Quote Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke View Post
I thought maybe he wanted to start the Empire because he didnt like that the Republic wouldnt help people and/or stop slavery in the outer rims but then Jaba still has slaves and I cant see why he needed to kill the Jedi younglings so I dunno.
'Tis the moral event horizon. Basically he gave into the Dark Side and went power drunk and stayed that way for almost two decades.