Ian McDiarmid has admitted he felt like he'd "gone much too far" in the iconic Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith scene where his character Supreme Chancellor Palpatine reveals he is ...

Despite it being clear that Palpatine is a bad guy, it’s hard to blame Anakin when he doesn’t take Windu’s side during the fight in the chancellor’s office.

It's absolutely riveting to watch McDiarmid glide through how this chaos unfolds, from his withering Chancellor Palpatine begging for mercy to his horrifyingly proud boast of "UNLIMITED POWER!!" ...

Several deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith further explain how Palpatine took control, ... But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more.

Yeah, Twazzi disguised herself as the Chancellor, while disguising the Chancellor as a Senate guard, to throw the Jedi off the scent. That allowed Cad Bane to all but stroll off with Palpatine in tow.

Palpatine’s face becomes gruesomely disfigured by the very weapon ... No, Chancellor Palpatine, you are not the Senate. And no, Michael Mann, you are not climate science.

With one speech and thunderous applause, Chancellor Palpatine brought the era of the Republic crashing down. ... Mon Mothma, Saw Gerrera, and Bail Organa face the encroaching darkness.

His rise to becoming Chancellor in the Phantom Menace, ... Most recently, Palpatine returned to face his granddaughter, Rey, in the Rise of Skywalker, where he once again is defeated.

Much more of Plagueis’ apprenticeship of Palpatine was covered in former Expanded Universe continuity, most notably in the 2012 James Luceno novel Darth Plagueis.That book also briefly explores ...

When Obi-Wan said, "Chancellor Palpatine is evil!" ... Luke's weaponizing of the oral tradition, Han getting frozen in carbonite by a familiar face — but sometimes we leave out the why.