To remove ads, create an account. Join Wookieepedia today! Please update the article to include missing information, and remove this template when finished. Rising to power in the Galactic Senate as the senator of Naboo , the secretive Sith Lord cultivated two identities, Sidious and Palpatine, using both to further his political career and deceive his way into accomplishing his goal. He orchestrated the fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order through the Clone Wars , and then established his reign over the galaxy which lasted until his death at the Battle of Endor.
However, the dark side of the Force gave rise to powers which allowed him to escape death , seeking further immortality until the Emperor was eventually permanently destroyed and killed during the Battle of Exegol by Rey , his granddaughter born from his Strand-Cast clone son Dathan and his daughter-in-law Miramir. He eventually betrayed and killed his Sith Master , in order to train his own Sith apprentice , Darth Maul , for the Rule of Two limited their ranks to two Sith Lords at any given time.
The Separatist Crisis and the Clone Wars were masterminded by Sidious and his new apprentice, Darth Tyranus , in an effort to achieve galactic dominance. Following an attempt to arrest the chancellor , the Great Jedi Purge commenced with Sidious enacting Order With the Jedi all but extinct, Sidious installed the New Order in the Republic's place , declaring himself Galactic Emperor and bringing an end to the millennia of democracy.
Shortly after betraying and causing the death of Tyranus, he took on a new apprentice, having lured the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker to the dark side and transforming him into Darth Vader.
Their reign was virtually unchallenged for a generation until the formation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. However, Sidious' plan backfired when Vader ultimately renounced the dark side and killed Sidious to protect Luke. Thus, with the Sith's destruction, the Force was brought back into balance, fulfilling Anakin's destiny as the prophesied Chosen One.
