Why didn't Anakin kill Sheev when he had the chance?

He actually nearly did...Palpatine just played him like A Fiddle and piqued his curiosity and Anakin Skywalker couldn't resist hearing him out all for love...so if you think about, the core of Star Wars is "love."

 

Wait. Sheev? Seriously.
(That name sucks so bad, I almost dropped a grade-one, ALL-caps, F-bomb)

No wonder Cosinga's force-sensitive-bastard didn't answer to anything but the family name.

 

I honestly think that Anakin would have killed Palpatine if he could save Padme, assuming that he could defeat Obi-Wan. Remember what Anakin says to Padme when she confronts him on Mustafar, that they could rule the galaxy together, he even mentions overthrowing Palpatine.

On a side note, I've always liked that scene, it really demonstrates how crazy Anakin had gone. I know some people see Hayden Christensen's performance as bad acting, but to me he seems unsettling, as if he's trying to rationalize some horrible action.

 

By then Anakin had been told the story of the Sith being able to cheat death and Anakin had experienced the vision of Padme's death. Quite simply, the seed of doubt had been sown.

 

Pretty sure he threw him down a giant shaft

 

Hey, you wanna know the real reason why Anakin didn't kill Sheev with a light saber ? He didn't have a....shiv .

 

He didn't have anyone tell him to "do it".

 

Sheev. Everything that Biggs, isn't.

 

I think the reason is made very clear in the movie. Anakin has just come off of killing an unarmed Count Dooku without allowing him due process. This is not the Jedi Way. Now, Anakin is extra careful to do the right thing and have Palpatine stand trial instead of just killing someone again.

Anakin's judgment becomes clouded by Palpatine's claim to have the ability to save Padme, leading to Anakin disobeying Mace's order to stay out of the confrontation.

 

Because it would have been an act of cold-blooded murder and Anakin was still struggling to keep his moral compass intact after killing the Tuskens and Count Dooku.

 

It was because he was desperate to save the one he loved from dying and he wasn't fully emotionally available to be in a sane mindset in the moment.

 

This thread lol

 

Well what are your thoughts about it besides "this thread" ?

 

Eh, I donnow like...

How could he have missed that?
They're talking about nothing else for 2 hours, incl. that very scene... but I guess, in the end, the number 1 plot point of the movie applied. °_°

 

I agree, as soon as Anakin tells Mace Windu, Windu immediately attempts to just kill palpatine, so Anakin would have also been within his right to do the same.

if not then windu was acting outside of the Jedi code, and Anakin was then in the right and should never have fallen because of his actions in trying to prevent Mace Windu from cold bloodedly killing the Emperor.

lastly though, Anakin was only supposed to find the Sith and bring him to trial.

 

The power of the force is insignificant compared to the PLOT.

 

He would have been guilty of murder a lot earlier than he actually was. Both Yoda and Mace already made the mistake of trying to illegally kill Palpatine.

I find it ironic that while Mace is criticized for trying to kill Palpatine and Anakin is criticized for not making the attempt to kill Palpatine when he had the chance; Yoda is given a free pass for his own attempt to illegally kill the Emperor. Very ironic.

I can't believe this.

Mace and three other Jedi went to ARREST Palpatine. After the then Chancellor killed the three Jedi and dueled against Mace, the latter THEN tried to kill Palpatine.

So . . . no, Anakin would not have been within his rights to murder Palpatine upon realization that the latter was a Sith Lord.

Why do people think that it is okay to murder an evil person in cold-blood?

 

Not sure what you mean by "should" he have killed him.

I mean, of course he "should" have. If Anakin had prevented the rise of the Galactic Empire, things would have probably gone pretty well for most people involved. There are, of course, a ton of hypotheticals to take into account, but the mere fact that Alderaan probably wouldn't have been completely blown up is reason enough, really.

If what you mean, though, if it would've made sense in the context of the story- probably not. Anakin was kind of nose diving down into a place where he really shouldn't go- the Tusken camp, Dooku, his fears for Padme, not to mention TCW stuff... if Anakin had just killed old Sheev and let the Republic live on, the story would seem kind of pointless.