Title:Darth Sidious
Age: 81
Race: Human
Gender:Male
Origin:Star Wars Canon
Objectives: Emperor Palpatine desires to take control of the Array as a secret area in which to produce star destroyers and other massive super weapons to defeat the Rebel Alliance and restore order to his Empire, as well as finding a way to connect the Array with his galaxy.
Temperament: Emperor Palpatine is a master manipulator and extremely talented and careful in creating a charade, capable of hiding his own thoughts and feelings as shown when he rose to power as Supreme Chancellor of the Republic and then created the Galactic Empire. While seemingly much more negotiable and calm when talking to others, he is reported to be even more cold than even to the likes of Darth Vader. He can create alliances with allies that he sees will help him with his cause and once they have finished their duty, Palpatine usually discards or exterminates them. He's also known to have sadistic tendencies when torturing his opponents, especially with force lightning.
Affiliation: The Galactic Empire
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Background: Shortly after the events of
Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader comics, Emperor Palpatine awards Darth Vader by having him reclaim control of the entire Imperial fleet, including his personal fleet Death Squadron and the Super Star Destroyer the
Executor from Grand General Cassio Tagge, after being punished by his master for his failure in defending the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin. Shortly after, both sith lords continued in their attempt to crush the Rebel Alliance and to secure peace through the galaxy. However, while they were attempting to make a hyperspace jump to the planet Fondor to check up on the major Imperial shipyards of that area, alongside Grand Admiral Thrawn and General Veers, a freak anomaly caused the Executor and five other escorting star destroyers to jump into a completely new and unknown location. For several days the fleet tried to figure out where they were in the galaxy and attempted to contact any nearby Imperial Forces, but alas they were unsuccessful.
After one week in unknown space, the fleet arrived at the Array, and immediately they began planning on their next course of action. The plan set forth was to invade the planet and gather up as many resources to refuel and resupply the Imperial Navy and find a way to get back to friendly lines. Vader is in charge of overseeing the ground operations personally alongside General Veers, while Emperor Palpatine oversees the operation from above, alongside Grand Admiral Thrawn, and stay onboard the star destroyers to eliminate any hostile forces that attempt to jeopardize their efforts.
Skills:
- Expert Swordsmanship: Despite his frail appearance, Palpatine is incredibly skilled in lightsaber combat, being one of the greatest duelists of all time. Sidious has an extremely aggressive dueling style and augmented his swordplay by using Force-enhanced speed, which has allowed him to defeat three experienced Jedi Masters at once with very little effort in the past. His style is a combination of brutal aggression and lethal precision making him an almost unstoppable opponent. He can also wield two lightsabers at once and use them masterfully. However, like his apprentice Darth Vader, he prefers to use his force abilities rather than his lightsaber, only using it in rare instances when its deemed necessary.
- Master Manipulator: Using the dark side of the force to hide his true thoughts and feels, Palpatine can put up a straight face when lying to other individuals. This makes it hard to initial find out if he's lying or not.
- Professional Politician: Having experience with leading the Republic and the Empire, Palpatine has extensive knowledge in politics.
Abilities:
- The Force: As the reigning Dark Lord of the Sith in his time, Palpatine is incredibly powerful in the Force. While he uses all the regular force techniques of a sith lord, such as telekinesis, force choke, and the like, he is most infamous for being a master practitioner of Force lightning, using this power both as a deadly attack, and as a means of torture. He can also use force telepathy to contact others from extremely far distances.
Equipment:
- Lightsaber: Palpatine’s lightsaber is his primary weapon against jedi and other opponents. While he usually uses the force to dispatch lesser victims, he is never afraid to wield in times where it deems necessary.
- Cane: Palpatine can be occasionally seen using a cane while looking, however he doesn't actually need one, and usues to make himself look weak.
Protagonist Points: TBA
Threat Rating:TBA
