Originally posted by Xepeyon
Gotta face the facts(though GL contradicts himself alot). GL stated that Mace defeated Palps fair-and-square. And Sidious didn't fear Yoda, at least it's not stated. The only person, Sidious ever feared was Luke Skywalker, and that was only about what he thought Luke COULD HAVE become.
In the ROTJ novel, Luke just mentions Yodas name and it is stated Sidious felt fear.
Originally posted by Great Vengeance
In the ROTJ novel, Luke just mentions Yodas name and it is stated Sidious felt fear.
By that time, Yoda was weaponless and senile. His fear is dumbfounded. It would be like a King fearing his elementary school bully. Even if Yoda FAR surpassed the Emperor, he would never be able to reach him. Nevertheless, his "Fear" is in writing. Your right.
Originally posted by Darth_Glentract
Just because he pretended to lose his power doesn't mean that he didn't lose to Mace. It's obvious that he was faking having lost all power, as he was still able to knock Mace out of the window with Anakin's help.
If Palpatine didnt lose all his power, then how could Mace have defeated him? The answer: He wasnt defeated, he was just playing Anakin to get him to turn to the dark side.
Originally posted by Darth_Glentract
Do you know anything about fighting? Someone can have beaten me and overpowered me and have effectively won the fight, but if I get the chance, I can still jump up and push him out the window, even though the guy had beaten me. Get the picture?
If you still have the ability to win the fight, then you havent lost.