Occupation: Ruler of the Galactic Empire

First Appearance:Film: Empire Strikes Back (1980, cameo); Return of the Jedi (1983) Comics: Marvel Comics Adaptations of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi

Final Appearance: Empire's End #2

Origin: I succeeded in taking over an already sickened republic, which had grown sickened with generation and generation of bureaucracy. In this time of political instability, and corruption, I remained apart from this appearing unambitious to those who watched. Those who wanted to heal and bring back the Republic, saw me as a chance to fix the problems. Those who were not greatly concerned with extra-planetary government, also saw me as someone they could manipulate into their own ways. However, shortly after being elected as leader of the Old Republic, everyone in the galaxy discovered that they were greatly mistaken about me and my intentions, as I declared myself Emperor, and introduced my New Order.

As a force user, I began to experiment with the dark secrets of the force gaining incredible power. Using the Jedi Anakin Skywalker, now fallen to the Darkside, I began a conquest to conquer the Galaxy and destroy the Jedi Knights. In time I succeeded, becoming the most powerful man in the Galaxy, and one of the few living force holders the Galaxy knew about. Though many other Jedi had found ways of hiding throughout the Galaxy, such as OB1-Kenobi, and Yoda, and other potential Jedi who did not know of their abilities, I had basically destroyed the Jedi Knights, and it would appear that I could rule the Galaxy forever, by creating a constant supply of clone bodies to transfer my soul into when my body began to decay from the dark powers for which I toyed.

My first real threat appeared years later. Those who had originally attempted to defeat me legally, realized that I had too strong of a hold over the legal system, and began to spread word of Rebellion. I seized up many conspirators and shipped them off to secret prisons throughout the Galaxy, where they would remain political enemies to the Empire, and speak their words of rebellion no more.

Whoever, as time passed, the rebellion grew stronger, and as shown in the Star Wars Trilogy I was eventually defeated by the Rebellion, which I had never believed possible.

Empire's End Update: According to the comic "Empire's End" much happened to me after my apparent death in Return of the Jedi. Apparently, I had transferred my soul into another of my powerful clone bodies, and prepared to once again destroy the rebellion and retake the Galaxy. However, as my new clone body began to rapidly decay, I had to take advise from the Spirits of long dead Dark Lords of Sith. They informed me that in order to ultimately defeat the alliance, it would be necessary to take the body of the youngest child of Han and Leia, Anakin. So, I traveled to the child's secret planet, and made an attempt to take his body. I came close until I was shot by Han Solo, meeting my ultimate demise and forced to wander in an endless stream of madness, chaos, and evil. So is it such a great wonder that I ended up on the Internet of Planet Earth?

Powers/Abilities: I am a living embodiment of the Dark Side of the force, and am able to send my flow of Dark power into people with little of perhaps no ability with the force, and turn them into powerful Jedi Warriors. I am also capable of shooting lighting out of my finger tips. It is also suggested in the Timothy Zahn trilogy that I have the ability to transfer messages and my will across the Galaxy, as was the case with my "Hand" Mara Jade. It was with this ability that I sent Mara the message that the Skywalkers had killed me in cold blood, making her a worthless leftover of the empire. Thus she bitterly hated the Skywalkers, and vowed to kill Luke.