ROTJ Vader/ROTJ Luke Skywalker vs. Exar Kun/Ulic Qel-Droma (sabers only)

Where is this comparison stated? Got a quote?

Not saying you're wrong though. Just want to see the evidence.

Edit: saw the quote you wee referring to. It doesn't state that they were equal swordsmen in any way. Just that they were "excellent" swordsmen.

"Ulic is a prefiguration of Luke Skywalker. He's rash and impulsive, an excellent swordsman. He acts before he thinks and has an angry streak. It was very difficult working out the story of his turning to the dark side, because we had to do it in very few pages."

-- Tom Veitch, Co-Author of Tales of the Jedi
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 8

Yeah, saw that immediately after posting. He isn't saying they are equal but rather that they are similar characters that go through similar arcs (Luke's DE arc).

I'm sure it was in reference to Luke during the Rebellion era. I'll give the magazine a read again. I still think Ulic being called an early version of Luke, partly because of their swordsmanship, is a considerable accolade, even if Ancient is stretching it.

Without the context Id assume he is referring to DE. Remember, before working on TotJ Veitch wrote DE. In DE Luke joins the dark side in an attempt to defeat it from the inside. At the same time Veitch was writing the DE endnotes which told Uliq's tale of joking the Krath in an attempt to defeat them from the inside. Clearly Veitch was deliberately echoing Luke's tale.

Ah, good point.

Ulic = DE Luke confirmed.

If that's the case Vader is ****ed

If we can really narrow this down then that really does make Ulic and by extension Exar Kun Vader/Luke tier duelists. Not that I doubted this in the first place.

Team 1 stomps