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It seems to me, " he said care fully, " that Palpatine himself has given us an opening.

Palpatine's first step in that direction appeared to be the installation of a personal representative on the Jedi Council.

She was one of the first to be wary of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's policies during the Clone Wars.

Anakin continued to hold his own alone, urged to the offensive by Palpatine's goading.

Palpatine produced a lightsaber hidden in his sleeve and let the dark side of the Force flow through him.

As Palpatine consolidated his New Order, Bel Iblis was one of his earliest targets.

There, in an ornate citadel, Luke faced an enemy he had not ever expected to see again: Emperor Palpatine.

While the Imperial Remnant slowly regained its former strength, Palpatine's ideals of Human male superiority began to die with him.

Thrawn was able to locate one of Palpatine's fabled storehouses, and there, found the technology necessary to begin growing a clone army.

Il-Raz began to idolize Palpatine, and initiated a series of bloody massacres in an attempt to win favor with the Emperor.

No one is quite sure how Palpatine was first introduced to the power of the dark side, or how he came to be Darth Plagueis' apprentice.

Obi-Wan Kenobi hid the children from the Dark Lord and his master, Emperor Palpatine.

He was one of a group of Jedi Masters gathered together by Mace Windu to arrest Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.

A blown out control system sent Stanton's freighter careening into a private museum owned by no less than the Emperor Palpatine.

The next day Palpatine called for a special session of the Galactic Senate.

Emperor Palpatine was dismayed by the changes in Vader following the Dark Lord's lightsaber duel with his son on Bespin.

What Papanoida did not keep secret was his love of performance art, and his disdain of Chancellor Palpatine's policies.

He was also loath to have an alien among the ranks of the Grand Admirals, such as Thrawn, though he never attempted to defy Palpatine.

On his orders, thousands of people were killed, for no purpose other than to attempt to make Il-Raz look good in Palpatine's eyes.

Palpatine and Vader's scourge was not absolute. Surely there were Force-users that had escaped the dark times.

Palpatine cried out for help, calling Mace a traitor, and explaining how the Jedi had engineered a coup to topple the Republic's leadership.

Separated from his clones, Palpatine was forced to survive in the maddening, bodiless existence of the void.

In many ways, Anakin felt Palpatine was the only one not asking anything from him.

Though Anakin instantly regretted the act for not being of the Jedi way, Palpatine was quick to console him, and absolve him of any guilt.

He grabbed a surprised Palpatine from behind, hoisted him above his head, and tossed his evil master down a bottomless reactor shaft.

Palpatine installed his own elite guard, the red-robed Royal Guardsmen, for the protection of his office.

Palpatine knew of a delegation of concerned Senators, and he would deal with them in time.

Palpatine's term as Chancellor ended during the rise of the Separatists, but that crisis allowed him to extend his stay in office.

He continued to serve COMPNOR, gaining a reputation as a fanatical supporter of Palpatine and the Empire.

Cut off from a host body, Palpatine's essence dissipated, to be consumed by the madness that is the dark side.

The dark side energies flowing through Palpatine's body were so intense, that they ravaged his mortal frame.

Throughout the Clone Wars, Chancellor Palpatine was gaining increased executive powers in the name of security.

Palpatine saw the Republic crumbling about him, torn apart by partisan bickering and corruption.

Nial Declann was a Force-sensitive Grand Admiral in the Imperial Navy. He was also one of Emperor Palpatine's Dark Side Adepts.

One of the top hyperdrive engineers of the Old Republic, Ashgad was also a political foe of Senator Palpatine.

Palpatine tried to reassure Anakin that it was necessary -- Dooku was too dangerous to be taken alive.

The Jedi negotiated treaties between warring aliens, and was also a personal advisor to Senator Palpatine on Jedi-related matters.

To that end, Senators loyal to Palpatine motioned that the Chancellor be given emergency powers to deal with the Separatist threat.

Palpatine unleashed a torrent of Sith lightning at the Jedi Master, but Windu was able to deflect it back at the Chancellor.

Palpatine would grow clone duplicates of his bodies to act as receptacles for his evil life force should his body die.

Organa knew that his open opposition to Palpatine during his Senate days would make him a target of Imperial reprisals.

Palpatine crafted an elaborate trap that was to be the end of the Rebellion.

It was all a ruse: Palpatine was in fact Darth Sidious, and Dooku was his apprentice.

He was now known as Emperor Palpatine, supreme ruler of the galaxy.

The Senate willingly relinquished more executive powers to Chancellor Palpatine, all in the name of increased security.

The Chancellor was now Emperor Palpatine, and the once-promising Jedi warrior Anakin Skywalker was his new apprentice, Darth Vader.

They suspected Palpatine would soon attempt to make the Council an exclusive instrument of the Chancellor's office.

Though the Empire exerted control over Bakura, much of its government structure stayed intact, though it swore fealty to Palpatine.

He once again proved to be a hero -- having rescued Palpatine, defeated Dooku, and returned home safely.

Two years prior to the Battle of Yavin, Emperor Palpatine created a new flag rank for the Imperial Navy: the rank of Grand Admiral.

He would soon have dark and twisted designs of ruling over a revitalized Empire as Palpatine once had.

He often accused Palpatine of following his own political agenda to the detriment of the Republic.

Vader believed the Emperor's hold over him too strong to break, but when Palpatine attempted to kill young Skywalker, Vader snapped to life.

In the chaos that accompanied Palpatine's rise to power, Vader became one of the Emperor's most loyal servants.

Never far from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's side was his hauntingly pallid aide, Sly Moore.

In turn, Palpatine used these funds to help cover the gambling debts of Romeo Treblanc, owner of the Galaxies Opera House.

A brilliant and ruthless tactician, Tarkin was a loyal adherent to Emperor Palpatine's vision of the New Order.

Under Palpatine's guidance, the war would be won, and the Republic would be safe.

Despite Greejatus' ouster, Palpatine still had a use for him, and enlisted him as an advisor.

Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Organa regrouped, having witnessed Palpatine's terribly expedient extermination of the Jedi and their allies.

Stormtroopers were the elite shock troops of the Galactic Empire, loyal and answerable directly to Emperor Palpatine.

The Clone Wars were a sham -- as Palpatine secretly held authority over both sides of the conflict.

The evil energies twisted Palpatine's face as they flowed through him, scarring and disfiguring his once handsome features.

Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, newly granted emergency powers, took possession of the Clone Army, and ordered the Jedi into action.

Palpatine elevated himself to the position of Emperor, and dispatched Vader as his ultimate enforcer.

During the Hoth campaign, Palpatine expressed to Vader his concerns over Luke Skywalker, a young Rebel powerful in the Force.

For his role in helping liberate the planet, Nym was awarded a full pardon from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine for his past crimes.

She singled out Valorum specifically, on the advice of Palpatine, for his inability to take decisive action.

Palpatine constructed a secret throne-world deep within the galaxy's core, on a shadowy world called Byss.

With the rise of the New Order, there were some worlds that objected to the sweeping policy changes enacted by Palpatine.

He was a member of the Imperial Navy, and in 2 BBY he was elevated to the newly created rank of Grand Admiral by Emperor Palpatine.

This document, personally addressed to Palpatine, indicted the Emperor on a number of crimes.

He even dealt Palpatine an embarrassing blow by proving that a member of his Loyalist Committee had strong Separatist ties.

When Palpatine issued Order 66, Maris and her Master were in the Outer Rim Territories and thus not immediately affected by the Purge.

Palpatine slumped in the corner, seemingly too weak to continue the lightning assault.

Little did anyone suspect how Palpatine had engineered his own rise to power.

Using his dark powers to invoke a Force storm of great magnitude, Palpatine swept Jedi Master Luke Skywalker to Byss.

It was not the first time Palpatine had encouraged Anakin's unfettered abilities.

He tasked Palpatine's personal clone troopers to scour the Senate for any traces of the fugitive Jedi Master, Yoda.

If he failed, Palpatine threatened to behead the Grand Admiral.

Palpatine became an idol to Ishin, and all of his military exploits were designed to gain him favor in the Emperor's eyes.

The idea to use Kuat was suggested by Senator Palpatine, a member of the subcommittee overseeing the project.

Palpatine remained sequestered at Byss while he rebuilt his strength, and his Empire.

The Clone Wars were just part of an intricate Sith plan concocted by Palpatine.

Brandishing a lightsaber, Palpatine dropped the guise of harmless politician and emerged as deadly Sith Lord.

That day, before thunderous applause, Palpatine declared himself Emperor.

It was in this position of trust that Palpatine recounted a Sith legend -- the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise.

He feared the Chandrilan Senator and leader of the Rebellion would become just another dictator once Palpatine was defeated.

Windu had deep reservations -- it was very dangerous, he sensed, to keep Anakin and Palpatine close together.

In true Sith tradition, Palpatine murdered his Master upon achieving the skill and ability to do so.

In true Sith tradition, Palpatine murdered his Master upon achieving the skill and ability to do so.

A fiercely determined and highly skilled Force-sensitive warrior, Mara was once a trusted agent of Palpatine.

Palpatine explained that Plagueis, a Sith Lord, had abilities that some would describe as unnatural.

Stormtroopers served both the ground-based armies of Palpatine's forces, and the space-based Imperial starfleet.

After receiving Order 66 from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Bacara and his squad turned on the Jedi and fired upon him.

Aboard the vessel, they found the captive Palpatine and were confronted once again by Count Dooku.

I found it interesting in Episode I to watch the wheels turning in Senator Palpatine's mind.

Palpatine controls everything, but there's cracks in the wall, as we say.

As the Eye of Palpatine passed through the Moonflower Nebula, Callista and Geith boldly tried to destroy the station.

Thus, Palpatine could avoid death indefinitely -- as long as his supply of clones remained intact.

Thus, Palpatine could avoid death indefinitely -- as long as his supply of clones remained intact.

Palpatine initiated Order 66, the ultimate endgame contingency against the Jedi.

What if I think Palpatine's way is the right way?

However, when Palpatine initated Order 66, Commander Gree and his soldiers promptly turned on the Jedi, killing Luminara Unduli.

Only Zaarin, Emperor Palpatine, and the project staff were aware of its existence.

Palpatine had long been staving death away by using arcane Sith knowledge and cloning technology.

In his position of increasing power, Palpatine was manipulating events such as the Clone Wars to exterminate the Jedi.

Unbeknownst to Obi-Wan, back on Coruscant, Palpatine had put his master plan into motion.

Lexi Dio, an extra seen in Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's office during Obi-Wan's report from Geonosis, was played by Nicole Fentl.

Defenseless, Windu was then bombarded by Palpatine's dark side lightning.

Naboo's planetary leader, Queen Amidala, rushed to Coruscant for Palpatine's aid.

Anakin killed Emperor Palpatine, but was mortally wounded in the attempt.

After receiving Order 66 from Emperor Palpatine, Neyo and his men turned on their Jedi General.

There, Skywalker returned the Jedi order to the galaxy, and undid the damage done by Palpatine and his father decades ago.

At the Battle of Endor, Palpatine found himself facing death yet again.

When news of Palpatine's death at the Battle of Endor death reached Tatooine though, Myhr's dreary life changed.

For Jedi and all subsequent films, Palpatine was played by actor Ian McDiarmid.

Into this mire stepped the ambitious Senator Palpatine from Naboo.

Palpatine enacted Order 66, a coded command that identified the Jedi Knights as traitors to the Republic.

The Clone Wars ended with the rise of the Emperor Palpatine.

On numerous occasions Farr was very critical of Palpatine's handling of Separatist crisis.

With spoken regrets, Palpatine accepted the new mantle of power.

The protector secretly funneled some of Praji's funds into Palpatine's war chest.

A short time later, Emperor Palpatine issued Order 66, which resulted in the near annihilation of the Jedi.

Palpatine grew to naturally distrust the Council.

When Palpatine contacted Bacara personally and executed Order 66, Bacara carried out the command without question.

Betrayed by Vader, Palpatine's body was destroyed aboard the second Death Star.

Praji, himself from an influential Core World founding family, was appointed to the CMoI early in Palpatine's chancellery .

Palpatine was scheduled to arrive at the second Death Star.

Palpatine would even provide the security experts to do the work.

Palpatine's rule was so absolute that his apparent death at Endor fragmented the Empire.

The very source of Palpatine's strength was killing him.

Darth Vader presents Emperor Palpatine, Miltin Takel, and Thrawn with plans for the second Death Star.

With this technique, Palpatine had escaped death time and again.

Palpatine allowed Rebel spies to learn of the location of the second Death Star, and foresaw their strike team and fleet assault.

The two dueled, and at Palpatine's goading, Anakin killed the Sith Lord.

Stass Allie, played by Lily Nyamwasa, is seen in Palpatine's office and in the Geonosian execution arena.

"Of course she could, " Palpatine said. That is the nature of politics, my boy.

I am your friend, and as your friend, I am asking you: be wary of Palpatine.

Allow this appointment lightly the council does not. Disturbing is this move by Chancellor Palpatine.