Originally posted by ares834
"Malgus interposed his lightsaber, drew the lightning to it, and started walking toward Adraas. The power swirled around the red blade, sizzling, crackling, pushed against Malgus, but he strode through it. The skin of his hands blistered but Malgus endured the pain, paid it as the price of his cause." pg 246.
This also happens in the new Old Republic comic. The protagonist isn't strong enough to arc the lightning of the Emperors apprentice into his lightsaber blade so instead it completely destroys the lightsaber hilt and fvcks up his arms.
Originally posted by Galan007
...And there are also sources that don't mention it. Just saying.
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There is no contradiction. If it were simply a matter of bringing one's lightsaber up in the direction of the lightning and holding still, Dooku should have blown Obi-Wan's weapon right out of his hand, given that it was sufficient enough to hurl a grown man off his feet and across the hangar. There's clearly a channeling of energy on part of the Force user redirecting the lightning.
Originally posted by RagingBonerI'm not saying there's a contradiction. I'm just saying that it doesn't seem like some sources intended to have the lightning being manipulated into the saber before it could be effectively blocked.
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There is no contradiction.
Personally, I don't think AotC Obi-Wan was powerful enough with the force to manipulate Dooku's lightning in any way/shape/form... But that's just my opinion.
Originally posted by RagingBonerIn the novelization, I believe it was stated that Dooku used lightning in conjunction with force grab/push, to hurl Anakin across the room.
given that it was sufficient enough to hurl a grown man off his feet and across the hangar.
Originally posted by Q99You are more then welcome to that opinion. Personally, I have doubts that GL's intention was to have Kenobi manipulate Dooku's lightning before he could effectively block it with his lightsaber. After all, the lightning Dooku used in that particular instance was very concentrated/bolt-like... It didn't have any arcs of energy spewing from it that needed to be 'drawn in'.
Bringing it to the saber is a relatively minor course correction. I can buy it.
To me, it seemed like the intention was to have Kenobi block it just as he would a blaster bolt. /shrug
Originally posted by Galan007
You are more then welcome to that opinion. Personally, I have doubts that GL's intention was to have Kenobi manipulate Dooku's lightning before he could effectively block it with his lightsaber. After all, the lightning Dooku used in that particular instance was very concentrated/bolt-like... It didn't have any arcs of energy spewing from it that needed to be 'drawn in'.To me, it seemed like the intention was to have Kenobi block it just as he would a blaster bolt. /shrug
Opinions carry little weight when discussing matters of canon. You've been here a long time G007; you should know this.
Its not just Savage Opress who could not block Dooku's FL. Ventress + 2 nightsisters together could not defend against it either. And of course Ventress was wayyy more powerful than AOTC Obi-Wan.
Dooku obviously didn't go all out with the Force against AOTC Obi-Wan. He could have taken him out very easily ROTS style if he did. (Although theres also the possibility that Dooku's power in the Dark Side was still increasing during the clone wars).
Dooku wasn't trying to kill or even overly hurt him. Rememer he just nicked him twice. He could have killed Kenobi right then and there but didn't, instead going for the huge-ass windup with Anakin very obviously going to leap in the way. If you look at his blow he's just going to kind of chop into him, its bizarre. He was also only using one hand with the lightning. He wasn't even trying to overpower him.