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Originally posted by Melnorme
It didn't seem too difficult for him to key into the force and open that door. He just pointed at a piece of debris, pointed at the door, and bam, debris hits button, door opens.He also telekinetically threw Obi Wan off a platform while in the midst of a melee. So, clearly, he can use his powers in the middle of a combat.
Again, if it was so effortless for him, why did he only do it once? Obviously the fact that he was up against force-users makes some difference, but even so: using the force requires concentration, and you can't say concentrating in the middle of a high-speed melee is easy for anyone. If it was, the Jedi would use the force to a much greater extent than we see them do.
No, Luke wasn't. Not by Jedi standards, and not according to Yoda in the same movie.
You do realize his training on Dagobah actually took up the better part of a year? I'm aware Luke cut and ran before his trianing was complete, but even so he says with complete gravitas, "I am a Jedi Knight, like my father before me."
As far as Luke's Force potential, it was not greater than Vader's, at least not in any sources I have seen or heard of.
It could be dead equal to Vader's and it'd still be more impressive than any other Jedi of the Old Republic era.
Finally, that's irrelevant. We're talking about Darth Maul, who was trained as a Sith Lord, compared to Luke who was trained as a Jedi Knight. Maul is used to manipulating the Force in combat and to harmful/deadly effects.
Actually he was shown to be more of a lightsaber-user than a force-emphasizer. We never see him use the force choke, not once. Hell, if he could say, hold someone still with the force, why didn't he do it on Tatooine? It sure would have made things a lot easier for him, and since concentrating in the middle of a duel is no sweat for him, surely he should have just floated little Ani back to the scooter while holding off Qui-Gon?
Luke was not, and yet Luke was able to use his TK training to choke out two of Jabba's guards. I cannot see how Darth Maul wouldn't be able to similarly use this ability, given his specific training in these arts.
I can't see him using them, since, y'know.... he never even did. And it sure would have helped a lot, wouldn't it? And again, Luke was the son of the chosen one, and at least as high in medichlorian count. He might not have had all the training, but his raw potential pussywhipped everyone's except daddy's.
Which episode is that in? I have them all...I remember no such thing.
Check again. It's when Grievous is training in lightsabers with Dooku. Dooku says something like, "good, but you're holding your blade too tightly," then he knocks it out of Grievous's hand and says, "now too loosely..." then Sidious comes in and they have a pow-wow before the attack on Coruscant.
And clearly, this is incorrect. Mace Windu used the Force to Telekinetically cripple Greivous. Other Jedi regularly tossed him around in the same series using the Force. He isn't any more resistant than anyone else.
Mace Windu is the best duelist, bar-non, in the Jedi Order. He's hardly the standard marker for all the others. And yes, Grievous got hit a few times. But for the most part he dodged their force pushes without much trouble. (Like when Shak Ti, hammerhead, and the abominable snowman-guy Jedi were running down the corridor with Palpatine and he was pursuing them. They threw force waves at him and he sidestepped one after the other, until Shak Ti finally knocked him back.)
Therefore, given your example, we can only conclude that Greivous, whose willpower is at least comparable to Wolverine's
What? What on earth gives you that idea? Where are Grievous's feats of will? You're coming right out of outer space with that one. Grievous shows a good degree of mental toughness in coping with his injuries, but being a machine weakens his resistance to the force. It's the same with Wolverine, but his previous brain-washing experiences make him more susceptible to mind-control (which isn't the same as being pinned, is not a Sith ability Maul would have in the first place, and thus doesn't matter.)
and whose training in the Force is also comparable, and who was unable to resist the Force's effects, is an excellent indicator of Wolverine's resistance to such abilities. That is, he would have little to none.
Training in the force.... you mean none? Grievous had no force ability, he was just a duelist. It is not comparable at all. Why? What do you think would happen to Grievous if he got hit by the prow of a low-flying Stealth Bomber? He'd splatter. This has happened to Wolverine, and his body not only held together, he was back on his feet and fighting in minutes. What if Wolverine's stomach got crushed by the force? It'd be back in shape and working fine in seconds. Maul could hammer Wolverine with force slams (actually Maul would miss more often than not, but let's say Wolverine is a sport and stands still for him) all day, and Wolverine would still be fine.
Wolverine is no faster than Greivous, and even Greivous got slapped around by Shak Ti and other Jedi. And a TK choke isn't comparable to a Force push. It just grabs you by the throat. See Episode 3 for an example of this.
Grievous moved fast, yes, perhaps even too quick to track with the eyes. Wolverine has literally chopped the barrels off a line of machineguns, and the men holding those weapons OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES never even saw him do it. I'd say they are of comparable speed.
But who do you think would win: Maul or Grievious? Hint: If you say Maul, you're wrong.
It isn't a mind trick, any more than lifting an X-Wing using the Force is a mind trick. Maul would telekinetically grab him by the windpipe, close it, and hold him there. He would hover in the air until dead. End of fight.
See, you're going off what you assume he should be capable of. I'm just going off what I've seen of both characters. If Shak Ti (A Jedi council member, and almost certainly more than a match for Maul) couldn't just hold Grievous in the air and keep his heart from beating, why do you assume Maul could do the same with Wolverine?
Logan is too fast, too in-your-face. ESPECIALLY in a bezeker rage. Far from being mindless, Bezerkerine is the equivelant of "an olympic gymanst going through his routine while simultaneously beating eight chess masters in his head." Maul would never be able to get up the concentration, he'd be too busy trying to keep his head on his shoulders.
Also, do the combatants know about each others' powers beforehand? If Maul has no idea that Wolverine's skeleton is unbreakable, he'd probably just go in for a lightsaber swipe, only to be shocked when his blade can't go all the way through Logan's neck. Wolverine capitalizes on the surprise by stabbing Maul in the chest. That would be the end of that.