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Warning : hold spoiler for Star Wars : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red # 1!The Death Star wasEmperor Palpatine ’s ultimate weapon inStar Wars , as it held the superpower to destroy entire planet with a individual good time , and acted as the physical reflection of the Empire ’s unyielding power in the galaxy . However , as dangerous as the Death Star was ( before it was destroy , of course ) , it pales in comparison to the weapon Palpatine actually desire to employ to bring the galaxy to its knee .

InStar war : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red#1 by Benjamin Percy and Stefano Raffaele , Darth Sidious broadcast his learner , Darth Maul , to intercept a prisoner - transport ship post three inmates with access to interdimensional exponent that Palpatine initially account as ‘ dark magic ’ . These prisoner were the three loss leader of theStar Warscult , the Final Occultation , and they found a way to pluck ‘ bedlam ’ ( which is effectively the canyon equivalent weight of the Anti - Force fromLegends ) from another dimension known as the Netherworld - and Palpatine wanted that mogul for himself .

Darth Maul realizes Palpatine want to get his workforce on the Final Occultation ’s poweras he flies toward the prison house watercraft , as his deputation is to take these prisoners animated upon link . Plus , Maul also cognize his master is not one to pass up any chance to make himself potent by any means necessary - even if that signify get at power beyond the Force as a whole ( disconsolate side or otherwise ) . However , upon seeing this ‘ chaos ’ up near , Darth Maul makes the decision to kill every member of the Final Occultation in an endeavour to eradicate this wickedness from the extragalactic nebula .

Star Wars' Palpatine with a member of the Final Occultation behind him.

Even for a Sith like Darth Maul , the chaos wielded by the Final Occultation was too dark to be allowed to circulate through the universe - a sentiment that would not have been shared by Emperor Palpatine .

Palpatine Nearly Destroyed the Star Wars Galaxy with the Final Occultation’s Netherworld ‘Chaos’

Star Wars : Darth Maul - Black , White & Redtakes place before the events ofThe Phantom Menace , intend Palpatine was still a farseeing way off from reorganizing the Republic into the Galactic Empire , let alone constructing the Death Star . That intend , at this stage in his life , it is all - too potential that Palpatine was still tinker with a number of potential option for how he would not only inhibit the extragalactic nebula , but then hold back that power . devotee now cognize that he settled on building the Death Star to accomplish that end , but this comic presents him with another option .

If Darth Maul was successful in appropriate at least one Final Occultation drawing card , then that somebody could have unveil to Palpatine how to enter the Netherworld and channel this ‘ Anti - Force chaos ’ into the Star Wars galaxy . As this exit externally state , the chaos access by the Final Occultation - if released to its fullest extent - would have utterly decimated the total universe , and screams would “ ring throughout the galaxy ” .

Palpatine would have assuredly believed he could control such major power and hear to weaponize it the same means he weaponize kyber crystallization to create the Death Star , but it would have ended only in the galaxy ’s frightening destruction .

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While it ’s possible Palpatine would have used the Final Occultation ’s power instead of the Death Star should he have gained access to the Netherworld , it ’s also possible that he still would have used the Death Star anyway . Palpatine was nothing if not incredibly intelligent , and upon seeing the creation - ending power of the Final Occultation , he may have simply learned and then cataloged that mightiness for a ‘ rainy Clarence Day ’ - like the one he endured inThe Rise of Skywalker .

InThe Rise of Skywalker , Palpatine want to eradicate the integral galaxy before rebuilding his Empire from the ashes . He hopes to use Star Destroyers equipped with satellite - kill cannons , but he ’s ultimately thwarted . However , if Palpatine just unleashed the full - might of the Netherworld ’s chaos taught to him decade before by the Final Occultation , then he could have re - written the subsequence trilogy ’s ending - by winning .

Star Wars introduces a new villain that is the perfect heir to Emperor Palpatine , as they manage an absolutely terrific power beyond the Force .

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No matter whenEmperor Palpatinewould have used the Final Occultation ’s tycoon had he learned it during the events ofStar warfare : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red , it ’s reset the Netherworld ’s ‘ Anti - Force ’ vigour is the weapon he really wanted in his arsenal over the Death Star , as the story of horrific chaos that ‘ weapon ’ would have brought upon theStar Warsgalaxy makes the Death Star seem like a toy .

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Star Wars' Palpatine with the Death Star and Final Occultation behind him.

The senator for Naboo , Palpatine rose to power and influence during the dying Day of the Republic . In reality , his public character was just a mask ; he was really Darth Sidious , keen of the Sith Lords , and he used his political skills and Machiavellian cunning to bring down both the Republic and the Jedi . Palpatine ruled his Galactic Empire for decennium , until he was betrayed by his apprentice , Darth Vader . Even this was n’t enough to stop the Emperor , however , as he was resurrect by his following - only to be defeated once again .

Star Wars showing the reality-shattering power of the Final Occultation.

The senator for Naboo, Palpatine rose to power and influence during the dying days of the Republic. In reality, his public persona was just a mask; he was really Darth Sidious, greatest of the Sith Lords, and he used his political skills and Machiavellian cunning to bring down both the Republic and the Jedi. Palpatine ruled his Galactic Empire for decades, until he was betrayed by his apprentice, Darth Vader. Even this wasn’t enough to stop the Emperor, however, as he was resurrected by his followers - only to be defeated once again.

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Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars Return of the Jedi

The senator for Naboo, Palpatine rose to power and influence during the dying days of the Republic. In reality, his public persona was just a mask; he was really Darth Sidious, greatest of the Sith Lords, and he used his political skills and Machiavellian cunning to bring down both the Republic and the Jedi. Palpatine ruled his Galactic Empire for decades, until he was betrayed by his apprentice, Darth Vader. Even this wasn’t enough to stop the Emperor, however, as he was resurrected by his followers - only to be defeated once again.

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