Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious, was one of the smartest and most powerful villains in Star Wars. He was a ...

Emperor Palpatine had innumerable plans in place ... the conflict between Vader and Palpatine would have been one of raw power. Vader was particularly daunting in this case. As Palpatine had ...

A new Star Wars series introduces "The Century Plan", explaining why Palpatine initially wasn't bothered by pockets of ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels ... this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even ...