Emperor Palpatine Send the fleet to the far side of Endor... there it will stay until called for.
2nd most-quoted character in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983): in 19 of its 71 quotes
Most scenes with: Mon Mothma (5), Luke Skywalker (4), Darth Vader (3)
Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battle station. Fire at will, commander.
More lines from Emperor Palpatine
13 quotes Emperor Palpatine Emperor Palpatine Soon the rebellion will be crushed and young Skywalker will be one of us.
Emperor Palpatine I wonder if your feelings on this matter are clear, Lord Vader?
Emperor Palpatine Welcome, young Skywalker. I have been expecting you.
Emperor Palpatine Oh no, young Jedi. You will find that it is you who are mistaken - about a great many things.
Emperor Palpatine Everything that has transpired has done so according to my design. Your friends, up there on the sanctuary moon, are walking into a trap, as is your rebel fleet. It was I who allowed the alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band. An entire legion of my best troops await them. Oh, I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive. [shows evil, condescending smile]
Emperor Palpatine It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. You, like your father, are now mine!
Emperor Palpatine Good. I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon! Strike me down with all your hatred, and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!
Emperor Palpatine Good! Use your aggressive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you.
Emperor Palpatine Good! Your hate has made you powerful. Now, fulfill your destiny and take your father's place at my side!
Emperor Palpatine So be it... Jedi.
Emperor Palpatine If you will not be turned, you will be destroyed! Young fool. Only now, at the end, do you understand. Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the dark side! You have paid the price for your lack of vision!
Emperor Palpatine Now, young Skywalker... you will die.
Scenes with Emperor Palpatine
5 scenes Emperor Palpatine Send the fleet to the far side of Endor. There it will stay until called for.
What of the reports of the rebel fleet massing near Sullust?
Emperor Palpatine It is of no concern. Soon the rebellion will be crushed and young Skywalker will be one of us. Your work here is finished, my friend. Go to the command ship and await my orders.
Yes, my master.
Emperor Palpatine Welcome, Young Skywalker, I have been expecting you. You no longer need those. [uses the Force to detach Luke's cuffs] Guards, leave us. [the red guards leave the room] I'm looking forward to completing your training. In time, you will call me master.
You're gravely mistaken. You won't convert me as you did my father.
Emperor Palpatine Oh no, my young Jedi. You will find that it is you who are mistaken. About a great many things.
Emperor Palpatine Ah yes, a Jedi's weapon, much like your father's. By now you must know that your father can never be turned from the Dark Side. So will it be with you.
You're wrong. Soon I'll be dead, and you with me.
Emperor Palpatine [laughing]
Perhaps you refer to the imminent attack of your Rebel fleet? Yes, I assure you, we are quite safe from your friends here.
Your overconfidence is your weakness.
Emperor Palpatine Your faith in your friends is yours.
It is pointless to resist, my son.
Emperor Palpatine Everything that has transpired has done so according to my design. Your friends, up there on the sanctuary moon, are walking into a trap, as is your Rebel fleet. It was I who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band. An entire legion of my best troops awaits them. [mockingly] Oh, I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive.
Emperor Palpatine Come, boy. See for yourself. From here you will witness the final destruction of the Alliance, and the end of your insignificant Rebellion.
Emperor Palpatine [Luke is growing visibly angry, and looks at his lightsaber, which is sitting on the arm of the Emperor's chair.] [glancing at the lightsaber]
You want this, don't you? The hate is swelling in you now. Take your Jedi weapon. Use it! I am unarmed. Strike me down with it! Give in to your anger! With each passing moment, you make yourself more my slave!
Emperor Palpatine It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. You, like your father, are now mine!
I will not fight you.
Give yourself to the Dark Side. It is the only way you can save your friends. Yes, your thoughts betray you. Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for... [pauses] Sister! So, you have a twin sister. Your feelings have now betrayed her too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me. Now his failure is complete. If you will not turn to the Dark Side, then perhaps she will!
Emperor Palpatine [Luke attacks Vader ferociously, eventually backing him onto a railing and cutting off his arm. He stands over Vader for a moment.] [laughing]
Good! Your hate has made you powerful. Now, fulfill your destiny and take your father's place at my side!
[turning to face the Emperor, throwing away his lightsaber]
Never. I'll never turn to the Dark Side. You have failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.
Emperor Palpatine [angrily]
So be it... Jedi!
Emperor Palpatine [Luke refuses to give in to the Emperor's demands and disarms himself.] [raising his hands toward Luke]
If you will not be turned, you will be destroyed!
Emperor Palpatine [Lightning shoots out of the Emperor's fingers and strikes Luke, causing him to fall to the floor in agony. Darth Vader gets up and stands next to the Emperor, watching.]
Young fool. Only now, at the end, do you understand. [shoots another round of lightning into Luke] Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the Dark Side. You have paid the price for your lack of vision! [continues shooting lightning at Luke]
Emperor Palpatine [Darth Vader continues to watch the scene, looking back and forth between Luke and the Emperor.]
Now, young Skywalker... you will die.
[The Emperor grins for a moment before his expression turns angry once more. He fires more lightning in a continuous stream into Luke, who is in even more pain than before. Darth Vader looks between the two once more, then suddenly lunges forward and picks up the Emperor, directing the lightning into the Emperor and himself. Vader throws the Emperor bodily into the nearby shaft, and the Emperor is destroyed in a spectacular burst of energy. Vader is critically injured in the process.]
