- "At last the work of generations is complete. The great error is corrected. The day of victory is at hand. The day of revenge. The day of the Sith."
- ―Darth Sidious
A transmission broadcasting the voice of the late Sith Lord Darth Sidious, publicly known as Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine, was delivered across the galaxy[4] in 35 ABY.[3] It was a message of revenge; no longer concerned with hiding his Sith identity,[4] the resurrected Emperor declared that the day of the Sith was imminent, and that victory was near. At this time, the galaxy was engulfed in a war between the First Order and the Resistance, respectively, led by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and General Leia Organa.[5]
Ren subsequently undertook a mission to Mustafar in search of a path to the Emperor, seeking to confront this threat and secure his power.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Palpatine's broadcast was first heard in Fortnite X Star Wars, a collaborative event that took place in the virtual world of Fortnite.[6] It was later canonically mentioned in the 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, the final installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy.[2] While also featured in the film's novelization, author Rae Carson stated that the broadcast was conceived by someone else, not by her nor the Fortnite developers.[7]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (First canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel
Non-canon appearances[edit | edit source]
- Fortnite X Star Wars (First appearance)
Sources[edit | edit source]
Kylo Ren Rampages on Mustafar in the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Novelization – Exclusive Excerpt on StarWars.com (backup link)- Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Star Wars Resistance – "The Escape"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker to one year after the Starkiller Incident, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. Therefore, the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker must take place in 35 ABY.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Star Wars Book
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
- ↑ Good, Owen S. (December 20, 2019). The Rise of Skywalker's opening crawl references an event you could only hear in Fortnite. polygon.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020.
- ↑
Rae Carson (@raecarson) on Twitter: "Someone else conceived it, and it was used by both me and Fortnite." (backup link)
