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'''Galactic Emperor Palpatine''', known also as Senator and Chancellor Palpatine and Darth Sidious, is a significant character throughout five of the first six movies of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise. In the prequel trilogy, he is not yet an Emperor (he started out as a senator representing the planet Naboo in ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' then was elected Chancellor of the Galactic Senate via manipulation of the Senate later in that movie), but in the original trilogy, he fulfilled that role, having declared himself Emperor and dissolving the democratic Galactic Republic in favor of forming the [[authoritarianism|authoritarian]] Galactic Empire in ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith|Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''.
'''Galactic Emperor Palpatine''', known also as Senator and '''Chancellor Palpatine''' and '''Darth Sidious''', is a significant character throughout five of the first six movies of the fictional ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise. In the prequel trilogy, he is not yet an Emperor (he started out as a senator representing the planet Naboo in ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' then was elected '''Chancellor of the Galactic Senate''' via manipulation of the Senate later in that movie), but in the original trilogy, he fulfilled that role, having declared himself Emperor and dissolving the democratic Galactic Republic in favor of forming the [[authoritarianism|authoritarian]] Galactic Empire in ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith|Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''.
During his reign as Emperor, Palpatine ruled the Galactic Empire with an iron fist, using his [[Sith]] apprentice, fearsome cyborg [[Darth Vader]] (the former [[Jedi]] knight Anakin Skywalker, who Palpatine turned to the Sith in ''Episode III'') as his main enforcer, along with the Imperial [[Stormtroopers]] as his shock troops and the gigantic Death Star superweapons (the original Death Star in ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' and the even larger Death Star II in ''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]''), to impose his will and spread terror upon the Empire's subjugated populations.
During his reign as Emperor, Palpatine ruled the Galactic Empire with an iron fist, using his [[Sith]] apprentice, fearsome cyborg [[Darth Vader]] (the former [[Jedi]] knight Anakin Skywalker, who Palpatine turned to the Sith in ''Episode III'') as his main enforcer, along with the Imperial [[Stormtroopers]] as his shock troops and the gigantic Death Star superweapons (the original Death Star in ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' and the even larger Death Star II in ''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]''), to impose his will and spread terror upon the Empire's subjugated populations.
Besides Vader, his other Sith Apprentices were Darth Maul, and later Count Dooku, the latter under the Sith name, Darth Tyranus.
Besides Vader, his other Sith Apprentices were Darth Maul, and later Count Dooku, the latter under the Sith name, Darth Tyranus.
==Inspiration==
== Quotes ==
{{cquote|In order to ensure the security and continuing stability,
the Republic will be reorganized into the
'''''FIRST GALATCTIC EMPIRE'''''
...for a ''safe'' and '''''secure''''' society.
—Emperor Palpatine}}
== Inspiration ==
[[George Lucas]], when writing the character in the original trilogy, and to a lesser extent the Prequel trilogy, had been inspired by then-President [[Richard Nixon]], who at the time the first film was undergoing development was dealing with the [[Watergate Scandal]]. Part of this reason was because he also intended for ''Star Wars'' to be anti-Vietnam War propaganda as well as "a decisive blow against American Imperialism." To a lesser extent, Lucas also indicated that he at least in part based Palpatine during the Prequel Trilogy on then-Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], or at least that he compared him to such, while comparing Bush to Vader. Despite this, however, some EU books made at the time of Revenge of the Sith such as the tie-in book ''Labyrinth of Evil'' alluded to a "Triad of Evil" that Palpatine mentioned in reference to Saleucami, Mygeeto, and Felucia, which was an unsubtle reference to George W. Bush's [[Axis of Evil]] remark during the 2002 State of the Union Address.<ref name="tfn">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp|title=TheForce.Net–Books–Reviews–Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qFBevQIEGLMJ:www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp+http://www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com|archivedate=2011-05-21}}</ref><ref name="Amazon 1">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.amazon.com/review/R1YPDZ6QB43Q9I/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0345475720&nodeID=&tag=&link|title=Amazon.com: BaronFellDown's review of Labyrinth of Evil|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DKhU8P7uoZ0J:www.amazon.com/review/R1YPDZ6QB43Q9I+mazon.com:+BaronFellDown%27s+review+of+Labyrinth+of+Evil&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com|archivedate=2011-03-26}}</ref><ref name="Amazon 2">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R301YRUG7894SI/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0345475739&nodeID=266239&tag=&link|title=Amazon.com: A Customer's review of Labyrinth of Evil|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=|archivedate=}}</ref> In the Matt Stoner novelization for ''Revenge of the Sith'', when announcing the reorganization of the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire, Palpatine also declares that it was "Morning in the Republic", which mirrored [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Morning in America 1984 presidential campaign commercial. Lucasfilm also implied that Palpatine also had bits taken from Emperor Constantine, [[Julius Caesar]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]].
[[George Lucas]], when writing the character in the original trilogy, and to a lesser extent the Prequel trilogy, had been inspired by then-President [[Richard Nixon]], who at the time the first film was undergoing development was dealing with the [[Watergate Scandal]]. Part of this reason was because he also intended for ''Star Wars'' to be anti-Vietnam War propaganda as well as "a decisive blow against American Imperialism." To a lesser extent, Lucas also indicated that he at least in part based Palpatine during the Prequel Trilogy on then-Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], or at least that he compared him to such, while comparing Bush to Vader. Despite this, however, some EU books made at the time of Revenge of the Sith such as the tie-in book ''Labyrinth of Evil'' alluded to a "Triad of Evil" that Palpatine mentioned in reference to Saleucami, Mygeeto, and Felucia, which was an unsubtle reference to George W. Bush's [[Axis of Evil]] remark during the 2002 State of the Union Address.<ref name="tfn">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp|title=TheForce.Net–Books–Reviews–Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qFBevQIEGLMJ:www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp+http://www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_labyrinthofevil.asp&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com|archivedate=2011-05-21}}</ref><ref name="Amazon 1">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.amazon.com/review/R1YPDZ6QB43Q9I/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0345475720&nodeID=&tag=&link|title=Amazon.com: BaronFellDown's review of Labyrinth of Evil|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DKhU8P7uoZ0J:www.amazon.com/review/R1YPDZ6QB43Q9I+mazon.com:+BaronFellDown%27s+review+of+Labyrinth+of+Evil&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com|archivedate=2011-03-26}}</ref><ref name="Amazon 2">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R301YRUG7894SI/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0345475739&nodeID=266239&tag=&link|title=Amazon.com: A Customer's review of Labyrinth of Evil|accessdate=2011-05-26|archiveurl=|archivedate=}}</ref> In the Matt Stoner novelization for ''Revenge of the Sith'', when announcing the reorganization of the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire, Palpatine also declares that it was "Morning in the Republic", which mirrored [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Morning in America 1984 presidential campaign commercial. Lucasfilm also implied that Palpatine also had bits taken from Emperor Constantine, [[Julius Caesar]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]].
== Modern Comparisons to Emperor Palpatine ==
Some conservatives have noted similarity of [[Justin Trudeau|Justin Trudeau's]] [authoritarianism|authoritarian]] behavior to that of the fictional Palpatine.<ref>https://notthebee.com/article/trudeau-politicians-who-vote-against-giving-him-war-powers--dont-trust-the-government-to-make-incredibly-momentous-and-important-decisions Trudeau: Politicians who vote against giving him war powers “don’t trust the government to make incredibly momentous and important decisions"| Notthebee.com</ref> While this comparison previously occurred to some extent during Trudeau's invocation of the [[Emergencies Act]], they were intensified by his comments regarding members of the [[Canadian Parliament]] potentially voting against his wishes of continuing the [[Emergencies Act]] when he said, {{cquote|I can't imagine that anyone who votes "no" tonight is doing anything other than indicating that they don’t trust the government to make incredibly momentous, and important, decisions
— [[Justin Trudeau]], Prime Minister of [[Canada]]}}<ref>https://notthebee.com/article/trudeau-politicians-who-vote-against-giving-him-war-powers--dont-trust-the-government-to-make-incredibly-momentous-and-important-decisions Trudeau: Politicians who vote against giving him war powers “don’t trust the government to make incredibly momentous and important decisions"| Notthebee.com</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1495803301736103937 The Post Millennial</ref>
==Further notes==
==Further notes==
*In the ''A New Hope'' novelization ghost-written by Alan Dean Foster, Palpatine was implied in various descriptions of the character by other characters such as Vader and Tarkin to be a puppet ruler controlled by the Imperial Bureaucracy, and that the reason the Rebel Alliance was gaining more influence was due to incompetent ruling on his part, and was not a Force user. Later films nixed that description by showcasing him to be extremely competent, including his creating the Empire in the first place as well as a very powerful Force user (and later, a Sith Lord).
*In the ''A New Hope'' novelization ghost-written by Alan Dean Foster, Palpatine was implied in various descriptions of the character by other characters such as Vader and Tarkin to be a puppet ruler controlled by the Imperial Bureaucracy, and that the reason the Rebel Alliance was gaining more influence was due to incompetent ruling on his part, and was not a Force user. Later films nixed that description by showcasing him to be extremely competent, including his creating the Empire in the first place as well as a very powerful Force user (and later, a Sith Lord).
*Although Palpatine was identified by name in the novelization for A New Hope and Return of the Jedi, alongside supplemental materials such as the Star Wars Visual Dictionary, he was never identified onscreen by name in the actual films until the Prequel Trilogy.
*Although Palpatine was identified by name in the novelization for A New Hope and Return of the Jedi, alongside supplemental materials such as the Star Wars Visual Dictionary, he was never identified onscreen by name in the actual films until the Prequel Trilogy.
== See Also ==
* [[Emergencies Act]]
==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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