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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 2304918" data-attributes="member: 4275">Agreed. Not only would Han have been captured whether or not Luke showed up, but its likely that Leia, Lando and Chewie escape without Luke showing up.In fact, if Leia hadn't rescued Luke he would likely have died or turned to the dark side.The reverence in his voice when he answers Vader says it all. If he hadn't gotten away from Vader enough to clear his head and escape his influence, he would have turned.This is something else I think folks are missing about Annakin seeming to "skip" a couple of steps on his path to evil.Sure the force can only outright control the weak minded, but it sure seems to have an EFFECT on anyone, especially those receptive to it.Yoda teaches Luke to use the Force to calm himself on Dagobah, and I infer from both Annakin's and Luke's encounters with the Emperor that he's stoking their emotional fires of hatred and desperation.I also don't think Annakin really intends to serve the Emperor when he kneels. That's lip service. If you listen to what he says later he plans to kill the Emperor even then and take his place.Sure he cooperates in taking out the Jedi, but A) as has been pointed out he has reasons not to like those guys and B) he could rationalize it by telling himself they were being killed anyway (remember all those scenes of Jedi Annakin did NOT kill?).Chuck</blockquote>