In the Star Wars universe, Palpatine manipulated Darth Vader with the promise to save Padmé's life. By the time Vader realized that power was beyond either of their grasps, it was already too late.

Star Wars has brought us some of the most iconic villains of all time. It’s so much fun to watch Emperor Palpatine’s scheming and Darth Vader’s brutality. But why do we enjoy bad guys so much? Science ...

Star Wars eras are defined as much by their villains as by their heroes. While Emperor Sheev Palpatine is the overarching evil mastermind behind the entire Skywalker Saga, he’s never truly been the ...

As a franchise that has spanned multiple decades, Star Wars has had its fair share of villains. In addition to the iconic Darth Vader, there is a big bad in every corner of the galaxy for brave, bold ...

Jo Craig (they/them) is a writer on Game Rant from Scotland and has been in the industry for nearly a decade dissecting comic book movie trailers for hours and diving headfirst into horror. They still ...

“Resurrection” came out seven years before The Clone Wars made its debut on Cartoon Network in 2008, so the common assumption among fans was that Darth Maul died when Obi-Wan bisected him on Naboo.