I know.
But, more often than not, it comes down to swordsmanship rather than outright Force use. Unless Palpatine can somehow alter the environment and manipulate it in a certain fashion, I don't see him busting out some uber Force maneuvers while trying to avoid inexorable death at Skywalker's hands.
To clarify a few things
1. When I say sidious at his youthful prime, I meant and mentioned in the OP, that Sidious has all of his combat memories, experience, knowledge, everything to his "death" at the end of DE. Except he is given his physical body at the youthful physical prime of its life in combination with his experienced spirit.
So yes he would remember and know everything which took place in DE and to him and his defeat, as well as all his combat and saber experience prior.
2. For the first scenario of the battle colleseum, they may use any of their abilities, lightening, force draining, physically amping their own powers, speed, defenses, or to use illusions, force storms, etc. As well as sabers, each is also to be assumed to be at peak saber experience, not out of practice.
3. For the ship to ship scenario, I meant each is given a capital ship identical to the other, it is a test of tactic and battle meditation of who can out do the other.
Originally posted by Board WalkerIf thats the case then sidious wins nearly all the duel except scenario 4 unless hes on a star destroyer.
To clarify a few things1. When I say sidious at his youthful prime, I meant and mentioned in the OP, that Sidious has all of his combat memories, experience, knowledge, everything to his "death" at the end of DE. Except he is given his physical body at the youthful physical prime of its life in combination with his experienced spirit.
Originally posted by Darth_GlentractLuke has Double potential to quote GL.
Even still, Luke probably had greater Force potential than Sidious, right? And I would say that he has greater combat experience. I think Luke should win at least the saber battle and the all out. Force, probably not. Battle meditation battle? Sidious.
GL says different.
George Lucas has stated that Luke has the same Force potential as his father, which is why both Darth Vader and the Emperor were willing to turn on each other to gain Luke as their apprentice. Luke is said to represent Anakin's full potential, if Anakin had lived to achieve it rather than suffer the horrible fate that made him more machine than man. Lucas further measures that Luke's Force potential was twice as powerful as Emperor Palpatine.
Originally posted by mattatom
GL says different.George Lucas has stated that Luke has the same Force potential as his father, which is why both Darth Vader and the Emperor were willing to turn on each other to gain Luke as their apprentice. Luke is said to represent Anakin's full potential, if Anakin had lived to achieve it rather than suffer the horrible fate that made him more machine than man. Lucas further measures that Luke's Force potential was twice as powerful as Emperor Palpatine.
I'd like to see the quote from Lucas himself rather than a Wookiepedia excerpt. If this is what you're referring to:
"When [Anakin] finds out Luke is his son, his first impulse is to figure out a way of getting him to join him to kill the Emperor. That's what Siths do! He tries it with anybody he thinks might be more powerful, which is what the Emperor was looking for in the first place: somebody who would be more powerful than he was and could help him rule the universe. But Obi-Wan screwed that up by cutting off his arms and legs and burning him up. From then on, he wasn't as strong as the Emperor -- he was like Darth Maul or Count Dooku. He wasn't what he was supposed to become. But the son could become that."
I should point out that nowhere in here does it state that Anakin and Luke had equal potentials. It says that "the son could become that". So, we have to take a look at what "that" is. "That" is defined earlier as "somebody who would be more powerful than he was and could help him rule the universe". That was what Anakin would've become. All Lucas was saying is that Luke would eventually be stronger than Sidious - that's not quite the same thing as saying "zOMG, FULL POTENTIAL LUKE = ANAKIN!".
A little off topic:
Interestingly, Sidious's lightning was blocked by Yoda's HANDS. Yet the Hidden One's lightning blasted Luke back and hit him against a pillar. So this either means that Hidden One's lightning > ROTS Sidious, Yoda > Luke, blocking lightning w/hands > blocking w/lightsaber and/or Yoda is just better at blocking lightning.
Originally posted by Hewhoknowsall
A little off topic:Interestingly, Sidious's lightning was blocked by Yoda's HANDS. Yet the Hidden One's lightning blasted Luke back and hit him against a pillar. So this either means that Hidden One's lightning > ROTS Sidious, Yoda > Luke, blocking lightning w/hands > blocking w/lightsaber and/or Yoda is just better at blocking lightning.
Just because Luke has more raw power than Yoda does not mean he is better at everything. Besides Yoda has spent centuries developing defenses for different dark side techniques.
Originally posted by truejedi
I remember Yoda getting blasted across the room and knocked out by Siduios's lightning? Maybe you didn't watch the same ROTS as me?So all of your options are FAIL.
Nah, Yoda is a beast, he blocked Sidious' lightning from a lightsaber length away. The first time was a 'surprise' attack.
Originally posted by Slash_KMC
Nah, Yoda is a beast, he blocked Sidious' lightning from a lightsaber length away. The first time was a 'surprise' attack.
my point being that even though luke may have been capable of blocking the lightning from a lightsaber length away, he didn't.
Just like Yoda was capable, but didn't.
So i still don't have to pick one of the options, cause mine is better, so i still win!
Originally posted by truejedi
my point being that even though luke may have been capable of blocking the lightning from a lightsaber length away, he didn't.Just like Yoda was capable, but didn't.
So i still don't have to pick one of the options, cause mine is better, so i still win!
Luke tried blocking it, and succeeded, but the impact still knocked him back.
The first time Yoda was caught by surprise. The second time he blocked it with his bare hands are redirected it, albeit he got knocked back too. How come Luke didn't do that? Is this yet another inconsistency?