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How does Grand Moff Tarkin fit into Ep 3? — Page 7

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Afraid of where it will lead?
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
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not really, but do you really want to go there?
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Good point.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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According to starwars.com, Tarkin was the guy put in charge of the Death Star. In charge of overseeing it's building, and then running it once it was completed. The Emperor hardly ever left Corusant, and Vader was his Sith representative. Tarkin was acting head of the Imperial Army (and a damn good one, I might add...damn, I have such a soft spot for the Imperium...). If you do a bit of digging, apparantly, Colonel Wulf Yuaren (guy with the mustache in the background during the whole scene where Motti gets choked. Apparantly, he was an intelligence officer assigned to make sure Tarkin stayed loyal to the Empire.

And as for Vader being on Tarkin's lease...

I think the Emperor was in charge of both of them. Tarkin was the brains, and Vader the brawn. Together, they were at the top of the Imperial Army. Plus, I think they've known eachother a long time, and had a mutual respect for one another. They seem almost chummy together, even tho Tarkin is technically above Vader. They seemed to work together and almost be like a team. It was cool.

Anyway, just my thoughts...
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Not a very good brain: "Escape? On our moment of triumph? Yeah I know they go the plans for the Death Star, and that they know about our ridiculous flaw that allows them to blow it up to tiny bits with a single laser shot, but... are you serious? Escape?"
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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sometimes i wonder if you even like SW at all ric...
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I do. A lot. It was a joke.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Well, think about it. If Luke hadn't of made that amazing bendy shot with his proton torpedoes, the Rebellion would be over.

Tarkin didn't want to "evacuate" because they were only moments away from destroying the rebel base, with only a few scud fighters trying ALMOST hopelessly to exploit the faw of a straight exhaust port directly to the core. If it weren't for Luke's heroism, they would have triumphed. It wasn't a foolish move. He thought it was an exceptable risk to stay. I mean, the rebels chances of winning that battle were about, I don't know....3,720 to 1... Not to mention if Han hadn't have come back, Luke would have been shot down.

The "danger" that guy found when annalyzing their attack plan was VERY remote, and Tarkin knew it wasn't worth evacuating the whole base and abandoning the plan to crush the rebellion on the very slim chance that the rebels were successful.

Basically,
Imperial dude: "But sir, it's possible that their last remaining fighter will have a force adept pilot with Obi-Won Kenobi as his guide, and Vader won't be able to blow him out of the sky because Han Solo is going to come out of nowhere and make his wingman panic and accidently clip his fighter, sending him hurdelling into space."
Tarkin: "Uh, are you retarded?"
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Risky or not, that was Tarkin's final mistake. Which is sad, I mean, he died in a huge explosion... And I'd like to see what would he do during TESB and ROTJ had he survived.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Well, I definitly agree with you there.
Like I've said before, I have a soft spot for the Empire. I would have LOVED if Tarkin lived. He's one of my favorite characters, Imperial or Rebellion. The characters, the ships, the transports, the troops...if I lived in the Star Wars universe, I probably would have joined the Imperium.
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Me too, but because of the benefits (medical, dental, a car) and the huge paycheck. The rebels can't offer me job security and good benefits.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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"sending him hurdelling into space...."

Vader Hurdling into space?! Now THAT I would love to see!!!

Sorry, didn't want to be smart, I just found that amusing...
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tsk tsk tsk ric..... no moral backbone whatsoever....

"Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain."
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I imagine how's an interview to work for the Empire:

"Please, do take a seat. Uh we have your resume here, but I'd like you to tell me about yourself and your qualifications."
"Ah. Yes, uh... I attended Tatooine University, got myself a Law degree... I've worked for the Hutts as an intern for about... nine months, and then I've moved to Alderaan, where I worked as a lawyer for about three years, and uh... I speak basic, and botche, I've visited Coruscant twice... And now I want to move on to something more chalenging, I want to work for the Empire. It is a great place to work, it has great benefits from what I've heard, and it'll allow me to focus on my carreer."
"I see, yes, and what do you expect to achieve working for us?"
"Well, my goals are to become a Moff, someday. That would be, uh... nice."
"Yes I see, well, that's it for now, we'll call you, ok? Thanks so much, buh bye..."

Now can you imagine how many people have lost their jobs when the Empire was defeated? Coruscant turned into a Flint, Michigan in a Michael Moore film!
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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I've never thought of all those poor stormtroopers that had to be laid off after the emperor died.
You like popsicles? Then you need to come on down to the cellar. I got a whole freezer FULL of popsicles. Mmmmm...
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i always preferred the Rebels... underdogs.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
Qui-Gon Jinn (R.I.P.)