{"product_id":"chancellor-palpatine-sw0418","title":"Chancellor Palpatine, sw0418, LEGO® Star Wars Minifigure","description":"\u003cp\u003eChancellor Palpatine, sw0418, LEGO® Star Wars Minifigure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYear released: 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAppears in set 9526-1, Palpatine's Arrest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarth Sidious, born Sheev Palpatine and known simply as the Emperor, was a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eover\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e. Rising to power in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e, the manipulative\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sith_Lord\" title=\"Sith Lord\"\u003eSith Lord\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecultivated two identities, Sidious and Palpatine, using both to further his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Politics\" title=\"Politics\"\u003epolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecareer. He masterminded the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Clone_Wars\" title=\"Clone Wars\"\u003eClone Wars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein order to gain\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Dictatorship\" title=\"Dictatorship\"\u003edictatorial\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epowers during the final\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Standard_year\" title=\"Standard year\"\u003eyears\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Galactic_Republic\" title=\"Galactic Republic\"\u003eGalactic Republic\u003c\/a\u003e. After the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Siege_of_the_Jedi_Temple\" title=\"Siege of the Jedi Temple\"\u003efall\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Jedi_Order\" title=\"Jedi Order\"\u003eJedi Order\u003c\/a\u003e, Sidious\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Proclamation_of_the_New_Order\" title=\"Proclamation of the New Order\"\u003eestablished\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea reign lasting from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/19_BBY\" title=\"19 BBY\"\u003e19 BBY\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euntil his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Battle_of_Endor\" title=\"Battle of Endor\"\u003edemise\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/4_ABY\" title=\"4 ABY\"\u003e4 ABY\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Death\" title=\"Death\"\u003eDeath\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas not the end for Sidious, however, as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Dark_side_of_the_Force\" title=\"Dark side of the Force\"\u003edark side of the Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a pathway to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Force_power\" title=\"Force power\"\u003eabilities\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat made his return possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Reproduction\" title=\"Reproduction\"\u003eBorn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mid_Rim\" title=\"Mid Rim\"\u003eMid Rim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Planet\" title=\"Planet\"\u003eplanet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNaboo around\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/84_BBY\" title=\"84 BBY\"\u003e84 BBY\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Republic_Era\" title=\"Republic Era\"\u003eRepublic Era\u003c\/a\u003e, Sidious possessed a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Force-sensitive\" title=\"Force-sensitive\"\u003estrong connection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Force\" title=\"The Force\"\u003ethe Force\u003c\/a\u003e, and was secretly trained in the ways of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sith\" title=\"Sith\"\u003eSith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Darth_Plagueis\" title=\"Darth Plagueis\"\u003eDarth Plagueis\u003c\/a\u003e. He eventually killed his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sith_Master\" title=\"Sith Master\"\u003eSith Master\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein order to train his own\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sith_apprentice\" title=\"Sith apprentice\"\u003eSith apprentice\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Maul\" title=\"Maul\"\u003eDarth Maul\u003c\/a\u003e, for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Rule_of_Two\" title=\"Rule of Two\"\u003eRule of Two\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elimited their ranks to two Sith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Lord\" title=\"Lord\"\u003eLords\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat any given\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Time\" title=\"Time\"\u003etime\u003c\/a\u003e. As a result of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Invasion_of_Naboo\" title=\"Invasion of Naboo\"\u003eInvasion of Naboo\u003c\/a\u003e, a crisis orchestrated by Sidious, the Senate elected Palpatine as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Supreme_Chancellor\" title=\"Supreme Chancellor\"\u003eSupreme Chancellor\u003c\/a\u003e. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Separatist_Crisis\" title=\"Separatist Crisis\"\u003eSeparatist Crisis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the Clone Wars were masterminded by Sidious and his new apprentice,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Dooku\" title=\"Dooku\"\u003eDarth Tyranus\u003c\/a\u003e, in an effort to achieve\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Galaxy\" title=\"Galaxy\"\u003egalactic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edominance. Following an attempt to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Duel_in_Palpatine%27s_office\" title=\"Duel in Palpatine's office\"\u003earrest the chancellor\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Great_Jedi_Purge\" title=\"Great Jedi Purge\"\u003eGreat Jedi Purge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecommenced with Sidious enacting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Order_66\" title=\"Order 66\"\u003eOrder 66\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Jedi\" title=\"Jedi\"\u003eJedi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall but extinct, Sidious installed the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/New_Order\" title=\"New Order\"\u003eNew Order\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the Republic's place, declaring himself\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Galaxy\" title=\"Galaxy\"\u003eGalactic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Emperor\" title=\"Emperor\"\u003eEmperor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand bringing an end to a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Millennium\" title=\"Millennium\"\u003emillennium\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Democracy\" title=\"Democracy\"\u003edemocracy\u003c\/a\u003e. He had also taken another new apprentice, having lured the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Jedi_Knight\" title=\"Jedi Knight\"\u003eJedi Knight\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Anakin_Skywalker\" title=\"Anakin Skywalker\"\u003eAnakin Skywalker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the dark side and transforming him into\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Darth\" title=\"Darth\"\u003eDarth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVader. Their reign was virtually unchallenged for a generation until the formation of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Alliance_to_Restore_the_Republic\" title=\"Alliance to Restore the Republic\"\u003eAlliance to Restore the Republic\u003c\/a\u003e. During the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Galactic_Civil_War\" title=\"Galactic Civil War\"\u003eGalactic Civil War\u003c\/a\u003e, the Emperor sought to replace Vader with his son,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Luke_Skywalker\" title=\"Luke Skywalker\"\u003eLuke Skywalker\u003c\/a\u003e. 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Chosen_One\" title=\"Chosen One\"\u003eChosen One\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his Master's teachings, however, Sidious transferred his essence to an imperfect\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Cloning\" title=\"Cloning\"\u003eclone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evessel that had been\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Clone_template\" title=\"Clone template\"\u003emodeled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon his original body. Anticipating the possibility of defeat, he created the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Contingency\" title=\"Contingency\"\u003eContingency\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Battle_of_Jakku\" title=\"Battle of Jakku\"\u003edestroy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Galactic Empire and replace it with a new\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sith_Empire\" title=\"Sith Empire\"\u003eSith Empire\u003c\/a\u003e. His plans culminated in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Hosnian_Cataclysm\" title=\"Hosnian Cataclysm\"\u003edestruction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/New_Republic\" title=\"New Republic\"\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/First_Order%E2%80%93Resistance_war\" title=\"First Order–Resistance war\"\u003eemergence\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/First_Order\" title=\"First Order\"\u003eFirst Order\u003c\/a\u003e, the creation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Supreme_Leader\" title=\"Supreme Leader\"\u003eSupreme Leader\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Snoke\" title=\"Snoke\"\u003eSnoke\u003c\/a\u003e, who turned\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Ben_Solo\" title=\"Ben Solo\"\u003eBen Solo\u003c\/a\u003e—heir to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Skywalker_family\" title=\"Skywalker family\"\u003eSkywalker bloodline\u003c\/a\u003e—to the dark side, and the establishment of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Final_Order\" title=\"Final Order\"\u003eFinal Order\u003c\/a\u003e. When the Emperor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Palpatine%27s_broadcast\" title=\"Palpatine's broadcast\"\u003eannounced\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehis return to the galaxy in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/35_ABY\" title=\"35 ABY\"\u003e35 ABY\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Resistance\" title=\"Resistance\"\u003eResistance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Battle_of_Exegol\" title=\"Battle of Exegol\"\u003einvaded\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe planet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Exegol\" title=\"Exegol\"\u003eExegol\u003c\/a\u003e, Sidious' hidden stronghold in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Unknown_Regions\" title=\"Unknown Regions\"\u003eUnknown Regions\u003c\/a\u003e. During the battle, he discovered a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Force_dyad\" title=\"Force dyad\"\u003edyad in the Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the form of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Force-bond\" title=\"Force-bond\"\u003ebond\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebetween Solo and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Rey_Skywalker\" title=\"Rey Skywalker\"\u003eRey\u003c\/a\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Padawan\" title=\"Padawan\"\u003eJedi apprentice\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Rey%27s_father\" title=\"Rey's father\"\u003esired\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the Emperor's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Palpatine_family\" title=\"Palpatine family\"\u003ebloodline\u003c\/a\u003e. The return of the Sith was ultimately prevented when Rey called upon the strength of past Jedi and managed to vanquish her grandfather by turning his own\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Force_lightning\" title=\"Force lightning\"\u003epower\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eagainst him, destroying Sidious and his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sith_Eternal\" title=\"Sith Eternal\"\u003eSith Eternal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sith_cultist\" title=\"Sith cultist\"\u003ecultists\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking for more LEGO® Star Wars\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esets, minifigures, animals and accessories? Call the store to find out what is in stock, 470-414-2208. 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