Opress had a lot of raw power. I'd say he's shown more raw power in the Force than Maul ever has. I liked his
Spoiler:just to remind us of what he can do.
breaking out of jail Force Wave
Unfortunately he never got proper training. And Maul was supposed to train him, but he never did the LIAR.
Originally posted by steveholt279
Interesting fight, didn't know Sidious was skilled with two blades. I hate those cartoons.
What for giving us better Lightsaber fights than we ever got in the films?
Originally posted by ares834
[B] I also liked that when it was one-on-one it was clear neither Maul nor Savage stood a chance and Sidious took them out in short order.
I thought Maul
Spoiler:Although he might have been in a rage enhanced state.
did pretty damn good in the one on one.
Originally posted by ares834
[B]Spoiler:
I'm just hoping Kenobi gets to finish him off.
Why? Kenobi may be better in pure Sabers with his unbreakable defense and all, but Maul's obviously more powerful in the Force. And he's clearly damn good in Sabers too. So it would just end up being another PIS/CIS kill.
I would prefer Anakin to kill him. It would also add more to his destiny of destroying the Sith. Maul, Dooku and Sidious would be all the Sith from the movies under his belt.
1. This Palpatine: flawless. One of the four best depictions of him in SW history, IMO.
2. For style, fanservice, bodycount, and sheer, frenetic intensity, this season (and specifically, Maul's arc) has been something else.
3.
Spoiler:
darksaber for all the wins. RIP Savage, sorry to see you go. Satine... eh. Death to Death Watch. Long live Darth Maul. No Maul vs. Grievous/Ventress, please, foregone conclusion+demeaning/demeaning; so far Maul's been in only two real duels where someone wasn't maimed or killed. High stakes are good, and maiming Grievous doesn't count. Maul vs. Dooku... haermm? Conversation sure, gratuitous duel meh, allied (by decree) duel against anyone is out of character but hey. Maul vs. Anakin... redundant/how many tests does he need? Mace Windu vs. Darth Maul? sexy but why? Maul back on Dathomir/closure with Mother Talzin? maaaaybe. Palpatine vs. Talzin?! iunno, doubt.
4. I would donate many pants to see EPIII adapted in this format with deference to the novelization; I can no longer pretend to take seriously the showdown on Coruscant we saw on film.
5. Obi-Wan's kind of a dick. I get that he always has fairly good reasons for fvcking with people, but if you're a prominent bad guy in the Clone Wars era there is a 100% chance you've fought him and immediately suffered for it, probably with your closest friends or relatives as witnesses, regretting all of your decisions. Darth Maul? Bisected like a motherfvcker. Jango Fett? Gets his ass beat in front of his little boy and runs away. Dooku? Beats him twice, <5 minutes later gets run out of the solar system by Yoda and decapitated by Anakin in front of his master. Ventress? Back and forth physically, but routinely humiliated and is really a basket case of Kenobi-inflicted emotional trauma. Durge? Dismembered, exploded from the inside. Pre Vizsla? Shoryuken into Seismic Toss in front of his buddies. Grievous? Dismembered, battered, chased down by giant lizard, gets his vital juices exploded out of his face. Savage? Leg kicked in half, probably some kind of horrible hyperextension, arm chopped off in front his brother. Vader? Every organic limb removed (while flying through the air) with such surgical precision that he is otherwise intact enough to survive, roll helplessly down a lava bank, and be promptly immolated. The icing on the cake is the confrontation with A'Sharad Hett a while later when he rips his arm off, forcibly removes the Tusken equivalent of a burqa and casts him into exile.
I think we all know the real reason Palpatine kept his ass glued firmly to a chair for most of those thirteen years.
Originally posted by EminenceThat makes the whole "Send me to kill the Emperor line" sound absolutely terrifying. He was ready to bend him over and take him to brown town. In front of the Senate. And not call the next day.
5. Obi-Wan's kind of a dick. I get that he always has fairly good reasons for fvcking with people, but if you're a prominent bad guy in the Clone Wars era there is a 100% chance you've fought him and immediately suffered for it, probably with your closest friends or relatives as witnesses, regretting all of your decisions. Darth Maul? Bisected like a motherfvcker. Jango Fett? Gets his ass beat in front of his little boy and runs away. Dooku? Beats him twice, <5 minutes later gets run out of the solar system by Yoda and decapitated by Anakin in front of his master. Ventress? Back and forth physically, but routinely humiliated and is really a basket case of Kenobi-inflicted emotional trauma. Durge? Dismembered, exploded from the inside. Pre Vizsla? Shoryuken into Seismic Toss in front of his buddies. Grievous? Dismembered, battered, chased down by giant lizard, gets his vital juices exploded out of his face. Savage? Leg kicked in half, probably some kind of horrible hyperextension, arm chopped off in front his brother. Vader? Every organic limb removed (while flying through the air) with such surgical precision that he is otherwise intact enough to survive, roll helplessly down a lava bank, and be promptly immolated. The icing on the cake is the confrontation with A'Sharad Hett a while later when he rips his arm off, forcibly removes the Tusken equivalent of a burqa and casts him into exile.I think we all know the real reason Palpatine kept his ass glued firmly to a chair for most of those thirteen years.