But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.
Emperor Palpatine had innumerable plans in place throughout ... This truly was a great form of irony, as Palpatine had long attempted to anticipate where Darth Vader's betrayal—a staple of ...