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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Particle_Man" data-source="post: 2305955" data-attributes="member: 892">I wonder about this, and think it has something to do with the Dark Side taking over.  When one becomes evil, then one becomes selfish (natch).  And so the Sith Master-apprentice relationship becomes an interesting duet, with the master always willing to sacrifice the apprentice (alas poor dooku...and maybe poor maul...and I kinda thought Grievous was a potential if the whole Anakin thing didn't pan out) and the apprentice always ready to betray the master (how did Darth Pelagius die?).  Of course, the Emperor would know about this and so would be ready for it.  Note he doesn't spend much time agonizing over Vader's betrayal in RotJ...he just starts blasting the crap out of him.  And he never taught Vader the force lightning trick.Therefore it says something about Vader's badassness that no other "apprentice" ever steps up to the plate to take out Vader, and also something for the Emperor's power and subtlety that Vader is not able to take out the Emperor and become the head of the two person Sith relationship (seeking a new apprentice) before RotJ.I frankly wonder if Sidious used some Dark Side ju-ju to weaken Padme, but that is only speculation.</blockquote>