Originally posted by Blaxican
We haven't seen Kun fight anyone even remotely impressive except for Vodo
This would seem absolutely correct, except for the fact that you excluded his duel with Ulic Qel-Droma, which was a complete stalemate:
Originally posted by Advent
Then you'd be wrong. They were sheer equals during their battle in DLotS, as described by the omniscient narrator:
"Both Jedi are master swordsman -- neither can claim an advantage with the lightsaber!", which clearly indicates that, indeed, neither would be able to overcome the other.
To go along with that, there are a few excerpts which cite that there'd be no winner, or at the least, "their battle might have gone on for hours[...]" (Darkside Sourcebook, p. 76). That, along with, "they were too evenly matched for one to claim the advantage" (paraphrased from DSSB).
That'd be the same Ulic, who's got a list of achievements under his belt:
Originally posted by Advent
And this is Exar when he had already gotten his Sith Amulet by this point (as had Ulic), and had already showed us what the amulet is capable of (disintegrating Massassi, blasting through a Sith Wyrm and temple rock, and destroyed Nadd). Exar had also studied under Nadd's spirit, and taken several scrolls from his tomb. As well, he'd already gotten Sadow's teachings, and also made the sphere that trapped the Massassi and drained their life energies.As well, he was described as master lightsaber duelist, but enough about his stalemate of Exar Kun (who, at that point, I'd put above Malak and the SF anyways).
He was also the only Jedi out of his party to withstand King Ommin's darkside energies (that consumed Arca, and disrupted Nomi):
And he also killed Warb Null, who cut off Cay's arm, and apparently has powers that disrupt the Jedi train of thought or something to that effect:
As well, he also owned the Beast Riders who had weapons described twice as "very powerful", and owned the beasts of Dxun:
Ulic does have a "grasp over the Force that is great" (described as such when he battles Mandalore) though.
As well, he was able to fend off Sylvar, who was an enraged Jedi master, feeding into the darkside of the Force, for an unimaginable amount of time, even after being cut off from the Force nearly ten years ago, and more than likely out of practice. This feat is impressive in itself, due to the fact that he had absolutely no precognition, or assistance with the Force, whereas Sylvar had both, and her attack was fueled by the ferocity of the darkside (which increases power, and strength, obviously; see: TPM, RotJ, RotS), as previously mentioned.
Indeed, you probably haven't seen much, due to the fact your blind as a bat. But, for the rest of the world who has perfect vision, we'll note the fact that he was, even during DLotS, sheer equals with Ulic in bladed combat. Try equipping your spectacles next time.
the old past his prime crab
"Past his prime"? Where do you see any evidence to suggest this? Actually, forget that question, seeing as it's already been established your vision is faulty.
Jokes aside, nothing indicates he was over his limit. Yoda was 800 plus years old during the PT, yet he was still the most powerful Jedi up to that point. Just because he was 600 odd years of age, doesn't necessarily mean he was "past his prime". Although, if you want to supply proof, by all means, do so. However, trying to downplay Vodo (and Kun's feat), though, is a mistake.
who was using a stick
Irrelevant, insomuch as the fact that he's been stated to have "wielded a common quarterstaff in combat as effectively as most Jedi used a lightsaber" (Power of the Jedi Sourcebook, p. 102), would lead one to believe just that. That's he's not at any disadvantage.
and was more then likely fighting half-heartedly.
Irrelevant, insomuch as the fact he was stated as "[being] no match for Exar Kun's double-bladed lightsaber and deep reserve of dark side power" (Power of the Jedi Sourcebook, p. 102), and "not having a chance" (Darkside Sourcebook, p. 78), would lead one to believe that whether or not he wasn't giving his all - it wouldn't have change the outcome, and he'd still be slaughtered by Kun.
Also could you post the scan with Exar turning his lightsaber off?
Exar didn't battle Mandalore the Indomitable, Ulic did. And he did so with the specifications darthsith mentioned, which gave Mandalore a huge advantage:
Regardless of the benefits, Ulic took the machine out with casual ease, and then manages to defeat Mandalore without his lightsaber, as you can see in the last scan ("I can defeat you, regardless of the weapon, Mandalore." -- he dueled unarmed for a few panels). He used a ****ing Mandalorian battle axe to conquer him (obviously, a foreign weapon to him, whereas it was common among the Mandalorians).
