# Why is the "Dark Side" more powerful? (Star Wars)

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**Created:** [April 11, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-dark-side-more-powerful-star-wars/298790 "2005-04-11T15:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-dark-side-more-powerful-star-wars/298790/81 "2005-04-16T02:37:02Z")

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> [@The Hook](#):
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> How accurate is that? I mean, come on:
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> Vader: So girl, where’s that little creation my army of midichlorians produce? Eh?  
> Padme: Hidden. From you.  
> Vader: Damn it, woman! _snap_
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> That and the fact that Vader’s on for about 6 minutes, if I’ve read correctly. All the spoilers I know come from the non-spoiler source in [theforce.net](http://theforce.net). 😛

It’s true. Anakin chokes Padme out of uncontrolled anger. He believes she has led Obi-Wan to him to betray him. He doesn’t intend to kill her, but chokes her for too long.

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**Author:** ![The\_Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@The\_Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hook)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-dark-side-more-powerful-star-wars/298790/82 "2005-04-16T04:08:55Z")

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Ok, then:

It can’t be true that Vader’s suit tailoring is intercut with the birth of the twins, given that she’s already dead. Something’s fishy here. Am I going to actually see a midichlorian give birth?

Anyway, I’ll wait for the movie.

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**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-dark-side-more-powerful-star-wars/298790/83 "2005-04-16T06:00:53Z")

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> [@The Hook](#):
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> Ok, then:
> 
> It can’t be true that Vader’s suit tailoring is intercut with the birth of the twins, given that she’s already dead. Something’s fishy here. Am I going to actually see a midichlorian give birth?
> 
> Anyway, I’ll wait for the movie.

She’s not dead after being choked, but she pretty much suffers enough trauma from Anakin’s attack to send her on her way. She manages to have the children shortly before her death. She dies with Leia in her arms.

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