Darth Sidious question - **RotS Spoilers**

[Brother Shatterstone]

But we have NEVER seen Force Lightning being used on a target for that long without stop. Even Luke wasn't punished that much in RotJ.

Luke was hit for 35 seconds in RotJ at one point no stop... Palpatine wasn't hit for much longer than that, if it was that long at all, I’ve seen it three times now and it didn’t seem incredible long… but if it was I can safely assure you that Palpatine’s scaring was happening long before the 35 second mark happened.

As he's using it, you can see his face not only changing, but there's SMOKE to show its burning him, too. So, yes, Force Lightning can cause such deforming if used non-stop like that.

Another issues, and it’s a big one is that the damage is symmetrical. It has a left and a right hemisphere, not possible by random chance, or at least highly unlikely. There are also no scorched marks; this is highly common in people that suffer high current electrical shocks…

All in all, if his face was getting burnt off it was only to show the corrupt that was below the surface.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

That's where 'kill or be killed' comes in. It didn't have to do with power in the senate, but power to kill Mace.

No Mace's fear leads to the kill or be killed reaction of I must kill him...

Possibly true, but a Jedi aren't supposed to give into their emotions like that. Mace did say, "He's too dangerous to live!" or whatever. Not necessarily emotional, but I can see it going either way. Maybe it was against the Jedi Code of Conduct, but I still think any Jedi in his right mind would've done the same.

As I said it was a "take the DSP for the team sort of movement" but it was against the Jedi Code.

 

[Jdvn1]

No Mace's fear leads to the kill or be killed reaction of I must kill him...

I don't think it's so clear. It could've been as much as an awareness of necessity as emotion. It's not like he's a rookie Jedi, and he's been in quite a number of duels.

As I said it was a "take the DSP for the team sort of movement" but it was against the Jedi Code.

DSP? Again, I don't think it's so clear.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

As I said it was a "take the DSP for the team sort of movement" but it was against the Jedi Code.

Explain how offering mercy twice(arrest instead of death) is not following the Jedi Code? Mace did the right thing. There was no choice. That wouldn't be a DSP and is definitely not against the Jedi Code. He wasn't acting out of emotion or anger...it was simply what had to be done. Palpatine had attacked him at EACH offer of arrest(mercy).

Where do you draw the line? If you're that strict, then Jedi shouldn't kill ANYONE at all.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Explain how offering mercy twice(arrest instead of death) is not following the Jedi Code? Mace did the right thing. There was no choice. That wouldn't be a DSP and is definitely not against the Jedi Code. He wasn't acting out of emotion or anger...it was simply what had to be done. Palpatine had attacked him at EACH offer of arrest(mercy).

Ummm what about after the time he said he was too weak to maintain it... Where was the mercy then? None, "I'll end this now." That's hardly mercy.

Where do you draw the line? If you're that strict, then Jedi shouldn't kill ANYONE at all.

DSP isn't the end all of be alls... See my earlier post, but Mace's DSP was just a footnote and a very bad day for him.

 

[BiggusGeekus]

Just my two cents

Hey! Welcome to the forums!

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

AMG and Jdvn1, truce? I don't think any of us is going to be able to change people's opinions of Mace’s actions. So lets just agree to disagree, okay?

 

[Jdvn1]

AMG and Jdvn1, truce? I don't think any of us is going to be able to change people's opinions of Mace’s actions. So lets just agree to disagree, okay?

Like I said, I could see it going either way, that it wasn't clear. A truce is just fine by me.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Like I said, I could see it going either way, that it wasn't clear. A truce is just fine by me.

...next time we work together. [/Obi-Wan voice]

 

[Jdvn1]

...next time we work together. [/Obi-Wan voice]

Wait, I thought you were the chosen one!