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Palpatine, known also by his Sith name Darth Sidious or simply as The Emperor, was a Force-sensitive Human male who served as the last Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, holding the position from 32 BBY until 19 BBY, and was the first Emperor of the Galactic Empire from 19 BBY until...
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Sheev Palpatine is a character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back as The Emperor. He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of The Phantom Menace (1999).
Darth Sidious, born Sheev Palpatine and also simply known as The Emperor, was a male human Dark Lord of the Sith and Emperor of the Galactic Empire, with his reign lasting from 19 BBY to 4 ABY. Rising to power in the Galactic Senate as the senator of Naboo, the secretive Sith Lord cultivated two...
Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural, and Sheev Palpatine is the most infamous follower of its doctrines. Scheming, powerful, and evil to the core, Darth Sidious restored the Sith and destroyed the Jedi Order. Living a double life, he was also Palpatine, a ...
- Palpatine's Origin Before The Star Wars Movies
- Darth Plagueis & Palpatine's (Possible) Creation of Anakin
- Palpatine's Clone Wars Plan & Creation of The Empire
- Palpatine's Future Plans During The Empire
- Palpatine's Death & Resurrection
- Palpatine's Family & Rey
- Palpatine's Plan & Defeat in The Rise of Skywalker
The Disney era canon has yet to officially confirm any details of the Emperor's backstory. All that can be said for certain is that he was a prominent politician on his homeworld of Naboo, and that he was ultimately appointed as the planet's representative in the Republic Senate. Unbeknownst to the galaxy, he was actually powerful in the Force, and...
In Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine told Anakin Skywalker a tale he called "The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise." This was secretly an account of Palpatine's own Master, who he described as "a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life." This led to i...
The Sith operate under the Rule of Two, that there must only be two Sith at any time: "one to crave power, the other to wield it." This naturally means that every Apprentice will attempt to supplant their Master, and Palpatine succeeded in murdering Plagueis. That done, he engineered a crisis on his homeworld of Naboo in Star Wars: Episode I - The ...
Palpatine had achieved galactic domination, but like any tyrant he sought to extend his rule and cement it. He had Darth Vader continue the Purge, hunting down Force sensitives and a handful of Jedi survivors, and invested the Empire's technology and resources in the development of superweapons like the Death Star. At the same time, according to Ch...
Palpatine had reckoned without the possibility of redemption, however, and his plans fell apart when his Apprentice betrayed him. Darth Vader chose the love for his son Luke Skywalker over duty to the Empire, and sacrificed himself to kill his Master in Return of the Jedi. Still, while the Emperor had not expected the betrayal, he had still establi...
In a surprising twist, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker reveals that Palpatine had a son. The film is absolutely silent as to how this son fits into the Emperor's timeline; it doesn't reveal the circumstances of his birth, or even his name. What is known, though, is that the son wanted nothing to do with the Emperor, and he and his wife settled for...
Once again, Palpatine engineered a galactic conflict in order to serve his own ends. The First Order was a tool, nothing more, and their Blitzkrieg seems to have been aimed at bringing Rey into play. Finally, in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker the Emperor revealed himself to the entire galaxy; his goal seems to have been to goad Rey into seeking h...
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Disney. Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious or simply as The Emperor, is a Dark Lord of the Sith and the main antagonist of the Star Wars franchise. As the senator of Naboo, he cultivated two identities (Sidious and Palpatine) to further his political power over the galaxy, and he was...
Dec 23, 2019 · By Return of the Jedi, however, Emperor Palpatine was prominently featured and revealed to be the true villain of the Star Wars universe. With the release of the prequel trilogy, which told...
