As Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Darth Sidious took control of the Star Wars galaxy in the precise way that Darth Bane once ...

Palpatine was able to bide his time until the perfect situation arose to use Anakin’s deep emotions to turn him to the dark ...

The Phantom Menace, a veiled figure shadows all galactic happenings, exercising control over political systems and personal destinies.

Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious, was one of the smartest and most powerful villains in Star Wars. He was a ...

Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars is how to do a franchise tie-in. It provided a thrilling lead-in to 'Revenge of the Sith' ...

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

A "Star Wars" actor who played a key role in "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 died in a care facility in California.

In turn, Anakin falling under the influence of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) and his seduction to the Dark Side of the Force doesn’t erase the PTSD Anakin is burdened with from his dark past.

One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the once-autonomous Jedi Council. The most important deleted scene dealing with the political fallout of ...