Originally posted by Syndicate
?Dooku is more technically skilled then Anakin but that didn't keep him from ultimately being beaten by him.
Plenty of opponents can be more technically skilled but lose in a lightsaber duel due to being outclassed physically, in the Force ( superior augmentation, precog, etc. ) or because they have a form disadvantage.
Kind of got a point. Adi Gallia had shit tons more skill than Savage Opress and she still got butt****ed
Originally posted by JmanghanJust because you lived longer doesn't mean you have more experience in the way of lightsaber combat. Ventress has been in a hell of a lot more duels than Shaak Ti.
She lived a hell of a lot longer, and had more battle experience, and was able to push Galen Marek, who would treat Ventress like a joke.
Originally posted by Zenwolf
Ya know it occurs to me....what dueling feats does Ti really have? She's noted as one of the most skilled in the Order. But she has all of...3 dueling feats? 1 of which where she was overwhelmed by Grevious, the other against a warlord and the last against Galen Marek.Discounting the Grevious one, as she didn't really much fight him. That just leaves all of 2 and one against a Non-Force Sensitive at that.
I don't mean to knock Ti down because there's other duelists who are labeled as one of the greats, yet not having any feats. It's just something I noticed and I find that kinda bizarre.
You also have her MagnaGuard feat, where she, despite just running around Coruscant and more-than-likely being exhausted by it, held off dozens of them for a good minute with just her lightsaber before going all ape-shit-crazy on their arses after getting an electrostaff.
As for the warlord, he's suppose to be one of CIS finest warriors, IIRC, Shaak could barely stand at the time, and he had the aid of a Jedi-killing Bounty Hunter in the form of Lyysha.
On top of that, she's bested Artel Darc, who was among Dooku's best operatives, IIRC. Skorr, who was one of Dooku's more inept agents, has managed to stomp an alpha male Tuk'ata. And, of course, the Tuk'ata are insanely intelligent and powerful beasts:
Taken from: Book of the Sith
The guardian beasts called tuk'ata stand watch over the tombs and protect them from desecration. They have long been the royal companions of Sith Kinghts. They possess great tactical intelligence.
Taken from: Book of the Sith
The ancient Sith Lords alchemically altered the already brutal canines of their world, adding horns, increasing their size, and doubling their brain mass. Some have hypothesized that if Sith hounds had the physical capability and the inclination, they could even speak sentient languages. Sith hounds are unswervingly loyal to darksiders, to whom their senses are especially attuned. They were left on Korriban because the ancient Dark Lords of the Sith wanted trustworthy guardians to protect their remains. A Sith hound's most notable feature is the remarkable intelligence evident behind its yellow eyes.
So yeah... I'd say she's a damn fine duelist.