I just figured he was trying too hard and lost his illusion that is his un-disfigured form.
Originally posted by Tangible God
Continuity Error.GL didn't know his lightning idea would scar skin. And frankly, how many among the masses actually asked themselves:
"Hmm, I wonder why the Emperor's face melted, but Luke's didn't?"
No-one except the hardcore fans who look at this stuff actually give a rat's ass. So the melting face was a great idea that worked--moviewise.
It's a pretty big thing through. It's not like Greivous using Vader's saber or a stormtrooper knocking his head on the doorway.
Originally posted by amity75
I just WISH Lucas had put a scene in when Windu and chums go to Palpatines office and he stands up and says something like"Now you will see my true form etc etc blah blah" and turns into wrinkly Palpatine before them. THAT would have saved a lot of sleepless nights for the nitpickers. Of which I'm one incidentally.
It sounds like what every boss in every rpg says after you beat him the first time.