Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
Alright analyzes time.
Sabers, Gnost Dural is an expert swordsmen, having used all of the forms at one point or another quite effectively, and while he may not be regarded as an absolute master of lightsaber combat his feat of defeating two dark jedi and their master on a nexus is highly impressive as this shows he can quite easily adjust his style to better combat his opponents. Lord Scabrous is a powerful sith lord, who is pretty underrated imo, his skill with the saber and sword were quite impressive as with these skills he was able to defeat the same jedi that defeated highly trained battlemaster. Dooku is a absolute master of Makashi, utilizing the fencing form, against the likes of Yoda, Obi-Wan, Anakin Skywalker,, Quinlan Vos. he was able to keep up with much younger combatants with some easy and was the lightsaber master of General Grevious and Asajj Ventress both of whom would go on to become two of the most prominent threats to the republic.
Verdict on sabers. Gnost is perhaps the most impressive of the two, as he has more fleshed out combat scenes then the sith lord Scabrous. as Dural is a highly versatile duelist, that's utilized all seven of the forms and while I do believe that Scabrous is a somewhat powerful duelist he's not really all that impressive in terms of dueling prowess. While Dural may have versatility going for him and Scabrous may have a edge in terms of strength, those thing really wont matter when going up against Dooku, as he has held his own against a wide variety of powerful duelist with different forms, ranging from the grandmaster himself, to skilled people like Quinlan Vos, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Savage Opress and Anakin skywalker on multiple occasions so versatility and brute strength wont be something new to the good count. Dooku gets the edge in lightsaber combat.
Force Powers. Aside from being a expert swordsmen, Gnost was a formidable user of force speed using to the point where the kel dor seemed like a blur to imperial soldiers and moved so fast that they thought it impossible for someone to be moving that fast(I got the quote on hand) he also displayed a tremendous amount of talent with Telekinesis being able to send for heavily armored soldiers flying back. Lord Scabrous is a adept practitioner of TK using it against the likes of Hestizo Trace gripping the young jedi and bring her towards him, he was also capable of immobilizing his opponents though it is unknown if he can use this amidst combat. Dooku is a powerful force user and often employed his powerful dark sided abilities against powerful jedi such as, Asajj Ventress and two of her nightsisters, Anakin skywalker and obi-wan kenobi during the battle of Geneosia, Yoda was even straining against the sith lord's Lightning attack, he was also a user of the force choke ability and employed said technique against the likes Ventress and Obi-Wan Kenobi along with a few others, but perhaps his most impressive showing would be his use of Beast trick as he kept a well trained Krayt dragon as a pet.
Verdict on Force Powers. Gnost and Lord Scabrous are very formidable force users with Gnost being the superior of the pair. while they are very powerful, Dooku has faced more powerful opponents and effectively defeated them or ended their fight in a stalemate. Dooku gets the win only by a small margin
Verdict. The victory goes To Dooku, the team maybe very strong, but I doubt they could compare themselves to Kenobi or Skywalker or Even Yoda all of whom Dooku has faced. Sorry bantha
I defiantly can back Dooku winning, he is one bad mother.
The one thing I will disagree with is Scabrous is more powerful than Gnost in force powers, actually by a lot. Aside from Gnost-Dural using saber throws, which shows more refinement and is a deadly ability, Scabrous has shown more raw power in his abilities. During his lightsaber duel he deactivate Rojo Traces lightsaber with "an insignificant flick of his finger". And while Rojo Traces lightsaber skills may be called into question, his force abilities cannot.
Also Gnost-Dural jumped from a 6 story building and came away with a soar ankle, Scabrous jumped one hundred meters down with no effort.
