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Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
— Darth Vader · Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker dismisses pride in a creation powerful enough to destroy a planet. Setting even that ability below the Force makes the comparison deliberately overwhelming. The warning challenges the builders' sense of achievement by insisting that their greatest capability is still insignificant beside something else.
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