When George Lucas created the Star Wars saga, it was a combination of many things. It has elements of Westerns, Arthurian ...
For example, something that bothers a lot of new fans is: why the hell didn't the Jedi catch Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) sooner? He was always right next to them! Couldn't they have used the Force ...
This post contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Darth Vader #44 Darth Vader is amassing new power to strike against Palpatine ...