Originally posted by SunRazer
When it's as obvious as this, I don't think anybody could even hope to argue for Malak. So this doesn't do your credibility any favors, Legend.
1. Yoda will be on the offensive or defensive at the start of the duel? Yoda is generally defensive.
2. If Darth Malak decides to attack Yoda with Force Drain powers, then what will be Yoda's counter-response and strategy?
It is abundantly clear that Force Drain powers are extremely difficult to counter. It is unclear how Revan handled this matter since his duel is not documented.
Darth Malak is massively underrated, my friend. I have my disagreements with Jensaari but he surprised me with this footage.
Darth Malak's performance against Revan implies that he can challenge Yoda and his performance will be better then that of Count Dooku. Author Drew Karpyshyn also revealed that he envisions the duel between Darth Malak and Revan on Star Forge as brutal and lengthy, spanning several pages. Now somebody may argue that Darth Malak could fight more effectively on Star Forge but he can use his Force Drain powers in a neutral setting as well, no?
Yoda have advantage in dueling skills so he is likely to outduel Darth Malak at some point and win. No arguments in this case.
However, Yoda's tactics will matter; he should be on the offensive from get-go so that he doesn't grants Darth Malak much opportunity to experiment with his options during the duel. But Yoda tends to be defensive.
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Anyways, I do not tend to favor a character by virtue of my liking. I have my share of exaggerations at times but I prefer to retain objectivity wherever possible.
Vaylin is not my favorite character but this doesn't prevents me from looking at her feats objectively. Same goes for Darth Vader and Starkiller.
Also, you think that fans of PT/OT/Legacy era lore are transparent on average? Far from it.