Who killed Palpatine?

Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) was ultimately killed by his own apprentice, Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker), who threw him down a reactor shaft on the second Death Star in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, fulfilling a prophecy of bringing balance to the Force and redeeming himself by saving his son, Luke. However, in earlier canon/Legends, he also faced near-fatal encounters with Mace Windu (who was deflected by Anakin) and was truly defeated by Jedi Knight Empatojayos Brand in the Dark Empire comics after numerous clone body resurrections.

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Who actually killed Palpatine?

Rey uses the power of the past Jedi to face Palpatine once more; he attacks her with lightning, but Rey deflects it using the Skywalker lightsabers, killing Palpatine and destroying his Sith forces.

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How did Emperor Palpatine die?

The Sith Lord angrily shot Force lightning into Luke, intending to destroy him. Vader regrouped, and upon seeing the true evil that was Sidious, threw his Master down a deep shaft. At long last, the Emperor was dead, taking a nightmarish era of tyranny with him.

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Is Snoke really Palpatine?

Technically, no—Snoke and Palpatine are not the same person. But they're closely connected. Palpatine created Snoke to act as a puppet leader for the First Order, allowing him to influence galactic events without revealing he had survived.

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Who is Snoke a clone of?

Snoke and his many copies were not a clone of any known individual the way the Clone Army soldiers were modified copies of Jango Fett. Nor was he a one-for-one recreation of a previous body like Palpatine's clone body. Snoke was an entirely new being made from scratch, and Dr.

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Is Rey biologically a Palpatine?

The answer, revealed in Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, rewrote much of what we thought we knew. Rey is the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious or Sheev Palpatine—not through a traditional lineage, but through a failed clone named Dathan, Rey's father.

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What is the saddest death in Star Wars?

The saddest Star Wars deaths often involve tragic heroism, lost potential, or poignant goodbyes, with popular choices including Duchess Satine (Obi-Wan's lost love), Clone Force 99's Tech (self-sacrifice for family), Kanan Jarrus (heroic sacrifice for Hera and Ezra), Padmé Amidala (fading hope for Anakin), Han Solo (betrayed by his son), and Clone Trooper 99 (innocent, selfless heroism). These deaths resonate due to their emotional impact, the characters' significance, or the broken promises they represent.
 

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Who is the most powerful Jedi ever?

1. Luke Skywalker. Force Abilities: Telekinesis, The Jedi Mind Trick, Similfuturus, Levitation, Force Projection. Luke is indeed one of the strongest Jedi Knights who faced high-ranked menacing Sith lords Vader and Emperor.

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Is Darth Plagueis technically Anakin's father?

No, Darth Plagueis is not Anakin Skywalker's father; Anakin had no biological father, being born of the Force itself in response to Plagueis's dark side manipulations, with Palpatine's tales of Plagueis's power over life being a manipulation to turn Anakin to the dark side, though Plagueis's attempts to create life did inadvertently cause Anakin's conception. 

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Is Luke technically the chosen one?

Though there was some debate among the fans that Anakin Skywalker's son, Luke Skywalker, was actually the Chosen One since he caused his father to destroy Darth Sidious, the debate was settled when George Lucas himself confirmed in an interview that Anakin, even after becoming Darth Vader, was still officially the ...

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Who was Vader's toughest fight?

In canon it was Kirak Infil'a , Cere Junda, Obi-Wan and Lord Momin . All messed him up quite badly with Kirak winning round 1 but losing round 2 and Momin cutting off his arm. Obi-Wan actually beat Vader. In Legends it was Shaa Koon, An'ya Kuro, a clone of Maul and Galen Marek.

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Who are the lost 20 Jedi?

The Lost Twenty, also known as the The Lost, was a name given to the group of twenty Jedi Masters who left the Jedi Order throughout its history. According to Yula Braylon of the Jedi High Council, the Lost Twenty became disillusioned with the Jedi way of life.

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Who won, Sidious or Yoda?

Ultimately, the duel ended in a stalemate and Yoda chose to retreat.

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What is rule 37 in Star Wars?

In Star Wars lore, Order 37 was a grim Clone Trooper contingency plan to capture a wanted individual (often a Jedi) by taking a civilian population hostage, locking down the area, and threatening mass execution if the target wasn't surrendered, making it a horrific tactic used by the Empire to force Jedi compliance. It was considered more brutal than Order 66 because it targeted civilians directly, forcing Jedi to often turn themselves in to save innocent lives, as seen on planets like Bellassa. 

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Which Jedi cheated death?

Revenge of the Sith

Palpatine explains that Plagueis was so powerful and wise, he had mastered the dark side of the Force to such an extent that he could cheat death (mostly saving people he cared about from death) and create life; unnatural abilities which are unknown to the Jedi.

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Who was the last Jedi?

Luke was the last Jedi, then. Rey is the last Jedi, now. The title of each film in the sequel trilogy is a direct reference to the main protagonist of the sequel trilogy, Rey. In the Force awakens, it awakens in her.

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Who was Yoda's favorite Jedi?

I genuinely believe ahsoka was one of yoda's favourite Jedi ever!!! : r/StarWars. Unofficial community for Star Wars, an American epic space opera franchise, created by George Lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie.

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Are there two Darth Vaders?

Darth is a title for a Sith Lord. There have been more than one Darth, but only one was named Vader.

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Who is the weakest Sith ever?

Darth Maul is the weakest. Bane was strong : he killed all the Sith and lots of Jedi.

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