The Emperor arrives aboard the Death Star II

[mckay1991uk]

they should use this in the european parliament

[TheFonix69]

If i was an intergalactic tyrant, this would be my hymn

[dirtydonki]

Which one has the HP DV with Beats Audio? :)

[TotalFedor]

Pope Benedict XVI has arrived

[SpyWizard2]

If Germany and Nazism do come back in the future this is exactly how it will be except all the soldiers and officers will be saluting the nazi salute.

[XxComablackxX1937]

@SpyWizard2

As long as i get to be the Emperor of the Nazi party, dress like Darth Sidious an also get smoke an that theme as i walk down a platform then i say bring it!

This scene is just that awesome.

[ruwan591]

I always think Vaders Breathing says "Puuulll baaaackkk.. puull baaackkk"

[LobsterPotsticker]

woah who was the weird dude behind the emporer!:O

[darthbandon10]

@LobsterPotsticker Random human aides\politicians I guess.

[Jayblaze92]

@darthbandon10 Im guessing they are imperial Governors who knos :|

[AngeloNiklis]

@LobsterPotsticker

That's Bubba. He's just there for the free candy.

[incinerator327]

@LobsterPotsticker A couple of advisors, his most trusted officials :p

[davideshafer]

Imagin how interesting it might have been, if Darth Vader had never had to wear the suit and mask, and just looked like Anakin Skywalker. rewatch this seen and in your minds eye, super-impose an older version of Anakin over the mask. Try it and see what you think.

[KenoshiAkai]

@davideshafer All I can think of then is whiny Anakin complaining to the Emperor, "You're holding me back!"

[naruberto]

Sin duda alguna, el politico mas cabron y feliz que ha de haber jajajaja..

[soccerguy325]

And of course the great Emperor Palpatine needs his steam as he walks down the ramp. God forbid, what would happen if he ran out of steam!

[handpratze]

10 people with no sense for unlimited power.

[glennjridge]

I always imagine those jets of air that go down when he walks by blow up his robe and reveal he's wearing boxers with hearts on them.

[MedievalAge9]

10 people will be strangled by the lord of the dark side of the force.

long life to the empire.

[boomer100001]

Thumbs up if you noticed the moving stormtrooper at :25

[juneradar]

This is getting out of hand.... Now there are TWO of them!

[Noctis411]

So uhm, where's Jeremy from the program?

[GambitFox79]

The commenters who post "X" amount of people are "Y" because they hit the dislike button are the first fucking people I'd use force lightning on if I had it.

[AlK73Vego]

yeah, like when the boss arrives in the mornings

[NapoleonCalland]

There's an odd mistake concerning the red troops escorting Palpatine. They should be "imperial guards" but they always seem to be referred to as "royal guards" even though he's an emperor and not a king?

[boomer100001]

@NapoleonCalland Emperor is still a title of royalty.

[NapoleonCalland]

@boomer100001 Debatable. The office of Roman emperor (that's where the title comes from) originated out of the Roman Republic's hatred of kings... Additionally even an empire ruled by a hereditary ruler has the advantage of its head of state outranking kings in the "pecking order". That's why Lucas corrected the mistake in episode VI (Luke calls Palpatine "Your Highness") in episode III when Palpatine is referred to as "Your [Imperial] Majesty" from the moment he becomes emperor of the Galaxy.

[HenrikNeslow]

@NapoleonCalland I have been thinking about the same thing.

[hessdx1]

I bet the only person The Emperor would ever listen to... would be Grand Moff Tarkin !

[TheAw360me]

@hessdx1 And other such awesome high ranking Imperial Admirals such as Admiral Piett, Grand Admiral Thrawn etc

[metalgod666alex]

he has a walking stick ? 0:31 :))

[SteveSabbai]

@metalgod666alex ...the cane is prolly jus a prop to trick his enemies into believing the emperor is weak which we all know he is not...yoda also has a cane but we see that he doesnt really need it as he was whoopin count dooku's ass...

[WhySoSerious0331]

Ill bet Lucas was inspired by The Triumph of the Will, in which there are scenes depicting the epic masses that stood at attention when Hitler arrived.

[vol009S]

@WhySoSerious0331

Of course he was. Star Wars takes inspirational elements from WWII.

[agentman105]

and the french revolution 

[MrGUNPAK]

Oh, ratzinger came out =)

[nintwiggy6491]

Rise my friend.

hehe he killed his ex master, was responsible for his ex wifes death and pretty much took his life away (as anakin) and thats his friend, how nice.

But in return he got the whole freaking galaxy so i guess.

[SuckMyCOG]

This is how every leader should be greeted

[TotalTvAddict08]

it's a pity the emperor didn't visit the first death star, they would've been rid of him in A New Hope then :P

[proziumdude]

When I take over the galaxy and build a planet destroying space station, I want to be greeted like this. Fanfare and all.

[stndrds79]

no one appreciates and likes tthis scene more then me!!

[KingsDominionGuy]

I bet this is how george lucas is greeted walking into work each day

[Abriggs500]

The brass sounds off key at the highest note they play, but maybe it's some distortion...

[Mstarr345]

EPIC

[stevensw]

Say what you want, but this guy is the ultimate ruler. You just know as he walks past you you're merely a pawn in his grand scheme, whether your on his side or not you're doing his bidding...

[stevensw]

MOAR TIE FIGHTERS CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH

[14721mark]

vader would fuck him up any day

[MsTommyknocker]

who played the emperor

[morbius109]

@MsTommyknocker Emperor Palpatine was played by Ian McDiarmid, a Shakespearean playwright with many years under his belt acting. An amazing actor!

[AutobotAutoRod]

Did anyone else see a random person in side the ship at 31 seconds

[8943username]

@AutobotAutoRod well im sure there were more people in the ship besides just the emperor

[mario5733]

@AutobotAutoRod

If you mean the guy in the goofy hat (btw I want that hat) I think he's one of the emperor's attendants

[SteveSabbai]

...@0:24 the stormtrooper behind the imperial guard starts wobbling like he was gona pass out or something

[Onjilover]

Darth Vader - 1 squad of Storm Troopers, roughly 20 troops and 7 Officers

Emperor - An entire legion of troops and all the officers in the mid section of the Death star...

There is a HUGE difference in power. Sith lord my ass.

[PlanesofExistence]

MAN! the emperor is EVIL INCARNATE.

[stevensw]

@PlanesofExistence he is also badass incarnate, ill bet this government of ours would at least accomplish a thing or two with him in charge...

[Totaly14]

*shutter* The emperor scared the crap out of me when I was a kid..

[AvoFear]

7 more people that were destroyed in the second death star.....

[LordDaine]

Hail to Emperor!

[jayce79]

Might be the coolest scene in Cinema.

[Rivik616]

7 ppl evidentally are jealous of Palpatine

[SFisher1993]

I would HATE to have been on that shuttle with him on the trip to the Death Star....

[Mockingbird5150]

Thanks every one for the feedback. I have started watching the movies more closely and am getting into the stories. Could someone recommend a good book to start off with that is in the same company as "shadows of the empire?"

[darthbandon10]

@Mockingbird5150 Try the Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn. His books are what kickstarted the expanded universe.

[Mockingbird5150]

@darthbandon10 thanks, i will check it out.

[Lordmaster36]

Hail to the Galactic Emperor!

[MrThunderlord84]

The emperor has arrive!!!! And darth vader says " there is not hooooppeee!!!!!!

[Spartanz1170]

would i give to have a welcoming ceremony like that

[UNSCRecon]

is that sate pestage behind palapatine as he lands?

[thegiantpigeon]

''everything is proceeding as i have forseen''

[SSUstufRudel]

Imagine he comes out pulling his luggage wearing a hawaii shirt and shades and then runs to hug Vader. LONG TIME NO SEE!

[TheSunmanho]

@SSUstufRudel

you idiot! show more respect!

[isradelacon]

@SSUstufRudel don't forget the flip flops and the pillow!

[sup2069]

@SSUstufRudel ROFL FUNNY ASS SHIT MAN LOL

[fermie125]

I love the full military parade the Emperor receives when he travels to the Death Star. All of those Tie Fighters flying in formation around the Death Star and the full assemblage going on in the hangar bay. A pretty awesome display of power!

[KingE20]

@fermie125 what else would he receive as conqueror of the galaxy at large?:D

[PegasoltaEclair]

Lord Vader....RIIIIISSSSE.

[Mockingbird5150]

who are the ones in red? the emperors bodyguards?

[14721mark]

Yes m8 the Emperor's Royal Guards.

[fermie125]

@14721mark About the Emperor's Royal Guards... we dont know much about them, but they must be some bad hombres if the Emperor personally chose them to protect his life.

[ViennaPrincess23]

@Mockingbird5150 Yes.

[SolidThugKnuckles]

@Mockingbird5150

Yeah, some of them have the ability to use the Force, and they have a lot of armor underneath their cloaks. He also has black armored bodyguards in The Force Unleashed video game that he uses as assassins too, those ones have lightsaber staffs.

[MrShane737]

Once more the sith will rule the galaxy... and.. we.. shall.. have... peace....

[Dogmeat1950]

guys ever notice the probe droid on the far right lol.

[FPSGameHacker]

i just realized hes walking with a cane o_O

[NeverwinterKnight77]

@FPSGameHacker lol...It makes sense. He was probably old as hell by that time, only being kept alive by the power of the dark side of the Force.

[Davidt963]

@NeverwinterKnight77 he was only 80 years old, he used the cane and the black robes to create the illusion that hes weak and old

[Credithelper75]

"Rise my servant."

[zagon2]

TO BAD VADER DOESNT HAVE ENOUGH BALLS TO KILL THE EMPORER THAT WOULDA BEEN A GREAT ANBUSH

[narg43]

Theres a small chance I might take this clip and insert Bobby Kotick in place of the emperor

[Spazismyname]

I was searching for a Bobby Kotick interview and found this...

[Flash11I19]

Rise....my friend? Now they are friends o.O?

[mrsotter19]

Does Palpatine ever got a girlfriend?  Sure he could use some botox, but, he's got some presence!

[Dogmeat1950]

@mrsotter19 yes lol in fact the Emperor was kind of a pimp lol. he had a few Mistresses like Isard and she was a crazy bitch lol.

Long live the Empire! wtf am I saying hell in the end the Empire wins lol.

[mrsotter19]

@Dogmeat1950 Gosh, I guess I better read some SW books because I didn't see any girlfriends in the movies. Thanks for the info!

And, yes, I would date old Pally. C'mon, he's got to be better than old wimpy Anakin!

[quadturbo4]

The Emperor IS the Empire. Never forget it.

[xeonaphobe]

The Emperor is coming here?!

[SuperIronStark]

@darthbinks99 WTF!? Are you serious about that little kid?!

[FFulmenTheFinnish]

@darthbinks99 Oh trust me, Brits know a LOT more than the Americans do in every possible field of knowledge. However, and don't take this offensively, as I see you're British, but the "British IQ" has, especially among younger generations, lowered considerably and is dangerously close to that of the "American IQ". I've noticed the same with the French, Dutch and Belgians. From experience, I'd say cultural Americanization is to blame.

[thegiantpigeon]

@FFulmenTheFinnish man your crazy, what you talking about? this is STARWARS

[FFulmenTheFinnish]

@thegiantpigeon I wasn't talking about Star Wars.

[thegiantpigeon]

@FFulmenTheFinnish yeah.... but why are talking about British and American knowledge and inteligence on a video about Starwars?

[FFulmenTheFinnish]

@thegiantpigeon Read the comments.

[thegiantpigeon]

@FFulmenTheFinnish whatever man just strange as all

[Emigdiosback]

@FFulmenTheFinnish whats your IQ anyway? the primary reason why the American IQ is "low is because of all the celebrity shit that hollywood keeps spewing out. besides, not all americans are morons. I'm American and i am very intelligent (to the point of showboating [I.Q. 129 at birth, 146 now]).

[TPizzle83]

@thegiantpigeon These fucking foreigners do this shit all the time. Some scot Gladiator does the same on an eminem song video.

[thegiantpigeon]

@TPizzle83 yeah man they are just trolls

[X6insane6X]

Star Wars without John Williams is like pizza without cheese.

[JordanSayz]

HAIL THE EMPIRE! HAIL THE EMPEROR!

[menslady125]

Well, Emperor Palpatine's here. Should we start panicking now?

[stndrds79]

nice nice! one of my fav scenes in jedi!

[ssgtakeo]

Even after all these years the shuttle deck formation is impressive as is the cordon of red caped guards.

[castlecolten]

Did anyone else notice the human members of the Trade Federation behind the Emperor on the ramp and a little later in conference? That connection could only be made after Anakin/Vader's slaughter of the original ones at the end of "Sith", which ties into Dooku's original plan to put humans in all important posts in the Empire.

[Nilss7]

Everything in this scene is just perfect.

More Tie fighters, more troopers, and even a bigger orchestra playing the imperial march, indicating that this old guy is totally more powerful than Vader.

And it's the first time the audience sees him (not as holograph), while he was holding back, pulling the strings in the background all the time.

This scene explains everything we need to know about the emperor without a single word.

[davidhonourable]

@Nilss7 wich means Lucas probably had nothing to do with it...

[talikalu]

@Nilss7 You´re so damm right!

[RogueRotting360]

John Williams makes this scene.

[dMETALLEGEND]

FOR THE EMPIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maxush]

I wonder where he was when they were pawning the first DS.

[jokeris1]

Anybody notice that Ian McDiarmid's Palpatine voice sounds much more "natural" than in Revenge of the Sith. If you put two videos of the Palpatine character side by side from Revenge of the Sith and Return of the jedi, you'll notice it. Also, his make-up in ROTJ looks more real than in ROTS. In Episode III, it looks more like plastic than skin.

[GasPoweredWitch]

@jokeris1 Yes. You are correct.

[nbp92]

i think it would be better if he was saying "rise my aprentice"

[GasPoweredWitch]

@nbp92 no it wouldnt

[superfatman900]

So be it..... Jedi

[Mrbluestarfilm]

hey, was this the first appearance of the Emperor in the original trilogy in person?

[mknote]

In person? Yes. He appeared as a hologram in ESB, however.

MK

[Mrbluestarfilm]

@mknote Thanks. Now I realize why this was such a big and important scene. My brother raves about it, but I never got it.

[MyDarthSidious17]

darth vader white black

darth sidious grey black

[TheBlindPowerslave]

You know darth vader breathes like this because he smoke

[mikeythemuffinman]

@TheBlindPowerslave

He smokes weed I'm sure

[billhazzard]

How come there are no horses?

[leometry]

why was darth vader the only person bowing, it seems like the storm troopers would have to bow too

[JNilsson1976]

Well he wasent the only one to bow,

Moff Jerjerrod the officer in charge of the construction of the second death star bowed aswell.

I guess the ones standing infront of the emperor has to bow while the troops standing to the side dosent.

[willj78]

Well, then they would make the obnoxious plasticy-crinkly sound that you make when you open a hershey bar. He hates that sound

[Qorlan]

Well, military protocol generally has the officers saluting or bowing etc, while the common men stand to attention. Basically, it shows the Officers yielding to their superior, while the ranks (who are already acknowledged as being at the bottom of the hierarchy anyway) stand to attention, ready to receive orders.

Thats basically it anyway. Goes back to the days of Chivalry.

[dvader001]

It probably works off the same concept used by the U.S. military. If a subordinate is walking with a superior officer and they both cross paths with an even higher ranking officer, only the superior would salute him, not the subordinate.

[ImperatorDerGalaxis]

All hail the GALACTIC EMPEROR!

[ReconOneEleven]

The Emperor is coming here!? We shall double our efforts.

[korriban129]

I hope so Commander, for your sake...

[concertchoir57]

At 0:24 what is the stormtrooper looking down at?

[Hybridswimmer]

probably a dildo someone left

[ICantShutUp]

thats what soldiers do they put there heads down to hail

[packets1]

something something something dark side, something something something complete.

[Sneak174]

Quit spamming.

[Infernoman48]

all hail hitl- i mean emperor palpatine!

[24nov67]

that's a bad wheeze you have my friend, you'll have to cut down on the woodbine lol.

[AlephNeil]

I think it would have spoiled the atmosphere a little if he'd been dragging one of those little suitcases-on-wheels behind him.

[OlagGan]

Or the Emperor having to go through the standard Airport Security Check :-)

[pixarian72]

God forbid he go through the naked airport scan

[OlagGan]

Or even better having his passport checked by security - "I'm sorry sir, the face on your passport doesn't match yours. Can you explain this. Also who is this Darth Sidious??" :-)

[24nov67]

yes and uttering the words any chance of putting me up for a few nights? that cow's kicked me out again. lol

[xpodmaniac]

@AlephNeil FLAWLESS VICTORY!

I will never watch this scene the same way again.

[subdivisions416]

I love how the people behind Palpatine look like they could be part of the entourage for Marilyn Manson.

[ReconOneEleven]

Who was the officer that knelt? It just seems odd to me that he didn't just stand at attention like the other officers. Either way...

Long live the Empire!

[OlagGan]

He was Moff Jerrod (sp??) He was the commander of the 2nd Death Star and hence the commanding officer of the Death Star. Therefore he HAD to kneel, otherwise it would have been seen as an insult which would have led to him either having been choked or fried to death.

[Stevo5000X]

DEATH TO THE FALSE EMPEROR!!!

[KurtvonStrohm]

this is too an end cutscene of Star Wars:Battlefront of Galactic Conquest as you win for the Empire

[FLENNN1]

WATCH NEO VS SUPERBEING HERE_ NOW_

[23RYDADDY23]

Somebody's disturbed about the lack of progress on the death star!

[Vdawg1337]

This scene always scared me as a kid when i watched it on vhs, tho most of the time i stopped watching it after Leia got out of her slavegirl costume :P

[DNY21]

she looked hot in that costume

[Vdawg1337]

ye, too bad shes really fat now. =/

[OlagGan]

Hmmm.... How come. It's just basically what happens when a VIP visits a military base (I used to serve in the Navy and we had this quite often) and all the personnel line up for inspection by the VIP. I always thought that this was one of the best scenes of the film. (Even though George Lucas believes that this represents a Military Parade like they had in Russia. Sorry George!! Parades move, VIP Inspections stand in one spot.)

[jasmine5000]

it kind of looked like one of the nuremburg rallys with hitler

[OlagGan]

Hmm... Kind of. Though if you've ever been through the experience you'll know that this is what happens when a VIP comes to visit a military base/ship/etc. VIP arrives. Everyone stands to attention and pretends not to be bored s**tless whilst the VIP goes down the rows.

[NIGGAFLANIGAN]

THE EMPEROR THAT NIGGA A FOOL!

[UZDA4RS]

Hail to the Emperor. I just love this character. Evil has a name and that's Palpatine. :-D

[NintendoKnight1]

He's puny compared to Vader!

[shogunboxe]

The pope is at home

[Jochnick]

Personally I simply ignore the "newer" starwars and pretend like those "what happend after the movies" stuff never happend, I mean come on! Everything just goes crazy after that ex:

Chewbacca (Donnu how to spell that...) DIES! WTF!?

Han solos son becomes a sith lord... WTF! and so on...

Somethings are just not meant to become books... Starwars included!

The movies on the other hand... AWESOME! :P

[LtCmdrTyler]

Yes, what happens after this movie gets complicated, but lol HAN solo doesn't become a sith, his son does. That son is also a whiny bitch like Anakin was.

[cloak211]

I agree.

The Expanded Universe: turning Star Wars into an anime, one fanfiction at a time!

Let's not forget those tacky Star Trek-esque Yuuzhan Vong whatevers. Blegh.

[MaxwellBennett]

@cloak211 Yuuzhan Vong wrecked the universe. they should be non-canon.

[adorm]

Agreed, but can we also count the prequel trilogy as part of the expanded universe? I mean, that was a monumental fuck up for the star wars universe too, even if the original concept dates back to before 1977.

Therefore, I propose Episodes 1,2 and 3 be non-canon. Srsly...

[cloak211]

Of course. Shit, those can spew out things worse than the EU at times.