Originally posted by RealistRacism
You've come to get assblasted on here like dark-sith?
Nah I'm done here.
3 other canon sources say Yoda didn't struggle. The movie shows no strain on Yoda's face, Dooku does not believe Yoda struggled and of course it is outright stated he deflected the lightning easily. Even though these are either of lower canon than the novel or are characters opinions and not canon fact they still strongly support the notion Yoda did not struggle particularly hard with Dooku's lightning and that the most he had were some minor troubles as he did not do so easily per the novel itself. Stop spewing this nonsense it'll lead you nowhere. Dooku's got nothing to suggest he's close to Yoda.
Originally posted by RealistRacism
If your first argument fails, just repeat it and leave 👆
You haven't actively disproven it though. All you've done is post a quote from the novel and said the other canon sources aren't credible as they're either character statements or contradict the novel.
The thing is though I never actively denied this. I literally said while they're not as credible as the novel they do add up with what we see in the film and the novel that you keep citing doesn't contradict them. Keep on spewing your nonsense and keep on thinking you're destroying me. One day you might actually realise the opposite is happening.
When a character's thoughts contradict a factual statement, we choose the latter and discount the former. And there are contradictions... You can't use a quote claiming Yoda easily parried the attack, whilst the actual material states the complete opposite. Apparently we now value storybooks over Adult Novels?
Originally posted by RealistRacism
When a character's thoughts contradict a factual statement, we choose the latter and discount the former. And there are contradictions... You can't use a quote claiming Yoda easily parried the attack, whilst the actual material states the complete opposite. Apparently we now value storybooks over Adult Novels?
Sigh. I'm not even referring to the storybook quote though. It is contradicted by the novel and can be dismissed. I'm referring to the movie and Labyrinth of Evil.
Dooku's thoughts in Labyrinth of Evil line up with what the film shows (the film is of higher canon status than your precious novel) which is that Yoda didn't struggle very hard and the novel doesn't contradict this all it says is Yoda didn't do so easily which basically means he can have slightly struggled with Dooku's lightning but it is not the monumental struggle you make it out to be and most certainly does not put Dooku anywhere close to Yoda.
I also love how you keep ignoring the film and think I won't notice because you cannot counter it. I'm done here.
It says "far from easily." The implication being Yoda was having difficulty of some sort. If Yoda was handling it relatively easily Salvatore would've framed that passage in such a way that it expressed what you're saying. The evidence you have is the look on Yoda's face and a thought in Dooku's head, mine is a direct statement from the novel.
I've been addressing the film as well... Simply because Yoda isn't looking really hard pressed, it doesn't mean he was parrying the lightning easily. By all appearances Yoda dealt with the lightning fine, and this is clearly why Dooku believed this in LoE. But the fact is, the novel says otherwise. Just to reiterate; I have a factual statement, and you have a facial expression and a thought.
Originally posted by RealistRacism
It says "far from easily." The implication being Yoda was having difficulty of some sort. If Yoda was handling it relatively easily Salvatore would've framed that passage in such a way that it expressed what you're saying. The evidence you have is the look on Yoda's face and a thought in Dooku's head, mine is a direct statement from the novel.I've been addressing the film as well... Simply because Yoda isn't looking really hard pressed, it doesn't mean he was parrying the lightning easily. By all appearances Yoda dealt with the lightning fine, and this is clearly why Dooku believed this in LoE. But the fact is, the novel says otherwise. Just to reiterate; I have a factual statement, and you have a facial expression and a thought.
I'd respond to this but a mod has asked me not to derail the thread and I have no wish to engage in further discussion with you.
Originally posted by RealistRacism
It says "far from easily." The implication being Yoda was having difficulty of some sort. If Yoda was handling it relatively easily Salvatore would've framed that passage in such a way that it expressed what you're saying. The evidence you have is the look on Yoda's face and a thought in Dooku's head, mine is a direct statement from the novel.I've been addressing the film as well... Simply because Yoda isn't looking really hard pressed, it doesn't mean he was parrying the lightning easily. By all appearances Yoda dealt with the lightning fine, and this is clearly why Dooku believed this in LoE. But the fact is, the novel says otherwise. Just to reiterate; I have a factual statement, and you have a facial expression and a thought.
You know Yoda's appearance says a lot about how much he struggled with the lightning. The amount he struggled is shown by his face which I've already explained. Your statement which shows he struggled is incredibly vague in expressing how much Yoda struggled and the film helps to give a more realistsic picture which is why I'm using it. Yoda struggled yes but the amount is supremely exaggerated and basically non existant. Yoda slightly struggled which doesn't show any parity whatsoever unlike what you'd like to believe.