lightsaber duelist

[grandadmiralbeck]

The lightsaber duels of star wars is part of what has made the story of star wars so "magical." so who is your favorite lightsaber duelist

[Isamu]

whats up with the grand jedi master stuff?

[Meyer]

well that was their rank so it's reasonable. I'll say Anakin. he was able to best the swordmaster of the temple. and was said to be one of the greatest swordsman in history. but yoda is good too. Luke didn't really duel against after lightsabers so much.

[vadereclipse]

shouldn't mace windu be up there?

[Meyer]

absolutely.

[vadereclipse]

he was the best lightsaber duelist of the cw.
i believe the best ever was tulak hord, a sith lord.

[strike23]

id go with windu but hes not up there so now its either anakin or yoda.

[grandadmiralbeck]

wow, in all my polls i seem to forget someone, mace windu will be added. it's hard to say about tulak hord as the only thing we know about him comes from kreia in a rushed,cheap game.

[vadereclipse]

actally, tulak hord is also looked at in kotor 1.  and he's a sith so maybe avoid him.

[Slornie]

I will have to say Luke Skywalker.

He was supposed to be one of the best Lightsaber swordsman in the history of the Jedi Order.

And he was able to take on Vader after only a few years of limited training/experience with the Force/Lightsaber.

[strike23]

I will have to say Luke Skywalker.

He was supposed to be one of the best Lightsaber swordsman in the history of the Jedi Order.

And he was able to take on Vader after only a few years of limited training/experience with the Force/Lightsaber.

vader is stuck in a metal suit and he lost his arm to vader in one fight.

[Isamu]

that was before luke was really trained though.

[grandadmiralbeck]

hmmmm lets not forget palpatine who had mastered all forms like yoda and was good at all types.

still im gonna say yoda, because his use of ataru, with all the jumping around was just soo cool

[Isamu]

here's an interesting fact, all lightsaber forms are based off of stick fighting forms in brazillian and japanese jujitsu.

[Meyer]

I will have to say Luke Skywalker.

He was supposed to be one of the best Lightsaber swordsman in the history of the Jedi Order.

And he was able to take on Vader after only a few years of limited training/experience with the Force/Lightsaber.

remember that Luke used the dark side to defeat Vader. And Vader's purpose wasn't really to win. So I think that you can't say based on that Luke was so great. but he was later. but still not the best in my mind.

[GrndAdmrlPellaeon]

But Vader still tried to beat him. Tried his best.

[Meyer]

I doubt that it was his best. it could have been. but I believe that it wasn't. he was also distracted by the fact that he was fighting his son. and he would either kill him or be killed. which wasn't the case in Bespin.

[GrndAdmrlPellaeon]

Well now that I think about it he might have not. But that is  the impression of the film.

[Slornie]

How much formal training did Luke get before he faced Vader in Cloud City? A day or two with Obi Wan, a couple of weeks with Yoda (which from all appearances, seemed to focus on the Force rather than lightsabers)?

At Endor, Luke had only 4 years of experience with the Force and lightsabers, while Vader had near 30 years of training and experience.  It was a fight to the death between them, i find it hard to believe that Vader would have been fighting any less than his best.

[Meyer]

I believe it was similar than Anakin vs Dooku decades earlier. Dooku though that first put a good show and then let Anakin defeat him. Then when Palpatine becomes Emperor Dooku is given a high post in regime. So Vader fought that Luke would use the Dark Side to defeat him. and become the new apprentice. but that's just my belief.