Why did Palpatine age so fast?

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 did Palpatine rapidly age?

Palpatine became ugly all of a sudden due to the effect of his own "Force Lightning". It has nothing to do with old age or faster aging. In the movie Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, when Palpatine attacked Mace Windu with Force Lightning, Mace Windu used Vaapad to reflect Force Lightning to its source.
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Why did Palpatine keep shocking himself?

Palpatine was purposefully continuing to shot his lightning in order to turn Anakin. Him getting injured by it reflecting back at him is what made Anakin fearful and thus lashing out at Mace Windu.
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How did Emperor Palpatine live so long?

First off, the Emperor we see in Episode IX is not exactly the Emperor after all. It is a clone. In anticipation of his death, Palpatine created multiple vessels to which he can transfer his own spirit and live on through a new body. That is exactly what he did.
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How did Palpatine become disfigured?

In Revenge of the Sith, Mace Windu successfully redirected a force lightning blast back at Palpatine, thus damaging his face beyond repair. Palpatine kept this disfigured look up until the end of his Star Wars story.
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The Actual REASON Palpatine’s Face Changed (NOT Sith Alchemy) - Star Wars Explained



How did Palpatine hide his Sith eyes?

Description. 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.
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Why do Sith have yellow eyes?

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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Was Snoke a clone of Palpatine?

Snoke Was a Strand-Cast Created by Palpatine

Emperor Palpatine created Snoke to be his proxy through which he could regain his power. Although Snoke was bio-engineered in a lab on Exegol, he was a strand-cast, not a clone.
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How did Palpatine have a kid?

Palpatine succumbed to his wounds at Tapalo's blade. 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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How did Darth Plagueis cheat death?

According to his apprentice, Darth Sidious, Plagueis manipulated the midi-chlorians to both create life and seek immortality. Those who followed the light side of the Force and had the appropriate training could achieve a form of immortality by retaining their consciousness after their physical deaths.
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Why did Palpatine's face melt?

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 Palpatine look normal in rebels?

Sidious appeared younger and non-deformed, despite his face having been horribly disfigured years ago. He explained to Ezra that he had had the remains of the Lothal Jedi temple moved to the Chimaera. The Emperor showed Ezra a portal to an alternate reality in which his parents were still alive.
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What was Palpatine looking at when Anakin walked in?

Just before Anakin walks in to talk to him, Palpatine can be seen looking at his Death Star plans in his own office.
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Who 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 Yoda not know Palpatine was a Sith?

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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Who was Palpatine's wife?

However, in actual Star Wars canon, Palpatine never had a wife, or concubines or any children that we knew of—that is, until The Rise of Skywalker revealed that he did somehow father children.
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Who is the bald woman next to Palpatine?

An Umbaran female, Sly Moore had pale skin and white eyes, and her head was bald. She was always at Palpatine's side—even when he addressed the galaxy from atop his podium in the Senate Chamber—but kept silent in most situations and zealously guarded her master's secrets.
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How did Maz get the lightsaber?

Rey found the saber in a basement storeroom of Maz's castle, but when asked where she got it, Maz simply answered that it was a “question for another time.” Although the mystery has yet to be answered in full, further Star Wars content has addressed the topic.
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Is Finn Mace Windu's son?

Finn is not only Lando Calrissian's son but Mace Windu's grandson. Mace Windu could have had a child several years before the Clone Wars, then hiding him (Lando) on Cloud City to keep Lando safe as Mace knew that the Sith were nearby and building strength.
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Why is Snoke so deformed?

According to The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019), Snoke's physical appearance was purposefully designed by Palpatine to ensure his species remained unidentifiable. Furthermore, Snoke's reluctance to meet in person with his First Order underlings helped conceal the fact that he was an artificial being.
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Who is Snoke's master?

The conclusion to the Skywalker saga gives us an answer about Supreme Leader Snoke, who was unexpectedly killed in 2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." It turns out he's a clone, created and controlled by Emperor Palpatine.
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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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How do Sith bleed their crystals?

Description. Bleeding was accomplished by pouring rage, hate, fear and pain into a kyber crystal by means of the dark side of the Force, until the crystal changed, resulting in the crimson-bladed lightsabers associated almost exclusively with dark side adepts.
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Why does Dooku look normal?

Dooku didn't have Sith eyes mainly because he wasn't super immersed in the dark side. He was one of those Jedi who converted to the dark side because they lost faith in the light.
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