Who led the empire after Palpatine's death?

Mas Amedda – Grand Vizier of the Imperial Ruling Council and Vice-Chair of the Imperial Senate, later installed by Gallius Rax as puppet leader following Palpatine's death in Aftermath: Life Debt. Amedda formally surrenders the Galactic Empire to the New Republic in Aftermath: Empire's End.

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Who controls the Empire after Palpatine?

Emperor Palpatine's official heir would normally be Lord Darth Vader, as he was his Sith apprentice and the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces.

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Did the Empire continue after Palpatine died?

With Star Wars: Return of the Jedi resulting in the destruction of the second Death Star, the Rebel Alliance scored their biggest victory to date. Yet with the massive Imperial Army spread across the galaxy, the Empire, unfortunately, didn't end the day Palpatine died.

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How long did the Empire last after Palpatine died?

While that was going on, the Rebels built up their strength and reformed the New Republic, and the Empire made its last stand one year later at the Battle of Jakku, where the last of its ships and commanders were destroyed. That Empire was in power for 24 years.

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How many Jedi survived Order 66?

Aftermath. Although Order 66 greatly depleted the Jedi Order's ranks, with an estimated less than 100 Jedi surviving it, it was only the beginning of the Great Jedi Purge, which stretched on for years and claimed the lives of many of the survivors of the initial onslaught.

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What Happened To The Empire After Emperor Palpatine Died? Star Wars Imperial Remnants Explained

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Who killed Palpatine the first time?

5 Emperor Palpatine's Death In Return Of The Jedi

By killing Palpatine, Darth Vader not only struck a decisive blow to Star Wars' Galactic Empire but also destroyed the Sith Order of Darth Bane's dynasty as the Chosen One prophecy predicted.

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Did Maul know Palpatine was Sidious?

Fandom. Question: Did Maul know Sidious was Palpatine? In legends he did. In the darth plagueis novel I'm pretty sure there's a part where maul was reflecting on his master's political machinations and how he is publicly known as palpatine.

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How is Palpatine Rey's grandfather?

In the final episode in the Skywalker Saga, Emperor Palpatine — dark lord of the Sith and former supreme leader of the Galactic Empire — reveals he had a son: Rey's father, which would mean Palpatine is Rey's grandfather.

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Who is above Darth Vader?

Introduced in the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy, Governor Tarkin is the Grand Moff of the Galactic Empire and commander of the Death Star.

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Who brought Palpatine back to life?

When Palpatine died, his consciousness was transferred to a clone on the planet Exegol, where he had been previously studying immortality. However, the body was too weak to hold his consciousness. So they built more clones that could be a strong vessel for him. This led to Snoke's creation.

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Can Palpatine revive himself?

As for Palpatine himself, his defeat seems definitive, his body disintegrated by Rey and the Force energy of a thousand generations of Jedi before her. The Emperor's physical form is no more by the end of the movie, which makes it impossible for the Sith lord to resurrect his walking corpse once again.

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How many times has Palpatine died?

The Star Wars franchise's ultimate villain, Emperor Palpatine, has died no less than five times throughout the canon and Legends timelines.

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Who is higher than Palpatine?

These factors combined seemingly indicate that Star Wars' Darth Plagueis was more powerful than Palpatine, although the latter's ability to manipulate others gave him a significant edge over his Sith Master.

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Who is above Palpatine?

The Star Wars universe establishes Snoke as a Force-sensitive artificial being created by Emperor Palpatine to reclaim control of the galaxy. As Palpatine's puppet ruler, Snoke leads the First Order against the New Republic and manipulates Luke Skywalker's nephew, Ben Solo, into becoming Kylo Ren.

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Who gave Palpatine his power?

In Padme's absence, Jar Jar proposes a motion granting emergency powers to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine -- a move that would have a profound impact on the Galactic Republic.

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Is Kylo Ren and Rey Palpatine cousins?

As Kylo Ren himself says in The Rise of Skywalker, he and Rey are bonded not just by their familial legacies (Ren as the grandson of Darth Vader and Rey as the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine) but by their unique connection in the Force.

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Why doesn't Rey's father look like Palpatine?

In The Rise of Skywalker's novelization, we learn that Rey's father was a failed clone of Emperor Palpatine. He was initially created to be a vessel to house Palpatine and his Sith power.

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Who is Rey's actual father?

In addition to rejecting Sidious, Dathan married a woman named Miramir, whom he fell in love with. Together, they conceived a child, their daughter Rey, who was born in 15 ABY. Although he renounced the Sith Eternal and his donor, the Palpatine bloodline would prosper through him, just as Sidious predicted.

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Why was Count Dooku not a Darth?

Bottom line, Dooku never considered himself a Sith. And he wasn't; he was a man looking to change the galaxy in a way the Jedi were unwilling to try. And that is why he joined the Sith and became Darth Sidious' apprentice, Darth Tyrannus. When Dooku became Sidious's apprentice, he was already an elderly man.

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Did Count Dooku let Anakin win?

Dooku defeated Obi-Wan, but Anakin in turn disarmed him, severing his hands and holding his sabers at the count's neck. To Dooku's shock, his secret master then told Anakin to kill him. Sidious had indeed betrayed Dooku, and a flick of Skywalker's wrists ended the count's life.

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Which Jedi knew about Order 66?

Yoda Was Warned About Order 66 At The Beginning Of The Clone Wars - But Why Did He Ignore It? Star Wars revealed that Yoda received a warning about Order 66 at the start of the Clone Wars, making it unclear why the Jedi Master chose to ignore it.

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Which Jedi trained Yoda?

Biography. Legend had it that Yoda—a Jedi who became Grand Master—was trained by N'Kata Del Gormo.

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Who are the three Jedi Palpatine killed?

Sidious quickly murdered Jedi Masters Agen Kolar, and Saesee Tiin almost immediately, while Kit Fisto was murdered only a few seconds after, but Sidious had an extended confrontation with Windu. The lightsaber duel lasted until Windu disarmed the Sith Lord and knocked him to the floor.

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Who killed Kylo Ren?

Kylo Ren dies on Kef Bir (the ocean moon of Endor) shortly after Rey deals a mortal wound during a lightsaber duel on the wreckage of the second Death Star. Though Rey Force-heals him, saving his life physically, this blow, coupled with the memory of his mother and father, destroys the man known as “Kylo Ren” forever.

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