RGB-X
Xenopixel V3
Emperor Palpatine Lightsaber
From $349.99
Senator · Supreme Chancellor · Darth Sidious · Galactic Emperor
Emperor Palpatine.
The most dangerous man in the galaxy hid in plain sight — a senator, a chancellor, a servant of democracy, and all along the Sith Lord who engineered its fall.
1 hilt·1 era·Senator to Sith Lord to Emperor
Fall of the Jedi
Episodes I–III · The Clone Wars
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One Emperor Palpatine design from one era.
The Emperor Palpatine Lightsaber · Emperor Palpatine
Character Bio · Sith
The Sith Lord Who Wore Democracy's Face
Affiliation
Sith
Sheev Palpatine rose through the Republic's political ranks to become Supreme Chancellor — the most trusted figure in a democracy he was quietly dismantling from within. What the galaxy did not know was that its chancellor was also Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord who had spent decades engineering the Republic's collapse and the destruction of the Jedi Order.
For a generation, that reign held. The Empire he built from the Republic's bones stretched across every system, enforced by fear and the dark side in equal measure — until the Battle of Endor ended it, and him, in a single night.
Death at Endor was not the ending. Sidious returned from the shadows of the Unknown Regions, orchestrating the rise of the First Order and bending Kylo Ren and Rey toward his design — until Rey destroyed him at Exegol for good. The design on this page draws from those Fall of the Jedi years: the era that made him Emperor.
The galaxy remembered Palpatine the politician — history had to reckon with Darth Sidious.
Buyer’s guide
Which Emperor Palpatine lightsaber should I buy?
One design, two Saber Cores — the Xenopixel V3 neopixel version suits collectors who want full blade effects and Bluetooth control, while the RGB-X baselit build is the natural first hilt for a Sith-side duelist.
Which hilt is which
Palpatine's lightsaber draws from Episode III: Revenge of the Sith — the hilt he revealed when the mask finally dropped and Darth Sidious stood in the open. One design, in silver or gold, shaped for the Sith Lord who ruled from the shadows.
Which Saber Core
RGB-X is the baselit core — a heavy-duelling choice built to take punishment, at the lowest price point. Xenopixel V3 lights the full blade, adds smooth swing and Bluetooth control, and is rated for light duelling and display. Both cores live in the same hilt design; the choice comes down to how you plan to use it.
Which suits you
Duel hard: the RGB-X baselit version is built for heavy combat and takes the kind of repeated use Palpatine himself would approve of. Display or cosplay: the Xenopixel V3 neopixel hilt delivers the full glowing-blade effect that reads across a room. Program it: the Xenopixel V3 also supports Bluetooth control and 34 pre-installed sound fonts — enough depth for a dedicated Sith-side collector.