Originally posted by Sith Dude
Obi Wan's never done anything that impressive, i mean he kill Maul but that was just a cheap/lucky shot.
Bane is ruthless, staged the destruction of the BrotherHood of darkness and studied ancient sith secrets from Revan.
Never killed Grievous? Never beat the chosen one? I suppose those were lucky, too. Obi-Wan has quite a tendency to get "lucky shots". It never seems to occur to some people that he might have some skill. We'll just put it this way: Obi-Wan might get a "lucky shot" on Bane.
Oh...wait...he never studied Revan's secrets...he must be a loser...
Actually, I really think Bane wins this. But I'm tired of hearing about how Kenobi was lucky with Maul, with Grievous, with Anakin...he was a soresu master! The fact that he wasn't all over his opponents is an indication of his skill, not his weakness! The fact that he was alive, present, conscious and levelheaded enough to finish off those opponents might not mean he had more power, skill or experience then they did, but he was still more valuable under the combat conditions for some reason or other. I think it was his levelheadedness in combat, but I'm not the only opinion on earth.
Originally posted by Quark_666
Actually, I really think Bane wins this. But I'm tired of hearing about how Kenobi was lucky with Maul, with Grievous, with Anakin...he was a soresu master! The fact that he wasn't all over his opponents is an indication of his skill, not his weakness! The fact that he was alive, present, conscious and levelheaded enough to finish off those opponents might not mean he had more power, skill or experience then they did, but he was still more valuable under the combat conditions for some reason or other. I think it was his levelheadedness in combat, but I'm not the only opinion on earth.
I agree with all of this. I call it the Brett Favre effect. It's not always pretty, and he can be getting his ass kicked, but he STILL pulls it out and gets the W at the end of the day.
Originally posted by Allankles
After facing the likes of Maul, Dooku, Durge and Anakin I don't think Bane is overwhelming Obi Wan. I believe Obi could well embarrass Bane here. Obi ftw.
Yeah, but you seem to be forgetting he actually lost against Dooku and Maul.
Anakin could've been able to defeat him, also. The only one he was able to overpower was Durge...
Originally posted by Quark_666
Actually, I really think Bane wins this. But I'm tired of hearing about how Kenobi was lucky with Maul, with Grievous, with Anakin...he was a soresu master!
In my opinion (and I think in almost everyone's opinion) Kenobi was only lucky against Maul. I would not consider the way in which he killed Grievous or beat Anakin lucky.
I also believe almost everyone here knows Kenobi was a very skilled swordsman and a very talented Soresu master... well at least I do.
Originally posted by 0°Mandalore°0I agree. But he's a got a little lucky when he beat Anakin imo. Anakin would probably beat him if the fight took place somewhere else.
In my opinion (and I think in almost everyone's opinion) Kenobi was only lucky against Maul. I would not consider the way in which he killed Grievous or beat Anakin lucky.
Originally posted by 0°Mandalore°0
In my opinion (and I think in almost everyone's opinion) Kenobi was only lucky against Maul. I would not consider the way in which he killed Grievous or beat Anakin lucky.
I also believe almost everyone here knows Kenobi was a very skilled swordsman and a very talented Soresu master... well at least I do.
I know everybody knows Kenobi was a Soresu master, and I wasn't using to indicate his skill, just his style. I didn't say, "hey guys, guess what! Kenobi was a Soresu master...that means he was winning". I said that if he happens to be constantly retreating and backing off...it doesn't mean he is getting his butt kicked.
And I suppose he was lucky against Maul...mostly because Maul was as arrogant, cocky and bullheaded as he was skilled. Kenobi beat him because Kenobi doesn't get that way. But Bane doesn't really get that way either, so Bane probably isn't as susceptible as Maul or Anakin to levelheaded masters like Kenobi. Of course Bane wins. But Kenobi still rocks. 🙂