Originally posted by ares834
I didn't buy the book, but I did take a pic.Make of it what you will.
Ah it's just a top 5. Not Most Powerful, or Most Skilled, or even Best.
In the top 10 villains on the official site Tarkin was no.3 and Maul was no.4. Obviously doesn't mean Tarkin could take Maul in a fight.
However that list does point out that Vader's armour still slows him down in the new canon. So it's still possible ROTS Anakin > Vader in Sabers, despite Vader having grown more Powerful.
Originally posted by carthage
Why would it slow him down?In canon he's deflected omnidrectional blaster fire from freighters etc, and moved his lightsaber fast enough to cover himself in its red glow/turn the air red.
Obviously his mobility isn't an issue, if he can flip around and dodge attacks from massive Lyleks either.
Just shows he'd be even faster than that if not in the suit.
Originally posted by carthage
Or maybe it hasn't hindered him as much as people think, or that it being a hindrance is largely a notion based off of the outdated and unchoreographed movements of the OT?
Or It says it on that top 5 thing above:
Even when slowed down by his armor, Darth Vader is a truly lethal opponent.