Don't be silly Tak. Dark side?
He's the Supreme Chancellor, there's no WAY he could have anything to do with all that nonsense.
After all, he may be slowly gaining control of the entire republic, and he does kinda give everybody the creeps, but all that is dismissable.
Whoa, they make dark chocolate oreos now? cool!
Palps is way into the Darkside (or Oreos) when he eats them to fast, it is like he is surrounded by a cloud of darkness...strange