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In theStar Warscomic seriesDark Empire , Luke SkywalkerandPrincess Leiafought the rebornEmperor Palpatine , show whatStar warfare : The raise of Skywalkercould have been . Dark Empirewas the firstStar Warsproperty to rise Palpatineafter hisReturn of the Jedideath , and while it was relegated to the Legends alternate continuity in 2014 , it inspired the current canyon ’s finale to the Skywalker Saga . Dark Empirefeatured several battles between Luke Skywalker and Palpatine , now in his prime thanks to cloned bodies , cause for a more interesting action successiveness than what was shown on Exegol .
InDark Empire , Palpatine transfers his consciousness into clone trunk on his secret throne mankind of Byss , situate in the treacherous Deep Core of the extragalactic nebula . In a risky gamble to defeat the converted Emperor and his backup dower of the Empire , Luke Skywalker feigns falling to the dark side , a ruse that Palpatine is all too cognizant of and one he apply to endeavor to genuinely corrupted Luke . Luke and Palpatine battle multiple times inDark Empire , with their first confrontation being an easy victory for The Emperor , who inhabits a young body and has far more experience and breeding than Skywalker .
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In the 6th upshot ofDark conglomerate , by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy , Luke gets another chance to duel the born-again Palpatine , only the Force bond between him and Leia significantly promote his strength in the Force . Although Palpatine was more potent in the dark side than either of them and possessed far higher-ranking dueling skills , Leia ’s assist allowed Luke to dismember Palpatine and the two block him from check his dark side - fueled tempest , which engulfed the Emperor and his flagship while Luke and Leia take flight for safety . Although Palpatine returned yet again in theDark Empireseries , his defeat at the Battle of Pinnacle Base was an inventive twist on the tried - and - true lightsaber duel , which at last secern it from Palpatine ’s terminal defeat inThe Rise of Skywalker .
While Rey ’s licking of the reborn Palpatine inThe rising slope of Skywalkerwas by no way underwhelming , it , unluckily , does n’t quite compare to Luke and Leia ’s victory at the Battle of Pinnacle Base . The 9th Skywalker Saga film did , however , allow for a welcome morsel of fan service of process by having the voice ofnumerous Jedi wraith encourage and empower Rey , allowing her to stand against Palpatine . The film , which already took plentitude of brainchild fromDark Empire , had the ingredients for a standardized final opposition on Exegol .
Palpatine is established to have pass by transferring his consciousness into clone bodies inThe Rise of Skywalker , and if the films had him live a youthful and stronger clone husk , which might have been achieved through his Force waste pipe of Rey and Ben Solo , he could have campaign them in a lightsaber affaire d’honneur . On their own and forge together , Rey and Ben would n’t stand a chance against Palpatine , but the ghosts of retiring Jedi would then endow them both and allow them to good the Sith Lord in a lightsaber duel . This would have broughtThe Rise of Skywalkereven nearer to theDark Empirecomics that inspired it , and likeLuke SkywalkerandPrincess Leia’sdefeat ofEmperor Palpatine , it ’d have been a fitting climax for an excitingStar Warsstory .
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