so he can be his apprentice
vader was anakin, the most powerful jedi evah,
and the chosen one.
if he died, sidious could've spent decades looking
for another apprentice, who would've been less powerful
That's Palpatine's Sith name. You know, the Emperor. Vader's boss.
Palpatine is the leader of the bad guys; though he lets his henchman Darth Vader do most of the work.
No he is not! In star wars the force unleashed 1 palpatine kills him. In the 2nd one star killer is a clone. In star wars return of the Jedi Vader kills him.
When faced with either finishing off Darth Vader of running after Emperor Palpatine, jump down to Darth Vader for a final fight.
Emperor Palpatine was the baddie. Although Darth Vader does terrible things, he does the right thing in the end. Only Palpatine was absolutely evil.
Anakin Skywalker(Darth Vader), Count Dooku, Obi Wan Kenobi, Chancellor Palpatine(Darth Sidious)
His name was Palpatine.
It was widely assumed that Palpatine's master was Darth Plagueis.
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Episode VI Luke vs Vader Episode III yoda vs palpatine, Anakin vs obi wan