Why was Palpatine's eyes not yellow?

Now for the Emperor, There is no doubt he is under the full influence of the Dark Side at all times. Once he made his "Change" into his true form, his eyes remain Yellow all the time, but when he was Senator Palpatine, he avoided using the Dark Side any more than he had so that he could remain in hiding.
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Why did Palpatine's eyes turn 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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Why are Count Dooku's eyes not yellow?

Dooku's eyes were never yellow because he did not have the same motivation and emotions as other Sith. He was an idealist who left the Jedi because he thought they had lost their way. He was displeased with the growing corruption in the Republic's Senate.
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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 didnt Kylo Ren have Sith eyes?

Though one thing is for certain: Kylo Ren/Ben Solo does not have yellow eyes because he's not "corrupted" by the Dark Side.
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How Palpatine Hid his Sith Eyes From the Jedi - Star Wars Explained



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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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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Does red lightsaber mean Sith?

Red lightsabers are notorious in Star Wars as a weapon carried by the most villainous of characters, the Sith. These villains had but one purpose in life, to eliminate the Jedi Order and gain control as tyrants over the galaxy.
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Is Jar Jar Binks a Sith Lord?

Darth Jar Jar, known to most as Jar Jar Binks, was a Gungan Sith Lord. He survived the Battle of Naboo and became a Representative of Naboo, when he helped to give Darth Sidious emergency powers. After the fall of the Galactic Empire, he forced a small alien named Snoke under his evil wing.
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Why did Anakin eyes turn yellow?

Why Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith Changed Anakin's Eye Color From Blue To Yellow. As Star Wars fans may recall, after Anakin succumbed to the dark side in the second half of Revenge of the Sith, his eyes turned yellow.
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Do all Sith have red lightsabers?

Lightsabers come in a variety of colors, but the Sith are notorious for exclusively using the red variants of the weapon. Star Wars canon and Star Wars Legends both provide different explanations regarding the Sith's use of red blades and lightsaber colors in general.
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Why isn't Dooku 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.
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Who is the most powerful Sith?

1. Darth Sidious (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace) 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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Do all Siths have yellow eyes?

Why does this not hold true for Count Dooku? We see throughout the movies (but especially the prequels) that Sith have creepy yellow eyes, as seen in Darth Maul here, Darth Sidious here, and Darth Vader pre-lava here.
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Can a good Jedi use a red lightsaber?

In both canon and Legends, Jedi will sometimes use red-bladed lightsabers in emergencies where they're missing their lightsabers and a Sith weapon is the only one available. Some Jedi are explicitly shown using red lightsabers in Legends, however.
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Why is KYLO Ren's lightsaber so unstable?

In The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary, it's confirmed that Kylo Ren's lightsaber contains a “cracked kyber crystal that is the cause of [the] ragged, unstable appearance” of the central blade and the two smaller blades that comprise the crossguard.
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Why is Mace Windu's lightsaber purple?

The Jedi initiate heals his adversary with help from the Force and, by way of thanks, is given a gift: purple crystals. He uses these crystals to assemble his lightsaber, which emits a distinctive purple blade.
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Why do Kaleesh wear masks?

Although all of their facial features were reminiscent of bats, such as their elongated ears and flat noses, a tusks protruded from their upper jaws, with shorter ones protruding from their chins but they usually wore masks to hide their faces. The Kaleesh had a keen sense of smell.
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How did Anakin get his scar?

Origins of the Scar

In the comic, Anakin fights a lightsaber duel with Count Dooku's apprentice, Asajj Ventress. She eventually gets the upper hand but decides to show off her precision. Instead of killing him, she swipes the tip of her lightsaber over his right eye.
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Who did Palpatine fear most?

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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