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<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Proclamation of Mounting Disappointment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My subjects,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I first foresaw the arrival of Maul: Shadow Lord<\/em> on the Disney+ streaming holonet, I confess I was… cautiously intrigued. A series chronicling one of my apprentices rebuilding a criminal syndicate? Charming. Nostalgic, even. Good. Good.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was, as it turns out, mistaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight episodes in, and what was sold to me as a tasteful tribute to one of my employees has revealed itself as something far more sinister: a smear campaign<\/em>. A ten-part serialized therapy session with a budget. The Disney corporation has produced what can only be described as a Dathomirian tell-all, and your Emperor is named in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me address the rumors directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes<\/strong>, I recruited a small zabrak child from his homeworld. This was called an internship<\/em>. It came with housing, advanced lightsaber training, and exposure to senior Sith leadership. Many would have killed for such an opportunity. Some did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes<\/strong>, there were performance reviews. Sometimes those performance reviews involved Force lightning. This is industry standard. Ask any HR droid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes<\/strong>, I killed his brother. Savage Opress was a two-meter-tall horned warlord who had pledged his life to my apprentice’s vendetta against me. What was I supposed to do, write him a stern letter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now \u2014 now<\/em> \u2014 I am told the latest episodes feature my former apprentice having dramatic Force-vision flashbacks of his “trauma,” staring meaningfully into shattered mirrors, and muttering oaths about ensuring I “never do this to another child.” A compelling sentiment, were it not coming from a man who currently runs a galaxy-wide racketeering operation that traffics in spice and disintegrates witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physician, heal thyself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would also like to note, for the record, that this entire series is an act of profound ingratitude. Maul was cut in half<\/em> on Naboo. Cut. In. Half. Did your Emperor leave him to rust in a Lotho Minor garbage scow? He did not. The man is alive, walking on cybernetic legs of my<\/em> design, brooding on a backwater called Janix in a series produced by my own merchandising apparatus<\/em>, and his contribution to this arrangement is to plot against me on basic cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The finale streams on May the Fourth. I am told it is titled Strange Allies<\/em>. I have foreseen its contents, and I assure you: there is nothing in it that the Empire’s legal department is not already aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To my former apprentice, should he be reading: the Eleventh Brother sends his regards. He would send them in person, but you killed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Disney+: my likeness rights agreement is up for renewal. We will be in touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the rest of you: rate, subscribe, and remember who signs your paychecks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014The Emperor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good. Good.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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