Originally posted by XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
1. Sidious prolly wasn't going all out, as was implied by Lucas later on.
He was obviously being melodramatic to Anakin - but this doesn't mean his face wasn't actually fried up by Windu's superconducting loop.
2. Speed and reactions are generally indicative of one's strength in the force.
Sure, to an extent, but Vitiate has almost no actual experience or training with respect to his reflexes or battlefield awareness.
Plus amped! Windu is more powerful than Vitiate. 👆
1. And? All Sidious experiencing Paine/Agony/Despiur shows is that he was at least trying.
2. Vitiate's gotten into enough relevant scraps before as far as one on one is concerned. The Hero 3 times, the strike team on his space station, Revan, etc. it's not like this is a situation where he needs enormous battlefield awareness; this is a single duel in a completely unspecified terrain. And nah, Amped Windu isn't as powerful as SWTOR!Vitiate.