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What is thy bidding, my master? [closed]

In the original Star Wars trilogy we can see from episode IV to VI the respect shown by Darth Vader to his Emperor, Darth Sidious even when the latter was not present. However, I find a specific ...
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If Darth Vader discovered Luke was his son from the Emperor in the 2004 retconned version of “The Empire Strikes Back”, then how did the Emperor know?

The basics. This question is based on an answer I posted on the “Movies and TV” Stack Exchange which asked about how Darth Vader discovered Luke Skywalker was his son and how the logic/rationale over ...
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When and how does the Emperor learn that Luke is Vader's son?

We have a question asking When and how does Vader learn that Luke is his son?, but the Emperor knows too, as he says in The Empire Strikes Back: We have a new enemy, the young rebel who destroyed ...
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Is there evidence for the Emperor's opinion on Vader's casual killing of the Imperial brass?

Obviously, Emperor Palpatine isn't likely to send Darth Vader on sensitivity training for his casual killing of several Imperial military leaders, and he is deeply feared himself (see Moff Jerjerrod's ...
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Why does Palpatine refer to Luke's father as Anakin?

During The Empire Strikes Back, Palpatine refers to the father of Luke as Anakin. Darth Vader: What is thy bidding, my master? Emperor: There is a great disturbance in the Force. Darth Vader: I have ...
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