Palpatine may be considered the greatest villain of the Star Wars franchise, but there are many moments that suggest he wasn't the genius everybody thinks he is. Although Emperor Palpatine liked to claim everything was proceeding as he had foreseen, in reality the Emperor was particularly skilled at reacting to unexpected circumstances. The clone army, for example, was commissioned by Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas to protect the Jedi against the Sith; Palpatine saw the opportunity, taking over the project and ensuring the Order 66 programming was implanted within every clone.
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