*Throw.
And it sounds like someone's recently read RoT.
Johun sucked if I remember right. Valenthyne was skilled and graceful but not nearly enough to take on Sidious. And Raskta being the sole saber prodigy of the lot won't compensate for the others. Should've arranged it so that Bane's arrest squad (sans Johun) was taking on Sidious, because otherwise he wins this.
Originally posted by Red Nemesis
nebaris, y do u think raskta can take sidious? You (most of us) are aware of the evidence in his favor, so can we skip the feat wars and take as a given that we know the capabilities of both characters? If we start from there, you can analyze why Raskta has a chance rather than just listing feats.
She is -- on paper -- the far more technically skilled of the two of them; her ability was described by the omniscient as "unparalleled" in an era that saw more lightsaber on lightsaber combat than any other, she was renowned by her peers for being the greatest duelist of her time, she was reported to have personally killed more Sith Lords than even the number that had been decimated by the Thought Bomb, she was stated to have achieved the "rare and prestigious rank" of Jedi Weapons Master, and was described by the omniscient narrator as having fully dedicated her time and effort to her lightsaber skills.
From what we can say of Sidious, he doesn't remotely compare. He can't be said to possess a level of ability even approaching that displayed by Raskta, and is strongly implied to have been completely out of practise with the lightsaber, having kept his primary one hidden in a statue for the thirteen years leading to RotS, and having had limited contact with any other lightsaber practitioner (as the Sith Lord, Darth Sidious).
She's displayed a far greater level of speed; in her duel with Darth Bane, she was seen from a battle meditation boosted Farfalla's Force Sensitive eyes as appearing to be everywhere and all around Bane at once: in front of him, behind him, beside him, crouching low, leaping in the air, indicating that she was moving far too quickly for his Force enhanced reaction speeds to visually keep up with.
Sidious has never been shown to be capable of moving at a level of speed even close, meaning, on paper, Raskta firmly holds the advantage in this area as well.
We lack the evidence to be able to truly compare the two of them in any other area pertaining to lightsaber combat, so on paper, Raskta under the conditions I earlier mentioned has far more going for her.