Emperor Palpatine

**Emperor Palpatine** is a playable character in *Star Wars: Masterful Duelist.*He was the Dark Lord of the Sith and Galactic Emperor who ruled the galaxy from the fall of the Galactic Republic to the fragmentation of the Galactic Empire. Rising to power in the Galactic Senate as Senator Sheev Palpatine, he was elected to the office of Supreme Chancellor and, during the Clone Wars, accumulated wartime powers in the name of security. As the Emperor, he dropped the facade, no longer needing to cultivate two identities, and henceforth ruled as Darth Sidious in thought and action, though he was known by many as the Emperor. His machinations brought an end to the last era of peace in galactic history, replaced a millenium democracy with New Order fascism, and restored the Sith to power through the destruction of the Jedi Order.

## Gameplay

### Weapon: Lightsaber

Emperor Palpatine's normal attacks deal 135 damage while his heavy strikes inflict 340.

### Fighting Style

Emperor Palpatine has an extremely aggressive lightsaber dueling style and augmented his swordplay by using Force-enhanced speed. Palpatine is an utterly terrifying opponent, utilizing a combination of brutal aggression, extreme speed and lethal precision to make him an almost unstoppable opponent. He is also incredibly powerful in the Force, with extreme levels of mastery over the powers of the Dark Side.

### Moves

* **Unlimited Power Combo:**A normal attack, normal attack and heavy attack chain.
* **Galactic Emperor Combo:**A normal attack and heavy attack chain.
* **Dark Side Combo:**A heavy attack and heavy attack chain.
* **Full Power:**Palpatine's mixup atttack and he delivers several quick strikes with his lightsaber and he can then follow up with a stronger lightsaber strike or a quick thrust which is lightning-effected and deals damage-over-time.
* **Force Scream:**While not in guard mode, the Emperor dashes forward while letting out a Force Scream quickly and thrusts his lightsaber in a forward direction.
* **Force Lightning:**Palpatine can use one hand to send out a quick burst of Force Lightning which can deal damage and stun them briefly.
* **Force Electrocute:**While he is at his full power, Palpatine can use both of his hands to send out a strong wave of Force Lightning which increases the damage, range and stun time of his Force Lightning and gives the Emperor some health back.
* **Chain Lightning:**The Emperor can spread lightning from one target affected with Force Electrocute to a nearby one.
* **The Emperor's Rage:**The Emperor steps back and then can dash forward and swing his lightsaber.
* **The Emperor's Swiftness:**The Emperor can dodge to the side and swing his lightsaber.
* **Dark Deflect:**After a deflect, the Emperor can follow up with a damage-over-time lightning-enhanced lightsaber strike.

### Hero Specific

* **Battle Points:**The Emperor earns more Battle Points from one-on-one fights, by killing enemy heroes and getting killstreaks.
* **Dark Side Embrace:**After his Anger gauge is filled up, the Emperor can embrace the power of the Dark Side to boost his damage and health. All of his attacks are uninterruptible, parries knock down opponnets and his Force powers gain increased area-of-effect.
* **Dark Lord's Full Power:**While the opponent is under the effects of electrocution, the Emperor temporarily reaches his full power and he can heal a small amount of health by damaging his opponent. His Force Lightning is changed into Force Electrocute and his combo finishers become lightning-enhanced lightsaber strikes.
* **Attack Cancels:**The Emperor can cancel his lightsaber heavy strikes into Force abilities.