Nick gillard interview

Originally posted by DarthDuelist9
I agree Gillard isn't the main rule and his word is law and stuff but he was still responsible for helping to create lightsaber styles and levels as we know them today.

Yeah plus he didn't just decide himself how good the characters are in Lightsaber fights. He was implementing what Lucas wanted.

Anakin is superior to Maul. Accept Quan.

Originally posted by playa1258
Anakin is superior to Maul. Accept Quan.

Yep and Yoda is superior to Mace even in Pure Sabers.

He owes these boards countless apologies now.

Yeah Anakin's superior to 99,9999% of the Star Wars universe.

Nick Gillard's official rankings:

9:
- Yoda
- Palpatine
- Anakin Skywalker (w/ dark side)
- Mace Windu (w/ dark side)

8:
- Anakin Skywalker (w/ light side)
- Mace Windu (w/ light side)
- Dooku
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Darth Maul

7:
- Kit Fisto
- Saesee Tinn
- Agen Kolar

Are these in the right order of superiority?

Anakin is Tier 8?
Now I can understand Kolar and co. being Tier 7, and not Low 8's.
Man, I should really watch the interview...

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Nick Gillard's official rankings:

9:
- Yoda
- Palpatine
- Anakin Skywalker (w/ dark side)
- Mace Windu (w/ dark side)

8:
- Anakin Skywalker (w/ light side)
- Mace Windu (w/ light side)
- Dooku
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Darth Maul

7:
- Kit Fisto
- Saesee Tinn
- Agen Kolar

Hmm... makes sense, I suppose.

Originally posted by Ursumeles
Anakin is Tier 8?
Now I can understand Kolar and co. being Tier 7, and not Low 8's.
Man, I should really watch the interview...

He said Anakin with the Dark Side is a 9 so I guess Ant interpretes that he's normally a 8 when not using the Dark Side.

Originally posted by Ursumeles
Anakin is Tier 8?
Now I can understand Kolar and co. being Tier 7, and not Low 8's.
Man, I should really watch the interview...

He turns to a 9 at the end when he wins, and is a 9 vs Kenobi.

Originally posted by DarthDuelist9
He said Anakin with the Dark Side is a 9 so I guess Ant interpretes that he's normally a 8 when not using the Dark Side.

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Nick Gillard's official rankings:

9:
- Yoda
- Palpatine
- Anakin Skywalker (w/ dark side)
- Mace Windu (w/ dark side)

8:
- Anakin Skywalker (w/ light side)
- Mace Windu (w/ light side)
- Dooku
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Darth Maul

7:
- Kit Fisto
- Saesee Tinn
- Agen Kolar

BTW, to see how Anakin vs Windu would go, watch the ROTSVG fight.

That was supervised and written by Gillard too.

However, that Windu might very well be in his 8 version, not 9.

You take that fight as a fact or more an indication how it could've happened?

Every fight has changing circumstances, so obviously it's not *fact*, but it's indication of who would have won given the context.

In fairness, Mace had just fought Palpatine before that. But whatever impact you think that'll have on his stamina is up to you.

Ant's rankings seem correct. Although Gillard would seem to suggest that Palpatine > Yoda in sabers.

Wouldn't put Maul behind Kenobi but hey that's me

TCW Obi-Wan is held to be equal to Maul. Most people assume that by RotS, he had improved, which puts him above TCW Maul.

It's worth noting that Gillard says an entire level's difference is enormous, and he defines it as the gap between TPM and RotS Obi-Wan in another interview.

Two levels' difference seems to be enough to near-blitz your opponents.

Originally posted by SunRazer
TCW Obi-Wan is held to be equal to Maul. Most people assume that by RotS, he had improved, which puts him above TCW Maul.

Has Obi-Wan improved? Anyways Maul at least has improved to going toward Siege of Mandalore and possibly more looking at his potential and superior raw power. So even if TCW Maul is an equal to TCW Obi-Wan, which I disagree with but that's a fight for another day, Maul's at least going to be equal to prime Kenobi and possibly superior to.