Emperor's Throne Room

The throne room of Emperor Palpatine aboard the second Death Star was located at the pinnacle of a tower. A lofty locale, the throne room was designed for the sole purpose of intimidating those who entered it. To approach Palpatine's throne, visitors had to cross a narrow bridge over a vast chasm. A mile below, the main reactor of the battle station glowed an eerie blue color. Several sets of stairs had been placed in the room for no reason other than their own inconvenience. Behind the throne, there was a large circular viewport lined with a web-like framework.

When the Emperor visited the Death Star shortly before his death during the Battle of Endor, the throne room had only just been finished. The ultimate confrontation between Jedi and the Sith took place in the throne room when Luke Skywalker, last heir of the Jedi ways, faced the Palpatine and his apprentice Darth Vader. The Emperor taunted and tempted Skywalker, leading to duel Vader, who was in fact the young Jedi's estranged father. Although Skywalker managed to cripple Vader, he refused to succumb to the dark side. Enraged at the young man's denial, the Emperor unleashed deadly Force lightning into Skywalker. The Jedi's pleas for help awakened the good in Vader, who then chose to renounce his connection to the dark side, and turned against the Emperor. While he had suffered fatal injuries from the Emperor's lightning, Vader managed to hurl him into the reactor shaft, whih killed the old tyrant in a blaze of blue energy.

Appearances

 * Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi