Star Wars: 5 Most Evil Things Emperor Palpatine Has Done

5. Corrupting Ben Solo

When Palpatine was defeated at the end of Return of the Jedi, we were all hopeful for Luke Skywalker to establish his New Jedi Order, bringing the Light Side of the Force back into the forefront of the galaxy, after years of evil rule under the Sith Lord Palpatine.

However, it was not to be. Not only did Darth Sidious orchestrate the downfall of the Jedi Order at the end of the Clone Wars, he also managed to bring about the destruction of Skywalker's New Jedi Order, too. He managed this through the control of Supreme Leader Snoke, who was working away to corrupt the mind of Ben Solo. Ultimately, although Luke sparked Ben's final fall from grace, it was Palpatine (via Snoke) who had been sowing the seeds of the Dark Side in Ben's mind.

This killed Ben Solo, and gave rise to Kylo Ren, the Dark Side user who slaughtered countless numbers of his enemies in his quest for ultimate power. Without Palpatine's influence, Ben would have no doubt become a powerful Jedi Knight, like his uncle and grandfather both were before him.