Daily writing prompt

Emperor Palpatine has announced open elections for a new Emperor — and he’s nominated Darth Vader. You get to nominate one challenger.

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I take the blame (or pride) for this writing prompt. I really wanted some more goofy ones to go out, and seeing one of the worst offenders in the wild forces me to respond.

Here’s the line of thought I have.

• It can’t be a Jedi. Palpatine and Luke are opposite forces that equalize, you can’t replace one with the other
• It needs to be either neutral or another sith
• A successful candidate should be able to defeat Vader in a 1-1 combat
• A successful candidate can’t be from another universe. In that case, they’d either be too strong and won’t need elections, or will fail for not knowing the game
• They can’t be a robot

So here are my nominees:

Mitth’raw’nuruodo – just because I recently read a book about him and picked two more this morning. A natural leader, organized, neutral, able to pull the strings from behind

Jabba the Hutt – an underground mastermind with deep connections to both sides

Jar Jar Brinks – a TikTok sensation and a martial arts expert, capable of winning against Vader by luck