While fans know now that Palpatine was more than capable of lightsaber combat at that time, that wasn't immediately apparent when those films first came out, as Palpatine didn't do anything except ...

Star Wars has revolved around merchandise for its entire existence. George Lucas and the men and women of ILM created a universe that lent itself well to toys, and one of these creations became the ...

End the Jedi, and become what your grandfather Vader could not,” the undead Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) tells Supreme Leader ...