Star Wars: Every Sith Artifact In Palpatine's Senate Office Explained

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During the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Palpatine had an expansive collection of Sith artifacts, many of which he kept on full display in his luxurious office in the Galactic Senate. Before the Republic became the Empire, Palpatine’s chambers are shown often in Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith, as he gradually makes his true identity known to Anakin Skywalker. His collection shows that he was quite brazen by the time he became Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.

At the start of the Star Wars prequel trilogy era, the Sith are a distant memory. During Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, it’s revealed that a thousand years have passed since the last time any Jedi had encountered a Sith. All the while, the Sith hadn’t truly disappeared from the galaxy but were quietly watching and gathering strength. Maneuvering themselves into positions of power and influence. Palpatine getting himself elected to the Galactic Senate is the result of their schemes and, in many ways, the Star Wars prequel trilogy is as much about Palpatine’s backstory and rise to power as it is about the stories of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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The fact that Palpatine, alias Darth Sidious, could show off a collection of Sith artifacts may seem like a strange thing for the Jedi Council to overlook, especially as he keeps them right under their very noses. However, the truth is that the Sith have remained hidden for so long that everyone has long forgotten anything about them. By the time of Palpatine’s rise to power, the Sith are just legends, with most of their artifacts nothing more than relics of ancient history. By Revenge Of The Sith, the Jedi suspect Palpatine of having