100% Blind Reaction To The Politics of Star Wars. It BROKE ME. 

There’s a powerful, emotional video on RU-vid called The Chosen One. It illustrates perfectly as George said: “Star Wars is about the tragedy of Darth Vader”. A young, innocent boy, that gradually had everything taken from him, even when he tried to save people. The harder he held on, the more lives fell through his fingers. For all his life, he was a salve. But in saving his son, Luke, Anakin was finally free. Lived as a slave, tortured as a villain, but died a hero.

To explain why Tyranus being Dooku is so important. The problem isn't that "the enemy leader" gave Jedi an army to lead, but that Dooku is a former Jedi himself. Remember what Palpatine's final narrative before his takeover was? That the Jedi were plotting to overthrow the government. From the PoV of the public, Dooku pretended to cut ties with the Jedi, organized the opposition and created the army for Jedi to lead, then got killed by the Jedi to "cover things up" before their attempt to overthrow the Supreme chancellor.

I believe Jack Sparrow said it best: "I'm a dishonest man... and you can always TRUST a dishonest man to BE DISHONEST...it's the HONEST ONES you should watch out for!"

I think the reason Palpatine feared Quigon is because he was the most unconventional. He followed the living force, listening for its will at all times and never fearing the future or what would happen to him because the force was his truest ally. He wasn't interested in the dogmatic aspects the jedi taught. He wanted to do the right thing despite the rules laid out by the Jedi and their ever growing symbiosis with the senate. He was, for lack of a better term, uncontrollable. He couldn't be manipulated or confounded by sidious, so he was the greatest threat to his plans, especially in regards to anakin. That's my personal interpretation.

"War doesn't reveal who's right - only who's left."

One thing I love about Palpatine in the prequels is that I had no idea he was the Emperor until they released the first trailer for Revenge of the Sith. I didn’t pay attention to actor’s names in the credits as a kid, so I never saw it coming.

Coruscant in The Prequels looks like Space NYC Coruscant in The Acolyte looks like Space Detroit

As a fellow reven fan, "The philosophy of kreia, a critical examination of star wars" was an amazing video to study as she was revens original teacher. Your sure to be floored by how deep it goes lorewise.😊👍

What makes Star Wars compelling within sci fi is that it combines and integrates both a universe of sci fi and also another deep universe of magical fantasy itself which on their own could substantiate a franchise.

21:50 Tattoine was Hutt territory. Neither Trade Federation nor Republic. (good place to hide from either) To free the slaves they would have to go war with the Hutts... Something the Empire actually does later, less freeing the slaves as much as a change in management.

After the Clone Wars, the Clones themselves are left to the wayside. Literally veterans of war that the Empire tosses aside. They were the brave heroes of the Republic, forced to become tools of genocide, used to oppress the people they were supposed to protect then thrown away once they were too old by the Empire they unwittingly helped install. The Clones are the most tragic characters in all of Star Wars.

The fact so many people don’t recognize Palpatine as the great villain he is, is only proof that he succeeded

"This character is insidious!" Nux, regarding Darth Sidious

Dual of the fates (the maul fight theme) is called dual of the fates because that fight decided the fate of the galaxy. Had qui-gon survived that fight, vader would never had existed.

Politics are an extension of war and war is an extension of politics.

Palpatine feared Qui-Gon the most because he followed the pure will of the force without following the dogma of the jedi, reason why he wanted to take Anakin as apprentice even tho the council objected to his training

Palpatine is a great villain and fun to watch in most incarnation... BUT he profited from 1000 years old plan to put the Sith in charge of the galaxie, and lost it in 20 years to some barely trained kid because he could NOT resist trying to replace his super powerful loyal (for a sith) cyber sith enforcer with a younger model.

What's crazy is the prequels budget was 115 million for each movie and the Acolyte was given 180 million for 8 half hour episodes . Where did the money go? The Acolyte was crap

Gentlemen and female gentlemen is my favorite opener on all of youtube.

2:08:41 Maul is a Sith Lord and he's afraid of Palpatine and that's makes even more scarier of his master plan.

It’s pure comedy how “defeat” is used to describe Anakin getting his feet chopped off.

Nux: "When is our democracy going to fall?" Maul: "It already has, and you just can’t see it! There is no justice, no law, no order, except for the one that will replace it! "

After I woke up to politics in 2016, the things I saw in the prequels hit home. I saw the puppetry from both sides and grew to loathe both. It stuns me that so few failed to learn the lessons. And yes, it was rehtoric like the mandalor arc that inspired extremist action, but the reason for that is because the faith in the system's inbuilt means of resolving such issues non-violently has been eroded to almost nothing. That, and propaganda. It's important to remember the words of Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would surrender their freedoms for security deserve neither."

Star Wars is why i became a history major when i realised as a kid holy shit Palpatine pulled a Caesar

I love the fact that Star Wars now stands with Nazi Germany and Caesar’s Takeover as one of the 3 most talked about and discussed examples of the rise of authoritarianism. Edit: in popular media

Watching this made me realize A how dumb I was to think I knew Star Wars and B makes me love and appreciate this piece of cinematic art that we were given

People crap on the prequels but where do we go when we need a fictional universe to relate it to? Yes, the prequels. Everybody who complained about the politics of the prequels needs to stfu

6:44 with how tittle support most “new” content gets, you gotta plan for just a single movie. I am glad Lucas was cooking in the background. Nux is unironically the only react streamer I respect. Your reaction to the actual cinematography and writing instead of the wow that looks cool is so awesome.

"OMG, Its the imperial march" - Proceeds to sing Game of Thrones theme after 2 notes Anger intensifies

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR AGES!!!

I love when the avatar eyes just: 1. (0 0) 2. (0 -) 3. (- -) 4. (- 0) 5. (0 0)

I HIGHLY recommend the channel titled “So Uncivilized”. They have awesome breakdowns of Star Wars methodologies, and it is absolutely worth looking into.

My personal theory on Dooku was that he was working with Sidious, but only to learn how deeply Sidious had control of the Republic. After learning how deeply Sidious had control he realized he had to play into his plan, unite these disparate powers so that he could actually stop the Sith and save the Republic. Dooku was 5d chess'ing as well and imagine how differently it would've gone if Obi-Wan had LISTENED to Dooku in Episode 2 then Sidious would've likely been defeated.

When it came out, fans didn’t like the politics. But after we got older, more fans were able to appreciate the nuance of the politics, how each drop of water, made a downpour of war. Nux should really check out So Uncivilized’s video on “why Palpatine is the GOAT”.

How many times has Nuxanor made testicle jokes about Sidious’ face, yet NOBODY has requested he react to þe Robot Chicken sketches‽ Even after a two-hour video all about þe plan of Darth Syphilis, no less!

I didn't really get how good the prequels were when I watched em in theaters as a kid but man did the simple audio logs of the 501st in Star Wars Battlefront 2 when I was a little older kick like a mule. I't was literally like that galaxy brain Eric gif. Friggin shook me. Fighting as the the good guys in the campaign and with one order was fighting as the bad guys. Everytime I see the scene of the Jedi getting shot down nearly brings me to tears. Especially Master Conehead, only if Master Conehead and the rest of the council just embraced Anakin.

You should watch the one about how palps feared Padme the most, and why she was the single greatest threat to his plans. It really puts things into a new perspective.

30:30 Palpatine is literally doing the thing he taught Anakin about “all who gain power are afraid to lose it”

Basically, every conflict in the Galaxy during the Clone Wars... *Everybody:* _Which side of the conflict do you control?_ *Palpatine:* _Yes._

17:44 Qui-gon was the literal only Jedi who correctly embodied the light side of the force. He wasn’t ignorant towards the idea of having feelings like the others, and he wasn’t blindly loyal to the republic. He acknowledged the dogma of the Jedi, but didn’t let it stop him from doing what was right. If he had his way and was able to raise Anakin, then he would have been able to be a positive figure in his life like nobody ever was without him, except Palpatine. That’s why the duel between Qui-gon and Darth Maul was called “The Duel of Fates.” In addition, Qui-gin was relatively young, as far as Jedi go, and was able to go toe to toe with Maul. He would have only gotten stronger. Could you imagine him one day being a true leader and reforming the Jedi? In the duel of fates, if Maul had gotten him, Anakin would have been raised up to become Vader since day 1 and there would be no light within him to stop Palpatine and hope for anything good to come of it. If Qui-gon had the chance to raise Anakin, he would have been better balanced and would never have fallen. In the end, neither happens. Instead we got Obi-wan to take Anakin in. He treated him more as a sibling and couldn’t give him the kind of guidance he really needed, always defaulting to basic dogmatism. This is a truth that Obi-wan and even Yoda to some extent realized by the end. I love it.

With thunderous applause, liberty dies with thunderous applause.

I was expectin the notification at 00.00 and i got it at 00.02. I thought he died, thats how tight his schedule is!

FINALLY Was waiting for this reaction!

"Analyzing Evil" did a fantastic video on Senator Armstrong that I recommend.

Still waiting for the darth nihilus deep dive and tbe sith triumvirate dive

There is a reason Sheeve runs Club Villian, baby

OG Star Wars is arguably the best story ever told, it has everything science fiction should while successfully stradling the two main ideas prominent in the genre, our deepest fears and greatest hopes for humanity.

My favorite reactor and my favorite star wars video! Let's goooo🔥

It's actually funny to think that the reason why Palpatine isn't considered to be the best villain is because his long-term scheming and political machinations worked so well people are stilled fooled to this day. Authors write villains all the time that are supposedly plotting for decades on the downfall of the heroes, but this man did that and succeeded in one of the most absolutely conclusive and all-encompassing ways possible. What a legend 👏👏

Watch senator Armstrong a deconstruction of villainy.

2:06:00 sorry Nux, but NO, people don't want leaders to be "nice" guys. The men people give authority too are typically the "strong man" archetype. We want a strong leader, not a nice one, because then he can protect us and punish our enemies.

Yoda: "Cover this up, we must. Have experience with this sort of thing, I have"

I don't know. Sam straight up being like, "You can't go on. Don't worry I got you fam," and then carrying Frodo up Mount Doom has to be up there for me.

Schnee released a video a couple days ago about ‘What JEDI Used To Be’. An analysis of Jedi from the original trilogy. I highly recommend it. It’s good enough that I find myself thinking about it while just walking down the street.

Nux the reason why tatooine had slavery wasnt because republic didnt care, its because it wasnt part of the republic. Unless u think it would be a good idea for the republic to enforce their laws on systems that werent part of it, its probably a good(?) Thing they didnt do abything about it. It wasnt part of separatist alliance either.

In the novelization, during the end of the Yoda vs. Palpatine fight, Yoda realizes that even if he won and killed Palpatine, the Sith had already won. The Jedi had been fully vilified in the eyes of the public and branded as traitors. After falling off the podium, Yoda chooses to flee to at least help keep hope for the future.

Love you platonically mate thanks for the video

So true what you said at the end about people carrying more about their team winning then to making stuff better is so true. I've been saying that for a while. We lose sight of making things better when it becomes a sport.

Notice how there isnt a name tag that pops up on screen, we just know what thr planet is, also in the acolyte coruscant is empty and lesley said its because its early morning, no no, the planet never sleeps

53:42 Palpatine wanted to assasinate Padmé but it would break Anakin too early before he was cooked enough. That's why Padmé was allowed to live and annoy Palpi as opposition leader.

CANT WAIT for "last church"

I want Nux to watch Geetsly's video on the 25,000 years of the old republic. It is so well put together.

The political story and the lore made the prequel era so great, that every time something is set in the Empire era, I can't help but think that it would be better set during the Clone Wars, because of how little nuance the whole Empire vs Rebels conflict has in comparison. I think the original trilogy laid the foundation for the Star Wars universe, but it was the prequels that shaped it into an actual Universe. It's like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

This lore dive is gonna be long and arduous, and I’m loving that Nux is loving every second of the good stuff they tried to take from us and failed. But nothing will make me happier when he finally reaches the deep dive of the most critical thinker. One day, Nux will drop a video on Kreia. Oh what a day that will be.

I was with you until you said that the prequel remake needs to be done by the game of thrones staff. That's the worst crowd to remake it! I audibly yelled.

15:01 as a disabled veteran I 1000% agree with his ideas here! Politicians and media only really care for us when that "compassion" can be wielded as a weapon for sympathy votes from everyone else. After they are elected, us veterans drop back out of the collective spotlight. Ask any veteran about how jacked up the VA is, and yet no one has actually fixed it to any meaningful extent.

OH MY FUCKING GOD YES, THIS VIDEO, LORD NUXALORE, VORER OF ALL LORE will freak over this. I'll be saving this for tomorrow when I get drunk.

YES YES YES!!! Thank you Nux for reacting to this video, it’s one of my favorites.

Day 1 of asking Nux to do a Kreya's philosophy deep dive

01:17:20 funniest part is technically Jones was right about the frogs if you look into it

4:00 Response: I more or less agree. Because of the hate for the politics in the prequels, Disney tried to copy the originals. But that doesn't fking work when you're writing a sequel that takes place like 30 years later. You need to add some fkn politics to get the world building going. Everybody was like "Where the fk is the new republic?" They beat the empire in the original and did nothing? Wtf? 30 years of prep time and the new republic gets steamrolled by a bunch of stormtrooper cosplayers.

42:18 BRO NOW I UNDERSTAND I used to feel like Yoda being all 'things are hidden the shroud of the dark side yadayda' was just kind of a convienient narrative device but NO Having a bias for or against a side in any conflict, instead and relying on the Force, LITERALLY DOES CLOUD THEIR JUDGEMENT BC THEY'RE NO LONGER NEUTRAL, THEY'VE PROVIDED THEMSELVES WITH THE MORAL ANSWER SO THEY SHUT THEMSELVES OFF FROM CONFLICTING IDEAS FROM THE FORCE IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

There was another scene relevant to Ashoka leaving the Order, but not relevant to this video. After proving her innocence, only Anakin and Plo Kun apologized to her, even tough Anakin tried to prove her innocence and Plo had no reason to do so. The other Jedi were indifferent or acted like complete douches, especially Windu.

I highly suggest watching Geatsly’s character essay on Padme. It gave me a whole knew perspective on the impact of her character that I never gave her credit for.

It's crazy the amount of stuff you miss when watching these movies and shows as a child. Back when I watched these, everything was pretty simple, but this gives me a renewed appreciation for the series at that point.

I mean Dooku had his Sith Eyes the moments he wanted a little boost in battle to still go up against Anakin in TCW

I remember watching season 5 and saying "things are starting to look very Empire now" to myself.

I shall continue to reccomened the ONLY good Disney star wars show, Andor. It goes heavy into the politics of the birth of the rebellion and how it got organized. The creator was the creator of the Bourne movies. It is FANTASTIC. We also see a scary competent Empire.

Meanwhile the Supreme Court passed Presidental Immunity that will affect not just the current president but future ones as well.

Ah I'm so glad you're reacting to this. It's one of my favorite star wars deep dives on RU-vid

The prequels weren't hated on release the only people who hated it didn't pay attention and didn't try to understand because it was too hard a minority that was really loud

Nux! Do a deep dive into the lore of why Canadian beaches are being closed for Ecoli

Oh great lord Nuxalore please react to The Elder Scrolls lore it’s really cool!!🙏

It started with him just wanting to make a space version of The Hidden Fortress

I actually can't believe it, but I've finally subscribed to a v-tuber. While not a complete hater I always thought I'd never subscribe to a v-tuber that hid behind an anime character, but god damn, your charisma, down to earth feel, and god damn common sense, has forced me to subscribe!

26:18 the separatists are also pro-democracy. They had their own senate

you should watch the video "The ONLY Jedi Palpatine Ever Feared and He Feared Him A LOT". there is way more to why he feard him than just being anakin's father figure

To be fair to the council literaly all the evidence was against Ahsoka and she even colluded with a known separatist war criminal Asajj Ventress and she did basically nothing to really try to dissuade them. The jedi council afterwards admitted that they fucked upp and where willing to promote her even though she did nothing to earn it. Mace was a bit of a prick about it but Ahsoka used the same logic to a guy whose people where enslaved so she is pretty hyppocritical about it. Also later on she trusts Bo-katan and the death watch who are known terrorists and war criminals who last she met massacared a town because they had the audacity to not want their women enslaved over the jedi council who mostley just where duped by Palpatine.

1:34:40 Right, Nux, Lucas STRAIGHT UP said in one of the interviews/commentaries that Palapatine in Revenge of the Sith symbolises the Devil. Anakin fall is pact of the Devil, Mustafar is symbolizing hell, and rebuilding of Anakin after that is filmed as deliberate reference to the Frankenstein as Anakin is metaphorically raised from the dead.

You should look into what the force actually is, there is no light side of the force. There is only the dark side and the force it self. ps really enjoy the vids, keep up the great work

Notice at 1:13:54 how tup didn't snap when looking at anakin and snapped when viewing the other jedi DETAIL man

Sidious was a Hero who brought peace to the galaxy just as he promised!

Nuxie! You're dishing out so much killer content. Thank you!

We back

1:39:46 Just gonna say he did bring balance. For generations sith had the rule of two. The Jedi numbered 200 and he cut them down to about similar numbers to the sith.

This is THE BEST STAR WARS MOVIE ANALYSIS on RU-vid!!!

Bro! Did you notice the Aliens from ET in the Senate?😂❤18:40 in 😀

I can't wait for Nux to change his tune on Mauls return because of how good it is

If you want a good story to read, I suggest a fan fiction book called Darth Vader: Hero of Naboo. It’s a great story. The author, Akumakami, is currently working on book 2 Shattered Galaxy.

This video perfectly demonstrates just how incredible the prequel politics really are.