Sithisis

"Sithisis" is a fourteen-page wordless Legends comic story created by Derek Thompson and published in the 2005 graphic novel anthology Star Wars: Visionaries. The comic portrays the Dark Lord Darth Sidious conducting a Sith ritual in his lair that begins with him consuming a worm. The Sith Lord then perceives several characters, including Padmé Amidala, Yoda, and Anakin Skywalker, after which a giant worm emerges from Sidious's crystal and devours him whole. The worm then disintegrates and Sidious emerges, having transformed into his persona as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.

Thompson, a concept artist who worked on the film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, wanted to portray a glimpse behind Palpatine's secret life. He had a telephone conversation with Ian McDiarmid, the actor who portrayed the character in the live-action Star Wars films, prior to working on the comic. At the time of its release, Holocron continuity database keeper Leland Chee stated that the story was considered possibly canon, depending on the reader's perspective.

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