Palpatine (AU)

"The Jedi Order shall come to an end."

- Palpatine to Yoda during their duel on Mustafar

Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious was the leader of the Sith Order.

Invasion of Naboo
In 32 BBY, Palpatine was under his alias as senator of Naboo. He acted as Darth Sidious and ordered the Trade Federation to invade his home planet. However, Supreme Chancellor Valorum sent Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi to negotiate with Viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation. However, Gunray contacted Sidious, who ordered the Jedi to be killed. The plan had failed and the Jedi fled to Naboo and rescued the queen. Sidious informed Gunray and Rune Haako that his apprentice Darth Maul would track down the queen. Maul tracked her down to the desert planet of Tatooine. Maul had sucessfully killed all but the queen. After contacting Sidious, Maul and the queen returned to Naboo. Palpatine arrived to confront the queen, but learned Maul actually kidnapped her handmaiden Sabe]. Palpatine told the handmaiden his true identity and stabbed her. The next day, the [[Jedi Council arrived. Maul and Palpatine ordered the Neimoidians to hide in the throne room. The two sith dueled with nine of the twelve council members. They left only Yoda, Mace Windu, and Even Piell alive. Yoda killed Maul, but Palpatine escaped. Piell had captured the viceroy. The battle was over when the droid control ship was destroyed deactivating the droid armies.

Clone Wars
Palpatine was suceeded by Naboo's governor Sio Bibble as Senator of Naboo. Palpatine lured the Jedi Dooku to be his next apprentice. Palpatine and Dooku worked with Gunray to help create the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Dooku hired the bounty hunters Jango Fett and Zam Wessel to assasin Valorum. However, the assasination attempt failed when Mace Windu and Ki-Adi-Mundi pursued the two hunters. Wessel was killed, but revealed Fett's identity before Fett silenced her with a toxic saber dart. Windu went on a mission to track down Fett. Windu tracked down Jango Fett to the planet of Kamino. Eventually, Dooku and the Separatists engaged the Jedi and the Grand Army of the Republic on Geonosis. Dooku escaped and returned to Coruscant where Sidious was waiting him. Dooku showed Sidious plans to a super weapon Geonosian Archduke Poggle the Lesser during the battle. Three years later Sidious ordered his new droid leader Grievous to kidnap Valorum. Grievous was just leaving Coruscant's orbit, but Yoda, Mace Windu, and Windu's astromech droid R4-P17 rescued the chancellor. However during the rescue Mace killed Dooku and Grievous, along with his Neimoidian crew, fleed in escape pods. The Jedi and R4-P17 returned to Coruscant with Valorum. Mace Windu went to Utapau along with Kit Fisto to kill Grievous. Grievous had been killed by Mace Windu who had killed Dooku one day ago. Sidious and Gunray went to Mustafar because Wat Tambor set up a base there. Yoda went to Mustafar and dueled with Sidious. Even though he was injured, Sidious retreated with Nute Gunray and Rune Haako.

Behind the Scenes

 * Palpatine/Sidious was voiced by Nick Jameson who voiced Palpatine/Sidious during most video games and cartoons.


 * Palpatine/Sidious is more of a threat than he is in the movies. He has new powers such as Force Melt, Force Burn, and Force Drain.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Ultimate Menace
 * Star Wars Episode II: Alternate Army (as Sidious)
 * Star Wars Episode III: Clash of the Titans (as Sidious)