Can Luke beat Palpatine?

The light side is said to be stronger than the dark, but Palpatine's connection to the Force appears to have grown far stronger in Return of the Jedi. So while Luke may have bested him in terms of athletics, Palpatine's Force-powers could very likely give him the victory.
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Was Luke Skywalker stronger than Palpatine?

The only weapon Luke had that could overpower him was his ability to turn his father against him through love. Although that technically counts as defeating Palpatine, chances are Luke wouldn't stand a chance against Sidious in single combat.
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How did Luke beat Palpatine?

Luke's power was not, however, his greatest asset, nor was it what allowed him to defeat Palpatine. Luke beat The Emperor with his sentiment. Luke's genuine altruism and faith in his father allowed him to completely resist the dark side and turn Darth Vader against Palpatine, leading to The Emperor's first death.
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Why didn't Luke fight the emperor?

So at the end, Luke throws away his lightsaber. This completely puts him at the Emperor's mercy. Only appealing to Vader does he get saved. But since Luke had no idea Vader would actually help him, there's a great chance he would have just died.
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Why did Darth Sidious want Luke?

He wanted this really super guy, but that got derailed by Obi-Wan. So he finds that, with Luke, he can get a more primo version if he can turn Luke to the Dark Side." With Luke, then, Palpatine saw a second chance. Despite having been beaten by Vader in battle, Luke was still young and, minus a hand, mostly organic.
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Can Obi-Wan beat Palpatine?

Plus, even as a padawan, Obi-Wan was able to defeat Palpatine's apprentice Darth Maul in combat. Still, only 171 Star Wars fans believe Palpatine would be terrified by Obi-Wan.
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Could Obi-Wan beat Sidious?

If Obi-Wan had fought Sidious, he would have died. That has been well established, but I think Yoda was more concerned with the fact that Obi-Wan needed to face Anakin. Yoda wasn't sure if he could even beat Sidious, but he knew he could keep Sidious distracted from their fight.
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Is Luke stronger than Anakin?

Therefore, at the time of Return of the Jedi, we would rank Luke higher than Anakin in terms of power. As a child, he never had these limitations imposed on him, and he never expected things to be easy for him; instead, he worked hard for them. So, even though Anakin had more power than Luke, it didn't matter.
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Was Luke a grandmaster?

Luke Skywalker became the de facto Grandmaster after the death of Jedi Master Yoda, and with the training he had received from him, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and various Jedi texts, he rebuilt the Jedi Order with students. He trained Leia Organa Solo, her son Ben Solo, and a multitude of Force sensitive students.
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Can Anakin beat Sidious?

If the battlefield would have been different or if Yoda and Windu would have teamed up to take down the Sith, the Jedi and Republic would have been saved. Anakin Skywalker could have thwarted Darth Sidious and in fact did, albeit almost 25 years after he was given the initial opportunity.
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Was Mace stronger than Palpatine?

While Mace truly won the fight, Palpatine was the more powerful combatant.
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Is ahsoka stronger than Luke?

However, in the recently released Disney+ original documentary Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, Dave Filoni revealed that Rosario Dawson's Ashoka is actually a more powerful and accomplished Jedi than Luke Skywalker was at that time.
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Who would win Luke Anakin?

If they were both Jedi Knights (meaning they were the same age,23,Anakin: ROTS and Luke: ROTJ) Anakin would definitely win. He had already fought whole armies of battle droids, Count Dooku and Obi-Wan while Luke was able to defeat Vader in return of the Jedi but let's be honest, Vader was most likely holding back.
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Who is stronger Luke or Vader?

Star Wars Proved How Darth Vader's Force Powers Are Stronger Than Luke's. In Star Wars #17, Darth Vader had an opportunity to showcase that his power was far superior to Luke's with a callback to The Empire Strikes Back.
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Has Yoda ever lost fight?

"Finally, he saw the truth. This truth: that he, the avatar of light, Supreme Master of the Jedi Order, the fiercest, most implacable, most devastatingly powerful foe the darkness had ever known... just didn't have it. He had never had it. He had lost before he started...
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What if Obi-Wan went with mace?

If Obi-Wan had gone instead of Mace, there is the possibility that the Sith could have been defeated once and for all, and balance could have been achieved in the Force. Of course, if any one thing went wrong and Obi-Wan died, there would be no Luke trained as a Jedi, and the bad guys would have won.
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Who was Palpatine afraid of?

This information comes to light form the comic series Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith by Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli, in particular issue #7. Palpatine admits to Darth Vader that the Jedi he actually feared most was none other than Jocasta Nu.
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Did Palpatine fear Luke?

Emperor Palpatine admitted to fearing Luke Skywalker and even said that if he had him by his side instead of Kylo Ren, he would have won the galaxy.
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How did Palpatine know Luke was Anakin's son?

Instead of being in the life suit, Vader looks like an older Anakin who never received the devastating injuries, and Padmé and Luke (who struck down Palpatine) are by his side. It's during these visions Palpatine realizes Luke - who he only knew as the Rebel who destroyed the Death Star - is Anakin's son.
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