Never understood the disdain for “Sheev”. It’s no dumber or better than 80% of other Star Wars names. Certainly not as bad as the last couple decades of ridiculous Darth names.
I didn’t say it was worse than “Dooku” or “Grievous” but “there was dumber stuff in the prequels” isn’t exactly the best defense. Point is Palpatine is a character who doesn’t even need a name other than “Palpatine.” “Sheev” just takes away from his badassness.
What about Darth Plagueis the Obscure John Milton Reference?
The tragedy of Darth Plagueis added to the lore and laid the foundations for a great novel which would fix numerous problems with the Prequels.