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Did Palpatine Die?

posted 2 years ago by KingsRule (898)
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We see Anakin saving Luke at the end by hurling Palpatine down that shaft, but did he die?

[–] Quasimodo (16388) 2 years ago

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[–] Truthtalker (1886) 2 years ago

the Disney trilogy is a cash-grab, moron

[–] millsey72 (9758) 2 years ago

Nope. In maybe the greatest plot twist in cinema history, he was killed 35 years later by his grand daughter

[–] Truthtalker (1886) 2 years ago

the Disney trilogy is a cash-grab, moron

[–] Truthtalker (1886) 2 years ago

in the scene you clearly see him explode

[–] Martoto (4467) 2 years ago

Except you don't see him exploding. You see an explosion after he's left our sight.

[–] Seperatrix (1104) 2 years ago

Yes.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 2 years ago

Nope, somehow Palpatine survived.

[–] KingsRule (898) 2 years ago

Somehow?

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 2 years ago

According to Poe

[–] TexasJack (12515) 2 years ago

That's nothing. Darth Maul was cut in half before hurtling down a shaft and he survived. 🙄

[–] LanceDance (1134) 2 years ago

Only in the Disney canon. In Legends he died and never came back.

[–] bjensen4 (1281) 2 years ago

He was killed by Mary Sue 35 years later

[–] mikethemartian (6283) a year ago

In the RedLetterMedia review of The Rise of Skywalker they joked that there should have been a flashback scene of the Emperor saying “I got to get out of here!”.

[–] ak47wong (484) 5 months ago

There’s a scene that shows exactly how Palpatine survived: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zhA7AMtUgs