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Star Wars just doubled down on the idea that Palpatine never really cared about the Sith's Rule of the Two, a core principle ...
The Rise of Skywalker's Palpatine twist was undoubtedly controversial, but it did make one aspect of Palpatine's Anakin plan ...
Luke mentions Darth Sidious to Rey on Ahch-To, when recounting the fall of the Jedi. Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (35 ABY) Kylo Ren discovers Palpatine alive, blind and on life support on ...
There was Gwendoline Christie who played Captain Phasma, Andy Serkis who played Supreme Leader Snoke, and the baddest of them all, Ian McDiarmid who played Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine/Rey’s ...
The resurrection of Emperor Palpatine after his trip down a reactor shaft—a shaft that was then promptly blown to bits—in Return of the Jedi might, at first, seem to come out of nowhere.
Darth Sidious is back! But how, and where's he been all this time? The Emperor's return opens up a whole can of worms so read on as we dive into the biggest questions about our good friend Sheev.
Back to clash with Rey, Finn, and Poe, Emperor Palpatine, a.k.a. Darth Sidious, continually proves himself the most malicious presence in the galaxy — and is the saga’s greatest villain.
A man from Spain found his Darth Sidious, also known as Emperor Palpatine, action figure sitting on his 90-year-old grandmother’s altar of Christian saints 15 years after he misplaced it.
Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid reflects on his character's return and ... Perhaps most controversial was the choice to bring back Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine, a.k.a. Darth Sidious.