Who Was The Phantom Menace???

DVD commentary, Lucas- "Darth Sidious is the Phantom Menace" or some such quote.

Found it!!!

I think it is obvious that [Qui-Gon] was wrong in Episode I and made a dangerous decision, but ultimately this decision may be correct. The “phantom menace” refers to the force of the dark side of the universe. Anakin will be taken over by dark forces which in turn destroy the balance of the Galaxy, but the individual who kills the Emperor is Darth Vader—also Anakin. The tale meanders and both the prediction and Qui-Gon are correct—Anakin is the chosen one, and he did bring peace at last with his own sacrifice. Luke couldn't kill the Emperor himself, but he could make Anakin reflect on his life and kill the Emperor.

— George Lucas, Cut Magazine, 1999

But Sidious didnt rise to any power? he was still the same as the start and the end, Maybe it was the first major attack/

But Jedi/Sith have been fightin for thousands of years Palpetine is nothing compaired to the Sith lords in the past

Actually I gotta go with Ush on this one.

The Phantom Menace=the rise of the dark side.

And that article backs that up nicely.

yep, I have to agree with Ush too, the Phantom menace is not a person but the up until now hidden Darkside and sith,

But Sith and Jedi have been fighting each other for thousands of years, Then have both rised and fallen, Its just episode 1 where everyone thinks its just started, but its not..

The Starwars games tell the storys too

The sith were thought to be dead and no longer a problem for thousands of years.

... and the Force was onlly just starting to go out of Balance at that time. because of the gathering strength of the Sith.

Originally posted by DenKi
But Sith and Jedi have been fighting each other for thousands of years, Then have both rised and fallen, Its just episode 1 where everyone thinks its just started, but its not..

The Starwars games tell the storys too

besides, did the Sith ever actually manage to completely overthrow the established government?

Originally posted by §pearhead
besides, did the Sith ever actually manage to completely overthrow the established government?

At the beginning of A New Hope Tarkin and Co. talk about the Imperical Senate being permanently dissolved by the Emperor, destroying the last remenants of the old republic.

P.S. Bump.

Originally posted by §pearhead
besides, did the Sith ever actually manage to completely overthrow the established government?

The Sith intended overthrowing The Jedi Order. Only users of the users of the Force could stand in their way. The remenants of the Republic dont pose too much of a threath.

Jedi decimation was a priority. Getting rid of the Remenants of the old republic meant dispensing with witnesses and people who could recount the events that are to occur in the Revenge Of The Sith thus lessening the possibility of further uprising against the Empire.

The Fact that the Jedi did not stand in the Sith's way was enough to conduct an Empire based upon the Dark Side of the force as there would be no opposition to bring back a balance.

I think it's Jar Jar personally

Jar Jar 👆

Heh, I always thought it referred to Darth Maul.

*Shrug*

Sidious