Darth Sidious, born Sheev Palpatine, was a human male Dark Lord of the Sith who rose through the Galactic Senate as the senator of Naboo while secretly pursuing the Sith goal of galactic domination. Trained in the dark side by Darth Plagueis, whom he later killed, he maintained two public identities and took a succession of apprentices, including Darth Maul, Count Dooku, and ultimately Darth Vader.
Sidious orchestrated the Invasion of Naboo and secretly engineered both sides of the Clone Wars, using the conflict to accumulate emergency powers. He issued Order 66, which destroyed much of the Jedi Order, and transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire with himself as Emperor. His reign lasted until his apparent death at the Battle of Endor, and he was ultimately destroyed during the Battle of Exegol.
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