How The Public Viewed Emperor Palpatine(CANON) - Explain Star Wars

In the Tarkin Novel we get to see how the Public and the Galaxy viewed the new Emperor Sheev Palpatine and his involvement or lack thereof...

[VenomSnakee]

"Lord Vader, I need you to drive my limo around Coruscant to make sure people don't think i died"

[daniels]

Considering that he was seemingly unable to restrain himself from evil cackling on a near-constant basis it only made sense that he had to cut his public appearances. A shriveled old guy in black robes cackling all the time just screams "evil wizard" and would have made it obvious that he had lied about Jedi.

[oJosephV]

POWAH is all well and good, but The Senate made Sheev untouchable. The people love Democracy. Palpatine was the Senate. Therefore, Palpatine was Democracy, and Obi-Wan's alligeance was to Democracy.
Therefore by becoming the Senate he gained the political high ground.

[FlymanMS]

His fatal flaw was not being concerned enough about the height of safety railings...

[jacenstarheart]

Emperor Palpatine is my all time favorite Villain ever!

[jptheflipper]

I'm inclined to think that Tarkin did not know or suspect that Palpatine was a sith based on his statement in New Hope "  The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion".

[renlysotherlover]

Everyone knocks the prequels but I loved the political intrigue story behind palpatine and the rise of the empire and Vader. Sure the story could have been told better but it has a solid core

[CameronKiesser]

Mace: You're under arrest.
Sheev: I'm gay.
Mace: Oh. Okay. Congrats.

#HouseofCards

[JCDentonModder]

All that power, and he has to make sure the guards take his limo around the block so that people think he's still alive. I don't know if that's funny or just sad.

[NotMyRealName]

Palpatine didn't need to concern himself with galactic affairs. He had his armies to maintain order, and Vader to make examples of anyone who dared defy the Empire's absolute rule.

And yeah, he dissolved the Senate because he _was_ the Senate. Why would he need anybody else in that role?

[marcwhitlock]

Get paid millions to just drive in circles around the city without any annoying passengers where do i sign up?

[CEB]

Grand Vizier: “It is said that you have excluded yourself from the public.”

Emperor: “What? Take my limo and drive around in the neighbourhood without reason.”

[reckszkingzactivitiesrkat.]

Palpatine is one of the greatest characters in star wars ever

[DJDel]

What's the Emperor's favorite drink?




















Mountain Dewit

[tomtomthebear]

Palpatine was a conqueror not a ruler..!!! He must of been very frustrated after achieving all his goals and knowing it wasn't enough..!!!

[AK-hrdf]

It may also be worth noting that in propaganda posters on Vardos, images of the emperor are of him before he is disfigured and scarred.

[SkiddyGaming]

Anyone else notice the picture of Palpatine found on the wall of one of the (subway) terminals in the Star Wars Battlefront 2 campaign, right after Iden Versio abandoned the Empire? I found that propaganda poster very interesting because it showed that a.) Palpatine was still being placed in the eyes of the public frequently, even if he was withdrawn by that point, and b.) The poster portrays Palpatine as he was before his scarring in the fight with Windu... despite this being decades later, meaning that the public may not have been aware of the extent of or permanent nature of the Emperors injuries during that battle.

[hermaeusmora]

"Everything that has Transpired, has done so According to my Design"
- Emperor Palpatine

[celairgilfaenmirion]

Palpatine is an example of a good leader. Rule from the shadows, give your subjects autonomy, and only step to make course corrections when absolutely necessary.

[Hellhound_RedFox]

At the end of episode VI Vader doesn't throw the emperor in the reactor because he cares about Luke but because since Palpatine has unlimited power he might have saved the generators by injecting enough voltage.