Top 10 Favorite Fights

Started by The_Tempest5 pages

Starkiller vs. Vader in TFU2 is probably going to be on my list.

Oh yeah, I forgot about TFU. They had some good fights. Updating my multi-page post (as per your orders) now.

(this is a joke, I'm not doing jack shit)

You will post your complete list and you will do so soon.

I will read some Lets Plays and go to sleep.

(Is 'not doing jack shit' a double negative? Pondering.... mmm)

Originally posted by The_Tempest
You will post your complete list and you will do so soon.

Palpatine vs Yoda will definitely be on my list of course. It was definitely a battle between two equals, with Yoda having the upperhand at times and Sidious having the upperhand at other times.

In terms of comic fights, Wyyrlok vs Krayt was a great one. Zayne Carrick vs Lucien vs Haazen from the KotoR comic is incredible awesome.

Probably also going to include Ventress dismantling the Dathomirian Zabraks in "Monster." Just a great action set piece.

Ventress rocks.

Neph, any TOR fights to consider?

Nah.

Man, TCW has a lot of good ones. It's hilariously inconsistent quality notwithstanding, they knew how to film a good fight scene.

^Yeah, true. Except I didn't really like the fight between Anakin and Dooku on tatooine, other than Dooku's little dust storm force move against Anakin (that I liked).

Not all the fights were standout, true.

But Cad Bane's duel with Obi-Wan and Quinlan was excellent. Vizsla vs. Maul is up there, too.

Yeah, those were entertaining, especially Vizsla vs. Maul (ignoring the inconsistent qualities), and of course my all time favorite: Sidious vs the Brothers. I think I enjoyed all of Ventress' fights. Oh, and Krell vs the 501st. Krell was a beast.

As for Cad Bane, I wish we seen more of him. He turned out being one of my favorite villains in the series.

There really wasn't an inconsistency with Maul. My theory is that he refrained from using the Force to smite Vizsla for a very sound reason: he wanted to prove to the honor-obsessed Death Watch troops that he could win the fight without active use of the Force.

My list is turning out to be pretty much all TCW inclusive.

Yoda v. Dooku in Dark Rendezvous is one of my favorites as well, because the emotion in the fight is arguably more important than the actual combat taking place. In this way, it's a lot like the OT; emphasis on emotion, atmosphere, and comes off as a battle of wills rather than wushu-influenced saber waving.

OT Fights, despite looking slow and sad in comparison with other media, still get some mileage for me, especially since the films themselves are better than the PT. Also, Han shot first.

This thread makes me think back to an analysis I had of the TPM end-fight, long long ago, where I really dissected it. I ended up concluding that Maul was epically toying with the Jedi and they were pretty much nowhere near his skill level, but they kept landing hits because he was holding back. This is probably because Ray Park can break both opposing actors in half if he really went all out. Or Nick Gillard is a crap stuntsman.

Originally posted by The_Tempest
Neph, any TOR fights to consider?

All the ones from the trailers:

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2.40.

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Pretty much all of it from 1.00 onwards.

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1.50.

And the Nox vs Thanaton fight:

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All.

But mostly TOR lacks visually appealing fights, being an MMO and all.

Yeah, most of it is in-game, and therefore pretty much not easily analyzed.

Yeah, the trailers are pretty good. I think the one on Alderaan is my least favorite, though.