Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious, was one of the smartest and most powerful villains in Star Wars. He was a ...

Several deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith further explain how Palpatine took control, and how the Rebellion was formed ...

Although Palpatine claimed in Rise of Skywalker that he was "All the Sith", Star Wars canon has turned his boast into a joke ...

Nevertheless, it stands to reason that affecting the minds of his foes was a dark side power Palpatine also ... minds resulting in their ultimate defeat as Palpatine and The Stranger physically ...

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 ...

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 ...