Palpatine wields his red-bladed Sith lightsaber in Revenge of the Sith, but he nearly wielded a different weapon with a different blade color.

His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that ...

The Emperor’s Hand Limited Edition Legacy Lightsaber set is designed to showcase Mara Jade’s transition from an agent of the Empire / Palpatine ... which is the first book in Timothy Zahn ...

Ian McDiarmid almost didn't play Palpatine due to another actor's casting ... and they couldn't insure him… The first ones were made of glass. They were more scratchy than the most recent ...