Let’s face it: Emperor Palpatine totally suckered Anakin Skywalker into joining the dark side. He used a simple Star Wars ...

Darth Vader's red lightsaber is one of the purest symbols of evil in the entire Star Wars franchise, and we finally know how ...

Anakin's redemption was almost undermined in the prequels by an alternate weapon choice for Palpatine. Anakin aiding Palpatine was crucial to the latter's long-running plan to turn him to the Dark ...

The nature of Kylo Ren is being rewritten once again, vastly improving Ben Solo's fall to Palpatine and the dark side in official Star Wars canon.

The Star Wars prequels are a Death Star with a discourse-powered tractor beam still pulling in deliriously impassioned takes all these years later. Love them or hate them, either you do. There is no ...

Kendall Myers is a Senior Author with Collider. As part of the TV and Movies Features team, she writes about some of the most popular releases before, during, and after they premiere. In three years, ...

If you want to trigger a Star Wars fan, all you need to do is say three words: "Somehow, Palpatine returned." While plenty of people were excited to the resurrection of Emperor Palpatine (Ian ...

Among its many crimes, the one Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker still hasn’t paid for is the sudden introduction of Emperor Palpatine’s sex life into the Star Wars canon. By revealing that Emperor ...