How Palpatine Befriended a Jedi for 30 Years Then Brutally Executed Him! (Legends)

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The Non-Canon Expert looks at the rise of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and his efforts to befriend and enter into an alliance with a Jedi Master that lasted for 30 years, explaining how this so-called friendship ended in brutal fashion during the Clone Wars.
This is a Legends story for Palpatine and the events of the Clone Wars with information found in the Legends novel "Star Wars: Darth Plagueis" and the "Star Wars: Republic" comic. I hope that you enjoy it!
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[@IneedAFIXfast]

how vader befriended palpetine for 30+ years and threw him down a chimney

[@donnellebarfield3964]

That was more him just being pissed off

[@cryojudgement2376]

"This is a bit right? Were still cool?" -Palpatine on Vader's shoulders moments before being eviscerated in a reactor

[@cryojudgement2376]

Also Vader hated palpatine even before he was in the suit. He thanked him for the power and the insight into the sith but intended on killing him after his duel with obi wan. But of course none of that happened. He stick with palpatine until he found out Luke was alive, then he knew he would be able to overtake the emperor.

[@donnellebarfield3964]

Vader kept Sidious alive so he could learn more about the dark side but Sidious was a horrible teacher and withheld a lot of information thereby breaking the rule if two if dark Vader wanted to overthrow Sidious he could have at one point Sidious was poisoned invader decided to save him just so he can continue learning of the dark side. the point being both Vader and Sidious wanted to master the Dark side and both of them kept secrets

[@cryojudgement2376]

@@donnellebarfield3964 I barely understand what you said cause autocorrect destroyed like 15 parts if that sentence

[@vitorkennedy1862]

Palpatine is the kind of guy who could be your best friend, even if he was responsible for the death of one or another member of your family without your knowledge.

[@Darth_Bateman]

RYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@brandondowdy4220]

That's tough

[@robertdevito5001]

He’s the kind of guy who would go to his best friends birthday party and then fuck his friends girl right in the pool... and then beat up his big brother.

[@michelveilleux1275]

The kind of man that would raise you up above the rest for the sole reason to knock you down to rock bottom, take all youhave jusy too see your face afterwards.

[@robertcajucom3203]

Griffith

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

His dad, his mentor, his employer, his master, his friend, and his apprentice... Palpatine is probably the only fictional character that has outbetrayed Littlefinger and Ocelot in scale and cruelty

[@michelveilleux1275]

Ocelot and Littlefinger couldn't hold a candle to Sheev Palpatine.

[@kieranb7747]

ocelot never betrayed anyone

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

@@kieranb7747 Volgin, Zero, Gene, Liquid, Gurlukovitch, Solidus, the PATRIOTS and the USSR would disagree...

[@OmegaFrappe]

and who is littlefinger?

[@Domino-CT-5555]

OmegaFrappe game of thrones character

[@cryojudgement2376]

"You know the worst thing about betrayal, it never comes from an enemy..." -Obi-Wan Kenobi

[@kingbeef7893]

If Ronhar wouldn't have told Sidious his plan to catch the Sith he probably wouldn't have gotten killed so soon until order 66 probably

[@perfectlybalancedasallthin9319]

In fact, if he had told the Jedi Council and not Palpatine, there's a chance they might've caught Sidious.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Perfectly Balanced as All Things Should be Maybe, just maybe.... we may never know.

[@717jeezy]

If ronhar was smart enough to think up this plan then you'd think the jedi high counsel would've came up with the same plan . how else can it be anymore easier than to test people for their midiclorian count to reveal those that are force sensitive and narrowing down to a few possible culprits.

[@13gan]

To be fair, Ronhar reveal the plan to Sidious not only because they're friends but also because of Sidious position and experience in politics. Plus, that plan wouldn't work without the cooperation of the Senate so asking the opinion of his friend on the possible political obstacle for the plan make a lot of sense. He can even use Palpatine's approval to convince the Jedi Council on the viability of the plan, so it kills two bird with one stone. The Jedi Council probably didn't consider that plan because of that political implication of it and the fact that high midiclorian count is just an indicator of force potential, not whether they're trained as a Sith.

[@outcastlegacyentertainment1229]

@@717jeezy The Jedi council were arrogant. "The sith are destroyed, the last one was seen more than a millenia ago"

[@brianmcintosh3534]

Him: somone in the senate is a sith and I figured out how to tell Also him: goes to leader of the senate

[@farhanatashiga3721]

Who is also the Sith Lord

[@simonsalgueiro6217]

@@farhanatashiga3721 thank you Mr professional detective

[@farhanatashiga3721]

@@simonsalgueiro6217 so filling out the facts is illegal now?

[@simonsalgueiro6217]

@@farhanatashiga3721 Don't worry your super useful job is still legal!

[@simonsalgueiro6217]

@Mr Notsoniceguy What? XD random comment. Taking this so personally. Forgot we live in the age of I'm offended. Sorry this crap somehow hurt you!

[@gamertrade7205]

Soo what your saying is that Palpatine had more friends than me

[@JimmyTurner]

yes

[@GiuseppeDeRosa2001]

Absolutely lol

[@AroundElvesWatchUrselves96]

Chadpatine

[@cam002ross5]

Yes, this video is for you.

[@dante429]

@David Carty 😑

[@pubcle]

Palpatine is someone who lovingly embraced every individual jedi kindly with the warmest of smiles, no one ever even suspecting their kindly father figure who diplomatically unified the Republic was actually smiling at how every single one of them would be dead within 30 years. He knew exactly how to spread his nets and how to utilize kindness as a weapon.

[@Anna-dw4ll]

And not one Jedi found his 24/7 smirk suspicious

[@a7x266]

my thing is, countless times when they try to setup ambushes or something similar and the droids knew the plan, they never really tried to figure out how they knew there plans every time. eventually youd think they would start doing a process of elimination on who knows whats going on till they found out cutting palp out of the meeting and planning would fix the issue.

[@chongwillson972]

@@a7x266 i am sure palp has a ear on every wall and eyes in every corner

[@a7x266]

@@chongwillson972 possible, but there are still ways. jedi only meeting away from everything, keep everyone else in the dark until needed.

[@dgoodsby0605]

@@Anna-dw4ll Windu didn't like him and alot of Jedi thought he had too much power but they had no idea why.

[@connorhilchie2779]

Goes to show just how committed to the Sith grand plan Palpatine was.

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

@Trey Stephens Quote of Darth Sidious when killing Plagueis in the 'Darth Plagueis' novel: *"No true Sith can ever really **_care_** about one another. This has always been known."*

[@GiuseppeDeRosa2001]

Palpatine is a good villain

[@metalc.s3170]

And one of the greatest manipulators of all time

[@iambane7845]

He's a hero

[@scottsanders4589]

He brought peace and stability to the Galaxy. How is he the villain?

[@Crip99763]

Scott Sanders another point of view

[@coolcatttttt8]

Giuseppe DeRosa a great villain

[@Marinanor]

At first I thought the video said, "How Palpatine beheaded a friendly Jedi for 30 years then brutally executed him!" And then I thought, "It's a little late for that."

[@spaceonisorceress4406]

used one of those Futurama head tanks

[@darthbugge3987]

Zachary Damascus lolololol

[@Thefamilychannel723]

Lmao, thanks for sharing. I also sometimes misread titles and think by myself : this doesn't make any sense ... Then re-read the title at best.

[@jknetwork6211]

Unfortunately for this Jedi master, he didn’t have unlimited power live Sidious.

[@smokinjopoliticallyincorre1313]

Little Finger: I successfully started a war Palpatine: hold my blue milk

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

"Demonstrates his inSidiousness." I see what you did there.

[@nathanwhiting5475]

Insideous... Invader.... hm...

[@swanson2830]

If I recall correctly, that's basically the conversation leading to how he got his Sith title from Darth Plageuis

[@kanrascinematicgaming8687]

Palpatine was described as an actual psychopath so it's no surprise he's that kind of guy. A truly psychopathic guy.

[@jintym2951]

I know that it may sound a little odd, but in many ways I think that the assassination of Vidar Kim was the final piece that fully formed Palpatine into Sidious. I mean I know that Sidious was always his true self, but Vidar was a real connection for a young Palpatine. His momentary hesitation for his assassination proves this & makes the active severing of that connection all the more significant, as the last true element of Palpatine has been destroyed, leaving only a mask to be used by Sidious. It's no accident that not long after this he is a fully realised Sith & apprentice no longer, actively taking the lead for the 1st time in Sith business after the attack on Plagueis. So yeah obviously I love it 😁 xx

[@ryanmoore6259]

That is an interesting angle. The sith trial says you have to kill someone you truly love in order to fully embrace the dark side. To show there's no going back. Vidar was probably the one person palpatine actually liked

[@jintym2951]

@@ryanmoore6259 Thanks 😊 xx

[@bluerobin2982]

Ah yes the senate

[@henrywedekind5754]

There can't be corruption in the senate, if there is no senate.

[@grantwalter2243]

Henry Wedekind I AM THE SENATE!!!

[@ninjasheep7492]

*When a Jedi says there is a Sith in the senate but you are the senate* “Guess I’ll *kill them*”

[@williamsmilton6316]

They should do a movie on Palpatine and his upbringing in the force.

[@Kipx99]

A movie based on the book Darth Plagueis would be awesome.

[@angelangelis8362]

I don't trust Disney with a Cheese Sandwich now, let alone doing Palps right.

[@sixshot24]

@@angelangelis8362 😂😂😂

[@arx3516]

In my opinion Sidious should have been the protagonist of the prequel trilogy, showing the events from his point of view.

[@Fulllife3.2]

AngelAngelis Disney is able to do side movies well. Rogue one and Solo weren’t bad. Mandalorian, though not a movie is also pretty good.

[@elmerjfapp5730]

that jedi didnt kill himself, the palpatine foundation had paid off guards and had the cameras in his cell turned off so another inmate could strangle the jedi, autopsy reports conducted at a visual level due to jedi religion preventing such examination, it was noted the jedi had his neck broken in a manner that would suggest force powers where used

[@commandergray7688]

I just finished reading this story!! And I was wondering why I hadn't heard of it before

[@mdub2000]

Wow man Palpatine wasnt just a true evil Sith he was truly a typical politician!

[@knightofliberty9297]

It's so interesting, almost fitting that the most evil villain in the history of cinema, is a politician

[@cryojudgement2376]

The devil only had to tell one lie; "I love democracy"

[@cryojudgement2376]

It's a joke about how palpatine is the devil and he didnt love democracy, he created an empire after all.

[@kx4998]

He loves how democracy help him raise to power.

[@thedawsonator1628]

You know maybe the Jedi should maybe...not tell the person at the top about these things.

[@grandsome1]

Well, Palpatine had to awaken his Sharingan somehow afterall.

[@nathanwhiting5475]

+50 dark side points. Sith Lord class available.

[@fijiunlimited4503]

Sidius never disappoints.

[@williamsmilton6316]

Iktr..

[@brutusjudas5842]

Rise of Skywalker: Hold my beer.

[@zero5496]

Betrayal is just Tuesday for palpy

[@deathstalkerx4415]

Him: „Someone in the Senate is a Sith“ Palpatine: *“I am THE SENATE“*

[@Thefamilychannel723]

Palpatine is worse than Sauron, the Joker, Voldemort and even Vader. He is on the devils level.

[@emileroberge9459]

Well Sauron is a weapon of mass destruction created to fight a war but left after his creator was defeated. He his like a robot, only wishing to survive and expand. Very different from Palpatine.

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

Palpatine's actor, Ian McDiarmid even said in an interview how Sidious is actually "worse than the Devil", since the Devil fell, but Palpatine was always pure evil.

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

Sauron is an archdemon who apprenticed under the devil so he overshadows Palpatine in that regard.

[@tempestgod8043]

Because they are both fictional?

[@someguyontheinternet.3318]

@@tempestgod8043 The Devil is very real. Take a look at the elites and Hollywood. You'll be disturbed by what you find. Satanic cults etc

[@genolouis9858]

I learned an important lesson from a mixed tape many years ago. The artist said that,the closest people to you,are the same one who be pulling the trigger. The first mistake he made was not reveling his plans to yoda and the other members. Secondly, he opened his mouth without even thinking about the risks that anyone in the senate could be affiliated with the sith. I'm sure if he had informed yoda and the others, then it would've made them launch an investigation and figure out the sith lord quicker. Because of the ambushed. This war would've only lasted for a 1 year. They would've discovered the truth. They came so close many times to figure out his plans and failed.

[@nicholasho7076]

What did Palatine think of Dooku telling Obi-Wan this information?

[@hanzo8120]

I wonder if Sheev lose a single tear about him. He know him over 3 decades, enough time to develop a good friendship. If that curious Jedi just didn´t sniff around, perhaps Palpatine would gives him the freedom to choose and work as a Imperial Enforcer or so.....well we never will know that.

[@chrisslash638]

yeah, i was curious if Palpatine would offer him to join the Empire if not the Sith .

[@enforcerridley158]

Probably not.

[@tylerjones7592]

hanzo8120 doubt it

[@rqneo5361]

Nah

[@sadplatinum6786]

Darth Sidious was using him from the start, he saw everyone around him as pawns to further his own schemes and had no problem with manipulating everyone he met. You could even make the conclusion Sidious truly didn’t care for anyone but himself

[@DarrelsWonderland]

Wow, such a fitting end to a friendship!

[@darthvader3187]

Disturbing.

[@RyanTheDark]

If only you understood earlier.

[@darthvader3187]

@@RyanTheDark So true.

[@randallpetroelje3913]

Palpatine has one goal- secure everything for the sith and personal aggrandizement. That’s a “poor lack of vision “. Vidarkin is another pawn just taken away from the board. I must say, baby Grogu(?) love ya. I must acknowledge love for the Mandalorian warrior too (after all he’s keeping him alive). Thanks again for your show.

[@Darksaviour]

You know... I’m starting to think Sidious might be a terrible person

[@redzmachine3914]

Hard to believe not one jedi who came into contact with Palpatine suspected him.

[@atheistyoda8915]

Palpatine's skill in concealing his dark side "aura" was so good that even the Jedi council members couldn't detect him, so I doubt any regular Jedi would. The Jedi were to stuck up, stagnant and fearful at the time, which further hindered them.

[@Bobzilla_Returns]

Ahh yes the negotiator

[@greenmumin]

Great story.Its funny how after Obi revealed what Dooku told him in ep2 no one else had this idea only 2 jedi 😂😂 Obi literally told Yoda&Mace,so the council knew about it but thought he tries to deceit.

[@JediAcolyte94]

Not only is this a testament to the genius and deceit of Palpatine but this is also a testament to the skill and knowledge of author James Luceno for connecting the Darth Plagueis novel to the Dark Horse Clone Wars comics. Such a shame Ronhar Kim couldn't implement his bloodtest idea it probably would identify Sidious months before RotS and likely would have saved the Jedi Order from the upcoming Jedi Purge.

[@Aerex12]

I rest wish Luceno was a writer for a movie or at least aide in writing one. He really understands star wars

[@SeanLaMontagne]

I love this channel. It's just the right amount of nerdy for me.

[@Gor85]

This is fitting for Palpatine. Cruel,dark,sadistic,souless. Perfect

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

Finally a continuation and conclusion of the friendship between Kim and Palpatine! I only knew of the friendship via the book

[@Comrade2261]

Emperor Palpatine doesn't get the respect he deserves, imo. When I talk to people about Star Wars, Darth Vader is always brought up. Palpatine has been my #1 favorite character and hero since I was a kid, and still is lol.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

@@zazi5305 hero for the Sith that is

[@GalaxyDogenut]

@@farhanatashiga3721 correct.

[@irrelevant1242]

At least he never knew palpatine betrayed him...I think that makes it better

[@ethanlocke3604]

Be careful of your friend, Palpatine. And your pal, Friendpatine

[@jlokison]

The more I think about it the more I realize Palpatine wasn't a human supremacist. He didn't really see an sentient or sapient entity by race, he didn't think in terms of people he just saw tools and ways to manipulate them for what he wanted. The Human supremacist bit was just a way to manipulate the maximum number of humans to do what he wanted them to do.

[@natesoto1362]

Palpatine is the ultimate master of the long con.

[@turkeybeard2010]

Keep your "friend's" close and your enemies closer.

[@mcpics4448]

Welp that old paps for you pretty cruel with all those who dare have any sort of relationship with him

[@walnzell9328]

This whole ordeal was like a beta test for Palpatine turning Anakin against the Jedi.

[@mittensfastpaw]

Palp really loved the long game of ruining lives.

[@skeletor4436]

Damn that's cruel he becomes someone's best friend then later executes him

[@Tywil714]

Palpatine was the epitome of a psychopath. He had no genuine affection or loyalty to anyone. He's the type to pretend to be your best friend for 30 years, then have you brutally killed with a honest smile on his face either because it serves his goals or because he feels like it.

[@macwade2755]

I know this jedi from the Darth Plagueis novel.

[@pauldelivera2847]

I watched the the whole ad to support the starwars community how I can

[@bobbydeuce6486]

“Palpatine’s connection to the Sith.”? He IS the Sith

[@ericpozarycki6601]

I guess Hindsight is a Jedi Specialty.

[@robertagu5533]

Could this I wonder, be MAYBE the one time, if there WAS one, where the Darth Sideous Palpatine WE know ACTUALLY did all he could and gave someone every chance to choose a path of choices and actions that would let said friend stay alive and when Ron Har WOULDN'T budge, Sideous pulled the proverbial trigger.

[@samueljulyjr811]

Darth Sidious is very insidious. Ok, I know that was bad but, I just had to say it.

[@Ben-Ken]

Poor Ronhar probably relied on his force ability to detect no darkness or lies in his friend Palpatine. Too bad he's never had to face a real Sith. This is the Jedi's greatest failure. It's like raising a child away from the dangers of the world and then sending that naive child out into it

[@0predaking0]

What it could be more interesting or shaking is that he and his Jedi friend form some sort of force bobd

[@denniscleary7580]

New subscriber love the content

[@NabilAbdulrashidComedy]

Wow it seems Sidious didn’t even want to kill him

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Gotta love the Darth Plagueis novel and this comic (Republic comic 64 - Bloodlines, for the curious) for bringing this tale full circle. Just goes to show the horizons in which Palpatine has to do so to achieve success and his own flabbergasted ambitions. Also love how the former actually uses the latter's Palpatine/Ronhar Kim conversation almost word-for-word. Addendum: By the way, a young Gilad Pellaeon actually appears in this comic, just so anyone knows.

[@ThatOneGuy_James]

Yes, yes. Very good.

[@ujimasahojo7144]

With friends like Palpatine, who needs the Senate.

[@TheZamaron]

this Jedi's death would have been better if he survived Order 66, and when word got out of his location, Sidious would go there himself and easily beat the Jedi, then he would reveal everything he had done, and would then kill his old friend in the most sadistic way possible. damn that would have been cruel, telling his friend how he rose to power then giving the Jedi a slow and torturous death, and clearly enjoying it.

[@BlyUehara37]

I loved that part in Darth Plagueis

[@SqueaklesMcFinn]

Palpatine, and Ronhar were taking a test together, and Palatine's pencle snaps in half. Ronhar looks at em n goes "What are you gonna do now?" Palpatine looks at em say"Glue it."

[@toatahu2003]

You know, if the midichlorians are what connect to the Force, it should be pretty simple for a powerful Sith to just strip them from the small amount of blood taken in a sample test... It might not even be that difficult...

[@generalbunny4427]

At 3:00 their is a sad face in the back round

[@MrRonald327]

Very interesting.

[@dfernandez3482]

Palp looks like Biden in the thumbnail about to sniff the dudes hair 😂

[@spartanxdarth201]

Well there basically the same person

[@jeffreysargent9363]

So much for the strength of friendship

[@patricklyons1863]

If not for me, for thirty year friendships.

[@gamersinacontainer]

I wonder what would happen if the Midichlorian Count was allowed to go through?

[@Gameguy-gk8lx]

Ronhar Kim?

[@matthewmann8969]

Very in character of Sheev

[@harrambou9468]

Oh my GOD!

[@asterixobelix20]

Kinda ridiculous he's the only one who figured out the easy solution of "let's check the Midi-chlorian count in every senator's blood". Wise jedi masters my ass...

[@jon7684]

This is a reupload but still liked it :)

[@umanasilos2311]

Palpatine: Vibe check

[@greenwoods276]

I feel that Sidious was a lot friendlier as Chancellor Palpatine and it was an act, yes but some of the kind things he did were genuinely from the greatness of his heart. He is a Sith, but his intentions vary. Sidious is the most confusing character in Star Wars, no one knows what he's thinking. The Canon universe really nerfed that aspect of him and just made him into an evil villain. Sidious is a mix between chaotically evil and neutral good. In the Clone Wars, he was a good person, he helped citizens, he donated to charity, and he even saved thousands upon millions of lives. I think he could have been an amazing Jedi, possibly even a better Jedi than Yoda and Anakin combined. If his parents were kind people that weren't greedy and actually showed attention to him, he might have been taken into the Jedi Order and become one of the greatest Jedi of all time.

[@BrokamaGay]

Palpatine Friended Me, coming soon to ID

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

The title is basically the star wars plot in a nutshell

[@grapeshot]

Palpatine you are one devious bastard.

[@yourstruly4817]

It's the same story when Disney bought Star Wars

[@horrorfan1455]

Yours Truly I agree

[@RyanTheDark]

Yeah, ironic.

[@Mecha82]

Boo hoo. You poor whiny manchild.

[@thenerdaceandexecutron8099]

@@Mecha82 The Ability to Speak does not make you intelligent- Qui Gon Jinn

[@Crip99763]

The Royal Flush Mk. 2. + Respect

[@zexonhairi7215]

I feel like palpatine discovered the secret to saving yourself from death and thats why he's return. But I feel like it's dark empire kinda thing, where he had to put his darkside spirit into someone else and that person is matt smiths charater. Which is why they dont show palpatine in the trailer. Also if thats true then palpatine would look either the same or similar to return of the jedi apperance. Though he could look younger and this is just a omage to dark empire with rey being luke and kylo being leia.

[@FULLtiltSENDER]

Idk why I clicked on this so quickly after reading the title

[@Ramzblood]

The path to extinction is heavy AF

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Palpatine was almost always one step ahead.

[@hrperformance]

Oh palpy, you devil! 😅

[@Telemachus2814]

Palpatine seems like a good guy, the kind of guy you'd want running things and the kind of guy who you could be friends with. _Sideous_ on the other hand, total dick.

[@forgeinsteel878]

It's really sad for Palpatine to do what must be done in order for his plan to be successful, even when it really cost a friend's life to lose that is now in vain

[@imperialistopinions2276]

Ahhh. Sweet, sweet betrayal

[@Trojan073]

This really shows how everyone is a tool of Sidious.

[@HinokasArabfan1]

Palpatine is awesome. My favorite fictional character of all time.

[@Todd5747]

Palpatine was a heck of an actor... If he hadn’t been born strong in the force, imagine what a great holovid career he could’ve had! xD

[@enforcerridley158]

He would have been a serial killer.