Palpatine’s final, desperate act is depicted in 1997’s Empire’s End. He tries to use Han and Leia’s infant son Anakin as his new host body.

Count Dooku wasn’t just another Sith Lord—he was a key part of Palpatine’s master plan. Once a respected Jedi trained by Yoda, Dooku turned to the Dark Side, leading the Separatists and setting the ...

Mace Windu’s duel with Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith sparked endless debate but how did he really win? This video breaks ...

Nor was he a one-for-one recreation of a previous body like Palpatine’s clone body. Snoke was an entirely new being made from scratch, and Dr. Pershing explained what ingredients went into Snoke.

Secrets of Power is the next Star Wars Unlimited set, and its about all that political skulduggery stuff everyone whinged ...

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 ...

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If Palpatine is alive, as our own Mick Joest suspects, there are several possible explanations. In the jettisoned Expanded Universe, Palpatine had clones made of himself as a safeguard against ...

Palpatine was scared, and intrigued by, some mysterious Dark Side power out in the galaxy beyond the one Star Wars inhabits—the Unknown Regions that the Chiss come from (like Thrawn, who was ...

The Palpatine clone reveal was not included in J.J. Abrams’ “Rise of Skywalker” theatrical release, but fans familiar with the old “Star Wars” expanded universe (kicked out of canon in ...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which is currently pushing toward a $700 million global haul, brought back Skywalker Saga villain Emperor Palpatine for the story's endgame, pitting him and his ...