Mace Windu vs. Palpatine vs. Yoda

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Originally posted by Nephthys
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Originally posted by PunyGod
indeed

but there are irreconcilable contradictions here son

Not in the part of the Yoda fight missing when the movie cuts away to Anakin and Obi-Wan's fight.

^ So we're all agreed it's canon that Yoda beat the crap out of Palpatine in the Sword fight?

And apparently he outdid Sidious w/ the Force as well. The positioning leading to the fall was what lead to Yoda's failure. In no way did Sidious outperform Yoda in a combat sense.

Originally posted by Jinsoku Takai
And apparently he outdid Sidious w/ the Force as well. The positioning leading to the fall was what lead to Yoda's failure. In no way did Sidious outperform Yoda in a combat sense.

Shot down Yoda with lightning right at the beginning.
Toyed multiple platforms laughably, while Yoda had to heavily concentrate and grimace on a single one.
The positioning didn't let to Yoda's failure. He used his last reserves to block that Force lightning. He didn't have any strength left to even slow his fall, he was Force exhausted by that time. If he did not fall down, Palpatine probably would have finished him.

(kudos to Janus)

Originally posted by Arhael
Shot down Yoda with lightning right at the beginning.
Toyed multiple platforms laughably, while Yoda had to heavily concentrate and grimace on a single one.
The positioning didn't let to Yuda's failure. He used his last reserves to block that Force lightning. He didn't have any strength left to even slow his fall, he was Force exhausted by that time. If he did not fall down, Palpatine probably would have finished him.

I'm not sure if you want to pursue the subject from this standpoint.
By the same token, in the movie we see that the moment Yoda starts to bend Sidious's FL, the Emperor has "OH Sh*t!" look on his face. Doesn't it indicate that he was being overpowered?

BTW. The single pod Yoda pushed, he did it against gravity. Sidious did not even attempt to block it.

I hardly see Yoda being overwhelemed anywhere in the fight, as you put it:

Originally posted by Arhael Palpatine probably would have finished him

Well, if they weren't blown apart, Yoda probably would have bent FL in Sidious's face. 😎

Originally posted by axel_jovan
I'm not sure if you want to pursue the subject from this standpoint.
By the same token, in the movie we see that the moment Yoda starts to bend Sidious's FL, the Emperor has "OH Sh*t!" look on his face. Doesn't it indicate that he was being overpowered?

BTW. The single pod Yoda pushed, he did it against gravity. Sidious did not even attempt to block it.

I hardly see Yoda being overwhelemed anywhere in the fight, as you put it:

Well, if they weren't blown apart, Yoda probably would have bent FL in Sidious's face. 😎

It's actually good point about gravity. But I prefer to think about it as Yoda using Force more wisely rather, than overpowering as he dodged several platforms until Palpatine presumably got tired and then threw one himself.

Originally posted by Arhael
Shot down Yoda with lightning right at the beginning.

Ragdolled across the room by Yoda's Force push.

Originally posted by Arhael
Toyed multiple platforms laughably, while Yoda had to heavily concentrate and grimace on a single one.

Stopped mid flight (against gravity), manipulated, and thrown right back at Sidious who in turn tuck-tailed it out of there ("oh shit" look and all).

Originally posted by Arhael
The positioning didn't let to Yoda's failure. He used his last reserves to block that Force lightning. He didn't have any strength left to even slow his fall, he was Force exhausted by that time. If he did not fall down, Palpatine probably would have finished him.

If he didn't fall, in all likelihood, he would have finished Sidious. Sidious' best efforts (specifically his FL) were was shoved back in his face - TWICE!

Originally posted by Jinsoku Takai
Stopped mid flight (against gravity), manipulated, and thrown right back at Sidious who in turn tuck-tailed it out of there ("oh shit" look and all).

I think the thing that worked the most against Sidious in that fight is that he was just laughing too much.

Stopped mid flight (against gravity), manipulated, and thrown right back at Sidious who in turn tuck-tailed it out of there ("oh shit" look and all).

Sidious got too smug and it was clearly surprising counter for him.
If we talk about gravities, then Sidious lifted two platforms high in the air before throwing. Also, platforms were stationary attached to sides, so it required considerable effort to rip them of as well.
Ones again it shows how Palpatine abuses the Force overexerting him unnecessary, while Yoda uses less power more wisely to equally counter him.


If he didn't fall, in all likelihood, he would have finished Sidious.
How? 😑 How would he have finished Sidious? He didn't have strength left even to slow his fall. No weapon either. Force exhausted, small and ancient creature. Sidious would choke him with bare hands, if we don't count possibility of another lightning burst.

Basically Sidious evened the odds by disarming Yoda with the FL blast while he was in a mid-leap.

I think Yoda got unlucky there. He disarmed Sidious by just being a much better swordsman, and as long as he had his Saber he was going to win. Losing that is what cost him the fight Imo.

Of course it looked like he was going to win the Force battle as well (though obviously this was much closer than the Saber fight). But again Yoda got unlucky by being in a worse position hence falling further.

It wasn't about him being lucky or not (In my experience, there is no such thing as luck), rather he was outmanuvered by Palpatine.

Maybe Yoda is the superior combatant (I, however, still see them as equals), but Palpatine used the surrondings to his advantage which is why he won.

JT
Ragdolled across the room by Yoda's Force push.

One was on his feet in seconds, the other was unconscious and drooling on the floor.

JT
Stopped mid flight (against gravity), manipulated, and thrown right back at Sidious who in turn tuck-tailed it out of there ("oh shit" look and all).

...After indulging in hysterical laughter, so at ease was he.

JT
If he didn't fall, in all likelihood, he would have finished Sidious. Sidious' best efforts (specifically his FL) were was shoved back in his face - TWICE!

Yoda was knocked unconscious, casually disarmed, and sent plummeting hundreds of feet to the Senate floor and slinked away in utter defeat. I reject your conclusion, sir. excellent

DP
Basically Sidious evened the odds by disarming Yoda with the FL blast while he was in a mid-leap.

This is inaccurate; Yoda had landed and brandished his lightsaber in a two-handed grip when Sidious relieved him of it.

'ello Gid, err Herb, err PunyGod... agh nevermind. ***k it!

Remember that it was a hover-podium. Would gravity come much into play?

JT
'ello Gid, err Herb, err PunyGod... agh nevermind. ***k it!

You attempted to goad me by proclaiming your victory over me........

..............................................you succeeded brilliantly teehehe

Your failure is complete, as was my victory. 😉 ...right? ...please?