Sheev Palpatine

Palpatine during his resurrection

*“The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.” - Sheev Palpatine during the events of Revenge of the Sith arc, 1994 AD.*
**Sheev Palpatine** also known by his Sith name as Darth Sidious and also known simply as the **Emperor**, was a human male Dark Lord of the Sith and Emperor of the Galactic Empire, ruling from 19 BBY to 4 ABY. Rising to power in the Galactic Senate as the senator of Naboo, the secretive Sith Lord cultivated two identities, Sidious and Palpatine, using both to further his political career and deceive his way into accomplishing his goal. He orchestrated the fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order through the Clone Wars, and then established his reign over the galaxy which lasted until his death at the Battle of Endor.

Born on the Mid Rim planet Naboo in 82 BBY during the Republic Era, Sidious possessed a strong connection to the Force, and was secretly trained in the ways of the Sith by Darth Plagueis. He eventually betrayed and killed his Sith Master, in order to train his own Sith apprentice, Darth Maul, for the Rule of Two limited their ranks to two Sith Lords at any given time. As a result of the Invasion of Naboo, a crisis orchestrated by Sidious, the Senate elected Palpatine as Supreme Chancellor. The Separatist Crisis and the Clone Wars were masterminded by Sidious and his new apprentice, Darth Tyranus, in an effort to achieve galactic dominance, then he eventually forged an Alliance with the people of Earth which was later known as the Terran Alliance as they join the course of the battles during the Clone Wars until 19 BBY/1994 AD. Following an attempt to arrest the chancellor, the Great Jedi Purge commenced with Sidious enacting Order 66, although some of the Jedis were managed to survive alongside with their Terran Allies.

## History

The origins of Darth Sidious were closely guarded secrets that he took to his grave more than once. He was born on the Mid Rim planet Naboo as Sheev Palpatine, eighty-two years before the Battle of Yavin. The noble Palpatine family belonged to the affluent class in Naboo society, although by the time of the Imperial Era Palpatine did not have a family as far as the public was aware. Palpatine was raised in the cultured city of Theed, his homeworld's capital; he formed connections with a reputable host of credible politicians produced over the centuries, all the while acquiring a great amount of knowledge on governance and the subtleties of power during his youth. As such, Palpatine had been skilled in manipulation since boyhood.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*
* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back*

## Trivia:

* Surprisingly, it seems that Sheev Palpatine studied the history of Earth from it's various ruthless Leaders who used to rule their nations in the past. In fact, Historical leaders such as Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, Richard Nixon, Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. and Alberto Fujimori served as the main influences for his character.
	+ All of them used methods similar to the Emperor's while turning their respective democracies into personal dictatorships in real life, more particularly in Terran Alliance universe.