KMC Forums

 
  REGISTER HERE TO JOIN IN! - It's easy and it's free!
Already a member? Log-in!
 
 
Home » Star Wars » Star Wars: Literature & Expanded Universe » Ben Kenobi > Darth Vader - Canon


Ben Kenobi > Darth Vader - Canon
Started by: DarthAnt66

Forum Jump:
Post New Thread    Post A Reply
Pages (2): « 1 [2]   Last Thread   Next Thread
Author
Thread
Rockydonovang
freedom fighter

Registered: Dec 2016
Location:


 

quote: (post)
Originally posted by Rebel95
Lol if he was winning the fight why did he have to sacrifice himself to let Luke escape? It's like the author didn't even watch the movie

In fairness, in canon, it's not clear he ceded the fight because of inferiority.

For one thing, storm troopers were coming to give Vader support.

For another, Letting himself die would stop Luke from doing the suicidal thing and stick around for the hope ben would escape with them.

Luke escaping was far more important in the grand scheme of things than Ben escaping or even killing Vader

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 02:33 PM
Click here to Send Rockydonovang a Private Message Find more posts by Rockydonovang Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Darth Thor
Senior Member

Registered: Apr 2008
Location: Asgard


 

quote: (post)
Originally posted by Rockydonovang
In fairness, in canon, it's not clear he ceded the fight because of inferiority.

For one thing, storm troopers were coming to give Vader support.

For another, Letting himself die would stop Luke from doing the suicidal thing and stick around for the hope ben would escape with them.

Luke escaping was far more important in the grand scheme of things than Ben escaping or even killing Vader



But if he killed Vader he could have easily killed the stormtroopers and escaped with Luke.

So it's pretty clear.

With Ben dead, Vader could have easily stopped Luke. He was just "hoping" for the distraction of his body disappearing.

The Troopers were just watching, and Han, Luke plus the Millennium Falcon could have shot them down had they started interfering.

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 02:49 PM
Click here to Send Darth Thor a Private Message Find more posts by Darth Thor Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Rockydonovang
freedom fighter

Registered: Dec 2016
Location:


 

quote: (post)
Originally posted by Darth Thor
But if he killed Vader he could have easily killed the stormtroopers and escaped with Luke.

You're assuming Ben could immediately claim victory over a peer. Given their parity, finishing a duel would have undoubtedly been a lengthy affair.

STARWARS.com agrees with me:
http://www.starwars.com/films/star-...e-story-gallery

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 02:55 PM
Click here to Send Rockydonovang a Private Message Find more posts by Rockydonovang Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
NewGuy01
perpetual

Registered: Jan 2013
Location: USA


 

Vader is a level four. Kenobi's a six. Who did you think was going to win? smile


__________________

Last edited by NewGuy01 on Sep 6th, 2017 at 04:57 PM

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 04:49 PM
Click here to Send NewGuy01 a Private Message Find more posts by NewGuy01 Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Rockydonovang
freedom fighter

Registered: Dec 2016
Location:


 

quote: (post)
Originally posted by NewGuy01
Vader is a level four. Kenobi's a six. Who did you think was going to win? smile

yes

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 05:09 PM
Click here to Send Rockydonovang a Private Message Find more posts by Rockydonovang Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Darth Thor
Senior Member

Registered: Apr 2008
Location: Asgard


 

quote: (post)
Originally posted by Rockydonovang
You're assuming Ben could immediately claim victory over a peer. Given their parity, finishing a duel would have undoubtedly been a lengthy affair.



Yeah so even if Obi-Wan could win there was at least enough parity that it would take him a very long time.


quote: (post)
Originally posted by Rockydonovang
STARWARS.com agrees with me:
http://www.starwars.com/films/star-...e-story-gallery



All it says there is Obi-Wan sacrificed himself for Luke to escape.

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 05:44 PM
Click here to Send Darth Thor a Private Message Find more posts by Darth Thor Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Rockydonovang
freedom fighter

Registered: Dec 2016
Location:


 

quote: (post)
Originally posted by Darth Thor
Yeah so even if Obi-Wan could win there was at least enough parity that it would take him a very long time.

I never said otherwise.


quote: (post)
Originally posted by Darth Thor
All it says there is Obi-Wan sacrificed himself for Luke to escape. [/B]

Which confirms an alternative explanation to it being a result of inferiority

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 06:44 PM
Click here to Send Rockydonovang a Private Message Find more posts by Rockydonovang Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Darth Thor
Senior Member

Registered: Apr 2008
Location: Asgard


 

quote: (post)
Originally posted by Rockydonovang



Which confirms an alternative explanation to it being a result of inferiority



My point being he's probably not superior. If he was he likely wouldn't need to sacrifice himself for Luke to escape.

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 09:00 PM
Click here to Send Darth Thor a Private Message Find more posts by Darth Thor Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Rockydonovang
freedom fighter

Registered: Dec 2016
Location:


 

quote: (post)
Originally posted by Darth Thor
My point being he's probably not superior. If he was he likely wouldn't need to sacrifice himself for Luke to escape.

Don't think anyone said he was superior

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 09:51 PM
Click here to Send Rockydonovang a Private Message Find more posts by Rockydonovang Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
NewGuy01
perpetual

Registered: Jan 2013
Location: USA


 

Apparently Lucas & friends did. smile

quote:
The idea of Vader using telekinetic powers during his fight with Luke was created during story meetings. There was concern, however, that the audience might think back to the first film and wonder why Vader didn't use all his powers on Ben; but this was easily explained by the fact that Ben was probably stronger than Vader. George Lucas and Leigh Brackett also discussed the different levels of the Force; maybe Ben was a six, Vader was a four, Luke is now at level two.


__________________

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 09:55 PM
Click here to Send NewGuy01 a Private Message Find more posts by NewGuy01 Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Darth Thor
Senior Member

Registered: Apr 2008
Location: Asgard


 

^ Ha! Where's that from? Making of ESB?

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 10:21 PM
Click here to Send Darth Thor a Private Message Find more posts by Darth Thor Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
NewGuy01
perpetual

Registered: Jan 2013
Location: USA


 

The annotated screenplays, IIRC.


__________________

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 10:39 PM
Click here to Send NewGuy01 a Private Message Find more posts by NewGuy01 Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
FreshestSlice
Eternal Commander

Registered: May 2014
Location:


 

And then he helped write a book that completely contradicted that. Almost as if he was making this shit up as he went along.

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 11:23 PM
Click here to Send FreshestSlice a Private Message Find more posts by FreshestSlice Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
Rebel95
Senior Member

Registered: Mar 2008
Location: US


 

Lol^

Old Post Sep 6th, 2017 11:39 PM
Click here to Send Rebel95 a Private Message Find more posts by Rebel95 Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote Quick Quote
All times are UTC. The time now is 10:40 AM.
Pages (2): « 1 [2]   Last Thread   Next Thread

Email this Page
Subscribe to this Thread
   Post New Thread  Post A Reply

Forum Jump:
Search by user:
 

Forum Rules:
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is OFF
vB code is ON
Smilies are ON
[IMG] code is ON

Text-only version
 

< Contact Us - KillerMovies.com - Forum Archive - Forum Rules >


© Copyright 2000-2006, KillerMovies.com. All Rights Reserved.
Forum powered by: vBulletin, copyright ©2000-2006, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.