Angel Blue01 said:We have a shot that shows the tower of course, I noticed that on my first viewing in 1997 as a kid, but it always struck me as a not terribly imposing tower, especially after seeing the cool architecture of Coruscant. But I've always assumed the shaft led to the core, but its open whether the Emperor got there or not. After all, we never see the bottom of any of the many shafts in the other movies.
That's exactly my interpretation. But even if it's not the MAIN reactor (or core), it could still be A reactor.
A reactor shaft can still have a lift shaft within it...that's all I've ever argued...