In Legends, Palpatine seeks Leia's newborn son, Anakin, to take over the infant's body. This idea is much more full-circle than what fans got in the films, especially if it's true that Palpatine ...

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the ...

In the twilight years of the Empire, and with his body ageing ... the Sith tradition and signalling to Palpatine that the time of his full return was nigh. Rey's parents hid her from Palpatine's ...

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 ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to ... You can watch it in full below: As the video’s narrator says, the prequels ...