Originally posted by Lord Lucien
And to give you more than a facetious remark to which you were oblivious, I'll copy and paste some lines with references to sources from Wookiee's article on Dooku:Before his resignation, Dooku was known as one of the most skilled duelists and lightsaber instructors in the Jedi Order.[1] Along with Yoda, Dooku was one of only two Jedi who were known to have bested Mace Windu at sparring,[3] and during the time of the Confederacy Crisis, it was said that aside from Yoda, only Windu would have been his equal on neutral ground.[10]
His skill in Form II was such that he could hold his own against up to four opponents with little difficulty.[83] He was one of a very few practitioners of dueling-centric Makashi in the Order at the time,[1] and unmatched in his mastery of it.[23]
You can obtain the sources themselves if you don't believe the references are legit.
Oh you were being facetious..? I genuinely had no idea, I thought you supported my cause and actually were wishing me luck with convincing the rest of the internet. I cannot believe I misread your true intentions, I feel SO embarrassed right now. 😮
BTW, I remain entirely unimpressed. Give me something that actually means something in the grand scheme of things, and isn't verified solely by wikipedia.
Quick point as well:
He was one of a very few practitioners of dueling-centric Makashi in the Order at the time,[1] and unmatched in his mastery of it.
That there were only a few practitioners of Makashi would actually undermine Dooku being unmatched in his mastery of the form given that he would have faced very little competition for such a status.
Originally posted by Mr OmiverseriaDid you not read "and during the time of the Confederacy Crisis, it was said that aside from Yoda, only Windu would have been his equal on neutral ground.[10]"
BTW, I remain entirely unimpressed. Give me something that actually means something in the grand scheme of things, and isn't verified solely by wikipedia.Quick point as well:
That there were only a few practitioners of Makashi would actually undermine Dooku being unmatched in his mastery of the form given that he would have faced very little competition for such a status.
Did you not see the number indicating the source it came from? Do you not have a bookstore nearby? Did you miss the line from Lucas about "you had to be either Mace or Yoda to compete with Sidious"? Did you miss his statement about the PT Order being the Golden Age of the Jedi? Oh, and did you miss the source's placing Dooku right in the top tier of that Golden Age? Do you understand the words you are reading?
BTW, I would like you to adequately source the claim that the PT Jedi Order were the Golden Age of the Jedi, substantiate what that exactly means with respect to their lightsaber prowess, and then substantiate exactly what it specifically means to the very top end of the Order (and how it necessarily reflects on them, rather than just the lower or middle ends).
Also, pretending that it's my job to verify your points, I'll repeat; show me something that means anything in the grand scheme of things. Until then, Dooku will remain a moderately powerful, but wholly unremarkable combatant that the SW Mythos has to offer. Luke Skywalker and Kyp Durron manipulating artificial black holes, Darth Bane channeling planetary scale Force lightning and manipulating subatomic particles, Exar Kun freezing hundreds of thousands of beings in place, Darth Sidious summoning Wormholes, Darth Sion simply willing himself into being immortal, Darth Nihilus pulling an entire fleet out of a gravity world and draining an entire planet's population etc.. are things that impress me, and are impressive in the grand scheme of things. Everything Count Dooku has ever displayed quite simply... isn't. As I said, Count Dooku will forever remain a relatively powerful individual, but an entirely unspectacular one. Until he starts approaching the extremes in terms of either power, precision, knowledge, or general skill, I will forever remain unimpressed.