Mon Mothma is an excellent example of this, as she believed that Palpatine and the Empire could be stopped without violent action. In the end, this was only another ingenious facade by Palpatine.

Matthew Stover's excellent Revenge of the Sith novelization ... They never fully trusted Palpatine, but did consider him a suspect because they couldn't rule out anyone. However, their reasoning ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone. Veteran actor Clive Revill, recognized for his voice-only role in “The Empire Strikes Back” sequel, died on March 11 at a care ...

In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated 1980 sequel, audiences were treated to the first on-camera sighting of Emperor Palpatine. After receiving only a glancing mention in the first ...