Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious — Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Character Profile

About Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Sith Lord who manipulates the galaxy into war

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Force lightning, Political manipulation, Sith alchemy, Lightsaber combat, Strategic planning

• 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 Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

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

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious'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

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious appears in 7 titles

• The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — character page
• Return of the Jedi (1983) — character page
• 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)
• 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

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious — Power Sith Master & Apprentice — Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen)

  Palpatine manipulates Anakin's fears to forge him into a Sith apprentice.

• Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious — Conflict Arch Enemy — Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson)

  A direct ideological and physical confrontation ending in Windu's death.

• Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious — Conflict Jedi Vs. Sith Lord — Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor)

  Obi-Wan is tasked to handle Anakin while Yoda confronts the Sith Emperor.

• Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious — Alliance Sith Master & Apprentice — Count Dooku (Christopher Lee)

  Dooku serves as the public Separatist leader under Palpatine's secret command.

• Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious — Conflict Oppressor & Resistance Leader — Senator Bail Organa (Jimmy Smits)

  Bail actively opposes the Empire and helps hide the twins from Palpatine.

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