Sadly, as reported byTHR,Revill has passed away at the age of 94.

This replacement, however, doesn’t take away from his impact on the franchise.

There’s no doubt that McDiarmid looked to Revill’s initial portrayal to shape his own performance later on.

Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars

TheStar Warsgalaxy is a better place because of the role Revill played in it, no matter how brief.

Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the center, with Jacen Solo wielding a green lightsaber on the left and Grogu on the right.

Mace Windu wielding his purple lightsaber and Homen wielding a purple lightsaber in Star Wars: Visions season 1, episode 5

Clive Revill appears as Emperor Palpatine via hologram in the original cut of The Empire Strikes Back.

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