Dooku's Makashi (sp?) would grant him an advantage in hitting Bane's face (orbalisks) but Bane uses Djem So (i think) like Anakin, and the raw power of that style overwhelmed Dooku. I think it would narrowly go to Dooku, b/c of all of the prestige/ reverence the other blademasters of his time gave him.
Dooku also has Force lightning, so that's another advantage.
ok woah Darth Bane had amazing abilities force wise and with a sabre
1.he beat some of the best swordsmen in his!!!! ( Kas'Im and Raskta Lsu (who was powered by battle meditation)) he also destroyed the library at the sith acadamy on korriban and destroyed ruusan while performing the ritual with brotherhood of darkness!!! i think he can take dooku in all three honestly
ooopps sorry i forgot i was going to do a list
2. He turned a drexyl with human riding on it into a large pile of smoking ash
3. he was also able to pwn one of the strongest sith in the brotherhood (quodris)
3. he also was able to complete a feat that no other sith in the brotherhood was able to acomplish in not being controlled by Lord Kanns powers over the mind
4. and lastly the demolished an entire rakatan temple to kill kas'im
Oh, so they're going to be in the Rakata temple and Dooku is going to dramatically pause after Bane is outside it to deliver a speech, allowing Bane to gather energy?
well while kas'im was using his staff bane was winning and i wasn't trying to point out in number 4. that he beat kas'im just that he did destroy the temple and adding to your point he didn't even break through kas'im's force barrier which says alot for kas'im's ability in itself
so then that just puts it down to bane's skill and dooku's do you think bane is a better swordsman than anakin because anakin could beat dooku with the same style that bane uses djem so
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He means that Anakin was in that dumbas "zone." But the novel still stated that Anakin was holding back and still giving Dooku a hell of a time. But Anakin is more of an exception than the rule.