User blog comment:Sppople/Sauron vs. Palpatine/@comment-1683193-20140314194212/@comment-5795750-20140315094315

Spaceships? on Middle Earth?

Geo, you are not getting my point. Sauron and Palpatine are comparable in terms of their powers and abilities to the point they are borderline demigods. And besides Sauron was killed in his final battle because the One Ring that belonged to him was destroyed; the author clearly states here that Sauron has that Ring with him and essentially with it, he can wield at his fingertips powers that can at best counter what Palpatine can throw at him

Also if Palpatine had that spaceship busting power you claim he has... why didn't he use it to annihilate the Rebel Alliance?