Hasbro sent out this amazing page-a-day Star Wars calendar to help us countdown to the release of new Star Wars: The Force Awakens product on “Force Friday” on September 4th.

Today we are a mere 24 days away from Force Friday and the toys of the day is the old Phantom Menace himself, Emperor Palpatine.   Today is actor Ian McDiarmid’s birthday, so in celebration make sure you hug your local evil galactic overlord today.