Originally posted by DarthDuelist9
Who was in both occassions out of the picture, especially the moment he got blasted across the cave.
Both times Kenobi had just finished beating on Opress when Maul ragdolled him. When he got blasted across the cave, that was only a few seconds after Obi-Wan was in an extended bladelock with both Brothers.
I agree the Maul is superior in TK. I just think judging that Maul can easily ragdoll Kenobi based on that fight alone is pretty harsh on Kenobi.
Originally posted by McP
So, if the difference between level 8 and 9 is the dark side, and dark side is "cheating", is Yoda the only one that reached level 9 in a fair way, and is the most stable lightsaber combatant of all?
Probably. Also it's probably not cheating for someone whose used the Dark Side from day 1 like Palpatine.
But yes Yoda and Palpatine seem to be the only consistent and stable Level 9 duellists.
Originally posted by Darth Thor
Both times Kenobi had just finished beating on Opress when Maul ragdolled him. When he got blasted across the cave, that was only a few seconds after Obi-Wan was in an extended bladelock with both Brothers.I agree the Maul is superior in TK. I just think judging that Maul can easily ragdoll Kenobi based on that fight alone is pretty harsh on Kenobi.
What does that matter? So beating Opress is suddenly going to lesser his Force defenses? Weird.