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The Rise of Skywalker's Palpatine twist was undoubtedly controversial, but it did make one aspect of Palpatine's Anakin plan ...
The revelation that Emperor Palpatine would return in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” was definitely a big mystery of the type JJ Abrams loves — we’ve all been cracking jokes about his ...
Emperor Palpatine lived, ... The Rise of Skywalker novelization is sure to explain plenty of other discrepancies in the movie, inevitably fueling the fire of Star Wars canon debates.
Palpatine's grand revival in Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, though, met with criticism. From the moment Poe Dameron heaved a weary, resigned sigh and delivered the now-immortal line, 'somehow ...
While The Rise of Skywalker is light on answers regarding Palpatine’s survival, we know a few things from tie-in books that shed some light on how the Emperor is back in the final chapter in the ...
The trailer for 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' completes the nine-episode journey with a tease of Emperor Palpatine. By Richard Newby “No one’s ever really gone.” Lucasfilm continued ...
With The Rise of Skywalker bringing Palpatine back, it voided Anakin’s sacrifice. For Star Wars Theory, it still fulfilled the prophecy for the time being, but then cheapened it a bit with ...
The big reveal of The Rise of Skywalker was that Rey was a Palpatine – specifically Palpatine’s granddaughter. In The Last Jedi , Kylo Ren told Rey her parents were nobodies — junk dealers ...
When Emperor Palpatine shows up in Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, he has a massive audience of loyal follows. They’re not the Knights of Ren, but we explain who they are and how they got Star ...
Emperor Palpatine lived, after a fashion, and Kylo could feel in his very bones that this clone body sheltered the Emperor’s actual spirit. It was an imperfect vessel, though, unable to contain ...
The great Emperor Palpatine returns as promised in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. So how’d he pull it off? Well, we’d be honored if you would join us while we break this down.