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==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
[[George Lucas]], when writing the character in the original trilogy, and to a lesser extent the Prequel trilogy, had been inspired by then-President [[Richard Nixon]], who at the time the first film was undergoing development was dealing with the [[Watergate Scandal]]. Part of this reason was because he also intended for ''Star Wars'' to be anti-Vietnam War propaganda as well as "a decisive blow against American Imperialism." To a lesser extent, Lucas also indicated that he at least in part based Palpatine during the Prequel Trilogy on then-Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], or at least that he compared him to such, while comparing Bush to Vader. Lucasfilm also implied that Palpatine also had bits taken from Emperor Constantine, [[Julius Caesar]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]].
[[George Lucas]], when writing the character in the original trilogy, and to a lesser extent the Prequel trilogy, had been inspired by then-President [[Richard Nixon]], who at the time the first film was undergoing development was dealing with the [[Watergate Scandal]]. Part of this reason was because he also intended for ''Star Wars'' to be anti-Vietnam War propaganda as well as "a decisive blow against American Imperialism." To a lesser extent, Lucas also indicated that he at least in part based Palpatine during the Prequel Trilogy on then-Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], or at least that he compared him to such, while comparing Bush to Vader. Despite this, however, some EU books made at the time of Revenge of the Sith such as the tie-in book ''Labyrinth of Evil'' alluded to a "Triad of Evil" that Palpatine mentioned in reference to Saleucami, Mygeeto, and Felucia, which was an unsubtle reference to George W. Bush's [[Axis of Evil]] remark during the 2002 State of the Union Address.<ref name="tfn">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp|title=TheForce.Net–Books–Reviews–Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qFBevQIEGLMJ:www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp+http://www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com|archivedate=2011-05-21}}</ref><ref name="Amazon 1">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.amazon.com/review/R1YPDZ6QB43Q9I/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0345475720&nodeID=&tag=&link|title=Amazon.com: BaronFellDown's review of Labyrinth of Evil|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DKhU8P7uoZ0J:www.amazon.com/review/R1YPDZ6QB43Q9I+mazon.com:+BaronFellDown%27s+review+of+Labyrinth+of+Evil&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com|archivedate=2011-03-26}}</ref><ref name="Amazon 2">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R301YRUG7894SI/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0345475739&nodeID=266239&tag=&link|title=Amazon.com: A Customer's review of Labyrinth of Evil|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=|archivedate=}}</ref> In the Matt Stoner novelization for ''Revenge of the Sith'', when announcing the reorganization of the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire, Palpatine also declares that it was "Morning in the Republic", which mirrored [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Morning in America 1984 presidential campaign commercial. Lucasfilm also implied that Palpatine also had bits taken from Emperor Constantine, [[Julius Caesar]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]].
==Further notes==
==Further notes==