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Palpatine é muito cuidadoso ao usar seus poderes e mata (quase) qualquer um que o veja em ação:
Vader looked on in surprise. He seldom saw his Master so publicly demonstrate his power. And he understood what it meant, of course. There must be no survivors who could bear witness. Only the Royal Guards could be allowed to live—only they could be trusted never to reveal what they’d seen, or even to talk about it among themselves.
Lords of the Sith Chapter 12
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A maioria dos cidadãos imperiais não sabe o que Palpatine realmente parece :
Palpatine's face appeared on countless holos every single day. Like anyone else in the Empire, she could have described him as well as she could members of her own family. Hair almost entirely gray but still thick, face betraying only the slightest lines of care and time, his posture straight, his eyes sharp. In other words, the face shown to the world had nothing to do with the reality. Ciena's eyes widened as she took in the face his heavy hood did not entirely conceal — the unnatural paleness of his skin, the inhuman folds and wrinkles.
Lost Stars Chapter 24
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Algumas pessoas suspeitam, mas são inteligentes o suficiente para manter isso para si:
The matter of precisely how the Jedi had been killed or the Emperor's face deformed had never been settled to everyone's satisfaction, and so Tarkin had his private thoughts about the Emperor, as well. That he and Vader were kindred spirits suggested that both of them might be Sith.
Tarkin Chapter 7: "Masters of War"
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Algumas pessoas ouviram os rumores, mas as rejeitaram como propaganda de auto-engrandecimento:
Tashu was a close adviser — and a friend, as much as one could be, apparently — to the former Emperor Palpatine. The man who was once senator, and then chancellor. And the man whom rumors said was also a dark Sith Lord. Amid the Empire, the presence of the Sith was less a fact and more a myth: A few spoke of it as being possible, but most believed it to be concoction. Palpatine would not be the first ruler to invent stories of himself as if he were of cosmic import
Aftermath Chapter 15