Palpatine moved to seize power from Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum, who had virtually no political power and counted Palpatine as a close friend and ally, allowing for Palpatine to easily manipulate him. Sidious managed to lure Dooku to the dark side, and used him to further his own agenda. Sidious brutally trained Maul to be a weapon of the Sith, viewing Maul's prowess and combat abilities as an invaluable asset to his master plan.Īs Sidious furthered Maul's training, he came into contact with Jedi Master Dooku, who had grown increasingly disgusted with the corruption found within the Republic. However, Sidious betrayed Talzin and kidnapped her infant son, the Zabrak Nightbrother who would become his true Sith apprentice, Darth Maul. Inter-mingling his knowledge of the dark side of the Force with Talzin's knowledge of Nighsister magicks, Sidious promised to make Talzin his apprentice and right hand. Seeking a Sith apprentice, Sidious travelled to the planet Dathomir and met with the Dathomirian Nightsister Mother Talzin. Keeping his Sith identity a secret from the public eye, Sidious took it upon himself to execute the Sith's long-percolating plan to supplant the Old Republic with a new Sith Empire, and destroy the Jedi Order. Unfortunately for Plagueis, Sidious killed his master in his sleep after being taught everything Plagueis knew about the dark side of the Force. At some point during his life, Palpatine assumed the name Darth Sidious when he became apprenticed to the legendary Sith Lord Darth Plagueis the Wise, who could allegedly influence the midi-chlorians to create life and prevent death. He embarked on a career in politics and ended up representing his homeworld on the Galactic Senate, noticing the fervent bickering and corruption that mired the Galactic Republic. Through redemption, Anakin Skywalker destroyed the Sith, while the Rebels successfully destroyed the Death Star II.Ī Human male, Sheev Palpatine was born on the planet of Naboo some 84 years before the Battle of Yavin. As Sidious attempted to kill Luke, Vader was redeemed and turned on his master, killing himself and Sidious in the process. There, Sidious attempted to turn Skywalker to the dark side, but Skywalker refused. Sidious tasked Vader, Skywalker's father, with either destroying or turning the boy, and Vader ultimately brought Skywalker before his master during the Battle of Endor. However, the Rebel Alliance was formed to resist Sidious' rule, and the Death Star was destroyed by Luke Skywalker. Meanwhile, the Empire expanded across the galaxy, including the building of the Death Star to maintain order and act as a symbol of fear. Over the next several years, Sidious transferred the daily management of the Empire to a Ruling Council and spent much of his time in an ancient Sith shrine beneath the Imperial Palace, attempting to use the dark side to reshape the Force to his own ends. Sidious also turned Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, to the dark side and anointed him Darth Vader. With the Jedi destroyed, Sidious declared himself Emperor and transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire. With his new power, Sidious branded the Jedi as traitors and ordered the clones to execute Order 66, thus destroying the Jedi Order. The clone troopers in the Grand Army had been secretly commissioned by the Sith, and each contained a biochip with a preprogrammed protocol to eliminate the Jedi, the sworn enemies of the Sith, when the order was given.Īt the war's end, Sidious had gained almost total control over the Republic. As Chancellor Palpatine, Sidious was given sweeping central, emergency powers to handle the Separatist crisis, and he raised the Grand Army of the Republic to fight the Clone Wars. Together, they formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems to spark a galactic civil war. Dooku left the Jedi Order and was bestowed the title "Darth Tyranus" by Sidious. With Maul's defeat at the hands of the Jedi, Sidious was in need of a new apprentice.
Thirteen years before his Imperial ascent, Sidious engineered the Invasion of Naboo and used the political crisis as a pretext to being elected Supreme Chancellor by the Galactic Senate. In his public persona, Sidious was the unassuming Senator Palpatine of Naboo, a position he used to manipulate galactic events to his own design. As he continued to train Maul, Sidious came into contact with Count Dooku of Serenno, a member of the Jedi Order, who helped further Sidious' plans. Eventually, Sidious took on his own apprentice, Darth Maul, and killed his master. Sidious, born Sheev Palpatine, was trained in the dark side of the Force by Darth Plagueis. Darth Sidious was a Human male Dark Lord of the Sith who served as the last Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic and as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire.