26 years after Palpatine was reintroduced as a duplicitous Senator in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, he still functions as the franchise’s “Phantom Menace.” Emperor Palpatine’s role in ...

As Revenge of the Sith turns 20, let's look back on Ian McDiarmid's brilliant performance as Palpatine. BetFTW NFL NBA NHL MLB WNBA Newsletter. ... All these year later, his Palpatine still resonates.

The great Emperor Palpatine returns as promised in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. So how’d he pull it off? Well, we’d be honored if you would join us while we break this down.

The revelation that Emperor Palpatine would return in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” was definitely a big mystery of the type JJ Abrams loves — we’ve all been cracking jokes about his ...

First and foremost, the Palpatine family line refers to the descendants of the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious (a.k.a. Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine), who is among the most powerful Sith Lords.

We explore how Emperor Palpatine might have survived his death in Return of the Jedi and his possible connection to Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

STAR WARS 8 promised fans the biggest shock of all and new scenes show that Emperor Palpatine could still be alive. By Stefan Kyriazis , Arts Editor 01:14, Mon, Oct 2, 2017 | UPDATED: 12:15, Tue ...

If Palpatine appears via hologram, we would get to see him, but he would still be dead. Another possibility that is very intriguing is that Palpatine could appear via flashback.

Last week, Emperor Sheev Palpatine - Darth Sidious to his friends - was pulled from Star Wars Battlefront 2. He was too powerful! So powerful, in fact, he could kill people through walls.

With that in mind, here are five ways Palpatine could still be dead in The Rise of Skywalker but also very much in the movie. Speculative spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker ahead.