Since the thread I made a few months ago got the kibosh because it had too many combatants, I decided to refine it a bit in accordance with what the general consensus for the best form of lightsaber combat seemed to be...
Alrighty, so four different combatants square off in the Genonsis arena. The combatants are equal in every way possible, except for the fact that they each use a different form of lightsaber combat.
Combatant 1 = Form II: Makashi
Combatant 2 = Form III: Soresu
Combatant 3 = Form VII: Juyo
Combatant 4 = Vaapad
*For the purposes of this match, each combatant is equally as force sensitive (lets say around Mace-level [no Shatterpoint, obviously].) However, the only force powers that can be applied in this match are those that specifically pertain to lightsaber combat (meaning offensive powers like force push, choke, lightning, etc. cannot be used, but things like force grip, speed, strength, etc. can be used.)
*Assume that each combatant has fully mastered their respective form of combat.
*If at any time a combatant's lightsaber leaves their hand, they are automatically out of the match, (their saber cannot be used by someone else.)
*Form II: "Makashi represents the ultimate refinement of lightsaber-to-lightsaber combat, and may have produced the greatest dueling masters the galaxy has ever seen."
*Form III: "True masters of form III have long been considered invincible. Although not always able to overcome their adversaries, no form III masters have ever been defeated."
*Form VII: "Only high-level masters of multiple forms can achieve and control this discipline, which can lead to fantastic power and skill."
*Vaapad: "To use Vaapad a Jedi must give himself over to the thrill of the battle, enjoying the fight and the satisfaction of winning. The Jedi must also accept and embrace the fury of his opponent. This transforms the Jedi into half of a superconducting loop, the other half being the power of darkness which passes in and out of the Jedi without touching him."
-All excerpts were taken from: Jedi vs. Sith - The Essential Guide to the Force.
As you can see, every one of the forms is very powerful in it's own right -- but imo it would ultimately come down to Vaapad vs. Soresu, and here's my reasoning why...
-Juyo is powerful, but it is also far too physically demanding for it to be utilized for prolonged periods of time -- it's out first.
-Next out is Makashi *dodges random objects being thrown*. While Makashi is an extremely efficient/powerful form of combat, I see it eventually failing against the Vaapad user for the same general reason Dooku began to falter against Anakin: ie. Vaapad simply allows it's user to tap into much greater reservoirs of raw power.
-That leaves us with the ultimate defensive form (Soresu) vs. the ultimate offensive form (Vaapad).... And toss a coin there.
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Last edited by Galan007 on Jun 28th, 2010 at 03:26 AM
The OP says that the combatants are equal in every way, but Vapaad would likely require greater technical and physical skill than, say, Soresu.
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Vaapad is a variation of Juyo and thus would require lots of moving around and striking like Juyo does. Vaapad was also described as the deadliest form, yet one that was prone to dark side temptations. One that used Vaapad had to know a bunch of forms, be physically strong enough to use the form AND have a strong enough will to resist its dark side temptations. Hence why only a few actually tried using it, and only its creator Mace Windu is known to have actually mastered it.
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