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[Star Wars] Did Palpatine really wish for (pre crispy fried) Vader to surpass him?

I know it's the rule of two but Palps doesn't seem like the type who'd want Vader as anything more than an attack dog. I don't get the vibe he'd really want Vader knocking him off the top spot yet in the fight with Yoda he seems certain Vader will surpass both himself and Yoda.
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I think Palpatine’s main goal was the primacy of the Sith; with him being the head honcho a *very* close second.

If Vader realized his potential and was sufficiently strong to overthrow him, that’s fine, but he’s gonna make him *work for it*.

When Palpatine figured out ways of achieving power Vader couldn’t match (there’s some comics taking place between the movies that explain this), well, all the better for Papa Palpy.