Padmé Amidalahas a subtle dark side in Star Wars, and it's a bit too close to Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious for comfort.

The mystery of Anakin Skywalker's father has finally been solved, with Star Wars seemingly confirming a major fan theory.

Emperor Palpatine Manipulated Anakin Skywalker, Turning Him To The Dark Side. Throughout his political climb, Sheev Palpatine had been interested in one person’s parallel rise to power: ...

Why Anakin Should Return for ‘Star Wars: ... This is evident by Emperor Palpatine’s return as the primary villain of the film, reaffirming his place as the one true evil across all three sagas.

If the Emperor HAD found an apprentice, then Anakin would have dueled with them, mirroring Return of the Jedi, with the new apprentice in the Vader role and Anakin in the Luke role.

Remember how Palpatine told Anakin about the myth of Darth Plagueis, the man who defeated death? Well, seeing as how The Emperor knew about this story, he just might know how Darth Plagueis beat ...

Along with chronicling Anakin’s transformation, “Revenge of the Sith” explains how Palpatine took on the emperor’s gnarly face and froggy voice, which McDiarmid developed while rehearsing ...

Could Anakin Skywalker Be Alive Again in the Star Wars Universe? ... While the Emperor couldn’t enter the dimension himself, he did still attack Ezra and Ahsoka inside of it.

Thrawn and Anakin Skywalker Teamed Up During the Clone Wars. ... Thrawn was in a power struggle with Director Orson Krennic as they competed for the Emperor’s favor regarding their pet projects.

Faced with a choice of doing the right thing or keeping Palpatine alive to save Padmé, Anakin chops off Windu's arm, opening the door (okay, window) for the Emperor-in-waiting to zap the Jedi ...