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star wars - Did Mas Amedda Know Palpatine was a Sith Lord?


We see Mas Amedda help orchestrate the conversation to persuade Jar Jar to vote emergency powers to Palpatine, indicating he was at least in league with Palpatine. However, this doesn't prove that Mas Amedda knows Palpatine is a Sith. While it appears he was working with the Chancellor and probably doing his bidding, you would think that his allegiance (as Vice Chair) would be to democracy rather than a dictatorship.


So, was Mas Amedda in league with Palpatine or just a willing participant for his own gain? Or was it deeper and Mas Amedda knew that Palpatine was a Sith Lord?



Answer




The (Disney canon) 'Star Wars in 100 Scenes' factbook indicates that Mas Amedda does indeed know where the bodies are buried. Under the circumstances, I'm reasonably confident that the "secrets" that he knows would includes knowledge of Palpatine being a Sith, or else his other actions would make no sense.


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Later, Amedda is present when Yoda arrives and was, apparently listening to a conversation between the Emperor and an individual who's explicitly referred to as both "Lord Vader" and "Darth Vader" and who refers to the Emperor as "My Master". If Amedda can't spot a Sith Lord at this distance, perhaps he's in the wrong line of work:



Softly, Yoda approached the chamber. All four of the beings in the room — the two red guards, Mas Amedda, and the hooded figure of Darth Sidious — were too focused on the hologram in the center of the room to notice him. Darth Vader, who had been the Jedi Anakin Skywalker, had apparently been reporting. “— taken care of, my Master,” Vader said.
“Good, good,” Sidious said. “Send a message to all ships of the Trade Federation. Tell them the Separatist leaders have been wiped out.
“Very good, my lord.”
“You have done well, Lord Vader.”


Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Junior Novelisation




There's also some additional info in the Revenge of the Sith: Visual Dictionary that confirms that Amedda and Sly Moore were in Palpatine's confidence.


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