1) Sidious Told Starkiller that Starkiller was the one that was always meant to destroy him.
2) Sidious had no reason to throw the fight because there was nothing for him to gain personally.
3) Knowing those two points, Starkiller is seen holding his own against Sidious and even beats him down but is stopped from killing him by Kota which opened him up to Sidious's Lightning Attack.
MasterbatorAshenVor:
1. Sidious was obviously holding back, trying to get SK to turn comletely. Take for instance the fact that he didn't use his lightsaber at all during SK's attack.
2. The Force Lightning contest = SK trying to repel/contain Sids FL, being unable to do so, a big ass explosion that did VERY LITTLE damage to Sidious, and a dead Starkiller. The facts speak for themselves... this h a r d l y constitutes a stalemate.
Haha, I love the fact that you have to revert back to childish name calling in order to make a point Jinsoku. I'm not disrespecting you in any way..I'm arguing my stance..
You also see that Sidious didn't show any signs of exhaustion after fighting Yoda either. So should we suspect that Yoda and Starkiller are close to the same level? Their force contest ended in a force explosion as well even though not nearly as deadly as that of Starkiller and Palpatine's which could suggest that Starkiller might be more powerful than even Yoda?
I however don't see many people saying that Sidious was holding back at that fight...and why? because it's YODA.
Truth is, why would Sidious want Starkiller to turn Dark and rule SIDIOUS's Empire instead of Sidious himself, and Starkiller would have killed Vader after he killed Palpatine as well, I don't see many Sith throwing away their lives to turn a a Force Sensitive into a Sith that they would have no chance to gain power over after.
Indeed. Yoda pwns in Lightsabers that is for sure. 😄 and a Yoda vs Starkiller Force Fight would be EPIC, but still back on topic.
I don't see a reason why Sidious would hold back when he has nothing to gain from turning Starkiller, as I said before he didn't hold back his fury on Luke Skywalker when he saw he had nothing to gain by keeping him alive. If Starkiller would have killed Sidious, then Sidious wouldn't be alive to gain an advantage over Starkiller and more power from that advantage and as I've said before, Sith don't just give up their lives or their Power/Rule.
@Jinsoku - Alright, I just wasn't sure if you were messing around or not. 😄 No worries bro.
TFU I Novel
TFU I novel is a somewhat different than the game. Starkiller never actually fights Sidious, but does still end up in a Force lightning lock with him when Sidious tried to kill Kota.
Starkiller eventually gets close enough to grab Sidious' shoulders, and Sidious screams in pain from the lightning. However, Starkiller is distracted because stormtroopers chase after his friends. Starkiller drops his defenses and strikes at them, embracing the Force completely. Then, an explosion occurs, and Starkiller is dead, but Sidious and Vader are just fine, as they were in the game.
This explosion (which also engulfed Sidious and Vader) caused by Starkiller was at his most powerful at this point, because he embraced the Force completey, and he still COULDN'T kill Sidious with it.
Sidious wins this. And to agree with esteemed colleagues, if a DE Luke could beat DE Sidious, Starkiller is toast (assuming DE Luke or better).