The 3rd one rules. It's hard to do a good gravely voice, and you got it really nicely. The volume was set very low, which made this pretty nice audition hard to hear. It may just be a problem on my end, though. Some notes on the character: sometimes he's a pure cartoon villain, which you portrayed well in the 3rd take; other times he's hatable because he's a sarcastic ass who doesn't care about anyone. He's dismissive and careless, and very powerful at the same time. do you think you could re-record it with those notes in mind? I think you hit on something with the third take and, emperor or not, it's definitely fun!