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

Jedi Knights #1! One of the most iconic battles in Star Warshistory is between Yoda and Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith.

“Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker” (2019): Emperor Palpatine on villainy Now at ... down and pledge herself as a Sith. She will draw her weapon. She will come to me.

I have Draw Four. I have Reverse ... you can be like” — and here he mimed the Emperor Palpatine shooting Force lighting bolts from his fingertips. He also performed routines about when ...

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

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

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

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.

Lucas considered McDiarmid's "great nose" a sign, leading to the actor's iconic portrayal of Palpatine. Star Wars has one undisputed Emperor of Evil, and while the character was played perfectly ...