Hero of Tython vs Darth Tyranus (RotS)

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Hero of Tython vs Darth Tyranus (RotS)

The battle takes place at Dookus mansion where he trans Savage Opress.

Dooku. I don't think the HoT has any legendary lightsaber feats to contend with Dooku. Or feats at all...

He/she may have beaten some hyped opponents but aside from that nothing much.

HoT. No feats? Nice joke. Work on your delivery though. I could swear you were serious. estahuh

Originally posted by Based
Dooku. I don't think the HoT has any legendary lightsaber feats to contend with Dooku. Or feats at all...

He/she may have beaten some hyped opponents but aside from that nothing much.


Excuse me?

HoT will destroy Dooku comfortably; he have subdued real master swordsmen (with epic accomplishments) and "elite" level adversaries (among the most powerful in entire mythos).

Educate yourself from the information provided in the link posted by member Neph.

Dooku has defeated master swordsmen and elite adversaries as well Legend. Constantly underselling Dooku does you no favors here.

Originally posted by Nephthys
Dooku has defeated master swordsmen and elite adversaries as well Legend. Constantly underselling Dooku does you no favors here.

I am not underselling Dooku but it should be kept in mind that authors continue to set new standards with passage of time in the mythos.

Which master swordsmen Dooku have defeated? Obi-Wan? Well, Dooku defeated him with his Force powers; same story with Bulq. In martial aspects of combat, Dooku runs in to trouble in his attempt to outduel another master swordsman; he foolishly attempted this move against Anakin and results are apparent.

HoT have defeated master swordsmen who have defeated other master swordsmen and/or powerful individuals; the bar has been set right too high. Involvement of Force powers cannot be ruled out but the master swordsmen HoT encountered were very powerful and learned in ways of the Force as well. So?

Now in a contest of Force powers, if the likes of Opress are giving you trouble, then you got to do some homework.

HoT struck down "Voice of the Emperor" in a duel; circumstantial but still a phenomenal accomplishment. It is like contending with Abeloth and making it out alive. Force power wise, HoT doesn't even needs to gesture to perform a big feat.

Clearly, Dooku is outgunned and outmatched here.

You are underselling him. Dooku is among the best swordsman in all of Star Wars and as an all-round combatant he's extremely skilled and dangerous.

Don't make me argue against the HoT here. I've agreed that he wins, but your constant unwillingness to give Dooku the credit he deserves is tiring. When you can exhaust Yoda in battle, you're no chump.

Originally posted by Nephthys
You are underselling him. Dooku is among the best swordsman in all of Star Wars and as an all-round combatant he's extremely skilled and dangerous.

Dooku is certainly a master swordsman but different forms of lightsaber combat exist for a reason, no?

Their are lot of variables to consider; age, strength, stamina, skill, raw power and vice versa. Dooku's blade-work is very elegant and skillful but if we are considering his Sith Lord incarnation then he is aged and vulnerable in the context of getting overwhelmed by more powerful individuals who also happen to be master swordsmen and can relatively land more powerful and forceful blows.

HoT is also a master swordsman with incredible accomplishments. He have defeated relatively more impressive foes then Dooku so holistic analysis favors the former over the latter.

Originally posted by Nephthys
Don't make me argue against the HoT here. I've agreed that he wins, but your constant unwillingness to give Dooku the credit he deserves is tiring. When you can exhaust Yoda in battle, you're no chump.

You cannot argue much against HoT unfortunately even if you try it. However, you are welcome to do so.

Dooku have fought Yoda twice and chose to fled in both cases. In addition, Dooku couldn't tire out Yoda in the second encounter. Why is this?

In the first encounter, Dooku played smart and tested Yoda's resolve and patience. Yoda being unwilling to attack Dooku with his Force powers head-on, chose to subdue him through methods which were more exhausting (expert level Ataru dueling) and ended-up getting played by Dooku's dark choices. The environment was such that Dooku found means to distract Yoda and escape. Expert level Ataru dueling + Crane lifting feat = exhaustion from bad choices and getting played. On top of this, the age factor of Yoda wasn't helping him either.

In comparison to Yoda, HoT is more aggressive and combat-oriented in nature. Of-course, HoT also follows Jedi ideals but he really knows how to handle Sith.

Since you agree that HoT will beat Dooku so I don't see the reason for your argument, am I missing something?

Originally posted by Nephthys
You are underselling him. Dooku is among the best swordsman in all of Star Wars and as an all-round combatant he's extremely skilled and dangerous.

Don't make me argue against the HoT here. I've agreed that he wins, but your constant unwillingness to give Dooku the credit he deserves is tiring. When you can exhaust Yoda in battle, you're no chump.

Doesn't Dark Rendezvous firmly establish Yoda to easily be Dooku's superior (I'm genuinely asking as I haven't read it and I know how these things can be blown out of proportion at times)?

Not easily. Dooku can fight evenly with Yoda for a short amount of time but he'll never have a chance of winning.

I recall hearing of him being thoroughly outclassed while also having the advantage of being powered up considerably by the planet they were on.

My opinion of Yoda isn't really so high that I can consider people he outclasses truly top tier. Second tier maybe, but not top.

The guy who behaves as the objective arbiter of artistic and creative quality hasn't read Dark Rendezvous, a true Star Wars masterpiece, but possesses intimate knowledge of the Bane trilogy, a master piece of excrement?

Wow.

Yeah, Dark Rendezvous is probably the best EU novel I've read so far, closely followed by Revenge of the Sith and then Plagueis.

Plagueis was good but didn't hold up well for me on subsequent reads. ROTS is up there, as is Shatterpoint, Traitor, The Unifying Force, and the Cloak of Deception. I'd consider Shadow Hunter, Death Star, Knight Errant, and maybe Shadows of the Empire as well.

Originally posted by noitseuq
I recall hearing of him being thoroughly outclassed while also having the advantage of being powered up considerably by the planet they were on.

Dooku also wounds him at the start of the fight through a cheap trick.

My favorite part of Plagueis was actually the start in which Tenebrous was still alive. I think a story about Tenebrous has potential.

Shadow Hunter is really good, as is the OT movie novelizations.

James Kahn's ROTJ novel was pretty good. My favorite chapters of Plagueis were the ones concerning the Maladian attack and its aftermath.

That part was pretty good. I would have liked for Plagueis to interact more with Maul, but most of all, to keep him more mysterious. We know pretty much what there is to know about Plagueis after one book already, which isn't what I wanted.