in "legends" continuity, darth sidious would return using clones and ancient sith powers, returning in several clone bodies over the course of several novels and comics. during this time he would briefly turn luke skywalker to the dark side of the force through sheer power as much as by guile, though luke would later be redeemed by his sister leia and restored to the light side of the force and defeated palpatine once and for all. shortly before his first death, palpatine had sent a psychic command through the force to mara jade, planting in her the need to kill luke. she eventually fulfilled this command by slaying a clone of luke called luuke skywalker, whom palpatine had made in an attempt to use him against the original, though this plot ultimately would fail due to mara's fatal attack on the clone.