Star Wars: The Bad Batch Hints Palpatine's Biggest Secret Has Been Discovered

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Warning ! This article control SPOILERS for Star Wars : The Bad Batch season 3 , episode 9 .

Summary

One ofEmperor Palpatine ’s bully closed book is implied to be known to a returningStar Warscharacter inStar Wars : The Bad Batch . Palpatine , like mostDark Lords of the Sithin Darth Bane ’s dynasty , kept his Sith Lordship closed book as he undermined the Jedi and Republic . As Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and as Darth Sidious , theStar Warssaga ’s ultimate scoundrel controlled both sides of the Clone Wars , using the manufactured conflict to turnthe Galactic Republicintothe Galactic Empireand wipe out the Jedi .

Asajj Ventress makes her exciting rejoinder to Star Wars in The Bad Batch time of year 3 , having cheated death with some exciting teases for the future .

Ventress Hints She Knows Palpatine Is A Sith

InThe Bad Batchepisode “ The Harbinger,”Asajj VentresstestsOmega ’s connection to the Forceand warns her about the Empire , note that it is “ darker than it seems . ” As a former Sith assassin who was the unofficial apprentice of Count Dooku , Ventress would be aware of Darth Sidious as the lawful office behind the Separatist Alliance . Asajj Ventress ’s description of the Empire powerfully implies her noesis that Emperor Palpatine and Darth Sidious are one and the same , meaning the Empire is rein by the galaxy ’s baneful dark side exploiter .

Palpatine Kept His Secret For Years

Palpatine kept his Sith identicalness secret throughout his Republic and Imperial political careers . The general public seemed to know small about the Sith ( and most who did likely assumed that they were extinct ) and Palpatine ensured that the majority of beings who were aware of his Sith Lordship were either dead or loyal enough to him to keep its privacy . Asajj Ventress was seemingly pour down on Christophsis and place to ease on Dathomir , as establish in Christie Golden ’s novelDark Disciple , sowhile her cognition would make her potentially troublesome to Palpatine , she is presumed dead .

Asajj Ventress notably speaks to Darth Sidious via holograph in 2008’sStar Wars : The Clone Warsmovie .

Asajj Ventress , due to her familiarity with Darth Sidious and proximity to Count Dooku , likely noted the similarity between the Sith Lord and now - Emperor Palpatine . She may have also learned that the Separatists were a controlled opposition during her time among the Nightsisters , whose leader – Mother Talzin – was once a closemouthed friend of Palpatine ’s . Asajj Ventress ’s fright of incurring the wrath of the Empire inStar war : The Bad Batchis well - founded , however , as even she would be no match for Emperor Palpatine in a conflict , directly or indirectly .