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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Hmn, that's an interesting question. If the Emperor died, who would take over? I don't think Tarkin would, he didn't have the right "profile" for it, he's more of a manager and commander than a ruler or an emperor... I think Vader would be the Emperor...
Well prior to the PT, I would have said that we as viewers/readers/etc just didn't have enough information regarding the political system in SW to know who would take over had the Emperor died. It just wasn't a part of the story that needed to be told.
(for that matter though, I've never heard a discussion anywhere else about who would take over for such-and-such bad guy in this-or-that film... its kinda funny if you think about it.
"So like in Krull, IF the evil king died, what system of checks and balances are in place to ensure that the evil government continues to to run evilly?")Then with the PT one could assume that indeed Vader would have been groomed to take over in the untimely event that Palps, say, tripped and fell down a seemingly endless chasm inside a space station of unrivaled power. ("Whoops- sorry boss!")
So where does Tarkin fit in to the government structure? Considering both trilogies I'd think its like this: Vader/Tarkin act like the Senate/Jedi Council. Vader as more of a 'outside-of-government' strong-arm enforcer, someone who has the ability to commandeer resources at his whim or whenever the Emp tells him to get something done, few questions asked. Tarkin on the other hand is all business, has to follow the rules (eeeevvviiiilllll though they may be) and is there to maintain true military chain of command. In that regard they are both 'managers' but of different 'departments'.