So, after a certain point, the Emperor starts to limit his public appearances, for various reasons. After that, he still makes edicts, and enforces his will, sometimes even with Storm Troopers, or Darth Vader, but who would be his "public address" face? I have an NPC that caught the Emperor's eye, and is called to meet him; a great honor, to said NPC, but the Emperor, for all his power, must still like positive PR, and I want the people, both loyal, and Rebel, to see a broadcast where this man is publicly congratulated for his actions against the Rebellion, to inspire the citizenry, and sew fear in the Rebels. Problem is, I don' know if Palpatine would break his media absence to do this, personally, or if he'd have some other person, his "public speaking" face, do it for him, and whom Palpatine would put in place to address the people, in his place, while the reclusive ruler "deals with more critical matters"? I usually know my old Star Wars great, but I can' think of who would do this, in the Emperor's absence. Any ideas would be great!

Probably one of the moffs or high-ranking military officers. Or maybe an ex-senator who was an Imperial lackey. Someone who finds it easy to skew info on public opinion and spew propaganda. Hey, spew and skew ...those would be awesome nicknames for like a team of two propagandists

25 minutes ago, awayputurwpn said:

Probably one of the moffs or high-ranking military officers. Or maybe an ex-senator who was an Imperial lackey. Someone who finds it easy to skew info on public opinion and spew propaganda. Hey, spew and skew ...those would be awesome nicknames for like a team of two propagandists

Well, the NPC, and his team, are already the pet project of a Moff, and it might seem a bit less sincere to have her do it, when they already see her regularly. Still, the Moffs often compete, and she might have enemies, so I could see the Emperor getting another Moff, who isn't on good terms with her, just to keep them at each other's throats. I just wasn't sure if there was a specific, "official" man who frequently appeared on Holonet broadcasts, to dictate the Emperor's "reforms" to the people, as things happen; I like to think I know most of the names, but then people remind me how many of those "no longer matter", or what not. Thanks, though.

I've always had it in my head that the Emperor pops out of the palace every Empire Day, says a speech, hands out some metals, and leaves. He holds special press conferences (All Imperial controlled outlets of course) every now and then, maybe. He tends to have other people like a Moff, a random General or Admiral, or someone from COMPNOR do it for him.

Vader, of course, never takes questions, and is only present at public events when Uncle Sheev says so. Occasionally has to do a thing as Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military. Never enjoys any of it.

18 minutes ago, Dayham said:

I've always had it in my head that the Emperor pops out of the palace every Empire Day, says a speech, hands out some metals, and leaves. He holds special press conferences (All Imperial controlled outlets of course) every now and then, maybe. He tends to have other people like a Moff, a random General or Admiral, or someone from COMPNOR do it for him.

Vader, of course, never takes questions, and is only present at public events when Uncle Sheev says so. Occasionally has to do a thing as Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military. Never enjoys any of it.

That could work; I wasn't sure if the Emperor liked showing someone who "has the authority to speak for him" publicly, and who that would be, but I suppose there could be someone. As for his own appearances, in Saga Edition, one of the campaign books illustrates an elderly body-double, who the party can go after, so it stands to reason Palpatine could have stand-ins, and maintain a public presence, even use the Force to puppet the poor bastard, if need be.

Mas Amedda, as shown in the second Vader comic serie and in the Aftermath novels, is the most likely candidat for being the emperor's voice I think.

1 hour ago, vilainn6 said:

Mas Amedda, as shown in the second Vader comic serie and in the Aftermath novels, is the most likely candidat for being the emperor's voice I think.

@vilainn6 nailed it. Mas Amedda was Palpatine's primary "public" face. In particular, he was the Emperor's Grand Vizier .

6 hours ago, vilainn6 said:

Mas Amedda, as shown in the second Vader comic serie and in the Aftermath novels, is the most likely candidat for being the emperor's voice I think.

How did I miss Mas Amanda? Nice catch, he's perfect for that kind of thing!

So when I first saw this topic I thought this was going to be a debate about Ian McDiarmid vs Sam Witwer vs Tim Curry.

1 hour ago, kaosoe said:

So when I first saw this topic I thought this was going to be a debate about Ian McDiarmid vs Sam Witwer vs Tim Curry.

No debate. Ian McDiarmid all the way. Tim Curry is just too unique, and while Sam does a good impression, it's always better to go with the original whenever possible.

2 minutes ago, Donovan Morningfire said:

No debate. Ian McDiarmid all the way. Tim Curry is just too unique, and while Sam does a good impression, it's always better to go with the original whenever possible.

Yep, Ian McDiarmid wins; one of those little Special Edition changes I'm actually really glad the did, in ESB, even though, in 1980, I guess the other voice was fine (the effect was creepy).

I can see where the "what's he talking about here?" could come up, from my naming choice, apologies.