For example, opponent plays Anger and resolves a Palpatine character dice showing ranged damage. What happens regarding the ability on the Palpatine card?

Palpatine's game text says when YOU resolve a die. So I would think You wouldn't be able to trigger palpatine's ability when Your opponent resolves a die for You..

16 minutes ago, Rubenito88 said:

Palpatine's game text says when YOU resolve a die. So I would think You wouldn't be able to trigger palpatine's ability when Your opponent resolves a die for You..

Yes, except this card allows you to resolve Palpatines die as if it were your own, which means you would also theoretically get any powers connected to said character

32 minutes ago, MandoBard said:

Yes, except this card allows you to resolve Palpatines die as if it were your own, which means you would also theoretically get any powers connected to said character

But his dice are not listed as having an inherent dice ability (pg 17 RRG). So even if the dice were resolved as your own, the card is not and the card is the where the"force an opponent to deal 2 damage to their characters, distributed as they wish" comes from. Resolving the dice would not give you his abilities (unless it were a special, which this is not).

The same as would happen if he had a Lightsaber Upgrade attached.

Palpatines effect only triggers when you use Palpatine's dice. Not when "You resolve a dice".

Yep. You resolve the die as if it were your own die and not Sheev's. Only Sheev does the damage when he resolves his own dice.

After you resolve this die. That's the key wording. The card says, as if. They made sure to make it clear.