Going back to the purple light saber thing. It was because Samuel L. Jackson's favorite color was purple. I dont think the Emperor should be a hero. Not because is a wus, though he is not really a fighter more a planner, but because he is us empire faction playing people. We are in charge of the empire, thus the emperor. What would he do for us. His special power was to devide the old Republic. To be honest, I dont want him, his leadership in the Civil war leads to the Empires down fall. The prequels showed how smart he could be but he got dumb with age. Stupid death star with a vent that could blow the whole thing up, god!!!!! This guy wiped out the Jedi come on.