hmm, interesting points made by all, though I might add into this a different strategy- making the Jedi actual traiors. Hear me out- Palpy manages to get Anakin on his side, correct? What if he starts doing that with Jedi apprentices and padawans, too? What if he manages to create his own secret army of children who think they are Jedi Knights, but in reality use Sith methods? This would create for a rather awesome new series of movies in which Luke faces several Sith of varying strengths While Anakin was brought in older than the other students, youths are highly impressionable, and the good Jedi masters can't live forever- let's face it, if Palpy could outlive Yoda, he can outlive anyone.