Palpatine (Darth Sidious)

• Scale: 3.75"
• Exclusive: Target
• Variations Recorded: No
• Year Imprinted: 2005
• Released: 2008
• Joint Count: 14
• Joint Details: Ball-jointed neck, 2 ball-jointed shoulders, 2 ball-jointed elbows, 2 swivel wrists, swivel waist, 2 swivel hips, 2 ball-jointed knees, 2 ball-jointed ankles
• Accessory Count: 4
• Accessory Details: Red lightsaber, soft-goods sith robe, walking stick, robe clasp

• Emperor Palpatine was released in set 4 of 6 of the Order 66 2-packs together with Clone Commander Vill
• Palpatine and Commander Vill can be seen in the Star Wars comic book series "Dark Times"
• For this figure - Hasbro re-used a previously released Emperor Palpatine figure from 2005 and repainted it
• This time however there are no exchangable hands or blue force lightning pieces included
• Palpatine can hold the lightsaber well in the right hand
• The walking stick fits only very loosely into the right hand
• It's questionable if including a walking stick makes sense for this version of Palpatine because of the overly aggressive looking head sculpt
• The soft-goods Sith robe is too big - and it looks too bulky on the figure
• The robe clasp is its own piece and can be removed
• Palpatine a.k.a. Darth Sidious stands well without help from a stand

Palpatine sends secret orders to Commander Vill, who is the clone commander of the 501st Legion on New Plympto at the end of the Clone Wars.