However, Leia was strong in the force as well.
Eventually, Luke was unable to resist, and truly did become Palpatine's new apprentice, experiencing new levels of power he'd never known before that Vader could never have attained. Of course, Luke underestimated the lure and temptations of the dark side and its ability to so easily corrupt. In his flawed thinking, Luke agrees and becomes the Emperor's new apprentice. In the face of the Emperor's power, Luke believes he can experience the dark side without fully embracing it, allowing him to destroy the Emperor from within. Regardless, Luke's journey is incredibly dynamic and engaging, as the Emperor offers Luke a place at his side, seeing him as a far more powerful and suitable apprentice than Vader ever was. Obviously, this was an element that Disney decided to adapt after its purchase of the Star Wars franchise, which they used in The Rise of Skywalker, despite purging the books and comics that predated 2014 from the canon and timeline, labeling them as Legends.
Shockingly, Luke finds himself face to face with none other than the Emperor reborn, having attained a form of immortality through the dark side, transferring his spirit in the Force into waiting clone bodies he has created. Related: Star Wars: The Droid Luke DIDN'T Buy Secretly Saved The Galaxy
Fearing for the safety of his sister and allies, Luke heads towards the source of the dark side's call. However, Luke begins to feel the pull of the dark side. Luke Skywalker's power has grown as well, now able to take down an entire Imperial walker with ease.
During this time, the Rebel Alliance has become the New Republic, and are hard at work battling the remaining Imperial forces scattered across the galaxy. Dark Empire came from the minds of Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy in the early '90s from Dark Horse Comics, taking place just six years after the events of Return of The Jedi where the second Death Star, Darth Vader, and the Emperor were all destroyed.
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