[ROTS] Why is the Emperor fat?

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2005-03-21 08:41pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I think you're interpreting that statement from the VD wrong. The VD also says his face is that way from anger. It seems more likely that deflected Force lightning dropped his disguise.

Making it some kind of injury is absurd. Some of you are starting to try my patience.

Well excuse my apparent ignorance

The VD says his face turns yellow because of anger, NOT that his face turns ugly and damaged because of anger. His face clearly isn't always yellow, so something about his injury (yes, I'm almost positive it IS an injury) screwed up his blood vessels or something, such that his face turns yellow in anger, rather than red. If all the Force Lightning did was "turn off his disguise", as you put it, he would be able to recover, and turn it back on later.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-03-21 08:50pm

Fine. Although is that definitive?

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-03-21 08:52pm

Actually there's a way how the lighting can cause Palpatine's transformation and not injure him (at least in traditional sense). We know that force lightning is basically pure Force "energy", so it's possible that Palpatine's body just couldn't handle that much Dark side power

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2005-03-21 09:02pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Fine. Although is that definitive?

No. And if I turn out to be wrong, you can gloat all you want

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-03-21 09:32pm

I'll be sure to do so.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2005-03-22 01:43am

What if Palpatine built the Death Star WITH HIS MIND?

That would take a lot out of a person.