arth Sidious is a dark and sinister character. He stays behind the scenes using the Trade Federation, the Senate, and apprentice Darth Maul as tools for his goals. It is speculated that Darth Sidious and Senator Palpatine are one and the same, which explains the obvious similarities between the two characters. Hiding in the shadows with his face covered by a dark cloak, Sidious is "The Phantom Menace" in Episode I.

ACTOR(S): Ian McDiarmid

MOVIES: Episode I, (II - VI if he is Palpatine)

TRADEMARKS: Hooded cloak, gravelly voice.