Star Wars villain Darth Vader might be even more popular with kids than the heroes, and George Lucas had a plausible theory about why.

The greatest threat to Star Wars‘ galaxy has always been Emperor Palpatine. After learning from Darth Plagueis, Palpatine betrays his master and seizes all of the power of the dark side for himself.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda were two of the very few Jedi who survived Order 66 in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. They reconvened aboard Senator Bail Organa’s ship, the Tantive III, then ...

McDiarmid let it slip that Lucasfilm had plans for a Palpatine show that focused on the Sith’s time with his master, Darth Plagueis the Wise, who made his live-action debut in the only season of Star ...

Palpatine is a strange figure in Star Wars. We know his wizened face from the original and sequel trilogies, but in the prequels, we’re reminded that he was once just a minor Naboo royal who was ...

When George Lucas created the Star Wars saga, it was a combination of many things. It has elements of Westerns, Arthurian legend, fairy tales, Samurai films, Flash Gordon serials, Frank Herbert’s Dune ...

In the "Star Wars" series "The Acolyte," the Sith villain clouds the Jedi foes' senses with the Force, something Palpatine ...