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Furthermore, you apparently haven't realized that I'm not stating that Kit would have done the same against Anakin. I'm saying that Obi-wan would have been butchered by Sidious just as Kit was; just as Anakin would be if they ever truly fought, even in a lightsaber fight.
Wrong. Someone who can outduel and defeat Count Dooku in lightsaber combat won't be "butchered" by Sidious. In fact, given how effortless the feat was, Anakin would defeat Sidious or Yoda in lightsaber combat.
Obi-Wan "butchered" by Sidious? Unless Sidious could use the Force, hardly. Dooku couldn't do it either.
Yoda has knowledge of every single lightsaber form as well as more than 10x Sidious' experince and has presumably faced far more opponents.
That's pretty amazing... and this ten times superior experience didn't permit him to kill Sidious. The disparity in their age, experience, and knowledge should translate to Yoda "pwning" pretty much anybody. Sadly, it doesn't. Experience means a hell of a lot in technique, but means precious little to actual power.
Sidious has until Yoda never fought an opponent of extreme caliber. The strongest person Sidious ever sparred as of ROTS was Maul, cause he was likely the only person.
This is true, but again... it's irrelevant.
Yoda on the other hand has sparred with Mace and Dooku, each of which are beyond the strongest person Sidious has ever sparred.
...If we were basing our arguments on irrelevant issues, you'd undoubtably win; but this isn't the case. Sidious's 'experience' in comparison to Yoda does not mean anything - because in their confrontation, Yoda didn't pwn Sidious.
Any fighter knows that when training you don't get better by fighter people half as good as you, you get better by fighting people who can really challenge you and push you to your limits.
You must not be a fighter, because what you're saying is absolute bullshit. Yoda's eight centuries > Sidious's six decades would translate to a vast disparity between quality and refinement of swordsmanship if greater experience = greater skill. You're trying to fellate Yoda's experience without putting it into perspective.
Sidious had no one who could do that because of his isolation, not because he was simply more powerful than everyone else. That's a massive advantage for Yoda.
And yet this "massive advantage" didn't manifest itself during the actual fight. What the hell does that mean, I wonder.
Also note the simply fact that Sidious fled to the Senate Pods where the battle would swith from a lightsaber fight to a more Force-oriented one.
Could it be because Darth Sidious is the smarter fighter, and opted for a long ranged assault? That would certainly coincide with his goals: to end the fight and live to fight again. Saber-to-saber against a person who is his equal? Big risk for Sidious.
The probable reason for this is Yoda was too strong with the saber, so Sidious fought him where he's best.
Actually, the most probable reason would be that Sidious fled to try a different type of assault. Obviously the lightsaber battle wasn't getting either of them anywhere, the difference being: Sidious is smarter and Yoda's primary source of offense and defense is his lightsaber.
Furthermore, they are apparent equals and in order for that to happen, they have to be equal in Force powers and in lightsaber skills.
Why would they have to be equals for my argument to work?
You're missing the point. Yoda and Sidious are equals, but Sith and Jedi don't necessarily have to be. Anakin isn't 'more powerful' than they are, but he is the stronger and more capable swordsman.
You really think Anakin would beat Yoda? Do you plan to raise any points for Anakin being better of your own or just continue arguing the points that I've already raised, cause I frankly don't see a thing shown here that puts Anakin as better. You can't just attack my case, you have to build one of your own.
I really do think Anakin would beat Yoda in a lightsaber battle. I think Anakin could beat anyone in the movies in a lightsaber battle short of special or exenuating circumstances.