Ankakin i have the high ground

what up with this, in the battle of heros scene obi-wown is like ankakin its over i have the high ground. whats up with that cant jedi fly

Originally posted by Darth Vundi
what up with this, in the battle of heros scene obi-wown is like ankakin its over i have the high ground. whats up with that cant jedi fly

not that im an expert on dueling with swords, but when you have the high ground you have the advantage, probably because you are elevated and can advance more effectively thanks to gravity.

Actually it is a bit of a strange deal.

See, with projectiles, the high ground is an advantage because gravity Is your friend. But with swords?

In unarmed combat, being on the ground (while your opponent is standing) offers definite advantages: your vital organs are harder to reach, plus you have better use of your (longer, stronger) legs.

My guess is, it was time to move on, so Lucas needed some way to wrap up the battle.

Oh, in my SW games I always have the advantage if I have the low ground. I can hack and slash into people their legs and they have trouble defending.
Pretty cool huh?

oh and before i forget to ask...who the hell is ankakin...wasnt he a pharaoh?

Originally posted by Darth Vundi
what up with this, in the battle of heros scene obi-wown is like ankakin its over i have the high ground. whats up with that cant jedi fly

Military tactics. You always want the high ground.

Originally posted by PVS
oh and before i forget to ask...who the hell is ankakin...wasnt he a pharaoh?

They could probably be considered a whole sub culture who are spread out over the whole world... They always have the same lines!!!
😱

Just a shame that there aren't women in those catagories.

Originally posted by overlord
Just a shame that there aren't women in those catagories.

why? im comfortable knowing they wont breed

yeah, I feel empathy for even the lowest of scum.
I'm so interested in cultures and such, I always cry when one is on the verge of dying out. I wonder what will happen to the cool new emo culture? It has already spread a little to Holland, it's so cute.

I feel that quote was also a reference to Kenobi saing he has a moral "high ground"

and also that GL originally planned on having anakin and obiwan break
out into a duet, singing "ill take the high road and you take the low road"

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Wow, that's a video game, which has shitty AI, go figure. 🙄

I think the whole 'I have the high ground!' bit was because Obi-Wan could see that Anakin would jump over him; maybe there just wasn't enough clearance between Kenobi and lava that Anakin could jump to? I mean, he did slip and slide a lot when he landed and hit that black sand. Perhaps below Kenobi, it was too difficult to stand, and so Anakin would have to go OVER him...which ended badly.

nick g said that ani was weak on a slope and obi knew this i think it was in a web doc !

"I'm so interested in cultures and such, I always cry when one is on the verge of dying out. I wonder what will happen to the cool new emo culture?"

they will all die form severe brain damage from spending many hours on myspace.

Anakin shoulda just hopped on the hill and walked up and killed that damn Obi-Wan

Originally posted by maddani
nick g said that ani was weak on a slope and obi knew this i think it was in a web doc !

*ding ding ding*

we have a winner. you are correct.

In a sword fight high grounds normally don't have much better position than low ground but since Ani had a 20 or 30 foot jump and couldn't control where or when he lands Obi has a decided advantage.

Originally posted by spencerspider
Anakin shoulda just hopped on the hill and walked up and killed that damn Obi-Wan

Tried that and lost both his legs and his other arm now didnt he. 😛

Yea, I really think they should have ended the fight better, of everything in ROTS this was my largest disappointment. I really think Anakin should have had Obi-Wan beat. Maybe even like Vader had luke in ESB when he says "Your beaten!.." Then Obi-Wan does something as Anakin is being all arrogant and toying with Kenobi, rather then just straight up killing him right away, then somehow Obi-Wan uses Anakins arrogance to his advantage (like he did with Maul) and then in a lucky shot he beats Anakin. The "high ground" thing was really a stupid plot blunder to just end the duel faster. When I saw it for the first time I was like...."huh, well that was pretty anticlimactic and lame"...

Meh whats done is done I suppose... 🙁