Why Palpatine Looked So Weird In Obi-Wan Kenobi
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Obi-Wan Kenobi
Sith Lord Palpatine appears in Star Wars’ Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 6, but he looks very different from his previous appearances. The series is set approximately 10 years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, when Palpatine executed Order 66, bringing the Empire to power and forcing the few surviving Jedi into hiding. Yet, in this period, Palpatine seems to have changed dramatically from his prequel-era look
In Obi-Wan Kenobi, after learning that Senator Organa’s daughter Leia was kidnapped, Jedi Master Obi-Wan hesitantly embarks on a journey to rescue her. He succeeds, only after embracing the Force he had become estranged from, and defeating his former Padawan Darth Vader. The series finale features cameos from renowned light side and dark side characters. This includes a heart-warming reunion between Obi-Wan and the Force ghost of his Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, reprised by Liam Neeson in his first Star Wars appearance in 23 years. But perhaps the most notable cameo comes earlier in the episode, Darth Vadar returns to Mustafar after losing to Obi-Wan in battle, where he faces a hologram version of his own Master Darth Sidious (Palpatine), played by Ian McDiarmid in his sixth Star Wars live-action appearance.
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Both cameos help tie the series to previous Star Wars projects, and as it takes place between the prequel and original trilogies, it makes sense that the surviving Palpatine would appear. However, his face differs substantially from other projects. He is older and more deformed by the dark side than in the prequels but is more human than the resurrected
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