Guys, lets not bash. Anyway, Bastilla is nothing special. She had a gift for Battle Meditation, that one particular ability (Like Mace Windu's Shatterpoint, only, it doesn't help in single combat at all). Otherwise, she is just above average padawan level.
She also needed her ass saved by the common thugs that beat her up.
Originally posted by jollyjim311
Guys, lets not bash. Anyway, Bastilla is nothing special. She had a gift for Battle Meditation, that one particular ability (Like Mace Windu's Shatterpoint, only, it doesn't help in single combat at all). Otherwise, she is just above average padawan level.She also needed her ass saved by the common thugs that beat her up.
Well TrouserSnake started it, and he was much worse.
1. Proof that all she has is one gift? Your argument is very fallacious; you're saying that because she only ever performed one feat that was impressive, said feat is the only impressive thing she can do. This is very faulty, especially when we actually have proof that she can do other impressive stuff, such as force persuading a Hutt, instantly stunning two powerful jedi, etc...
2. She had just crashlanded on Taris, and she not only lost her lightsaber, but also was likely very weakened (given both Revan and Carth were knocked out from there's). And by the time she would have likely regained her strength, they had put her in a cage that suppresses her force powers.
Planet, you yourself has said many times that ones power in the force has no bearing on combat prowess, especially when referring to Vader and Sidious, now you want to switch up your stance. Which one is it? And if that is the case, then Jacen should be near the top being he's the only one who can do the flow walk, right?
From the Star Wars Databank:
Shan was gifted in art of Jedi Battle Meditation, a rare ability usually only accessible to the most skilled and wizened Jedi Masters. Through sheer force of will, she could influence the course of massive battles. She could bolster the courage of one side of a battle, while draining the resolve of another. It is an exhausting feat, but Bastila proved extremely valuable in crucial engagements during Darth Malak's campaigns against the Republic.
While she was gifted Jollyjim, she was really powerful in its use. She was able to have the Star Forge pwn all the Republic's Capitol Ships. However, when she abandoned the Forge, the Republic Fleet blasted the Dark Side forge to hell.
Originally posted by Darth Subjekt
Planet, you yourself has said many times that ones power in the force has no bearing on combat prowess, especially when referring to Vader and Sidious, now you want to switch up your stance. Which one is it? And if that is the case, then Jacen should be near the top being he's the only one who can do the flow walk, right?
I never said that Subjekt, though I think I know what you're talking about, as we had quite a long debate on it, and what I was saying was that strength in the force has no relation to innate saber ability. Obviously it can improve one's combat prowess, to deny that is crazy.
but saber ability is combat prowess, or at least a large portion of it, which would still place Vader pretty high on the pecking order. He's extremely intelligent, incredibly strong, and calm and collected, which aids in his combat abilities. Can we say everyone else is that calm and in control? Most likely not, at least not the Sith.