If you're on Android, let me tell you about custom icons.
My favourite is definitely Whicons, but there's tons more out there.
Also you have to make sure your launcher supports it. Also this is sort of available on the latest iOS, but only through Siri shortcuts which seem like a bit of a hassle to me.
Ah ha! Good catch!
The 1995 "Power of the Force" line has an Emperor Palpatine action figure. This would have been four years before the first prequel came out.
The original Kenner action figure from 1983 calls him simply "The Emperor".