Star Wars just doubled down on the idea that Palpatine never really cared about the Sith's Rule of the Two, a core principle ...

The Star Wars franchise is unmatched for quotable lines, and some of the best are spoken by the villainous Emperor Palpatine.

Reason 3: They tried it already. Which brings us to the last reason the Palpatine rumor isn’t going to happen. Star Wars has done this before and it didn’t work. In the beloved 1991 comic book ...

Anakin Skywalker’s lineage has been a mystery since Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. In the film, Shmi Skywalker claims that he was born without a father, which caused fans to speculate about his ...

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3’s third episode, titled “Shadows of Tantiss” saw Emperor Palpatine visiting the Tantiss facility on Weyland to check on Hemlock’s Project Necromancer ...

Assuming these leaks are accurate, it seems the same will be true of Episode IX, with the Emperor casting a shadow over Kylo Ren, just as Darth Vader does. Star Wars: Episode IX is in theaters Dec ...

Emperor Palpatine will play a role in Episode IX. Specifically, Kylo Ren with an ignited lightsaber, presumably his cross-guard lightsaber, cutting through a blast door on some jungle planet and ...

Most of the goings on at Star Wars Celebration's Episode 9 panel didn't come as much of a surprise. JJ Abrams and the cast being cagey? Check. A trailer that didn't give much away? Check. The ...

'The Rise of Skywalker' made Palpatine into a joke, but Sheev was a charismatic ruler. In 'Clone Wars' Season 7 on Disney+, we can actually see why.

Yet I'll be the first to admit that Palpatine is a great choice for a villain in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (assuming that he will actually play that big of a role anyway). Emotionally and ...