Based on what we see in the new movie The lightning fucked him up, and he let it happen so he could sway anakin to help him, but also because he couldnt stop zapping for some reason --- https://i.imgtc.ws/MAd5hwq.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/CwQ5SlT.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/KXfrMn5.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/ROxpJoe.gif