Regardless, it's abundantly clear from this Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith scene that Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious was obsessed with the Death Star long before the original trilogy.

While Emperor Palpatine (aka Darth Sidious) was the main villain of the Skywalker Saga, he was not the only powerful Sith ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels ... cut of Revenge of the Sith, even more scenes connected ...

Clive Revill, the actor who originally voiced Emperor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," has died. He was 94.

It's been twenty years, and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith remains a gift that keeps ... why the hell didn't the Jedi catch Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) sooner? He was always right ...

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone ... His daughter Kate Revill confirmed his death on Wednesday to The Hollywood Reporter. A native of New Zealand, Revill ...

Clive Revill, the New Zealand actor moviegoers may best recognize as the man who originally voiced Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine, has died. He was 94. Revill died on March 11 at a care ...

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New Zealand native Clive Revill, a London theatre actor and known as the original voice of Emperor ... Palpatine. “We have a new enemy: Luke Skywalker.” By the end of the scene, the two Sith ...

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more ... as a founding member before her tragic death.

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels ... cut of Revenge of the Sith, even more scenes connected ...