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

Helmets and masks seem to be a mainstay for Sith Lords and other dark siders in Star Wars, and it’s always been a little odd that Emperor ... Palpatine transferred his spirit into a clone body ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels ... You can watch it in full below: As the video’s narrator ...

So I looked back and, sure enough, back in May 2024 I preordered an Emperor Palpatine Star Wars Black Series figure. Ugh. Why did I do that? Did I even still want it? It’s been almost a year.

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 ...