“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” baffled moviegoers by bringing back Emperor Palpatine without explanation (the film begins and all the characters readily accept the Sith lord is alive), but the ...

Palpatine's return in the Star Wars sequel trilogy surprisingly improved one aspect of Return of the Jedi. Palpatine's controversial appearance in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was unexpected, to ...

All stories need an antagonist. An evil character to inspire hate and fear in the hearts of audiences. The Star Wars franchise has seen many such evil characters. Some fans were surprised to learn ...

Back in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader put aside his allegiance to Emperor Palpatine and briefly became Anakin Skywalker once again in order to save his son Luke from certain death. That ...

In a recently resurfaced September 2021 interview with Metro, McDiarmid suggested that it’s possible he could reappear as Palpatine in literally any Star Wars installment set before his demise in The ...

There are many Star Wars characters who have earned the ire of fans. However, few have inspired as much loathing as Jar Jar ...

Does Emperor Palpatine's convoluted plan make sense in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,', if you think about it? By Andrew James Myers, Dan Gvozden Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi ...

Let's make one thing clear: Palpatine isn't a sympathetic character. When Obi-Wan said, "Chancellor Palpatine is evil!" he was right. But what the hell did Palpatine think he was doing? As history and ...

McDiarmid let it slip that Lucasfilm had plans for a Palpatine show that focused on the Sith’s time with his master, Darth Plagueis the Wise, who made his live-action debut in the only season of Star ...

Before “he was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died,” there was “somehow, Palpatine returned.” “A lot of people said it was ridiculous,” he told Empire. “Of ...

The nine episodes of Star Wars tell the tale of the Skywalker clan and their dance with destiny, starting with Anakin, ending with Ben Solo, and finally, revitalized with Rey. But The Rise of ...