Darth Sidious's group in the Star Wars universe primarily consists of the Sith Order, of which he is the Dark Lord. He was instrumental in secretly restoring the Sith and working to destroy the Jedi Order. Sidious operated through a complex web of political manipulation as Senator and then Emperor Palpatine, controlling the Galactic Republic, later transformed into the Galactic Empire under his rule. Key components of his group include:
- Sith Apprentices: Darth Maul, Count Dooku (Darth Tyranus), and Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) were his known Sith apprentices.
- The Separatist Alliance: Secretly orchestrated by Sidious to create conflict during the Clone Wars.
- The Galactic Empire's Sith-led secret groups: The Inquisitorius, a group of Sith-aligned Force users called Inquisitors, tasked with hunting down surviving Jedi.
- Sith Troopers and the Final Order forces, who emerged later as part of his secret military forces in the Unknown Regions to maintain his power and legacy.
Sidious's influence extended throughout the Star Wars saga, culminating in attempts to regain power through dark arts and manipulation even after apparent death, working behind the scenes via agents like Snoke and targeting new apprentices, including Rey and Ben Solo (Kylo Ren).
