TheBoost said:
DavidBrennan said:
I'm reading 'Darth Plagueis' right now (not sure whether this was discussed before. It's VERY good....
Why is the Emperor kneeling to a giant mad pickle?
The same reason Vader kneels to a giant made prune:
....And the same reason American men pretend to cry and bow their heads in prostration when the military is being shown at sporting event Jumbo-trons: as a gesture of subservience and inferiority.
No, actually, Darth Plagueis is of the "Muun" species (as seen by the Banking Clan character in AOTC and ROTS). But I have no idea what the deal is with the scale of his head in that painting. It is definitely weird.