Ahsoka Tano (Rebels) vs Darth Zannah

Started by FreshestSlice7 pages

I'm also black, so I get lot of government grants, lel.

Fated, I don't need to debate when your name in a post is an auto-concession. excellent

Originally posted by FreshestSlice
I'm also black, so I get lot of government grants, lel.

You're whiter than sour cream, mayonnaise and country music tbh.

Fated, I don't need to debate when your name in a post is an auto-concession. excellent

Pff, you know damn well you enjoy my antics, we went through this already.

Least I'm not part of the ToR squaduhuh

Originally posted by carthage
obviously beating skilled duelists like Set Harth and Sarro Xaj, those guys make Vader look like a chump

Sure they do. Also, Farfalla man.

Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
>says he's not in debt.

>told everyone he was piss poor.

Kek

>implying I'm even invested in this debate.

>implying you even debate anymore.

Don't do that. Don't go down to that level. You're better than that.

He's not, but that is a fact you'll learn soon enough.

Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
You're whiter than sour cream, mayonnaise and country music tbh.

The government seems to think differently.

Pff, you know damn well you enjoy my antics, we went through this already.

Least I'm not part of the ToR squaduhuh


I'd rather be in the TOR Brigade than be the PT-crowd's Neph...

Originally posted by Aurbere
Don't do that. Don't go down to that level. You're better than that.

is he

Originally posted by FreshestSlice
He's not, but that is a fact you'll learn soon enough.

The government seems to think differently.

I'd rather be in the TOR Brigade than be the PT-crowd's Neph...

Well now you've done it. I'm so angry wow.

I've never been so insulted.

🙁 too far freshest, too far.

Jk. You'll fall soon

Originally posted by Nephthys
With regards to sabers, since Beni was asking, Ahsoka isn't getting through her defense when Bane couldn't. She'll tire and lose eventually. Her style seems to be very frenetic so she should expend energy quickly. And I don't think she has any stellar stamina feats.
I suppose that's the argument I was anticipating.

However, Zannah's performance against Bane isn't proof she can deal with Ahsoka's combination of speed, agility and technical skill, of which Bane does not possess, especially considering that unlike then she has no familiarity with her opponents form.

With Ahsoka holding her own against Vader for almost two minutes being an exceptionally impressive stamina feat. It's very unlikely she's going to tire at all quickly.

rain feat doe?

This will be entertaining. 🙂

Originally posted by Beniboybling
I suppose that's the argument I was anticipating.

However, Zannah's performance against Bane isn't proof she can deal with Ahsoka's combination of speed, agility and technical skill, of which Bane does not possess, especially considering that unlike then she has no familiarity with her opponents form.

With Ahsoka holding her own against Vader for almost two minutes being an exceptionally impressive stamina feat. It's very unlikely she's going to tire at all quickly.

Bane certainly does possess Ahsoka's speed, and more imo, and he hardly lacks her "technical skill". Ahsoka never even finished her training as a padawan, whereas Bane most certainly did learn all he could from Kas'im to the point where the latter couldn't pull anything Bane couldn't counter and respond to, until he went dual sabers. And Kas'im was a master of all lightsaber forms to their highest, perfected degree's. He knew every move of every form. So don't talk to me about technical skill. Ahsoka also lacks Bane's advantage of having taught Zannah everything she knew about swordsmanship. If he doesn't know a weakness that can be exploited with technical skill, Ahsoka sure as shit isn't finding any. Lmao at how you act as if Zannah had the advantage in that regard.

Lastly Ahsoka's agility will merit her nothing. A purely defensive duelist like Zannah can easily turn and meet anything she tries to pull. It takes her far less time and effort to simply turn a different way than it does Ahsoka to circle around her or jump over her.

2 minutes of fighting isn't that impressive compared to Bane fighting for hours. Zannah was specifically trained to outlast her opponent. Since Ahsoka has no method for defeating her, Zannah can tank and spank her. Even if it takes her 3 whole minutes to do so.

Obviously Kas'im is as impressive as Vader, and Zannah sparring with Bane is completely comparable to Ahsoka holding her own against two of the most skilled Sith in the mythos.

Originally posted by Nephthys
Bane certainly does possess Ahsoka's speed, and more imo
On what basis?
and he hardly lacks her "technical skill". Ahsoka never even finished her training as a padawan, whereas Bane most certainly did learn all he could from Kas'im to the point where the latter couldn't pull anything Bane couldn't counter and respond to, until he went dual sabers. And Kas'im was a master of all lightsaber forms to their highest, perfected degree's. He knew every move of every form. So don't talk to me about technical skill.
Cool, so Bane was able to respond to every move Kas'im had taught him to counter, except the moves he hadn't taught him to counter? Lel, I think it's pretty evident why that was the case, along with being significantly stronger in the Force.

And Ahsoka did finish her training, she was granted the title of Jedi Knight but rejected it. Training she received from Anakin Skywalker i.e. a better teacher than Kas'im.

Regardless Bane has nothing on contending equally with one of the most skilled and highly trained Sith in galactic history, despite having a Force augmentative disadvantage.

Ahsoka also lacks Bane's advantage of having taught Zannah everything she knew about swordsmanship. If he doesn't know a weakness that can be exploited with technical skill, Ahsoka sure as shit isn't finding any. Lmao at how you act as if [b]Zannah had the advantage in that regard.[/b]
Um yes, because with Bane on the offense, it is Zannah whose going to be in a position to predict and counter his familiar attacks, not the other way around.

And considering Ahsoka possesses a greater level of technical skill than Bane, I'd disagree. Regardless that argument was never made. If Zannah is going to be overwhelmed it will be by virtue of her inability to effectively counter the sheer level of technique her opponent is practicing, as was the case in her duel against Xaj.

Lastly Ahsoka's agility will merit her nothing. A purely defensive duelist like Zannah can easily turn and meet anything she tries to pull. It takes her far less time and effort to simply turn a different way than it does Ahsoka to circle around her or jump over her.
Granted Zannah's defensive capabilities will provide her some advantage, but the fact remains that a more omnidirectional assault will put a greater strain on her defences than a solely frontal one, like the kind Bane employed.
2 minutes of fighting isn't that impressive compared to Bane fighting for hours. Zannah was specifically trained to outlast her opponent. Since Ahsoka has no method for defeating her, Zannah can tank and spank her. Even if it takes her 3 whole minutes to do so.
What has Bane's stamina got to do with this?

And it was almost two minutes of fighting against Vader, who well before his prime left Dooku exhausted and defeated in seconds. Granted Zannah's form nets her a stamina edge, but the fact remains Ahsoka will give her a marathon engagement, in which her Zannah will have plenty of opportunities to succumb to her opponent's superior skill or trip on a grave.

These kinds of battles always require some sort of assumed parity between Legends and Canon power levels. If we grant that, take "Rebels is Vader in his prime" seriously, and contend that Ahsoka's performance against Vader is typical for her, she pretty much annihilates Zannah and a duelist and Force user. Rebels Vader > RotS Anakin > Dooku >>>> Bane. I still don't see how she deals with the sorcery though.

She deals with it by stabbing Zannah in the face with one of her lightsabers, I imagine.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
On what basis?

DOE Bane being faster than ROT Bane who moved fast enough to outmaneuver BM Raskta and throw her on the ground who is notably faster than POD Bane via increased force power and physical augmentation from the orbalisks, and POD Bane was outpacing saberstaff Kas'im who was fast enough to near blitz trainee Bane who moved faster than a room full of near Sith masters could even perceive.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
Cool, so Bane was able to respond to every move Kas'im had taught him to counter, except the moves he hadn't taught him to counter? Lel, I think it's pretty evident why that was the case, along with being significantly stronger in the Force.

Except this includes basically every move of lightsaber combat. And Bane did indeed train Zannah to recognize and defend against the various forms of lightsaber combat.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
And Ahsoka did finish her training, she was granted the title of Jedi Knight but rejected it. Training she received from Anakin Skywalker i.e. a better teacher than Kas'im.

Anakin is a better dueling instructor than Kas'im? How? Not only does Kas'im have a considerably wider array of lightsaber knowledge to teach from, but he also basically does so for a living while Anakin literally started off teaching with Ahsoka.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
Regardless Bane has nothing on contending equally with one of the most skilled and highly trained Sith in galactic history, despite having a Force augmentative disadvantage.

Bane is one of the most skilled and highly trained Sith in galactic history :/

Kas'im could've near instantly stomped Trainee Bane who had already saber soloed a dozen Tuk'ata while weakened by hunger and exhaustion and who stomped Sirak, a high level master of multiple forms and otherwise the greatest duelist in an academy where the weakest student is still more powerful than an entire division of soldiers and substantially above the Sith marauders who are capable of curbstomping Jedi Padawans. POD Bane, who is far beneath Bane's peak as a duelist, drove Kas'im into a desperate retreat.

Raskta Lsu has carved through enough Sith Lords at once to leave a litter of bodies in her wake and is regarded as the most skilled martial artist in the entire Jedi Order with a penchant for predicting the moves of her opponents and allies and for hand to hand combat, and Bane outmaneuvered her while she was augmented by battle meditation and threw her to the ground with a physical strike. Then bereft of battle meditation, Raskta with the aid of Farfalla and Johun were being driven back by Bane.

Bane can most certainly match Ahsoka's performance against Vader.

And if Zannah can escape out from under the full fury of Bane's assault even after falling on her back, then she can at the very very least hold out against Ahsoka long enough in a duel to bring her sorcery to bare.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
Um yes, because with Bane on the offense, it is Zannah whose going to be in a position to predict and counter his familiar attacks, not the other way around.

You do realize that Ahsoka would've had the same advantage against Vader right? There's even a quote confirming so.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
And considering Ahsoka possesses a greater level of technical skill than Bane, I'd disagree.

Where does this argument about Ahsoka's technical skill come from? Bane is a high level master of Djem So, Juyo, and Soresu, and was capable to adapting to nearly any form or combination of forms possible by even the point of POD, and even prior to his training with Kas'im he practiced his moves to the point of flawless repetition every time.

What details are there on Ahsoka's technical skill and the advancement of her technique that's apparently just too much for Zannah to adapt to?

Originally posted by Beniboybling
Regardless that argument was never made. If Zannah is going to be overwhelmed it will be by virtue of her inability to effectively counter the sheer level of technique her opponent is practicing, as was the case in her duel against Xaj.

You mean the duel with Sarro that was long before Zannah's peak? Zannah's training was nowhere near complete, she was facing one of the greatest duelists in the galaxy augmented by potent battle meditation and who had spent the past two or three decades obsessively refining his skills as a duelist to perfection, and Zannah was already basically in a corner when their 1v1 began so she had no room to retreat which would otherwise be an invaluable asset for somebody on the defensive.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
Granted Zannah's defensive capabilities will provide her some advantage, but the fact remains that a more omnidirectional assault will put a greater strain on her defences than a solely frontal one, like the kind Bane employed.

Zannah has already demonstrated the capacity to defend against an assault from every conceivable angle with ease, Bane was attacking from more angles than just a straight brute force offensive, and the logistics of Zannah's fighting style are perfectly suited for countering an omnidirectional assault.

Bane can most certainly match Ahsoka's performance against Vader.

If you mean the part where Vader was driving her back, beating her guard down, and sent her flying off the templeside sure Bane could probably replicate that lmao

Originally posted by Beniboybling

And Ahsoka did finish her training, she was granted the title of Jedi Knight but rejected it. Training she received from Anakin Skywalker i.e. a better teacher than Kas'im.

Source? Anakin offered her to come back as his Padawan. Thus the padawan clip/braid he offered to her with an open hand. + If Anakin had trained her to be a JK then it'd be even more ridiculous for the Council to grant him the rank of Master.

"When the Jedi Council admits its mistake and proposes reinstatement with a promotion to the Jedi Knight, Ahsoka refuses the offer."

--Ultimate Star Wars

Also DMB I will respond to your post later today.