Ironic. He could save others from death ... “Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker” (2019): Emperor Palpatine on villainy Now at his most monstrous, Emperor Palpatine declares himself ...

The lightsaber rifle has made multiple appearances in Star Wars, but it never really stuck around. Why that's the case and ...

Bail is visiting an unnamed admiral in Palpatine’s empire, somebody who appears to sympathize with Bai’s views, and doesn’t buy the Emperor ... themselves. The irony, of course, is that ...

Darth Vader just killed Watto. No, he did it in 2015. No, Darth Maul beheaded him. Why is this minor Star Wars villain's fate ...

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

The veteran actor, recognized for voicing “The Empire Strikes Back” sequel, died at a care facility in Sherman Oaks, Calif., ...

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.

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 ...

“Ironic” by Alanis Morissette is a song that highlights the contradictions and ironies of life. The song’s tune and witty lyrics explore situations where things turn out the opposite of what ...

Either you convert to Islam, or you are beheaded – this was the policy of the most atrocious Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb. He, who came to the throne after imprisoning his father and having his ...

President Donald Trump confidant and popular Fox News host Sean Hannity has a long record of criticizing cancel culture. But he appeared to take a swing at it Wednesday night against late-night ...