Emperor Palpatine
Emperor Palpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction… Read Full Bio ↴Emperor Palpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction saga Star Wars. Palpatine, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films, is the main antagonist of the saga; he is introduced in the original trilogy as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, an aged, cowled and pale-faced figure, who rises to power in the prequel trilogy through deception and treachery as a middle-aged politician of the Republic. Secretly, Palpatine is Darth Sidious, a Dark Lord of the Sith who initiates and manipulates the Clone Wars to destroy the Jedi and usher in the totalitarian Galactic Empire.
Mentioned by Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), the Emperor was characterized as a weak but cunning politician under the control of powerful bureaucrats in Lucas' original scripts of Star Wars. However, in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the prequels, and Star Wars literature, the character is depicted as the embodiment of evil and heavy-handed authoritarianism. Palpatine was incorporated into the Star Wars merchandising campaigns that corresponded with the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi and the prequel films. The character has since become a symbol of evil and sinister deception in popular culture.
As the Emperor, Palpatine made his first appearance in The Empire Strikes Back as the leader of the Galactic Empire and the Sith master of Lord Darth Vader (Dave Prowse/James Earl Jones). The Emperor contacts Vader via holographic communication to tell him of a "great disturbance in the Force", and warn him that Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is becoming a threat. Vader convinces the Emperor that Skywalker would be an asset if he could be turned to the dark side of the Force.
In Return of the Jedi, the final episode of the original trilogy (and chronologically the entire Star Wars film saga), the Emperor arrives on the second Death Star to oversee the last stages of its construction. When a Rebel strike team that includes Skywalker lands on nearby Endor, Vader senses Skywalker's presence. Skywalker believes he can save Vader, his father, from the dark side, and the Emperor believes that this hope will lead to his downfall. Luke surrenders to Imperial stormtroopers on Endor and is delivered to the Emperor. Palpatine, who plans to replace Vader with Luke as his apprentice, tempts the young Jedi to the dark side by appealing to his fear for his friends. This leads to a lightsaber duel in which Skywalker defeats Vader. Skywalker, however, refuses to turn to the dark side, and the Emperor attacks him with Force lightning. At the last moment, Darth Vader (once again becoming Anakin Skywalker), in an act of self-sacrifice, turns on his master and throws him into the Death Star's reactor shaft, killing him.
Mentioned by Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), the Emperor was characterized as a weak but cunning politician under the control of powerful bureaucrats in Lucas' original scripts of Star Wars. However, in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the prequels, and Star Wars literature, the character is depicted as the embodiment of evil and heavy-handed authoritarianism. Palpatine was incorporated into the Star Wars merchandising campaigns that corresponded with the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi and the prequel films. The character has since become a symbol of evil and sinister deception in popular culture.
As the Emperor, Palpatine made his first appearance in The Empire Strikes Back as the leader of the Galactic Empire and the Sith master of Lord Darth Vader (Dave Prowse/James Earl Jones). The Emperor contacts Vader via holographic communication to tell him of a "great disturbance in the Force", and warn him that Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is becoming a threat. Vader convinces the Emperor that Skywalker would be an asset if he could be turned to the dark side of the Force.
In Return of the Jedi, the final episode of the original trilogy (and chronologically the entire Star Wars film saga), the Emperor arrives on the second Death Star to oversee the last stages of its construction. When a Rebel strike team that includes Skywalker lands on nearby Endor, Vader senses Skywalker's presence. Skywalker believes he can save Vader, his father, from the dark side, and the Emperor believes that this hope will lead to his downfall. Luke surrenders to Imperial stormtroopers on Endor and is delivered to the Emperor. Palpatine, who plans to replace Vader with Luke as his apprentice, tempts the young Jedi to the dark side by appealing to his fear for his friends. This leads to a lightsaber duel in which Skywalker defeats Vader. Skywalker, however, refuses to turn to the dark side, and the Emperor attacks him with Force lightning. At the last moment, Darth Vader (once again becoming Anakin Skywalker), in an act of self-sacrifice, turns on his master and throws him into the Death Star's reactor shaft, killing him.
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