discoveries of ''Labyrinth of Evil''. Even without the JurisdictionFriction with the Chancellor’s Office, the intel the Jedi uncovered during ''Labyrinth'' that Sidious is a bipedal humanoid and has accesss to 500 Republica and thus to Papatine – doesn’t significantly narrow the field of suspects. There are still far too many possibilities, from aides to Vice-Chancellor Mas Amedda. Mace also wouldn't put it past Sidious to be hiding among Palpatine's Guards. The irony of course is that, by that same deductive/evidentiary logic, Palpatine should ''also'' be considered a suspect, but they’ve written him off as BeneathSuspicion.

* EveryoneIsASuspect: The Jedi hunt for Sidious ultimately doesn't benefit much from the discoveries of ''Labyrinth of Evil''. Even without the JurisdictionFriction with the Chancellor’s Office, the intel the Jedi uncovered during ''Labyrinth'' that Sidious is a bipedal humanoid and has accesss to 500 Republica and thus to Papatine – doesn’t significantly narrow the field of suspects. There are still far too many possibilities, from aides to Vice-Chancellor Mas Amedda. Mace also wouldn't put it past Sidious to be hiding among Palpatine's Guards. The irony of course is that, by that same deductive/evidentiary logic, Palpatine should ''also'' be considered a suspect, but they’ve written him off as BeneathTheirSuspicion.

* IWarnedYou: After Anakin's disastrous first meeting as Palpatine's representative on the Jedi Council, he vents about it the political games to his former Master. Obi-Wan pointedly reminds his former Padawan that he ''did'' warn him that relations between the Council and the Chancellor’s Office had become severely strained. Obi-Wan was ''very'' explicit and he's now left exasperated that Anakin ''didn't'' heed the warnings and blindly walked into this political minefield.

* IWarnedYou: After Anakin's disastrous first meeting as Palpatine's representative on the Jedi Council, he vents about it the political games to his former Master. Obi-Wan pointedly reminds his former Padawan that he ''did'' warn him that relations between the Council and the Chancellor’s Office had become severely strained. Obi-Wan was ''very'' explicit and he's now left exasperated that Anakin ''didn't'' heed the warnings and blindly walked into this political minefield.

** For the novelization, Stover reworks the Jedi's hunt for Grievous and Yoda's presence on Kashyyyk as one. By putting all their focus on Grievous, the Jedi hope Sidious will become desperate and move openly (since Palpatine had just publicly stated the Clone Wars wouldn't end as long as Grevious was alive). Yoda's departing Coruscant is to give the illusion the Jedi are short-staffed and to be bait for Sidious (Mace also proposes joining him, but Yoda points out ''both'' of them leaving at the same time would be a ContrivedCoincidence and make Sidious suspicious). Finally, with Anakin as the Chancellor's liaison, they'll use him to feed all this misinformation to Palpatine (and which Sidious will then 'discover'). Of course, the flaw of said plan is that Jedi had no way of knowing that Palpatine ''was'' Sidious, or that his endgame accounted for (and even required) the Jedi pulling this ''exact'' Batman Gambit...

** For the novelization, Stover reworks the Jedi's hunt for Grevious and Yoda's presence on Kashyyyk as one. By putting all their focus on Greievous, the Jedi hope Sidious will become desperate and move openly (since Palpatine had just publicly stated the Clone Wars wouldn't end as long as Grevious was alive). Yoda's departing Coruscant is to give the illusion the Jedi are shortstaffed and as bait for Sidious (Mace also proposed joining him, but Yoda pointed out ''both'' of them leaving would be a ContrivedCoincidence and make Sidious suspicious). Finally, with Anakin as the Chancellor's liason, they'll use him to feed all this misinformation to Palpatine (and which Sidious will then 'discover'). Of coruse, the Jedi had no way of knowing that Palpatine ''was'' Sidious, or that his endgame accounted for (and even required) the Jedi pulling this ''exact'' Batman Gambit...

* BatmanGambit: Invoked in-universe when Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Mace meet to discuss the Palpatine situation and his impending constitutional authority to disband the Jedi Order. Yoda fiercely opposes Mace's proposal to move openly to depose Palpatine, arguing instead that they need to be cautious and should focus instead on gathering evidence to expose Sidious first. Yoda fears that moving openly and in haste is ''exactly'' what the Sith Lord's trying to get the Jedi to do: Launch a coup attempt that, even if justified, will turn the Senate and public against them and could ultimately destroy the Order. Subsequent events tragically vindicate all of Yoda's concerns.

* BatmanGambit: Invoked in-universe when Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Mace meet to discuss the Palpatine situation and his impending constitutional authority to disband the Jedi Order. Yoda fiercely opposes Mace's proposal to move openly to depose Palpatine, arguing instead that they need to cautious and gather evidence to expose Sidious first. Yoda fears that moving openly and in haste is ''exactly'' what the Sith Lord's trying to get the Jedi to do: Launch a coup attempt that, even if justified, will turn the Senate and public against them and could ultimately destroy the Order. Subsequnt events tragically vindicate Yoda's concerns.

* BatmanGambit: Invoked in-universe when Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Mace meet to discuss the Palpatine situation and his impending connotational authority to disband the Jedi Order. Yoda fiercely opposes Mace's proposal to move openly to depose Palpatine, arguing instead that they should be gathering evidence to expose Sidious first. Yoda fears moving openly and in haste is ''exactly'' what Sidious is trying to get the Jedi to do: Launch a coup attempt that, even if justified, will turn the Senate and public against them and could ultimately destroy the Order. Yoda’s fears are, of course, ultimately vindicated after Mace’s failed coup and Order 66.

* LoopholeAbuse: Played for BlackComedy when Mace and the Jedi try to arrest Palpatine. He points out that even if he were a Sith Lord, his religious beliefs ''are'' technically a protected civil right under the Republic Constitutionn.

** In the novelization it implied that as a slave Anakin was frequently beaten by Watto, and that anger comes out in his fight with Dooku. In the previous movies and other material, Watto was depicted as stern but surprisingly kind as far as slave owners go, especially compared to Anakin's former master Gardulla the Hutt who ''would'' be the kind of person to do what Watto is described as doing. Anakin was always on good terms with him, saying he had a prior owner who was violent towards him and his mother, and Watto even held off on selling Shmi until Cliegg Lars made a bid in order to free her. ...Bomb aside, a stand-up guy.
** Dooku's ultimate ambition is revealed to be the creation of a [[FantasticRacism human-centric]] [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]], and this is implied to be what Sidious got him on board with. This is likely a CallForward since that's exactly the sort of empire Sidious would go on to create, but nowhere else in the entire ''Star Wars'' mythos, ''Legends'' or Canon, hints that Dooku had any such prejudice or goal, and, in fact, his characterization here as a xenophobe flat-out contradicts previous aspects of his character, such as his former devotion to his master Yoda and the many non-human friendships and alliances he had as both a Jedi and a Sith Lord (including his Dark Acolytes, several of which were either HumanAlien or downright non-human). Whether all of this was feigned or he became a racist only from some point onwards (likely when he fell to the Dark Side) is never clarified.
** It may be that with Yoda, it was a case of having enough respect for a single individual that he did not consider himself racist (as is the case with many real-life racists), while there's no indication that he ever felt any real affection towards his Dark Acolytes.
* AdaptationalWimp: In Anakin and Obi-Wan’s duel with Dooku as described in the book, they’re able to tire him out [[IAmNotLeftHanded by switching mid-battle from simple sword styles to more complicated ones]], and Dooku only narrowly regains the upper hand by knocking out Obi-Wan. Then when alone with Anakin, Dooku realizes midway through their duel that Anakin has become stronger than him and that Dooku is doomed. This is in contrast to the film where Dooku is seemingly in control the entire time until Anakin overpowers him.

** Dooku's ultimate ambition is revealed to be the creation of a [[FantasticRacism human-centric]] [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]], and this is implied to be what Sidious got him on board with. This is likely a CallForward since that's exactly the sort of empire Sidious would go on to create, but nowhere else in the entire ''Star Wars'' mythos, ''Legends'' or Canon, hints that Dooku had any such prejudice or goal, and, in fact, his characterization here as a xenophobe flat-out contradicts previous aspects of his character, such as his former devotion to his master Yoda and the many non-human friendships and alliances he had as both a Jedi and a Sith Lord (including his Dark Acolytes, several of which were either HumanAlien or downright non-human). Whether all of this was feigned or he became a racist only from some point onwards is never clarified.

And then there was [[BigBad Palpatine]], of course: [[UpToEleven he was beyond power.]] He showed nothing of what might be within. Though seen with the eyes of the dark side itself, Palpatine was an event horizon. Beneath his entirely ordinary surface was absolute, perfect nothingness. Darkness beyond darkness.\\