>Palpatine returned by transferring his consciousness to a new clone body on the planet Exegol after his original body was killed. This process was a long-term contingency, and his spirit had to travel to Exegol after the Death Star exploded. The clone bodies were imperfect vessels that deteriorated quickly, requiring him to have many clones and continue his research into immortality.
>How do you know this?
>Somehow

Wow this is so much better good job guys

somehow... my double chin has returned

Somehow, Palpatine returned.

I missed piojo's return again...

Somehow Piojo is back

>Somehow, Ganondorf returned
>Somehow, Bowser returned
>Somehow, King K. Rool returned
>Somehow, Wesker returned
>Somehow, Dr. Robotnik returned
>Somehow, Dr. Wily returned
>Somehow, Gilgamesh returned
>Somehow, Dracula returned
>Somehow, Revolver Ocelot returned
>Somehow, Heihachi returned
>Somehow, Ansem returned
>Somehow, Diablo returned
>Somehow, Giygas returned
>Somehow, Andross returned
>Somehow, Kazuma returned
>Somehow, Medusa returned
>Somehow, the Reapers returned
>Somehow, Sylvanas Windrunner returned
>Somehow, Orochi returned
>Somehow, Sephiroth returned
>Somehow, Sigma returned
>Somehow, L-Block returned
>Somehow, Giovanni returned
>Somehow, Alexei Stukov returned
>Somehow, the Forerunners returned
>Somehow, Captain Blue returned
>Somehow, Nightmare returned
>Somehow, Captain Syrup returned
>Somehow, the Asteroids returned
>Somehow, GLaDOS returned
>Somehow, Grunty returned
>Somehow, William Afton returned
>Somehow, Dr. Nefarious returned
>Somehow, Ner’zhul returned
>Somehow, Tom Nook returned
>Somehow, M. Bison returned
>Somehow, Kazuya Mishima returned
>Somehow, Shang Tsung returned
>Somehow, the T-Virus returned
>Somehow, the Darkspawn returned
>Somehow, Waluigi returned
>Somehow, Ridley returned
>Somehow, Kraid returned with him
>Somehow, Yellow Fever returned
>Somehow, Dr. Cortex returned
>Somehow, Asriel returned
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>Somehow, Sarevok returned
>Somehow, Dahlia Hawthorne returned
>Somehow, Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde returned
>Somehow, King Dedede returned
>Somehow, Frank Fontaine returned
>Somehow, Vergil returned
>Somehow, Junko Enoshima returned
Why is it fine when video games do it?

Somehow... inflation returned

>>509540651
*sigh* Somehow, Reagonomics has returned

>>713171995
Somehow, the nigress returned.

>>211683950
Somehow. Lightsaber returned.