Can a Jedi sense a Sith?

He was even able to hide his own mind and intentions even from Master Yoda, clouding the Jedi's ability to sense the dark side. Palpatine's ability to sense the future probably helped a great deal to stay hidden from the Jedi Order.
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How did the Jedi not sense Palpatine was a Sith?

Yoda couldn't sense Palpatine because of the Jedi's own misteachings under his watch. He regretfully stated following the rise of the Empire that he and other Jedi Masters taught Younglings to stay away from the dark side.
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Can Yoda sense Palpatine?

Yoda could not sense Palpatine despite this void because the Sith Lord used Force Stealth to block his sensitivity. Palpatine, able to render himself inactive with his Force Stealth, also did not have Sith yellow eyes. Nor did his apprentice, Count Dooku.
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How did Palpatine hide his Sith eyes?

Palpatine utilizing Force clouding while speaking with members of the Jedi Council Force clouding was a cloaking technique employed by the Sith to conceal their true nature from the Jedi and other users of the Force. The individual would pull their dark powers into themselves and adopt a mask of insignificance.
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Did the Jedi know about Darth Sidious?

Count Dooku - himself revealed to be a Sith Lord - revealed to the captured Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi on Geonosis in 22 BBY that a Sith named Darth Sidious held influence over several senators in the Galactic Senate; it was the first such time that the Jedi learnt about Sidious in name.
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How did Jedi not sense Order 66?

Though the Jedi can use the Force to sense danger, they couldn't foresee Order 66 because their judgement was clouded by their hypocrisy.
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How did Mace Windu find out about Palpatine?

The showdown on Coruscant was a confrontation that took place in the Supreme Chancellor's Suite of the Galactic Senate in 19 BBY. It began after Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker informed Master Mace Windu that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine had revealed his identity as a Sith Lord to him.
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Why did Dooku not have Sith eyes?

Of course, Sidious didn't tell Dooku the full plan, so that didn't work out too well for him. Regardless, Dooku's eyes weren't yellow because he wasn't motivated by anger. He was merely a practical Sith, making him exempt from the yellow eye feature.
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Why are Darth Maul's eyes yellow?

According to Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia, “Eyes reflect the emotions harnessed by the Sith. When rage and anger seethe inside a dark side user, their eyes may burn yellow with a fiery-red rim.” Simply put, a Sith's emotions and strong connections to the dark side are usually the reason behind their yellow eyes.
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Did Luke know Anakin was the Chosen One?

Given the reluctance Obi-Wan accepts that Luke knows the identity of his father, it is unlikely that he or Yoda would disclose the rest to Luke. Also, Obi-Wan doubted that Anakin was the Chosen One any longer after his downfall and conversion to the Dark Side in RotS.
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Did Yoda know about Anakin and Padme?

Yoda highly suspected Anakin's involvement with Padmé. He is very attuned to the Force and could sense when Anakin was fearful, angry, or lonely. So he could probably feel how his energy shifted when in Padmé's presence.
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Who is the most powerful Sith?

Truly, the most powerful Sith Lord was Darth Sidious, better known in his public persona of Chancellor (later Emperor) Palpatine. Through cunning and manipulation, Sidious killed his master to claim the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith.
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Is there a Sith temple under the Jedi Temple?

In the arc, former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano would have returned to the Jedi Temple and, with several other Jedi, taken drilling machines down far beneath the Jedi Temple and discovered a Sith temple beneath it.
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Did Dooku know Palpatine was Sidious?

Although this scene is only present in the book, the Siths' preparations make very clear that Dooku knows the entire thing is a setup and speaks with Palpatine as he does with Sidious in the films.
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Can Jedi use Force lightning?

Force lightning ability was not restricted to dark-siders. Jedi and other light-siders who were strong of will and character could learn this power without falling to the dark side—but its use was viewed as inherently corrupting, and most Jedi Councils forbade its use.
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Why was Count Dooku not a Darth?

Technically Dooku is a Darth as well, as the Emperor renamed him Darth Tyranus when he became his apprentice in Attack of the Clones, yet in a universe where Jedi and Sith usually claim similar titles like "Master" or "Darth," Dooku is a Count. This topic of Dooku's interesting title was discussed on Quora.
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Why do Sith have Darth in their names?

Many Sith Lords chose to add "Darth" to their name, so much so that the word is considered synonymous with the dark side of the Force in some circles. It was also taken to signify giving up one's old life. Such examples are Anakin Skywalker becoming Darth Vader, or Jacen Solo becoming Darth Caedus.
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Why is Palpatine's face deformed?

It's the intensity of reflected lightning and the channelling of such raw dark side power that are the catalysts for Palpatine's transformation. Perhaps the face that boils up to the surface is shaped by his dark side corruption, but the lightning is definitely the cause.”
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Why does General Grievous have a cough?

It was not until Chapter 25 (or Season 3 Episode 5 if you prefer) that Grievous had a showdown with Mace Windu. During the encounter, Windu used the Force to crush the chest plates of Grievous, severely injuring his lungs, and causing his now distinctive cough, which made its way into Revenge of the Sith.
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Do all Sith have Darth in their names?

The Sith were a sect of Force adepts who splintered off from the Jedi Order. There were many Sith who affixed the title "Darth" to their name, including legends such as Darth Caldoth, Darth Noctyss, and Darth Sanguis. Darth Atrius bore the title when the Sith were considered plentiful and powerful.
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Which Jedi did Palpatine fear?

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.
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How did Palpatine beat 3 Jedi masters?

One of the biggest surprises in the prequels is when Palpatine brandishes his own lightsaber and eliminates three master Jedi in only a few moments. Emperor Palpatine has always shown great strength in the Force, to the point that he never needs a lightsaber.
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Who is Palpatine's son?

In the Jedi Prince series of young-reader novels (1992–1993) by Paul and Hollace Davids, set about a year after Return of the Jedi, a three-eyed mutant named Triclops is revealed to be Palpatine's illegitimate son; he had a son named Ken, the titular "Jedi Prince".
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