Sidious or Mace

[XRogue]

Originally Posted by The Telcontarion

I saw know evidence of it being a feed back loop, and now that's too much "supposing" for me. I guess if we go on like this we would never really know, so I don't know.

It's not any visible evidence for me, either, it's a theory based on the EU. (ok, ok, I know likely that is going to get thrown out and I don't blame you, it's not explicitly stated, but it's a possible plausible explanation, so hang in a sec.)

Mace invented a lightsaber fighting style intended to use against Dark side wielders, which allows the Dark side attacks thrown at Mace to flow through him and be reflected back onto the opponent.

Like I say, it's thin.

[The Telcontarion]

Originally Posted by XRogue

It's not any visible evidence for me, either, it's a theory based on the EU. (ok, ok, I know likely that is going to get thrown out and I don't blame you, it's not explicitly stated, but it's a possible plausible explanation, so hang in a sec.)

Mace invented a lightsaber fighting style intended to use against Dark side wielders, which allows the Dark side attacks thrown at Mace to flow through him and be reflected back onto the opponent.

Like I say, it's thin.

No, I don't see why your point would be thrown out, I think you have a good point about Maces fighting style (though I knew nothing of it). Weither palpatine originally was toying with Mace to egg on Skywalker and miscalculated, do to mace's hidden abilities maybe true. My point still is that palps was about to die, he was not faking in those last seconds before Mace was about kill him and before anakin slew Mace.

[rohirrim TR]

Great thread to revive. *sorrowfully* where have all the star wars freaks gone?

Yeah I haven't thought about this question in a while, but I agree with Xrogue, Windu developed Vaapad, a seventh form of the lightsaber, one that relies on letting the adrenaline and raw aggression of a battle fuel the jedi's skill, it's speed was unrivaled, but because of its link with the dark side only two jedi ever mastered it and I think its very plausible that its innate connection to the dark side could make it very deadly against a sith even one as powerful as Darth Sidious.

[D.Sullivan]

I do think that Palpatine meant to be disfigured, actually. Because he used to later to his advantage by using it as evidence of the assassination attempt on him and to draw pity from the Republic Senate. After hearing about the Jedi attacking him and seeing his disfigured face, the Senate relinquishes power to Palpatine and the Empire is formed. It was his plan all along

Besides, it was his own lightening that disfigured him. If he was being harmed by the lightening and did not want to be, he simply could have stopped emitting it. Clearly he wanted Anakin to think he was in danger and helpless, when clearly he really was not, due to his easy doing away with Mace.