Palpatine

Palpatine (c. 84 BBY - 11 ABY), also known as Darth Sidious, is the major villain of the Star Wars universe. He is portrayed in all the films except '. In the original movie trilogy, Palpatine is referred to only as "the Emperor".

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BBY - ABY - Villain - Star Wars

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Though the Emperor was mentioned in A New Hope, he did not actually make an appearance until the 1980 sequel ', where he appeared as a holographic image. Originally, this hooded image was played by an unnamed actress with superimposed chimpanzee eyes, and was voiced by actor Clive Revill.

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1980 - Holograph - Chimpanzee - Clive Revill

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Palpatine was played by Ian McDiarmid in all subsequent films, starting with '. In the 2004 DVD special edition of The Empire Strikes Back, newly shot footage of McDiarmid as Palpatine replaced the original footage.

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Ian McDiarmid - 2004 - DVD

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