Palpatine's first name revealed

[Metahive]

Know what? Let's do a Top-10 of goofy SW names. Here's mine, in no particular order:

1.Salacious B. Crumb
2.Bib Fortuna
3.Sio Bibble
4.Elan Sleazebaggano
5.Daultay Dofine
6.Ludo Kressh
7.Biggs Darklighter
8.Attichitchuk
9.Bollux
10.Borsk Fey'lya

[Eternal_Freedom]

Screw it, my headcanon has him called Tim now, because that;s just hilarious

[Irbis]

"I goona fookin' sheev ye' till ya get and palpitate, mate!"

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[Ralin]

I always thought Darth was just short for DARk lord of the siTH as a kid. I think Lucas made up some BS about it being Dark Father, but as the name was around before Vader was actually Luke's dad, I doubt it and I'm probably correct.

I thought that was literally what it means in Dutch?

[Borgholio]

IIRC, Vader means "father" in Dutch. Darth is just something he made up that sounds similar to "Dark".

[Borgholio]

Screw it, my headcanon has him called Tim now, because that;s just hilarious

And he will assist Luke in defeating the Killer Ewok of Caerbannog by giving him the Holy Lightsaber of Antioch.

[Havok]

If you go back through the original treatments and stories and even early drafts, Darth was just a name, and like I said, he wasn't Luke's father originally. Lucas is kinda full of shit when it come to the history of Star Wars. Or maybe he just doesn't remember. Either way, that Darth Vader ever meant "Dark Father" is bullshit in my opinion and more likely than not, and this is reflected in the later movies, Vader was just a play on Invader, not some clever play on father full of foreshadowing.

After reading all the other versions of the history of Star Wars and how it came about and the processes from the other people involved, Lucas's versions seem less and less accurate.

[cmdrjones]

Now that I think of it, "Sheev" sounds like "schief" which is German and means "crooked", "askew" or "slanted". It's used with several negative connotations in certain idioms like "Schiefe Bahn" lit. "crooked path" which means "criminal career".

I wonder if it's intentional?

Sheev Bahn Palpatine would work

[Irbis]

Now that I think of it, "Sheev" sounds like "schief" which is German and means "crooked", "askew" or "slanted". It's used with several negative connotations in certain idioms like "Schiefe Bahn" lit. "crooked path" which means "criminal career".

Sheev Bahn Palpatine would work

Actually, it sounds almost like "Scheel Bahn", meaning "suspicious passenger train"

[Guardsman Bass]

"Sheev" sounds a little . . . inelegant for someone who was Naboo nobility - compare it with "Padme Amidala". I would have preferred something longer that flowed well, or that had a mythological connection IRL. "Tiamat Palpatine" (pronounced "Tie-matt").

[Guardsman Bass]

I'll take that back. I think Cosinga II would be the best, since it helps re-enforce Palpatine's decision to dump his first name and go only by his surname.

[cmdrjones]

Now that I think of it, "Sheev" sounds like "schief" which is German and means "crooked", "askew" or "slanted". It's used with several negative connotations in certain idioms like "Schiefe Bahn" lit. "crooked path" which means "criminal career".

Sheev Bahn Palpatine would work

Actually, it sounds almost like "Scheel Bahn", meaning "suspicious passenger train"

LOL I think that's an excellent name for him:
The Emperor's name elicits in me a deep seated feeling of unease about mass transit... I think I shall walk.