Palpatine has a reputation as one of the greatest evil masterminds in Star Wars, but how much of his success was genius, and ...

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine ... The entire story of Palpatine’s rise, and the fight against it, showed just how much George Lucas ...

They never fully trusted Palpatine, but did consider him a suspect because they couldn't rule out anyone. However, their reasoning was always that he was already in power, so the Dark Side must ...

How exactly did Emperor Sheev Palpatine show up in The Rise of Skywalker when any fan ... unable to contain his immense power. It couldn't last much longer. For those who might not remember ...

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the ...