Somehow Palpatine Returned - Every Mario Game

Honestly, if they are just going to keep milking Star Wars I hope Palpatine just becomes the Bowser of the entire franchise. Until eventually him and Luke Skywalker are playing Tennis together and doing Pod Races.

At least the Mario series doesn’t take itself seriously, as nobody cares how bowser survives after dying in lava and then coming back literally the next day like nothing happened and is now going go-karting with his arch nemesis