The Star Wars sequels may have killed off some of our favorite heroes from the original trilogy – Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, even Admiral Ackbar – but one major villain is being given another shot at life. The first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker ends with the reveal that Emperor Palpatine is still alive. (Or at least he’s in the movie in some way, even if he’s not technically, you know, alive!)
Assuming he’s not a Force Ghost, how can he still live? Can even a Sith Lord survive being tossed down a chasm and exploding? If the old Expanded Universe stories are any indication, this is just par for the course for Palpatine.
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