Ooooh, thatâs a great addition to my âstormtroopers canât hit Luke, Leia, or their companions because theyâre unconsciously using the Force to protect themselvesâ headcanon. (Nothing fancy, just enough to make shots go an inch or two wide. But you gotta figure the Empire has all kinds of numbers on their troopersâ accuracy, with specific tech to track performance. I bet the after-action reports on engagements with these two are really interesting.)
For my money Leiaâs best moment is when she lies about the location of the rebel base and Tarkin believes her. Doesnât stop him blowing up Alderaan, but he is so mad when he finds out thereâs nothing on Dantooine. You gotta figure Tarkinâs good at seeing through deceptions, or he wouldnât be where he is⌠but itâs already pretty much canon that Leiaâs Force sensitivity helped her resist torture and mind probing, so I donât think itâs a stretch to suggest that she gave Tarkin just the slightest nudge toward âsheâs telling me the truth.â
edit: I can hear @mackensen quoting Obi-Wanâs line on âthe Force can have a strong influence on the weak-mindedâ at me and I am not saying Tarkin has a weak mind, but a) I didnât say it was a strong influence either, just a nudge, and b) Tarkin does not expect a teenage girl to lie to his face with the fate of her home planet on the line. He expects her to just tell him where the fucking base is already. Thatâs not even an unreasonable expectation, but in this case itâs a weak point for her to exploit.
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