Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
With the going of the first puzzle house trailer forEpisode IX : upgrade of Skywalkerat Star Wars Celebration in Chicago , devotee are hum with theories about the situations , events , and characters featured in the two minute section . Without a question the most sing about aspect was the inclusion of Emperor Palpatine , his dark cackle pick up ominously over the title screen .
Emperor Palpatine was killed inReturn of the Jedi , cheat on by his learner Darth Vader , putting an remnant to decades of the twisted machinations that led to the creation of the first Galactic Empire . The restitution of the ultimate evil in the Star Wars photographic film would not only tie them all together , but break that the overlord puppeteer was actually successful in his greatest system of all - cheating death .
HE’LL BE A FORCE GHOST
The Sith quest for immortality has long been document , both in theStar Warsfilms and in the novels that research the further adventure of characters in its galaxy . And just as we have seen Qui Gon Jinn , Obi - Wan Kenobi , and Yoda turn into Force ghosts , we may yet get to see Palpatine return as one .
To become a Force ghost , it is said a Jedi must be concentrate on the Force prior to death so that their essence becomes one with it when they leave the corporeal realm . The Sith are say to miss this ability , but Palpatine learned a lot about experiment with immortality from his Master , Darth Plagueis , so it ’s possible he found a path .
HE’LL HAVE BEEN BEHIND EVERY MAJOR EVENT
During the tumultuous days of the Sith Wars , Darth Bane , witness what this was doing to diminish their power , implemented the Rule of Two . There could only ever exist a Sith Master and Apprentice , and they would endeavor , in secrecy , puzzle out to destroy the Jedi Order from within .
Palpatine was instrumental in beginning the Trade Embargo that lead to the shaping of the Separatist Movement , which head to the need for the Republic to make a Clone Army , which the Jedi were ultimately snitch by . He was also able-bodied to turn the most powerful Jedi to the Dark Side with his use , make a new apprentice Darth Vader , who fulfilled Palpatine ’s plan to wipe out the Jedi completely .
HE’LL ONLY BE A PART OF REY’S VISIONS
There have been many mention to Jedi and Sith having the ability to see into the future tense . Both Jedi Masters Mace Windu , Yoda , and Sifo - Dyas had this power , as did Palpatine . The first time we see something like that display in the films came when Rey touched the saber of Anakin Skywalker inThe Force Awakens , present her both moments from the past as well as glimpses into the future .
It ’s very possible that while Palpatine will appear inEpisode IX , it will only be as part of one of Rey ’s Force vision . She may see the Emperor ’s climb to index as a means of understanding the sombreness of permit history reprize itself with the First Order .
HE’LL LEAD KYLO REN ON AN IMPORTANT QUEST
About a year ago , there wasa leaked aspect floating aroundwhich depicted Kylo Ren coming in contact with Palpatine on a outback jungle satellite , an artefact in his hand emit a lifelike hologram of Palpatine telling him where to go and what to do .
This scene was speculate to be from Episode IX , in which Kylo Ren will strive to move around to places ample with the Dark Side of the Force . Kylo Ren could be the true Sith Apprentice Palpatine was waiting for , so consumed by the dark side that hewouldkill his own male parent , unlike Luke .
HE WAS SNOKE ALL ALONG
When Supreme Leader Snoke was first introduce , he was a figure cloaked in whodunit . He was n’t a Sith , but a powerful Dark Side user who had overcome their abilities and search to take on an apprentice of his own . He was able to become Ben Solo ( possibly from the womb ) against his wise man , Jedi Master Luke Skywalker , and recreate him as Kylo Ren .
Snoke got no more gauze-like after his first coming into court inThe Force Awakens , and was kill inThe Last Jedibefore his reliable individuality could be revealed . Some sports fan have speculated he was Palpatine , in the consistency of a host that carried his essence , attributing his grotesquely scarred appearance to the zip levels it took to own him .
VADER NEVER KILLED HIM IN ROTJ
One of the more curious devotee theories posit that Vader threw a body twofold down the reactor shaft , not the Emperor himself . While that ’s hard to believe , given the sequence of events both before and after , there’ssomeprecedence for the tactic .
In the prequels , Queen Amidala often used a body double to protect herself from character assassination effort , and even as a Senator she could n’t be too heedful . While it ’s unlikely Palpatine had a consistence double quick to utilize at a moment ’s card , Palpatine ’s wiliness can not be understated . He would have done everythinghe could to carry on himself and by elongation , the Empire .
HE WAS MANIPULATING KYLO REN ALL ALONG
As has been referenced often in the new trilogy , Kylo Ren is obsessed with Darth Vader , his biological grandfather and one of the most powerful Sith warrior in the beetleweed . His very dress and mannerisms evoke Vader , save for his aggressive excited blowup .
What is n’t touched on , is if this is n’t a choice that was ever Ren ’s to make . If Palpatine were able-bodied to somehow reach out to Ren , even from beyond the grave , he may have been channelize his every move , form and determine him into the perfect apprentice as he attempted to with Vader , his son Luke , and no the son of Leia .
HE’LL GIVE REY THE ULTIMATE TEST
In the prequels , in the guise of Darth Sidious , Palpatine test every one of his apprentices . In the original trilogy , he quiz Darth Vader ’s loyalty which , up untilReturn of the Jediwas thought to be bona fide . He tested Luke Skywalker , having seen a future tense where he became the greatest adherent of the Dark Side , in the hopes that he would take his father ’s place as an enforcer of the Emperor ’s will .
If he returns inEpisode IX , it may be in the capacity of testing Rey . Though her committal to the Light Side seems unshakable , especially considering she turned down Kylo Ren ’s offer to rule the wandflower at his side , she has n’t present anyone with Palpatine ’s power .
HE’LL APPEAR AS A CLONE
It ’s in a Sith ’s very nature to want to delay live , to stay on to accumulate more might with the Dark Side of the Force , and to prevent that top executive from being taken from them . The ultimate business leader for them , in many manner , is being able-bodied to influence life . This intend that achieving immortality is pretty high on that list , something ancient Sith Alchemists like Darth Plagueis the Wise assay for himself .
He instruct his apprentice , Sheev Palpatine that mightiness , but it ’s unclear whether Palpatine successfully mastered it . As a backup plan , in theDark Empirenovel by Timothy Zahn , Palpatine had cloned himself to rip off end , something they may make canon .
HE’LL TIE TOGETHER ALL NINE EPISODES
The machinations Palpatine put in post to successfully make the circumstances needed to spawn the first Galactic Empire could only have been action by a captain tactician . After orchestrate the need for the Republic to go to warfare , and create an Empire from its ashes , he could exterminate the Jedi Order in the most remorseless style ; via one of their own , Anakin Skywalker , now made into Darth Vader by Palpatine ’s perverted lies .
His appearance in the final film of George Lucas ’s nine - instalment vision would imply that his power to masterfully manipulate was achievable even beyond the somatic realm , something that would be a narrative coup de gras and a shocking Book of Revelation for the characters in the universe .
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