perhaps i skipped over a post pondering this,
but is it possible that sidious was also conceived by the force?
perhaps he was created by the darkside, inherently evil, a reincarnation
perhaps?
in the PT, mention is made of the "will of the force".
we are to assume from quigon that it was that 'will' that created anakin, right?
should we also assume that the 'will' is of the light side? (since the jedi seem to trust and follow it, that is) if so, then it would stand to reason that the dark side would have its own will...
ahh hell, its not like lucas will ever explain it, so its anyone's guess.
but make no mistake, palpatine is nothing more that a "good guy disguise" for sidious. that disguise will wear away as we see the corrosion in palps' eyes, skin, teeth, etc. ala RotJ. he was already looking pretty strung out in AotC wasn't he?
rick mccallum says it blatantly constantly too. and according to lucas on episode 1 commentary, we saw sidious fro the first time in ESB
__________________ Land of the free, home of the brave...
Do you think we will ever be saved?
In this land of dreams find myself sober...
Wonder when will it'll all be over...
Living in a void when the void grows colder...
Wonder when it'll all be over?
Will you be laughing when it's over?
don't know, but i thought Sidious had a light saber made for him for Ep3. and if so then there would be only 1 reason for Lucas give him one - cause the man is gonna FIGHT baby!!
he has one and he will use it. they showed it in a HS photo. it looks like it has a gold hilt
__________________ Land of the free, home of the brave...
Do you think we will ever be saved?
In this land of dreams find myself sober...
Wonder when will it'll all be over...
Living in a void when the void grows colder...
Wonder when it'll all be over?
Will you be laughing when it's over?
well if he wants to disguise as palpatine he wears his chancelor robes. if he wants to be sidious he wears a black robe. i might be worng cos it just seems so easy.
I guess what I meant was, how he goes back and forth between being Sidious and Palpy so quickly. I mean, 1 scene, he's Palpy, and shortly after that we see him as Sidious. So how does he go back and forth like that so quickly is what I'd like to know. Hope this clarifies. lol
BUT you guys are all assuming that this takes place in the time frame that we see it. I think that its a different time of day. Not everything is so literal.
Well, take toward the end of AOTC for example, the time of day and the looks of the sky is exactly the same. We see Dooku meet with Sidious, next we see Palpy standing on the balcony watching the beginning of the Clone Wars, right before it cuts to the wedding scene. Dunno, but it looks awfully like the same time to me.
Hmm...maybe. It's nothing that really bothers me, just something I'd like to know, the scenes that are right next to each other with the same atmosphere can make it a bit tricky time wise.