Beniboybling
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Originally posted by |King Joker|
The second time was when the Fifth Brother Force-gripped him, so it isn't like she scored the kick while dueling him - he had no way to defend himself while hovering above the ground.
Well lets not ignore the fact that Kanan was Force gripped in the first place, which only helped line Kanan up for the shot, I'm not seeing how it would have had any effect on his physical endurance. Noting that the first time he was only saved by Zeb catching him.
And I agree that the Sister was pressing the duel more so than him, but him being on the defensive during the majority of the duel may have been because his use of Soresu. During most of the fight the indicators that the Sister was his combative superior aren't that pronounced, at the most you can point out that she landed a kick on him and was the aggressor, but to me those details don't paint a picture saying the Sister is his definitive superior or that she would win a majority of confrontations.
Concerning Soresu, a fair point, but that didn't stop him going all out offensive against the Inquisitor in their final battle, so I wouldn't say he's restricted it, nor can we be sure it follows the same principles as Legends Soresu in the new Canon.
And I also don't think the fight between them would conclude before Depa vs. the G.I.
If she's able to knock him out with the kick or BFR with the Force, it could well do so.
His knowledge of Depa's lightsaber technique would likely buy him time, but truthfully I put more stock into Depa's performance against Grievous than the Inquisitor's technical skill with a lightsaber.
Don't get me wrong I find it unlikely the Inquisitor would win, I'm only arguing that he wouldn't prove at all easy to defeat.
He's even noted in USW that his fighting skills aren't as good as his analytical skills.
Considering with said analytical skills he's able to identify any Jedi's fighting style in 10 seconds, and even identify who taught them, that's hardly a detriment to his skill, very few lightsaber duelists have shown comparable ability, if any.
And to truly capitalize on his analytical ability against a Jedi Council Master such as Billaba, he would need to be up to snuff as a combatant.
Capitalise is a strong word, but being able to predict her techniques and tactics gives him a considerable advantage.
He's definitely a good fighter relative to the foes he would usually encounter, but I think Depa is beyond his pay grade by a fair margin. And the quote about the Inquisitor being far more powerful than Kanan and Ezra was definitely in reference to his earlier encounters with them.
Relative to his opponents I'd say he's more than good, aside from their final bout (which had various extenuating circumstances imo) Kanan was never much of a threat to him, and he capably defeated him every time. I'm confident he could punch a lot higher.
Edit: I also believe it's stated somewhere that the Inquisitors lightsabers are designed to freak out inexperienced Jedi, so that they can strike at openings.
She'd probably be less phased, yet at the same time double-bladed lightsabers have been described as a threat to even experienced masters.