The Star Wars franchise is unmatched for quotable lines, and some of the best are spoken by the villainous Emperor Palpatine.

Count Dooku was one of Darth Sidious's biggest pawns in the Clone Wars, but how much of his master's plan did the Sith Lord really know?

Also known as Darth Sidious or Sheev Palpatine, he more or less kick-started the Clone Wars and converted Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader all in the name of power.

Several deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith further explain how Palpatine took control, and how the Rebellion was formed in Star Wars.

Movies Ian McDiarmid Has the Best Perspective On Palpatine’s Star Wars Journey He along with Gwendoline Christie and Andy Serkis talked about their villains at Star Wars Celebration 2023.

STAR WARS villain Emperor Palpatine returns in The Rise of Skywalker, so here’s Darth Sidious’ movie timeline from The Phantom Menace.

The scheming Darth Sidious lived a double life as Palpatine, a Naboo Senator and phantom menace who manipulated the Galactic Republic's political system until he was named Supreme Chancellor." ...

Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid reflects on his character's return and admits that old Palpatine did in fact have sex.

Under the guise of Darth Sidious, Palpatine has Dooku rally the Separatists to build a droid army to challenge the Republic, which allows Palpatine to rally the Republican system representatives ...

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