- "If Grievous & Trench want a war, they shall get a war."
- ―Palpatine to Darth Vader and Tarkin after losing the Battle of Lothal.
Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious and Lord Sidious to some and known through the Clone Wars as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and known through The Last of the Droids as Emperor Palpatine or The Emperor, is the main villain, next to the Jedi, of the entire multi-media project. He is Force-sensitive human male who has lived through many eras. A Dark Lord of the Sith known to be the most powerful that ever lived, his entire life has been spent coming up with a plan to destroy the Republic and the Jedi from within, a plan that had been forged by the Sith for thousands of years. He is responsible for manipulating the Confederacy of Independent Systems into joining him, promising them peace, and for the devastating Clone Wars, which killed billions of lifeforms across the galaxy.
Now the first Galactic Emperor, Palpatine's rule is threatened when a former members of the Confederacy, the heroic Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies Grievous & the heroic Harch Admiral Trench figures out the truth that the Separatists were manipulated and the heroes decide to go after the evil Palpatine and the remaining Jedi that still hate the heroic Separatists. Refusing to allow his power to slip away from him, Palpatine declares war on the New Separatists, launching the galaxy into The Last of the Droids conflict.
Personality, Appearance & Powers[]
Personality[]
Palpatine can be best described as evil incarnate, as he has all the traits of the Sith and worse. It is said that even the Sith, who are feared throughout the galaxy for their deplorable acts, are disgusted by him due to his coldness, lack of empathy/sympathy and ruthless and cold ambition.
He has shown that he is willing to use people as a means to an end, and then will quickly dispose of them when he has no use of them. He is also very arrogant and short-tempered at times, though he will put on an act of great patience if it calls for it. Due to his ability to see the future, Palpatine has the habit of planning out events ahead of time and manipulates certain events to make sure that they tip in his favor. One of the things he didn't count on was Trench's return and his plan to revive the Confederacy, forcing him to think up new strategies as Trench is winning supporters around the galaxy. He is very angry at times and has an intense hatred for General Grievous, the hero of The Clone Wars and preferred the evil Legends Grievous in the war instead.
Appearance[]
Sidious is a human male who stands 1.73 meters tall. Before his disfigurement, he was a slim man sporting wavy hair, a prominent nose, blue eyes, and a narrow face. By the Invasion of Naboo, his red hair was graying, and it had turned entirely silver ten years later. As he became more embroiled in his plot to control the galaxy, the strain of leading a double life began to show in his face. After his duel with Windu, Sidious' visage was heavily disfigured and withered, with deathly pale, wrinkled skin, flesh sagging from his bulging forehead and around his piercing yellow eyes.
Powers & Abilities[]
History[]
The Clone Wars[]
Creating Legends Grievous[]
Darth Sidious created Legends Grievous as a means to replace Grievous Hero as Sidious and Dooku grew tired of Grievous's heroics. Legends Grievous was soon activates and quickly trained in lightsaber combat by Dooku and Sidious. He would soon be ready to replace his heroic counterpart and kill the Jedi.
Speaking to Dooku[]
Count Dooku later contacted Sidious and told him that Grievous was acting interesting. Sidious told Dooku that the new "Grievous" he built would replace the heroic one and ordered Dooku to kill Grievous. Dooku took his orders and turned off Sidious's hologram.
Sidious sent Legends Grievous to Dooku after AD-W4 failed to kill Grievous but Legends Grievous failed too.
Telling Grievous Hero not to kill Dooku[]
When the Duel in Dooku's palace was happening. Sidious sensed that Grievous Hero was about to kill his apprentice Count Dooku and quickly contacted him. Sidious appeared on a hologram and greeted the heroic General of the Separatist Droid Army and told him not to kill Dooku and he would "punish" him instead. Grievous questioned Sidious as he knew Dooku tried to have him killed, but obeyed and let the villain go. Sidious then told Grievous that he had a war to win and Grievous left, not trusting the villainous Sith.
After the heroic Grievous left, Sidious was disappointed in Dooku of how he failed to kill Grievous and started force-choking Dooku. Dooku told Sidious he had a plan and Sidious stopped choking him and asked him what his plan was. Dooku explained he would arrange a trap for Grievous to be captured by the evil Galactic Republic and then Sidious as "Chancellor Palpatine" can execute the heroic Grievous there. Sidious thought for a minute and told Dooku he hopes this plan works and not to fail him as he cut the hologram off.
Pleased of Grievous Hero's capture[]
Preparing to execute Grievous for his "crimes"[]
Angry at Grievous's Rescue and Ordering Anakin to kill him[]
Attack on Coruscant[]
Surprised by Super's Battle & fight in his suite[]
The Last of the Droids[]
Searching the Galaxy[]
Palpatine and Darth Vader were at Coruscant inside the Senate Building. Palpatine was about to tell Vader and Death Squadron to go somewhere but he was interrupted by Commander Fox and 2 Shock Troopers. Palpatine asked Fox what he needed and he told him Curtis was asking where to go to search for the remaining Jedi. Palpatine responded with Fresia and Fox and the 2 Shock Troopers left.
Unrest at Coruscant[]
Palpatine remained at the Senate Building on Coruscant, speaking with Darth Vader. He was in the middle of giving Vader an assignment when Clone Trooper Commander Fox contacted him in the middle of the briefing, explaining that Curtis needed to know where the Emperor wanted him to go. Palpatine told them to head to Fresia in order to hunt for more Jedi. After Fox turned off the hologram, Palpatine and
Vader had a conversation about the Emperor's newly constructed TIE Hunters and the future construction of the TIE Interceptor. Palpatine said that the TIE Hunters would be bloodthirsty, and very deadly ships. Vader revealed that he personally cared for the BTL-B Y-Wing Starfighters more than the TIE Bomber, and Palpatine explained that the TIE Bombers were much faster than the Y-Wings.
Later, Palpatine assigned Vader to take the Tyrant and head back to the Death Squadron. After Vader returned from Ryloth, Palpatine began planning his control over the galaxy, as all threats to his Galactic Empire were put down or forced to join. He and Vader left to head back to Death Squadron in order to see the Empire's newest superweapon, the Death Star, which was currently under construction. Neither Sith Lord knew, however, that they were being spied on by two Commando Droids that were part of Admiral Trench's Infiltration Team. Trench's second-in-command, TK-33, learned of Palpatine's role in the destruction of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, which angered Trench.
As Palpatine prepared to head to Death Squadron, however, he heard that the Imperial Vault, where all of the Galactic Credits were stored, had been attacked by Separatists during their conversation. He and Vader made their way to the vault and saw that half of the credits were gone. Palpatine is enraged, but both Sith Lords put that aside to focus on their original mission. Both of them head to the Death Squadron in order to meet with Moff Tarkin onboard The Executor.
Overseeing the Death Star[]
While overseeing the construction of the space station at Despayre, Vader noted that it was the right place to move the space station, as the Separatists could have found out about their plans. This remark sends Palpatine into another moment of rage, but the Emperor tells him that they must destroy the "puny little army", unaware that the small army was growing rapidly. After seeing that construction of the Death Star was progressing smoothly, Palpatine, Vader and Fox made their way back to Coruscant.
Trouble at Fresia[]
Palpatine ordered Vader to check on Curtis, who was overseeing the 2nd Battle of Ringo Vinda. Vader did, but received no answer. Palpatine was ready to hunt down the officer, but Vader then told him that he sensed something odd at Fresia. After Palpatine sensed it as well, he told them that they were going to take Death Squadron and head to Fresia instead. He and Vader boarded his personal shuttle and headed to the Executor, where they met with Moff Tarkin once again. They soon headed into hyperspace, and arrived in Fresia's system a short time later.
When they got there, Palpatine ordered Vader to prepare the fleet to invade Fresia, only for the Sentinel-class landing crafts that the Executor had launched to start heading back inside the Executor-class Star Dreadnaught. When Palpatine demanded to know what was going on, Vader told him that they were being chased by Droid Gunships and Vulture Droids, which had also destroyed their TIE Fighters. Palpatine was angry, but later he received a call from Admiral Victor Strang, who was at Kuat overseeing the construction of the Empire's newest weapon, the Conqueror. When he heard that the Conqueror was completed, he ordered Vader to pull the forces back, as he wanted to see his new weapon. Vader complied with his master's request, and ordered Death Squadron to head towards Kuat.
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Grievous Hero: Battles of the Clone Wars – "Grievous: The Definition of a Hero" (First appearance)
- Grievous Hero: Battles of the Clone Wars – "Creation of Legends Grievous"
- All Forgotten – "A New Threat" (First TV Show appearance) (appears in hologram)
- All Forgotten – "The Battle of Kashyyyk" (mentioned only)
- All Forgotten – "Heroic Revenge" (appears in hologram)
- All Forgotten – "The Capture of Grievous" (appears in hologram)
- All Forgotten – "The Rescue of Grievous" (First physical appearance of "Chancellor Palpatine")
- All Forgotten – "Destruction of Evil (Part 1)"
- All Forgotten – "Destruction of Evil (Part 2)"
- All Forgotten – "Destruction of Evil (Part 3)"
- Heroes and HEROES – "The Meeting" (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Building Droids: Part 1"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Building Droids: Part 2"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Building Droids: Part 3"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Building Droids: Part 4"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Building Droids: Part 5"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Rising Conqueror"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Shadow of the Conqueror"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Destroy Conqueror"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "The War Rages On!"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Battlesphere Arrives!" (appears on hologram)
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Fall of the Battlesphere: Part 1" (appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Fall of the Battlesphere: Part 2" (appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "The Final Stand!"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Challenger vs Conqueror II"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "The New Ally" (appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Orders"
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Vader Down" (appears in Newsreel)
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Through Imperial Eyes"
- Season 4 finale
- Star Wars: The Last of the Droids – "Verge of Greatness" (appears in hologram)