Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - 26 WTF Moments

7. Palpatine's Totally Underwhelming Death

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A villain of Palpatine's stature obviously deserves an epic and unforgettable death, so disappointing it was that he was struck down by Rey with such apparent ease.

By using the two Skywalker lightsabers, she's able to deflect Palpatine's lightning attack without too much hassle, and because it's a movie, Palpatine doesn't stop his attack immediately.

As cool as it was to see Palpatine melt away to nothing, this wasn't much of a final battle, and it really just made him look like an incompetent goof rather than the most evil, Machiavellian schemer in the entire galaxy.

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