HK-42 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Title explains it self: In what movie did you realize who the emperor was. Warning: Spoilers ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** When I realized it I really didnt know anything about Star Wars, so I didnt realize it till the end of Attack of the Clones when he stood on the balcony overlooking the clones.(Im Slow) and really I didnt notice my friend blurted it out "He is the Emperor!" in the middle of the theater. Anyway when did you realize it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 o-o This is not information you should freely be dispersing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adavardes Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Episode 1. Recognized his face. Might be a good idea to put some spoiler warnings on this, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK-42 Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 Episode 1. Recognized his face. Might be a good idea to put some spoiler warnings on this, though. Done....Sorta cant edit title and its a bit much to have the whole first post in spoiler tags, and no names where said yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Mmm, my Star Wars history ran a little reverse of most of the people here, meaning that I saw TPM and AotC several times before getting me hands on the OT. I didn't really get the connection at first, even though I saw the similarity. I remember thinking of the possibility once in AotC and wondering why Palpatine would be masquerading as Darth Sidious and why he named himself the Emperor later. And then I saw the Star Wars databank and it all came to light. So I guess I'll go with Episode II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevron 7 locke Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Episode 1. it just seemed so obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Episode 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Catto Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Yeah, Ep 1. Recognized the face. Especially when side on .. that guy as a big nose, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK-42 Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 Yeah, Ep 1. Recognized the face. Especially when side on .. that guy as a big nose, The wrinkles defeated me but then I didnt know the dark side messed up your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 It was pretty clear that Sidious' and Palpatine's voices were identical through most of the movie, but I don't see how anyone couldn't have figured it out from - Yoda: "Always two there are. No more, no less. A master and an apprentice." Windu: "But which was destroyed? The master or the apprentice?" *Big, dramatic close-up of Palpatine's face while mysterious music plays* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Catto Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 ^^^ haha, yeahp. If that wasn't a "Hey! We're just showing you Palpatine, but it's NOT for any specific reason. Especially not in a 'zOMG, BiG hiNt SpoiLEr!' type of way!" I don't really know what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderQ Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Episode 1 was the pretty obvious episode for Palpatine. The name was obviously a dead give-away. You'd have to be a recent newbie to the Star Wars galaxy to have not noticed Palpatine. Though it was still fun despite knowing what was going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I'd probably say at the end of Episode II. Like Sabre, I didn't really watch the OT until after I went to see Episode I & II a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endorenna Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Oh, as soon as he came on the screen in TPM. (The nose was a dead give-away! ) And there was some line in AoTC that made me all the more secure in my recognition. I don't remember what it was...some line about it would be a tragedy to lose Padme'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Oh, as soon as he came on the screen in TPM. (The nose was a dead give-away! )My thoughts exactly...like Blaise Pascal said about Cleopatra's nose: "had it been shorter, the whole face of the world (galaxy in this case) would have been changed" . Edit: otherwise, EP5...if you want to go for the explicit way and chronological order of the movies' release dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Episode 5 when they introduced him for the first time. Clearly this thread is intended for younglings that saw the movies in sequential order rather than chronological order of release. Pretty sure anyone of my generation (or older) recognized Senator Palpatine immediately in Episode 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I had my suspicions as soon as I got a good look at Senator Palpatine's face, but what really sold me on the thought was at the very end of Phantom Menace, when he refers to Anakin as "Young Skywalker". I got chills. Clearly this thread is intended for younglings that saw the movies in sequential order rather than chronological order of release. Pretty sure anyone of my generation (or older) recognized Senator Palpatine immediately in Episode 1. How do you figure? I gathered that the original poster is asking people how long it took them to discover for themselves who would become the Emperor they had already seen in the OT. I had never read any material regarding Star Wars as a kid - I only watched the movies, and left it at that; and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW01 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 From Amidala's line "Senator Palpatine?" as his communication breaks up. Recognied the name Palpatine, and Sidious bore a stark resemblance to the Emperor... BTW - saw the OT first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Kered Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Those of us that have seen the OT first, we already knew who the Emperor was, so when watching the PT we got the pleasure of watching him turn from "Mr. Nice Guy" to the old dude who can shoot lightning from his hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanir Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Other. You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Let's say...I realised somewhere around the early 80's. When I was in primary school Star Wars was somewhat of a popular movement. Much of what is now on the Star Wars Database, first appeared on swap cards, back then. Backgrounds of Yoda, Boba Fett, Emperor Palpatine, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 lolz, prequel trilogy noobs. How about 1977 'The Star Wars - From The Adventures Of Luke Skywalker' - A novel by George Lucas (1977) [align=center]Prologue - First Saga, Journal of The Whills[/align] ..Aided and abetted by restless, power hungry individuals, the ambitious Senator Palpatine caused himself to be elected President of the Republic. He promised to reunite the people and to restore the glory of the Republic. Once in office he declared himself Emperor, shutting himself away from the populace. Soon he was controlled by the very assistants and boot-lickers he had appointed to high office, and the cries of the people for justice did not reach his ears. mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztalker Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Yeah, I watched the OT before the PT too. It's a dead give away if you check the remastered hologram of Palpatine in ESB. They inserted Ian McDarmid's face there. And when he comes on screen in Episode 1, it was obvious it was him. His twirling eyes when saying "someone strong should be elected...but who?" gave me the connection Sidious-Palpatine-Emperor in episode 1. So...probably 1999. EDIT: Was still doubting a bit, but his face when accepting 'emergency powers' in Episode 2 proved my theory. That's when you get when you hire Shakespearian actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Skywalker Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Probably episode 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediAthos Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I knew what his name was from reading some of the books so when I saw the character appear in episode 1 I was like...ohhh so that's where he came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I was ten when 10-11 when I saw TPM, but I immediately made the link between Palpatine and Darth Sidious. Hadn't watched the OT at that time. After I watched the OT not long after, I knew he was the Emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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