Never underestimate a droid. Palpatine's grand revival in Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, though, met with criticism. From the moment Poe Dameron heaved a weary, resigned sigh and delivered the ...

The new comic book adaptation of The Rise of Skywalker has come with some key tweaks and improvements five years after the ...

How exactly did Emperor Sheev Palpatine show up in The Rise of Skywalker when any fan will tell you he plunged to his death in Return of the Jedi? The novelization has an answer, it turns out.

The Phantom Menace, a veiled figure shadows all galactic happenings, exercising control over political systems and personal destinies.

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in ... the personal collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader.

Palpatine is elected Chancellor of the Republic ... Balance is restored. (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) While what comes next in the Star Wars timeline remains unconfirmed, the upcoming ...

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

“We desperately loved Carrie Fisher,” Abrams said in a statement before the release of The Rise of Skywalker. “Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded u ...