I'm pretty sure you don't if you think he either spent hours making sure the burial was structurally sound with his TK or that he would risk its discovery in the future by doing a shoddy job and just haphazardly shoving it into a giant trench.
Who could he have depended on to take them out for certain? He only had Grievous and Dooku at his disposal by this point and risking either to take Maul and Savage out of the equation wouldn't have been smart. This is not even taking into account that Maul had planetary resources at his disposal at this time. He could have used the CIS or Republic to destroy him but that risks the possibility of Maul escaping and becoming a threat later. What he did was the most logical action in that instance.
Originally posted by The_Tempest
He disguised the Destroyer as a giant shield generator and was then capable of compelling witnesses to forget. Precautions were taken. He's grandiose, yes, not an idiot.And when he got there, rather than just snap their necks and call it a day, he made a game out of it. He's grandiose. 👍
Why would he do that when he has engineers to do it for him? What possible reason would Palpatine have to waste hours of his time doing this for when his engineers could do a far better job anyways?
He was breaking Maul's will which was the entire point. He let Maul go in SoD for that reason. Granted, I have no idea why. Maybe he forsaw something that would make Maul useful to him in the future. He did mention that he had plans for him at the end of the episode after Maul's defeat.
Originally posted by UCanShootMyNova
Why would he do that when he has engineers to do it for him? What possible reason would Palpatine have to waste hours of his time doing this for when his engineers could do a far better job anyways?
Because he's a grandiose malignant narcissist? Who has the means of taking care of the problem if it goes awry anyway?
He was breaking Maul's will which was the entire point. He let Maul go in SoD for that reason. Granted, I have no idea why. Maybe he forsaw something that would make Maul useful to him in the future. He did mention that he had plans for him at the end of the episode after Maul's defeat.
And he could have snapped Savage's neck and dragged Maul back to the shuttle to use him against Talzin. Instead, he wanted to show off and indulge in unnecessary theatrics. Because... he's a grandiose malignant narcissist.
In absolutely no way does the quote indicate TK was used. The requirements can be satisfied in a number of different ways. This should rightly be the end of the discussion.
Originally posted by Beniboybling
What Neph actually means is Valkorion hasn't.
Meh. Personally I'd argue that Nihilus' feats are better regardless of this ones validity.
Originally posted by The_Tempest
Because he's a grandiose malignant narcissist? Who has the means of taking care of the problem if it goes awry anyway?And he could have snapped Savage's neck and dragged Maul back to the shuttle to use him against Talzin. Instead, he wanted to show off and indulge in unnecessary theatrics. Because... he's a grandiose malignant narcissist.
Why does being a grandiose malignant narcissist have anything to do with Palpatine wasting his time manually doing what his lessers could be doing for him without any sort of risk or danger inherent in the process?
He did take Maul and keep him imprisoned because he planned to use Maul against Talzin. He was either in the process of forming such a plan or the events of SoD WERE his plans. It wouldn't make sense otherwise. The difference is that sending anybody else to have captured him would have hosted an inherent risk while doing so himself did not.