Originally posted by Nephthys
He also does block lasers at 3.20.edit: Err, I mean blaster bolts. If theres any difference.
oh.. i didnt watch that far in : x
Originally posted by truejedi
excuse me, Marvel?
i was sleep deprived yesterday >.>
edit- also i just noticed that in my posts i kept saying "directory". its "trajectory". where were all the grammar nazis to point that out?
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
apparently not, considering prior to that obi-wan took like 6 punches to the chest and couldnt do a thing to stop them. also the "bullets" in that scene werent moving even a quarter as fast as real life bullets do. your edit doesnt actually refute that point. if jedi have stopped fully automatic bullets in midair then post it...so they have a way to defend against, like, blow darts...
You forgot that Jedi have some level of precognition. Sure some would get killed but many more would have a TK barrier up to deflect the bullets.
The average Jedi might have problems manipulating large objects with TK but small objects are not a problem. A bullet flies their way and right before the gun is fired a Jedi can either move with force speed ahead of the guns aim (since the person using the gun is limited to human reflexes) or they can put up a wall of TK to deflect the projectiles.
The average Jedi might have problems manipulating large objects with TK but small objects are not a problem.
She turned her focus back to their surroundings. It still rankled her that she hadn't noticed the Cthons before they had attacked, and she had vowed to herself not to let something like that happen again. Seeking out life-forms around her with the Force was a task with varying degrees of difficulty. Intelligent, Force-sensitive beings were usually easy to spot, of course, while lower-level forms-insects and animals, for example-did not broadcast nearly much of a blip on her mental radar. It was true that her mastery of the Force was nowhere near perfect, but that was no excuse for not doing the best she could. Her Twi'lek Master had once explained to her that sensitivity and fine-tuning came with time. "As a Padawan," he had said, "I could push boulders around with ease, but seeds were next to impossible."
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
apparently not, considering prior to that obi-wan took like 6 punches to the chest and couldnt do a thing to stop them.
Yeah, I'm sure that had nothing to do with the fact Durge has incredible speed and reflexes. He even told Anakin in the comics at one point "you're all moving in slow-motion to me."
Seriously, an AK-47 (or whatever) would be useless against Jedi/Sith. Why do you think hardly anyone uses slugthrowers in Star Wars? It's because slugthrowers are obsolete and typically are used only when nothing better is available. If slugthrowers were effective against Jedi, then people would use them. They aren't used, so clearly they aren't effective.
Originally posted by chilled monkey
Yeah, I'm sure that had nothing to do with the fact Durge has incredible speed and reflexes. He even told Anakin in the comics at one point "you're all moving in slow-motion to me."Seriously, an AK-47 (or whatever) would be useless against Jedi/Sith. Why do you think hardly anyone uses slugthrowers in Star Wars? It's because slugthrowers are obsolete and typically are used only when nothing better is available. If slugthrowers were effective against Jedi, then people would use them. They aren't used, so clearly they aren't effective.
This is a textbook example of begging the question.
See to it that it doesn't happen again.
Originally posted by Red Nemesis
She turned her focus back to their surroundings. It still rankled her that she hadn't noticed the Cthons before they had attacked, and she had vowed to herself not to let something like that happen again. Seeking out life-forms around her with the Force was a task with varying degrees of difficulty. Intelligent, Force-sensitive beings were usually easy to spot, of course, while lower-level forms-insects and animals, for example-did not broadcast nearly much of a blip on her mental radar. It was true that her mastery of the Force was nowhere near perfect, but that was no excuse for not doing the best she could. Her Twi'lek Master had once explained to her that sensitivity and fine-tuning came with time. "As a Padawan," he had said, "I could push boulders around with ease, but seeds were next to impossible."
Interesting. Ignoring that this is a single authors interpretation, a bubble or wall or barrier of telekinesis would be the ideal way for a Jedi to protect themselves from projectiles.
It wouldn't involve pinpointing small objects, simply manipulating kinetic energy around their bodies, like a personal energy shield only with their TK. Obi Wan in his fight with Durge seemed to put up a barrier in front of him, and the slugs had no option but to get deflected.
Originally posted by chilled monkey
Yeah, I'm sure that had nothing to do with the fact Durge has incredible speed and reflexes. He even told Anakin in the comics at one point "you're all moving in slow-motion to me."
which is why ten seconds later obi-wan chopped him in half amirite? haermm
as for precog. i dont think you guys understand how precog works...
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
which is why ten seconds later obi-wan chopped him in half amirite? haermmas for precog. i dont think you guys understand how precog works...
Having incredible reflexes doesn't make him completely invincible...
Pray do tell how precognition works, then. Jedi are highly intuitive and have a danger sense that tells them when danger is imminent. Am I wrong?
Originally posted by REXXXX
Having incredible reflexes doesn't make him completely invincible...
doesnt make him nearly* invincible 😛
Pray do tell how precognition works, then. Jedi are highly intuitive and have a danger sense that tells them when danger is imminent. Am I wrong? [/B]
nope, youre not.
it doesnt talk to them, though. its more like "quick danger from the left!" as opposed to "quick a gun will fire at you from the left and will fire bullets faster than you can deflect and you cant deflect the shotgun shells so put up a force shield instead!", the latter of which seems to be something that some people would actually believe...
if someone with an assault rifle were to open fire on a jedi his force precognition would tell him that dangers coming from the left and he'd swing his lightsaber around to the left. he wouldnt realize "oh wait i cant deflect these like i can with blasters so let me raise a shield instead" until after he already failed. the force wouldnt tell him, in the case of a shotgun, that he better put up a force wall because he cant deflect the buckshot spread
EDIT-
something that hasnt been mentioned yet; weve been focusing on real world weapons. what about in the star wars universe itself? they have shotguns that fire laser spreads. how would a jedi defend against that?
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
which is why ten seconds later obi-wan chopped him in half amirite? haermm
You do realise, don't you, that I don't actually write the comics?
I'm just quoting what was actually stated in said comic. You may not like it, but that is the truth. Don't like it; go and complain to the writer.
Besides by that point, Kenobi had gotten his measure.
Anyway, Jedi can block bullets as easily as blaster bolts, they just can't deflect them because the slug would get disintegrated by the lightsabre blade. The only reason blaster bolts SEEM slower than bullets is for more dramatic on-screen effect. In actual fact they're faster than bullets (again why do you think practically nobody uses slugthrowers?).
It's the same as how we hear the sounds in the space battles. This is just for dramatic effect (let's be honest, would they be as exciting to watch with no sound?). We are not meant to assume that outer space in Star Wars has an atmosphere.