

Hence the Emperor's taunting Luke, again to induce Luke to give into his anger and turn to the dark side. The optimal result for the Emperor is that Luke replaces Vader as the apprentice: Luke remains with the light side, and either Vader or the Emperor himself kills him.Luke turns to the dark side, and the winner becomes (or continues to be) the apprentice (Luke or Vader).


It's at that point that Luke attempts to strike the Emperor but Vader blocks him.įrom the Emperor's perspective, the outcome of the resulting duel will either be Strike me down with all your hatred, and your journey towards the dark He taunts Luke in order to get Luke to give in to his anger and turn to the dark side: I'm looking forward to completing your training.
