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.

  Rey duels Kylo, who reveals that Palpatine is her paternal grandfather.

• 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.

  Palpatine reveals himself as the power behind Snoke and the First Order... offers it to Kylo if he finds and kills Rey.

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

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

  Palpatine unveils his armada... Allegiant General Pryde executes Hux... Palpatine attacks the Resistance fleet with Force lightning.

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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)