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Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back as The Emperor.He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of the 1999 film The Phantom Menace.
Emperor Palpatine (left) and Darth Vader (right) oversee the construction of the first Death Star in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. The film opens with Princess Leia transporting the station's schematics to the Rebel Alliance to aid them in destroying the Death Star. [ 17 ]
Darth Plagueis is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas.A Sith Lord with the ability to cheat death and create life, Plagueis is the enigmatic mentor of Palpatine (known by his Sith name Darth Sidious), who eventually betrays Plagueis by murdering him in his sleep, taking his place as Sith Master in accordance with the Sith's Rule of Two.
The completion of the Death Star, a planet-destroying battle station, allows Emperor Palpatine to instigate a self-coup, dissolving the Imperial Senate and transferring power to Praetor-officers called Imperial Moffs, such as Grand Moff Tarkin. The Galactic Empire collapses after the events of Return of the Jedi.
By the end of Revenge of the Sith, Emperor Palpatine had slaughtered the Jedi and silenced the senate.Bummer! But a new upcoming trilogy of Star Wars books will show the seeds of rebellion ...
Palpatine gets a collect call from Vader who tells him that the Rebel Alliance blew up the Death Star, leaving Palpatine in financial turmoil. This skit is recycled from the episode "1987," although the voice of Darth Vader heard on Palpatine's phone has been redone from the original. A Jawa orders a "Martini!" at the cantina.
Hold the Elevator - Emperor Palpatine is beaten to the Death Star elevator by Gary the Stormtrooper, who refuses to hold the door. Unwilling to take an elevator occupied by several Quarren, Palpatine settles on taking the escalator. While going up the escalator, Palpatine keeps passing stormtroopers, who salute him, to Palpatine's growing ...
Comparing Trump to Emperor Palpatine from the "Star Wars" series, who returned from apparent death in "The Rise of Skywalker," the comedian quipped, "Donald Trump is like the emperor from 'Star ...