Originally posted by Ballister
Maul's eyes are yellow, doesn't that mean he's nearly possessed by the dark side? Also, who's to say those teachings didn't have combat techniques?
Yes, and I also bet Sidious wasent aiming to kill Maul just put him to a test. Didn't it say Maul couldent even get close to Sidious, then he taunted him like hell, so Maul got up and used all the dark energy he got.
Originally posted by kamikz
13 years and no progress, I doubt it.
Before I post the winner here I need to know the difference of ROTS Sidious and TPM Sidious, same with Mace.
also.. people either over estimate maul or under-estimate, i was watch tpm the other day and he didnt suck at all, but he let his guard down, thats pretty much all
Originally posted by Darth_Glentract
DS, Maul WAS trying to kill him. It was Sidious' job to fight him off and try as hard as he could to make sure Maul didn't win to make sure that the stronger of them continued to rule.9123, We have seen that Sidious studied Sith techniques in his office. Sidious became better during that time.
Originally posted by Darth_Glentract
Sidious actually did study in those 13 years. If you look as Mace enters his office with the other Jedi, he is studying some Sith stuff(I don't know what to call it).TPM Sidious is to much of an unknown.
1. Studying isn't the same as practicing.
2. Those were the Death Star plans.
You see, I could study every single Star Wars lightsaber form known to the galaxy, and still not be able to practice it effectively if I don't have the amount of time to implement the studies. Palpatine was Chancellor of the Republic, an icon for the government, and was watched and protected beyond comprehension. He only had a few occasions to slip from his office and go to The Works, but it was usually to see Count Dooku and get debriefings on the war.
Master Yoda, Mace, and Dooku all had far more time to practice lightsaber dueling than Sidious did. Dooku was a recluse for ten of those thirteen years, and Mace and Yoda are Jedi and have the obligation to train. Sidious hadn't the liberty of either. Thus, it is natural to assume that they all three had far more time and opportunity to train than he.
And may I ask how you know they were Sith teachings that he was looking up? Forgive me, I think that's an assumption. They looked awfully close to the Death Star plans.
Maul only killed Qui gon coz he had an extra blade and OB1 got separated. Then when OB1 cut off the second blade of Mauls he beat him. As sidious grew older he became more and more consumed with evil and the dark side of the force so he became more powerful between TPM and ROTS especially with the training of Count Dooku, both would have become more powerful with their combined wisdom. The fight would be close but considering all things i think the jedi would have it over the sith more times than not.