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Galactic Empire, a space age Third Reich

Born in May 1944, in Modesto, California, George Lucas lived a world away from the horrors of fascist Germany. However, its footprint is more than evident in Lucas's work and creative idea, the Star Wars saga. Admitting that the Galactic Empire was based in Germany the Third Reich, Lucas drew from history the characters and imagery needed to paint his evil regime. While some parallels are obvious, such as Lucas robotic white soldiers called "assault troops" the same name Hitler gave his personal bodyguards during World War II, other comparisons require a little digging. These comparisons to make a fascinating study.

Senator Palpatine and Adolf Hitler:
The story of Senator Palpatine to materialize in Episodes I, II and III seems remarkable rise of Adolf Hitler to power. Both men rose from obscurity to power, to the outside world that embraces democracy and the republic, while behind the scenes who worked for its ruin. In Episode II Senator Palpatine faces the dissolution of the Senate, "I love democracy … I love the republic, "while reluctantly accepts the supreme power. Nobody knows who he is also the Sith Lord, orchestrating the downfall of democracy. This echoes the history of Hitler, who also supported democracy to the outside, with the promise to play by its rules, along forming a shadow government and an army among the ranks of his Nazi party. The similarity is most striking in the burning of the Jedi Temple and the burning of the Reichstag in 1933 which effectively dissolved the German senate. These shows were planned to bring Palpatine and Hitler into power. Subsequently installed as Emperor Palpatine, while Hitler declared himself "Fuhrer" or supreme leader.

The leadership style of Palpatine continues to be the model for Hitler, who retired from the public eye and surrounded himself with only his knew that his loyal followers. While Hitler formed the SS-a black-coated Protection Squad, which protected him day and night and publicly carried out his orders, Palpatine as emperor created Darth Vader, his buddy dressed in black whose obedience to the Emperor extended to destroying whole planets. Hitler is remembered as evil incarnate, and as such, Lucas could not have picked a better figure to model Palpatine after.

Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker Parallels:
In German, vater means "father." Therefore, Vader is a most interesting and deliberate choice of a character who is the spiritual father of the Star Wars hero. This parent-child relationship is paralleled in the relationship between the German poet and political rebel Albrecht Haushofer and his father, Karl. Karl frequent travels to Japan greatly influenced his life and thinking. I was fascinated especially by the samurai – the Japanese military aristocracy which Lucas drew on heavily for inspiration for the Jedi. In the 1920s Karl became involved with Hitler through his close student, Rudolf Hess (who later was considered Hitler's # 3 man after Goring). Karl became instrumental in the formation of the alliance between Germany and Japan. An interesting side note is that a geopolitical contemporary named Maull existed at this time. Maul was a contemporary of the Sith Anakin Skywalker.

Albrecht young, in a poem entitled Der Vater, alludes to an evil that appears once every thousand years. When you first start Star Wars Sith had not seen for so long. The poem continues by saying that Albrecht father had the power to stop this evil, but it triggered, a power and choice that Anakin Skywalker made before becoming Darth Vader. While Albrecht worked alongside his father at first, trying to bring peace to Europe through a treaty with England and France, which later saw the futility of their actions and joined the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler and restore balance and peace in Germany. Here George Lucas departs from history, for while Luke succeeds in overcoming the evil that his father embraced, Albrecht was not as fortunate. He was arrested and executed for their involvement Treason SS command Russian troops entered Berlin. Karl was also imprisoned after the war. Perhaps the memory of his son asks for his death in 1946. Before his death, Darth Vader redeemed himself to shake off the influence of the emperor and restore balance to the universe. It is last seen taking place between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, becoming well in the Jedi he once was. Karl last act in life also resembled the Jedi when he committed suicide by seppuku, the traditional Samurai method.

Nazi Echoes
The discerning eye recognizes the overt Nazi overtones apparent in the Galactic Empire. This is no accident. George Lucas reportedly told designer clothing and military historian John Mollo that he wanted the "baddies" to look fascist. The atmosphere of rigid control and dehumanization was the ideal of Hitler, whose armies marched in procession lasts beyond the description of disciplined to robotic. The uniforms and caps worn by imperial officers in Star Wars were modernized versions of 1915 Bavarian Chevaulgers. The throne room scene in Episode IV is reminiscent of a Nazi propaganda film, further painting the image of that history repeats itself. Thus, the observers From Star Wars to get a history lesson.

About the Author

About the Author
Francesca Black has always enjoyed Science Fiction and she manages the content at: Science Fiction Corner http://www.science-fiction-corner.com

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