Sheev Palpatine

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==Summary==
Emperor Sheev Palpatine, secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, was the last Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, the first and only emperor of the Galactic Empire, and arguably the most powerful Sith Lord in the galaxy's history. Born into an influential and wealthy family on the peaceful world of Naboo, he became the apprentice of Darth Plagueis in his search for power and recognition. He would then use his family's influence to become Naboo's senator and eventually Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, subtly manipulating the events of the Clone Wars in his favor before finally enacting Order 66, wiping out nearly all Jedi in existence and thus leaving him virtually unopposed as the Emperor of the new Galactic Empire.
But his tyrannical rule eventually inspired rebellion. Through much sacrifice and hardship, the rebellion spearheaded by Princess Leia Organa gradually loosened the Empire's iron grip over the galaxy. Finally, Sidious and his apprentice, Darth Vader, were confronted by Luke Skywalker aboard the Death Star. After Skywalker's and Vader's duel, Sidious attempted to electrocute the young Jedi with a barrage of Force Lightning. But Vader's paternal instincts, stemming from his true identity as Anakin Skywalker, ultimately led the Sith Apprentice to betray his Master, knocking Sidious into the Death Star's reactor core, killing the Dark Lord once and for all.
But in the Legends continuity, this was only the beginning of Sidious' rise, as the Dark Lord of the Sith had many more plans for the galaxy that would have catastrophic consequences...
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , possibly far higher | . Unknown after absorbing the Force Dyad | | 
Key: Disney Canon (Endor) | Disney Canon (Post-Endor) | Legends/EU | Dark Empire
Name: Sheev Palpatine, Darth Sidious
Origin: Star Wars
Gender: Male
Age: Late 50's in prequels, around 88 at time of Return of The Jedi, in his 110s during his death in The Rise of Skywalker | Late 50's in prequels; around in his 90s at the time of final death
Classification: Human, Force User, Dark Lord of the Sith, Emperor of the Galactic Empire, Former Republic Senator | Human, Force User, Dark Lord of the Sith, Supreme Chancellor of the (Old) Galactic Republic, the shadow (Referred to as such in the Revenge of the Sith novel), Emperor of the Galactic Empire
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Canon=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Enhanced Senses, Precognition, Telekinesis, Telepathy, Telekinetic Blasts, Mind Manipulation, Psychometry, Forcefield Creation (In the form of Force Barrier), Energy Manipulation (Can reflect, redirect, and absorb energy attacks thrown at him), Elemental Manipulation (In the form of Force Lightning), Fire Manipulation, Limited Power Nullification against Jedi and other Light Side Force users, Limited Possession (Can possess a compatible body, like a clone of himself. Can use the Rule of Two ritual to pass his spirit into someone if killed by it first, seemingly requiring a ceremony and hatred/anger from the person killing Sidious), Life-Force Absorption (Can absorb the life-force of targets, restoring himself through it), Weapon Mastery (Highly skilled in lightsaber combat), Resurrection with Preparation time (Came back from death thanks to his followers, the Sith Eternal, reviving him through "technology and the occult", which took them decades)
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|-|Dark Empire=All previous abilities plus Incorporeality (Can exist long after his physical body is destroyed as living energy), Spatial Manipulation (After the death of his physical body, he became a seething nexus of Dark Side energy that could tear apart the fabric of space and devour everything in his vicinity)
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Attack Potency: At least Multi-City Block level (Far stronger than his former apprentices, effortlessly overpowered Luke Skywalker and mocked his abilities as "feeble". Easily disabled and destroyed a freighter while using very little of his true strength, and deepened his mastery of the Force over time), possibly far higher (Stated to be Bendu by Vader, ) | Multi-City Block level (Grossly overpowered Kylo Ren and Rey at the same time), Unknown after absorbing the Force Dyad (Significantly stronger than before, disabled the entire Citizens' Fleet with a large blast of Force Lightning. The backlash of his Force Lightning destroyed a large portion of the Sith Amphitheatre) | Solar System level (Repeatedly referred to as the most powerful Sith and practitioner of the Dark Side in history, making him more powerful than Vitiate, the Valley of the Jedi, Aleema Keto commanding Naga Sadow's Sith Corsair and . His power was once described by Darth Vader to be of . After killing Darth Plagueis, Sidious' power caused the stars themselves to shake and flare, and constellations to align in new configurations which defied their orbits) | Solar System level (Significantly more powerful than he had ever been in his previous body, and continues to grow in power with each passing moment. Could only be permanently defeated by the combined might of the spirits of every Jedi who had ever been born over the last 25,000 years, which should include the Hero of Tython)
Speed: Subsonic running speeds with Force Speed (Far superior to Darth Vader, can move at such speeds that he is seemingly a blur), Massively Hypersonic+ combat speeds and reactions augmented by precognition (At least comparable to Mace Windu, traded blows with Windu in a fierce and lengthy lightsaber duel) | Relativistic with at least FTL+ combat speed and reactions (Effortlessly struck down several Jedi Masters before they could react. Moved with such speed that Anakin Skywalker viewed him as fading out of existence) | At least FTL+ combat speed, Massively FTL+ flight speed (Traveled from the Moon of Endor to all the way to Byss in the span of one year)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human naturally. Can be augmented to Superhuman levels thanks to Force Amplification. Class M with telekinesis (Comparable to Yoda. Far superior to both Rey and Kylo Ren combined even when weakened) | Peak Human naturally. Can be augmented to Superhuman level with the Force. Class G with telekinesis (Far more powerful than Darth Vader and Galen Marek) | Peak Human naturally. Can be augmented to Superhuman level with the Force. Class G with telekinesis (More powerful than in his previous body)
Striking Strength: At least Multi-City Block level, possibly far higher with Force amplification | Multi-City Block level with Force amplification, Unknown after absorbing the Force Dyad | Solar System level with Force amplification (Capable of trading blows with Mace Windu) | Solar System level
Durability: Wall level naturally (Should not be weaker than Count Dooku). Multi-City Block level, possibly far higher with Force amplification (Comparable to Yoda. Survived the backlash caused by his Force Lightning overwhelming Yoda's Tutaminis, as well as his own Force Lightning being directed back at him by Mace Windu) | Multi-City Block level with Force amplification, Unknown after absorbing the Force Dyad | Street level naturally. Solar System level with Force amplification (Can generate barriers or shields with the Force with this much power). Is also very difficult to kill due to astral/soul manipulation and possession | Solar System level (At his peak, he had ceased to be a strictly physical being and become a pure nexus of dark Force energies which tore the very fabric of reality around him. Required the combined efforts of the spirits of every Jedi who had been born over 25,000 years to be permanently put down). Immortality, Regeneration/Resurrection, and his nature as a pure nexus of dark energies make him incredibly difficult to kill
Stamina: Superhuman. Survived for weeks without food, water, and sleep while still an apprentice
Range: Extended melee range with lightsaber. Galactic with Force powers (Briefly Force Choked Darth Tyranus from while talking with him via hologram.The Lost One-Star Wars: The Clone Wars Sensed the death of Kanan Jarrus on Lothal and sensed the very planet's fate changing while on Coruscant. Attempted to warp post Jedi training Luke's mind while he was on Coruscant and Luke was far in the Outer Rim territories). Galactic to Interdimensional with Sith Magic (Capable of affecting targets across the galaxy with Sith Magic, as proven from when he used it on Yoda on Moraband while still on Coruscant. Used Sith Magic to reach into the "World Between Worlds" [which is a separate pocket of reality from the normal physical space and time of the universe and connects all normal space and time] in an attempt to capture Ahsoka Tano and Ezra Bridger) | Extended melee range with lightsaber. Galactic with Force powers (Per the force secret "distant power"), telepathy, and Force Storms (Captured Luke Skywalker from Coruscant and transported him all the way to the planet Byss)
Standard Equipment: His lightsabers | His two lightsabers
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. True to his title, Darth Sidious was a master of subterfuge and guile, smoothly navigating galactic politics into the position of Supreme Chancellor despite the cutthroat competition and rampant corruption in the Senate at the time. As Supreme Chancellor he successfully commissioned the creation of the Clone Army and seized emergency powers to consolidate his position while simultaneously running the Separatist Alliance with the Jedi none the wiser, thus paving the path for the Jedi's extermination with the galaxy-spanning Clone Wars. His promises of power also successfully turned many of the greatest Jedi to the Dark Side, including Count Dooku and Anakin Skywalker, making them feared symbols of the Sith while disposing of them as necessary. His ruthlessness and cunning as a political strategist were only matched by his incredible mastery of the Dark Side of the Force. Spending decades studying the most arcane and forbidden arts of both the Jedi and the Sith, he was a master of virtually every Force ability while developing new abilities to use at his leisure, becoming so powerful that he was a nexus of the Dark Side itself and utilizing techniques wielded by the greatest Sith Lords in history to become the mightiest of them all. Despite treating it as a mere game, Sidious was also a nearly unrivaled lightsaber duelist. Having mastered every form of lightsaber combat, he cut down several of the finest duelists in the Jedi Order with a single stroke each while facing multiple Jedi Masters at a time, including the mighty Mace Windu, and easily fended off the likes of Darth Maul and Savage Opress simultaneously. Effortlessly blending his mastery of the two arts in combat, he tended to lull his foes into a false sense of security by underperforming before cutting them down with his full strength or simply electrocuting them with his powerful Force Lightning. Sidious is also a tactical genius, single-handedly preventing the Imperial fleet from losing ground against the rebel forces through his use of battle meditation, coordinating the movements of hundreds of ships and countless starfighters single-handedly from his throne in the Death Star II. He also supplemented his already staggering genius with his mastery of foresight, allowing him glimpses into the future to overtake his opponents and plan for potentially dangerous events, even laying the ground for his return after his death in the Legends continuity. However, for all of his brilliance, he suffered from a critical flaw of the Sith: overconfidence. Sidious underestimated Windu's ability to match him in lightsaber combat and was thus horribly scarred when Windu reflected Sidious' Force Lightning. He also failed to account for Vader's paternal instincts during his confrontation with Luke Skywalker aboard the Death Star, leading to Sidious' death when his sadism led Vader to betray Sidious and throw him into the reactor core
Weaknesses: Sidious is rather overconfident (as pointed out by Luke) | Some powers are only available to his reborn forms (his clone bodies). His clone bodies rapidly deteriorated over time due to his incredible power, lasting only a day or two by the time of his final death. This process also gradually deteriorated Sidious' mind. After his last physical body was destroyed he will eventually descend into perpetual madness
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Sith Magic: Sith magic, also known as Sith sorcery, is an arcane expression of Force ability first developed and practiced by the original Sith species through which they manipulated the power of the dark side. Sith magic, while as much a part of the dark side as endowments like Force lightning, is accessible only to those Force-sensitives who possessed an intrinsic relationship with the dark side.
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*Sith Alchemy: Sith Alchemy is a science that refers to any power or technique which used the Dark side of the Force to permanently alter an item or living being. Sith alchemy is primarily used to enhance the strength of weapons and armor (such as the famous Sith swords), or to genetically engineer and enhance alien species, making them more dangerous and easier to control by the Sith Lords. It is also capable of waking the dead in servitude to the Sith, as well as creating lethal toxins and poisons.
**Sith Swords: Unique swords constructed through various metallurgical and arcane means, transmuting base metals into an alchemical alloy possessing an unusual affinity for dark side energies. These alchemical alterations allow it to block incoming lightsaber attacks, as well as deflect and redirect blaster bolts in much the same way a lightsaber does. It is also possible to alter the weapon's molecular structure, making it stronger and sharper, and reverse its magnetic polarity, turning it into a high-temperature superconductor that can deflect blaster bolts and other particle weapons as if magnetically sealed. Most significantly though the weapon's ability to serve as a focus for the dark energies of its wielder, amplifying their power and refining their control until they became a walking nexus of dark side power.
**Sith Poison: Sith poison is a biological toxin produced by Sith Alchemy that, when absorbed in sufficient quantity, multiplies the rage felt by a person. When ingested or injected it behaves more like a disease, taking up residence in the victim's body and being absorbed on the molecular level, setting off chemical reactions that rapidly diminish the victim's ability to resist the pull of the dark side of the Force while feeding on the individual's anger and drawing them closer to it. The individual's judgment quickly becomes less rational, and they eventually become so enraged that they begin to lash out involuntarily with the dark side. The poison can be fatal unless counteracted by strong Jedi powers, and even then its effects were likely to remain.
**Mask: A little-known special application of Sith alchemy that allows an alchemist to literally reshape an individual's appearance, altering the subject at the molecular level. Very little is beyond this technique, limited only by the craftsmanship of the user. Features, age, disfigurations, even species could be concealed with Mask (though the latter would require an incredible amount of skill to accomplish convincingly). Owing to its molecular nature, the technique lasts until altered, and even a thorough medical examination would not reveal anything out of place, unlike the tell-tale scars of surgical alterations. As it was a product of the dark side of the Force, it is susceptible to powerful blasts of dark side energy. If the subject was not careful, the Mask would literally melt away, making further attempts at concealment (even with the Mask) difficult.
**Mechu-Deru Vitae: A dark side power derived the power from mechu-deru along with Sith alchemy that allows the user to create Sithspawn called technobeasts. With this technique it is possible to create a technovirus capable of converting the flesh of living beings into metallic parts, eventually transforming them into technobeasts.
**Midi-Chlorian Manipulation: A form of Sith alchemy that allows the user to create, maintain, or save life through the influencing of midi-chlorians to a certain degree. Palpatine told Anakin Skywalker that Plagueis used this power to save the ones he loved from dying.
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Note: The Sith Lords Respect Thread: Information on various Sith Lords' powers, abilities, feats, and backgrounds as well as on the Force itself. Also has apparently mastered nearly every force power and creates new ones for fun.
==Gallery==
Young Palpatine.png|Young Palpatine kneels before his master Darth Plagueis
Emperor Palps..jpg|Emperor Palpatine speaks to his apprentice Darth Vader
==Notable Matchups==
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Voldemort (Wizarding World) Voldemort's Profile (Endor Palpatine was used, and speed was equalized)
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