Sage-Tips

Did Palpatine make clones of himself?

J.J. wanted to bring him back to reveal that Palpatine wasn’t completely destroyed in Episode VII. He created a clone of himself and, with the help of Sith loyalists, rebuilt himself to a fragmented and unstable state.

Why did the Empire destroy Kamino?

Years later, Darth Vader touched down on the planet to use the system’s cloning technology for his personal gain. The resulting Battle of Kamino between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance caused mass destruction on the ground and above the planet, and a tidal wave destroyed the city and the cloning operation within it.

Why did the Empire stop using clones bad batch?

The Empire’s changeover from clones to conscripted soldiers was meant to be seamless. Average citizens weren’t supposed to even notice the transition, just like they didn’t notice the end of the Republic when Palpatine declared himself the first Galactic Emperor.

Why was Palpatine hooked to a machine?

In the film, Palpatine’s deformed clone body is attached to a machine so that it can live. The book refers to this as an Ommin harness, a reference to Legends character Ommin. Ommin was a Sith sorcerer who had to build an exoskeleton for himself after his dark side studies left him in a physically depleted state.

Is Palpatine in the sequels a clone?

Palpatine’s ultimate fate is further chronicled in the Dark Empire II and Empire’s End series of comics. The Dark Empire II series, published from 1994 to 1995, details how the Emperor is once again reborn on Byss into a clone body.

Did the Kaminoans get wiped out?

After securing most of Tipoca City from the inside, Boba Fett and the 501st Legion proceeded to crowd the remaining Anti-troopers and ARC troopers onto the platforms where they were brutally wiped out.

Why did Palpatine replace the clones?

The main motivation for the switch to Stormtroopers was simply that cloning became too expensive. The cost of ordering, growing, and training clones was exorbitant, and the timetable for them to become full soldiers was lengthy.

What happened to the clones after Clone Wars?

The clone troopers who survived the Clone Wars went on to serve the Empire as the first generation of Imperial stormtroopers when the conflict ended. They formed the backbone of the Imperial Army during the early days of the Imperial Era.

Is Palpatine a clone of the Emperor?

And then, as predicted, the novel confirms that the Palpatine we’re seeing is a clone: “Kylo could feel in his very bones that this clone body sheltered the Emperor’s actual spirit. It was an imperfect vessel, though, unable to contain his immense power. It couldn’t last much longer.”

What happened to Palpatine in the rise of Skywalker?

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was divisive with fans, but if lovers and haters were united over one thing, it was the confusing return of Emperor Palpatine. Even Ian McDiarmid thought Palpatine was dead but the beginning of The Rise of Skywalker saw Kylo Ren meet Palpatine on Exegol where he’s been busy building the Final Order.

Why was Kamino kept under Palpatine’s watch?

In the years following the rise of the Empire, the planet Kamino was kept under the watchful eye of Emperor Palpatine, in order to ensure that the planet’s cloning technology remained under Imperial control.

What happened to the Kaminoans?

After having spent the better part of the last couple decades growing clone troopers for the Old Republic and stormtroopers for the Galactic Empire under Emperor Palpatine, a group of Kaminoans went rogue, using their cloning resources to grow an army with the intent of combating Palpatine’s New Order.