



Thankfully, the film's Visual Dictionary is here to provide a few answers. When Star Wars fans finally saw the film, we got to see exactly what that plan was and how the once-dead Emperor wanted it all to unfold, but there were still lingering questions, particularly about that massive fleet of Star Destroyers he'd managed to marshal. Though much of the plot of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was kept secret right up until the opening crawl, one thing the film's marketing put out in the open almost from the beginning was that Emperor Palpatine was back, and he had a gigantic plan for some kind of final victory.
