The Emperor — Return of the Jedi Character Profile

About The Emperor

Sith Lord, ruler of the Galactic Empire

The Emperor — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Force lightning, Political manipulation, Sith alchemy, Strategic planning, Intimidation

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 1/10
• Influence: 10/10

Affiliations

• Sith
• Galactic Empire
• Galactic Republic
• Confederacy of Independent Systems
• Trade Federation
• Galactic Senate
• First Order
• Royal House of Naboo
• Star Wars universe

Quick Facts about The Emperor

Full Name

Sheev Palpatine

Occupation

monarch, Sith, politician

Eye Color

Orange

Hair Color

Brown hair

First Appearance

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

Manner of Death

Vaporization

The Emperor's Known Relations

• Cosinga Palpatine — Father
• Supreme Leader Snoke — Child
• Dathan — Child
• Rey — Relative
• Count Dooku — Student
• Mara Jade — Student
• Starkiller — Student
• Darth Maul — Student
• Vergere — Student
• Ferus Olin — Student
• Lumiya — Student
• Darth Vader — Student
• Darth Plagueis — Student of
• Sith — Member of
• Galactic Empire — Member of
• Galactic Republic — Member of
• Confederacy of Independent Systems — Member of
• Trade Federation — Member of
• Galactic Senate — Member of
• First Order — Member of
• Royal House of Naboo — Member of
• Jedi — Enemy
• Mace Windu — Enemy
• Yoda — Enemy
• Luke Skywalker — Enemy
• Princess Leia — Enemy
• Jedi Council — Enemy

The Emperor appears in 7 titles

• The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — character page
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — character page
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — character page
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — character page
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) — character page
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ian McDiarmid

Appears in

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Return of the Jedi

• Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
• Han Solo (Harrison Ford)
• Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)
• C-3PO (Anthony Daniels)
• Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew)
• Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams)
• Darth Vader (David Prowse)
• Anakin Skywalker (Sebastian Shaw)
• Darth Vader (voice) (James Earl Jones)
• Yoda (voice) (Frank Oz)
• R2-D2 / Paploo (Kenny Baker)
• Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi (Alec Guinness)