User blog comment:MilitaryBrat/Lord Voldemort vs Darth Vader/@comment-2006360-20111218030426/@comment-4098900-20111219014800

well although you do have a point Im pretty sure that Palpatine new that by staying on the deffenseive Mace would beat him and this wasnt like the first Luke Vs Vader where Vader can just go easy and stuff. I think that at first Palpatine thought he could stay on the deffenseive and not kill him but once they got in a Lightsaber lock I think he went to kill him and was unable to kill him but its very aurguble thats just what I think but anything is possible but as you know he got him on the ground and if you look at it palpatine didnt start pertending to be helpless untill he saw anikin in the room so he was taking advantage of the opertunity I doubt he would have done that if he wasnt their