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I´ll just throw in that Mace doesn´t defeat the emperor.

Palpatine let´s himself be defeated in order to goat Anakin into striking Mace down for "Betraying the LAAAW" (last part said in best Sylvester Stallone style)

I highly doubt that the dark lord of the sith would intentionally lose like that. He wouldn't have noticed Anakin was coming in that intense lightsaber battle with Windu. To let yourself get disfigured that badly by your own lightning as a ruse? I doubt it. He was going to lose to Windu until Anakin saved him.

Look at Palpatine´s smile when Anakin interferes.

He also let´s Luke strike at him in Return of the Jedi, fully aware that Vader will stop him.

Also: do you think a guy litterally screaming "UNLIMITED POWER" cares much about his looks? He is completely taken by the dark side.

EDIT: quick google search http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarsglossaryandfaq/a/Star-Wars-Faq-Did-Palpatine-Throw-The-Fight-Against-Windu.htm

I´ll just throw in that Mace doesn´t defeat the emperor.

Palpatine let´s himself be defeated in order to goat Anakin into striking Mace down for "Betraying the LAAAW" (last part said in best Sylvester Stallone style)

I highly doubt that the dark lord of the sith would intentionally lose like that. He wouldn't have noticed Anakin was coming in that intense lightsaber battle with Windu. To let yourself get disfigured that badly by your own lightning as a ruse? I doubt it. He was going to lose to Windu until Anakin saved him.

Look at Palpatine´s smile when Anakin interferes.

He also let´s Luke strike at him in Return of the Jedi, fully aware that Vader will stop him.

Also: do you think a guy litterally screaming "UNLIMITED POWER" cares much about his looks? He is completely taken by the dark side.

EDIT: quick google search http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarsglossaryandfaq/a/Star-Wars-Faq-Did-Palpatine-Throw-The-Fight-Against-Windu.htm

Taken from the same article "Windu is the master of vaapad, a dangerous form of combat in which a Jedi channels his opponent's hatred and dark side energy to use against him. This is how Windu was able to turn Palpatine's Force lightning back on him, disfiguring him with the dark side."

Actually, Other Jedi were able to block and redirect force lightning. I believe Obi-Wan blocked it against Dooku in Episode 2. Vaapad is not a requirement for blocking and redirecting force lightning. Vaapad is what Windu had used when lightsaber dueling with Palpatine, not with the lightning.

From the looks of this it is all speculation on that site. The writer did not in fact state that their ideas were true, they just put the thoughts out there and ended it with a "there's probably more to it but we'll never know for sure" statement.

From the looks of this it is all speculation on that site. The writer did not in fact state that their ideas were true, they just put the thoughts out there and ended it with a "there's probably more to it but we'll never know for sure" statement.

Never said it wasn´t speculation.

Never claimed it was the ultimate answer.

It was a quick google search on the subject, as I plainly stated. To show that the argument is out there.

But your previous answer to Palpatine throwing the fight was a matter-of-cause answer that he never would do such a thing and this article, which took me 1 minute to find, just shows that more people have had that thought. And that the thought does stand up to a measure of scrutiny.

From the looks of this it is all speculation on that site. The writer did not in fact state that their ideas were true, they just put the thoughts out there and ended it with a "there's probably more to it but we'll never know for sure" statement.

Never said it wasn´t speculation.

Never claimed it was the ultimate answer.

It was a quick google search on the subject, as I plainly stated. To show that the argument is out there.

But your previous answer to Palpatine throwing the fight was a matter-of-cause answer that he never would do such a thing and this article, which took me 1 minute to find, just shows that more people have had that thought. And that the thought does stand up to a measure of scrutiny.

How does one measure scrutiny?

Jk, jk.

I guess other people think he was that much of an evil mastermind.

His plan did work for a time but it was short-lived.

Would you have prefered it had been termed "it (absolutely and with no doubt) does stand up to scrutiny"?

Which plan was short-lived again?

The plan where Anakin becomes his loyal disciple?

Would you have prefered it had been termed "it (absolutely and with no doubt) does stand up to scrutiny"?

Which plan was short-lived again?

The plan where Anakin becomes his loyal disciple?

His entire plan to rule the Galaxy. He couldn't seem to conquer everything, was constantly in conflict with the Rebellion and lost... Twice.

Would you have prefered it had been termed "it (absolutely and with no doubt) does stand up to scrutiny"?

Which plan was short-lived again?

The plan where Anakin becomes his loyal disciple?

His entire plan to rule the Galaxy. He couldn't seem to conquer everything, was constantly in conflict with the Rebellion and lost... Twice.

Three times if you count when he comes back from the dead in the EU.

I´ll just throw in that Mace doesn´t defeat the emperor.

Palpatine let´s himself be defeated in order to goat Anakin into striking Mace down for "Betraying the LAAAW" (last part said in best Sylvester Stallone style)

I highly doubt that the dark lord of the sith would intentionally lose like that. He wouldn't have noticed Anakin was coming in that intense lightsaber battle with Windu. To let yourself get disfigured that badly by your own lightning as a ruse? I doubt it. He was going to lose to Windu until Anakin saved him.

Personally I believe that's exactly what he would do. Whether Palpatine foresaw that Anakin would be coming at the very moment via some Dark Precognition (ha!), or just knew Anakin would show up at some point, then finally sensed his opportunity and took it, I don't know. But I'm pretty sure the best chance he had of finally making Anakin take that last step was to force him to choose, and there would have been no choice to make if the Emperor was winning. He had to at least make it appear that he was done for. So yeah, I think he totally threw that fight.

Whether Palpatine had some very-last-second back-up plan that involved a 3-cost Sith event card in case Anakin choose not to step in, we'll never know.

Micah

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I´ll just throw in that Mace doesn´t defeat the emperor.

Palpatine let´s himself be defeated in order to goat Anakin into striking Mace down for "Betraying the LAAAW" (last part said in best Sylvester Stallone style)

I highly doubt that the dark lord of the sith would intentionally lose like that. He wouldn't have noticed Anakin was coming in that intense lightsaber battle with Windu. To let yourself get disfigured that badly by your own lightning as a ruse? I doubt it. He was going to lose to Windu until Anakin saved him.

Personally I believe that's exactly what he would do. Whether Palpatin foresaw that Anakin would be coming at the very moment via some Dark Precognition (ha!), or just knew Anakin would show up at some point, then finally sensed his opportunity and took it, I don't know. But I'm pretty sure the best chance he had of finally making Anakin take that last step was to force him to choose, and there would have been no choice to make if the Emperor was winning. He had to at least make it appear that he was done for. So yeah, I think he totally threw that fight.

Whether Palpatine had some very-last-second back-up plan that involved a 3-cost Sith event card in case Anakin choose not to step in, we'll never know.

Micah

I see what you did there.