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Palpatine probably thought Vader was an unstable git and just used him for his own ends. Tarkin was smarter and more reliable. His own hubris lead to his demise.
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Guess who is NOT going to push this discussion off a cliff by suggesting they were former lovers who were still cat-fighting!
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When the original Star Wars was made, the "Emperor" wasn't really a Sith Lord who used the force, but came out of politics. The Empire was a bureaucratic regime, and Vader a relic from earlier times. Vader's position was more operative, and while he was high ranking, he wasn't necessarily the highest ranking on paper. In any case, it was obviously Tarkin and not Vader who was in command of the Death Star. Lucas changed the backstory a number of times with the following movies.
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With Tarkin being the lead of the Death Star project, as well as the man with the grander plan for its design, Vader may not have seen Tarkin as an equal, yet conceded to his experience nonetheless. Vader's "as you wish" was more of a common courtesy than subservience, as his ultimate role was being the adjutant reporting to the Emperor of Tarkin's progress. Guess who is NOT going to push this discussion off a cliff by suggesting they were former lovers who were still cat-fighting! No bickering = no loving!
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