Originally posted by Deronn_solo
Pretty sure Luke held back, like he does during most of his duels [or so you've claimed as much in the past]. Hard to quantify such a feat, when holding back Luke has had trouble with random Yuuzhan Vong, and fodder Lost Tribe Sith Lords.
He didn't hold back against the Lost Tribe of the Sith, he was "more dead than alive" and exhausted from using the Force Walk technique to go "beyond the darkness" for weeks. And he was already tired from a long battle before fighting elite Vong, and that was his first time fighting them. Keep in mind that whenever a Jedi first engages a Vong, it's a disadvantageous position for them as they cannot feel their foe in the Force, or use precognition, leaving them effectively deaf. Cade Skywalker got disarmed when he first fought a random Vong.
Luke later on in the same novel slaughters Vong warriors with ease, and never was he actually pressed by them later on in the series.
Luke was actively trying to disarm Kam Solusar, and was fighting more aggressively than he usually does when he holds back(I refer you to Desann and Brakiss where he plays defensive) and was still "grunting with effort" and having trouble blocking Kam's blows.
Originally posted by Deronn_solo
Still trying to see what's so impressive about this showing, lal. It's hardly superior to Fisto blitzing and stomping 3 manga guards simultaneously.
He fought 2 MagnaGuards, actually. And stomping a MagnaGuard is something an Imperial Royal Guard can do. One of Palpatine's top 7 commanders would sh!t on a single Royal Guard. Hard to imagine Kam Solusar not stomping 3 or 4 MagnaGuards, honestly.
Originally posted by Deronn_solo
Given my debating skills are like, on another plane from yours, I find that rather unlikely.
Shame you're using said skills ineffectively.
Originally posted by Deronn_solo
Except, he isn't.
He is. Just being on par with Viun Gaalan alone is enough to put him noticeably ahead of Fisto.