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[Star Wars] "Fear will keep them in line... fear of this station". Tarkin, using the immense power of the first Death Star kills the Emperor. Does he have the power between it and the other forces he commands to rule the galaxy?
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Unlikely. The good news for Tarkin is the Emperor has no clear successor, so he would have as strong a claim as anyone else. The bad news for Tarkin is the Emperor has no clear successor, so everyone else's claim is as strong as his. Some forces would no doubt be swayed by his authority and the Death Star, but lots of other Imperial leaders would try to make a claim for the throne. He'd be dealing with vengeful loyalists, surviving rebels, and competing claimants. To make matters worse, while the Death Star is a powerful asset, it's also a big target. People would fear it, but because they feared it none of his enemies would rest until it was destroyed.