^^ also the thing that confuses me Sidious was telling Dooku to hold back a bit and if things got out of hand or if aniken was too hard etc siduous will sort of intervene etc but not so sure ?
In a lull between fierce exchanges, Anakin gave Dooku a frightening smile and said, "My powers have doubled since we last met, Count."
No, Anakin, Obi-Wan thought. Don't taunt him. Anger fed the dark side; they didn't need Dooku's power to be any greater than it already was. "Good," the Count said calmly. "Twice the pride, double the fall."
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That was just Kenobi's own personal concern when he didn't have any idea that Anakin himself would also be channeling the dark side during the fight. But as we know- when Anakin used the dark side for a moment at the end, he raped Dooku in seconds.
But yeah, Dooku was a SITH, and was obviously fighting in that capacity (just like he did in every other appearance during TCW.)
Basically, Jedi Anakin was about equal to Dooku, and dark side Anakin >> Dooku.
In the junior novel, Anakin also notes- "The power of the dark side flowed around Dooku... The dark side would keep him going as long as he needed." That's why Dooku's stamina, for example, never depleted: he was continuously empowering himself with the dark side during that fight.
Not sure why something so obvious would ever need to be questioned, though..? Like you guys said: Dooku was a Sith, after all -- of course he's going to fully embrace the emotions and whatnot that go along with the title.
But I digress...
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No that's not what it said at all. He was already tapped into his anger, Obi-Wan just didn't want him to tap into MORE of his anger. But he obviously would have used every tool at his disposal once Anakin was trouncing him.
You don't think the duo surprising him with their style feigning would have made Dooku angry , hateful and fearful (all of which feed the dark side)? You don't think Anakin kicking Dooku in the chest and knocking him off the balcony would have made him even angrier , more hateful, and more fearful? You dont think Dooku would have become even MORE angry, hateful and fearful when Anakin started throttling him? Lol, okay juggy....
Any way you look at it, this was still the SAME Sith Dooku, who was fighting in the SAME way he did throughout TCW, and Anakin raped him in seconds just by using the dark side for a moment.
Dooku is a Sith he always uses Dark Side powers. The novel also describes Dooku being calm and smiling during the fight so he wasn't using his rage/anger in the same manner Anakin was.
Sidious also mentions that if Anakin didn't use his rage he wouldn't be able to beat Dooku.
This really isn't debateable.
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Last edited by juggernaut74 on Jul 21st, 2020 at 01:52 PM
Oh boy what? Seriously, your point is non-existent. "Rage-amped" Anakin is just dark side RotS Anakin. There is no reason to believe he is operating at a far higher level then during Knightfall.
DS Anakin is just flat out far more powerful than Dooku.
Last edited by ares834 on Jul 22nd, 2020 at 03:30 AM
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