"You have no idea what you've unleashed here today... there are some things far more frightening th"

"...an death".

Apologies, but it would not all fit in the title.

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So... what do you all think is the significance of this line?

And why did he basically

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commit suicide?

Is it just as simple as

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Darth Vader's wrath?

Or is there more to it than that? And if so, what? What could he have been getting at?

 

Yes, whatever punishment Vader or Sidious would whip up for his failure would be worse than a quick death.

 

I agree.

 

Pretty much, but it is also very possible that his death would not be so quick......

 

I did not get the impression he was talking about himself. He was warning Kanan, not commenting on his decision to let himself die. I doubt the Inquisitor would have been brutally punished. It's not like Tarkin was in the slightest.

The Inquisitor was described in his intro video as being different from a Sith in that he doesn't get angry and that he draws his intensity from his purpose (to kill Jedi). Another conjectural difference is that Filoni has remarked that Sith cling to life. That even a tortured existence is preferable to death, because once you die, that's it. So Sith cling to life, whether it's as a cyborg-samurai or Spider-Maul. The Inquisitor did not cling to life. He willingly allowed himself to die, but I don't feel this was implied to be an act of cowardice to avoid facing Vader. I felt like this was a means of cursing Kanan. The Inquisitor's purpose is to destroy the Jedi. The Inquisitor lost; but with his death, it would draw Vader's attention.

So with his death, he was putting Kanan on Vader's radar. I felt like the Inquisitor's line was a taunt more than anything. That though the Inquisitor may die, it's nothing compared to what's coming for Kanan (BECAUSE the Inquisitor died). That Kanan may have felt the day was a victory for him, but that in death, the Inquisitor felt that he was ultimately achieving his purpose.