Dooku would own Vader. He was a more powerful Force user, a better duelist, and was generally superior. Want more proof? Dooku threw Obi in his prime across the room and knocked him unconscious with just the Force. Vader couldn't even do that to old Obi or even ESB Luke. Vader lost to Luke who was just a Jedi knight while Dooku could hold out against ROTS Anakin and ROTS Obi whom were both stronger than Vader.
Vader was holding back on Luke because he wanted to turn him not kill him. If he could turn him then himself and Luke could've ruled the galaxy together. Vader also didn't have to throw Ben across the Death Star to beat him but if he had too I'm sure he could. Dooku is strong but Vader is just as strong. He just tends to not have to use his power as much.
Originally posted by TraptUnderIce
Vader was holding back on Luke because he wanted to turn him not kill him. If he could turn him then himself and Luke could've ruled the galaxy together. Vader also didn't have to throw Ben across the Death Star to beat him but if he had too I'm sure he could. Dooku is strong but Vader is just as strong. He just tends to not have to use his power as much.
How many times must I say it? Vader WAS trying. Lucas says so, the books say so, and there's nothing in the movie to prove otherwise. If Vader "coul've killed him but wasn't trying" why didn't he just beat him like in ESB? Because he couldn't. Vader was humiliated that Luke was beating him. If anyone wasn't trying, it was Luke and the movies sure show that. Once he did start trying, he had Vader on the ground barely able to hold his lightsaber in about 30 seconds.
Now you said Vader could throw Ben across the Death Star. I don't think so, why didn't he do that to a simple Jedi knight then before he got owned, and Luke was sure not as strong as ROTS Obi.
Dooku would spank Vader IMO.
Originally posted by MTAPlayer
dont know if you saw the third episode but actually anakin killed dooku, so why would vader lose? it just sounded that vader is weak because the movie was done centuries ago, i mean the fighting on vader saga was horrible, and thats why dooku sounds stronger but its not.
Dooku was told not to defeat Anakin (he wasn't told to lose that caught him off guard) but he changed his style and the way he fought when he faced Anakin he never really challenged him head on. Vader however has a imo better control of the force but he isn't that much of a fighter anymore and Dooku his control of the force was great too, that wouldn't help all that much. Dooku would defeat him with a lightsaber