Palpatine

Palpatine is the main antagonist of The Dooku Diaries and the suitor of Qui-Gon Jinn, and the archenemy of Count Dooku and Jocelynne Dooku. He is also known by his Sith identity Darth Sidious and publicly as Senator Palpatine, then Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the Star Wars franchise, mainly portrayed by Ian McDiarmid. In the prequel trilogy, he is portrayed as a charismatic Senator from Naboo who uses Machiavellian deception and political manipulation to rise to the position of Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic before attempting to transform the Republic into the Empire.