Cody gets fed up with the war killing his brothers a week in and decides he's going to honeypot his way into sentient rights and a paycheck at a minimum
his first logical target: his General
fortunately, he's quite adept at drawing Kenobi's attention
unfortunately, Kenobi quickly reveals that he and the other Jedi are already doing all they can for the clones
also, he now has to deal with his General very gently holding his hand and promising to give him anything he wants after the war ends and he has his rights, which is not only unhelpful to his goal but also Very Distracting
and, most unfortunately of all, he now can't actually use his honeypot tactic on anyone else without breaking Kenobi's pathetically romantic heart
which he can't do. of course.
because that would be Unprofessional.
he complains about this dilemma to Fox, who calls him a pathetic coward
Cody shoots back by asking what FOX is doing to secure their rights
Fox, naturally, takes this as a Challenge
he starts honeypotting five different Senators, who mysteriously swap positions and wreck all of Palpatine's electoral blocks on the proposals the Jedi had been sending
unfortunately, Palpatine still has those Emergency Powers and is able to block the bills personally, but this more blatant move shows his hand
which means Fox now has a single target
he's well aware that the honeypot strategy is notoriously ineffective against Palpatine, which just means he's got to get more creative than Cody did:
he starts digging
he finds all sorts of shady shit in Palpatine's metaphorical (and sometimes literal) closets, but nothing concrete and serious enough to actually use to either blackmail him or get him removed from office
so he plants some evidence instead
unfortunately, the crimes Fox attempts to frame him for are ones Palpatine is Actually Guilty of, so he has contingencies in place to shift blame and attention off himself
however, after that first suspiciously convenient dodge of culpability, Fox has a clearer picture of what's going on, and what this is going to take
so he bites the bullet
he stages an elaborate assassination plot, which results in Palpatine exploding and himself valiantly injured in the process of trying to protect the Chancellor
Vice Chancellor Mas Amedda, while equally corrupt, is much more susceptible to Fox's more mundane strategies
once the new administration has been successfully railroaded into granting the clones full sentient rights and backpay, Fox invites Cody and his plus one to all five of his Fancy Senatorial Weddings
at the second, Fox pulls Kenobi aside and confides in him how much Cody wants to marry him, and even provides a ring to propose with that 'Cody won't be able to refuse'
Cody, fuming and engaged, acknowledges that he should never have challenged Fox
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How I imagine Palpatine's trial would go:
Mas Amedda calls Fox to the stand:
Palpatine: Ah Fox, a loyal clone
Mas Amedda: Um Mr....Fox, is it? My client here has been called evil. Would you agree with this statement?
Fox: Yes
Palpatine: What?!?
Mas Amedda: Allow me to rephrase the question. Can you tell the Senate some instance of Palpatine's kindness in any way?
Fox: Nope
Fox: Can I go now? One day off in 3 years and I have to spend it testifying?
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Mas Amedda owns as a character. Not a Sith, not involved w/ the military, truly just a guy Palpatine hangs out with. He's like one of 4 people who know the Emperor is a Sith. He miiiiight be the only non-Sith that knows. Also he's always serving. And he's amphibious. What more do you need.
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What kind of crab would mas amedda be? Or plagueis if someone asked that one already
Mas Amedda is without a doubt a horn-eyed ghost crab/ ocypode ceratophthalmus
I’m pretty sure these guys can change color (becoming lighter during the day and darker at night) which reminds me of his position beside Chancellor Valorum vs Palpatine.
Another important feature is that ghost crab females have shorter horns in comparison to the males, and chagrians have similar sexual dimorphism with females being without horns.
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Mas Amedda's therapist knows Palpatine is a sith Lord. But due to patient/doctor confidentiality, the therapist can't report it to the Jedi
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