A Tour Through Emperor Palpatine's Throne Tower
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Ever wondered what the rest of Emperor Palpatine's tower from Return of the Jedi looks like? Take a virtual tour through his tower!
This animation is based on screenshots from the film as well as the cross sections drawings.
It's cool how it looks a lot like the jedi council tower
There’s a lot of really cool intentional design references in the prequels tied to the OT. I especially like the rots Anakin vs Dooku duel being a reference to Luke vs Vader in rotj and Anakin’s choice to betray Mace being a reference to Vader choosing to save Luke.
@gabethebabe3337 Yeah, I do love how they do that it's pretty cool
@@gabethebabe3337 As George Lucas said "It's like poetry, it rhymes".
@@corvus2327 Or maybe he actually kinda liked the Jedi Architecture, despite that he was a Sith.
@molanohouse I think it's more do with that Papa Palps turned the Jedi temple into his palace on Coruscant because it's built on top of an ancient Sith temple.
TIL the Emperor of the Galaxy sleeps in a children's bed with no space for a lover, and does not go to the toilet. Or does he just drop one down the reactor shaft?
What a miserable life.
Head cannon!😂
gives new meaning to a long-drop toilet!
Fairly certain he didn't live there, it was more of a hotel type thing, he only slept there when he needed to supervise the death star.
I guess he just holds it in and goes down the elevator to a communal startrooper's bathroom?
@@rodrigocoockiemonster4460 You don't want to get caught next to Palps at the urinals
@@darrenoleary5952 or he can use Force Push
So the most hilarious thing I find about the "throne room" is that its just a modified Mooring Tower for Star Destroyers to dock hastily converted, either because the Death Star 2 had no accommodations for the emperor at that point or he demanded a room on the pole and the construction crews had only day to redesign the tower. I'm guessing its why is has all those capped off industrial pipes and that pit straight down to the reactor (I'm guessing for waste removal).
Its so funny to think return of the jedi final act takes place in the equivalent of an airport's sky bridge.
I read the Star Wars Technical Journal a lot as a kid. I don't know if it's still considered canon, but it said Death Star I had an identical tower that was never used.
This actually makes the most sense.
They could have made a dedicated palace structure but they didn’t. And how many years did Palpatine have to inform he wanted a royal command structure in the Death Star.
I always wondered how the hell they had a such a nice view of the battle.
A lot of stairs for an old Emperor.
And no bathroom?
@@totemworlds The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be...Unsanitary.
Long way up & a lot quicker way down
Force Knees
@@totemworldswhat do you think that giant dangerous bottomless shaft is for?
"My Lord"
"Stormtrooper"
"My Lord!"
@@mehistaimsaar1323”Stormtrooper”
@@phazeglue401 My Lord
@@jordanesagarra3615Storm trooper
@@vermontmike9800 My lord.
I'm amazed no rebel ship tried taking pot shots at a highly exposed throne room.
I suppose there's so many windows no one knows where it is.
It’s probably has powerful shielding protecting it, and also has more turrets than any other region of the Death Star.
The rebels probably didn't think anyone could be so stupid as to stick the one most important person in the empire at the top of a long spire like an olive on a cocktail skewer. If anyone had seen that ventilation shaft on the MkI, they probably wouldn't have guessed it led directly to the reactor core either
I don't think it was the only tower on the deathstar
@@GoobNation Oh you are saying they played a game of "Guess which tower the emperor is in"? Firstly, security by obscurity is no security, and secondly, is your idea supported anywhere in the source material? It does say the tower is at the north pole, doesn't it? And once you've wrapped your head around the fact that the emperor is stupid enough to sit in a giant paper target outside the protective shell of the station, it doesn't take a great mental effort to guess he will be in a prominent spot. Know the man, know the method.
I love that LEGO Star Wars nailed the meeting chamber, a place not shown in the movie but in the cross-sections books
Me too. That game was my childhood.
"Your majesty, hum, my emperor, could you just explain to me again why your throne room needs to be directly connected to the reactor core? Please, I'm not questioning your intelligence or anyt..." (Imperial engineer right before being choked to death, probably)
"I like the warm breeze from the reactor core. I'm an old man and these bones get chilly very easily."
Never thot about that tell now
it isn't connected to the reactor common misconception the explosion we see is all the energy from plaps forces power/lighting getting released as he died
@@lordparrot-rq5mw Died from what? Something down there had to kill him. And insane Imperial engineering would totally have a shaft going all the way to the reactor core.
No speak-o minimum wage-o
Always loved the crosssection books. Awesome to see it brought to life!
Ah, the world's most pointless catwalk that goes nowhere.
No bathroom, but even worse, when you went out the airlock at the end of the video, you created one hell of an explosive decompression throughout the whole 100 stories of the tower.
Someone is gonna get fired.😮
@@pauljensen5699 woopsie
@@_TheSpaceBar 😅
they don't open that door except when the Death Star is landed on a planet.. i guess.
And was that the constellation Orion directly ahead!?
@@tohopesyou can't land the DS1 or 2 on a planetary surface.
Say whatever you want about palps, but he had atleast good taste in interior decoration.
What? It’s awful.
If I was the most powerful dude in the galaxy it would have richer abd more comfortable appointments.
@@calvinnickel9995it looks fine, you’re just an idiot
Had no idea all these years, the Emperor’s throne room was that boring ^^;
Great animation!
The costume parties were amazing though. Strobe lights, music by DJ John, amazing acoustics and effects, the works!
I would imagine the red room hosting all of the Emperor's dinner parties.
And Vader getting a special straw for his drink
emergency induction port
The throne room seemed bigger in return of the jedi.
Massively bigger. The fight between Vader and Luke wouldn't have taken place if it was in the tower in this video.
@@zombieshoot4318 My thought also, way to small.
If you look at the specific location where the fight takes place it’s pretty accurately scaled. The other 3 sections definitely look smaller though.
I like that the tower’s absurd dangerousness could be in part due to, in whichever canon you prefer, Palpatine has cloning operations underway, and can use the force to transfer his conscious to a clone. It’s like an arrogant expression that he can cheat death. Or that building an empire was just his first achievement and it was a means to accomplish his next.
I never realized that the throne room was in a tower. I thought one end of it just happened to be facing outwards
It looks like Star Wars characters don't need to eat, go the bathroom, shower, or change clothes. I mean, they never seem to change outfits, so I guess the don't need a closest. A washing machine would be nice though. Except for the one table scene in The Phantom Menace, I don't think I remember anyone cooking or eating - must be nice.
At least Aunt Buru could cook in good Ol Tattoine.
Aww, the Emperors a traditional storybook Evil Wizard at heart; he's got a massive moon sized engine of planetary destruction but he still can't resist having a Dark Tower on it somewhere.
Old habits die hard and the oldest habits die hardest of all, even if they DO come with one of those new fangled Superlaser thingies.
Dude this style/ genre of virtual tours of Star Wars locations is absolutely genius and idk why no one has ever come up with it. Make more .
The hole down the reactor is a nice touch...not like anyone could falll/be thrown down it
3:16 Love the touch of the Darth Plagueis statue 🙂
It's a good job Sith Lords don't need to use the toilet.
@@hartoz they sith their pants
@@_TheSpaceBar that is a good one 😂😂
Why do you think they call it a throne? It has a back tube.
imagine the elevator ride up the tower. how many minutes of elevator music and awkward shuffles
The most heavily shielded part of the DS2. This was an awesome video that actually adds to the experience of watching Return of the Jedi instead of detracting from it. Very nice work, subscribed. 💯👏👏👏
@@21stcenturymouse42 thanks! I have plans to make more of these :)
@@_TheSpaceBar please do, when that tower opened up to reveal the inside I was hooked before the tour even began.
Subbed!! Please do more videos like this! I’d love one for all the other buildings and ships in the complete cross sections book. One for Yavin IV Massassi base would be amazing.
@@emilianomartorell3587 thanks! I will be doing more! I'm currently working on one for the Executor bridge, but I don’t know when it will be out yet. These take a lot of time.
I'm open for suggestions for other places and ships as well
@@_TheSpaceBar nice! Are you doing just the bridge or the entire command tower?
@@_TheSpaceBarDo the Jedi Temple.
really... no bathroom? no shower? not even a closet? He must have been hella funky
The dark side of the force is a pathway to many aromas some consider to be, unnatural
This is so incredible. I've always loved those cross section books but to see it in 3D is thrilling. I really hope you find the time to make more.
it would be funny if at the end you could see the two royal guards get sucked out into space when airlock doors open
Like everyone says, no toilet (how can you call it the Throne Tower and forget the most important throne!), no shower, no place to even wash hands or brush teeth. Also, no closet for spare robes.
As much as I dislike The Rise of Skywalker, if that extra vault they put in also had a toilet, sink, closet, and shower then I say that's the new canon. I don't want to be thinking of the smells that Luke had to put up with.
His throne has a built in back tube and privacy forefield.
The emperor said it himself best, the dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
That's a lot of stairs for Papa Palpatine to deal with.
Still, better than the escalator with a high chance of meeting dozens of Stormtroopers saluting and an occasional droid.
Wait wait wait, where's the super secret mirror room which was right off camera in the film the whole time? You know the one, it has the evil mcguffing in it.
This was gonna be my comment
Awesome video! Would love to see one of the full interior of a Venator. Love that ship. Keep up the good work!
This is so well made
sound effects and everything
great job
How about a tour of the imperial palace from legends?
@@bman3794 I have some others planned and these take a lot of time, but I might look into it!
That is where palpatine converted the Jedi temple into his palace, right? Converted part of it into his own private museum as well I think. Also completely altered the architecture to make it barely recognizable as the temple I think.
@@jayburn00 in Disney canon he converted the Jedi temple into the imperial palace. In legends he rebuilt the republican presidential palace into the imperial palace. They are different.
@@bman3794 ok, that is why I got it confused lol.
@@jayburn00 at the end of ROTJ:SE, you see the Jedi Temple in the background of the Coruscant scene.
I love videos like this! I always was curious what was inside Palpatine’s Tower.
More videos like this please!! Liked and Subscribed!!!
Y'know, it had _never_ clicked for me until many years later that this tower we see in the establishing shot was the actual place where the subsequent action was taking place. I always though that this was just a random greeble on the surface and the actual throne room was somewhere else 🙂
Didn’t know about the sleeping chamber good vid!
That's a long ass elevator ride.
Even a longer way to the reactor.. For some reason it has a free fall directly into it
bro what!!! :p that whole giant Death Star and the emperor lives in this LOLL not to mention his royal palace at Jedi temple
Two things. Where’s the artifact room that housed the holocron/wayfinder? And boy, the emperor got railings while the rest of the Death Star is a workman’s comp nightmare. Great job!!
You would be able to see the Death Star for literally 100s of miles. Even from that height
Now that is crazy I always wanted to see the other areas of the emperor rooms to bad we didn’t see it in return of the Jedi.
I really enjoyed this…. I’ve often wondered about how it might be laid out and this ticked the boxes. I’d love to see something similar inside other ships…. Like a sandcrawler or an AT-AT.
Where is the secret compartment?...The compartment Rey discovered in Episode IX in the Throne Room?
@@VelaSebastian this is based on the appearance in RotJ. The layout in TRoS is inconsistent with the VI layout, so I chose not to include it.
MAMMA MIA!!!! Bellissimo!!! Sei davvero Tanti bravo!!
After all these years still no explanation of what that blue thing was that palpatine fell into that made him explode
I always assumed it was a shaft that led down to the main reactor core. Before you say how impractical & stupid that is, remember this IS The Empire we’re talking about. They’re not exactly known for practicality or safety regulations when it comes to the construction of shit like this. I’m shocked there was even a handrail that he had to be thrown over.
This is fantastic work. I’m sure Lucas had an idea about all of this but they couldn’t build it, of course - they had to keep costs down because he’s an ““independent filmmaker.”” You definitely put more thought into this than Lucasfilm at the time. Anyone else hear the holomap music from Mass Effect when you see the display? 🤣
This is supposed to be his headquarters? I thought this was just his brooding tower where he can sit and stare off into space while plotting his next move without having anyone around to disturb his thoughts. I would've thought his actual living and working area would be more practical.
No bathroom? No kitchen? What, does he have to take a long elevator down when he has to take a shit?
Imagine being an imperial guard who can hardly see very well and you gotta Manoeuvre over and past so many areas with zero guard rail
This video is absolutely incredible and captivating. Thank you. New sub!
Well in less than 4 minutes you've done Star Wars better than Disney have in 12 years.
Indeed.
Must suck having to take the turbo lift down to the bathroom every time , should have included an ensuite in the tower 😂
Very cool
Resistance: So I'm guessing the emperor is, what? in the fortified center of that planet sized death star? I mean where else would the leader of the empire be kept on the galaxy's giant death laser/ Military base Bullseye?
R2d2: Uhh no.
Resistence: No? Then where the hell is he?
R2d2: Hes there....in the tower."
Resistence: What seriously? They put the emperor, most important man in the galaxy, leader of the sith, at the top of a thousand foot spire, that if I'm not mistaken is most just glass, on the very top of the deathstar?
R2d2: uhh, y-yeah, yeah I believe so. What it says in the schematics."
Resistence: "I mean I thought this was gonna be a slug fest to get at him but, I mean...he's RIGHT THERE!
R2D2: I know.
Resistence: Its like he's dangling on a fishing line.
R2d2: I-I know.I'm at a loss.
Resistence: I mean does the empire want us to kill him. I was thinking we might have to lightspeed a few cruisers into the fucking thing to even get close, but honestly...1 or 2 blaster shots oughta do it.
Admiral Ackbar: Suppose its a trap?
Resistance: I mean...possible but how? We could hit that from a distance with the shield down I mean, Is there some kind of armada of cannons or a cloud of fighters surrounding the tower to cut through?
R2D2: Uh , amazing uh no.... the tower isn't even independently shielded, No weapons on it at all.
Resistence: Your shitting me? Why.... why don't we just....'Snaps finger' I got it.
12 HOURS LATER...
Emperor: "Your fleet is lost...your friends on the moon will soon be dead and you-" Intercom beeps "What is it, I'm in the middle of my second monologue."
Intercom: "Sir the shield is down and the rebel fleet have stopped attacking and seem to be repositioning."
Emperor: Repositioning? Where?!
Vader's sithy sense is tingling: Luke... we should probably leave this room... immediately.
Emperor looks up: to see 100 ships surrounding the tower.
Emperor: "...damn it. "
Kaboom!
This was more engaging script than expected, a surprise to be sure
Well at least now we know that the two Royal guards had somewhere to go when they left. Also... WHY would there have been a seemingly bottomless chasm near the entrance? What would have possibly been the reason for that insane safety hazard? Many believe it went straight to the main reactor... again... WHY?
@@dalastar3 no better place for a supervillain to have his throne
Maybe it was the cheapest way to do ventilation.
I like to imagine that the general lack of OSHA in the Empire is just the imperial engineering core trying to assassinate the high command with plausible deniability.
radiation is a great way to keep the air clean of viruses.
"We have a big hole to the reactor, is radiation a concern?"
"Moff Dyatlov only reports 3.6 roentgen, not great not terrible."
Your intro and videos are extremely high quality and deserve a lot of praise. Awesome stuff!
There is a book by DK called Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy that depicted the throne room just like in this video
Well, it doesn't show Rey's misterious magical pathfinder's (or whatever the name for that thing was) impossible room. That's because it can never be where they showed in the movie.
Poor old Palpatine. Has to take a long elevator ride whenever he want to take a shower or has to poop.
Love this! I actually started modelling Palp’s throne room in 3D years ago back when I briefly entertained a career in digital animation. Never got far with that project, so it’s awesome to see a completed version, especially one that looks so great. Would love to see your take on Cloud City, the Rebel base on Hoth and Jabba’s palace, if you’re looking for ideas. Awesome work! ❤
Thanks! I have plans for more, so all ideas are welcome!
Very nicely done!
How many villains live in towers? Let's see, there's the Emperor of course, and Saruman, Sauron, the Titans, and...
so this is on the biggest, most important space station/ship of the empire, and for the most important person and this is all the living space they have for him? they could have easily made a kilometer wide mansion or something
You’d have to admire his bladder / bowel control as them facilities seems to be missing.
The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be unnatural
One thing I've wondered for some time is why the window behind it is shaped like it is. Sure, it's round, but it's the mullions that are shaped that pattern
No bathroom or toilets ?
the exposed shaft with inward sloping guard rails looks a tad hazardous.
Lot of good those guard rails did
Within a second of seeing this I was already imaging a military planner: one guy in a small craft with minimum power drift near the tower. Pilot space walks/floats/drifts to the window where the emperor is and attaches an explosive device outside. Kinda like what they used to do to British warships by swimming underneath and attaching a mine while in the harbour.
This is awesome the only thing forgotten is the secret vault on the emporers left handnside while seated in the throne room.
Sweet! Other than the Throne Room, it's a pity we didn't get to see these rooms utilized in Return of the Jedi.
I would have gone with wraparound windows myself. Think of the view while sitting on the pot or taking a shower!
Pretty neat!
All things considered, Emperor Palpatine is rather modest in his attire. He just wears a simple black robe, and even the throne room on the Death Star II is rather utilitarian.
He probably drops his deuces down the shaft. But sometimes levitates them and slaps Vader's lenses with the dookie ("Nooooooooo!") or if his ANGUH got the best of him, Vader's air intake grill.
You just earned another subscriber! Amazing work!!!
Awesome
'Turbolifts'? 🤔 Doesn't that term come from ... a certain other franchise? 🤔🌟
There's no toilet up there. So, I guess that if you want to go, you either go in a corner, or take a lift a hundred stories down, and begin your search for one.
Wait. Palpatine has the Sankara Stones? 2:44
In the grand scheme of a station the size of a small moon a 100 story tower would stick out as obviously as you think. Factor in getting shot at by defense cannons and/or any star destroyers or cruisers in the vicinity and also guess whether the emperor was currently in the tower and it isn’t nearly as much of a target as you would think
Well this adds more fuel to the fire on how badly they screwed up rise of skywalker. They added a whole new area that never existed when Rey is retrieving the way finder
Absolutely amazing video.
Brilliant thank you
More of these please!
I always thought the "emperor's thrown room" was nothing more than a spot the emperor chose to confront and turn Luke to the darkside. It's too utilitarian to be his official residence. That was also one of my issues with Rise of Skywalker.
Love these kinds of vids...Nicely done!
Haunting...
Iunno. Feels like a real downgrade compared to that spacious office on Coruscant with a view of the city. I mean, how often is he even gonna use this anyway? I'd say this might be a case of architects promising a luxury apartment to sell the thing only to scale back.
I would've tidied up if I knew I'd be having guess!
Wow tis was awsome
You just know there was a stuffed teddy(Wampa)bear tucked into the bed.
Interesting. Seems much less spacious that it did in the movies. Less roomy than you would think the most powerful being in the galaxy would like.
if you ever feel useless just know the EMPEROR has personal guards lol
Awesome job
"Somehow the Emperor's Throne Room returned.".......
His sleeping chamber is kinda creepy...
Palps kreps his stuffed loth-cats in his bedroom on Coruscant
But where is the McGuffin storage?
Goooood gooood the force is strong with You.