It was our very first question on our list of unanswered mysteries from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: “How Did the Emperor Come Back to Life?”
Apparently, the fuller answer to this question is finally revealed in Rae Carson’s novelization for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which was unveiled at this weekend’s C2E2 convention in Chicago.
The liquid flowing into the living nightmare before him was fighting a losing battle to sustain the Emperor’s putrid flesh.
The novelization of Rise of Skywalker is officially due in stores on March 17 as well.