Thread:Red Chevalier/@comment-24097388-20200126015727/@comment-24439896-20200126050009

Again, the meta stuff is separate from the actual mechanics of the story. The way the film is crafted is a separate entity from the laws presented in the plot. And this story has introduced mechanics that make Palpatine's death at the end impossible to confirm with the information presented in the film. If a subsequent canon source confirms Palpatine indeed did die for good then it can be changed to "Deceased", but until then, we cannot reasonably state Palpatine is dead for good based on the film's ending.

Dark Empire also brought Palpatine back, yes, but when they killed him again they also made sure to show his spirit being vanquished as well. They gave confirmation that he was truly gone for good.

I sympathize with you for not wanting the ending of ROTJ to be undone, and for Anakin's sacrifice to be rendered pointless in the long run. You are completely correct when you state that Palpatine was only in the movie to be "just there". However, as Disney owns the franchise, we have to go on the information presented in the "canon" films, or at least what Disney pronounces to be canon. And in TROS, Palpatine is never reasonably demonstrated to be gone for good. As I stated above, if there is confirmation from a "canon" source such as a visual dictionary it can be changed back to "Deceased", but unless we have confirmation we cannot reasonably mark him as anything more than "Presumed".