Emperor Palpatine — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Character Profile

About Emperor Palpatine

Resurrected Sith Lord, final antagonist of the saga

Emperor Palpatine — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Sith Lord, Force wielder, Lightsaber combat, Manipulation, Emperor

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 10/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 0/10
• 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 Emperor 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

Emperor 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

Emperor 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) — 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 Facts

Played by

Ian McDiarmid

Appears in

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• Emperor Palpatine — Family Paternal Grandfather — Rey (Daisy Ridley)

  Palpatine is the hidden biological ancestor whose lineage defines Rey's central conflict.

• Emperor Palpatine — Power Subordinate To Manipulator — Kylo Ren / Ben Solo (Adam Driver)

  Palpatine orchestrated Kylo's rise to power solely to use him as a pawn against Rey.

• Emperor Palpatine — Power Master & Enforcer — Allegiant General Pryde (Richard E. Grant)

  Pryde serves as Palpatine's ruthless military executor during the final campaign.

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• General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher)
• Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
• Rey (Daisy Ridley)
• Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac)
• Kylo Ren / Ben Solo (Adam Driver)
• Finn (John Boyega)
• C-3PO (Anthony Daniels)
• General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson)
• Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong'o)
• Jannah (Naomi Ackie)
• Allegiant General Pryde (Richard E. Grant)
• Beaumont Kin (Dominic Monaghan)