Palpatine’s manipulation of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars is nothing short of horrifying. Chancellor Palpatine wasted no time sinking his claws into a young Anakin. As soon as the battle on ...

While corrupting Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side, Palpatine states in Revenge of the Sith that "Every single Jedi, ...

Apparently, the implication that Emperor Palpatine created Anakin Skywalker’s virgin birth is one that Matt Martin, a Creative Executive at the Lucasfilm Story Group, swears is false.

Palpatine wanted Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo for the same reasons. After Anakin is no longer useful to him (or dies) Palpatine, again, is on the lookout for a conflicted "good" person who could ...

Mr. McDIARMID: (As Emperor Palpatine) Good is a point of view, Anakin. CHADWICK: That's Anakin with the evil Emperor Palpatine. Anyway, Jonathan Last of the Weekly Standard magazine online says ...

There’s no better time for Anakin to fulfill his role as the Chosen One than in Episode IX, closing out the Skywalker Saga for good. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is in theaters December 20 ...

But to have Palpatine return in The Rise of Skywalker, or reveal that his apparent death was just one move in his long game of 3D chess, could significantly reduce Anakin's accomplishment and ...

If she had talked to Anakin, he also might have been more deterred from joining Palpatine and the Dark Side. Especially if Ahsoka had told him, privately, about Maul’s vision.

If Anakin didn’t go into that chamber as the Jedi confronted Palpatine, then Mace Windu would have defeated Palpatine, killing him. If you remember, Mace had him. He was ready to kill him.

Several deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith further explain how Palpatine took control, and how the Rebellion was ... Nor were they about just the personal collapse of Anakin Skywalker into ...