What Palpatine Did in His Free Time [Legends]

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From being a spoiled child of a wealthy family on naboo to becoming Emperor of the Galaxy, Palpatine achieved what no other Sith Lord before him had, which was wiping out the Jedi Order and ruling the entire galaxy.
So when he wasn’t scheming to achieve power or later flexing said power as emperor, what did Palpatine do in his free time?
Well as a child Palpatine mainly spent his free time alone. He didn’t have many friends and his family treated him like an outcast. As he grew older and became a teenager, he used his family’s wealth to purchase forbidden texts on Sith lore. He read these texts on his own time outside of school and his other responsibilities. It was from these books that he realized how he was going to achieve the power he so craved.
He kept his knowledge of the Sith a complete secret, even to his soon to be Sith Master Darth Plagueis, initially telling the Muun that he barely knew much about the dark side order.
The one thing he really enjoyed doing as a teenager was speeder bike racing. He actually desired to become a professional racer at one point in his life. He loved the thrill and the sense of danger the races gave him. The rush they gave him was unlike anything else.
Once he became a senator and later the supreme chancellor, his tastes in entertainment changed quite a bit. Instead of speeding down a track at a hundred miles an hour, Palpatine now enjoyed the simple pleasures of the opera, frequently attending the famous Galaxies Opera House and owning his own private viewing chamber within the theater.
He found himself appreciating fine artwork and sculptures, going out of his way to surrounding his offices and apartments with antique art and statues.
He also took an interest in reading tons of literature, particularly poems. One collection of poems he really enjoyed reading were written by a poet by the name of Asenec, who was infamous for his poems being very dark, sickening and outright offensive.
Once he arose to the title of Emperor, Palpatine found his first few years as ruler of the galaxy to be an extremely busy task. The few moments of time he had for himself, Palpatine had surviving Jedi who had been starved in their cells be brought before him and forced to fight each other just for his mere entertainment. The Jedi that won would be allowed to live if they submitted to him and served his will.
He also spent a ton of time training secret spies and assassins to look after his subordinates whom he feared could betray him. And this was done for pretty everyone, even Darth Vader.
One of the more interesting things Palpatine did in his free time was write a ton of books. These books went over many things, including his political beliefs and how he rose to power, to his research and experiments concerning the dark side and Sith sorcery.
Researching all the secrets of the Jedi archives and obtaining Sith artifacts from ancient Sith Temples was another activity he did outside of his formal work as galactic emperor. One of the things he spent much of his time studying was trying to learn the secret to immortality.
He owned many palaces and resorts across multiple planets, from naboo to his secret fortress world Byss. His most famous palace was the one on Coruscant, which was the largest building on the entire planet....

[@zaragozrex]

He randomly asked people if they've ever heard the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise

[@tappajaav]

Hahahah brilliant

[@alexanderdayman7108]

PRANK: asking people on the street if they ever heard about THE TRAGEDY OF DARTH PLAGUEIS THE WISE [Gone wrong] [Gone sexual] [Stormtroopers called]

[@samh1022]

Zaragoz Rex in an unseen clip he is replaces the death sticks guy in disguise and asks "hey, you wana hear about the tragedy of darth plagues" :p

[@blackthief9622]

Xenomorph Dayman Give this guy a trophy

[@pilkers2]

Zaragoz Rex hahhaahahhahahahhaha I laughed so hard lololool

[@johnclement189]

Palpatine : im bored. Vader : lets pod race

[@cameronmac8928]

“You should try spinning my master, that’s a good trick” - Lord Vader

[@manofbeard]

H e x D e x. Vader’s favourite game was Rock, Paper, Lightsaber 😂

[@majorpeepo]

Lmao

[@langbo9999]

Yes my Master.

[@Mark_Master1]

now this is podracing!

[@tylermellors4506]

I'm just imagining him going to the Death Star bar, and drunkenly saying 'have you ever heard the tragedy of Darth Plageuis the wise?

[@budimuhammad3531]

His strong dark force may immune him from drugs effect

[@uthopia27]

Any stormtrooper in the room "ah shit here we go again"

[@brinley9629]

Hes just telling it to a stormtrooper, lol

[@avgor3072]

Imagine him telling it to a rebel spy disguised as a stormtrooper though! They would be freaking out thinking he was on to them when really he was just done XD

[@bigmanbryn4111]

Ha

[@sloanmc4529]

Palpatine reading books and actually having a decent taste in life scares me, never realised that he has a life too

[@zanepowless9588]

Most dictators had a taste in finer things.

[@Diegolopex32948]

Stop lying me and palpating loved to play tennis it’s all we did when we weren’t being filmed

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Hey, don't you dare lower us bibliophiles, ya heathen!

[@sonofcronos7831]

Palpatine follows a philosophy that embraces lifes. He kills people off course, but he loves all pleasures that life can get him, so what is the point to live (as the Emperor) if he cant enjoy things like art, opera or sports? He even wants imortality to enjoy this kind of thing forever.

[@dogamusprime1123]

He doesn't have a life anymore. As a matter of fact, he never did. Because he never actually existed.

[@h.plovecat4307]

I imagine he walks around his palace grumbling "senate" over and over, stopping only to look out the window at his empire and go "gooooood".

[@pop7331]

H.P Lovecat I can’t stop laughing 😂😂

[@jasonbrynn5633]

Best comment

[@internziko]

And also "Do it"

[@Order-si7nd]

Ha

[@bullettime8760]

*grumbling* senate, senate, senate, senate, senate.... *sees an ice cream truck outside* goooooooddd...

[@Garl_Vinland]

“Do it.” A self help guide by Palpatine

[@hackman669]

Another novel is titled "The Emperor's Groove." Other titles include "How to be a Sith for Dummies!" popular reading by Kylo Ren and "Experience the True Nature of the Force," "Just DEW IT!", "Unleashing the True Sith Within", and finally the all inspiring classic and required reading material at the imperial academy, "Give in to your true nature and let the dark side in!"

[@MajinBuuButtercup]

The entire title is: "Do It: A Self-Help Guide for Galactic Incels" Cause he ugly. And he did it.

[@Andrewskatesnow]

Dew*

[@carlosanderson4479]

@@hackman669 "Dew it" ould make a nice Nike parody shirt.

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

*THE JEDI ARE TAKING OVER!* A horror book by palpatine

[@an8thdimensionalbeing142]

Darth Vader: *spends free time floating in a tank of lotion thinking about how angry he is Palpitine: *spends time doing emperor stuff like going to the Opera and feeling powerful

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Yeah Vader had issues

[@Aivottaja]

@@mysteryjunkie9808 Losing your limbs (and probably genitals), burning horribly, being forced to live in a metal casket while thinking you killed the pregnant love of your life will do that to you.

[@TheGamr81]

Chad Palpatine vs Incel Vader

[@lilkxdude5659]

@@Aivottaja Doubt he lost his genitals

[@Aivottaja]

@@lilkxdude5659 I think there's a video about it. His whole body was burned and much necrotic tissue was removed. Why would his genitals be safe from that?

[@zantheman1791]

Imagine losing in a podrace and later discovering that you lost to the Emperor of the galaxy and his sith apprentice

[@kevingluys3063]

Worse, imagine winning.

[@LeumazDnazor]

@@kevingluys3063 lol, I picture young anakin and palpatine just kicking the shit out of the winner

[@mrbuttocks6772]

I'd say if you'd won without cheating AND without the force, they might just try giving you a job.

[@MariOmor1]

Vader: "Then you will lose, braver than most" Palpatine: Give me all your credits or I will give you UNLIMITED POWE--

[@Ben82077]

He spins around in his chair for hours, laughing. Imperial Guard: Okay, this is creeping me out.

[@devnail7368]

And he would kick the air and the guards would start singing old town road to the Wii theme

[@Smartfellafartsmella]

Loki Dennis random does not equal funny

[@devnail7368]

@@Smartfellafartsmella ok do I care?

[@Smartfellafartsmella]

Loki Dennis you should, cause you’re not funny, no matter what you say

[@devnail7368]

@@Smartfellafartsmella 1 you're 2 days late 2 fuck off 3 how many police officers does it take to screw in a lightbulb None they just beat the room for being black

[@ItsSamm]

Palpatine loved speeder bike races and his apprentice loved pod races

[@Leondegrance2]

That's pretty wizard.

[@azarishere6442]

Darth Jar Jar and kylo ran loves swoop racing

[@MLPGamer44]

It's like poetry

[@cryptosporidium1375]

Uncle and nephew...

[@barry6129]

"now this is podracing"

[@tobiastaraldsen3588]

Before order 66 he practised saying execute order 66 in an evil way

[@dorianclennett6165]

I can imagine that and he asks his guards if it sounds evil enough

[@bmastriiux]

I'm picturing him looking in a mirror saying "execute order 66..." Then a royal guard comes up behind him like "try tilting your chin down a little more"

[@CantoniaCustoms]

I could imagine a clone trooper overhearing him and gunning down a jedi way before the order is supposed to be given out.

[@stuntmcnuggetbb]

Lol y'all funny as hell

[@CassandraPantaristi]

Yeah, and after the clone trooper shoots that Jedi Palpatine goes, "Not yet you idiot!"

[@danic_c]

I find it kinda funny that the Supreme Lord of Darkness and Ruling Emperor of the Galaxy essentially wanted to be the equivalent of a NASCAR driver at one point.

[@Dukesparrow1999]

If only...

[@the-tum-tum-tree]

He’s anti-Dale Earnhardt

[@Longshanks1690]

So, "what if Palpatine had become a speed bike racer" is basically the Star Wars equivalent of "what if Hitler had got into Art School?"

[@violetmaldonado7786]

King Edward "Longshanks" I, Hammer of the Scots, Lord of Wales and King of England hoi

[@emperorpalpatine6388]

Ah the old days...

[@No12780]

Darth Hitler anyone?

[@grimmisascorchmain9486]

yep

[@Wolf_3125]

Mind blown!

[@Sgt_Glory]

What Palpatine did in his free time? Easy: Trolling Vader

[@h.plovecat4307]

Yeah that was basically a hobby to him.

[@That_Guy_Ty]

HIrIng BouNTy HunTerS oN DarTh Vader?!?! [GONE SEXUAL]

[@alphariusfuze8089]

Yeah itvwas

[@Farmdafish]

And clapping cheeks

[@digitalgacha1402]

Obviously

[@JasonLi123]

I thought Palpatine would just do old people stuff, like gardening or golfing on coruscant.

[@paladinboyd1228]

Jason Li, And yelling at Kids to get off his lawn.

[@j.thompson444]

Paladin Boyd force choking kids that got on his lawn

[@paladinboyd1228]

J. Thompson, "Timmy get off my lawn!" "No!" "Unlimited power!"

[@fduranthesee]

same, or jack off to pics of leia

[@UnfaithfulServant97]

_"Leave my lawn alone you damned kids!"_ *"NO!!!"* _"It's treason then..."_

[@alixstar11]

I'm actually genuinely fascinated by the idea of Palpatine writing books. I would've liked to see what sorts of things he had to say.

[@thomasw4422]

I hope it's actually half decent. Stuff put out by other evil dictators us often just deranged hate or propaganda. Kinda boring. Palpy is sophisticated and clever, (or at least he was), so maybe....

[@alexmuenster2102]

>>idea of Palpatine writing books

[@cybergames3436]

Interesting to do a hole history of the sith, with palos opinions on each major event.

[@camerongreene3357]

He’d use the Jedi as a scapegoat for the Republic’s problems lol.

[@loctite417]

Might want to read mein kaft lol

[@darkprinceofdorne]

He agressively repeated "dew it"

[@tlotpwist3417]

Lonely Ranger And "gewd"

[@david91lvb]

And "Execute order 66"

[@kylejohnson3889]

What about order 69😏😏😏

[@dr.bright2021]

Blew it

[@donkeykong4983]

Greg lol

[@EarFarce4]

He threw senates at people. Whole senates. True story.

[@darthsidious4807]

EarFarce4 robot chicken reference

[@bloodangel7731]

EarFarce4 go for Papa Palpatine

[@TheChoppergunner100]

Not Yet

[@Fulllife3.2]

the Senate threw senates at people while inside the senate.

[@mattwalters6834]

Chad Schildknecht “get your 7’2 asthmatic ass back here!”

[@deathtopg8003]

He did mountain dew commercials in his free time. "Mountain Dew it"

[@briangarner3761]

:D

[@yowaddup5649]

he was an MLG 360 noscoper you dumb mutt

[@rokgeder5949]

Hah What do you think

[@gwarguraqueentrickstarcoat9110]

Death to PG lol

[@Anti-HyperLink]

Will you marry me?

[@J99___]

*Vader gets Palpatine a speeder bike* “Vader, you will no longer be tortured by me in attempts to mold u into a better dark lord. You get a pass”

[@solitary2]

“DIY: How To Sith” ~Galactic Times Best Seller

[@shopsoy8638]

I need that book!

[@sportsfails4998]

“How To Become The Senate” by Sheev Palpatine. 3x Coruscant Post Bestseller

[@animalmother4066]

How To Sith For Dummies

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

*THE JEDI ARE TAKING OVER!* -Galactic Horror book best seller

[@armchairphilosopher6880]

The lessons of a dead age. the lies of galactic peace, and treacherous jedi Written and illustrated by: Sheev Palpatine

[@dracoeris]

he was the senate in his free time

[@kagiza4003]

Draco Eris he ALWAYS is The senate

[@dracoeris]

NickTheCeratosaurus which includes his free time

[@moondustberries8171]

Draco Eris Yup

[@moondustberries8171]

Steven Vu Its Treason THEN................... AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH

[@Nugcon]

Not yet

[@Diamond_2403]

"The Sith are people of absolute evil" Palpatine: *reads literature and attends operas*

[@maxfelson9467]

That doesn't mean one can't be absolutely evil, though I somewhat disagree with the general views of siths in general

[@golagiswatchingyou2966]

Fun fact : Adolf Hitler loved Opera, read a lot and wanted to become a painter before deciding to work with people in politics. Wink, wink.

[@bobmcbob49]

@@golagiswatchingyou2966 yeah, thus nothing wrong

[@SonOfHubris]

@@golagiswatchingyou2966 he got elected by the people not himself lmao

[@golagiswatchingyou2966]

@@SonOfHubris no idea what the point of your comment is, did I say anything about him not being elected?

[@HunterIsRad]

“I Am The Senate”, a true story tackling the great Emperor Palpatine’s rise to power from humble beginnings is an inspiring masterpiece, easily topping sales across the galaxy.

[@kaleblam5084]

I couldn’t put it down

[@jpaulc441]

He browsed Wookiepedia

[@chupacabra9357]

That's funny

[@WampaStompa1996]

YAASSSSS XD

[@MajinObama]

Darthipedia

[@HAL-bo5lr]

For some reason, his internet randomly lagged when he read his own page and got to the part about his death.

[@ballsgaming3392]

Simple, he cracked open a cold one with the Royal Guards.

[@nads4002]

Charmasaurus Rex fuck yes

[@ussbased-a7074]

Charmasaurus Rex Saturdays are for the guards

[@LAV-III]

Charmasaurus Rex was it mountain dewit

[@MarkanVaran7]

he smashed two beer cans and drank them stone cold steve austin style

[@eddieguererro46]

^I'd fucking pay to see that

[@SamueITan]

He reports to his master Lord Binks on daily progesses.

[@matthewcass3773]

Hello there!

[@SCThriftand3D]

@@matthewcass3773 General Kenobi!!!!

[@odie-wankenodie8607]

@@SCThriftand3D Yes?

[@SCThriftand3D]

@@odie-wankenodie8607 I said General Kenobi not Kenodie lol

[@tmclaug90]

Darth Bombad

[@UFOhunter4711]

I imagine Palpatine sitting in his big throne, casually purusing the Galactic Empire Times, thumbing through while making small dad noises, shaking his head while reading the latest stocks

[@lfc_1233]

Wants to be a professional racer, becomes ruler of the galaxy instead.....

[@CC-Gizmo]

For the last time STOP SHOOTING MY TROOPERS OKAY !?

[@privard89]

Wants to be a painter becomes emperor of Germany instead.

[@Auzzie015]

There is hope for us all.

[@douglassfunnie9959]

Sounds like how my life would go.

[@lordtallon5610]

Jäger’s ACOG shit happens.

[@coolyoda2]

I'm sure he loved pouring sand ind Darth Vader suit.

[@Sanjixoxo]

coolyoda2 lmao

[@palpatinevevo9773]

his suit was designed to irritate him

[@irisrelay8564]

"it's a prank bro" "it's a prank"

[@beniscupcake6786]

Vader: I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

@@palpatinevevo9773 it was made of a new space age glass like substance, in other words melted sand.

[@intergalactichumanempire9759]

I can see Palpatine playing with the Star Wars equivalent of Newton Balls or playing with toys while his guards try desperately not to laugh.

[@Sensei.Of.Kivotos]

That might just be canon

[@franklydondor3448]

uhh... It's called Newton's Cradle

[@inkedseahear]

I think he would spend his time watching the new thriller "The Expansion of the Empire"

[@RequiemPoete]

"No Sir! I didn't catch you playing with your dolls again!

[@mattwalters6834]

RequiemPoete “Did you see anything!?”

[@mechengr1731]

Man, I always wondered what he and Anakin would have talked about and always imagined him feigning interest while internally groaning. But the knowledge that he used to want to compete in speeder bike races professionally changes everything. It also adds to Anakin's idealization of Palpatine.

[@kyleosborne6747]

I’m just imagining Sidious with glasses and sitting at the computer

[@Juan-dm6ps]

Electrical bills? I am the SENATE. I have unlimited electricity!

[@donkeykong4983]

Kyle Osborne lol

[@astro6774]

@@Juan-dm6ps *unlimited power

[@Hansi99_]

Heh boomer

[@alphariusfuze8089]

Yes

[@ThePibsss]

I'm disappointed that he didn't call his book "UNLIMITED POWER"

[@rulerofasgard7753]

Pibsss or how to become the Senate. Written by The Senate.

[@DCdabest]

12 Easy Dark Side Plots to Fame and Fortune

[@cosmo4698]

He should write a book on the tragedy of Darth Plageus the wise. I can’t find it in the Jedi library anywhere.

[@mememastah8799]

More like "POWER, UNLIMITED POWEEEEEEEEER!!!"

[@papawedge7396]

Well this one's pretty close: starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Absolute_Power Maybe it was only a matter of time...

[@kbennett2587]

What's with Sith Lords and the craving for Speed. Seems like Anakin and Palpatine could have simply raced each other around the Death Star on their free time.

[@caav56]

Illegal Racing causes turn to the Dark Side! This was a PSA from the Jedi Order.

[@bryanbridges2987]

I really want to see that now. Just the imagery of them racing with tie fighters is epic.

[@acrux1918]

Now that you mention it.... EVERY MOVIE SITH HAD A SPEEDER Maul-ep1. tatooine Dooku-ep2. geonosis Vader-ep1. tatooine(podracer but it still counts right?) Sidious-Childhood.

[@toyswithamotion9559]

@@acrux1918 Anakin did use a speeder on tatooine in attack of the clones

[@yokgor4675]

I could picture Palpatine and Vader talk about speed racing, engines and machines on rare occasions. Palpatine passes by Vader’s workshop and saw him working on his star fighter, then he gives some advices to Vader about improving the spacecraft’s speed. Vader: You know about machines, master? Palpatine: What kind of man doesn’t?

[@Metis1337]

The thing about Palpatine is he didn't crave power, he just craved to remove those who had power above him, once the Senate and the Jedi were removed, he was freed from this desire and thats when he started sitting and watching and not directly ruling.

[@Shotzzilla]

That’s craving power being above everything in the Galaxy …

[@user-ol7bt4wp1j]

I feel like Palpatines intentions were less, typically sith oriented like than his means to get to his goal. In general the rule of 2 sith were far less brutish and seemed to have actual goals for the Galaxy.

[@concept5631]

That sounds like a desire of power to me.

[@orangesoda4535]

​@@concept5631its the difference between wanting a perfect score on a test and wanting nobody to have a higher score than you

[@sigiligus]

Kind of relatable tbh. Only thing is, in a rightly ordered world there is nothing wrong with worthy people having more power than you. Palpatine probably didn’t think the world was rightly ordered; also he was an unfathomable narcissist, so he hated the idea of anyone having a position above him even if they deserved it.

[@larry5289]

Palpatine was Star Wars' body builder. He spent all his time making gains and flexing his UNLIMITED POWAAA!!!

[@darth_sidious_sheev_palpatine]

after the empire was Secure, there was just boredom, all encompassing, UNLIMITED BOREDOM.

[@TheDarthDestruktor]

- I AM BORED. - Not. Yet. - It's some fun activity, then.

[@yarpen26]

Go fuck yourself.

[@darthvader368]

Damn right, Master.

[@Bubble_Fett]

Wait.... you didn't even get laid?

[@clementgoh9270]

Come on look at him, he looks like a testicle with glowing eyes

[@helix5441]

So Palpatine wrote the Star Wars version of mien kampf

[@ingwermoschus5630]

that one Besserwisser-German here to tell you it's written: Mein Kampf

[@helix5441]

@@ingwermoschus5630 i thank you for this knowledge a year later

[@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333]

@@helix5441 damm i came to late. XD

[@halinaqi2194]

It's kinda impressive that you responded

[@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333]

@@halinaqi2194 well german is my speciality.

[@harveysmallwood729]

“The Little TIE Fighter That Could” A book by Emperor Sheev Palpatine with Illustrations by Lord Vader.

[@khkazmi9873]

1:52 So Palpatine liked dank memes. I like him a lot more now.

[@derekmann8239]

I feel honored to be the 420th like on your comment.

[@chadpattypersonal8731]

"Ah I see you're a man of culture as well"

[@Blackridge.]

Lmao

[@OM-st6uz]

Cabin Boi 24 Dank memes are usually defined as memes that go against social norms and are edgy and offensive.

[@Blackridge.]

Me woah. A true meme expert director. Damn fam.

[@horseloverfat3405]

All I know is he pays good.

[@buzzkrash4780]

Boba Fett yes he does

[@utoresa5193]

Boba Fett Apparently the sarlacc has an internet device.

[@joncook7510]

Uto Resa 519 He actually escapes.

[@utoresa5193]

That's legends only,unfortunately.

[@azarishere6442]

Boba Fett hey you are jangos son

[@oldspice051]

The bit about him being bored explains why when he fought Darth Maul and Savage Oppress, he was laughing the whole time. Freaking unnnerving...

[@ok-ql5oc]

First like after 2 years

[@Tarragonofficial302]

@@ok-ql5ocfirst like after three years

[@fish_and-chips]

He was so bored he orchestrated his own rebellion. Making him the winner of the most elaborate suicide award.

[@MrWorldCrafts]

Obviously he was telling others about the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise

[@LewysC]

MrWorldCrafts And how he was killed by his apprentice in his sleep!

[@grenad3rxd113]

Who was obvious another guy named Sheev Palpatine...

[@cheungjame637]

And say this is how ironic for a (wise) guy who cannot save himself from death

[@ethanlackey1684]

"galaxy domination with sheev palpatine"

[@ethanlackey1684]

"how to bring peace, freedom, justice, and security to your new empire"

[@joelhellsten6944]

Ethan Lackey "How to get UNLIMITED POWER"

[@bugraegebaydar9409]

"How to become THE SENATE"

[@joelhellsten6944]

"How to dewit"

[@IVAN3DX]

Me, the Senate, and you

[@multicookie1997]

I mean, Imagine someone ran into his private room while he holo-skyped with the seperatists beeing all shady and evil. Always liked the thought of him preparing himself for the calls like putting on the robe/hood, testing is voice and so on

[@thekeeperofrecords3041]

Cough a few times to get the voice just right

[@allyourpie4323]

Makes you wonder if he was just in his underwear the whole time.

[@Prince_Luci]

“something, something, something, DARHK SIYDE. Got it.”

[@derektoews5586]

It was stated that while he gave up speeder-bike racing, the desire for the thrill he felt on the tracks never left him, as he was at his best when he was in severe danger. That was why he often put his life on the line at times when it was unnecessary.

[@strykerj2262]

He would tell others to "Do It" in his free time

[@-sb33-33]

Stryker J most underliked comment lol

[@nerodius58]

He would advertise Mountain Dew Mountain Dew-it

[@khamulthewack4732]

"Palpatine, what are we going to do with all this day old meat?" "STEW ET!"

[@samuraijackoff5354]

Jew-it

[@Knightwolf1994]

JUST DO IT!!

[@bucketofcalzones457]

The dark side of the force is a path to many hobbies some consider, unnatural

[@avillez3040]

You mean like becoming senate

[@qwertymanova2652]

Lol

[@thetinthdoctor]

When you tell the media that you play videogames

[@exbronco1980]

he was a sweet old man in his spare time. he also provided electroshock to patients and jump started cars.

[@qwertymanova2652]

Lol

[@mikek.8706]

Have you ever heard the tragedy of Darth Sidious the Bored? I thought not, it’s not a story the Jedi would tell you. It’s a Sith legend.

[@notallthatbad]

Can you imagine bored Palps in his emperor robes cackling madly as he zips past you on his speeder? "EAT SITH, MOMMA'S BOY! NyahahaHAAAA!"

[@KVIA01]

The robot chicken version, maybe.

[@matthewcass3773]

tubez4321 UNLIMITED POWAAAAA!!!”

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

@@matthewcass3773 HORSE POWAAAA!!!

[@Tahkaullus01]

So in other words, he'd be Jeremy Clarkson... . . . Tonight! I zap a black man. Vader kills some children. And Wilhuff Tarkin says 'Terminate her.'

[@bullettime8760]

Hahaha I can just imagine it now palps riding his speeder bike and giving vader the finger as he passed him 🤣

[@DutchDread]

I really feel like Palpatine wanted to take over the galaxy just for the lulz, to see if he could do it.

[@h.plovecat4307]

He just woke up one day and went "Eh, why not? Something to do."

[@rahowherox1177]

Ala one D Trump.

[@Aivottaja]

Had he become a speed racer contestant, he probably wouldn't have. Of course, nothing really stopped him from becoming one instead of a Sith Emperor.

[@RLeezyDeezy]

You mean like trump?

[@MrDoot-hj2ir]

Palpatine: - I want the galaxy. Senate: - Why? Palps: - Because kek

[@ded-ceoofjar-a-tea150]

Just remember, the star wars universe was conquered by a guy named Sheev.

[@totalawesomeness2310]

Conor Osborne One letter off 'Sheep'

[@zerakielvmark]

I thought his name was frank?

[@grenad3rxd113]

Zerachiel van Mark W T F IS WRONG WITH U

[@mavibaso]

just remember that our universe was almost conquered by a guy named adolf. I think thats worse lol

[@bendixonsghost7621]

Conor Osborne Wonder if he was related to Derek from dukes of hazard

[@kev._._._.]

“The life and times of THE SENATE” By: Sheev “sidious” palpatine

[@lukashirmgard4505]

He posted Memes and Videos of him and his frog voice in action "aiy am thuh SENATE" "no, NOE, NOAW" "DEWIT"

[@JeanLucCaptain]

general Kenobi is trolling me on space twitter!

[@arthurbriand2175]

POWAA!!! UNLIMITED POWAAAAA!!!!

[@kennooo535]

SzeniT

[@sharkyprodiver4904]

the image of old Palpatine racing through his palaces on a speeder bike is now set in my head...

[@utoresa5193]

Sharky Prodiver UNLIMITEDD SPEEDDD!!!

[@sharkyprodiver4904]

GET OFF MY LAWN YOU STUPID KIDS!!!

[@Champsr0ck2247]

Sharky Prodiver I AM THE SPEEDER BIKE

[@TheDarthDestruktor]

This comment section is pure gold.

[@nicolaysalazar1939]

Champsr0ck2247 "Now watch this fully operational speeder bike"

[@kris1775]

He was sleeping in his free time. Duh...

[@Dalipsingh111111]

Sith dont sleep. They meditate.

[@CaptainM792]

The Jedi meditate as well .

[@kris1775]

You say you dont sleep?

[@danielpedic154]

bc hes old af 😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidjones341]

darth sidious needs no sleep

[@evanmcdonald2120]

Can y’all imagine if this man just died in a speed racing accident at like 16😭💀💀

[@tlotpwist3417]

You forgot his attempt of domination of the soda market with his brand "Mountain Dew It"

[@mrchanshooting]

Tlot Pwist xDDDDD

[@fbi6062]

Noice

[@GrumpyPeanut]

4:22 " Even as the Emperor, Palpatine enjoyed scheming and creating elaborate plots to achieve his plans." He likes drama. LOL

[@wucciartist]

Well he did like going to the opera so...

[@lordwarlockthangwrath8662]

I'd like to operate like that to.

[@AnnabelRoss6789]

He was a gossipy bitch and that's canonical!

[@cashthecurator666]

So Sidious was basically a troll?

[@lucasfragoso7634]

I bet he watches every drama Alert

[@thomasweeden2683]

If only all his literature didn’t get destroyed in the Death Star explosion.

[@RequiemPoete]

Thomas Weeden: I'm pretty sure he had copies backed up, plus it would be more likely to be stored in the palace.

[@scaf5363]

RequiemPoete Yeah, I'm sure Ol Palpy had a google docs account

[@RequiemPoete]

ScaF: You mean you don't think the man would have back ups of important files? You know, like any smart person would?

[@kafelkan1482]

ScaF Looking for Beta Readers and chatting with fellow writing minds? I am already sympathizing with the Star Wars equivalent of Hitler...

[@roguelead72]

Palpatine had clone bodies to transfer his essence to, you'd think he'd have back-up copies of his writings.

[@pedroproductions3666]

The thumbnail looks like palpatine told a joke to the stormtroopers "And i told him i could save his wife"😁😁😁

[@9124Nove]

Can you just imagine old Sheev getting bored of sitting in his throne room, so he decided to fly down to his lakefront castle on Naboo and spend his time zipping through the forests on his speeder bike?

[@The_Mining_Ant]

I imagine emperor Palpatine watching Netflix

[@The_Mining_Ant]

On is free time

[@gongetya.9244]

The Mining Ant This episode of Daredevil is good, very good.

[@snake20ist]

Liamggbb 123 Daredevil huh, I'd figure him for a House of Cards person

[@Snoogen11]

Offers the imperial guards to come up to his throne room for Netflix and chill.

[@Jackjack-ln9sx]

UNLIMITED CONTEEEEEENT

[@StarterSteel]

Ah the secret of Immortality, it takes a life-time to learn.

[@ST0AT]

...only to get bored even more than you ever would as a mortal

[@transformersrevenge9]

You can even see it in the movies themselves. Palpatine in the prequel trilogy is very active, always plotting and planning, until the decisive moment when he takes power. And in the OT he is either away from the action or chilling in his chair. He truly was the most dangerous, when he had nothing.

[@Cloudninja927]

"So i threw the Senate at him"--palpatine

[@girl-xk2db]

"the wHoLe SeNaTe! And- lemme take this phone call." "Go for papa palpatine!"

[@RRW359]

What the hell is an Aluminium Falcon?

[@DopedFiend]

“Now get your 7’2” asmática ass back here before I tell everyone what a whinny bitch you were about padamane, panda bear, or what ever the hell her name is.”

[@larniieplayz6285]

VonAssRipper plot twist palpatine was the whiny one

[@caminopreacher5958]

@@DopedFiend "Oh, jeez, he's crying! Hey, hey, come on... Don't do that..."

[@luciarutz6985]

He was probably trying to study the aspects of the high ground

[@takezokimura2571]

Why do you think his palace was the highest building?

[@kratosguy91]

Are there benefits to having yhe high ground? Lol

[@h.plovecat4307]

@@kratosguy91 Takes longer to hit the ground when your apprentice tosses you off it.

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

@@kratosguy91 Yes, It is a Insta Win

[@commandergree]

But he failed

[@ridic1926]

Seems like a pretty fun guy to be around with :D

[@simonsamson9967]

Ridic yeah just don't pissed him off, he will kill in a heart beat.

[@Amadeus8484]

If he doesn't kill you for fun or because he's pissed at you, that statement is factually true. He has great taste to say the least and his statements put hallmark to shame.

[@OnkelAdiSuperstar]

Based sheev seems like a pretty good leader to be with.

[@baalplays7855]

He plays with his nephew and electricutes black people to death in his spare time... Sounds fun to me too!

[@darthvader368]

No, he really isn't.

[@OuterRimPride]

I like that Vader and Palps probably bonded over their childhood racing habits at some point.

[@nickgrimm5712]

He should have went to the store and bought skin care products to use in his free time

[@zenotoxic3761]

Nick Grimm that’s great 😂

[@UncleMikeDrop]

I Know What You Did In His free time. He tended bar at the Villain Pub.

[@Ray-yv7kn]

HISHE!!!

[@KL005]

Where everybody knows your naaaame~

[@samthepianoman]

And taught Thanos to plunge

[@bread520h.i5]

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEE

[@bread520h.i5]

And ant-man and thanos

[@EnderHeart5911]

See, kids? Speeding leads to the dark side. Just look at Darth Vader and Sidious.

[@darthvader368]

...

[@goober8662]

Now THIS is pod racing!

[@extrajerky2940]

HOLY SHIT! You're telling me I get to shoot lightning out of my fingers if I go 63 in a 60 zone? SIGN ME THE HELL UP FOR THAT!

[@thejedisonic67]

Damn, Sonic and the Flash must be the most evil beings in the Universe.

[@bluenova123]

Speeding is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be unnatural.

[@williamafton348]

I like to imagine Palpatine even as Emperor, would go out on speeder bike races in secret.

[@swagtrooper4599]

Now THIS is speeder bike racing!

[@j.marston]

The Maul is Back!

[@JeanLucCaptain]

YAHOO!!!! GREAT RACE KID THAT WAS ONE IN A MILLION!

[@fredmeyer1044]

Palpatine did things in his free time that some may call unnatural...

[@NotCthulhu]

It's ironic, he wanted to speed on a speeder bike. But ended up speeding down a Death Star chasm. Ironic.

[@oddballskull1941]

Not Cthulhu how's that ironic. Go ahead. Please explain

[@RayTC]

@@oddballskull1941 nice one replying to a fucking 10 month old comment with an irrelevant shitty question.

[@VarietyJoe]

DIOhydrogen Monoxide damn why did you have to be so rude

[@RayTC]

Variety Joe i hate smuggy assfaces that think they are being smart but in reality are just fucking shitbags that know fuckall about a subject Its like as if you are a cook and then someone blargs in with a Taco from Pizza Hut and asks to get interviewed vy Gordon Ramsay.

[@noahfountain7037]

oof

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Palpatine has always felt like the kind of person who would have a ship that was basically just a library covered in guns.

[@thuzan117]

so if I lived in the galactic empire while Palpatine was at his height, say a year or two before the battle of Yavin, could I have purchased and read some of his work? The idea of Palpatine as a writer is quite fascinating and honestly I would have loved the chance to get a rare glimpse into his mind through his books. Also just as a historian he's pretty impressive. he seems to have been the scholarly sort and I suspect if one could sit down and converse with him without being fried by force lightning it would be an interesting conversation.

[@granmastersword]

thuzan117 he would be a nice guy to chat with and sharing knowledges...if he had time to do so

[@cubearts1]

www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Book-Daniel-Wallace/dp/B0107GC7OS

[@somnius2519]

If I knew for certain that I wouldn't end up flashfried or otherwise harmed, I'd totally take lunch to talk politics with Palpatine.

[@RequiemPoete]

I'd imagine he would enjoy discussing and debating Machivelli's The Prince.

[@deltasword1994]

As long as you weren't a direct threat to overthrow him, I don't see why he wouldn't. Especially if you were knowledgeable on the subject. However, in order to be deeply knowledgeable, you have to be learned and experienced in the matter, meaning you most likely would be a threat. But hey, I'm sure it would be an interesting few minutes before you were tazed to death.

[@freddypedraza2066]

Sit on his throne, laughs maniacally then to sit down again, rinse and repeat

[@Alarcj7]

He just kept on spinning on his throne singing “You spin me right round, baby right round, like a record...” Or...he used his laptop to search in (insert Sith site name here) to learn more dark side secrets.

[@MrMoorkey]

The Dark Web

[@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372]

@@MrMoorkey Perfect 😂😂😂

[@grr7293]

What kind of dark secrets

[@dreademperor2094]

​@@grr7293I don't think we want to know

[@RamielEdits]

1:06 me, who has the same kind of rushes: UNLIMITED POWERRRRR

[@graey3222]

Even with him being the evil Sith Lord, I can't help but smile a bit when I hear he just wants to live out his life in the moment and that ultimate and unopposed power starts to bore him fast.

[@tonilarios]

I can imagine Sidious on one of his master- apprentice speeches saying. Something i used to love in my youth was speeder bike racing. And Vader goint all like NO WAY! I USED TO POD RACE WHEN I WAS A KID!. - Sidious. get outa here... - Vader. Totally! - Sidious. woah. - Vader. that is so cool! - Sidious. Unlimitedly cool. I crashed like 3 joben T's before i learned how to handle 500killometers hahaha - Vader. Oh yeah yeah "Joben T-85 speeder bike" fine ... fine machine alright. "Moll K-19 power generator", great handling ....a beast. - Sidious. So you DO know about racing!. - Vader. YES! yes! of course! I was the tatooine podracing champion! I was the only human who could do it!. I would have killed for a Joben T, but my mom was never able to affort something like that!. - Sidious. hahahaha "Proletarians".

[@HELLFIRE-yw4ko]

👏👏👏 👌

[@darthvader1494]

😂

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

Vader was kind of a space ricer, you know building his own shit Now that I think about it this conversation could have happened during the prequels, add to the relationship between tbem

[@azarishere6442]

Gr3nadgr3gory yeah its now my head cannon

[@PrincessofHell666]

@@azarishere6442 same lol

[@chriskogelschatz4122]

He also loved Karaoke, Dressing up as a School Girl and cared for Stray Kittens.

[@theparrishshow9803]

That last one doesn’t make him seem that much like a bad guy

[@_Nohan_]

Context?

[@burnttoast26]

I like to imagine he spoke normally when alone and with his personal guard, and sounded evil and gravelly in public and in front of his enemies.

[@GrimgoreIronhide]

So basically they were like "he used to be a reckless young man, but then suddenly developed completely stock aristocratic villain interests as soon as he was old enough for it to not be comical." Which is in itself comical.

[@elysiankentarchy1531]

Well as hilarious it would be to hear that while being Senator/Chancellor/Emperor of the Galaxy Palpatine was an underground speeder racing champion I think he would view such things beneath a man who can electrify you to death.

[@GrimgoreIronhide]

Elysian Kentarchy they should have just said he was interested in opera from a young age. The only reason we think of these interests as old people interests is because the generation that grew up liking them is old in our imagination. This is like having a old villan from the Victorian era who loves opera, and then you flash back to his childhood and have him playing X Box because the writer can't wrap his head around the idea that Victorian children grew up loveing operas.

[@levongevorgyan6789]

People can have many habits. And come on. Training to be a Sith and scheming to take over the galaxy is far more exciting then speeder racing.

[@drkinferno72]

Imagine a fast and furious movie in Star Wars where the plot twist that the winner was palpatine

[@smartiechuco]

People change

[@Baseline_Liveries]

Dew it...

[@JudgeNicodemus]

BaSeLine Skrew it Blew it brew it ... etc

[@darthsidious4807]

BaSeLine i can feel your anger

[@sharkymcsnarkface6642]

BaSeLine Jew it.

[@oldjedi4306]

Darth Sidious *Pulls out my White lightsaber but doesn't ignite it and stares at Sidious at a Distance* .......

[@fancy_cyka3594]

She cheated on me! Knew it.

[@foughtthelol]

Did palpatine write a book titled "My Struggle"

[@rahowherox1177]

And made stormtroopers wear belts with "god with us" on the buckle.

[@G0DKING]

Pwner1 I don’t remember him speaking German

[@foughtthelol]

@@G0DKING I was thinking of a book title translated from galactic basic to english as "My Struggle" it would have been ranting about how Jedi are the scum and cause of all bad in the Republic.

[@alexanderward5286]

I see what you did there......

[@Aaron.T2005]

@@foughtthelol Sounds like the star wars version of hitler

[@ethanstrs]

Everyone: Obi Wan is the best troller in Star Wars Me: *Laughs in Sith Lord*

[@Ben82077]

“You have the High Ground” By Emperor Palpatine Chapter 1 If there is a hill that you can take one step on to...do so...do not attempt a phebal acrobatic to land on the hill when it is right in front of you.

[@somebody1241]

Isn't it book of the Darth Vader?

[@TheGeoCheese]

If only a certain someone understood this concept...

[@herbertshminkel9033]

Took me a minute to get what 'phebal' meant haha

[@MariOmor1]

Chapter 2: "If the enemy has the tactical advantage... do not attempt to leap over him"

[@generalkenobi2126]

I bet he must have spent much time going down that huge escalator on Death Star and finding cool ways how to greet stormtroopers

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "storm trooper" Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "storm trooper" Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "storm trooper" Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "yep" Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "uh huh" Stormtrooper: "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "yooo" Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "mhh" Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "..storm trooper" Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "..storm trooper" Stormtrooper : "my lord" Emperor : "huuh...storm trooper" Stormtrooper : "my lor- Emperor Palpatine: STormTrooper" Stormtrooper : "my l- Emperor Palpatine: "STORMtrooPer" Stormtrooper : my- Emperor Palpatine: STORMTROOPER Stormtrooper : "My LOrd" Emperor Palpatine: " *STORM TROOPER* !" Empower Palpatine: "STORMTROOPER STORMTROOPER STTTORMTROOPER AUEHLUUYL! .... Stormtrooper : "MY LORD" Emperor Palpatine: "go fuck yourself" Stormtrooper : my lord" Emperor Palpatine: "Go Fuck Yourself" Stormtrooper : "My lord" Emperor Palpatine: "GO FUCK YOURSELF" Gary the Stormtrooper : "MY LORD" Emperor Palpatine: " *GO F*CK YOURSELF!* " Gary the Stormtrooper : "Auwwh" Droid: WWWAZZZZUWAUPPPPP Emperor Palpatine: ........

[@LePoetKing]

@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar this cracked me up 😂

[@britishsoldier1186]

@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar where is that from? I vaguely remember it from somewhere

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@britishsoldier1186 robot chic...he said it..never mind

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@Comical1984 Omg, a fellow saxophonist I see How do you do

[@SuperBC1975]

I like to think of Palpatine on his couch eating bonbons in a bathrobe watching holograms of the concert he saw at the Galaxies Opera House with Anakin, as he constantly says to himself "Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen."

[@maximb1399]

It would also be funny if they made an opera about Palpatine and it had his classic "Have you ever heard the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise?" line.

[@theamateurfurry4735]

Imagine if instead of becoming the most evil Sith in the galaxy that Palpatine actually became a renowned racer

[@hankhill1964]

When you mention Palpatine reading offensive poetry I imedately thought of H.P. Lovecraft's poem "on the creation of Ni*****"

[@cordyceps182]

When, long ago, the Force created the midichlorians In George's fair image Man was born again. The beasts for lesser parts were next designed; Yet were they too remote from humankind. To fill the gap, and join the rest to Man, The Whils host conceiv'd a clever plan. A beast they wrought, mind filled with rebellion, Filled it with vice, and called the thing a Corellian.

[@bubbaho-ward3377]

Excellent!

[@todd7383]

U serious ?

[@fleetadmiralauto6506]

Palpatine: *trying to create Starkiller* "I am a genius!" Also Palpatine: *Indirectly creates Rebel Alliance and gets killed because of it* Palpatine: "OH NO!"

[@twindadpiper8590]

Fleet Admiral Auto ironic isn’t it

[@esteban8471]

To think that the Rebellion would have never happened if Vader didn't take pity on that little boy he found on Kashyyk

[@CloneCaptainMaxCC-]

Him in the “The Rise of Skywalker”: “Anyway.”

[@johnbones3455]

*Creates Starkiller* And nothing can go wrong *Rebellion is formed* OH NO IT ALL WENT WRONG!

[@siltyclayloam8739]

he literally fucked around and found out

[@reisefuhrertiltedtowers8086]

I would love to see a palpatine movie !

[@shrekpeepee7760]

Sergeant Paul fuck yes

[@marvelous_mr._m]

Oh yeah! That would be awesome!

[@justafox5356]

Sergeant Paul be like the Game of Thrones of Star Wars

[@logangonzales5028]

+Fox Shadilay Game of stars

[@mariano1196]

Sheev: an ironic star wars story

[@stevepatrickjarvis]

Okay now I want to see a movie about Palpatine's earlier days.