In Star Wars, red lightsabers are associated with Sith Lords like Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, who represent authoritarianism, fear, and tyranny.

This Star Wars-themed post follows another AI controversy just a day earlier, where the White House shared an image of Trump dressed as the Pope. The timing was particularly sensitive, coming just ...

The image showed Trump flanked by bald eagles, wielding a red lightsaber, a colour famously associated with Sith Lords like Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. Though the message appeared to ...

The White House celebrated May 4 by tweeting out a bizarre image of Trump as a ‘Star Wars’ character. Here’s everything they got wrong, from the red lightsaber to the hovering double eagles.

As the above image of Palpatine holding an assault rifle might indicate, the new season is Star Wars -themed. And our ol’ pal the Emperor has been added to the game’s ever-growing roster of ...

Variety spoke to Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid for the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith re-release. The topic turned to Palpatine’s TV show, where McDiarmid was asked if he was given any ...

Though he is one of few characters to figure into the whole saga, 'Star Wars' actor Ian McDiarmid says Palpatine 'wasn't mapped out' when he started.

Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine, has died, according to reports. He was 94. The actor's ...

Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine, has died, according to reports. He was 94. The actor's ...

In 2004, actor Ian McDiarmid would replace Clive Revill as Emperor Palpatine. Here McDiarmid's character is from the Star Wars series of films is shown on screen while musicians perform during Clive ...

But Palpatine’s voice — cool, crisp and commanding — belonged to Clive Revill, who in about 60 seconds set the stage for one of the most feared and infamous characters in science fiction.

Today I’m doing another Star Wars cosplay tutorial and I’ll be doing Darth Sidious (also known as Emperor Palpatine).For this cosplay tutorial, I’ll be using my Mehron paint palette, vinyl ...