Originally posted by Darth Thor
My point is people can't have it both ways. If "Revenge" and DD Ventress was disadvantaged, then so was "Revenge" and TCW Maul.
But guess who does have a saber staff?
Rebels Maul
The advantage stays with him less I'd imagine as he gets more used to fighting with a single blade but in his first fight with a different weapon than the one he's used to along with legs he's never fought with before I'd imagine he'd be notably more disadvantaged than later in TCW, no matter how much you want to spin it to try and make Ventress look good.
Originally posted by Emperordmb
The advantage stays with him less I'd imagine as he gets more used to fighting with a single blade but in his first fight with a different weapon than the one he's used to along with legs he's never fought with before I'd imagine he'd be notably more disadvantaged than later in TCW, no matter how much you want to spin it to try and make Ventress look good.
Considering that he hadn't wielded the saber staff in a long ass time and knowing that it's considered to be one of the more difficult weapons to use, made even more so with the addition of his new legs, a single-blade may have been best for Maul to "warm-up" with. Even if that's not the case, are y'all really trying to give the impression that Maul isn't adaptable enough to downgrade to the most basic weapon? Pathetic Maul.
Zen, just because we don't see it explitcly stated or it isn't shown doesn't mean we can't use common sense. Regardless, Maul turning the tide was because he got over surprise and started feeding off Kenobi, not because he preferred a single saber.
Still, his choice to fight with only one vs qui-gon raises the possibility he only considered using dual blades advantageous when facing multiple adversaries
Originally posted by Kurk
Considering that he hadn't wielded the saber staff in a long ass time and knowing that it's considered to be one of the more difficult weapons to use, made even more so with the addition of his new legs, a single-blade may have been best for Maul to "warm-up" with. Even if that's not the case, are y'all really trying to give the impression that Maul isn't adaptable enough to downgrade to the most basic weapon? Pathetic Maul.
Maul hadn't used a single blade in even longer, and he was more used to the saberstaff. He'd fight better with a saberstaff than with a single blade- he did use the saberstaff in most of his fights prior to TCW.
A single blade, as of that fight, was not the best tool for Maul. Of course, he got used to the single blade as TCW progressed, but not in that moment.
And Maul isn't pathetic. Ventress being weakened with one blade would also make her look pathetic given one blade is easier than the dual blades that can transform into a saberstaff Ventress wielded.
Originally posted by thesithmasterMaul's new cybernetics made him taller, and completely changed how he moved from the waist-down. This would've been a hindrance to the precision needed to wield a saber-staff safely and effectively without some level of re-training and practice, which they didn't have time for. It's not like he didn't have the weapon available to him—he could've just forced his apprentice to swap.
Maul hadn't used a single blade in even longer, and he was more used to the saberstaff. He'd fight better with a saberstaff than with a single blade- he did use the saberstaff in most of his fights prior to TCW.
A single blade, as of that fight, was not the best tool for Maul. Of course, he got used to the single blade as TCW progressed, but not in that moment.
And Maul isn't pathetic. Ventress being weakened with one blade would also make her look pathetic given one blade is easier than the dual blades that can transform into a saberstaff Ventress wielded.