As Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Darth Sidious took control of the Star Wars galaxy in the precise way that Darth Bane once ...
Palpatine wields his red-bladed Sith lightsaber in Revenge of the Sith, but he nearly wielded a different weapon with a different blade color.
Several deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith further explain how Palpatine took control, and how the Rebellion was formed ...