Final Fantasy Movie

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Originally posted by A Black Falcon
Stereotypical evil geniuses do not succeed in their goal... he did, and for several decades ruled the galaxy... until he was brought down by some Ewoks and the betrayal of his apprentice...

Then I'd say he ultimately failed in his goals. Miserably, I might add... how many evil emperors have fallen to the wiles of teddy bears?

I do not argue that Palpo was a bad guy who saw more success than most generic evil characters, but I still fail to see what reasons he had to take over the Galaxy by overthrowing the Republic, except for his own personal lust for power, and that's about as generic a reason as any two bit evil genius has ever had. He was just bad for the sake of being bad, and had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Nothing he did served any purposes except his own. Thus, he is a two-dimensional character.