Last week, Emperor Sheev Palpatine – Darth Sidious to his friends – was pulled from Star Wars Battlefront 2. He was too powerful! So powerful, in fact, he could kill people through walls.
A week on and there’s no word on Palpatine’s return, as players continue to enjoy a period of galactic calm without Palpy being able to send lightning around corners.
Interestingly, EA killed off the Emperor using a “kill switch” – a piece of code in the game which can be activated server side to instantly vanish a troublesome character should something go awry. Think Order 66, but over the internet.
Source: Eurogamer Nearly a week on, Emperor Palpatine is still missing from Star Wars Battlefront 2