Palpatine is one of the most importantStar Warscharacters throughouttheStar Warstimeline.

It is just before that fall that Palpatine delivers one of his most iconic lines"Unlimited power!

“as he shoots Force lightning at Mace Windu.

Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious to the left and Anakin Skywalker to the right, both from Revenge of the Sith in front of a red background

In fact, this is whythe Sith Rule of Twowas enacted.

This, Darth Bane believed, was the one way to save them.

Most recently, in fact, theAndorseason 2 premiere revealed just how much more power Palpatine needed.

Ian McDiarmid As Palpatine With Emperoer and Lightsaber Wielding Palpatine in Background Custom Star Wars Image

That was the very reason the Death Star was necessary in the first place.

This is the nature of power in any context, though: it always requires more.

This colors theRevenge of the Sithscene in which Palpatine claims he has unlimited power in an interesting way.

Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi in the foreground with the Death Star in the background surrounded by Force lightning

Custom Image by Yeider Chacon

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Cast

Mace Windu getting killed by Palpatine with Force lightning while Anakin watches.

Chancellor Palpatine smiles at Anakin in Revenge of the Sith

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Movies

Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith