Palpatine (Darth Sidious)

• MSRP: $24.99 USD
• Scale: 3.75"
• Exclusive: Target
• Variations Recorded: No
• Year Imprinted: None
• Released: 2017
• Joint Count: 7
• Joint Details: 1 Ball-jointed neck, 2 Swivel shoulders, 2 swivel wrists, 2 swivel hips
• Accessory Count: 3
• Accessory Details: 1 Walking Stick, 1 Left Hand With Force Lightning, 1 Right Hand With Force Lightning

• This Emperor Palpatine figure was released in November 2017 in a Force Link 3-Pack exclusively at Target stores
• The other figures in this set were Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) and the Imperial Royal Guard
• This figure is identical to the single carded released of Emperor Palpatine (only available outside of the United States), including the voice samples
• Palpatine comes with a walking stick and two extra hands
• The walking stick fits well into the right hand and it's just long enough to touch the ground (yes!)
• The extra set of hands have the Force Lightning permanently attached
• It's very easy to exchange the hands, simply pull them off the figure
• The hood is not removable
• The paint application was well applied with a pale face and cleanly painted Sith eyes
• The Force Link voice samples are taken straight from the movies, you can listen to them here on this page (look for the Force Link logo)
• Emperor Palpatine has no balancing issues
• This very same figure, but with an updated face and the Force Link voice chip removed, was released by Hasbro in October 2020, have a look here: Emperor Palpatine

There was no packaging text or character biography on the back of the packaging.