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When the Emperor gets thrown down that huge shaft, why the hell is there a gigantic explosion? Is it something to do with the force?
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I think so. In "The Last Command" Dark Jedi Jorrus Ca'boath is killed by a lightsaber and there is still a huge explosion of "blue fire"

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I always chalked it up to the electricity coming from his fingers causing an explosion with some kind of fuel tank or other explosive at the bottom, or on the way to the bottom, of the shaft.
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I thought the same as TheArtGuy, but the real answer is: they needed something to make Palpatine's death more memorable, and nothing's better than an explosion. It would be kinda dull if he just fell in there, and nothing happened.
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I thought the same as TheArtGuy, but the real answer is: they needed something to make Palpatine's death more memorable, and nothing's better than an explosion. It would be kinda dull if he just fell in there, and nothing happened.


Well obviosly. But I think Justin meant why accoridng to the story.


Luke: Father. Why did Palps explode when you through him down into that conveniently placed pit?

Ani: Because... Palpatine's death needed to be dramatic and memorable. The audience needs to *breathes* feel like all that was important..

Luke: huh?

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I always chalked it up to the electricity coming from his fingers causing an explosion with some kind of fuel tank or other explosive at the bottom, or on the way to the bottom, of the shaft.
I've always thought it to be that aswell.

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i can't remember.. in the special edition, did lucas put a ring around that explosion too?
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I used to be of the "jedi disappear, dark siders blow up" mentality. It's sort of a Jedi let the force flow through them, and so are gathered up into the force and continue to live as a part of it. Dark siders, on the other hand, try to control and "store up" the force in a way. Instead of flowing through them, as Yoda says, they grab it and hold onto it. Thus, when they die, rather than continuing to be carried on by the force, there is a sudden release of the force like water bursting from a dam.

But of course, now that "dark siders" are Sith and those patterns don't apply, who knows? I liked my old explanation and have yet to hear a better one (or any one) from Georgie, so I'm just going to close my eyes to the PT and live on in my dream world. That's always the most mature way to deal with things, right?
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OK, so when Obi Wan killed Darth Maul, did he got to the ground and yelled "ITS GONNA BLOW!"
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Maybe he already knew the wound would cauterize and Darth Maul would be resurected to haunt Luke in spirit form, so no explosion was coming

And anyway Obi Wan would have had no idea since as Yoda says the Sith have been extinct for thousands of years, and the knowledge very easily could have been left behind. If my theory were true, it's believable that he would have assumed Maul as a force user would disappear like all the force users Obi had ever known.
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"*sigh*"

Don't be sad, tlbauerle...you got a good laugh out of me.

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Wouldn't it be cool if Darth Malak had exploded at the end of KoToR.

Rather than repenting, he takes on last swing at you, and you kick him across the room into a portrusion from the wall, and he blows up like Palps...

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I guess nobody thought my idea was cool one month and eleven days ago.

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No, because it was a stupid idea.
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
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But you have to admit that Malak's death was sort of lame.

Oh. You were right. [Insert A or B here]

A: The light is stronger.

B:You really are stronger than me.

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True, true.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
But you have to admit that Malak's death was sort of lame.

Oh. You were right. [Insert A or B here]

A: The light is stronger.

B:You really are stronger than me.


You get KOTOR II yet? I think I'm getting it for Christmas.... can't wait. That new Dark Lord with the mask looks kickass....

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If I still had a fifty-six K connection, I'd been in heck right now.

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Thats one big pic.
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
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Thats one big pic.


Bigger is better. And its a wallpaper. But the kickass-ness is apparent at any size, do u agree?
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I do indeed concur, do you concur doctor?
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
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I'll probably have my dad buy it for me tommorrow as a semi-early birthday gift.

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