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| Palpatine | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye Color | Blue (orange later on) |
| Hair Color | Brown-white |
| Species | Human |
| Homeworld | Naboo |
| Year of Birth | 84 BBY |
| Year of First Recorded Death | 4 ABY |
| Year of "Final Death" | 11 ABY |
| Affiliation | Sith, Galactic Empire |
Palpatine, later Senator Palpatine of Naboo, His Excellency, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of The Galactic Republic and His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Palpatine I of The Galactic Empire, (84 BBY - 4 ABY, spirit destroyed 11 ABY) is a fictional character of the Star Wars universe.
Palpatine is a scheming politician who eventually emerges as the main villain of the series and supreme ruler of the evil Empire.
At the beginning of , Palpatine represents the planet Naboo in the SenateA senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. The word senate is derived from the Latin word senex (old man), via the Latin word senatus (senate). The Latin word senator has been adopted by English with no change in s of the Galactic Republic and, by the end of the movie, manipulates events to make the Senate elect him Supreme ChancellorSupreme Chancellor is the title of the head of government in the Galactic Republic of the fictional Star Wars universe. The Supreme Chancellor is elected by and from the members of the Galactic Senate and serves as long as he or she can maintain the confi of the Republic, deposing the previous office holder Finis Valorum.
Another character who appears in the film, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious bears a suspicious resemblance to Palpatine, and seems to have the same evil ambitions, but whether they are in fact one and the same person will not be revealed until - currently in production.
In , which is set ten years after Episode I, Palpatine is still in office as Supreme Chancellor and further manipulates events to make the Senate grant him dictatorial emergency powers to deal with Count Dooku's Confederacy of Independent Systems and promises to set his new powers aside after the Clone Wars end.
Instead, following the defeat of the Confederacy, he proclaims himself Emperor of the galaxy, establishes the Galactic Empire, and turns his protege from Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight, to Darth Vader, Lord Of The Sith. These events have not been seen in any Star Wars film thus far, but it is conjectured that they will be depicted in Revenge of the Sith.
Known primarly as "the Emperor" from this point on, Palpatine continues to increase his power and squish rebellions with his iron hand. In the fourth film, , he eliminates the last threat to his absolute power by dissolving the now-Imperial Senate and assuming complete control over the quadrillions of inhabitants of the galaxy.
It becomes evident by that Palpatine does indeed possess the capability to use the Force. But what is not clear is the circumstances of his training - where, when, how. It's also not explained how Palpatine escaped detection as a potential Jedi as an infant, which would have meant his being taken in to be trained as a Jedi, being born on a Republic planet like Naboo.
Through his servant Darth Vader, he tries to make Luke Skywalker join the Sith, but in the end his plot fails. In anger over Luke's resolve, he tortures the young Jedi with dark-side lightning (and seems to get a kind of sadistic pleasure from seeing him writhe in pain,) but Vader, who turns from the dark side to once again become Anakin Skywalker at the last moment, turns against his master and casts Palpatine down the reactor shaft of the second Death Star, where his body dissolves in a cloud of energy.
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