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

In fact, he is in many ways Star Wars' key villain, especially in light of the sequel trilogy bringing him back as the big ...

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 ... finally, the lightning hands. I had to test those out… and give him the proper face ...