Palpatine didn't turn to the dark side; he always was the dark side. He was a homicidal psychopath from childhood. Both his father and
In 65 BBY, he met Hego Damask, a Muun businessman who was in reality the Sith Lord Darth Plagueis. Under Plagueis's manipulation, Palpatine killed his father and pledged himself to his new Master's dark side teachings as Darth Sidious.
So, while Palpatine never had good intentions, not everything he did was entirely evil. At least for the first few years under his rule, people were happy about his new Empire, and a few things did improve.
Windu eventually gets the better of Palpatine before deflecting his Force Lightning back against him, which appears to twist and melt Palpatine's face as his body begins to smoke, turning him into the grotesque embodiment of the Sith that acts as the final antagonist for both Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi ...
Precious few people in the Star Wars galaxy knew Palpatine was actually a Dark Lord of the Sith - here's a complete list. The Emperor carefully concealed the fact he was a Sith Lord - even when he ruled the entire Star Wars galaxy.
Darth Sidious was a Human male Dark Lord of the Sith who served as the last Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic and as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire. Sidious, born Sheev Palpatine, was trained in the dark side of the Force by Darth Plagueis.
Much like Palpatine, Darth Caedus was able to take control of the galaxy but he didn't lead nearly as long. However, his reign was still full of brutality and in a lot of ways, he was worse than Palpatine.
But as someone who required power and everything he could possibly ask for, having good looks was the least of his worries. Palpatine chose to keep his face as a symbol of the Jedi's treachery and as a way to appear weak to his enemies.
1 Darth Sidious
As well as being a gifted bladesman Sidious' connection to the Dark Side is extremely powerful, granting Sidious the ability to conduct force lightning.
Numerous theories have attempted to explain this, among them being the idea the force lightning just exposed what years of succumbing to the dark side had done to Palpatine. Another theory is he purposely allowed the lightning to scar him so that he could appear more sympathetic to Anakin (Hayden Christensen).
Given Palpatine's apparent fear of Yoda, it's fascinating to imagine how differently things would have played out had the Grandmaster remained on Coruscant rather than headed to Kashyyyk. Palpatine had already launched his endgame plan, meaning he would have had only limited room to adjust.
In fact, in this same scene, Sidious says he is keeping Maul alive because he has "other uses for you!" If Palpatine thought Maul knew he about his double identity, there's no way he would have let him stay alive.
Even though Palpatine's kindness towards Anakin was always fake, he still had respect for Anakin's power. But now that Anakin is beaten and scarred, Palpatine has lost all respect for him.
Why Qui-Gon Jinn Was Palpatine's Greatest Threat. Unlike Yoda and the Jedi High Council, Qui-Gon Jinn was only concerned about the will of the Force. Therefore, Palpatine needed Qui-Gonn out of the way because he was better connected to the Force than the other Jedi.
This information comes to light form the comic series Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith by Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli, in particular issue #7. Palpatine admits to Darth Vader that the Jedi he actually feared most was none other than Jocasta Nu.
He once stood in the middle of the Jedi Council, and not a single Jedi Master (including Yoda) could sense the dark side in him. Moreover, he also used a technique known as “Sever Force,” to dampen the Force abilities of every single Jedi in the galaxy, with little to no effort as well.
Master Yoda has risen above all others to claim the top spot as the most powerful Jedi of all time and the true chosen one according to IGN's audience. He won pretty handily as well, as he was victorious in 89,756 of his 95,243 battles and had a win percentage of 94.2%.
As the first Dark Lord of the Sith, Ajunta Pall founded the first Sith Empire and expanded it onto other worlds. The Sith took over the planet Ziost and created it as their capital and as Pall's new home.
Palpatine engages Windu in a duel and attacks him with Force lightning; Windu deflects the lightning back into Palpatine's face, deforming it into the gray, wizened visage first seen in the original trilogy.
After his ascent to the position of Emperor, Palpatine dropped the charade and everyone saw him for what he was. His psychopathy was also prevalent even prior to becoming a Sith lord, evidenced by his delinquent behavior at an adolescent age, and later his committing manslaughter on two pedestrians via a speeder.
Some have even speculated Sith can grow addicted to Force lightning. This naturally explains why Jedi do not generate Force lightning. Jedi seek to master their emotions rather than be mastered by them; Force lightning is therefore forbidden, as it is best understood as a spontaneous outpouring of hatred and rage.
Surprisingly, Anakin Skywalker and Palpatine are nine and 10 respectively, not having nearly as many deaths on their record. The List Of Deaths Wiki does count Order 66 and the Jedi who died because of Palpatine's orders, though.
1. Emperor Palpatine. Darth Sidious infiltrated the heart of the Republic and twisted it into the Empire, sparked a terrible war that engulfed the entire galaxy in fire and ash, corrupted once-noble Jedi to his cause, and executed Order 66 to erase the Jedi Order from existence.