Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalkercould see Palpatine comeback - having own the mask of Darth Vader . Thefirst trailer forStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalkerended with a very familiar laugh , revealing that theEmperor will returnfrom beyond the grave . substantiate this , the dawdler was aired at Star Wars Celebration . When the lights went up again afterwards , delighted fans found that Palpatine histrion Ian McDiarmid himself had pick out to the stage .
But , while all attention has rivet in on this particular mystery , there ’s something else that ’s been rumbling in the setting sinceStar Wars : The Force Awakens . That cinema revealed that Kylo Ren had originally fallen to the dark side of the Force because of his reverence for his granddaddy , Darth Vader . He had successfully retrieved the charred remains of Vader ’s masquerade party from Endor , and keep the mask in his chamber , even go to it for guidance . He clear believed he was commune with Darth Vader , which frankly made utterly no sentience given Vader was redeem at the end ofReturn of the Jediandbecame a Force Ghost .
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Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed thatPalpatine ’s Christ’s Resurrection was always in the works , which means other enigma as far back asStar warfare : The Force Awakensmay be tied to his orphic return . So is it potential that these two subject are somehow tied together ?
Palpatine Lives… Somehow
Lucasfilm has been building up to Palpatine ’s return for quite some time . After Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012 , they reset the canon , erasing the old elaborate Universe from continuity . Since then , Lucasfilm has been loose a compass of young canyon substance , from crosstie - in comic strip to official novel . And these tie - ins have consistently been punctuate that the Emperor sought to find a way to live on after death . " The sour side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be affected , " Palpatine observed inStar Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , and he ’s been shown attempt to watch the mystery of every one of those abilities . Meanwhile , in the comics the Emperor has even buy at scientific attempts to overcome expiry , notably a cloning experimentation that would allow his consciousness to be transferred to a clone body .
Chuck Wendig ’s " Aftermath " trilogyis lay in the yr immediately afterReturn of the Jedi , and it uncover that some of Palpatine ’s close adviser - Sith cultist who believe in the Emperor ’s power - were sure-footed he ’d regress from the numb . " Palpatine know on , " one declared . " We will regain him again out there in the dark . Everything has arranged itself as our Master foretold . All thing move toward the wondrous design . " The passage was presented from the point of view of another Imperial who conceive this consultant was insane , which meant readers ignored it - at least until thetrailer forStar war : The boost of Skywalker . It ’s exonerated that Lucasfilm is priming viewers to carry Palpatine ’s restitution ; not just as a spirit , but a full physical Christ’s Resurrection given McDiarmid is returning . patronise this , Palpatine ’s adviser used some very interesting password to describe the return of Palpatine inAftermath : Empire ’s conclusion . One talked about him being " enfleshed . " So the only question is - how will the Emperor pull this off ?
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Sith Masks Are A Known Resurrection Tool
It ’s crucial to understand that , inStar Warscanon , a Sith can not become a Force Ghost . Doing so require submitting to the will of the Force , admit to the inevitableness of your own demise , and the Sith Code run entirely counter to this . But in the old EU , a Sith could indeed live on death by another way ; at the minute of decease , they were able to transfer their essence into another person , a nearby relic , or even a specific geographic positioning . In the first showcase , anyone who ’s penny-pinching to a dying Sith can in reality be possess by them ; in the second , a Sith can imbed their consciousness in an object such as a mask , and continue to exert an influence through this relic ; and in the third , the Sith spirit can be bound to a specific place and essentially " ghost " it . Lucasfilm may have dropped the one-time continuity , but Force powers do n’t appear to have changed much ; evenLuke Skywalker ’s new abilitiesinStar Wars : The Last Jedihad been seen before in Legends .
In fact , Lucasfilm has been measuredly stressing the idea that Sith spirits can hold out on through their masquerade party . The " Aftermath " trilogy featured a group of Sith cultists who scream themselves the Acolytes of the Beyond , a cult formed by one of Palpatine ’s old advisers . They possess a range of sour side artefact , admit ancient Sith masks . In one scene , a girl donned one of the mask and fell under its influence , lose all question and fear , giving in to bloodlust and rage . The description of the mask was reminiscent of the one Kylo Ren clothing ; it may not be the same one , but it was disturbingly similar .
More late , Charles Soule’sDarth Vaderrun ended with the tale ofLord Momin . A Sith religious outcast , Momin had been transmit a sinewy Force rite at the moment two Jedi intervene . The imbalance in the Force do Momin ’s ritual to backfire stunningly , and as a result he find his feeling trapped inside the masque he used to wear . That mask became one of Palpatine ’s treasured willpower , and the Emperor freely concede he learned many lessons from Lord Momin . He lastly gifted the mask to Darth Vader , who took it to Mustafar ; that backfire when the Sith disembodied spirit was able to tap into the mightiness of the dark side link on Mustafar , andliterally recreate his long - lead soundbox . Soule ’s story not only supports the musical theme that a Sith spirit can live on in a masquerade , but also that it can indeed " enflesh " itself at a place steeped in the dreary side of the Force .
Kylo Ren Has Apparently Communicated With Darth Vader’s Mask
Of course , Palpatine was n’t wearing a masquerade at the minute of his expiry inStar Wars : Return of the Jedi . But there was still a Sith mask on the Death Star , one that the Emperor himself had furnish ; the mask of Darth Vader . This masquerade has seemed oddly crucial to the ongoingStar Warssaga , with Kylo Ren retrieving it from Endor and taking it to his own bedroom . Curiously , inStar Wars : The Force Awakens , Kylo Ren seemed to think he could communicate with it , receiving its guidance . He believed he was interacting with his grandfather ’s spirit , but that made no sentiency given Darth Vader was redeemed from the dark side . TheForce Ghost of Anakin Skywalkerwouldn’t seduce anyone to the dark side ; if he were so inclined , he ’d be unable to become a Force Ghost in the first shoes .
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That raises the intriguing possibility that Kylo Ren was intercommunicate with a unlike spirit ; that Palpatine transferred his essence into his apprentice ’s masquerade party , a bright way of search to live on after demise . This would be classic Palpatine , vitiate the Sith Rule of Two . Traditionally , every Sith prentice is expected to one day betray and supplant their master , but the Emperor does n’t seem to have consider in that much . It would be so very in - character for him to give his apprentice a mask that he intended to own at the minute of his death , mean he would be able to haunt , and in the end dominate , the learner who had betray him . What ’s more , the Emperor could be confident that Darth Vader would return to his house onMustafar , giving Palpatine ’s spirit access to the same Force nexus that Momin had been able-bodied to expend to resurrect himself . Viewed through this lens , ironically Darth Vader ’s death was a misestimation on the Emperor ’s part ; fortunately Ben Solo travel to Endor and pick up the mask , giving the Emperor a second chance .
Vader Would Be Palpatine’s Best Way To Seduce Ben Solo
If this hypothesis is accurate , it subtly rewrite the history of the sequel trilogy . Leia believed thatSupreme Leader Snokewas the one who had score her son to the obscure side , but this raises the chilling opening that it was Palpatine himself - pretend to be the spirit of Darth Vader . The Emperor has always been a master of handling , as express in the prequels , and he excel at manipulating Skywalkers . He would undoubtedly hone in on Ben Solo ’s reverence for Darth Vader , and choose to present himself as the spirit of Ben Solo ’s grandfather , convincing the youth he was doing the right matter by wrick to the dark side .
Snoke himself becomes just an opportunist , a pretender who claimed Palpatine ’s commode - and would no doubt be viewed with amusement by the Emperor . Star warfare : The Last Jeditreated Snokeas an irrelevance , stamp out him as though he simply did n’t matter . If Palpatine is the masquerade of Darth Vader , the on-key being who seduce Ben Solo to the dark side , then Snoke really was just a minor obstruction . InThe Last Jedi , Snoke was scornful of Kylo Ren ’s reverence of Darth Vader ; it would be ironic if the Supreme Leader ’s scorn had missed what was truly going on .
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