Palpatine Made One Mistake In The Dark Times… & It Caused His Rise Of Skywalker Defeat

Emperor Palpatine’s plan during the Dark Times of the Star Wars timeline had one fatal error that ultimately led to his demise during Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. While many thought Palpatine dead after Return of the Jedi, the Star Wars sequels revealed that the Sith Lord had survived before he continued his plan to destroy the Jedi and rule the galaxy. Despite minimal information still being given on Palpatine’s Star Wars backstory, subsequent Star Wars stories across all mediums have detailed Sidious’ plan that stretched from the prequel trilogy to the section of the timeline between Episode VI and Episode IX.