Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'sdecision to resurrect Palpatine was certainly controversial, but it did help to explain one bizarre aspect of Palpatine's plan for Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Star Wars prequels are a Death Star with a discourse-powered tractor beam still pulling in deliriously impassioned takes all ...

Star Wars is intertwined with the concept of destiny. Anakin is the Chosen One according to a Jedi prophecy, and Luke is destined to defeat him because of his bloodline. Prophecies add a power bigger ...

Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader defeated many powerful Sith, but here are the definitive 5 greatest Sith defeated by them in ...

Sheev Palpatine was a Sith Lord, an Emperor, and the Senate. But above all else, he was a man who appreciated the finer things. He went to the ballet, wore fabulous robes, and presents an air of ...

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, returning to theaters on April 25th for a one-week engagement, revealed Emperor Palpatine’s (Ian McDiarmid) machinations coming to fruition, a ...

Currently a features writer at Collider, Elisa Guimarães is an arts and entertainment journalist and a critic with over a decade of experience. Passionate about movies and TV shows as a whole, she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I felt that Palpatine always had a plan B – probably a plan C, D, E, and F as well. And he was an expert in cloning, so… They also ...

Does Emperor Palpatine's convoluted plan make sense in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,', if you think about it? By Andrew James Myers, Dan Gvozden Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Guy Martin covers culture, travel, and Thoroughbred racing. But the somewhat bleak gruel of opinion lathered up around The Rise of ...

Ian McDiarmid “thought [he’d] gone too much too far” during his Palpatine vs Mace Windu duel in ‘Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith’. The 80-year-old actor - who has portrayed Emperor ...