Mace + Anakin?

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2005-05-23 09:26pm

So what do you think would have happened if Mace had taken Anakin with him (along with the other Jedi) to confront Palpatine?

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-05-23 09:30pm

Jedi bunch up at the Doorway, again, due to the sheer arrogance factor, Palpy dispatchs a few shocked at the very idea that this Sith Lord would dream of fighting the JEDI COUNCIL and then Palpy dies.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-05-23 09:31pm

I don't know. Palpy may have handled it differently with Anakin present. He may have surrendered. When Mace decides to kill him, he could plead with Anakin for help. Same scenario could occur.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2005-05-23 10:24pm

Maybe, but I think it would have been less likely. In the movie, Anakin has time to brood about the fact that Padme is going to die and that Palpatine may be the only one who can save her. If he'd gone with the other Jedi, he wouldn't have had the time to brood.

Also, watching Palpatine kill 3 Jedi won't exactly make Anakin sympathetic to him. Anakin will be more likely to attack Palpatine in rage, like he did against Dooku in AOTC. And Wankatine or no, I doubt that he will be able to throw the match relatively unscathed if both Mace Windu and the Chosen One are on his ass.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » 2005-05-23 10:30pm

If we assume that Anakin doesn't turn, then Palpatine dies.

Haminal10 · Post by **Haminal10** » 2005-05-24 02:13am

I believe that Mace and Anakin would manage to overcome Palpatine, ending the Sith menace. Mace would finally trust Anakin, and quickly elevate him to the rank of Master. With Grievous, Dooku, and Sideous dead the remaining separatist would either surrender or be destroyed. Order 66 is never activated and the clones never turn on their Jedi leaders.

Hopefully, the Jedi will be able to provide evidence that Palpatine was responsible for the war. This will smooth over any objections that the senate might have to their elected leader being killed.

Padme gives birth to twins, and does not die in childbirth. This is the only thing that might cause a few bumps in the road, to put it lightly. Anakin will probably be expelled from the Jedi order, but without Palpatine's influence, I doubt he would turn to evil. I can see Anakin packing up Padme and the kids, moving back to Naboo or Tatooine, and living out the rest of his days surrounded by those that he loves.

Reading my prediction is actually making me kind of depressed, seeing how things actually turned out.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-05-24 03:36am

Mace and Anakin overwhelm Palpatine. The old bastard dies. End of story.

The simple fact is Mace's backhanded distrust and dismissal of Anakin was probably what tipped the balance in that whole thing. As others have noted, it gave him time to brood on what Palpatine said, the Jedi's treatment of him (which was shabby indeed at times), and most of all allowed Palpatine to pull the fast one at the end.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » 2005-05-24 09:43am

Had the Jedi embraced to boy he never would have turned.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2005-05-24 10:40am

And the sight of the Badass Motherfucker pointing his saber at a down and out old man, whose face was melted, was one of the key factors in turning Anakin.

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2005-05-24 12:03pm

The old man goes down hard.

But there was enough of a dark seed planted in Anikin to he would eventually have turned to evil. Hes already slaughtered the sand people, plus killed Count Dooku. Imagine IF padme died in child birth, he would fall into the same type of self hatred that we saw with Vader.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2005-05-24 12:05pm

No. He only became Vader because Palpy twisted him and told him to do so much bad things. He would've been angstier, madder, maybe even kicked out of the Jedi Order, but he would not end up as evil as Vader.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2005-05-24 12:50pm

Stormbringer wrote:Mace and Anakin overwhelm Palpatine. The old bastard dies. End of story.

The simple fact is Mace's backhanded distrust and dismissal of Anakin was probably what tipped the balance in that whole thing. As others have noted, it gave him time to brood on what Palpatine said, the Jedi's treatment of him (which was shabby indeed at times), and most of all allowed Palpatine to pull the fast one at the end.

It's amazing that all Windu had to say was, "If this is true, then you've shown that you are worthy of being a Jedi Master" and Anakin probably would've helped him out later on.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-05-24 01:21pm

Durandal wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:Mace and Anakin overwhelm Palpatine. The old bastard dies. End of story.

The simple fact is Mace's backhanded distrust and dismissal of Anakin was probably what tipped the balance in that whole thing. As others have noted, it gave him time to brood on what Palpatine said, the Jedi's treatment of him (which was shabby indeed at times), and most of all allowed Palpatine to pull the fast one at the end.
It's amazing that all Windu had to say was, "If this is true, then you've shown that you are worthy of being a Jedi Master" and Anakin probably would've helped him out later on.

Yeah. Pretty much anything but the sort of backhanded treatment probably would have done wonders. Too bad Mace's people skills suck.

Lusankya · Post by **Lusankya** » 2005-05-24 01:28pm

For some reason I feel the need to do some Emperor-wanking.

I simply can't belive that he didn't have a back-up plan or something.

Hell, he could have just set off a thermal detonator and then jumped out of the window. Obi-wan and the other Jedi might consider that to be ungraceful or something, but Palpatine knows that in the end, results are what is important.

Oh yeah, and Mace Windu is a jerk.