The Rise of Skywalker reinforces how weak Emperor Palpatine became since returning from the dead. While Rise of Skywalker only hints at how Palpatine came back to life, modern canon lore has ...

When it comes to Star Wars, no matter how many years pass, dedicated fans keep revisiting the films, questioning some of their narrative choices, and uncovering new insights along the way.

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

In addition, Palpatine recognizes Luke Skywalker as a true threat ... starting with “Return of the Jedi” in 1983. But in various iterations of Palpatine since the original — including ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in ... the personal collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader.

Revill and Eaton did not return to portray Palpatine in the 1983 sequel, “The Return of the Jedi ... the last film in the series, “The Rise of Skywalker,” in 2019. In 2004, the original ...

The Last Jedi, meanwhile, has Snoke, Luke Skywalker, and Captain Phasma. And finally, The Rise of Skywalker has Ben Solo, Leia Organa, General Hux, and then Palpatine again. “That’s kind of ...

Palpatine is elected Chancellor of the Republic, while Anakin starts his Jedi training ... (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) While what comes next in the Star Wars timeline remains unconfirmed ...