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[Star Wars] How much did everyone knew about Emperor Palpatine's powers?

How much did the citizens of the Empire know? And how much did Imperial officers know?
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He wouldn't use his powers, much less in public. And if he did use them, there wouldn't be any witnesses. This is a quote from Tarkin, who was very close to Palpatine before and after the Clone Wars:

>There were many stories about what had occurred that day in the chancellor’s office. The official explanation was that members of the Jedi Order had turned up to arrest Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and a ferocious duel had ensued. The matter of precisely how the Jedi had been killed or the Emperor’s face deformed had never been settled to everyone’s satisfaction, and so Tarkin had his private thoughts about the Emperor, as well. That he and Vader were kindred spirits suggested that both of them might be Sith.

This suggests very, very few people knew about The Emperor being a Sith. None of the citizens, and very, very few officers would have some suspicions. about it. Maybe the ruling council knew.