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Did he DEMOTE him after killing him?

posted 3 years ago by avortac4 (3669)
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"Apology accepted, captain Nida" (I am paraphrasing)

Now, didn't he promote him to ADMIRAL at first? In death, he's suddenly just a captain. Did Darth REALLY have to demote him, too? Wasn't killing him evil enough?

[–] millsey72 (9758) 3 years ago

Yea I never got that either. Sounds like a plot hole

[–] OuterSpace (114) 3 years ago

No, the one he promoted to Admiral was Admiral Piett, who you still see at the end of the movie(Empire) and doesn't die until Vader's flagship crashes in Jedi.

Captain Needa was a different character.

[–] Tommy (185) 3 years ago

Also a different movie. Both of those scenes were from Empire, not Jedi.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 3 years ago

Different character. Piet was the one he promoted, Needa was the one he force choked.

[–] Ziggy (1569) 3 years ago

You quoted Vader perfectly!

[–] Gd5150 (11312) 3 years ago

No one put Vader in place faster than Wilhuff Tarkin.

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