For example, something that bothers a lot of new fans is: why the hell didn't the Jedi catch Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) sooner? He was always right next to them! Couldn't they have used the Force ...

Palpatine, of course, ignored these stipulations. Darth Vader knew enough of this to react in shock when he learned of Cylo's experiments. He called them "heresy," a very deliberate word-choice ...

This is without a doubt one of the best Black Series figures to date and for good reason. Palpatine is, of course, the granddaddy of them all. Rey included. As of publication, the Palpatine Black ...

George Lucas very nearly gave Palpatine a backstory ... but this Revenge of the Sith line explains it. In the end, it's good news that this Palpatine love story never happened.

Before the Death Star became functional, the Ghorman Massacre was one of the Empire's deadliest attacks on its people.

Ian McDiarmid almost didn't play Palpatine due to another actor's casting ... but then I thought maybe that's a good sign. Maybe they need a great nose," McDiarmid recalled.