Episode VI -- Return of the Jedi," fans would see the character of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) in person for the first time, and he, too, would be wearing dark robes. Palpatine's cloak ...

In Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, fans are finally able to meet the ominous evil Sith Emperor Palpatine and also introduced us to his Royal Guards. Resplendent in crimson robes and ...

However, his not-so-secret double life as Senator Sheev Palpatine means ... puts on his Sith robe and flips up the hood. There's no reason to do it. They're in the Emperor's private quarters ...

Emperor Palpatine, first seen in The Empire Strikes ... He communicated with key commanders through droids wearing red robes and displaying holograms of his face, as if he were still alive.