How long did Palpatine and Vader rule?

Palpatine rules the galaxy for over two decades before Vader betrays and kills him to save his son, Luke Skywalker.

Was Obi Wan stronger than Vader?

But Vader has always been stronger than Obi Wan. During their first fight on Mustafar Dark Side Anakin was immensely more powerful than Obi Wan. In fact just about every source from or about that time puts Knightfall Vader on the level of Yoda and Sidious. “Darth Vader will become more powerful than either of us!”

Is Darth Sidious stronger than Darth Vader?

Pretty sure in Lords of the Sith Sidious performs evenly or better than Vader against their common opponents, and Vader muses that Sidious hadn’t shown his true power. That should safely contradict the sourcebook which may not even be ranking them in a strict order. Who the hell voted for Vader? Show yourself heretic!

Who is Darth Sidious in Star Wars?

Darth Sidious, a Force-sensitive human male, was the Dark Lord of the Sith and Galactic Emperor who ruled the galaxy from the fall of the Galactic Republic to the rise of the Galactic Empire. Rising to power in the Galactic Senate as Senator Sheev Palpatine, he was elected to the office of Supreme Chancellor and,…

How is Vader portrayed throughout the Star Wars universe?

Throughout EU, Vader is portrayed as this unstoppable killing machine who kills without thought or remorse. There is an ongoing drama of Vader plotting against Palpatine from the get-go, but it seems that in order for Vader to survive, he must remain subservient to Palpatine unless it’s highly likely that Palpatine can be overthrown.

How powerful is Palpatine compared to Darth Vader?

Palpatine holds the power over Vader; Vader wants to overthrow him but is very careful and cunning about doing so. Vader, by all accounts, is an instrument of death, and has dueled with highly skilled Jedi (and possibly Sith) masters.