That still makes him a more effective and superior duelist to Vader. Especially consiering that Vader's speed feats even as of that time are above Vos'. And Shaak Ti was also noted to be beating Marek through speed, not skill.No, it makes him faster than Vader.I don't believe it's stated that he gradually improves in lightsaber skill and dueling tbh.
Are they? I mean, Vos fought as a blur to a clone - clones are capable of reacting to sniper rifle fire after it's been fired and can dodge blaster bolts.
I'm sure it is in the novel.
The Maul in that comic completely clashes with the Maul from TCW and events that occured after its publication. And it comes from a time when Maul was still thought to have died on Naboo. And besides, even in the comic it's unknown if it's really Maul.It's basically TPM Maul resurrected because fans wanted to see more of Darth Maul after TPM, that's the whole point of the comic. Even if it's retconned it's still indicative of Vader's skill at that time.
Isn't it kind of just your opinion that he was toying with him? It wasn't as one-sided as you say and you're being highly disingenuous with that one page thing. Vader contended with Maul far longer than Vos could ever do. Plus there is that thing of PROXY mimicking Maul's style and Marek kicking his ass.Nope, Maul was taunting Vader throughout. Not just generic Sith taunting, I mean taunting him at every single point in the fight, for laughs. And he landed several substantial blows on Vader and instead of following up on them, he backed off and led Vader around the battlefield. Like I said, when Vader actually made some progress, Maul got angry and ended the fight in a page.
PROXY is a poor imitation of Maul, I shouldn't really have to explain that. He lacks his connection to the Force, his dueling feats, basically everything.
And Galen has a lot more claims to skill than just that. I've already told you that his lightsaber skills were "almost perfect", yet rather hypocritically you refuse to change your mind on his ability. Vos' only claim to fame is not getting shat on by Sora Bulq. Marek would beat him comfortably.As I said in that thread, his "almost perfect" skills weren't enough to translate into real dueling feats.
No, it isn't Neph. Go read his respect thread. I expounded on his dueling skill there better than I can in this thread.