Answer by user145025 for Why didn't Palpatine publicly change his name once...
He was crafting an image of a weak old man being scarred by the Jedi:Revealing his Sith identity would blow that cover and thus not only risk the galaxy being unable to trust him anymore, but also...
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You seem to be under the impression that once Palpatine was Emperor, he immediately and magically had an irreversible seat of power and could suddenly do whatever he wanted without risk.This is, of...
View ArticleAnswer by Null for Why didn't Palpatine publicly change his name once he...
Palpatine became Emperor after the Jedi attempted to arrest him and he issued Order 66. This also marked the close of the Clone Wars. As a result, the Republic was transformed into the Empire. The...
View ArticleAnswer by Douglas for Why didn't Palpatine publicly change his name once he...
Only a few knew that Darth Vader was in fact Anakin Skywalker, and those few had no reason to publicize that fact. Prior to the duel on Mustafar and Padme's death, Anakin may have considered his Sith...
View ArticleAnswer by DVK-on-Ahch-To for Why didn't Palpatine publicly change his name...
It was never a goal of Darth Sidious to have Sith glorified/famous. It was his goal to rule the galaxy. Therefore anything which would have jeopardized the latter goal - such as people starting to be...
View ArticleAnswer by BBlake for Why didn't Palpatine publicly change his name once he...
A lot of politics is perception hiding what is really going on. Yes, those close knew well that Palpatine was a Sith, but to much of the general public, those were just stories and rumors of a far away...
View ArticleWhy didn't Palpatine publicly change his name once he became Emperor?
Anakin Skywalker was known as Darth Vader (this was already his Sith name) after the creation of the Galactic Empire.So why did Palpatine remain "Emperor Palpatine"? Why didn't he embrace his persona...
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