Are Palpatine and Sidious the same person?

Are Palpatine and Sidious the same person?

Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Initially credited as The Emperor in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back, Palpatine is also known by his Sith title Darth Sidious.

How did Palpatine become Darth Sidious?

Palpatine's early years Sheev Palpatine, the man who would become a Sith Lord and the galactic emperor, was born on the planet Naboo. ... The encounter led Palpatine to kill his entire family and dedicate himself to becoming Darth Plagueis' Sith apprentice. As a result, Plagueis gave him the name of Darth Sidious.

Why does Sidious look like Palpatine?

looks like he does because he's very old and very evil -- it is what he always looked like. It's the intensity of reflected lightning and the channelling of such raw dark side power that are the catalysts for Palpatine's transformation.

Who was Emperor Palpatine and who was Darth Sidious?

• Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious Scheming, powerful, and evil to the core, Darth Sidious restored the Sith and destroyed the Jedi Order. Living a double life, Sidious was in fact Palpatine, a Naboo Senator and phantom menace.

Why did Dooku never know Palpatine was Sidious?

• The most important moment to show that Dooku never knew Palpatine and Sidious are the same person is in the bunker on Geonosis when he is talking to the separatist leaders and asks how the republic was able to obtain the clone army. If he had known Palpatine was Sidious he would've know the plan was to start a war and play on both sides.

Is it possible that Maul never knew Palpatine was the same person?

• With that in mind, it feels really possible that Maul never knew that Palpatine and Sidious were the same person and only discovered this at the same time everyone else did. I'm willing to admit I'm wrong on this theory, but let's take a look.

Is it possible that Maul and Darth Sidious are the same person?

• EARN REWARDS & LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY. It's very possible that Maul doesn't know Palpatine and Darth Sidious are the exact same person. Sounds impossible?