Best Star Wars Character of All Time Series (Darth Sidious/Palpatine Character Analysis) Part 3
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- In the Tenth Episode of The Best Star Wars Character of All Time Series, I go over the "The Ultimate Villain", Chancellor Palpatine. In Part 3 of this Emperor Palpatine Character Analysis, I talk about the qualities and events that make Emperor Palpatine such a special character in the Prequels and Original Trilogy.
I'm sure everyone has someone they picture as the Best Star Wars Character, and I know I have quite a few. My goal in this Star Wars Video Essay is to show how many great characters there are and why any one of them could be considered the greatest star wars character of all time.
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Which Star Wars character is the most important to the story and why?
John Williams's soundtrack is the most important character. It informs the emotions of every scene perfectly, to the point entire scenes can be remembered just by listening to the music
I've tried to think of many different characters who are the most important, but i've come at a bit of a crossroads.
Palpatine/Sidious,
And Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Palpatine literally has been a manipulative bastard this entire time, and he has had a lasting effect throughout the entire story...
However, Obi-Wan is the standing pillar of what Palpatine cannot control. He is a wall of a person, his mind cannot be turned, and his convictions remain undeterred. Obi-Wan has been eternally a major help in the story, and has always been helpful in these stories, being the main leading moral compass that characters run by.
I thought of Luke as well, but...mmm...honestly, I grew tired of writing, and Luke was good mainly because of others' advice.
@@cborch555 yes, John Williams can do no wrong! Praise be John Williams!
In all seriousness he always manages to understand the tone and blends and creates his music perfectly, always innovating, but remaining similar enough to feel star wars. Plus all his other work is pretty great too, and duel of the fates, imperial march and the force theme all manage to fully encompass what they represent. Basically John Williams is great
If we're looking beyond the movies themselves, I think Darth Malgus. While Palpatine was a stone-cold power hungry psychopath and Darth Vader a manipulated slave, Malgus intentionally made himself into a warrior of the Dark Side, his loyalty and desire to improve the Sith empire going so far that he would even turn against the emperor of that era. If memory serves, he even slew his own wife not in a blind rage, but because he knew his love for her kept him from fully embracing the Dark Side.
Why Malgus?
Because he is a soldier that almost approaches the Dark Side with a Jedi's mindset, serving it as much as he uses it.
Safely No Main Char from the Sequels🙏
I wonder if Ian McDiarmid had any idea that he would become a cinematic icon when he accepted this role. He's primarily a theatre actor, yet through this one character, he's become as iconic as any Oscar winner.
He wasn't aware. In somewhat recent discussions he's commented that when cast he hadn't even seen Empire. And George largely let him build the character in his portrayal in ROTJ. After George decided to go through with the prequel trilogy, Ian relished in playing Sidious through the prequels, and especially in ROTS
@@bemasaberwyn55, Ian also commented that he was in his late thirties when cast for "Jedi" and he didn't think Palpatine was meant to be deformed, just really, really old. When they did the prequels he said, "At least now I'm the right age for the part!" 😁
For all the (many) problems with episode 9, getting to watch him get to absolutely ham it up as Palpatine was incredible.
There’s a video out there called “the Art of Camp” that goes over McDiarmuid’s performance as Palpatine and why his acting style worked so well, despite being a bit over the top for a movie format. Check it out. It’s really well done.
The thing I love about Christopher Lee and Ian McDiarmid is because they're theatre/dramatic actors they knew how to go over the top and lyrical with their delivery
I also love how in the originals palpatine becomes like the Jedi were in the prequels. He lets his arrogance in the force consume him and blind himself just like the Jedi had arrogance in how the force would help them stop the dark side in the prequels. It becomes ironic. Truly amazing story telling.
I couldn't agree more, George Lucas to me is an incredible story teller and this is just one of many examples why.
@@KraziKazi i just noticed this while watching the video, but the ivory tower palpatine is sitting in on top of the death star looks exactly the same as the tower the jedi council is in, showing that power can make both good and evil arrogant
@@KraziKazi "It's like poetry, it rhymes."
@@oteila6151 The Sith and the Jedi are similar in almost every way.
People often forget that the whole existence of the Star Wars story is because of Palpatine.
Palpatine is my no.1 cinematic villain in history of film and fiction. If it wasn't for how the prequels expanded more onto his character he wouldn't be as good for me. His manipulation of anakin and the war in the prequels is just amazing and unparalleled in fiction. Truly a legendary performance given by Ian. Ian is such a great person and actor doesn't get enough credit.
The symbolism just keeps on going when you keep looking into the nitty gritty of this saga…even when it comes to the Clone Wars show which wasn’t covered in these videos, we can see just how much damage an individual with enough analysis and manipulation has the potential to cause.
Absolutely. The prequels do not get the love they deserve. George Lucas had a brilliant vision
And he was never heard from again, because there are only 6 movies. :)
George Lucas was an amazing storyteller. Thank you for reminding me of why Star Wars is such a wonderful series
He wasn't that good of a storyteller. He left many plot holes and inconsistencies that other writers corrected/improved. He did, however, create something that had a lot of potential.
Maybe Vader learns how to hide his dark side or conflict from the emperor as when Palpatine did to the Jedi.
Which mirrors what Palatine did to his master. Using his own tricks against him.
The Emperor's big mistake with Luke was time. He spent years turning Vader, but wanted to turn Luke in a single encounter. Had he spent the time, he would have turned Luke too.
True, but Luke barely had any actual training so he was probably relying on that...
@@philnorfleet1371 Good point. If he had taken any longer with Luke, Luke would have had more training.
@@tomjensen8605 Also, Luke had a more stable upbringing than Anakin, and he has people who trust him and support him, something that Anakin didn’t have as a Jedi.
I disagree Anakin and Luke personality wise are very different though they have similar traits such as impatience but where they differ is Luke's ability to truly empathize and compassion something Anakin never really could fully embrace because of his cumulative history.
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Thank you for ignoring the Disney garbage
Palpatine wasn't just (one of) the best Star Wars character. He was the best villain of all time. Not just in Star Wars, but of all time. The greatest movie villain, the one who succeeded where others failed. The one who manipulated and controlled everyone around him.
But, man, watching this three part (4 really) on Palpatine really shows how GOOD of a writer and director Lucas really was. He could have used another writer to help with the script in some parts, but over-all, the story of Star Wars (Lucas Star Wars) is really, REALLY good over-all.
A surprise to be sure , but a welcome one
We will watch your career with great interest!
Like how Maul, Dooku and Grievous can be seen as different aspects of Vader. Where Maul is his rage and anger, Dooku is his mastery over the force, a former Jedi corrupted by the Dark Side and Grievous is his physical form, more machine than man. But also the constant drive to become better, to become powerful, to become.... perfect. The three members of the Emperors inner most council; Tarkin, Thrawn and Vader show different aspects of Sidious. Tarkin represents his ruthlessness and political mastery. Using fear as a tool to control the masses. It is for this reason that Tarkin became the Grand Moff of the entire Outer Rim and the leader of the Death Star (even though Tarkin never liked the weapon). Thrawn is his cunning, intelligence and patience. Like Thrawn, Sidious turned several losses into eventual wins with time. Sometimes even allowing himself to lose on purpose if it would give them an advantage later on. Sidious never lost sight of the end goal but always kept focus on the task at hand. He was one never to rush into battle until he held all the cards and knew how to play them to secure his victories. And finally Vader is his mastery over the force. The corrupting nature of the Dark Side. Rage, anger and hatred made manifest. But like Tarkin and Thrawn, pride ended up being the Emperors downfall. So confident in their victory that they underestimated their enemies. Thrawn with Ezra at the end of Star Wars Rebels. Tarkin with the Rebel Alliance in A New Hope, and finally Sidious with Luke when it came to Vaders heart and soul in Return of the Jedi. In the end Vader never underestimated Luke, as shown when Vader admits that Luke has become a Jedi master. Thus he knows how powerful Luke can be. Maybe enough to defeat the Emperor. Along with that, it was Anakins love and compassion that allowed him to escape the pitfalls that Tarkin, Thrawn and Sidious fell into. Even though it would cost him his life in the end. But for once in his life, in his final breaths, Anakin was finally free.
The real story of just how brilliant, evil, & patient Palpatine was told in the novels. He was pretty much the mastermind behind everything we saw in the films.
"Love doesn't lead to the darkside. Passion can lead to rage and fear, and can be controlled... but passion is not the same thing as love. Controling your passions while being in love... that is what they should teach you to beware. But love, itself, will save you... not condem you." Jolee Bindo to Revan. turns out he was right the damn jedi code while useful could not save anakin, or in revans case bastila, but love saved them both from darkness
I find it interesting how both of the main villains in Jedi (Jabba and Palpatine) suffer from the flaw of complacency. It’s probably unintentional, but it’s interesting nonetheless.
Your analysis continues to be amazing. The duel between Luke and Vader happened because of palpatine trying to repeat the past. Palpatine really was a puppet master who became arrogant and impatient in the end. Great video!
I loved this whole series! What a ride. Thank you for ending it where Lucas did, I was so worried this whole thing would be undermined by the... unmentionable movie
Lucas’ plans for the Sequels literally brought him back.
The Sequels are great.
@@ReySkywalker2 personally I do agree that the sequels were not the most horrendous thing in the world. They just weren't for me! I grew up with the prequels, and I loved those. And that's unpopular, but I stand by it. That's the nice thing about Star Wars, it's got stuff for everyone! If I'm not mistaken tho, I thought that Palps came back in legends, not in Lucas' original plans? I could be wrong tho!
@@ReySkywalker2 I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT
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I don't think it was "compassion" which motivated Vader to argue the case for Luke's life. He was still firmly entrenched in the dark side at this point and viewed his son as an object just like Sidious did. But Luke had use for Vader. Vader at this point was seeing that all of Sidious's promises were lies to manipulate him. He secretly resented the Emperor, and wished to continue the cycle of the Order of Two by slaying his master and taking his place. He wanted Luke alive to help him in this plot and raise him as his own Sith apprentice.
It was compassion as shown by anakin becoming a force ghost
Had that been it, he would not have wanted to remove his mask and look upon Luke with his own eyes, knowing fully well that the act would kill him. It was a truly "son saves father and father saves son" moment.
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Vader: "He will come to me?" 😯
I have been watching this on my transit it’s the only thing that keeps the boredom away thank you for finishing this series and making great content
Glad I could help lol
This has been an amazing character analysis and I'm glad to have found you.
Keep up the great work ^^
Thank You Thank You!
Thank god Disney never came along and ruined this amazing character arch for a quick and cheap nostalgia cash grab
That was such a mistake. He should have been able to communicate with and influence ONLY Rey.
i know right that'd be the real tragedy
But he was brought back before disney in the old eu
@@CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS Bringing him back in an overwhelming disliked book, is not the same thing as bringing him back in a so called episodic Star Wars movie
Best thing to happen this month was finding this channel. Thank you for the amazing content
Thanks, you made my day!
I love the way he played and portrayed this character. He makes me want to call him Master
Good thing that such a perfect villian ended when its character arc from cunning to complacent was complete an there wasnt some half baked nostalgia based resurrection of sidious in the effort to save and already doomed trilogy... good thing indeed
Lmfao nope. Half baked? No. Nostalgia based? Nope. Palpatines return was perfect and fits his character PERFECTLY.
@@ReySkywalker2 Yes, I like Dark Empire too
If Palpatine was captured and condemned to provide the entire galaxy with clean energy using his force lightning would he have been able to actually DEW it ???
You forgot one last thing at the end: he had the best memes.
The thing I see with sidious's plan with order 66 is you can't exactly top that. he put all his cards on the table with that move and it worked sure but you can't replicate it since everyone now knows what and who he is he doesn't have the upper hand as he once did in terms of surprise.
Ian McDiarmond is fucking incredible in this role, one of the greatest villain portrayals ever
I have waited a long time for this moment...
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Fantastic character analysis, Palpatine is my favourite character in Star Wars and you truly did him justice! I have subscribed so I can watch your career with great interest.
*This is where the fun begins*
Love these character analysis videos, keep up the good work!!
I have watched all four of your videos about Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious and I have to say that you did a fantastic job analyzing the character about how he rose to power and how he fell in the Battle of Endor. I think he is one of the greatest villains in movie history but is overlooked presumably because it's Star Wars he's in.
Sadly his legacy was nearly ruined by Disney whose Sequel Trilogy ended up doing him a disservice by bringing him back out of the blue for the last film due to the teams behind the creation of the trilogy having no clear story mapped out from the beginning. Palpatine was brought back by JJ Abrams to effectively retcon what Rian Johnson did to Supreme Leader Snoke in The Last Jedi.
I believe in the Legends material before Disney bought LucasFilm in 2012 and removed it from canon that Palpatine lingered on after his death as a dark side Force Ghost and still had an impact on the Galaxy who were trying to rebuild from the ashes of the fallen Galactic Empire. Eventually he was somehow defeated and could no longer influence the galaxy, even after death.
You need more love from the algorythm m8.
If you think about doing Luke at some point, I once read a book on the SW saga stating that although Luke displays the 8 traits of the typical epic hero, it is in how melancholic and human he is that he truly becomes remarkable and interesting, kind of like Aragorn from LOTR. Could be an interesting avenue to investigate?
Excellent videos, Palpatine is my favorite Star Wars character and the ultimate villain In cinema history
In the comics during the Clone Wars Grand Admiral Thrawn encountered the Yuuzhan Vong which some theorize is why Darth Sidious desired a Death Star, that he both wanted to rule the Galaxy and needed to continue increasing his power to combat the deadly Yuuzhan Vong invasion.
The clips you use for your videos seem to be colour corrected - for me they look wonderful, even better than any official release. Is that some kind of released fanedit or just your own adjustments for this video's own sake?
As for the suggestions for best SW characters, I think the time has come for the droids.
Thanks, and you got a good eye, it's adjustments that I've made for the video's sake, the editing software i use dulls out the image for some reason so I've had to learn how to do color correction to get it to how you see it now. As for the droids, their time will come for sure.
Palpatine allowed Vader and Tarkin to control the empire so he in his privacy could focus on to unlock the power to cheat death and assure his immortality through clone technology and Sith alchemy based on his master's research. According to legends he succeed...
According to canon, he succeeded.
@@ReySkywalker2 If you call Disney bullshit as "canon". I will never see them as canon... It's just a woke version of the original trilogy...
@@headstrongbachelor3152 Haha, first off, Disney don’t write the Sequels. They are the producers. Lucasfilm made the Sequels, just as they made the Originals and Prequels. Secondly, the Sequels are canon. It’s an objective fact. Thirdly, there’s nothing “wOke” about the Sequels. You are so insecure that you think anything that isn’t a white male is some “wOKe sJw” lmfao. Pathetic. Fourthly, the Sequels are NOT just the OT. In fact, the Prequels are more similar to the OT than the ST is.
@@ReySkywalker2 I also get bugged by people calling the sequels "woke, propaganda, etc". But, I still found them to be very very similar to the OT to the point of feeling more like reboots of the story instead of a continuation.
You really have brought some great new observations to an old conversation.
you MUST make an epilogue including Rise of Skywalker!!
Can’t wait for Part 4!
Thank you for not discussing... you know.
You have my eternal gratitude not just for this excellent analysis but also by STICKING to the ONLY Star Wars Story without MAKING ANY REFERENCE TO THE SUBVERSIVE IDEO-POLITICAL NARRATIVE AND DEVIOUS AGENDA of disney 😡😡😡😡😡.
Around the tenth minute of the video, where we see Luke and Vader fight in front of Sidious, if we watch and listen carefully we can sense Vader's breathing speed increases when Luke tells him he senses his conflict. A subtle, yet so important and brilliant detail. I haven't ever heard anyone mentioning it, although it is so perfect. It shows a rare moment where Vader is desperately trying to look menacing and horrifying, but in reality he is not confident here. It can be heard, and it can be seen from his closed body language. For Vader Luke is not even a slight threat. He can crush everything that comes in his way, but now he is slowly becoming Anakin again and the only thing that can ,,defeat" him is his hidden lightness, which eventually will turn him back and redeem him.
Darth Sidious is the best villain in cinematic history, because he is terrifying, genius and possesses unimaginable power. But Darth Vader might be the realest villain. Yes, he is evil to his core like his master, but unlike Sidious there are things Vader is afraid of. Like his deep thoughts and perhaps the fact he can't hide them always.
Another great analysis, keep up the great work KraziKazi!
Fantastic series. Your analysis is the kind that draws me back to star wars films over and over again. Always seeing a different perspective or clarifying moments in the context of the larger story. Thanks!
Despite not appearing till ESB(SO GLAD Ian has been put into that scene as opposed to Chimp eye lady......no offense to Clive Revel fans) you feel his power throughout the trilogy. Boy did Ian claim the role from ROTJ on
I absolutely love your content. I wish we could get a video like this on every character in Star Wars. I think Ashoka would make a fun video. Even though she’s not a character in the PT or OT if you did a specific clone wars part it would be awesome.
My favriote character
Twice the pride double the fall
I love these videos so much!
Thanks for making them! 😉👍🏽
Just found your channel was a great series of Palpatine
You are criminally under subscribed. These vids are cool af. Glad you didn't do the sequal fan fics too
Great series! Enjoyed your take.
While his portrayal in the sequel trilogy was terrible I would love for you to do an analysts of his character in the sequel trilogy
His portrayal in the Sequels is perfect.
THERE IS NO SEQUEL TRILOGY ONLY A SUBVERSIVE IDEO-POLITICAL NARRATIVE AND DEVIOUS AGENDA.
Awesome series dude, absolutely loved it!!
I wish Had abbadon, the early versions of Jejerod would have been kept. As well as Sidious' lava throne room. Though I like what we got.
There is one more reason why Sidious is the worst:
most of masters, even evil ones, when reflecting upon failed, but gifted, deceased apprentices, they think how somehow it's their fault it happened and do not insult their memory out of respect and even affection.
Sidious on the other hand was different, every single apprentice after their deaths he openly disgusted, blaming them for their "betrayals and weaknesses" after treating them like dirts all that time:
- he called Maul a not-good-enough, foolish idiot, who deluded himself he was cunning
- he called Dooku a proton torpedo, discarded when no longer useful, who deluded himself he was a true Sith and someone who mattered
- he called Vader a sick man in an iron mask with a feeble heart
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Its a Trap😂
Good Cutting btw lmao😆
Wonderful Analysis!
It will always be funny to me that Ian Micdiarmid is like 14 years younger than James Earl Jones and 22 years younger than Christopher Lee.
Good. Gooooood.
Love that you don’t count Disney trilogy as canon
I hope you do more
Patiently waiting for the kenobi video
great series
Excellent series man
This video series is amazing
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i like the channel my friend keep up the good stuff.....
Palpatine is like DC comics(not the tv show) Lucifer. Very smart, charming, manipulative, narcissistic and very very powerful( not shown in Rise of skywalker)
this series is really showing what kind of masterwork george lucas has created. he thaught this all thrugh and made it possible to be seen on screen. WOW!
I always imagine that just before Anakin turns against Palpatine as though Padme’s spirit was calling out to him. She was probably asking if he can hear her, and that it’s not too late to turn back like she once said in episode 3, and that he can at least save their son Luke. Luke is more like his mother Padme, he inherited her determination, hopefulness (believe in the good in people), and her compassion. Luke’s compassion for Anakin saved him from himself.
What a great video
ian mcdermid deserves an oscar
Actually, the villains wiki states that Palaptine is worse than Satan.
professional
LETS GET INTO IT. You say that so hard bro. pls say it everytime before you go into the analysis.
ashoka next ashoka next please
Hey now, how is this the end? I could have sworn there was more to Palpatine's story. Something about an icy planet and a shitload of star destroyers? ;)
R.I.P. Palps..
Hy Can You Make A Character Analysis Of Plo Koon?
George Lucas was a brilliant writer and the prequels are awesome.
You should do Obi Wan Kanobi next
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I got the likes up to 66. "Goooooooooooood"
You should do a final part on palpatine covering how even in death he effected the galaxy in the sequel trilogy
THERE IS NO SEQUEL TRILOGY ONLY A SUBVERSIVE IDEO-POLITICAL NARRATIVE AND DEVIOUS AGENDA.
You have to do Obi Wan next
as much as Palpatine is great and evil and intelligent and powerful, he is a child compared to Darth Vitiate. TBF Vitiate is an actual immortal god lol
Difference being palpatine was the original and they basically just wrote vitiate specifically to one up it. it isnt hard to just write a character thats just "better" then the original blueprint
Lucas might not be the best at writing dialogue, but he is the best at writing characters.
So fucking good video periodd.
It hasn't been 19 Years since Revenge of the Sith 2005
in universe
Darth plagues is best ever
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Wasn't the original purpose of the Death Star as The Emperor's superweapon not just to intill fear into all beings of the galaxy that he ruled but also because he sensed that the Yuuzhan Vong were out there? Sure, this is Legends now but let's be real, Disney ruined Star Wars and the Skywalker saga with what they've done so I don't consider it as being canon...
The sequels be like: Somehow Palaptine returned
The Prequels be like: “I doNt lIke sAnd”
"Somehow" is the perfect Sequel explanation
Palpatine had years to groom Anakin. Luke only knew the emperor as a planet killing tyrant,
and yet the Emperor almost got him to turn.