![]() ![]() Surprisingly, according to the monologue in Star Wars: Battlefront II, the clone troopers weren't that fond of Ki-Adi-Mundi. The horrific ruthlessness of the clone troopers-that in at least one case (Obi-Wan) includes an artillery strike.Notice Mundi's expression as he turns around and slowly realizes that the clones have stopped and are aiming at him. Especially hard-hitting is Ki-Adi Mundi's death, where he's leading a group of clone troopers through a dark and snowy area, only for them to point their blasters at him and shoot him to death. Watching several Jedi be shot down by the clone troopers they trusted is not only sad but fairly disturbing, especially when you think about it. If you've read the book, you might get an uncomfortable feeling that it's not Palpatine who's speaking, but the Dark Side itself. The reason of it is never explained or discussed after that. After putting his hood on he suddenly returns to his iconic voice. Like a horribly wrinkled-faced and yellow-eyed Palpatine wasn't scary enough, during Anakin's baptism as Darth Vader, for totally unexplained reasons, he starts talking in a very demonic and guttural voice like he was possessed by some sort of pure evil entity.Mace Windu, one of the most powerful Jedi, screaming in pain as Anakin slices his hand off, before Palpatine goes in for the kill while screaming inhumanely about " UNLIMITED POWER!!".This "Force mask" was destroyed by the lightning rebound and, once broken, cannot be re-established. It is theorized Palpatine was using an ancient Sith technique to mask the degradation to one's physical appearance that drawing heavily on the Dark Side causes. The Force lightning wouldn't make his teeth yellow and crooked, nor change the color of his eyes. Possibly worse is the realization that he may have looked that way all along.It's right after this that he officially gives Anakin his new Sith moniker: Darth Vader. ![]() Palpatine's Force lightning takes a ghastly toll on his own face as he kills Windu.The demonic snarl Palpatine makes while dashing at Mace Windu and the other Jedi Masters is either narmy, or actually kinda freaky coming from him.And notably his Pre-Asskicking One-Liner of "It's treason, then" is delivered in a Tranquil Fury tone, rather than the bile his earlier proclamation of being the senate was seeped in. They try and confront the Chancellor, only for him to declare he is the Senate In real-world terms Akin to the President declaring that he alone is the US government. The Jedi, an order who normally would want to just keep peace, forced into a brutal, 3-year long war (Though it certainly felt longer), only to find out the entire conflict for which scores of them have given their lives is all a ruse, and their enemy the Sith was in charge of them the whole time. The scene of Windu and other Jedi Masters confronting Palpatine.By the end of it all, Grievous has flames shooting out of his eye sockets as he burns to death from the inside out, screaming in agony. After he gets thrown away, Obi-Wan Force-pulls one of Grievous's heavy blasters to him and starts firing right into his chest. The way Grievous dies: First, Obi-Wan rips his chest plating open, exposing the working organs suspended in life-preserving gel.And it's scary how Anakin just eats it up because he's so obsessed with saving his wife from some vague bad omen. Especially coming from the leader of the Republic who has been prosecuting a brutal conflict in which it is likely numerous Jedi and clone troopers have sacrificed themselves to rescue civilians and each other. He could save others from death, but not himself." When you think about it, to consider such a thing to be ironic is itself a product of this twisted, utterly selfish, evil mind. It's a beautifully subtle look into Darth Sidious's raw sociopathy, and proof he can be just as scary even without a disfigured face. Notice the quiet little smirk Palpatine gives as he muses over the "ironic" end it's so obvious that not only is he the apprentice in the story, but that he's recalling and relishing in the exact moment when he killed his master. The whole story has an ominous feel to it, brought to its natural conclusion when Palpatine tells Anakin that Plagueis's apprentice killed him in his sleep. "The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise".According to Christopher Lee himself, yes, that's a look many people get when they realize they're about to die. Of note is the Oh, Crap! look on Dooku's face when Palpatine gives the order.Cut to a view of all three of them, including Dooku's now-lifeless body and his severed hands on the floor.) (Anakin scissors the poor Count's head off. Palpatine: Good, Anakin, good! (chuckles) Kill him. ![]()
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