Exar Kun vs. General Grievous.

Originally posted by carthage
Kun's form was unorthodox for his time, it wouldn't be all that unique during the PT era. Maul would've been well familiar with Kun's form imo.

His lightaber has also got a short hilt, causing him to primarily wield his double-bladed lightsaber in one hand, plus he constantly changes it's length and frequency.

Originally posted by Nephthys
His lightaber has also got a short hilt, causing him to primarily wield his double-bladed lightsaber in one hand, plus he constantly changes it's length and frequency.

That didn't seem to trouble Vodo too much during their duel. He did hold his own rather well, despite facing a new weapon and supposedly unorthodox tactics.

At any rate, I see Grevious taking this, he has more advantages going for him than Kun does.

I found the info on Kun's saber again:

And Vodo lost decisively, so I don't know what you're talking about.

Also I found that quote saying Kun is "the most powerful and dangerous of all Sith Lords." So thats cool.

That's actually pretty legit.

Yeah, a quote outright confirms Vodo had no chance

In the process he once more faced his former master, Vodo Siosk Baas, this time armed with a double-bladed lightsaber of his own construction. Master Vodo did not have a chance, and fell to his former student.
- The Dark Side Sourcebook

Originally posted by carthage
Yeah, a quote outright confirms Vodo had no chance

In the process he once more faced his former master, Vodo Siosk Baas, this time armed with a double-bladed lightsaber of his own construction. Master Vodo did not have a chance, and fell to his former student.
- The Dark Side Sourcebook

Right, I didn't say that Vodo was going to win or anything. Just that he was able to hold against Kun for briefly.

Grevious though is a better duelist and has his own unorthodox methods to fighting.

Reading through some of these old Advent debates is pretty cool. She was a swell lady.

Kun light saber staff is a perfect weapon.
Compare to maul one which can be cuted in too....
Staele Maul Exaar Kun are Niman duelist with a light saber staff.
Exept than maul is niman/yuyo performer, that's mean he his more deadly and agressive, where satele still offensiv but have a good defense and is able to keep her calm in combat...

Exar Kun.. Er just a freekin ***** who's ajusting in permanance thank to telekinisis the stteing of the blades !!! And that's very disturbing.. And when you are confuse enough BOOM a super bitchy and superporweerful strike in your face. He DID NOT LOOSE A SINGLE FIGHT (if you forget the one where he were weaken....) at his full form no one beat him !! NO ONE !!!

Grievous had more advantages than Kenobi during his fight against him in RotS... But Kenobi beat him in light saber combat at the begining even if at the end he attemps to flee and finaly that was Grievous who run away and start to purchase him.
He avoid grievous attack get closer and cut his hand run away and do it again.
If this tactic working I could say.. Malak can easly beat grievous !!! Malak is .. You know what? let's quote a wiki :

" Il manie un sabre laser court, mais cela ne l'empêche pas d'être redoutable. Il a une forte capacité à esquiver les attaques les plus puissantes et sournoises, et maitrise la force au point de pouvoir lancer des sorts de dissipation sur ses adversaires (ils perdent les bénéfices des pouvoirs qu'ils ont lancé sur eux-mêmes)."

That's said Malak avoiding abailty are simply great..

Exar Kun>Malak. But I don't know if his avoiding abilities....

Originally posted by carthage
Like it or not the skill disparity between them is smaller than you think, the difference between them is Sidious has titanic force reserves.

That's true. All sources on Maul hint that in terms of Saber skill Maul's were unparalleled.

Except by Obi-Wan.

Originally posted by Nephthys
Except by Obi-Wan.

Says who?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oGf-a1Dqlc

XD General grievous strengh is insanly augmented... Look grievous ships.. It made with impervium !!! And look the impact !!
But Kenobi where able to doge him at close combat.. Grievous always use his size to unleasg devastating attacks at long range....

Originally posted by Nephthys
Reading through some of these old Advent debates is pretty cool. She was a swell lady.

And smoking hot too. Seriously.

Originally posted by The_Tempest
And smoking hot too. Seriously.

Pi-pics?

He'll just post a picture of Palpatine, and he isn't interested in women that comment is a trap

Imho double-blade wielded in one hand is dangerous and infective. Weakness of double blade is that mobility is restricted because otherwise practitioner will cut himself with the other side of the blade. Also, speed and range of attacks is decreased due to restriction of movement. Wielding it in a single hand would be like Makashi practitioner without benefit of superior mobility with disadvantages of double blade on top of that. Maul's double blade offers wider grip than regular lightsaber, which gives much better leverage than regular lightsaber making attacks much stronger and giving advantage during saber locks.

And making him very vulnerable to having it cut in half.

IIRC he only adjusted his blade length once or twice, and Maul is faster than either Vodo or Ood Bnar so I doubt that would prove any advantage in a duel against Maul. Kun smashing through an entire wall of Beskar is a feat of strength rivaling Maul, so they should be fairly even in terms of strength. Maul is still faster and his integration of Teras Kasi and physical strikes (that have gone through wampas/broken durasteel droids) would do damage to Kun.

I think Kun could take TPM Maul, but I don't see him taking out TCW Maul or SOD Maul due to better dueling feats, superior speed, better physical showings etc

Sidious solos this thread.