In the original 1977 Star Wars, the Emperor gets name-drop-only-status only.In Empire, he’s a hologram.He finally appears in physical form in Return of the Jedi to tempt Luke to the Dark Side ...

Yoda's ancient wisdom, conveyed through Kylo Ren and Rey's Force bond, unexpectedly played a direct role in Emperor Palpatine ...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #4!. The Death Star was the zenith of Emperor Palpatine's plan to rule the Star Wars galaxy through fear and destruction, but it was far from ...

Does Emperor Palpatine's convoluted plan make sense in 'Star Wars: ... and then starts force-lightning-ing Rey to death. Palpatine couldn’t have known that would backfire so spectacularly.

In fact, the Death Star was so powerful that Emperor Palpatine had it built not once, but twice (three times if you count Starkiller Base in The Force Awakens).

And Palpatine’s death in Return of the Jedi is just about perfect: with Vader finally turning, choosing to save his son than follow Palpatine’s commands. It’s thrilling, dramatic, and emotional.

At least, that’s what the latest Star Wars: Episode VII casting rumor might have us believe. Could Jim Carrey have an unexpected, villainous cameo in The Amazing Spider-Man 2?

He estimated construction of a real-life Death Star would cost $850 quadrillion (that's $850,000,000,000,000,000). The White House is trying to reduce the deficit, not expand it, he wrote.

There’s really been one major thing that’s been on everyone’s mind since the first trailer for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” made its debut back in April: Emperor Palpatine (Ian ...

This is the only explanation I can come up with for why — Even though it might be the most absurd aspect of the entire film — Emperor Palpatine’s gigantic fleet of Death Stars hasn’t ...