Exclusive Palpatine minifigure in 2025 LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia!

Just your regular old granddad in a bathrobe

@thor96 said:
"A friend asked me recently 'who is the most evil person or fictional character?' And I must say Palpatine is in my top 5 of this category, including Stalin and Hitler."

Frieza deserves a spot

I like this a lot. Although, I have a question about the skin color. Looks like old Palpy has sand green skin or light bluish gray. I can't tell for sure.

@Belboz said:
"Can someone advise me whether the previous 'exclusives' with this book have now appeared in sets?
"

Considering this book hasn't been released yet, I can confirm that none of the figures in it (i.e Palpatine) have appeared in sets. If it makes you so paranoid, you're welcome to skip buying this and get him further down the line.

@TheBigGuy said:
"The Rise of Skywalker? Never heard of it..."

Here you go ... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker

Fine, fine, but where is my Ben Solo?

Face doesn't really match but like having that version of him.

Good move choosing white for Palpatine's skin tone. Honestly I don't understand why they've been using tan instead of this for all his minifigures since 2015. White definitely looks more accurate to his movie appearances

@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J

Hmm… Somehow Palpatine returned. I‘ll pass.

Not a bad choice, actually. I'll look for it once the book is on closeout.

I wonder if he's got an alternate face depicting his expression when he zaps himself for the third time in the saga (and yet continues doing it, as if he couldn't help it…)

Lego would be much better positioned if they just pretended that a lot of the Disney SW nonsense didn't exist (at least Lego dodged a bullet with the Acolyte).

They should've selected someone from the OT, perhaps one of the characters missing from Jabba's Sail Barge?

@Jack_Rizzo said:
"It's that guy from Fortnite"

Ur bouta get hazed

@WolfpackBricksStudios said:
"I've said it once, I'll say it again: this is a site for plastic bricks, not discussing who you're voting for"

Where’s NASA with a giant planet-killing asteroid when you absolutely need to mulligan an election?

BTW, thank you to all the posters who took the time to answer my question - especially CapnRex.

I just wondered whether this would be worth adding to my collection of investments for my grand-daughter. The more I can buy, the less HMRC can grab when I fall off the perch in a few years

@Brickerika said:
"Somehow Palpatine has returned..."

Beat me to it.

@Belboz said:
"BTW, thank you to all the posters who took the time to answer my question - especially CapnRex.

I just wondered whether this would be worth adding to my collection of investments for my grand-daughter. The more I can buy, the less HMRC can grab when I fall off the perch in a few years"

@Belboz . A very fair question. Seems there are a few angry people on this site now and again. I once dared to mention I would like to be a completionist one day….. for a very similar reason…..soon regretted it…..

@essel said:
"I wonder if he's got an alternate face depicting his expression when he zaps himself for the third time in the saga (and yet continues doing it, as if he couldn't help it…)"

Maybe he’s got an expression from when the actor read the script. It’d be the first minifig with an exaggerated eye roll and a sound chip that says, “Seriously?”

@Prof_Physika said:
" @Ephseb said:
" @Belboz said:
"Can someone advise me whether the previous 'exclusives' with this book have now appeared in sets?
"

a massivley upgraded version of Celebration Luke from the very first encyclopedia was re-released in the Yavin 4 Massassi Temple / Rebel Base set.

But I do find it strange that such an important character gets relegated to a book instead of being in a normal set. TROS sets must've been really unpopular."

IDK how well or poorly TROS sets sold, I’ll just point out that it got two waves of sets like every other Disney era film (barring TFA, which had a 4+ tie-in a couple years ago and is rumored to have a midi-scale release next year). Loads of important characters missing from every movie, save for TFA — Saw Gerrara (until recently), Galen Erso, Tarkin from R1, Leia, Captain Canady, anything Canto Bight related for TLJ, the main baddie from Solo, and of course the revived Palpatine for TROS.

Other than TFA and Mando, Disney SW’s two largest unmitigated successes, new set releases cease after about a year or two and the media becomes irrelevant. That’s if it’s deemed worthy of LEGO merchandising in the first place (where’s my Qimir figure?!)."

sorry but making fun of "Glorpin van Zutton" Glup Shittos and then saying anyone from Canto Bight was "important" to TLJ is quite the move. The hacker guy was the only relevant character there and he appeared in a polybag. and Canady, important, really? dies after 50 seconds of screentime. Moff Jerjerrod and Admiral Ozzel deserve figures over that guy.

So excited! Have waited for this, for toooooooo long!

@Prof_Physika said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
" @Prof_Physika said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
"Lego would be much better positioned if they just pretended that a lot of the Disney SW nonsense didn't exist (at least Lego dodged a bullet with the Acolyte).

They should've selected someone from the OT, perhaps one of the characters missing from Jabba's Sail Barge?"

“My childhood nonsense is better than your childhood nonsense!”

Listen, at the end of the day we’re collecting figurines of giant slug monsters and zombified warlocks, we don’t gotta get all elitist about it."

Seems like I hit a nerve.

The fact is that the Disney stuff has been poorly received and from a marketing and sales POV just isn't good for business. And generally the Disney stuff is quite disposable, whereby merchandising seems to cease after the first year or two.

A character from KOTOR seemed to be a better pick (more people picking up R2 for that figure) than a character from Disney's sequels."

I’d like to think my nerve is no more hit than any of yours, lol!

Just a bit of ribbing about SW, the silly space fantasy we all love.

As for how disposable the new stuff is — Who knows? I imagine for a lot of older fans, it is disposable — and LEGO’s conscious targeting of the older demographic has no doubt led to such treats as KOTOR characters placing in special anniversary sets. But the Sequels (and Rogue One. And Jedi: Fallen Order. And Kenobi. Etc.) are still loved by enough that TLG is meting out crumbs for everyone with these exclusive figure releases.

The OT, TCW, and PT are simply the legacy releases — the stuff that does well with the bulk of the SW demo with cash. But there was a time when no “self-respecting SW fan worth their salt” gave a hoot about the Prequels and cartoons — now the kids that did grew up and collect toys from their childhood media, something younger generations are doing less and less these days.

Because they hate new Star Wars? I’d wager it has something to do with video games and smartphones taking over.

It’s been less than a decade since TFA came out — the corollary to TPM would put us in 2009. Hardly the peak of the Prequel Renaissance. Give it until the end of the decade and if TLG isn’t giving us some more ST (and R1; and Solo) sets, I’ll eat my words."

Actually, I would argue it was....
09 was when Clone Wars was starting out bringing a lot of attention to the prequel era,
And while no TPM sets in 09, (because of it all being CW) look at 07 2 years prior, plenty of great Episode 1 sets there, (including the now legendary MTT)
Now let's look at TFA, is there a build up of sequel related attention? Not really, Mandoverse seems to be it's own thing.
Were there a bunch of great ep7 sets a couple of years ago?
I don't remember any, unless I missed them?

@Metalizer7734 said:
"These eyes ruins everything ;("

It's actually appropriate here, palpatine doesn't have any pupils in TROS for some reason.

@TheBigGuy: I never call it "Rise of Skywalker", I always call it "Fall of Franchise":)

J don’t like the movie, but it’s nice to have a way to get this version of the character. Just nice to have the option, ya know?

I really wish Palpatine would have gone and stayed away after his last set. Coming back to make the Sith great again really turns me off, even though the other candidate for this book isn’t great either. I just hope this isn’t the last book we ever get.

@brick_r said:
" @TheBigGuy: I never call it "Rise of Skywalker", I always call it "Fall of Franchise":)"

"Rise of My Gorge".

@stevesheriw said:
"Me: There exists the power to create the Headcanon and declare Palpatine dead at the destruction of Death Star II, thus ignoring all films after the end of Return of the Jedi?

Son: Is it possible to learn this power?

Me: Not from Disney.
"

In the old canon, Sheev came back there too... Luke became his apprentice to destroy him from within since he had many clones he could swap into. Eventually, he tried to take over one of the Solo kids (Anakin, think?) before the kid was born, but was destroyed mid-transfer and perma-died.

Yeah, Disney's way sounds better than that hot mess, honestly.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @stevesheriw said:
"Me: There exists the power to create the Headcanon and declare Palpatine dead at the destruction of Death Star II, thus ignoring all films after the end of Return of the Jedi?

Son: Is it possible to learn this power?

Me: Not from Disney.
"

In the old canon, Sheev came back there too... Luke became his apprentice to destroy him from within since he had many clones he could swap into. Eventually, he tried to take over one of the Solo kids (Anakin, think?) before the kid was born, but was destroyed mid-transfer and perma-died.

Yeah, Disney's way sounds better than that hot mess, honestly."

Not to mention he died by being shot by Han Solo… when his back was turned. Not a great way for one of cinema’s greatest villains to go out.

@MegaBlocks said:
" @Prof_Physika said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
"Lego would be much better positioned if they just pretended that a lot of the Disney SW nonsense didn't exist (at least Lego dodged a bullet with the Acolyte).

They should've selected someone from the OT, perhaps one of the characters missing from Jabba's Sail Barge?"

“My childhood nonsense is better than your childhood nonsense!”

Listen, at the end of the day we’re collecting figurines of giant slug monsters and zombified warlocks, we don’t gotta get all elitist about it."

Seems like I hit a nerve.

The fact is that the Disney stuff has been poorly received and from a marketing and sales POV just isn't good for business. And generally the Disney stuff is quite disposable, whereby merchandising seems to cease after the first year or two.

A character from KOTOR seemed to be a better pick (more people picking up R2 for that figure) than a character from Disney's sequels."

That is infinitely more niche compared to stuff from the movies, no young adult or kid (including me) would recognize or care about those characters from a 20 yr old video game

@essel said:
"Long have I waited…"
Oh he looks soo cool ????

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @stevesheriw said:
"Me: There exists the power to create the Headcanon and declare Palpatine dead at the destruction of Death Star II, thus ignoring all films after the end of Return of the Jedi?

Son: Is it possible to learn this power?

Me: Not from Disney.
"

In the old canon, Sheev came back there too... Luke became his apprentice to destroy him from within since he had many clones he could swap into. Eventually, he tried to take over one of the Solo kids (Anakin, think?) before the kid was born, but was destroyed mid-transfer and perma-died.

Yeah, Disney's way sounds better than that hot mess, honestly."

Not to mention he died by being shot by Han Solo… when his back was turned. Not a great way for one of cinema’s greatest villains to go out."

Either way, it really cheapens Anakin's sacrifice.

Better late than never, I suppose.

That's an awesome Emperor Palpatine minifigure.

@TheBrickPal said:
"The dead speak!"

Honestly, that was probably nearest to the exact moment I knew I wasn't going to enjoy the film.

A brand new minifigure variant of the overarching villain of the trilogies is admittedly not the worst choice ever for an exclusive minifigure to be included. Given how unlikely it is for us to ever get a whole lot more Sequel Trilogy-based sets, I think this was a sensible decision to complete the main character roster for TROS. (And having the Emperor in this set probably means that we won't get a set based off the confrontation on Exegol, unless they make another variant of this minifigure)

That said, I think a Jedi Knight Revan or a Bastila Shan would have been an amazing exclusive to go alongside Darth Malak.

@thor96 said:
"A friend asked me recently 'who is the most evil person or fictional character?' And I must say Palpatine is in my top 5 of this category, including Stalin and Hitler."

i thought you were going to say: the Lego marketing guy, that decides these exclusive figs to be used in books, DVD packets, bluerays, commicon, etc etc, so collector spend and spend and spend for them

cracking figure. he will make a fine addition to my collection

@Torrent_Studios said:
"That said, I think a Jedi Knight Revan or a Bastila Shan would have been an amazing exclusive to go alongside Darth Malak."

I would love any of those. But aren't you forgetting HK-47, meatbag?

@thor96 said:
"A friend asked me recently 'who is the most evil person or fictional character?' And I must say Palpatine is in my top 5 of this category, including Stalin and Hitler."

It seems a bit odd to have it be both real and fictional people in the question?

@bnic99 said:
" @Prof_Physika said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
" @Prof_Physika said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
"Lego would be much better positioned if they just pretended that a lot of the Disney SW nonsense didn't exist (at least Lego dodged a bullet with the Acolyte).

They should've selected someone from the OT, perhaps one of the characters missing from Jabba's Sail Barge?"

“My childhood nonsense is better than your childhood nonsense!”

Listen, at the end of the day we’re collecting figurines of giant slug monsters and zombified warlocks, we don’t gotta get all elitist about it."

Seems like I hit a nerve.

The fact is that the Disney stuff has been poorly received and from a marketing and sales POV just isn't good for business. And generally the Disney stuff is quite disposable, whereby merchandising seems to cease after the first year or two.

A character from KOTOR seemed to be a better pick (more people picking up R2 for that figure) than a character from Disney's sequels."

I’d like to think my nerve is no more hit than any of yours, lol!

Just a bit of ribbing about SW, the silly space fantasy we all love.

As for how disposable the new stuff is — Who knows? I imagine for a lot of older fans, it is disposable — and LEGO’s conscious targeting of the older demographic has no doubt led to such treats as KOTOR characters placing in special anniversary sets. But the Sequels (and Rogue One. And Jedi: Fallen Order. And Kenobi. Etc.) are still loved by enough that TLG is meting out crumbs for everyone with these exclusive figure releases.

The OT, TCW, and PT are simply the legacy releases — the stuff that does well with the bulk of the SW demo with cash. But there was a time when no “self-respecting SW fan worth their salt” gave a hoot about the Prequels and cartoons — now the kids that did grew up and collect toys from their childhood media, something younger generations are doing less and less these days.

Because they hate new Star Wars? I’d wager it has something to do with video games and smartphones taking over.

It’s been less than a decade since TFA came out — the corollary to TPM would put us in 2009. Hardly the peak of the Prequel Renaissance. Give it until the end of the decade and if TLG isn’t giving us some more ST (and R1; and Solo) sets, I’ll eat my words."

Actually, I would argue it was....
09 was when Clone Wars was starting out bringing a lot of attention to the prequel era,
And while no TPM sets in 09, (because of it all being CW) look at 07 2 years prior, plenty of great Episode 1 sets there, (including the now legendary MTT)
Now let's look at TFA, is there a build up of sequel related attention? Not really, Mandoverse seems to be it's own thing.
Were there a bunch of great ep7 sets a couple of years ago?
I don't remember any, unless I missed them?"

Honestly, I still think 2006 and 2007 were the best year just for how varied the sets were considering the movie theyre based on. After 2005 all movies had come out, so I guess they decided to experiment due to that. I always thought it was more fun than only getting mostly sets based on one movie a year.

Considering your EP 7 point:
I know alot of people that loved the First Order Troop Transporter. But else a big problem with EP 7 is that its just OT Ships with mintue changes. The TFA millenium falcon was really good, but its really just the OT/2011 Millenium Falcon with different minifigs and a different radar dish. THe Tie Fighter isnt a bad Tie but its also just an OT Tie with some red added. The X-Wing is really good due to its new Winglock, but its just an OT X-Wing in Orange/Black. Alot of older Lego Star Wars fans already had OT versions of those ships from prior years in December 2015 when the TFA sets launched.