Originally posted by Darth Thor
True the script is more reliable as per Lucas's vision and as per post TCW Canon. That said as per the latest Canon, Freshest is right that ROTS Skywalker had grown vastly more powerful since the Anakin/Dooku S4 fights.So more likely it was Anakin who was holding back in ROTS before Kenobi got taken out (which aligns with the novel).
Sure he has, but in their last 1v1 Dooku was clearly toying with him. Dooku doesn't ever fight with a hand behind his back in any other fight he has where he's serious from what I've seen. He always has the other hand ready to either supplement his saber locks or use force powers.
Originally posted by TheTyrant
I remember reading that Sidious and Mace were like blurs to Anakin while they were fighting. Nevermind Sidious but I always thought Dooku was at least on par with Mace (probably more powerful overall too) so what was going on there?
Mace had a temporary boost from his combat form of Vaapad. If he fight a dresser he can use this firm at any time however the boost he received from Sidious was more than he had ever felt before due to his inner aggression of discovering Sidious was the Sith while supreme chancellor and all that went with it, and Sidious with him being the most powerful dark sider of all time just pushing all his anger out.
Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
Mace had a temporary boost from his combat form of Vaapad. If he fight a dresser he can use this firm at any time however the boost he received from Sidious was more than he had ever felt before due to his inner aggression of discovering Sidious was the Sith while supreme chancellor and all that went with it, and Sidious with him being the most powerful dark sider of all time just pushing all his anger out.
A lot of speculation to justify Mace beating Palpatine tbh. But you're not to blame. The awful way Vapaad has been explained so far is at fault. I blame Stover.