“Does anybody remember the Vultar Cataclysm? Or the Gank Massacres? I do! I have lived a very long time. My master also lived many
centuries, and his master before him. My master’s master told me about the Hundred-Year Darkness... and the Great Hyperspace War. He
taught me how the agents of the dark side do their evil works. The dark siders act in complete secrecy, until the leaders of society have fallen to
their evil seductions. Then they strike with great suddenness, bringing down civilizations it took aeons to build.”
Master Jedi Shayoto, 3,962 BrS
Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
“Something Wicked This Way Comes” is a comprehensive biography of Palpatine of Naboo, Galactic Emperor, that seeks to give a detailed
description of the man, his life, and his career. It is developed from several years’ worth of numerous discussions with Messrs. Adam Gehrls,
Derek Benz, Jay Shah, Matthew Trias, and John Vermazen on the character, intentions, and activities of Palpatine. Additionally, it builds on
certain concepts initially treated in “Leviathan,” most notably the concept of apotheosis. Special thanks are due to Mr. Daniel Krouse for his
input regarding Sith holocrons, Darktroopers/Dark Troopers, Palpatine’s extensive art collection, and his activities as a ghostwriter.
The title is drawn from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, in which the Weïrd Sisters herald Macbeth’s arrival with the line “by the pricking of
my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” The name ‘'Palpatine the Undying’ used in the subtitle is drawn from the Dark Empire
Sourcebook, where Major Arhul Hextrophon uses that name in his guest lecture at the Brionelle Memorial Military Academy, Chandrila,
shortly after the Battle of Calamari in 45 rS.
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centuries, and his master before him. My master’s master told me about the Hundred-Year Darkness... and the Great Hyperspace War. He
taught me how the agents of the dark side do their evil works. The dark siders act in complete secrecy, until the leaders of society have fallen to
their evil seductions. Then they strike with great suddenness, bringing down civilizations it took aeons to build.”
Master Jedi Shayoto, 3,962 BrS
Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
“Something Wicked This Way Comes” is a comprehensive biography of Palpatine of Naboo, Galactic Emperor, that seeks to give a detailed
description of the man, his life, and his career. It is developed from several years’ worth of numerous discussions with Messrs. Adam Gehrls,
Derek Benz, Jay Shah, Matthew Trias, and John Vermazen on the character, intentions, and activities of Palpatine. Additionally, it builds on
certain concepts initially treated in “Leviathan,” most notably the concept of apotheosis. Special thanks are due to Mr. Daniel Krouse for his
input regarding Sith holocrons, Darktroopers/Dark Troopers, Palpatine’s extensive art collection, and his activities as a ghostwriter.
The title is drawn from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, in which the Weïrd Sisters herald Macbeth’s arrival with the line “by the pricking of
my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” The name ‘'Palpatine the Undying’ used in the subtitle is drawn from the Dark Empire
Sourcebook, where Major Arhul Hextrophon uses that name in his guest lecture at the Brionelle Memorial Military Academy, Chandrila,
shortly after the Battle of Calamari in 45 rS.
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Prince of Many Faces
- Part II: Dark Lord of the Sith
- Part III: Galactic Senator for Naboo
- Part IV: Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic
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