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Star Warshas reconfirmed the scariest part of Palpatine , and what makes him such a terrific villain . Since the firstchronological movie in theStar Warssaga , Palpatine has terrorized the many hoagy of the Skywalker Saga . Not only did the prequel trilogy , the original three films , and the subsequence tarradiddle all include Palpatine as the chief antagonist , but he will likely impactupcomingStar Warsmoviesdue to his familial connector to Rey Skywalker .
The rationality for this is self - explanatory : Palpatine is one ofStar Wars ' most muscular Sith Lords . Through the manipulation of the benighted side of the Force , the evil Darth Sidious has long turn out a foil for the Jedi Order and anyone inclined toward the clean side of the Force . However , while Palpatine ’s otherworldly Sith powers are prevalent throughoutStar Wars’best and worst movies , it is one other element of his character that makes him so terrifying - an constituent thatStar Warshas doubled down on .
The Sith Aren’t Demons… They’re Just People
Palpatine’s Humanity Makes Him Scarier Than Any Monster
The fact that make Palpatine , and other Sith , so terrifying is that they are plainly people . UnlikeStar Wars ' various grotesque creature , the Sith are sentient beings who give in to their worst momentum . Rather than be born as evil villains who have no option but to give into the darkness , the Sith are hoi polloi who chose that path and populate it volitionally , which build them every more horrifying . This is summed up inStar Wars : The advance and Fall of the Galactic Empireby Dr. Chris Kempshall :
" While he was able to apply powers that most of the rest of the beetleweed could not , his desire for power and control were not summon from the Force . They exist within him in the same way they could conceivably live in anyone . Palpatine was not a demon . He was a man . It is that aspect I find most terrific of all . "
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Star Wars' True Warning Is That Anyone Can Fall To The “Dark Side”
Any Sentient Being Is Capable Of Being Corrupted By Darkness
This geographic expedition by Kempshall tug home the lawful precautionary aspect that rest at the center of allStar Warsstories . As evident by once - secure people like Palpatine , Anakin , Maul , Kylo Ren , or any other Sith - inclined baddie in the franchise , anyone is capable of being corrupted . While the dark side of the Force adds an ethereal , fantastical element to proceedings , the true content ofStar Warsis that people should always strive to overcome their disconsolate urge , be it those inhabiting a galaxy far , far by or those watching the movies as rooter .
This message is what makesStar Warssuch a timeless dealership . Always , that content will be at the snapper of every upcoming movie or upcomingStar WarsTV show;darkness is a choice , and select to fight for the illumination will always put people on the right side of history . Palpatine , evidently , chose to indulge his darkness , take him down a path that saw him become the most evil person in theStar Warsgalaxy .
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