Did the Emperor die when Darth Vader threw him?

Palpatine was seemingly killed in the third act of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, with Darth Vader being redeemed shortly before his death. So the falling, dying Emperor called on all the dark power of the Force to thrust his consciousness far, far away, to a secret place he had been preparing.

How did the emperor survive the Death Star?

In fact, he didn’t so much “survive” as he did simply transfer his consciousness into a clone of himself. While the Sith Lord managed to transfer his consciousness to a clone of his own body after his death, the vessel proved too weak to contain him, and so Palpatine continued creating more clones and strand-casts.

Why didn’t Vader kill Palpatine on Mustafar?

The novel explained that, had Vader killed Obi-Wan on Mustafar, he would have tried to kill Palpatine too, but given how badly wounded he was after the duel, his power wasn’t the same and he was weak, both physically and mentally. In canon, Vader was more skilled in lightsaber combat than the Emperor, but not in Force power.

How did Palpatine survive Return of the Jedi?

Palpatine’s resurrection was a bit of a head scratcher, and now we know exactly how he managed to survive that fall in Return of the Jedi. Palpatine was seemingly killed in the third act of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, with Darth Vader being redeemed shortly before his death.

Did Palpatine survive in the Dark Empire?

So the answer to your question is yes, Palpatine survived (Or his consciousness did, anyway – that’s a much bigger philosophical question I don’t want to get into). At least he did until December 21, 20122. With the recent shake-up in the Star Wars EU, Dark Empireis no longer canon.

Could Darth Vader have killed the Emperor?

Star Wars Legends, specifically the novel Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, explained that even though Vader was capable of killing the Emperor, he wasn’t in good psychological condition to do so.