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

A "Star Wars" actor who played a key role in "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 died in a care facility in California.

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

Even directly after the fall of the Republic, Darth Vader still had more Anakin Skywalker inside than he was willing to admit ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the ... the personal collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader.

Luke, Anakin, and the whole Skywalker soap opera are over, but can Star Wars actually move on? Or will we just get another ...

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

After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.