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Star Warshas in the end hinted at Palpatine ’s descent on Naboo . Emperor Palpatine is the greatest villain of theStar Warssaga , a Dark Lord of the Sith who infiltrated the Republic and ascended to the rank of Chancellor before engineering the decline of the Jedi and the climb of the Empire . He ’s something of a mystery to audiences , which might seem unusual given that much of his past tense would presumptively be public knowledge in theStar Warsgalaxy itself .
In the former Expanded Universe , Palpatine ’s backstory was eventually revealed in the 2012 novel"Darth Plagueis " - but the Good Book is no longer canon , just like the rest of the original EU . Fans had ab initio speculated it would remain canon even after Disney acquired Lucasfilm back in 2012 , given author James Luceno was conceive to have consulted with George Lucas himself while writing it , but that ’s late been confirm not to be the case . E.K. Johnston ’s novel " Queen ’s Peril " revealed a few secrets of Palpatine ’s captain , Darth Plagueis , negate Luceno ’s record book . But Johnston ’s latest study , " Queen ’s Hope , " colors in a fiddling more about Palpatine himself .
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Several sections in " Queen ’s Hope " are write from Palpatine ’s own view , and one sees the then - Chancellor reflect on his lovemaking of using political power to manipulateStar Wars ' Republic Senate . It also offers razz hints about Palpatine ’s backstory :
" Palpatine revel the rush which get with manipulate people . It had been one of his greatest skills since he was a boy , and he had honed it to a blade so sharp , masses seldom even mark he ’d cut them with it until they ’d lost too much rip . No Jedi - sanctioned cauterization for the wounds he search to inflict . They bled , and they circulate contagion in ways that sometimes surprised - but always delighted - him . It was his favorite way of expanding his own great power , the only way that was secure with so many Jedi close by . He had other alternative , of course , things he ’d learned as a young man out in the galaxy , but those he kept nearer to his chest . "
The quote from " Queen ’s Hope " might not reveal a huge amount aboutPalpatine ’s mysterious past , however , it suggests Palpatine had always been a dangerous frame , and it appears to suggest he attempt to use and abuse political power during his early years on Naboo . But he left his homeworld when he was just a spring chicken , and out in the galaxy he learn secrets of the dismal side from the Sith . When he turn back to Naboo , then , it was as a Sith apprentice . It ’s already been confirmed he was still an apprentice when he became a senator , and begin to engineer his rise to chancellor . In accordance with the Rule of Two , Palpatine chance on down his schoolmaster Darth Plagueis shortly before the events ofStar Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace . He seems to have already start to prepare a possible apprentice - or perhaps even multiple learner - some time before doing so .
It ’s fascinating to take more about how Palpatine became a Sith Lord , although in true statement he essentially becamesomething of a Sith misbeliever . It ’s actually quite uncommon for aStar Warsnovel to feature scenes from Palpatine ’s linear perspective , making E.K. Johnston ’s novels rather unequaled . Hopefully futureStar Warsbooks will bring out more of the Emperor ’s backcloth , ultimately revealing the blood line of the franchise ’s capital villain .
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