We know that Luke and Vader defeated Palpatine and toppled the Empire, but several other characters had their own plans to take down the Emperor.

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

When 'The Empire Strikes Back' was released in 1980, it fundamentally altered the trajectory of the 'Star Wars' series. Within the movie, the audience was introduced to Emperor Palpatine for the first ...

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

Clive Revill, the actor who originally voiced Emperor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," has died. He was 94.

Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones), via a hologram transmission. “There is a great disturbance in the Force,” Revill said as Palpatine. “We have a new enemy: Luke Skywalker.” ...

The Star Wars pitch offered by Perkins also acknowledges how much trauma Anakin Skywalker has experienced before and during his life as Darth Vader ... of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid ...

Clive Revill, the Star Wars icon who originally voiced Emporer Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back, has died at age 94. The ...

Palpatine’s appearance, however brief, is pivotal. In his conversation with Darth Vader it is established that Vader, already an iconic villain, has a boss — one whom Vader himself fears.