What actually killed Darth Vader?!
Question:
What actually killed Darth Vader?
In Return of the Jedi, The Emperor is frying up Luke with the ol' Sith lightning, Vader intercedes and takes a few bolts himself. Then he throws the Emperor overboard and Luke runs to his side. They have a touchy moment and Vader is clearly in the hurt locker. Luke doesn't want to take his helmet off cause he thinks it will kill him and Vader says 'nothing can stop that now' So, what killed him? He took the same lightning bolts that Luke did, but Luke didn't die. What gives?
Answers:
It was a combo. If you remember from Revenge of the Sith *when Obi Wan turned Anakin into the human potholder >_<*..the only way Anakin was still alive was through the breathing apparadus that was attatched through the body armor and helmet..so when Old Palpy *my loving nickname for Palpatine* let loose with the bolts, Vader got fried as well..so it was a combo of things.
Also, remember, Vader DID have his helmet off during "Empire Strikes Back"