Darth Sidious

Darth Sidious is the dark Lord of the Sith who secretly manipulates galactic politics as Senator-then-Emperor Palpatine, orchestrating the fall of the Jedi Order and the rise of the Galactic Empire from the shadows.

Few villains cast as long a shadow as Darth Sidious, and this incarnation steps into the Modern Age through Star Wars #103 (2024), brought to life by the creative team of Marc Guggenheim, Matthias Wieland, and Alessandro Miracolo under the Panini Deutschland banner. With only five catalog appearances to his name so far, this is a concentrated, potent presence — the kind of figure whose every panel carries weight. He shares the page with an extraordinary roster including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and R2-D2, placing him at the very heart of the Star Wars saga's most iconic conflicts. For collectors drawn to the darker corners of a galaxy far, far away, this is a character worth tracking from the very beginning.