Anon Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Ok someone who know can you answer this , maybe someone who has red all the episode starwars books So that senator palpitine guy from episode 1 that gets ellected and helps the naboo queen and taps young skywalker on the shoulder at the end , so he is the evil emperor from episodes 4-6 ? hey sorry im not a starwars freak but i just a theory i had after watching epsoide 1 again a few days ago it showed on commerical tv here the emperor says , "I will ensure things in the senate stay as they are" and then that guy is elected so i am guessing that he is the evil emperor or that he is under the control of the emperor? So can someone answer that yet i could be totally wrong so fell free to bag my stupid idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatboyTim Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 ***possible spoilers follow*** 5 4 3 2 1 Yes as far as we all know, Senator Palapatine = Darth Sidious = The Emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natopo Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Darth Sidious? You sure? I thought it was: Senator Palpatine = Emperor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.L. Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 This really isn't a spoiler. It's obvious. If you watched Ep1, you will have seen Darth Sideous appearing in a hologram in the opening scenes. If you watch the DVD with the commentary on, George Lucas says that it was important that Sideous made his first appearance in Ep1 via hologram as it was how he made his first appearance in The Empire Strikes Back. Now we all know that the Emperor was the only character who made his debut via hologram in The Empire Strikes Back so logically Darth Sideous is the Emperor. Now the Palpatine thing. It's been official information, though it wasn't mentioned in the films, that the Emperor was an chancellor named Palpatine. Therefore teh following equation applies. Palpatine == Sideous == Emperor. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatboyTim Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Exactly. PS. I only qualified my remark with "as far as we all know" as its theoretically possible that Lucas could decide throw us all a curve-ball and have the Emperor be a clone of Sideous or something... (although that (A) is highly unlikely, and (B) would suck bigtime...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.L. Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 That would really screw up the whole sage. EVERYONE'S A CLONE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted April 11, 2002 Author Share Posted April 11, 2002 thanks for clearing it up for me guys i was telling someone i thought this before and they were saying "What no way your wrong" but hey guess not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 warning, theory could be spoiler to some.... for all we know, palpatine has been cloneing himself for years, setting up this very plan of action... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestril Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 Who really knows, I mean, it was an accepted fact that Darth Vader killed Luke's pop until the end of ESB, maybe Mace Windu is really a clone of Yoda's mother who is secretly the Emperor, and all of the Palpatine stuff is just smoke and mirrors =P Seriously though, did anyone notice in the latest trailer that Chancellor Palpatine walks a lot like the Emperor, and they are sounding even more alike, though still not EXACTLY the same? Many props to Ian McDiarmid to some awesome transition acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jun Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 i like pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 I have to agree that Ian McDiarmid is doing a great job. I still find it amusing that some people didn't recognise him as the one who played the Emperor in ROTJ. I think he has a very distinctive voice, anyway...but I've seen McDiarmid in many roles in TV and film so it was obvious to me who he was in TPM. Apart from the name, of course...Senator Palpatine...Emperor Palpatine...it doesn't take a great leap of imagination... I'm just wondering if we'll see the beginnings of his change in appearance...or if that comes later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatboyTim Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 (Highlight to read) There are some definite changes in Palpatine's appearance in Attack of the Clones. I think it looks like he's "degenerating" quite nicely. Click on the links below to see some cool 'before and after' pictures from the Original Trilogy and the Prequels... Palpatine through the years link. (EP's I, II & VI) In action - EP II link & EP VI link Attack of the thrones link! Senate guards to Royal Guards link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestril Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 I just want to know where the green skin and horn like ridges come from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatboyTim Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 lol "This is not the Emperor/Monkey you are looking for";) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretk Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Originally posted by acdcfanbill warning, theory could be spoiler to some.... for all we know, palpatine has been cloneing himself for years, setting up this very plan of action... Read the graphic novels by Dark Horse (damn can't remember the name). It covers the period immediately after Return of the Jedi. Damn cool story that supports your theory. In short, the Emperor was not truly killed when Vader through him down into the reactor pit. He transferred his essence to a nearby clone and immediately launched a devastating counter-attack on the Rebellion. The war was far from over. And Luke has to master the Dark side of the Force ... neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCanr2d2 Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Hmmm, how much more obvious does Lucas have to make it? When Mace and Yoda talk about the Sith, and who was killed, the camera then focuses in on Palpatine, ie insinuating that he is the one not killed out of the Master/Apprentice setup of the Sith. I find it funny that people can't recognise Palpatine and Sidious as the same person, you add the hood to Palpatine and people seem to no longer see the similarity. Or is this more of a thing about those that know Star Wars, know who is meant to be who, and don't spend half of the movie working out who each character is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Originally posted by Heretk Read the graphic novels by Dark Horse (damn can't remember the name). Try Dark Empire and Dark Empire II. *waves hand* These are the graphic novels you're looking for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R!zz0 Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 OK, I may be a complete idiot but... If Senator Palpitine = The Emperor, then who is the Sith Lord (ie Darth Maul's master) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCanr2d2 Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Hmmm, I won't go and flame you, but it goes like this Palpatine = Sidious = Emperor. Palpatine is being both the new Chancellor, and Darth Sidious in TPM. By the end of the E2 or E3, he has basically made himself Emperor, removing the Senate, they mention that in one of the opening scenes on the Death Star on Episode IV. So, by the time E IV- VI are around, he is only known as Emperor Palpatine. He has dropped the Sidious/Palpatine dual identity. In TPM, he is both Sidious and Palpatine, he is on both sides of the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo, therefore manipulating the whole situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokis Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 It's like Superman, throw a pair of glasses on him and he's Clark Kent...and no ones the wiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R!zz0 Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 OK, thanks for clearing that up. I did sort of think that might be the case, but I wasn't really sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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