As we later learn, though, his real goal is to lure Rey, his secret granddaughter, to Exogol and persuade her to strike him down, which would (for undisclosed Sith-related reasons) allow his power and that of the thousands of Sith spirits he carries inside him to transfer into her. And he has a giant fleet, which he offers to bequeath to Kylo if Kylo kills Rey and embraces his dark-side destiny. It’s the actual Emperor, in the pasty, festering flesh. 84 Lingering Questions After ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Didn’t Kill the Past-the Past Killed It ‘Star Wars’ Is at War With Itself in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’Īfter his absence from The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, Palpy Kool-Aid Mans into the trilogy via the first two sentences of The Rise of Skywalker’s opening crawl: “The dead speak! The galaxy has heard a mysterious broadcast, a threat of REVENGE in the sinister voice of the late EMPEROR PALPATINE.” Before we have time to wonder whether an imposter has perfected a Palpatine deepfake, Kylo Ren stalks into the Sith stronghold on Exogol and comes face to face with his grandfather’s former master.
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