Who's faster: Palpatine or Yoda?

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DarthAnt66 DarthAnt66

Who's faster: Palpatine or Yoda?

Thoughts?

Kurk Restricted

yoda b/c of size advantage

Rockydonovang freedom fighter

An argument can be made either way.
Yoda based on disarming sidious/driving him back(with a potential enviromental edge)
Sidious based on being able to catch yoda off guard with his lightning

TheNuisanceBird Wrecker - Scientist Class

Yoda has intercepted Sidious trying to leave the room.

"If so powerful you are, why leave?"

Also, I believe Sidious was on the defensive the entire time. Plus he was disarmed.

I view Sidious landing a hit on Yoda as Yoda being caught off guard. Also, in the junior novelization Yoda tries to let Sidious's guard down.

A counter can also be said about Yoda landing a Force push on Sidious. Knowing Sidious he could've been prepared.

Rockydonovang freedom fighter

Originally posted by TheNuisanceBird
Yoda has intercepted Sidious trying to leave the room.

"If so powerful you are, why leave?"

Also, I believe Sidious was on the defensive the entire time. Plus he was disarmed.

I view Sidious landing a hit on Yoda as Yoda being caught off guard. Also, in the junior novelization Yoda tries to let Sidious's guard down.

A counter can also be said about Yoda landing a Force push on Sidious. Knowing Sidious he could've been prepared.


You could argue sidious being disarmed was due to the ifght being on the podium givne lucas and gillard's repeated suggestions that sidious is> yoda as a duelist. Then again the senior novel(which has the most favorable potrayal of the fight for sidious has yoda landing kicks on sidious)

Yoda force blasting sidious had nothing to do with speed,

NewGuy01 perpetual

I'd say Palpatine.

Trocity Undefeated and Undisputed

Yeah, Sidious slightly.

EmperorSidious2 Master of Magic
Originally posted by Trocity
Yeah, Sidious slightly.
Azronger Azronger Reborn

Yoda. He moved twice as fast as Sidious in their duel and disarmed him in three blows, according to the junior novel, although some have questioned its validity.

That's RotS Sidious, of course. DE is another matter entirely.

Emperordmb LSDMB

Considering the movie is ridiculously more valid than the junior novel, that's just retarded.

Azronger Azronger Reborn

The junior novel doesn't contradict the movie since that part was cut.

Rockydonovang freedom fighter

Originally posted by Azronger
The junior novel doesn't contradict the movie since that part was cut.

And there's the script though it could be argued it was cut due to lucas/gillards belief that sidiuous was the top duelist, something both said multiple times

MythLord Diamond

Yoda didn't beat Sidious in three moves. -_-
Those were simply the last three moves he performed before Sheev got disarmed.

Anyways, RotS Sidious and Yoda are equals in speed. Later incarnation of Sidious are logically faster.

Beniboybling Worst Member

Sounds like alternative facts yeah.

chingchangwalla Restricted

Sheev

cs_zoltan Senior Member
Originally posted by Emperordmb
Considering the movie is ridiculously more valid than the junior novel, that's just retarded.

And when did Sidious move faster than Yoda in the movie?

Azronger Azronger Reborn
Originally posted by MythLord
[B]Yoda didn't beat Sidious in three moves. -_-
Those were simply the last three moves he performed before Sheev got disarmed.

Well, obviously he didn't since he was holding back. But at max speed, he did, so it's a valid thing to say.

Petrus Debonaire Member

In the movie, it appears as if Yoda moves faster than Sheev tbh.

Emperordmb LSDMB

Originally posted by cs_zoltan
And when did Sidious move faster than Yoda in the movie?

I was saying going "IN TEH JUNIOR NOVEL YODA BEAT HIM IN THREE STRIKES" doesn't hold as evidence when Sidious has displayed in the movie that he can keep up for much more than three strikes.

MythLord Diamond
Originally posted by Azronger
Well, obviously he didn't since he was holding back. But at max speed, he did, so it's a valid thing to say.

Why would he hold back against the person who is responsible for the death of thousands of people Yoda knew since they were babies?

That makes absolutely no sense.