Who Is Emperor Palpatine? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Emperor Palpatine is a Company-Licensed comic book character, the alter ego of Sheev Palpatine, with over 497 comic issue appearances. Palpatine is the public face of Darth Sidious, the heart of the Sith, from the time before the Empire, and until slightly after. His Sith apprentices include: Darth Maul, Darth Tyranus and Darth Vader in addition to multiple Dark Jedi apprentices such as Mara Jade. He is a true master of the Dark Side of the Force and is considered to be the most powerful Sith Lord that ever lived.

Who is Emperor Palpatine?

Origin Son of the Naboo noble Cosinga, Palpatine grew up to be cruel and filled with rage. His opposition of his father gained him the attention of Darth Plagueis - under the guise of Magister Hego Demask of Demask Holdings. Cosinga learned of his son's relationship with Demask and decided to send Palpatine away somewhere he could no longer contact Demask. However, Palpatine destroyed his entire family and their guards using nothing but the Force. Once this was done, he contacted Plagueis and was apprenticed to him. In the following years, Palpatine grew in power and learned many secrets from Darth Plagueis in the Dark Side of the Force. The two were often experimenting with the Dark Side, and one of their experiments lead to the Force to be tilted out of balance. In response, the Force created Anakin Skywalker , also known as the Chosen One.

Key facts

Emperor Palpatine is of human origin. The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 497 recorded issue appearances, Emperor Palpatine ranks among the most featured characters in comics.