ROTS Mace/ROTS Obi-Wan/ROTS Anakin vs. ROTS Sidious

Setting: Chancellor's Office
Obi-Wan Kenobi is present on Coruscant when Anakin reports that Palpatine is the Sith Lord. Mace, deciding to trust in Obi-Wan's stabilizing influence on Anakin, decides to take Anakin and Obi-Wan along to attempt to arrest the Sith Lord.

Who wins, and, more importantly, will Sidious have the influence over Anakin necessary to get him to turn on his friends?

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Personally, I'd say that, as far as combat goes, the Jedi would take it easily. Mace Windu alone was capable of handling Sidious, and Sidious also must contend with Obi-Wan and Anakin, currently one of the most brilliantly effective fighting teams in the galaxy. It's almost inevitable that he's going to lose the lightsaber duel.

However, Sidious is a master manipulator, and he knows the right buttons to push to turn Anakin. It can be argued that Obi-Wan could keep Anakin from making the wrong decision. He's clearly sympathetic to his former padawan's plight; it'd be virtually impossible to watch how Anakin acts in Padme's presence and *not* tell that they're married/in love, particularly when he's known and trained and basically fathered Anakin for over ten years. But regardless, it would be close even then.

Obi-Wan, regardless of his lightsaber abilities (which are formidable), has shown a latent weakness against Force attacks. Count Dooku knocked him out of the fight in the beginning of the movie with a combination of Force attacks, so unless the other two Jedi can protect Obi-Wan against Sidious' force powers extra-well, I see no reason why Sidious couldn't do the same. If Obi-Wan is knocked out, Anakin will be much more likely to turn to the Dark Side.

So in the end, it depends on if Obi-Wan Kenobi is down for the count or not when Palpatine begins his psychological warfare, and furthermore, it depends on how much influence Obi-Wan wields on Anakin, at that moment in his life, over that situation. Obi-Wan must be able to convince Anakin that Padmé will be safe, very likely while Palpatine attempts to tell Anakin the opposite.

I think that, if he chose the right words, and reinforced Anakin properly mental-wise during the fight, Obi-Wan could keep Anakin from turning. Additionally, we have seen both Mace Windu and Anakin weather Palpatine's force attacks; I think that, with both of them and Obi-Wan himself trying to ensure that Obi-Wan isn't kicked out, they could prevent him from being defeated, and thus unavailable when it matters.

In the end, I think that the Jedi win, and Anakin fulfills his true destiny, but it's hard to tell.

Thoughts?

I'm thankful for the battle that is more than just a comparison of lightsaber skills, it is a scenario.

My thoughts:

Palpatine simply tells them that if they think it's best, he will allow them to arrest him. Mace Windu knows he can't be brought in alive, and ignites his lightsaber. Anakin steps in front of Mace and says he must stand trial, Mace, disagrees, all while Palpatine hasn't moved. From there, maybe Kenobi (being both "The Negotiator" and Anakin's best friend/brother/father figure) can talk some sense into Anakin, if he can convince Anakin that death is part of life, and all that about Padme'. Palpatine sees that Kenobi has ruined his plans, and explodes his head with the force. Both Windu and Skywalker react, and then Palpatine is dead.

However, Palpatine might think of something to say about Padme, and turn him to his side, it wouldn't be beyond him to (very little is).

The Jedi would certainly win combat, Anakin alone would be a match for him, having Mace looking to kill Sidious at all costs would not help Anakin's decision, but if Kenobi was there, i don't think you would see Anakin take out Mace.

I think Anakin may not join Sidious so the Jedi pwn Sidious😛

Team one is far more powerful

Uh, clearly.

Did you even read the topic?

Originally posted by Captain Bob
Uh, clearly.

Did you even read the topic?

Team one. Read topic. Team one

yea no one expects much out of him.

Anyway, with OB1 there, I don't think Anakin could be turned. Ob1 has also planted seeds of mistrust about Sidious in Anakin, all these actions would just solidify it, causing Anakin to help destroy Palpatine. But in the interest of fun, one good guy has to die, and I say it would be ob1, causing Anakin to hate sidious, then ultimately after a few months of acting out, still turning to the darkside, but not with the same overall outcome...

Originally posted by jollyjim311
Palpatine sees that Kenobi has ruined his plans, and explodes his head with the force.

😆