Perhaps now you're beginning to see why we've bullied 99% of thorbags off KMC.
It was necessary. Made a pact with the devil (superfags) to make it work, but I'd do it all over again.
This little one got away... and chooses to stay hidden on Imp's Island... same as Disney Luke left his friends and decided to milk alien titties for the rest of his life.
Thor is kind of a style over substance character with very little narrative or thematic value who only really has appeal if you enjoy the aesthetics of him and his stories. He isn't a big brain character that can convey thought-provoking themes or have stories with great literary value the way Superman, Batman, or Hulk can. 🙂
Originally posted by -Pr-
I'm no genius, and I understood it. And I've seen at least one samurai movie. shrug
Well you were one of the only ones. Most people simply saw it as a great stomping feat for Kenobi:
Originally posted by ShadowFyre
I just watched the rebels fight, amazing feat for obibut could definitely see why ppl were disappointed
And im yet to find a Darth Maul fan who enjoyed it.
The thematic stuff was fine. But Nah he was introduced to us as a bad ass Saber duelist and should have gone out as such. Hes not Kit Fisto or Agen Kolar.
Also ive yet to hear how 3 moves could possibly be an Amazing duel, and am absolutely boggled how people are ranking in their top Lightsaber duels. Given, there really was no duel.
Originally posted by Darth Thor
The thematic stuff was fine. But Nah he was introduced to us as a bad ass Saber duelist and should have gone out as such. Hes not Kit Fisto or Agen Kolar.
That's mostly just EU wanking. In TPM a Padawan Obi-Wan tapping into his anger cut his saber in half and put him on his ass. Maul had exploit a bottomless pit and a TK attack to beat Padawan Kenobi. In Clone Wars a pre-prime Obi-Wan was winning against him and Savage until Maul used the Force. ANH Kenobi held his own against Vader. It's no surprise he would beat an old, broken down Maul.
Originally posted by Darth Thor
Also ive yet to hear how 3 moves could possibly be an Amazing duel, and am absolutely boggled how people are ranking in their top Lightsaber duels. Given, there really was no duel.
I guess you're not a Kurosawa fan.
I enjoyed their duel primarily because of the buildup and overall tone leading to it. In that moment we saw that Kenobi was not only protecting something greater than himself, but had also evolved to a point(both spiritually and philosophically) where he had absolutely nothing to fear from a second-rate hack, like Maul, who was still stuck in his old ways. A long, drawn out fight between them would have implied that they were still peers, when they were very clearly meant to be worlds apart.
The simplicity of the duel is exactly what made it so great. 🙂
Originally posted by Galan007
I enjoyed their duel primarily because of the buildup and overall tone leading to it. In that moment we saw that Kenobi was not only protecting something greater than himself, but had also evolved to a point(both spiritually and philosophically) where he had absolutely nothing to fear from a second-rate hack, like Maul, who was still stuck in his old ways. A long, drawn out fight between them would have implied that they were still peers, when they were very clearly meant to be worlds apart.The simplicity of the duel is exactly what made it so great. 🙂
Not sure if this is true but I saw the fight on YouTube and apparently the move that Maul tried to use on Kenobi, that got Maul killed, was the same move he’d used on Qui-Gon Jinn to kill him.
Yes. The hilt strike.
"As explained in post-show Rebels Recon, the duel also ends with Maul attempting the same hilt bash move that led to Qui-Gon Jinn’s death in The Phantom Menace, though the elder Kenobi anticipates and strikes through it."
In his arrogance, Maul probably thought it'd be a fitting end for Kenobi.
Yeah; I don't think it's at all unfair to say that by the time of REBELS, Maul just isn't on Kenobi's level anymore. Kenobi is an elite Jedi Knight that had spent the years since TPM honing his skills, whereas Maul was still stuck in the past. His failed attempt to beat Kenobi the same way he did Qui-Gon is a microcosm of their entire arc.