@the_bean : That's what I meant. I met both actors "David Prowse and the other one) at a Dark Side Con. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
And what's underlying - more subtle - under the Empire in Star Wars is that it has a strong tendency towards fascism. Not only that everything is black and cruel (the Tarkin Doctrine), but also that non-humans are almost not allowed within imperial ranks. Wookies are generally treated as slaves, for example.
