Yeah, I was just thinking about Tarkin the other day and wondering why he had more control than Vader and actually refers to him in one scene as "My Friend". I think it would be a great idea to put Tarkin in EP3 as an important character. In Ep3 Tarkin and Anakin could be like boy-hood chums and Tarkin helps lure Anakin to the dark side by encouraging his flying ambitions. Even if there's a ten-year age difference between the two they could still be friends. In ANH Vader is probably around 40 years old, while Tarkin could be 50 or younger; considering that each prequel takes place 10 years from each other. Anakin was probably in his early 20s in AOTC and he probably had Luke around the same time; Luke is about the same age in ANH, so that would put Vader at around 40.

Rebel Scumb how do you know what will happen in Ep3?