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Emperor Palpatine
Sheev Palpatine ( ) is the main antagonist of the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared in the 1980 film ''The Empire Strikes Back'' as . He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (novel), novelization of the 1999 film ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, The Phantom Menace''. Palpatine appears in all three film trilogies in the Skywalker Saga, and is portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in all five films in which he physically appears. In the Star Wars original trilogy, original trilogy, Palpatine is Emperor of the Galactic Empire (Star Wars), Galactic Empire and the master of Darth Vader. In the Star Wars prequel trilogy, prequel trilogy, which chronicles his rise to emperor, Palpatine is a senator from the planet Naboo who plots to become Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic (Star Wars), Galactic Republic. He masterminds the Clone Wars (Star Wars), Clone Wars to turn the Republic into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The Jedi
''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. The sequel to '' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), it is the third installment in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy and the sixth chronological film in the " Skywalker Saga". The film follows the ongoing struggle between the malevolent Galactic Empire and the freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance. As the rebels attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star, Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz. Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, and David Cronenberg were considered to direct the film before Marquand signed on as director. The production team relied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clone Wars (2008 TV Series)
The Clone Wars, also known as the Separatist Crisis, is a fictional three-year conflict in the ''Star Wars'' franchise by George Lucas. Though mentioned briefly in the first ''Star Wars'' film (''A New Hope'', 1977), the war itself was not depicted until ''Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and ''Revenge of the Sith'' (2005). The Clone Wars are also the setting for three eponymous projects: a 2D animated series (2003–2005), a 3D film (2008), and a 3D animated series (2008–2014, 2020). They have featured in numerous ''Star Wars'' books, comics and games. Within the ''Star Wars'' narrative, the Clone Wars involve a three-year war fought to prevent thousands of planetary systems from seceding from the Galactic Republic and joining the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS), colloquially referred to as the Separatists or Separatist Alliance. The Republic uses an army of clone troopers led by the Jedi Order against the Separatist battle droid army. The conflict was a scheme by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triclops (Star Wars)
''Jedi Prince'' is a series of science fiction young-reader novels set in the ''Star Wars'' universe, written by Paul and Hollace Davids. They were published by Bantam Skylark between 1992 and 1993. The series takes place about a year after ''Return of the Jedi'', between the events of the books '' The Truce at Bakura'' (1993) and ''Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor'' (2008). Overview ''The Glove of Darth Vader'' After the destruction of the second Death Star and the death of the Emperor, the Galactic Empire is left without a true leader. The Supreme Prophet Kadann has prophesied that the next leader of the Empire would wear the indestructible right hand glove of Darth Vader, so Imperial senator Timothy Barclay sends Captain Dunwell to find the glove. The Rebel Alliance and the Senate's Planetary Intelligence Network, hoping to find information on the new emperor, send C-3PO and R2-D2 to the planet Kessel. There they discover Grand Moff Hissa introducing Trioculus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly Moore
This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2012, Lucasfilm rebranded most of the novels, comics, video games and other works produced since the originating 1977 film ''Star Wars'' as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared them non-canon to the rest of the franchise. As such, the list contains only information from the Skywalker Saga films, the 2008 animated TV series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', and other films, shows, or video games published or produced after April 2014. The list includes humans and various alien species. No droid characters are included; for those, see the list of ''Star Wars'' droid characters. Some of the characters featured in this list have additional or alternate plotlines in the non-canonical ''Legends'' continuity. To see those or charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snoke
Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is an artificial being created by the resurrected Sith Lord, Emperor Palpatine, who is aligned with the dark side of the Force. He was introduced in ''The Force Awakens'' (2015) as the Supreme Leader of the First Order and the master of Kylo Ren. He subsequently appeared in ''The Last Jedi'' (2017), in which he is killed by Ren. In the films, Snoke is a computer-generated character performed by Andy Serkis using motion capture. Serkis returned to the role and briefly voiced him in ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019). Character Development Snoke's appearance changed throughout principal photography and post-production of ''The Force Awakens''. Andy Serkis said, "It's the first time I've been on set not yet knowing what the character's gonna look like. I mean, talk about secrecy!" According to the actor, the character's appearance, voice and movements evolved as he and the film's writer/director J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rey (Star Wars)
Rey is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. She was created by Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, and Michael Arndt for ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), the first installment of the sequel film trilogy, and is primarily portrayed by Daisy Ridley. Rey also appears in the film's sequels, '' The Last Jedi'' (2017) and '' The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), and related ''Star Wars'' media. Rey is introduced as a scavenger who was abandoned as a child on the desert planet Jakku. She becomes an ally of the Resistance in its conflict with the First Order. Powerfully Force-sensitive, Rey trains to be a Jedi under the siblings Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. She faces adversaries such as Kylo Ren, Supreme Leader Snoke and the resurrected Emperor Palpatine—who is revealed to be her grandfather in ''The Rise of Skywalker''. Despite being enemies, Rey and Ren share a connection called a "Force dyad" and eventually join forces. Following Palpatine's defeat, Rey adopts the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallius Rax
''Star Wars: Aftermath'' is a trilogy of ''Star Wars'' science fiction novels by American author Chuck Wendig. Set soon after the events of the 1983 film ''Return of the Jedi'', the series explores the time period between that film and 2015's ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Force Awakens''. The trilogy began in 2015 with ''Aftermath'', which was followed by the sequels ''Aftermath: Life Debt'' (2016) and ''Aftermath: Empire's End'' (2017). ''Aftermath'' is one of the projects in "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Journey to ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens''", a 2015 ''Star Wars'' publishing initiative to connect ''The Force Awakens'' with previous film installments. The ''Aftermath'' trilogy features the characters Wedge Antilles, an X-wing fighter pilot from the original Star Wars trilogy, original ''Star Wars'' film trilogy, and Imperial Admiral Rae Sloane, introduced as a captain in John Jackson Miller's 2014 novel ''Star Wars: A New Dawn, A New Dawn''. Wendig also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gizmodo
''Gizmodo'' () is a design, technology, science, and science fiction website. It was originally launched as part of the Gawker Media network run by Nick Denton. ''Gizmodo'' also includes the sub-blogs ''io9'' and ''Earther'', which focus on pop-culture and environmentalism, respectively. Following the Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code, Chapter 11 bankruptcy and Liquidation of Gawker Media, Univision Communications, Univision purchased ''Gizmodo'' along with other Gawker websites in August 2016. In 2019, Univision sold the Gizmodo Media Group, which included ''Gizmodo'', to the private equity firm Great Hill Partners. From April 2019 to June 2024, ''Gizmodo'' was part of G/O Media. In June 2024, the website was purchased by Swiss digital media company Keleops Media. History Origins and Gawker Media The blog, launched in 2002, was originally edited by Peter Rojas, who was later recruited by Weblogs, Inc. to launch its similar technology blog, ''Engadget''. By mid-2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Rant
''Screen Rant'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and comic books. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publications including Comic Book Resources, Collider, MovieWeb and XDA Developers. History ''Screen Rant'' was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003, and had its office in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. In February 2015, ''Screen Rant'' was acquired by Valnet, an online media company based in Montreal, Quebec. It was combined with its sister site, ''Game Rant'', in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication. After agreeing to sell Screen Rant to Valnet, founder Vic Holtreman, who had served as the company's CEO, retired. ''Screen Rant'' features a video series called ' by YouTube comedian Ryan George. By 2025, the series included over 400 videos, garnering a combined 400 million views. In the series, George Dual role, plays both a screenwriter and a film producer in a Pitch (filmmaking), pitch for a film or television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rise Of Skywalker
''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker'') is a 2019 American epic space opera film produced, , and directed by J. J. Abrams. Produced by Lucasfilm and Abrams's production company Bad Robot, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the third installment of the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy, following ''The Force Awakens'' (2015) and '' The Last Jedi'' (2017), and the final episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga". Its cast includes Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams. The film follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron as they lead the remnants of the Resistance in a final stand against Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and the First Order, who are allied by the resurrected Sith Lord, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloning
Cloning is the process of producing individual organisms with identical genomes, either by natural or artificial means. In nature, some organisms produce clones through asexual reproduction; this reproduction of an organism by itself without a mate is known as parthenogenesis. In the field of biotechnology, cloning is the process of creating cloned organisms of Cell (biology), cells and of DNA fragments. The artificial cloning of organisms, sometimes known as reproductive cloning, is often accomplished via somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), a cloning method in which a viable embryo is created from a somatic cell and an egg cell. In 1996, Dolly (sheep), Dolly the sheep achieved notoriety for being the first mammal cloned from a somatic cell. Another example of artificial cloning is molecular cloning, a technique in molecular biology in which a single living cell is used to clone a large population of cells that contain identical DNA molecules. In bioethics, there are a vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naboo
The fictional universe of the ''Star Wars'' franchise features multiple planets and moons. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, some canon planets were first named or explored in works from the non-canon ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, now rebranded as ''Star Wars Legends''. In the theatrical ''Star Wars'' films, many scenes set on these planets and moons were filmed on location rather than on a sound stage. For example, the resort city of Canto Bight located on the planet Cantonica, seen in '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017), was filmed in Dubrovnik, Croatia. ''Star Wars'' canon astrography The ''Star Wars'' galaxy contains several broad sub-regions. Their exact definitions fluctuated somewhat during the ''Legends'' continuity, but were later formally updated by the new canon continuity when Disney purchased Lucasfilm. The new canon map ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
