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[Star Wars] What if the Zillo Beast killed Palpatine?

We all know the Zillo Beast ultimately dies before it kills Palpatine, but what if it lived long enough to finish off the Sith Lord? In this scenario, let’s say when the Zillo Beast grabs the ship Palpatine is being escorted in, it simply crushes it rather than just holding onto it, killing everyone inside, including Palpatine. How does this affect the Clone Wars, as well as beyond?
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A big part of why the Clone Wars lasted for so long was that Palpatine was manipulating both sides, giving critical information and help in order to not only gain more and more power for him to eventually become Emperor, but also to put the Jedi through a meat grinder.

I think that this hinges on what Count Dooku and Mas Amedda do. Dooku was the CIS leader and Palpatine’s secret apprentice (he believed that the war would end with him surrendering and the CIS defeated, from where he would create a new Sith Order to replace the Jedi in the Empire and keep it free of the corruption he saw in the Republic) while Amedda was the Vice Chancellor and Palpatine’s chief advisor (along with being a co-conspirator to the Empire’s formation and being fully aware of his identity as a Sith Lord).

They both are smart enough to realize that there’s no point to continuing the plan with Palps dead, and decide to end the war together. Dooku orders a ceasefire and opens up negotiations with Amedda as interim-Chancellor, merging the Seperatists back into the Republic while addressing some of the grievances he originally had in the first place. The Jedi are glad to accept the peace, Anakin never falls without the additional molding and temptation from Palpatine, Ahsoka stays and becomes a Knight, Padme doesn’t die, and a new era of peace, justice and security is brought to the Republic.