The " Dark Lords " of scientific discipline fable and fantasy unremarkably do n’t succeed , which is why the blue-ribbon few that do incline to be immortalized in the opponent manor hall of fame . One such villain is Emperor Palpatine , a.k.a . Darth Sidious of theStar Warsfilm franchise . However , let us not disregard the notion that half of his success is in all probability due to his loyal prentice , Darth Vader .

It has even been surmised that Vader had grown more powerful than Palpatine in the days of the original trilogy , auto consistency and all . Vader had the highest potency out of all Force - sensitive beings . However , he did n’t exactly habituate such potential for good . Both he and his overlord were two of the most vicious being during the sovereignty of the Galactic Empire . Both   were directly responsible for for some of the most unforgivable criminal offense in their galax , but who was defective ?

Darth Vader: Wiped Out The Younglings

As before long as Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader , he already committed consummate evil . He toss off dozens of Jedi pupil , simple children , at the behest of his master . The thought is stomach - roil , even for someone as lose as Anakin . He could well have ordered dead ringer troopers to just do it for him– but no , he just had to do it with his own hands .

That ’s incredibly cold and remorseless , but it did seal off Anakin ’s fate as an ab initio irreclaimable Sith . We ’re only just getting started here , so stabilize yourselves …

Emperor Palpatine: Enslaved The Whole Galaxy

Palpatine could have easily block when he vanquished   the Jedi Order . After all , not many in the galaxy can quit a Sith Lord , lease alone THE Dark Lord of the Sith . Of of course , Darth Sidious was a circle more ambitious than that . He want control of the whole galaxy and every endure matter in it .

So , through cunning , great power , and a   clone army to flush , he made everyone ’s life a living hell . He even replaced the Galactic Senate with the Imperial Senate , to ensure that there can be no political enemy whatsoever against him .

Darth Vader: Bullied And Maimed His Underlings

In the very first hour of the very firstStar Warsmovie , Vader has read how illiberal he is of   uppity underling . He thus demonstrated his displeasure by choking the   wit out of everyone who dared lack faith and stir up him . That ’s what encounter when you ’re too brawny . Hence , there are only a few masses who dare arrange him or dissent with him safely : Grand Moff Tarkin , the Emperor , and Boba Fett ( the certified badass ) .

you may ideate how forged it is working for or under Vader himself . Occupational endangerment might include moody choking and/or dying from administrative tantrums . In his own canon mirthful leger storyline , he even maimed and dismembered some of his elite soldiers as part of their " training . "

Emperor Palpatine: Wiped Out Most Of The Jedi

While you’re able to debate that the Jedi had it issue forth and should have seen it from a mi off , not all of them merit such a inexorable   portion . Through Order 66 , Palpatine order the clone USA to kill all the Jedi and even destroy their tabernacle . Only a few outlast the overwhelming ordeal .

kill most of the powerful Jedi has proven to be ruinous for the galaxy . As we all know , a healthy proportionality of light and glum is necessary for harmony of the Force and all life in the wandflower . Darth Sidious was the only one who was able to disrupt such a balance , for the only purpose of fulfill his own aspirations .

Darth Vader: Flooded A City, Drowning Its Inhabitants

Vader ’s evil deeds continue far and broad , and not just in the films . In fact , some of his most deplorable cruelty was shown in theStar Warscanon mirthful books . While wipe out all the survivor of the Jedi Order , Vader   fought   Kirak Infil’a , a Jedi Master who survived Order 66 . Vader was frustrated after not gaining any ground against the old Jedi Master , so he exploited his failing : his love for his hoi polloi .

Vader flood a nearby city during their fight , forcing Infil’a to utilize the Force to try and stop the flood . While he was busy , Vader prepared to stab him in the back , but Infil’a pleaded with Vader to just kill him instead and part with the metropolis . So , Vader killed him , but still swamp the city , overwhelm Infil’a ’s citizenry .

Emperor Palpatine: Billions Perished Under His Tyranny

Maintaining tyranny is hard work , and the cost is often paid for in blood . Of course , Palpatine knows this and is more than unforced to permit others pay off that price for him . Hence , through infinite warfare , massacres , assassinations , and slaveholding , the Emperor keep up his dream Galactic Empire .

It is worth noting that some of these atrocities were committed by his 2d - in - command ship’s officer , such as Grand Moff Tarkin ( who was responsible for for destroying the populated planet of Alderaan ) . Still , Tarkin was only capable to put   such a crime under the Emperor ’s rule . Hence , we can safely attribute billions of deaths under the Galactic Empire to the Emperor .

Darth Vader: Betrayed The Jedi Order

Vader , even back when he was still Anakin Skywalker , was no stranger to bite the hand that feed . We can come back that it was the Jedi who liberate Anakin from a spirit of slavery . It was also the Jedi who instruct Anakin the ways of the Force and how to utilize it for the trade good of others .

What did he do in recurrence ? He burned their temple , erased any write remembering of them , and hunted everyone down . yield , the Jedi Masters were not exactly tolerant or sympathetic towards him . Regardless , Anakin require a lesson in gratitude or even common courtesy , even before he became a Sith .

Emperor Palpatine: Killed His Own Family

Sheev Palpatine , before he even became the Emperor or Darth Sidious , was already a unsafe   rich tyke . He want and measure nothing but power and aspiration . Through his studies , he saw the Sith as a way of life to put on both . So he kept take in Sith artifacts and studying them . Also ,   he learned quite a luck from his previous master , Darth Plagueis the Wise , whom he killed .

It was n’t just his master that Palpatine kill . He also sent his whole house and even their kinsperson guards to the grave accent . Initially , Palpatine only hated his father and had a burning at the stake hatred for him , though he did dislike his family ; for him , they miss the drive for more power and influence . So , after killing his own father , he decided to wipe out the whole family tree diagram as well .

Darth Vader: He Was A Bad Father

That is n’t to say that Vader is better off as a family piece compared to Sidious . InRevenge of the Sith , we can withdraw Anakin using the Force to gag his fraught wife . We ’re infer he hates child more than he hates sand .

Even after he became a unfrequented and gloomy cyborg , his pathetic parenting never ceased . For one , he appropriate ( and allowed the twisting of ) his own daughter . Vader   also chopped off his own son ’s good hand . endearing family reunion .

Emperor Palpatine: Is A Professional Liar

Okay , so basically , Palpatine was a rich megalomaniac whose only home or friend was his own power . The worst part ? He probably did n’t even require the Sith for gain that powerfulness he always sought and desire . He was already a two - faced politico .

If they measured strength in the Force by the amount of lies somebody had told rather than their Midi - chlorians , Sheev Palpatine would be have been the Chosen One alternatively of Anakin . The lies he told just to pull ahead power , both in the Senate and in the Sith , were enough to make a unanimous innovation for his Galactic Empire . Heck , he only had to lie in to Anakin to make one of the most powerful Sith Lords ever .

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