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*[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]]<ref name="Darth P" /> {{C|allegedly, regarding the Imperial family}}<ref name="Aliens of the Empire">''[[Aliens in the Empire]]''</ref><ref name="DES">''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]''</ref><ref name="Boba Fett ½: Salvage">[[Boba Fett ½]]</ref>
|relatives=*[[Triclops]]<ref name="Mission from Mount Yoda">''[[Mission from Mount Yoda]]''</ref>
|relatives=*[[Triclops]]<ref name="Mission from Mount Yoda">''[[Mission from Mount Yoda]]''</ref>
*[[Kendalina]]<ref name="Mission from Mount Yoda" />
*[[Kendalina]]<ref name="Mission from Mount Yoda" />
*[[Trade Federation of Planets|Trade Federation]]<ref name="Episode I">{{Film|I}}</ref>
*[[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]]<ref name="Episode II">{{Film|II}}</ref>
*[[Order of the Sith Lords]]<ref name="Darth P" />
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]<ref name="Aliens of the Empire" />}}
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]<ref name="Aliens of the Empire" />}}
{{Quote|House Palpatine is wealthy, but not nearly as wealthy as some of the other houses, and not nearly as influential with the King and the electorate, despite my father's attempt to take a leadership position with the royals. He lacks the political acumen needed to elevate our House to a position of true entitlement, and along with it the awareness to recognize that the time has come for Naboo to exploit its matchless resources and join the modern galaxy. Instead, he and his cronies, in complete political ineptitude, want to keep us caged in the past.|young Palpatine, to Hego Damask|<ref name="Darth P" />}}
The '''Imperial family''' was the first dynasty of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] under
The '''Imperial family''' was the first dynasty of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] under
Originally known as '''House Palpatine''', the family was an ancient [[Noble/Legends|noble]] [[Human/Legends|Human]] family from the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Naboo/Legends|Naboo]]. House Palpatine was known throughout its history on Naboo as a conservative and isolationist family, though it was not as prominent or wealthy as some of the other [[Royal House of Naboo/Legends|Royal Houses]] of Naboo.
In [[65 BBY/Legends|65 BBY]], House Palpatine was rendered almost extinct when the eldest son of [[Cosinga Palpatine]], who insisted on being known simply as Palpatine, exterminated all of his immediate family, including his father. Palpatine was initiated into the [[Order of the Sith Lords]] by [[Darth Plagueis/Legends|Darth Plagueis]] as Darth Sidious, and later came to rule the [[The galaxy/Legends|galaxy]] as [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] for more than two decades. During his rule, many claimants contended blood relation to House Palpatine, and similarly, pretenders sought to legitimize their bid for the throne after the Emperor's fall. The House's color was scarlet, prominently featured on the family crest, which depicted a [[Veermok/Legends|veermok]], an [[Aiwha/Legends|aiwha]] and a [[Zalaaca/Legends|zalaaca]].
==History==
==History==
===House Palpatine===
{{Quote|The Naboo have a legend about six impenetrable gates that hold back chaos. House Palpatine is one of those gates, Damask.|Cosinga Palpatine, to Hego Damask|<ref name="Darth P" />}}
According to [[Cosinga Palpatine|Cosinga]], [[Royal House of Naboo/Legends|House]] [[Palpatine (disambiguation)|Palpatine]] was one of the six impenetrable gates that held back [[Chaos/Legends|chaos]] in [[Naboo/Legends|Naboo]] [[Naboo religion|mythology]].<ref name="Darth P" /> The patronym may also have derived from an ancient name of state, or the name of a region on Naboo.<ref name="Darth P" /> The House's rigid conservatism had deep roots in the [[Planet/Legends|planet's]] history. Around [[135 BBY]], again according to Cosinga, [[Palpatine's great-grandfather|his grandfather]] discovered that [[House Veruna|Houses Veruna]] and [[House Tapalo|Tapalo]] were behind [[Gungan–Naboo War#Naboo mercenary conflict|the war]] with the [[Gungan/Legends|Gungans]]. Thus he challenged [[Bon Tapalo/Legends|Bon Tapalo's]] [[Bon Tapalo's father|father]] to a duel of honor in [[Convergence/Legends|Convergence]], House Palpatine's private resort in the [[Lake Country/Legends|Lake Country]] area. Palpatine succumbed to his wounds at Tapalo's blade.<ref name="Darth P" />
In [[82 BBY/Legends|82 BBY]], Cosinga Palpatine's [[Palpatine's mother|wife]] gave birth to their eldest son, [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]], who later insisted on being known only by the cognomen in order to spite his [[Parent/Legends|father]] and the rest of the family. The couple also had at least [[Palpatine's first brother|two]] other [[Palpatine's second brother|sons]] and [[Palpatine's first sister|two]] [[Palpatine's second sister|daughters]].<ref name="Darth P" />
[[File:PlagueisCover.jpg|thumb|left|250px|right|A young Palpatine and his Sith mentor, Darth Plagueis]]
By [[65 BBY/Legends|65 BBY]], Cosinga Palpatine was allied with Naboo's conservative party in opposition to the election of Bon Tapalo as the [[Naboo (people)/Legends|people's]] next [[Monarch of Naboo/Legends|king]]. If elected, Tapalo intended to integrate Naboo into the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] as a full member state, an action which, Cosinga and his political allies believed, would be to the planet's disadvantage. The conservatives sought to preserve Naboo's independence, but were also concerned that their [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld's]] market would be ruined if Naboo joined the [[The galaxy/Legends|greater galaxy]], thus exposing it to commercial entities that wanted to exploit its natural [[Plasma/Legends|plasma]] resources.<ref name="Darth P" />
Since the family patriarch was an opponent of Bon Tapalo, House Palpatine was publicly noted for its allegiance to the conservative faction. In secret, however, the House was divided by the political disagreements between the elder Palpatine and his eldest son, the seventeen-year-old Palpatine. Though he was heir apparent to the House's wealth and properties due to his status as firstborn son, the younger Palpatine was bitter and resentful over his family's lack of prestige in comparison to their royal peers. Despite the pride he felt for his ancestry, Palpatine hated his entire family; his father, for not being intelligent enough to place House Palpatine in a position of true entitlement; his mother, for her subservient nature and lack of opinions; and his younger siblings, for treating him like an interloper.<ref name="Darth P" />
Furthermore, Palpatine believed that his father's actions were motivated more by greed than concern for the future of Naboo. Tapalo's [[Bon Tapalo's opponent|chief rival]] for the monarchy was also the brother of [[Cosinga Palpatine's mistress]], and thus the son suspected that the father was taking advantage of the election in order to attain a position of power in the government. As far as Palpatine was concerned, his father did not deserve power if his only means for obtaining it was through an affair with his ally's sister.<ref name="Darth P" />
The elder and younger Palpatine were never able to fully reconcile as father and son. Although they both shared a penchant for violence and fast [[Landspeeder/Legends|landspeeders]], their differences far outweighed the few traits they had in common. Cosinga Palpatine was frequently forced to intervene on his heir's behalf due to the boy's habit for causing mischief, using both his wealth and aristocratic position to cover up a significant amount of petty crimes and misdemeanors committed, insufferably, by his own son. At one point, Palpatine unintentionally killed two pedestrians in a [[landspeeder]] accident. His father forbade him from ever driving again, but the son's persistent defiance eventually wore the elder Palpatine down. Cosinga Palpatine later purchased [[Palpatine's prototype patrol-grade Flash|a prototype patrol-grade Flash]] as a present for his son, which Palpatine interpreted as a bribe. But as a result of his extreme enthusiasm for fast vehicles, the younger Palpatine accepted the bribe and went on to become a successful competitive racer.<ref name="Darth P" />
====Massacre====
{{Quote|I ''killed'' them. I killed them—even the guards.|Palpatine, to Darth Plagueis|<ref name="Darth P" />}}
While attending the [[Legislative Youth Program/Legends|Legislative Youth Program]] as a student, Palpatine was discovered by [[Darth Plagueis/Legends|Darth Plagueis]], a [[Muun/Legends|Muun]] [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lord]] who was publicly known as Hego Damask, the [[magister]] of [[Damask Holdings/Legends|Damask Holdings]]. Plagueis used his facade to gain Palpatine's confidence, and learned of his ambitions and insecurities, as well as the animosity he felt against his entire family. When Cosinga Palpatine attempted to sever his son from Plagueis's influence, the enraged adolescent desperately turned to his mentor for advice. Plagueis urged Palpatine to do anything necessary to achieve emancipation. The young noble took the suggestion as implicit permission to physically rebel against his father—an opportunity he took advantage of when Cosinga surprised him by bringing the entire family to [[Hanna City/Legends|Hanna City]] on [[Chandrila/Legends|Chandrila]] during one of Palpatine's Legislative Youth Program conferences. His father planned to move him to [[Chommell Minor/Legends|Chommell Minor]], where he would stay with family friends [[Janus Greejatus/Legends|Janus Greejatus]] and [[Greejatus family|his family]], and so brought with him [[Palpatine's mother|his wife]] and [[Palpatine's first brother|his]] [[Palpatine's second brother|several]] [[Palpatine's first sister|other]] [[Palpatine's second sister|children]], as well as a number of armed guards.<ref name="Darth P" />
Just as Palpatine was preparing to leave Chandrila and return to Naboo with his classmates aboard the ''[[Jafan III]]'', he was faced in the central passenger cabin by a recently-hired [[Unidentified House Palpatine security guard|security guard]] sent to retrieve him. Once out of the ''Jafan III'' and aboard [[Palpatine family starship|the family]] [[Yacht/Legends|yacht]], Palpatine engaged in an argument with his father that caused their long-standing hatred for each other to burst to the surface. As they travelled through [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]] along the [[Hydian Way/Legends|Hydian Way]], Cosinga revealed to his son that he had wanted to murder him since the day of his birth, and Palpatine retorted by saying that he had better do it immediately. When Cosinga took a step in his son's direction, the latter used [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] (prodigious talents for which he'd ever kept shrouded or repressed) to [[Telekinesis/Legends|telekinetically]] smash his father against the bulkhead. Palpatine then proceeded to murder his family and the security guards using the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side]] of the Force. When the deed was done, he contacted Damask and was assured by his mentor that none would ever learn of his role in the slaughter of House Palpatine. Damask arranged for all evidence of the crime to be purged, and for Palpatine to return to Chandrila. Shortly afterward, Damask revealed his true identity as [[Darth/Legends|Darth]] Plagueis to Palpatine, who subsequently joined the [[Order of the Sith Lords]] as Plagueis' [[Sith apprentice/Legends|apprentice]]—neophyte to powerful traditions passed down from a long line of [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lords of the Sith]]—accepting his new Sith name, Darth Sidious.<ref name="Darth P" />
===Darth Sidious: the last Palpatine===
===Darth Sidious: the last Palpatine===
{{Quote|Tell me, Sidious, tell me again how you killed them.|Darth Plagueis, to Darth Sidious|<ref name="Darth P" />}}
As the sole remaining member of his House, Palpatine inherited his family's fortune and private properties.<ref name="Succession">''Star Wars: Darth Plagueis'' (pp. 169 and 262) establishes that Palpatine is the sole surviving heir of House Palpatine, and that he inherited all the family assets. ''[[The Glove of Darth Vader]]'' establishes that claims of direct descent from Palpatine constitute claims of being Palpatine's inheritor at least to the throne. In this way, a direct line can be traced between the supposed relatives of Emperor Palpatine and the known relatives that he exterminated in his youth, as claims of descent from the heir of House Palpatine are claims of descent also from his forebears—i.e. House Palpatine.</ref>
[[File:Corruptor.jpg|thumb|right|200px|right|Palpatine, last Chancellor of the Galactic Republic]]
As the sole remaining member of his House, Palpatine inherited his family's fortune and private properties.<ref name="Succession">''Star Wars: Darth Plagueis'' (pp. 169 and 262) establishes that Palpatine is the sole surviving heir of House Palpatine, and that he inherited all the family assets. ''[[The Glove of Darth Vader]]'' establishes that claims of direct descent from Palpatine constitute claims of being Palpatine's inheritor at least to the throne. In this way, a direct line can be traced between the supposed relatives of Emperor Palpatine and the known relatives that he exterminated in his youth, as claims of descent from the heir of House Palpatine are claims of descent also from his forebears—i.e. House Palpatine.</ref> He later sold his father's estate in the Lake Country before relocating to [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]] as [[Senator/Legends|senator]] of Naboo. Although Palpatine favored the colors [[black]] and [[blue]] for his attire, his political colleagues in the [[Galactic Senate/Legends|Galactic Senate]] noted that his [[500 Republica/Legends|500 Republica]] apartment was mainly arrayed in scarlet hues, to which Palpatine credited his family crest as a source of inspiration.<ref name="Darth P" />
Palpatine murdered his [[Sith Master/Legends|Sith Master]] on the eve of his election as [[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Supreme Chancellor]] of the Galactic Republic in [[32 BBY/Legends|32 BBY]]. He then carried out the [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] [[Grand Plan/Legends|Grand Plan]]<ref name="Darth P" /> according to his own lights, as he understood and wished for it to be, over the next decade. Palpatine's prodigious planning and effort culminated in the creation of the [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone army]] and the outbreak of a [[Clone Wars/Legends|galactic civil war]], both of which proved essential in manipulating the Senate so that it vested him with dictatorial powers.<ref name="Episode II" />
Eventually, another three-eyed child, [[Triclops]], was born. Triclops was regarded as the true son of Palpatine, both by himself and the few high-ranking officials who were aware of his existence.<ref name="PODS">[[Prophets of the Dark Side (novel)|''Prophets of the Dark Side'']]</ref>
In the early years of his chancellorship, Palpatine secretly commissioned experiments on the spontaneous generation of life. Utilizing a Bordali woman named [[Niobi]] as a "test subject,"<ref name="Aliens of the Empire" /> those initially unpredictable experiments ended up producing a three-[[Eye/Legends|eyed]] [[mutant]] that was christened [[Trioculus]].<ref name="BT1">{{SW|url=news/barely-tolerable-alien-henchmen-of-the-empire-part-1|text=Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 1|int=Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire}}</ref> However, the mother and child failed to live up to Palpatine's expectations, and were spirited away by [[Sarcev Quest]], one of Palpatine's early political allies,<ref name="Aliens of the Empire" /> to the [[Spice Mines of Kessel|Spice Mines]] of [[Kessel/Legends|Kessel]].<ref name="BT1" />
Eventually, another three-eyed child, [[Triclops]], was born. Rumor had it that his mother was Palpatine's [[Umbaran/Legends|Umbaran]] aide [[Sly Moore/Legends|Sly Moore]], who had impregnated herself using [[DNA/Legends|DNA]] from an undisclosed source.<ref name="BT3">{{SW|url=news/barely-tolerable-alien-henchmen-of-the-empire-part-3|text=Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 3|int=Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire}}</ref> Regardless of the veracity of that report, Triclops was regarded as the true son of Palpatine,<ref name="SPINDC">{{SW|url=news/the-star-wars-spy-game-spin-declassified|text=The ''Star Wars'' Spy Game: SPIN Declassified|int=The Star Wars Spy Game: SPIN Declassified}}</ref> both by himself and the few high-ranking officials who were aware of his existence.<ref name="PODS">[[Prophets of the Dark Side (novel)|''Prophets of the Dark Side'']]</ref>
Before his election as Chancellor,<ref name="Darth P" /> Palpatine made certain to obscure his own origins in order to prevent anyone from learning of his shady past, particularly his association with controversial figures such as Hego Damask, Bon Tapalo, and [[Ars Veruna/Legends|Ars Veruna]], and to prevent anyone from tracing a connection between his very public persona and Darth Sidious. By the time of his final term, no family record of Palpatine existed.<ref name="Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary">''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]''</ref> House Palpatine was, therefore, lost without a trace from the historical record as a result of the actions of its most prominent scion.<ref name="Darth P" />
===The Imperial family===
===The Imperial family===
{{Quote|Quite surprising. I've certainly never heard any gossip that Emperor Palpatine had a son by a three-eyed alien woman.|[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]]|<ref name="Succession" />}}
{{Quote|Quite surprising. I've certainly never heard any gossip that Emperor Palpatine had a son by a three-eyed alien woman.|[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]]|<ref name="Succession" />}}
[[File:Triclops.jpg|thumb|left|Triclops, the secret son of Palpatine]]
[[File:Triclops.jpg|thumb|left|Triclops, the secret son of Palpatine]]
In [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]], Palpatine brought about the culmination of the Grand Plan by declaring himself [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] of a new galactic government, the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]].<ref name="EpisodeIII">{{Film|III}}</ref> Thus, absolute power over the galaxy was placed in Palpatine's hands; the kind that attracted ambitious individuals who sought to share in that power and influence. The two brothers [[Silas Tagge/Legends|Silas]] and [[Orman Tagge/Legends|Orman Tagge]] contemplated the political and financial advantages of uniting their [[House of Tagge/Legends|family]] with the Emperor's clan, specifically by positioning their younger sister, [[Domina Tagge/Legends|Domina Tagge]], into the Imperial family via [[Marriage/Legends|marriage]].<ref name="SW36">[[Star Wars (1977) 36|''Star Wars'' (1977) 36]]</ref> At the zenith of Palpatine's reign in [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]],<ref name="OmnibusBobaFett">''[[Star Wars Omnibus: Boba Fett]]''</ref> it was believed that he and the deceased [[Volpau]] were distant cousins by blood; a plaque accompanying Volpau's remains to Coruscant for ritual incineration aboard the [[ZZ-class freighter|freighter]] ''[[Mingula]]'' identified him as Palpatine's third cousin.<ref name="Boba Fett ½: Salvage" />
In [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]], absolute power over the galaxy was placed in Palpatine's hands; the kind that attracted ambitious individuals who sought to share in that power and influence. The two brothers [[Silas Tagge/Legends|Silas]] and [[Orman Tagge/Legends|Orman Tagge]] contemplated the political and financial advantages of uniting their [[House of Tagge/Legends|family]] with the Emperor's clan, specifically by positioning their younger sister, [[Domina Tagge/Legends|Domina Tagge]], into the Imperial family via [[Marriage/Legends|marriage]].<ref name="SW36">[[Star Wars (1977) 36|''Star Wars'' (1977) 36]]</ref> At the zenith of Palpatine's reign in [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]], it was believed that he and the deceased [[Volpau]] were distant cousins by blood; a plaque accompanying Volpau's remains to Coruscant for ritual incineration aboard the [[ZZ-class freighter|freighter]] ''[[Mingula]]'' identified him as Palpatine's third cousin.<ref name="Boba Fett ½: Salvage" />
In the aftermath of Emperor Palpatine's demise at the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]] in [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]], several claimants who made their bid for the vacant [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial throne]] did so while claiming to be blood-related to the deceased monarch. [[Roganda Ismaren]] tried to rule the Empire through her offspring, [[Irek Ismaren]], whom she declared to be the late Emperor's secret son and true heir.<ref name="CotJ">[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']]</ref> However, an investigation into the matter revealed that the true father of her son was actually Sarcev Quest.<ref name="TEP">''[[The Emperor's Pawns]]''</ref> For decades, there also had existed rumors that [[Grand Vizier/Legends|Grand Vizier]] [[Sate Pestage/Legends|Sate Pestage]] was a bastard son sired by Palpatine.<ref name="DES" /> However, not only was Pestage older than Palpatine,<ref name="Darth P" /> he was also known to have a [[Pestage family|large extended family]] of his own.<ref name="IsardsRevenge">''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]''</ref>
In the aftermath of Emperor Palpatine's demise at the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]] in [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]], several claimants who made their bid for the vacant [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial throne]] did so while claiming to be blood-related to the deceased monarch. [[Roganda Ismaren]] tried to rule the Empire through her offspring, [[Irek Ismaren]], whom she declared to be the late Emperor's secret son and true heir.<ref name="CotJ">[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']]</ref> For decades, there also had existed rumors that [[Grand Vizier/Legends|Grand Vizier]] [[Sate Pestage/Legends|Sate Pestage]] was a bastard son sired by Palpatine.<ref name="DES" /> However, not only was Pestage older than Palpatine,<ref name="Darth P" /> he was also known to have a [[Pestage family|large extended family]] of his own.<ref name="IsardsRevenge">''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]''</ref>
Although rumors of Triclops's existence, as well as his connection to Emperor Palpatine, circulated amongst the Empire's leading government officials, the [[Moff/Legends|Moffs]] ultimately deemed him insane and unfit to succeed to the throne. Instead, they gave their support to Trioculus, whom they falsely identified as Palpatine's illegitimate heir.<ref name="The Glove of Darth Vader">''The Glove of Darth Vader''</ref> Triclops, rejected by the Empire, eventually spawned his own son with a "[[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Jedi Princess|Princess]]" named [[Kendalina]].<ref name="Mission from Mount Yoda" /> As the son of the Emperor's alleged son, [[Ken]] was essentially Palpatine's alleged grandson.<ref name="The Lost City of the Jedi" />
Although rumors of Triclops's existence, as well as his connection to Emperor Palpatine, circulated amongst the Empire's leading government officials, the [[Moff/Legends|Moffs]] ultimately deemed him insane and unfit to succeed to the throne. Instead, they gave their support to Trioculus, whom they falsely identified as Palpatine's illegitimate heir.<ref name="The Glove of Darth Vader">''The Glove of Darth Vader''</ref> Triclops, rejected by the Empire, eventually spawned his own son with a "[[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Jedi Princess|Princess]]" named [[Kendalina]].<ref name="Mission from Mount Yoda" /> As the son of the Emperor's alleged son, [[Ken]] was essentially Palpatine's alleged grandson.<ref name="The Lost City of the Jedi" />
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Another claimant to the throne was [[Ederlathh Pallopides]], a remote great-niece of Emperor Palpatine. In an attempt to end the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Betl Oxtroe]] of the [[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]] sought to work with the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] in reorganizing the Galactic Empire into a constitutional monarchy. Under this reformed regime, the Imperial throne would effectively be reduced to a powerless, symbolic position. Pallopides, too young to rule at eleven years old, was meant to serve as a mere figurehead while the [[New Republic Provisional Council]] ruled as the ''de facto'' head of government.<ref name="DES" />
Another claimant to the throne was [[Ederlathh Pallopides]], a remote great-niece of Emperor Palpatine. In an attempt to end the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Betl Oxtroe]] of the [[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]] sought to work with the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] in reorganizing the Galactic Empire into a constitutional monarchy. Under this reformed regime, the Imperial throne would effectively be reduced to a powerless, symbolic position. Pallopides, too young to rule at eleven years old, was meant to serve as a mere figurehead while the [[New Republic Provisional Council]] ruled as the ''de facto'' head of government.<ref name="DES" />
Ultimately, none of Palpatine's alleged descendants or relatives succeeded him to the throne in an official capacity. At some point after [[44 ABY]], the [[Fel Empire|New Empire]]—a state formed from the last [[Imperial Remnant|remnants of the first Galactic Empire]]—was ruled by a new hereditary monarchy: the [[Fel dynasty|bloodline of]] [[Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] [[Jagged Fel]].<ref name="Fight Another Day">[[Legacy (2006) 33|''Legacy'' (2006) 33]]</ref> Fel's dynasty continued to exist by [[138 ABY]], with the Empire under the rule of his direct descendant, Empress [[Marasiah Fel]].<ref name="LegacyW6">''[[Legacy—War 6]]''</ref>
Ultimately, none of Palpatine's alleged descendants or relatives succeeded him to the throne in an official capacity.
{{FamilyTree| | PAL |y| NIO | | |PSIBS| | |2GENS|PAL=[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]]<ref name="Darth P" />|NIO=[[Sly Moore/Legends|Sly Moore]] {{C|Allegedly}}<ref name="BT3" />|PSIBS=[[Palpatine's siblings]]<ref name="Darth P" />|2GENS={{C|2 Generations}}<ref name="DES" /><ref name="Great-niece">According to the ''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]'', Ederlathh Pallopides is the great-niece of Emperor Palpatine. In the novel [[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']], however, Palpatine kills all of his known siblings. It remains unclear as to whether Pallopides is the granddaughter of both Cosinga Palpatine and his wife, or simply descended from one side of the Emperor's family (i.e. paternal or maternal branch).</ref>}}
{{FamilyTree| | PAL |y| | | || | |2GENS|PAL=[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]]<ref name="Darth P" />|||2GENS={{C|2 Generations}}<ref name="DES" /><ref name="Great-niece">According to the ''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]'', Ederlathh Pallopides is the great-niece of Emperor Palpatine. In the novel [[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']], however, Palpatine kills all of his known siblings. It remains unclear as to whether Pallopides is the granddaughter of both Cosinga Palpatine and his wife, or simply descended from one side of the Emperor's family (i.e. paternal or maternal branch).</ref>}}
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As the sole remaining member of his House, Palpatine inherited his family's fortune and private properties.[8]
Eventually, another three-eyed child, Triclops, was born. Triclops was regarded as the true son of Palpatine, both by himself and the few high-ranking officials who were aware of his existence.[9]
The Imperial family
"Quite surprising. I've certainly never heard any gossip that Emperor Palpatine had a son by a three-eyed alien woman."
In 19 BBY, absolute power over the galaxy was placed in Palpatine's hands; the kind that attracted ambitious individuals who sought to share in that power and influence. The two brothers Silas and Orman Tagge contemplated the political and financial advantages of uniting their family with the Emperor's clan, specifically by positioning their younger sister, Domina Tagge, into the Imperial family via marriage.[10] At the zenith of Palpatine's reign in 1 ABY, it was believed that he and the deceased Volpau were distant cousins by blood; a plaque accompanying Volpau's remains to Coruscant for ritual incineration aboard the freighterMingula identified him as Palpatine's third cousin.[5]
In the aftermath of Emperor Palpatine's demise at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, several claimants who made their bid for the vacant Imperial throne did so while claiming to be blood-related to the deceased monarch. Roganda Ismaren tried to rule the Empire through her offspring, Irek Ismaren, whom she declared to be the late Emperor's secret son and true heir.[11] For decades, there also had existed rumors that Grand VizierSate Pestage was a bastard son sired by Palpatine.[4] However, not only was Pestage older than Palpatine,[1] he was also known to have a large extended family of his own.[12]
Although rumors of Triclops's existence, as well as his connection to Emperor Palpatine, circulated amongst the Empire's leading government officials, the Moffs ultimately deemed him insane and unfit to succeed to the throne. Instead, they gave their support to Trioculus, whom they falsely identified as Palpatine's illegitimate heir.[13] Triclops, rejected by the Empire, eventually spawned his own son with a "JediPrincess" named Kendalina.[6] As the son of the Emperor's alleged son, Ken was essentially Palpatine's alleged grandson.[7]
Another claimant to the throne was Ederlathh Pallopides, a remote great-niece of Emperor Palpatine. In an attempt to end the Galactic Civil War, AdmiralBetl Oxtroe of the Imperial Navy sought to work with the New Republic in reorganizing the Galactic Empire into a constitutional monarchy. Under this reformed regime, the Imperial throne would effectively be reduced to a powerless, symbolic position. Pallopides, too young to rule at eleven years old, was meant to serve as a mere figurehead while the New Republic Provisional Council ruled as the de facto head of government.[4]
Ultimately, none of Palpatine's alleged descendants or relatives succeeded him to the throne in an official capacity.
Before the release of Darth Plagueis, it was unknown whether Palpatine was a family name or a name of state adopted once he entered into politics. The book about Palpatine's apprenticeship under Plagueis, however, introduces House Palpatine, with its partiarch Cosinga Palpatine, thus establishing Palpatine as a surname, although Emperor Palpatine remains mononymous.
↑ 8.08.1Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (pp. 169 and 262) establishes that Palpatine is the sole surviving heir of House Palpatine, and that he inherited all the family assets. The Glove of Darth Vader establishes that claims of direct descent from Palpatine constitute claims of being Palpatine's inheritor at least to the throne. In this way, a direct line can be traced between the supposed relatives of Emperor Palpatine and the known relatives that he exterminated in his youth, as claims of descent from the heir of House Palpatine are claims of descent also from his forebears—i.e. House Palpatine.
↑ 14.014.1Volpau is Palpatine's third cousin, according to the comic Boba Fett ½. However, Volpau's exact connection to the Imperial family, whether through blood relation or marriage, is unclear.
↑ 15.015.1According to the Dark Empire Sourcebook, Ederlathh Pallopides is the great-niece of Emperor Palpatine. In the novel Darth Plagueis, however, Palpatine kills all of his known siblings. It remains unclear as to whether Pallopides is the granddaughter of both Cosinga Palpatine and his wife, or simply descended from one side of the Emperor's family (i.e. paternal or maternal branch).
