Padmé Amidalahas a subtle dark side in Star Wars, and it's a bit too close to Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious for comfort.

Luke mentions Darth Sidious to Rey on Ahch-To, when recounting the fall of the Jedi. Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (35 ABY) Kylo Ren discovers Palpatine alive, blind and on life support on ...

There was Gwendoline Christie who played Captain Phasma, Andy Serkis who played Supreme Leader Snoke, and the baddest of them all, Ian McDiarmid who played Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine/Rey’s ...

A cackle in the dark. That was all it took for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to deliver its biggest shock—a shock that not even a title, a Death Star, ...

A man from Spain found his Darth Sidious, also known as Emperor Palpatine, action figure sitting on his 90-year-old grandmother’s altar of Christian saints 15 years after he misplaced it.

Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid reflects on his character's return and ... Perhaps most controversial was the choice to bring back Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine, a.k.a. Darth Sidious.

“Emperor Palpatine” Victorious in Ukraine City Council Election. For such 'Star Wars' fans, it appears Ukrainian voters are happy to elect Darth Sidious into office.