Yoda vs. Sidious (Sabers Only)

ROTS. Sabers only. Canon. Who wins?

Yoda

Sidious

Yoda has 700 more years of experience in saber combat.

I still hate how they're so good with a lightsaber, it ruins their characte and makes no sense.

Originally posted by godemperortrump
I still hate how they're so good with a lightsaber, it ruins their characte and makes no sense.

Sidious. Yodas disarming win relied heavily on surroundings; had they been in an environment where Sidious had room to maneuver the outcome would've been very different.

Originally posted by godemperortrump
I still hate how they're so good with a lightsaber, it ruins their characte and makes no sense.

how does it make no sense? they are absolute masters of their orders; you don't get to that level without learning and mastering everything that goes with that; including lightsaber combat

Originally posted by godemperortrump
I still hate how they're so good with a lightsaber, it ruins their characte and makes no sense.

Agreed. It really ruins their mystique.

Originally posted by Kurk
Go back and cry your daddy HelloGreedo

A youtuber. One of those OT purist Star Wars fan types, if I remember correctly.

Originally posted by Greysentinel365
Sidious

Canon: Sidious' fighting abilities are beyond anything experienced in the Star Wars films:

"It took a really long time for Nick (Gillard) to work out Sidious' fighting style, and he has a style that's constantly changing. His style is one in which you'll never get the better of him. It is ambiguous --- he'll fight less than you and draw you in; you're a sucker if you think you're going to better him."
Source: http://www.theforce.net/episode3/jtf/palpatine.asp

"He's better than Yoda in a way because he has the extra power of the dark side," Gillard explains. "His character is so shrouded that his fighting style should be shrouded as well. The Emperor is deadly dangerous."
Source: http://archive.li/hFbAz

Outwardly frail, Palpatine was in truth a cunning warrior capable of besting even the greatest Jedi warrior in lightsaber combat or by conjuring powerfully destructive Force lightning.

Originally posted by Greysentinel365
Sidious

yoda disarmed him in the script tho

Originally posted by ChocolateMuesli
yoda disarmed him in the script tho

Level nine, the highest level of lightsaber fighting, is occupied by a small number of capable sword masters, including Yoda and Darth Sidious. At so high a ranking, it comes down to individual fighting styles as well as the circumstances of the surroundings that make a difference.
Source: http://www.theforce.net/episode3/jtf/palpatine.asp

how did the surroundings help yoda

Because of his size, his mobility would have been less restricted than Palpatine's on the small platform. If I recall correctly, it's even mentioned in the script that Palpatine dropped his lightsaber because he nearly fell off the edge.

hmm ok

gillard full of bs tho idk why anyone is listening to this guy

Originally posted by NewGuy01
Because of his size, his mobility would have been less restricted than Palpatine's on the small platform. If I recall correctly, it's even mentioned in the script that Palpatine dropped his lightsaber because he nearly fell off the edge.