imperialscum said:
Bingowings said:
Leia doesn't though does she?
The assumption is made by both Ben and Vader that any offspring of Anakin's would be a threat to the Emperor (who knows this) because of their mutual Force strength.
For the last time now... Anakin's offspring were a threat to the Emperor BUT in sense of triggering Anakin's return. The fact is that this is what actually killed Emperor.
Exactly. That has always been my take on it. If it was a fear of their ability to use the force, then surely there were a lot of other Jedi offspring out there who would have inherited their parents' genetic Force strength that the Emperor should be equally concerned about.
On the other hand, if Force use is a learned ability, killing all the teachers and destroying the literature should be all that is needed kept the threat at bay.
The threat of Anakin's offspring on the loose I have always taken to be the Emperor's fear that they might bring him back to the light side. Or fear that Vader may try to betray him, much like he does in Empire when he tries to get Luke to join him.