Sheev Palpatine

Sheev Palpatine — better known as Darth Sidious — is the scheming Sith Lord and Senator-turned-Emperor who manipulates the fall of the Galactic Republic, seducing Anakin Skywalker to the dark side while engineering his own absolute rule over the galaxy.

Emerging in the pages of Star Wars #103 in 2024 under the creative team of Marc Guggenheim, Matthias Wieland, and Alessandro Miracolo, Sheev Palpatine makes his catalog debut as a Modern Age figure published through Panini Deutschland. His six appearances place him in formidable company — sharing pages with the likes of Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Darth Sidious — a roster that signals this is storytelling operating at the very heart of the Star Wars galaxy. Still fresh on the scene with appearances spanning 2024–2025, this is a character worth watching as his presence in the Star Wars and Star Wars Reprint series continues to take shape.