Star Wars Black Series Emperor Palpatine
Every Star Wars Black Series Emperor Palpatine figure — Blue Wave Emperor, 40th Anniversary ROTJ, and ROTS Darth Sidious. Which version covers which era and why the 2024 ROTS release is the definitive modern Palpatine.
Emperor Palpatine has 3 Star Wars Black Series figures across three very different production eras — the 2015 pre-Photo Real Blue Wave figure, the 2023 40th Anniversary throne room version, and the 2024 Galaxy Collection ROTS Darth Sidious. Together they cover his two distinct visual identities: the robed Emperor of the Original Trilogy and the prequel-era Sith Lord in his ROTS senatorial robes.
All Palpatine / Sidious Figures
Emperor Palpatine — Blue Wave #11, 2015: The original Black Series Palpatine — ROTJ Emperor with Force lightning. Pre-Photo Real. The first 6-inch Palpatine in the line.
The Emperor — 40th Anniversary ROTJ W6, 2023: 40th Anniversary throne room Emperor — Photo Real era, Kenner cardback, the specific ROTJ configuration.
Darth Sidious — Revenge of the Sith sub-line ROTS 01, 2024: ROTS-era Palpatine as Darth Sidious — the senatorial robes and Sith identity before his full Emperor reveal. Photo Real, Galaxy Collection, the modern definitive prequel Palpatine. Includes Force lightning.
Which to Buy
For ROTJ throne room display: The Emperor (40th ROTJ) — Photo Real era, the specific ROTJ configuration.
For ROTS display: Darth Sidious (ROTS 01) — the Galaxy Collection version is the definitive modern prequel Palpatine.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Characters. Related: Darth Vader | Return of the Jedi | Revenge of the Sith | 40th Anniversary.