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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.
Palpatine—a political prodigy—now had control of every side of the proverbial game board; it was time for the next round to begin. Palpatine's opening move would be the instigation of the Naboo crisis; the point where all the other plots intersected, and the beginning of the end for the Republic. The blockade of Naboo
- Clive Revill, Marjorie Eaton, & An Uncredited Chimp
- Ian Mcdiarmid
- Sam Witwer
All three were combined to create Palpatine in the theatrical release of The Empire Strikes Back
After a fleeting mention in the original 1977 Star Wars movie, George Lucas decided to debut the Emperor inThe Empire Strikes Back. The script called for a shaky hologram of the character, giving the audience a taste of Palpatine without fully revealing the trilogy's true villain. As such, Lucas didn't definitively cast an actor for the role of Palpatine at that point, and instead left the Emperor down to his visual effects and make-up teams. The Palpatine glimpsed conversing with Vader in Th...
The most recognizable actor for Palpatine has been playing the role since Return of the Jedi
For all intents and purposes, Ian McDiarmid embodies the most iconic version of Emperor Palpatine. The Scottish stage actor was cast by Lucas forReturn of the Jedi after original choice Alan Webb became very ill shortly before filming. Despite being a replacement, McDiarmid made an iconic impact as the scheming mastermind behind everyone's misery in his Star Wars debut. Scarred and creepy, but intimidating and mysterious, the reveal and fall of Palpatine was vital to the final installment of...
He lent his prolific Star Wars voice to Palpatine for several animated projects
Sam Witwer has been a reliable source of voices across the entire Star Wars franchise and, just like Palpatine himself, can be found in movies, TV and video games. A successful TV actor in front of the camera, Witwer has appeared in Supergirl, Smallville and Being Human, among many other roles. However, the actor's introduction to Star Wars came via the 2008 Force Unleashedvideo game, in which Witwer gave life to both Starkiller and Emperor Palpatine. He continued to lend his vocal talents to...
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Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural, and Sheev Palpatine is the most infamous follower of its doctrines. Scheming, powerful, and evil to the core, Darth Sidious restored the Sith and destroyed the Jedi Order.
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- HE BOOSTED THE ECONOMY WITH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. Since the Old Republic never had a standing military, much of the opportunities it offered were in government legislation and politics, applicable only to certain portions of the galaxy’s population.
- HE GAVE GALACTIC CITIZENS MORE OPTIONS. With the creation of the Empire, there were now more ways than ever for galactic citizen to get involved with their government.
- HE BROUGHT PEACE AND SOLIDARITY. During the several years the Clone Wars waged, the galaxy had seen massive destruction and chaos the likes of which it had never before experienced.
- HE SAW A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE GALAXY. Where some loyalist systems saw unity and prosperity, Sheev Palpatine saw a galaxy fractured by indecisiveness and bureaucratic self-servitude.
Darth Sidious, born Sheev Palpatine and also simply known as The Emperor, was a male human Dark Lord of the Sith and Emperor of the Galactic Empire, with his reign lasting from 19 BBY to 4 ABY. Rising to power in the Galactic Senate as the senator of Naboo, the secretive Sith Lord cultivated two...
Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious or simply as The Emperor, is a Dark Lord of the Sith and the main antagonist of the Star Wars franchise. Starting out as a senator, Palpatine was elected the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic while hiding his Sith identity. With his Sith apprentices Darth Maul and Darth Tyranus, Sidious ...
