The Palpatine family is a
fiction
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al dynastic human family in the ''
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
'' franchise. Within the series, the Palpatines are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities to
the Force
The Force is a metaphysical and ubiquitous power in the '' Star Wars'' fictional universe. "Force-sensitive" characters use the Force throughout the franchise. Heroes like the Jedi seek to "become one with the Force", matching their personal wi ...
, a
metaphysical
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality, the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity, and possibility. It includes questions about the nature of conscio ...
and
ubiquitous power to which users can match their personal wills to/exploit to try and bend it toward their destructive desires. The
Sith Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or ar ...
Senator/Chancellor/
Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious is the main
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist.
Etymology
The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...
of both the
Skywalker Saga
The ''Star Wars'' media franchise, franchise involves multiple live-action and animated films. The film series started with a trilogy set ''in medias res'' which was later expanded to a trilogy of trilogies, known as the "#Skywalker Saga, Skyw ...
and the franchise as a whole;
First Order Supreme Leader Snoke
Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was created by J. J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt for the 2015 film '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', in which he is introduced as the Supreme Leade ...
(a
failed strand-cast clone of Sidious), and the
last Jedi Rey (Palpatine's granddaughter) are central characters in the
sequel ''Star Wars'' film trilogy; of the Palpatine bloodline, Rey's father, Dathan (another failed strand-cast clone of Sidious) is the only member of the family who is not Force-sensitive. Other members of the family outside of the bloodline include Palpatine's adoptive son
Gallius Rax
''Star Wars: Aftermath'' is a trilogy of '' Star Wars'' science fiction novels by American author Chuck Wendig. Set soon after the events of the 1983 film ''Return of the Jedi'', the series explores the time period between that film and 2015's ...
, and Dathan's wife and Rey's mother Miramir. The Palpatine bloodline, alongside the
Skywalker bloodline, are the two bloodlines that are the strongest with the Force.
History
In chronological order, one of the Palpatines named
Sheev Palpatine
Sheev Palpatine, also known by his Sith name Darth Sidious, is a fictional Character (arts), character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. Initially credited as the Emperor in the original trilogy films, ''The Empire Strikes ...
first appears in ''
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999) as the
senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
representing
Naboo
Naboo is a fictional planet in the '' Star Wars'' universe. A bountiful world with a mostly green terrain, the planet was the homeworld of two independent societies: the native Gungans, who dwelt in underwater cities, and the human Naboo, who l ...
, who is ultimately elected to the role of Chancellor of the
Galactic Republic
The Galactic Republic, often referred to as simply the Republic, is a fictional galactic polity depicted in the ''Star Wars'' universe, where it existed prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. The Republic is most prominently por ...
. Unbeknownst to the public, he is the
Sith Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or ar ...
known as Darth Sidious, having an apprentice named
Darth Maul
Darth Maul, also known simply as Maul, is a character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared as the secondary antagonist of the 1999 film '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (portrayed by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Se ...
.
After Maul's defeat, Sidious takes on another apprentice,
Count Dooku
Count Dooku of Serenno, also known by his Sith, Sith name Darth Tyranus, or simply as Count Dooku, is a fictional Character (arts), character in the Star Wars, ''Star Wars'' franchise, created by George Lucas. One of the main antagonists of the St ...
(who becomes known as Darth Tyranus), who first appears in ''
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and later ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (both
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
and
television show
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...
). Dooku is eventually defeated and killed at the hands of
Anakin Skywalker
Darth Vader is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. The character is the central antagonist of the original trilogy and, as Anakin Skywalker, is one of the main protagonists in the prequel trilogy. ''Star Wars'' creator George ...
in ''
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005), whom Sidious then manipulates into becoming his new apprentice, known as Darth Vader. After nearly succeeding in orchestrating the annihilation of the
Jedi
Jedi (), Jedi Knights, or collectively the Jedi Order are the main heroic protagonists of many works of the '' Star Wars'' franchise. Working symbiotically alongside the Old Galactic Republic, and later supporting the Rebel Alliance, the Jedi O ...
with
Order 66, Sidious reorganises the Republic in the
First Galactic Empire, of which Sidious (as Palpatine) would serve as the
emperor
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
.
During the Imperial Era, Sidious founds the
Inquisitorius (kept was under Vader's sharp eye, in ''
Star Wars Rebels
''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animation, 3D animated science fiction on television, science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after ''Episode ...
'' and ''
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi () is a fictional Character (arts), character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Within the Star Wars original trilogy, original trilogy, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master as a supporting character and is portrayed by English actor Alec Guinn ...
''), adopting
Jakku
Jakku is a fictional desert planet in the '' Star Wars'' universe, first featured in the 2015 film ''The Force Awakens''. Remote, lawless, and inhospitable, it is the homeworld of sequel trilogy protagonist Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, and ''A ...
orphan
Gallius Rax
''Star Wars: Aftermath'' is a trilogy of '' Star Wars'' science fiction novels by American author Chuck Wendig. Set soon after the events of the 1983 film ''Return of the Jedi'', the series explores the time period between that film and 2015's ...
, his intended successor as
emperor
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
(appearing in the
''Aftermath'' trilogy and ''
Battlefront II''), and making a series of failed
strand-cast clones of himself, including
Snoke
Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was created by J. J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt for the 2015 film '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', in which he is introduced as the Supreme Leade ...
['' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'']['' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker''] (who is later killed by
Kylo Ren
Kylo Ren is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared as the main antagonist of ''The Force Awakens (2015)'', in which he is portrayed by Adam Driver. Driver reprised his role in the sequel films '' Star Wars: The ...
, born Ben Solo, the grandson of Anakin Skywalker through his daughter, Leia Organa, in the
''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy), and Dathan
(whom he called his son). Sidious reigns as
Galactic Emperor until ''
Return of the Jedi
''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who ...
'' (1983), in which he is killed by the redeemed Anakin Skywalker, who sacrifices himself to save his son, Luke Skywalker, and bring balance to the Force, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the Chosen One.
Sidious eventually resurrects himself into a cloned body of his original body with a ritual known as
transference
Transference (german: Übertragung) is a phenomenon within psychotherapy in which the "feelings, attitudes, or desires" a person had about one thing are subconsciously projected onto the here-and-now Other. It usually concerns feelings from a ...
which he learned from his master,
Darth Plagueis
Darth Plagueis is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. A Sith Lord with the ability to prevent death and create life, Plagueis is the mentor of Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious, who, in accordance to the Sith's Rule of Two, eventu ...
on the planet called Exegol. However, his immense power causes the body to deteriorate, leading him to seek out a new body to host his spirit. Sidious eventually heals himself by draining his granddaughter, the Jedi
Rey (born through Dathan, who escaped
Exegol
The fictional universe of the ''Star Wars'' franchise features multiple planets and moons. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney ...
and hid her on Gallius Rax's birth planet
Jakku
Jakku is a fictional desert planet in the '' Star Wars'' universe, first featured in the 2015 film ''The Force Awakens''. Remote, lawless, and inhospitable, it is the homeworld of sequel trilogy protagonist Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, and ''A ...
with help from his wife, Miramir
) and a redeemed Ben Solo of their combined power called a Force dyad in ''
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019). Sidious was then later killed by Rey when she reflected his Force lightning back at him with the Skywalker lightsabers, thus bringing balance back to the Force just as Anakin Skywalker had. However, doing so kills Rey herself, until she is resurrected by Ben, who gives his life for hers. Despite being a Palpatine by blood, Rey takes on the Skywalker surname with the blessing of Luke's and Leia's spirits, who proudly watch in the distance.
Family tree
Members
Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious
Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious (portrayed by
Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid (; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen, best known for portraying the Sith Lord Emperor Sheev Palpatine / Darth Sidious in the ''Star Wars'' multimedia franchise. Making his stage debut in '' ...
) is the first known member of the Palpatine family and a powerful
Sith Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or ar ...
formerly under the mastership of
Darth Plagueis
Darth Plagueis is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. A Sith Lord with the ability to prevent death and create life, Plagueis is the mentor of Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious, who, in accordance to the Sith's Rule of Two, eventu ...
. Over the course of his lifetime, he takes three
Sith apprentices:
Darth Maul
Darth Maul, also known simply as Maul, is a character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared as the secondary antagonist of the 1999 film '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (portrayed by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Se ...
,
Darth Tyranus
Count Dooku of Serenno, also known by his Sith, Sith name Darth Tyranus, or simply as Count Dooku, is a fictional Character (arts), character in the Star Wars, ''Star Wars'' franchise, created by George Lucas. One of the main antagonists of the St ...
(Count Dooku), and
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. The character is the central antagonist of the original trilogy and, as Anakin Skywalker, is one of the main protagonists in the prequel trilogy. ''Star Wars'' creator George ...
(Anakin Skywalker), and orchestrates the
"clone war" between the
Republic
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...
and the
Separatists
Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seeking greate ...
, reforming the Republic into the
First Galactic Empire in the aftermath, and proclaiming himself
emperor
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
. During the Imperial Era, he makes
failed strand-cast clones of himself, including Snoke
and Dathan,
adopts a son, Gallius Rax, and founds the Inquisitorius (kept under Vader's sharp eye). He is eventually killed by Darth Vader, who redeems himself and becomes Anakin Skywalker once again, thus bringing balance to the
Force
In physics, a force is an influence that can change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (e.g. moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. Force can also be described intuitively as a p ...
in ''
Return of the Jedi
''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who ...
'' (1983). Sidious ultimately resurrects himself into a cloned body of his original with a ritual known as
transference
Transference (german: Übertragung) is a phenomenon within psychotherapy in which the "feelings, attitudes, or desires" a person had about one thing are subconsciously projected onto the here-and-now Other. It usually concerns feelings from a ...
(learned from Plagueis),
of which the deterioration he heals himself instead by draining Rey (his granddaughter through Dathan) and Ben Solo (Vader's grandson through Leia Organa) of their combined power, a Force dyad, in ''
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019). Sidious is then killed again by Rey when she reflects his Force lightning back at him using the Skywalker lightsabers, thus bringing balance back to the Force just as Anakin Skywalker had.
Snoke
Snoke (portrayed by
Andy Serkis
Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Goll ...
) is a
failed strand-cast clone of the
Sith Lord
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Darth Sidious. Created by him after 19 BBY on Exegol to be his
puppet ruler
A puppet ruler is a person who has a title indicating possession of political power, but who, in reality, is either loyal to or controlled by outside individuals or forces. Such outside power can be exercised by a foreign government, in which case ...
, Snoke steals control over the
First Order from
Rae Sloane as its Supreme Leader on Sidious' behalf, seducing Ben Solo to the dark side of the
Force
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,
becoming his master, and turning him into Kylo Ren. Six years later, sensing that there has been an "awakening" in the Force, Snoke tells his apprentice that his limits will be tested when he faces his father,
Han Solo
Han Solo is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. The character first appeared in the 1977 film '' Star Wars'' portrayed by Harrison Ford, who reprised his role in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) an ...
, in pursuit of the droid
BB-8
BB-8 (or Beebee-Ate) is a droid character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He appeared in the three films of the sequel trilogy, '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017), and '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywa ...
, who holds a map leading to Ren's uncle,
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the protagonist of the original film trilogy of the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. Portrayed by Mark Hamill, Luke first appeared in ''Star Wars'' (1977), and he returned in ''The ...
. Snoke then orders
General
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...
Armitage Hux to have the
New Republic destroyed by
Starkiller Base, before bringing Kylo Ren to him to complete his training. After Snoke bridges Ren's mind with Rey's, he is later killed by his apprentice after Snoke tortures Rey, with Ren slicing Snoke in half horizontally with his grandfather's lightsaber, taking his place as
Supreme Leader of the First Order.
Dathan
Dathan,
also known as the Abomination (portrayed by
Billy Howle
William Walter Douglas Howle (born 9 November 1989) is a British actor. His films include ''On Chesil Beach'', ''The Seagull'', and '' Outlaw King''. On television, he is known for his roles in the E4 drama '' Glue'', the BBC miniseries '' The ...
), is a
failed strand-cast clone of the
Sith Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or ar ...
Darth Sidious. Created on Exegol during the Imperial Era in 12 BBY, and seen as a son by Sidious, the initially unnamed clone is born without Force-sensitivity and as such rejected by his father. With the help of a Symeong slave named Dathan, the clone escapes Exegol, naming himself after his friend. Dathan later meets and marries a woman named Miramir,
who later gives birth to a Force-sensitive daughter in 15 ABY, whom they name
Rey. On seeing that his granddaughter's body is the perfect vessel for his spirit, Sidious seeks to track Rey down. Knowing about his father's plan of sending his assassin
Ochi of Bestoon to find and bring Rey to Exegol, Dathan and Miramir leave her on the
desert
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About on ...
planet of
Jakku
Jakku is a fictional desert planet in the '' Star Wars'' universe, first featured in the 2015 film ''The Force Awakens''. Remote, lawless, and inhospitable, it is the homeworld of sequel trilogy protagonist Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, and ''A ...
in 21 ABY under the care of
Unkar Plutt
This incomplete list of characters from the '' Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt D ...
, before leaving and letting Ochi kill them.
Their bodies are later found floating in a box in space by
Lando Calrissian
Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas p ...
and
R2-D2
R2-D2 () or Artoo-Detoo is a fictional robot character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical ''Star Wars'' films to date. At various points throughout the course of the films, R2, ...
, who (with
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the protagonist of the original film trilogy of the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. Portrayed by Mark Hamill, Luke first appeared in ''Star Wars'' (1977), and he returned in ''The ...
and Komat) bury them on the ice planet Neftali.
Rey
Rey (portrayed by
Daisy Ridley
Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy: ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), ''The Last Jedi'' (2017), and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) ...
) is the granddaughter of Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious through Dathan.
Born on the planet Hyperkarn in 15 ABY, as a child in 21 ABY, Rey was abandoned by her parents on the planet
Jakku
Jakku is a fictional desert planet in the '' Star Wars'' universe, first featured in the 2015 film ''The Force Awakens''. Remote, lawless, and inhospitable, it is the homeworld of sequel trilogy protagonist Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, and ''A ...
to protect her from Sidious.
Fourteen years later, Rey meets Kylo Ren (born Ben Solo), with whom she has a connection in the Force,
in which they are referred to as a 'Force dyad',
and she develops a romantic relationship with him despite the two being enemies at first.
She also becomes the last Jedi apprentice of
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the protagonist of the original film trilogy of the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. Portrayed by Mark Hamill, Luke first appeared in ''Star Wars'' (1977), and he returned in ''The ...
and
Leia Organa
Princess Leia Organa is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the Star Wars (film), original ''Star Wars'' film in 1977, Leia is princess of th ...
. At the end of ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'', Rey adopts "Skywalker" as her surname (having considered the Skywalkers her true family) despite not being part of the Skywalker bloodline; until then having been
mononymous
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. With the deaths of everyone in Anakin's bloodline, she is currently the only living person known to bear the Skywalker name.
Extended family of the Palpatines
Gallius Rax
Gallius Rax, born Galli and introduced as the Operator (voiced by
Sam Witwer
Sam Witwer (born October 20, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Crashdown in ''Battlestar Galactica'', Davis Bloome in ''Smallville'', Aidan Waite in '' Being Human'', Mr. Hyde in ''Once Upon a Time'', Ben Lockwood in '' ...
), is an adoptive son of
Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious. Born on
Jakku
Jakku is a fictional desert planet in the '' Star Wars'' universe, first featured in the 2015 film ''The Force Awakens''. Remote, lawless, and inhospitable, it is the homeworld of sequel trilogy protagonist Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, and ''A ...
in c. 42 BBY, he overlooks an ancient
Sith temple on his father's behalf before entering a career in the Imperial navy, quickly rising through the ranks and becoming known as the "Emperor's Will". Following his father's first death, Rax assumes control of the Empire, using would-be
Imperial reformist Rae Sloane as a
puppet ruler
A puppet ruler is a person who has a title indicating possession of political power, but who, in reality, is either loyal to or controlled by outside individuals or forces. Such outside power can be exercised by a foreign government, in which case ...
before betraying her as a
patsy
Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, Patrice, or Patricia). Among It ...
, facing off against the forces of the
New Republic. While secretly heading up
Operation: Cinder, planning on blowing up his native planet during the
Battle of Jakku
''Star Wars: Lost Stars'' is a 2015 young adult science fiction novel by Claudia Gray set in the '' Star Wars'' universe. The book is set before, during, and after the events of '' Star Wars'', ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi ...
, destroying both the New Republic fleet and present Imperial forces before fleeing to meet his father in the Unknown Regions and rebuild the Empire, Rax's plans are foiled by Sloane, having teamed up with Republic operative Lore Wexley and his wife
Norra to infiltrate his ship, before Rax is fatally shot in the stomach by Sloane. With his dying breath, Rax requests that Sloane take his forces with
Brendol Hux to the Unknown Regions to assume control of the Empire, appealing to her patriotism and wish for Imperial reform. While Sloane ultimately does so, reforming the Empire into a more peaceful "
first order", control over these forces are seized from her by
Snoke
Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was created by J. J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt for the 2015 film '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', in which he is introduced as the Supreme Leade ...
, on behalf of the resurrected Sidious. Sometime later, Rax's corpse and
Super Star Destroyer are scavenged by his unknowing niece
Rey, abandoned on Jakku.
Miramir
Miramir
(portrayed by
Jodie Comer
Jodie Marie Comer ( ; born 11 March 1993) is an English actress who rose to global prominence for her role as Oksana Astankova / Villanelle in the BBC America spy thriller '' Killing Eve'' (2018–2022).
She has received various accolades in ...
) is the mother of Rey and wife of Dathan, born on the planet Hyperkarn in 6 BBY.
During her youth, she lives on Hyperkarn with her grandmother (with whom she was very close), becoming an engineer and pilot. Miramir later meets and marries the clone-son of Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious, named Dathan,
and gives birth to a Force-sensitive daughter in 15 ABY, whom they name Rey. In 21 ABY, Miramir and her husband abandon their daughter on the desert planet of Jakku under the care of Unkar Plutt, before leaving so Sidious's assassin, Ochi of Bestoon will not find her and bring her to Exegol to serve as a vessel for her grandfather's spirit, before being murdered by Ochi, with their bodies put in a crate and left it floating in space, before being found by
Lando Calrissian
Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas p ...
and
R2-D2
R2-D2 () or Artoo-Detoo is a fictional robot character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical ''Star Wars'' films to date. At various points throughout the course of the films, R2, ...
, who (with
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the protagonist of the original film trilogy of the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. Portrayed by Mark Hamill, Luke first appeared in ''Star Wars'' (1977), and he returned in ''The ...
and Komat) bury their bodies on the ice planet Neftali.
Miramir's Grandmother
The matriarch of Miramir's family, known as Miramir's Grandmother and Rey's Great-Grandmother, raises her granddaughter on Hyperkarn to eventually become an engineer and pilot.
''Legends''
, -
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Cosinga Palpatine
Cosinga Palpatine is an
aristocrat
The aristocracy is historically associated with "hereditary" or "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of people (aristocrats) with hereditary rank and titles. In some, such as ancient Greece, ancient Ro ...
and the patriarch of the Palpatine family. A violent man regarded by
his firstborn child as both grossly inept disproportionately and arrogant, Cosinga spends a considerable amount of time and credits attempting to collect political influence and his son's obedience.
Out of a minimum of five children that he and his wife produce, Cosinga despises his eldest child, but accepts his other two sons and two daughters. Unlike their father's wayward heir, the younger Palpatines are subservient to Cosinga's will; something that their older brother refuses to be. Ultimately, the younger Palpatine ends his father in an act of rage in 65 BBY, using the dark side of the
Force
In physics, a force is an influence that can change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (e.g. moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. Force can also be described intuitively as a p ...
to kill him along with the rest of his family and several of his family's bodyguards. This Palpatine soon becomes Darth Sidious,
Dark Lord
In fiction and mythology, a dark lord (sometimes capitalized as Dark Lord or referred to as an Evil Overlord, Evil Emperor etc. depending on the work) is an antagonistic archetype, acting as the pinnacle of villainy and evil within a typicall ...
of the
Sith, and later
Senator
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,
Supreme Chancellor, and
Emperor
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.
Triclops
Triclops is a white-haired
human
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mutant
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slave
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and the son of Emperor Palpatine with
Sly Moore
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. He has three eyes (one being in the back of his head) and sports scars on his temples from
electroshocks administered by the
Galactic Empire
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.
After failing training to become an Emperor's Eye, the Emperor comes to consider his sone one of his greatest failures, and has him put in prison. After languishing for years in an Imperial Prison on
Kessel, fathering a son named Ken, with a former
Jedi
Jedi (), Jedi Knights, or collectively the Jedi Order are the main heroic protagonists of many works of the '' Star Wars'' franchise. Working symbiotically alongside the Old Galactic Republic, and later supporting the Rebel Alliance, the Jedi O ...
named Kendalina, Triclops eventually escapes from the clutches of the Empire and, rebelling against his father, joins the
Rebel Alliance
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with his son before disappearing from the
galaxy
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forever.
Ken
Ken is the son of Triclops and a "
Jedi Princess" named Kendalina, therefore the paternal grandson of Emperor Palpatine and a "Jedi Prince." After joining the
Rebel Alliance
The Alliance to Restore the Republic (colloquial: Rebel Alliance; the Rebellion; the Alliance; or the Rebels) is a fictional stateless interstellar coalition of republican dissidents, imperial defectors, revolutionary factions and anti-imperial ...
with his father, he disappears from the
galaxy
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forever.
Extended family of the Palpatines
Sly Moore
Sly Moore is Palpatine's assistant and ultimate consort, bearing his mutant son
Triclops, to whom is also born Palpatine's and Moore's grandson,
Ken
Ken or KEN may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer.
* ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film.
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine.
* Ken Masters, a main character in ...
.
Kendalina
Kendalina is a "
Jedi Princess" and wife of Palpatine's son
Triclops, with whom she has a son, the "Jedi Prince"
Ken
Ken or KEN may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer.
* ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film.
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine.
* Ken Masters, a main character in ...
.
Notes
References
External links
*
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Characters created by George Lucas
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Fictional families
Fictional family trees
Fictional elements introduced in 1999