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Post by Empress Palpatine on Sept 18, 2005 23:41:18 GMT
The most interesting character to me has always been Palpatine. He pulled off the most difficult feat. He had to plan it for decades, a plot that took years to fulfill; and all that time he had to make the right moves. He had to have an iron will. He never got distracted or strayed from the course. He never made a mistake and made the wrong friends. He had the emotions of hate and anger, but he never let them get the better of him. He never let these emotions lead him into doing something dumb. He remained stable, and manipulated the greeds and lusts of others so they would do his will and be his pawns. He could do it for the long haul.
Which of the Star Wars books feature Palpatine the most?
Does anyone know about that bald woman that always is with him. Is she his wife? (I forgot her name).
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Post by Darth Sidious on Sept 20, 2005 0:24:06 GMT
I wouldnt say these feature OPalpatine the most, but they do give some interesting ideas/opinions/facts.
Labyrinth of Evil, and Revenge of the Sith that im aware of, but im sure there are others
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Post by Darth Rageous on Sept 20, 2005 16:10:10 GMT
I think what made Palpatine so nasty was his crafty pyschology... being able to twist things, and his mind games. When I first saw Revenge of The Sith, I was so awed in his mind games. He's the MAN!! lol
Do you guys agree?
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Post by Lord Exar Kun on Sept 20, 2005 16:46:03 GMT
Palpantine understands human psychology very well. he knew that the thing that most beings want is power and they will go to great lengths to reach that. what he did that was so genious was to give the beings he manipulated the ILLUSION of power. he had all the power, but made others around him feel that he was less powerful than he was. then he gave them the idea that they were holding all the cards and able to make the powerful decisions. he even did it to Yoda.
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Post by lordrevan on Sept 27, 2005 23:10:10 GMT
Yes I agreen with you that he is the man. But what was his masters name before him. Wasn't he more powerful than Palpatine?
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Post by Darth Millennial on Oct 2, 2005 21:47:08 GMT
Darth Plagueis? Not quite as powerful, but his mastery of Sith Alchemy is notable.
And, of course, he taught Palpatine everything he (Palps) knew. Sidious was simply more craft and deceptive, leading to Plaugeis's own demise.
Oh, BTW, the bald woman is Sly Moore. She's not his wife, but has a moderate grasp of the dark side. She certainly can (and does) teach it after Palpatine takes over.
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Post by Empress Palpatine on Oct 7, 2005 4:37:22 GMT
Was Palpatine ever married in any of the books?
In my own personal universe he is......
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Post by Darth Millennial on Oct 10, 2005 19:36:30 GMT
Was Palpatine ever married in any of the books? In my own personal universe he is...... No, never. Though he was said to have at least one kid; Triclops, the three-eyed mutant. Personally, I don't think Palpatine would ever conform to marriage, or even have the capacity to "love" another being. He's too consumed by the Dark Side and his own lust for power. |
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Post by Empress Palpatine on Oct 12, 2005 18:25:51 GMT
Was that in one of the books?
Three eyes? Interesting. Many Hindu deities are depicted with three eyes. Usually it means the third eye is open and the being can see all, especially into the spirit world. The off spring of Palpatine is all-seeing. (This is an interpretation of course).
I wondered if he could love because of the opera scene where he mentioned preserving the ones you love to Anakin. Jedi feel obligated to love everyone. A Sith could love perhaps one or two people or a very select group and yet hate the outsider. There have been people who killed millions that may have a wife. A marriage partner for a Sith would have to be a "partner in crime" so to speak, someone who shares the same ambitions.
I guess this side of Palpatine's life is not spelled out, so it allows room for speculation (and most definately some fan fiction!)
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Post by Darth Millennial on Oct 14, 2005 0:04:45 GMT
Was that in one of the books? Three eyes? Interesting. Many Hindu deities are depicted with three eyes. Usually it means the third eye is open and the being can see all, especially into the spirit world. The off spring of Palpatine is all-seeing. (This is an interpretation of course). I wondered if he could love because of the opera scene where he mentioned preserving the ones you love to Anakin. Jedi feel obligated to love everyone. A Sith could love perhaps one or two people or a very select group and yet hate the outsider. There have been people who killed millions that may have a wife. A marriage partner for a Sith would have to be a "partner in crime" so to speak, someone who shares the same ambitions. I guess this side of Palpatine's life is not spelled out, so it allows room for speculation (and most definately some fan fiction!) Not to spoil your fun, but Triclops was, well, insane. The way I see it, Palpatine would never take a wife, because any 'empress' (  ) if his would slightly take away from his power as emperor. Also, it's been said that Palpatine only felt concern once in his entire life, and that was when Anakin got fried on Mustafar. Which leads into the Plagueis created Anakin theory... |
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Post by Empress Palpatine on Oct 14, 2005 18:25:47 GMT
Insane? How?
If he did have a wife (or wives?), she'd be as deadly as a poisonous serpent. Perhaps she'd be a secret, her identity unknown, a spy, spying on the generals. That's how he'd know everything.
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Post by Lord Exar Kun on Oct 31, 2005 15:30:26 GMT
Triclops was banished when he was born. He was a pacifist. He was given shock treatment that made him go mad and then sent to Kessel. There was also a rumor that a woman named Roganda Ismaren bore a son from Palpatine named Irek Ismaren. They were featured in Star Wars: Children of the Jedi.
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Post by Empress Palpatine on Nov 12, 2005 17:19:05 GMT
That is interesting because it loosely fits a theory about Palpatine that I had. I always thought of Palpatine symbolically as embodying the Force iteself. This is more based on feelings and intuitions than any official (or unofficial) source. The entire Force is both Dark and Light and also neither. In Episode III, Palpatine explains how he takes a larger view of the Force as he invites Anakin to do the same (as opposed to the narrow view of the Jedi). Religions and myths have a lot of stories about God come to earth in human form. Palpatine fits that idea. His personality fits the Hebrew Jehovah:deadly, fearful. God the Father.
Then there is God the Son, which is the gentle kindly aspect of God. God the Son is in more religions than Christianity. Some say Krishna is similar. In Star Wars that fits the Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn. I sometimes symbolically nickname him Palpatine's "son," although he is not related to Palpatine in the story. The idea that this Triclops was a pacifist sort of fits this idea of Palpatine's son being the gentle aspect.
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) if his would slightly take away from his power as emperor. Also, it's been said that Palpatine only felt concern once in his entire life, and that was when Anakin got fried on Mustafar. Which leads into the Plagueis created Anakin theory...