In Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine lied to convince the galaxy that the Jedi had deserved to die during Order 66, but there's something odd about this.

It was pretty clear to most viewers that Senator Palpatine was the dude under the hood seen chatting to the Trade Federation ...

Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine wasn't always supposed to wield a red lightsaber, instead it was nearly a different color.

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

Revill is best known as the voice of Emperor Palpatine, later dubbed Darth Sidious, in the 1980 film and the first “Star Wars” sequel, “The Empire Strikes Back.” In a brief scene ...