chilled monkey
Senior Member
Originally posted by Intrepid37
This is a ridiculous comparison. Dooku, unlike Bulq (to my knowledge), has a history of taunting his opponents; Dooku, unlike Bulq (to my knowledge), is a master of Dun Möch; and Bulq's ''taunt'' came from something he and Mace felt in the Force, unlike that of the Count, which was alleged and believed factual; and it was agreed with by none less than Bulq's opponent, unlike Dooku's taunt which was proven wrong.
Okay then, let's look at the conversation and context. The words may not be 100% but the gist is.
BULQ: Do you feel it in the Force Windu? The young Jedi fall (they sensed the death of Rhad Tarn). No matter which of us wins your mission fails and our victory is assured.
MACE: True Sora Bulq. The real battle is not here.
Bulq is taunting Mace to try and dishearten him by saying that the schism in the Jedi Order is going to happen. One doesn't need to be a "master of Dun Moch" to use basic psychological warfare tactics.
Mace is agreeing with the fact that whichever of them wins their duel is not important because what matters is saving the other Jedi from Ventress and stopping the Jedi Order from splitting into factions. He is basically saying "I don't have time to waste on you. I have more important concerns."
Originally posted by Intrepid37
It was suggested that Mace ''won'' and proved himself ''superior'' to Bulq because he ''KO'd''/rendered Bulq ''unconscious''. This is a false and unsupported premise that was not shown yet passed off as a fact.
No it is an accurate premise that is supported and shown.
Firstly Mace "won" in the sense that he achieved his objective. He prevented the schism Bulq was trying to cause and saved all but two of the Jedi (Mira and Rhad Tarn). As a bonus he exposed a traitor, thus preventing him from doing more damage to the Jedi Order from within. Bulq lost in that his mission failed and his cover was blown.
Second, if we only look at literal interpretations, Mace did win and did prove himself superior. As I've said several times, Bulq was out of action for a short time, long enough for Mace to accomplish quite a bit. To recap:
Originally posted by me
Mace was able to get to where the other Jedi were fighting Ventress, drive Ventress off, get the other Jedi to his ship (while fighting through security droids) and lift-off. By the time Bulq arrives on the scene Mace and co are on the ship and flying off to safety.
The fact he had time to do all that before Bulq even arrived at the area means Mace had an opportunity during which he could have killed Bulq but did not as he had a more pressing concern (i.e. saving the other Jedi).
Granted it may be an exaggeration to say Bulq was KO'ed but that's really not important. Whether he was KO'ed or just stunned briefly, the fact remains that Mace could have killed him if he hadn't been needed elsewhere.