Senator Palpatine — Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Character Profile

About Senator Palpatine

Senator from Naboo who becomes Emperor

Senator Palpatine — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Senator, Manipulator, Diplomat, Strategist, Sith Lord

• Strength: 2/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 2/10
• Influence: 8/10

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 Senator Palpatine

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

Senator Palpatine'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

Senator Palpatine 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)
• 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

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Senator Palpatine — Professional Political Adviser — Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman)

  Palpatine influences Padmé's political response to the Naboo crisis.

  Palpatine persuades Amidala to call for a vote of no confidence in the current Chancellor and seek a more capable leader.

• Senator Palpatine — Social Political Contact — Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson)

  Their paths intersect through the political consequences of the blockade.

  Palpatine is involved in the Republic's response to the Naboo crisis while Qui-Gon escorts Padmé to Coruscant.

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