Originally posted by Spartan ll
Makashi doesn't do very well against more agressive forms of Saber combat(Juyo, Djem So, Ataru.- From SW Insider on Lightsaber Forms.),
Star Wars Insider, Issue 62 - if that's what you're referring to doesn't say that, or at least not to my knowledge. Provide exact quote. I forgot, though, that that issue does say this about Makashi:
"The ultimate refinement of lightsaber-to-lightsaber combat became Form II, advancing the precision of blade manipulation to its finest possible degree and producing the greatest dueling masters the galaxy has ever seen. "
So, how can it be the lightsaber-to-lightsaber form, but no fair well against half the other forms? Obviously, from what we know, it does indeed produce great duelists (i.e. Dooku). And what's that about not doing good against Ataru? Was it just me, or was Dooku able to beat the shit out of Kenobi, toy with Anakin, and then have enough energy to actually battle Yoda and hold his own. By the way, my "friend". Even if you say that a general Makashi user would lose to an Ataru user, Dooku is more experienced than that. See this quote here, from the ROTS novelization:
"Kenobi's Master had been Qui-Gon Jinn, Dooku's own Padawan; Dooku had fenced Qui-Gon thousands of times, and he knew every weakness of the Ataru form, with its ridiculous acrobatics."
Oh, so it seems Dooku isn't your average Makashi practitioner. Of course, if your words are even true (which I doubt, given I don't see that written). Now, considering Ataru is an offensive form - why is it that Dooku is able to own Ataru?
but is very good against the forms Shi-Cho and Soresu. Juyo is a more potent and more agressive form than Djem So,
Oh my. Do you have any actual proof for this assertion? In fact, once Kenobi deployed Soresu, Dooku thought he might be overwhelmed by the duo, so he decided to own Kenobi with the Force. And again, it's called the lightsaber-to-lightsaber form for a reason. Not just because it's good against two forms. Don't be so daft.
Count has a very low chance of coming out of this duel alive,
Considering your evidence has been shot to shit. I'd say you're wrong. Actually, I know you're wrong, but let us continue.
considering he had trouble dealing with Anakin , who was using an agressive but more weaker form than Juyo, even though Dooku descirbed Anakin as "the best Djem So user he had ever seen.".
What's your point exactly? I don't see it. Oh, I forgot that Maul is on par with Anakin, right? Oh wait, that can't be it because it's wrong. What does that have to do with anything exactly? Just because Juyo is more aggressive, doesn't mean he'll be able to overwhelm Count Dooku. And really, you think Maul would have a better chance against Anakin? Laughable, considering he got his lightssaber broke in half by an enraged padawan. Now, I know Maul is better than Obi-Wan, but that doesn't change the fact he still got it sliced in half. That part was hardly luck.
And I'd also like to know why Dooku is able to defeat Grievous, who is more aggressive than probably anyone in Star Wars, and fights with overwhelming speed, is better than Asajj Ventress, but he can't defeat Maul [according to you]. You don't have any argument, foolish child. You're stating an average Form x, y, or z is better than an average Form a practitioner. We know Dooku is far from average, and given he knows every weakness of Ataru, that assumption is correct (not that your quote is even true, probably made it up).
So DOoku has a very good chance of getting overwelmed by Maul and then cut down. [/B]
Just because Maul practices Juyo, he should be able to overcome Dooku? Wow. Great reasonings. By this logic, Sora Bulq > Dooku. But wait, didn't Sora and Dooku fight? And Sora ended up getting blasted with lightning, however, he wasn't able to overcome Dooku in the least bit, even with Master Tholme at his side. So, as usual, you're logic fails. This is Count Dooku who is described as "one of the most respected and powerful Jedi in the Order's twenty-five-thousand-year history". Meaning one of the best ever.
Don't think you can pull that stupid bullshit on me, son.