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While "dead", Palpatine pulled strings from Exegol and built a fleet of Star Destroyers that could have bent the entire galaxy to his will at any point. However, because Star Wars is obsessed with ...

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We start by ordering the saga in chronological order, looking at the complex timeline of events that span from the recent series The Acolyte to the 2019 movie Star Wars: Episode 9 – The Rise of ...

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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.

and then Palpatine again. “That’s kind of funny given that it’s generally considered one of the darker installments in Star Wars,” reads one of the comments on the post. Meanwhile ...

Revenge of the Sith tells the ultimate lesson about best intentions and where they lead, and that’s why it might be the most ...

McDiarmid's portrayal of Palpatine spans all Star Wars trilogies, solidifying his irreplaceable legacy. Lucas considered McDiarmid's "great nose" a sign, leading to the actor's iconic portrayal of ...

"Your arrogance blinds you, Master Yoda." Palpatine was immensely powerful in the Dark Side, enough to conceal his own dark presence. In Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, for example ...