Palpatine, motivated by pride and a desire to see his homeworld become a part of the greater galaxy, sought to quietly undermine his father's political agenda during the 65 BBY election season. More importantly, however, it was the rift with his father that indirectly led to his future as a Sith.
As the ultimate villain of every Star Wars trilogy, Palpatine has hundreds of atrocities to his name. His plots and machinations toppled the Republic, ended the Jedi, and threatened to drown the stars in fire and blood unless the entire galaxy submitted to an eternal Sith Empire.
Sidious, born Sheev Palpatine, was trained in the dark side of the Force by Darth Plagueis. Eventually, Sidious took on his own apprentice, Darth Maul, and killed his master.
Yoda knew and probaly told Obi-Wan. Darth Vader knew and possibly Thrawn if the book Outbound Flight is cannon. Also Tarkin might of known since he was friends with Palpatine before he became Emperor. Darth Plagueis.
Summary. Palpatine's success as a villain outweighs his shortcomings as a character, making him one of the greatest villains in cinematic history. Despite being a Sith Lord and having foresight, Palpatine often had to react to situations rather than plan ahead, leading to unforeseen problems in his plans.
How Plagueis Turned Palpatine to the Darkside Forever [EVERYTHING] - Star Wars Explained
Who does Palpatine hate?
Summary. Palpatine's true source of power comes from his intense hatred for everyone in the galaxy, which only fuels his strength. Not only that, but the more people hate Palpatine, the stronger he becomes as well, making inspiring hatred a crucial part of increasing his strength.
See, Palpatine was completely and totally evil, an embodiment of the Dark Side. Some theorize that he was created by the force to counteract the growing power of the Light Side. To quote the Revenge of the Sith novelization, > Palpatine was an event horizon.
Palpatine did not fear many individuals but I think I know of one. Yoda, Luke, and Vader are the obvious ones (though he was weary of Vader, not necessarily scared of him), but there is one not many people know about: Jocasta Nu.
A Sith Lord with the ability to cheat death and create life, Plagueis is the enigmatic mentor of Sheev Palpatine / Darth Sidious, who, in accordance to the Sith's Rule of Two, eventually betrays Plagueis by murdering him in his sleep, taking his place as Sith Master.
Palpatine used his powers to hide his true nature from the Jedi, utilizing Force Concealment to completely hide his presence in the Force while clouding the Force for the Jedi. The Clone Wars also kept the Jedi busy and weakened, preventing them from realizing his true identity.
With Anakin's mother dead, his padawan Ahsoka estranged and his faith in Obi-Wan and the rest of the Jedi council fading, Padmé was all he had left by the climax of Revenge of the Sith. By eliminating her, Palpatine would be the only one left for Anakin to turn to and therefore would have complete control over him.
Legend had it that Yoda—a Jedi who became Grand Master—was trained by N'Kata Del Gormo. A Force-sensitive Hysalrian, N'Kata Del Gormo was trained in the ways of the Force and achieved the rank of Master within the Jedi Order.
Did Palpatine let Mace Windu win? Yes. This is going to be unpopular, however, it's fairly clear from various sources, including Lucas himself, that Palpatine did let Mace Windu win.
Darth Sidious is the ultimate evil in all of Star Wars, but despite his sinister intentions, he actually did some good deeds as Emperor of the galaxy. Star Wars has no shortage of villains, but from the beginning of the Skywalker Saga to the end, Darth Sidious remains the ultimate evil.
Vitiate is one of the most powerful and dangerous Sith Lords to ever live, he consumed the life-force of about eight thousand Sith Lords and a entire planet, with a complex and powerful Sith ritual. Excluding Palpatine and Darth Vader, who was the most evil villain in the Star Wars universe? Bossk.
Qui-Gon Jinn learned to manifest as a Force ghost after death, thus allowing him to retain his consciousness in the Force. Several other Jedi also achieved the same ability, most notably Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and the redeemed Anakin Skywalker.
In addition, the supposed son of Emperor Palpatine, Trioculus, had been crowned, although it was left disputed as to whether it was valid. Emperor Palpatine's official heir would normally be Lord Darth Vader, as he was his Sith apprentice and the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces.
All clones were given a behavioral modification biochip that could be activated by remote order via voice command; Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, for example, only needed to tell clones to execute Order 66, and the order was carried out.
His connection to the Light Side was too strong, and indeed, his willingness to follow it over the dictates of the Council made him far more dangerous to Darth Sidious' plans.
Rumor had it that his mother was Palpatine's Umbaran aide Sly Moore, who had impregnated herself using DNA from an undisclosed source. Regardless of the veracity of that report, Triclops was regarded as the true son of Palpatine, both by himself and the few high-ranking officials who were aware of his existence.
Palpatine understood the history of the galaxy as a constant war between the dark side and the light, embodied by the Sith and the Jedi. He sought to bring about the ultimate triumph of the Sith, extinguishing all trace of the light.
