Did the Jedi suspect Palpatine?

Yoda and other Jedi Masters never suspected Palpatine of any wrongdoing until they grew suspicious following Attack of the Clones.
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Did the Jedi know about Palpatine?

Logistically, they could, but Palpatine had tricks up his sleeve the Jedi were unaware of, and it allowed him to hide his true identity. Palpatine used Force stealth, among other tricks, to conceal himself as a Sith Lord. His stealth was so effective Yoda couldn't even spot Palpatine for who he truly was.
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When did the Jedi suspect Palpatine?

At the beginning of episode 2, there's the meeting with palpatine. There is a very deliberate shot of Yoda with his eyes that appear to be suspect in nature. It's while palpatine is telling padme what to do about security.
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Who suspected Palpatine?

Palpatine hid from the Jedi in plain sight - but Star Wars has just revealed Master Yoda almost saw through his deception before The Phantom Menace. Star Wars has revealed the first time Yoda sensed a hint of the Sith's presence.
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Was Palpatine right about the Jedi?

6 Palpatine Was Right: The Jedi Fell For Schemes

Palpatine saw an opening and exploited it expertly, tricking the Jedi into doing everything he needed them to do and setting them down the road to their own destruction. He was not only able to trick them but also hide his power and identity from them until the very end.
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Did The Jedi Ever Suspect Palpatine Was Darth Sidious?



How come Yoda couldnt sense Palpatine?

Yoda once sensed a void in the Force while meditating, but it did not lead him to suspect 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.
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Why are the Jedi so blind?

Palpatine versus the Jedi and the Republic

The Sith Lord was literally so close, puppeteering the events and playing both sides of the Clone Wars until it was all over. Eventually, the damage was done, just as the Sith had planned. The Jedi and the Republic were blinded by the Dark.
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Did the Jedi know Palpatine was Force sensitive?

Although the Jedi were at their most powerful during the prequels, they still didn't know Palpatine was a Sith Lord. Here's why they failed. The Jedi Order may have been at the height of its power during the Star Wars prequels, they still didn't know Palpatine was a Sith Lord the whole time.
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How did the Jedi not know Palpatine was evil?

The Jedi were groping in the dark towards the end of their existence - quite literally - and did not know who to suspect. They knew that there were two Sith lords active in the galaxy, and that the Sith had a hand in the Clone Wars.
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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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Why did Palpatine not have Sith eyes?

Untill he was defeted by Obi-Wan, his eyes were normal. Probably, the sith eyes becomes visible when someone let the Dark Side and the hate, anger etc. takes him/her over. After revealed himself, Palpatine always had sith eyes - he had to hide his true self.
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Who did Palpatine have a child with?

In 82 BBY, Cosinga Palpatine's wife gave birth to their eldest son, Palpatine, who later insisted on being known only by the cognomen in order to spite his father and the rest of the family. The couple also had at least two other sons and two daughters.
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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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Why did Palpatine fear Qui Gon?

And it was Qui-Gon who championed Anakin to be trained, even if he couldn't follow that up. The biggest piece of evidence Palpatine was terrified of Qui-Gon? He had Darth Maul off him to take out the threat before it could develop.
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Did General Grievous know Palpatine was Sidious?

“It was not time,” Darth Sidious replied. This shows that Grievous didn't know that Palpatine was Darth Sidious.
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Did maul know Palpatine was Sidious?

Dooku didn't know Sidious was Palpatine either. If Maul knew, he would have tole Obi Wan or another Jedi during the Clone Wars. Dooku knew Palpatine was Sidious as he told Obi-Wan about him controlling the senate and referred to him as the dark lord. There's no real way of actually knowing if he knew ab palpatine.
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Did ahsoka know Palpatine was Sidious?

Ahsoka is aware that Emperor Palpatine is Lord Sidious. However, it does not seem to discuss how she came to know this information.
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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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How did Palpatine hide in plain sight?

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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Why does grievous have a cough?

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. As we have come to expect with Star Wars though, it was never that simple.
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Did the Jedi fear Anakin?

The Jedi, with the exception of Obi Wan (and Qui Gon before he died), openly distrusted and even disliked Anakin.
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Why didn't they trust Anakin?

At most, they would scold him for his behavior. The Jedi Council was too passive when it came to Anakin's education, and it fostered a toxic relationship with him. He knew that they did not trust or approve of him, and as a result, he lost trust in the Council.
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Was Anakin's fault?

Of course it was Anakin's fault that he fell to the dark side, but the Council made a ton of mistakes in their handling of him which didn't help.
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