Originally posted by SunRazerWell, that's part of the mess of mixing and matching Canon and Legends that we've fallen into. But I actually agree; keeping them distinct is much simpler, but that also makes them all the more difficult to compare. So does the fact that Canon characters are just so lacking in exploration. So we'd be better off not making such a comparison to begin with.
Yet they are compared anyway.
Originally posted by Selenial
Anything other than non canon author statements to back that up?Even so, what feats. All Canon Vader has that's great in duelling is beating Luke, whose only strong feat is being a match for Vader mmm
Hell, Vader's best feat might actually just be matching Kenobi, and even that could be put down to Kenobi being a Soresu duellist 😱
No, unless you believe quotes which have literally no canon authority. Doesn't take much to notice Maul atrophied.
What's your proof that he'd shame Shaak? I don't buy it. TFU Vader has superior feats to his Canon self at this point in time, and Galen did significantly better than Ahsoka, because, you know, he actually won. Even if you think Marek improved, there's not much to suggest his blade skill increased significantly after fighting Shaak (who was considered strong enough to be his final test). I'll accept that his ability to actually control his force powers did, however.
So if she can effectively out-duel a duelist who mildly improved, then butchered a stronger Vader than the Canon one..... why would Canon Vader shame her? mmm
Seems like pretty trash tier logic Nova, though that seems par for the course recently.