What is Palpatine?
[[File:MCM 2013 - Emperor Palpatine (8979536884).jpg|thumb|Cosplayer of the character.]] '''Sheev Palpatine''', also known as '''Darth Sidious''' or simply '''the Emperor''', is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise. The character is played by actor [[Ian McDiarmid]]. == Character history == Palpatine is the main villain in each film trilogy of the Skywalker Saga.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/12/12/star-wars-the-rise-of-skwalker-brings-back-emperor-palpatine/4399755002/ |title=The Emperor strikes back! Why an 'absolutely dead' 'Star Wars' villain returns in 'Rise of Skywalker' |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=December 12, 2019 |accessdate=May 11, 2021 |first=Brian |last=Truitt |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308160437/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/12/12/star-wars-the-rise-of-skwalker-brings-back-emperor-palpatine/4399755002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His story begins in the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]]. He is shown to be a politician and powerful [[Dark lord|Dark Lord]] of the [[Sith]]. Palpatine secretly tells the Trade Federation to take over his home planet [[Naboo]]. He uses the crisis to get elected as Supreme Chancellor of the [[Galactic Republic]]. He then leads the Republic into the [[Clone Wars]]. Palpatine uses the war to kill the [[Jedi]] and turns the Republic into the [[Galactic empire|Empire]]. He makes himself emperor and turns Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into his apprentice, [[Darth Vader]]. The prequel trilogy also shows Palpatine as the master of [[Darth Maul]] and [[Count Dooku]]. Palpatine's master was [[Darth Plagueis]], who could create life and save people from death. In the final film of the [[Star Wars|original trilogy]], Palpatine is killed by Darth Vader with the help of [[Luke Skywalker]]. His Empire is also defeated. Later, Palpatine returns from death and plots revenge. He creates [[Supreme Leader Snoke|Sno