INSIDIOUS The Emperor is back. Palpatine, who supposedly died at the end of Episode VI, heralds his return as he laughs at the end of a trailer for Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker, which opens today. Where he has been all this time and his inuence in the events leading up to the nal chapter remain a mystery. The Straits Times has put together a prole of the galaxy’s most vile Sith Lord as his presence looms large to mark the end of a franchise built on good versus evil in a galaxy far, far away. Movie Book Video game THE SENATOR THE EMPEROR THE MANIPULATOR THE LEGACY Approx 84 BBY (Before Battle of Yavin) 20 BBY 0 BBY / 0 ABY (After Battle of Yavin) 4 ABY Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire’s End (2017) Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) YOUNG SITH Sheev Palpatine is born a Force-sensitive human SECRET PROTEGE BATTLE OF YAVIN on the planet Naboo. Under the mentorship of Palpatine takes Galli as a protege. Galli is Luke, now a young Jedi, destroys Palpatine’s Darth Plagueis, a Dark Lord of the Sith, the young tasked with executing Palpatine’s secret Death Star – a planet-destroying battle Palpatine takes up the name of Darth Sidious. contingency plan in the event of his untimely station – at the Battle of Yavin. Later, he would murder his teacher and recruit death. Galli subsequently assumes the name Darth Maul as his rst dark apprentice. Gallius Rax. 3 ABY Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 32 BBY 19 BBY Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (2005) POTENTIAL THREAT Palpatine warns Vader about his son, Luke, RISE OF THE EMPIRE and his potential threat to the Empire. Palpatine uses a kidnap ruse to get Anakin In Cloud City on the planet Bespin, Vader CONTINGENCY PLAN to kill Dooku. Anakin’s constant fear of losing reveals his true identity to Luke , but fails to Upon Palpatine’s presumed death, Gallius his pregnant wife, Padme, finally turn him to the Dark Side. Rax carries out the Emperor’s posthumous leads the Jedi Knight down the orders – the dissolution of the Empire. dark path. He becomes 4 ABY Palpatine believed that an empire which Palpatine’s third apprentice, Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi (1983) could not defend its emperor did not Darth Vader. deserve to exist. Rax dies, but the FALL OF THE EMPEROR remaining Imperial Ofcers escape. A second Death Star is revealed to be in the works. Palpatine tricks the rebels into THE FIRST ORDER SUPREME CHANCELLOR launching an attack on the new The remaining ofcers re-emerge to form Palpatine becomes a Naboo senator who sits in Death Star, making them think it is the First Order under the leadership of the Galactic Senate. As a Sith Lord, he secretly still non-operational when Snoke. manipulates the Trade Federation into invading it is actually working. Naboo and uses the crisis to rise to the position 34 ABY of Supreme Chancellor. He begins to take a Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) special interest in Anakin Skywalker, a young boy from planet Tatooine. FORCE VISION A young Force-sensitive girl named Rey APPRENTICE REPLACEMENT hears the voice of Palpatine in one of her Palpatine executes Order 66 – an order to With the presumed loss of Darth Maul, Palpatine visions when she comes in contact with purge all Jedi – and announces the formation recruits a disillusioned Jedi Master, Count Dooku, Luke’s old lightsaber on planet Takodana, of the first Galactic Empire, with him as the to become his next apprentice. while on the run from the First Order. newly crowned Emperor. 30 BBY 34 ABY On the planet Mustafar, Palpatine finds Vader On the Death Star, Palpatine tries to turn Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) Star Wars: Aftermath (2015) left for dead after his duel with Obi-Wan. The Luke to the Dark Side and replace Vader. disfigured Vader is saved, but needs to don a Luke refuses and Palpatine attacks him. LIFE SPARED GRIM REMINDER cybernetic suit to stay alive. Padme dies giving Vader intervenes to save his son, throwing Rey meets Luke on planet Ahch-To. Luke Palpatine spares the life of a 12-year-old birth to twins, Luke and Leia Skywalker. Palpatine into the shaft of a reactor. stowaway named Galli, who sneaks on board his cites the rise of Palpatine and his Empire ship during a mission on the planet Jakku. as one of the biggest reasons the Jedi Order failed. 22 BBY Episode II: Attack Of The Clones (2002) CLONE WARS Palpatine eyes Anakin keenly, who is now an aspiring Jedi Padawan to Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Dooku leads the Separatist Army against the Galactic Republic. Palpatine would use the crisis to sanction the creation of a clone army for the Republic. Anakin secretly weds former Naboo Queen Padme Amidala as the Clone Wars begin. EYES OF DARKNESS TRANSPORT When rage and Emperor Palpatine anger seethe inside travelled aboard a person from the his personal Dark Side, his eyes Lambda-class will turn yellow with T-4a shuttle. a ery red rim. SCARRED LOOKS Palpatine is disgured during his confrontation with the Jedi Council. THRONE Emperor Palpatine’s CONTROLS command post during For summoning his inspection of the the Imperial Guards. second Death Star. KYLO REN REY Son of Leia Skywalker, Kylo idolises A Force-sensitive human born on his grandfather, Darth Vader. He claims the planet Jakku. With no clear to sense Vader showing him the indication of her family’s lineage, power of the Dark Side whenever he yet seemingly as powerful as Kylo converses with the charred remains Ren in the way of the Force, could of Vader’s helmet, which seems Rey be related to Palpatine? Could to go against Vader’s turn at the she be part of Palpatine’s plan for HIDDEN SHIELD end of Episode VI. Could this his eventual return in the GENERATOR presence be Palpatine instead? upcoming movie? Located underneath the throne seat. DARK ABILITIES FORCE LIGHTNING CONCEALMENT LIGHTSABER SKILLS PERSUASION PRECOGNITION With his signature move, He uses a Force power Despite his frail appearance, He can “persuade” Palpatine has the ability Palpatine can send deadly called “Buried Palpatine is very adept with and control others to predict the future with electric charges from his Presence” to trick lightsabers. He is also to do anything he great accuracy. He uses ngertips to shock or people into thinking he trained in dual-wielding, pleases, even if they this to manipulate events incinerate enemies. is not Force-sensitive. known as Jar’Kai. do not want to. and gain the upper hand. STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS: BILLY KER, CHNG CHOON HIONG, MIKE DIZON, BRYANDT LYN & SIMON ANG.